1040 Chapter 1040 “No Mercy At All“
Li Shi Ying saw that everyone moved almost immediately. Even though the emperor panicked but the previous emperor didn't.
The previous emperor calmly fetches for a poison expert while Ji Sharen and his father secured all servants around the banquet area.
The two of them also calmed the guests who overheard what Li Shi Ying shouted before. They immediately called guards and shadow guards to come to the lake to make sure everyone was safe.
The guests all didn't dare to get panic afraid that the emperor would be offended. Even though they really wanted to run, they couldn't. They were right above water! The guests heart sunk down. There was poison inside the empress tea. How could anyone be sure that the other teapot wasn't poisoned?
All of them believed Li Shi Ying without a second thought. Somehow they believed so because the emperor believes it. Look, the Emperor even get a silver needle to check the tea!
"Who would…" Long Ao Zhen face turned dark and was about to ask who could be the culprit when Yan Fenghuang suddenly spoke in a clear, loud voice.
"Brother Long, how could sister Li know there is a poison when she didn't even check it? Not to mention she's the one who serves the tea…maybe she's just joking?" Yan Fenghuang looked at the emperor and the others with teary eyes. Her face looked extremely innocent as if she really was just curious.
But what she said actually made everyone froze on the spot. How could they not know what she meant by it? Li Shi Ying was the one who served the tea and then she suddenly knew there was poison inside. What does this mean?
"You-" The emperor gnash his teeth as he glared at Yan Fenghuang. Her words earlier made every guest now looked at Li Shi Ying with doubtful eyes. Even the previous emperor and the empress also began to waver.
Could it be Li Shi Ying was lying? But if she didn't...how could she know? Right, she is also the one who served the tea thus made her the strongest candidate to be the culprit….
The guests began to take on Yan Fenghuang side. Some believe that Li Shi Ying just lied for her own reason or...she was the one who put the poison.
This made the emperor wanted to hit Yan Fenghuang and bury her underground. What is this girl saying?? Does she dare to stir up trouble??
He was sure that Li Shi Ying was innocent! Else why would she tell the empress?
"You shut up. My wife has a divine beast that can detect poison." Long Ao Zhen send a direct intimidating aura to Yan Fenghuang even before the emperor could do anything. This made Yan Fenghuang's face turned pale rapidly.
"B-brother I was just wondering because i-it is impossible to detect a poison so fast I...just don't want the old case happens again" Yan Fenghuang sobbed. Her words once again triggered the surrounding people. The old case? Wasn't that when the empress was poisoned?
"Don't speak nonsense!" The emperor couldn't watch this any longer. He sensed that his wife became tense and his father also looked at Li Shi Ying with a thoughtful expression.
"I...I don't know if there's poison or not...m-maybe sister Li just want to joke around…" Yan Fenghuang curled her body and trembled like a scared squirrel when the emperor scolded her. She looked extremely pitiful making the guests all looked at the emperor with a disapproving gaze.
This made the emperor even more infuriated. He was about to shout when the empress stopped him on time. "Husband. Don't blame Yan'er. We indeed have to check the tea first. Maybe Li'er know about the poison because she accidentally use a silver utensil or something"
The woman looked at Yan Fenghuang and Li Shi Ying with gentle eyes even though her body was trembling from fear. Her heart believed Li Shi Ying yet she also had a doubt. How could Li Shi Ying know about the poison so fast?
Is it because of the butterfly? A mere divine beast could do something a dragon couldn't?
"Fine. Here is a silver needle. Try it" The emperor gave a silver needle to the empress before he folded his arm. The people in the banquet now either believed in Li Shi Ying word or doubt that there was really poison inside.
The poison expert wasn't here yet so for the time being let's try with a silver needle.
"Thank you" The empress took the silver needle and slowly dipped it into the tea. She then pulls it up again but saw the needle was as clean as before. It didn't blacken at all it means….no poison?
The people who saw this all became doubtful toward Li Shi Ying. Could it be she deliberately lie to gain attention and be referred to as the empress' saviour?
The guests couldn't help but had a similar thought. All of them began to swift their eyes to Li Shi Ying. Even the previous emperor and the empress did the same.
Only Ji Sharen, his father, the emperor and Long Ao Zhen didn't. Somehow those men smell troubles brewing. This...must be someone else underhanded trick to frame Li Shi Ying! Just who? Who dares to play cheap tricks in front of him? Dares to harm his little sister in such a way…
Just see if he caught the culprit. That person would be dead! No mercy at all.
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