Chapter 492

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Seeing this, Shu Ruyue was shocked. Just as she was about to capture the servant, Li Xiaoran stopped her. “Ruyue, don’t attack!”

When Shu Ruyue heard Li Xiaoran’s words, she paused and realized that the dagger in the servant’s hand had pierced a black insect into the Eldest Princess’s chest.

It turned out that the old servant didn’t want to hurt the Eldest Princess, but to save her.

“I really didn’t expect to see such a poisonous insect again after so many years!” After the old servant carefully looked at the poisonous insect on the dagger, she helped the Eldest Princess up. “Eldest Princess, sorry!”

Although the Eldest Princess was shocked, she had been through a lot, so she didn’t care.

“What are you talking about?! Ah Li, we’ve been together for so many years.

Why would I suspect you?!”

Although the fall just now looked dangerous, the Eldest Princess wasn’t injured.

The chair fell, but it was stopped in midair by the old servant called Ah Li.

Therefore, the Eldest Princess survived this daunting experience without mishap.

At the same time, the guard in the courtyard rushed over. Before the other party could commit another crime, she was caught by the guard.

When Li Xiaoran saw so many guards rushing out, she felt a little relieved.

It seemed that Princess Ning Xin wasn’t that stupid and had done some preparations for the banquet.

With these guards around today, even if something happened, they would at least be able to resist.

The Eldest Princess didn’t even look at the maid. She directly handed her over to the guard leader for interrogation.

Because there were more important things than the assassination attempt.

“Mr. Jiao, you saw it too. Someone set up a scheme at today’s banquet. Send someone to spread the news now and call Imperial Physician Liu over. Let him check if the tea here has been drugged!”

Mr. Jiao’s expression changed when he heard that.

“Yes, I’ll get someone to call Imperial Physician Liu over now!”

After settling the matters here, the Eldest Princess looked at Li Xiaoran and Princess Ning Xin, who had yet to recover.

“The two of you, follow me over to take a look at the murder scene over there! Also, get someone to report it to the government office. Since there’s been a murder, we naturally have to report it to the authorities! Mr. Jiao, have you sent someone to watch over the deceased?”

“Let’s go. The two of you can follow me over to take a look!”

Li Xiaoran and Princess Ning Xin nodded before walking towards the dead woman.

Not long after, Li Xiaoran saw an orchard not far away.

The fruit trees were filled with fruits and the aroma of various fruits wafted out. After smelling them, she had the urge to try them!

However, after the death, no one had the mood to do so anymore.

For some reason, Princess Ning Xin felt a chill down her spine as soon as she walked into the orchard.

After she approached Li Xiaoran, she looked around and lowered her voice to ask, “Is what you said about seeing that dirty thing true?”

When Li Xiaoran saw Princess Ning Xin’s frightened expression, she said,

“It’s a lie!”

“You!” When Ning Xin realized that she had been deceived by Li Xiaoran, she immediately glared at her angrily.

Li Xiaoran also glared at Princess Ning Xin.

“What? You’re allowed to bully me, but I’m not allowed to fool you? I let you learn a lesson. If you’re stupid, don’t blame others for being too smart!” When Princess Ning Xin heard Li Xiaoran’s words, she suddenly felt pain on her face again.

“As expected of a woman from the countryside. You’re so vulgar. Does my seventh brother know that you like to hit people? If he sees your vulgar true colors, do you think my seventh brother will still like you?”

When Li Xiaoran heard this, she immediately sneered.

“If he doesn’t like me because of this and wants to dump me, then he’s the one missing out! After all, I’m such a good wife, but he actually doesn’t want me anymore? He doesn’t know his stuff.”

When Princess Ning Xin heard Li Xiaoran’s words, she actually forgot to refute.

She had seen thick-skinned people, but she had never seen anyone this thick-skinned before.

When the Eldest Princess heard Li Xiaoran’s boasting, she could barely suppress her laughter.

“Enough is enough! Have you ever seen anyone like you, who keeps flattering yourself from time to time?!”

“I’m not flattering myself. I just feel that I’m the best and worthy of my husband’s sincerity! Since you guys aren’t familiar with me, of course you think that I’m bragging. When you guys get familiar with me in the future, you’ll know that I’m really not lying to you!” Li Xiaoran explained seriously.

The Eldest Princess was speechless. At this moment, she suspected why her brother, the emperor, liked the little girl in front of her.

Could it be because this girl was so shamelessly confident?

Coincidentally, at this moment, the group arrived at the place where the corpse was found.

Li Xiaoran stopped and observed carefully.

The Eldest Princess didn’t go forward. Instead, she stopped not far away and looked at the dead woman in front of her.

“Who was the first to discover the corpse?” the Eldest Princess asked.

At that moment, a woman in a light yellow dress walked forward.

“Eldest Princess, it’s me! I’m Zheng Jiazhao, the eldest granddaughter of Imperial Secretary of the Left Government. I’ve liked to eat these fruits ever since I was young. This time, I wanted to come in and pick some of all the fruits to try. Unexpectedly, I saw this scene when I walked here!”

As the woman spoke, she took out the basket she was carrying and showed it to everyone to prove that she wasn’t spouting nonsense.

Upon closer inspection, there were indeed different types of fruits in the

basket.

When the Eldest Princess heard this, she asked, “What did you see when you came? How were you so sure that this person was dead?”

“I saw that her body was covered in blood. It was obvious that she was dead!”

On the other side, the old servant called Ah Li walked forward and carefully avoided the footprints on the ground. Then, she began to examine the woman lying in a pool of blood.

After a while, the old servant called Ah Li stood up again and fell into deep thought.

“Ah Li, what’s going on?”

When Wei Li heard the Eldest Princess’s question, she deliberated for a moment and said, “This woman is already dead, but strangely enough, her heart is beating again!”