"Today, we are hosting a banquet in the Qing Yan Jiuzhou mainly to celebrate the Second Prince's victory and to congratulate him on his triumphant return! Everyone raise your glasses. " The entire Qing Yan Jiuzhou resounded with the emperor's voice. At his command, everyone immediately raised their wine cups.
"Congratulations on your triumphant return, Second Prince!" "!"
In this way, the atmosphere of the banquet became instantly heated. The most important reason why Shen Kouqing came here, was not to celebrate for the Second Prince, but to grab hold of Song Yuanhui's weakness.
From the moment Song Yuanhui came in, Shen Kouqing's eyes had never left him. He seemed to have done very well, without leaving the slightest mistake.
"Forget it. I'll just enjoy myself for the time being." Song Yichen could tell what Shen Kouqing was thinking, and he also knew that Shen Kouqing was somewhat anxious in her heart.
"No." Shen Kouqing rejected him mercilessly because she knew that as long as she observed carefully, she would be able to find traces of flaws in him. As long as that person was the murderer, she would never be able to leave no trace behind.
Suddenly, Song Yuanhui raised his wine cup and looked at Song Yuanqi, and said: "Royal brother is a brave warrior, he is simply a role model for us brothers! In the future, I want to be like royal brother, lead the troops to attack, and protect our family and our country.
After saying that, Song Yuanhui took the initiative to do it as a form of respect. Hearing his words, Song Yuanqi's heart was filled with happiness, he also picked up the wine cup and emptied his cup.
Just as Song Yuanhui was about to put down the wine cup, Shen Kouqing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I found it." Shen Kouqing whispered in Song Yichen's ear.
Song Yichen thought it was strange and asked: "What?"
"Look at the Ninth Prince's right hand." Shen Kouqing's eyes never left Song Yuanhui's wound.
Song Yichen also looked towards where Shen Kouqing was looking at, and sure enough, there was a very obvious scratch on Song Yuanhui's right hand.
"Was it him?" Song Yichen frowned slightly as he said.
"I think so, but I can't be sure. Think of a way to get to the bottom of this." The thing that Shen Kouqing wanted to do the most urgently was to overthrow Song Yuanhui, but the best way to make him reveal her own fox tail was to expose his malicious acts!
Song Yichen also wanted to know whether it was true or not, but he felt that just passing like this was simply too reckless.
"Be careful, don't be impulsive. If you wrongly accuse a good person, you might feel embarrassed even if you meet him in the future." Song Yichen said to Shen Kouqing.
Actually, it was not just because he was afraid of being embarrassed, but more worried. What if Shen Kouqing got targeted by the sinister little person and got caught in this prison?
On Song Yuanhui's side, he could always feel a burning gaze fixated on him. From the moment he came in and sat down, there had always been one.
It was called adoration? It was definitely impossible for the gaze of someone who looked at the person he admired to be this sharp. Looking over there, he could see Song Yichen and Shen Kouqing whispering to each other, and it was obvious that they were plotting something.
Just as he was wondering what the two of them were plotting, he saw the wound on his right hand.
They actually saw it!
Song Yuanhui was a little nervous in his heart at this moment. If she came over at this time to expose him, he would definitely be unable to escape this calamity.
"You, come here and pour some tea for me." Song Yuanhui suddenly asked the palace maid beside him to pour him a cup of tea.
"Okay." After the palace maid heard Song Yuanhui's words, she quickly stepped forward and obediently poured him a cup of tea.
But for some reason, she suddenly felt a very intense pain in her hand, so she released it. The steaming cup of tea fell on Song Yuanhui's right hand, and coincidentally fell on his wound as well.
"AHH!" Song Yuanhui screamed in pain, attracting the attention of everyone around him.
"AHH!" I'm sorry, Ninth Prince, I didn't do it on purpose, please spare my life! " The palace maid was frightened by this scene and quickly kneeled down and begged for mercy.
When Shen Kouqing saw this, he frowned, as if she had a bad premonition.
"What's going on?" The Emperor heard the movement below and his face went slightly grim as he asked in a stern voice.
"Let's go take a look." Seeing that no one could give him an answer, the Emperor ordered the eunuch at the side to go down and ask.
The Chief Eunuch hurriedly walked down, and soon came back as he respectfully replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince's hand was scalded by hot tea. The weather is hot, and it has already started to turn red and festering."
"What?" How could he be scalded by hot tea? Who was the palace maid that served him? She was actually so negligent and injured the prince! " The emperor's expression changed as he prepared to punish the palace maids.
"Your majesty, at the moment, the most important thing is not who is right or wrong, but the Ninth Prince's injuries!" The chief eunuch's words woke the emperor up.
Shen Kouqing's brows were tightly knitted together, and had not relaxed at all. She had always been thinking about how to expose him.
She and Song Yichen looked at each other, Song Yichen knew what Shen Kouqing was thinking and nodded in agreement.
Right now, under the watch of everyone, even Song Yuanhui did not dare to make any small movements.
"royal grandpa, Sun's daughter-in-law knows a bit about medicine. Ninth Imperial Uncle's injuries are a bit more urgent, why don't we let Sun's daughter-in-law take a look?" Shen Kouqing walked up and knelt in front of the emperor, and invited him to play.
"Good!" Let the Royal granddaughter consort give the Ninth Prince a good look. " The emperor trusted Shen Kouqing's medical skills slightly, so he agreed to let her treat her injuries in an instant.
Hearing the Emperor's words, Song Yuanhui's face changed. He had originally wanted to ruin his wound, but now, he had unexpectedly led the wolf into the house!
Shen Kouqing received the emperor's consent and hurried over to Song Yuanhui's side to look at his hands.
"The shape of Ninth Imperial Uncle's wound doesn't look like it was scalded by hot tea. Furthermore, there are some scab marks on it. In my opinion, Ninth Imperial Uncle's wounds seem to be like scratches … " Shen Kouqing enunciated each word clearly, her voice full of pressure towards Song Yuanhui.
"You …" After being told by Shen Kouqing, Song Yuanhui suddenly did not know how to reply.
"A dignified Royal granddaughter consort like you actually doesn't know how to behave properly. Pulling my royal uncle's hand in front of so many people is simply disgraceful to my imperial family!" Relying on his military merits, Song Yuanqi was very proud, he unrestrainedly scolded Shen Kouqing, as though he did not plan to leave her any leeway.