Chu Lege's heart skipped a beat, regardless of his thoughts.
In the current situation, he definitely wouldn't admit to anything.
He let out a loud roar, glaring at Chu Yunwei, and leaned in close to him, saying coldly,
"They don't know your identity, but don't they know themselves that if you dare to oppose me, once I return to Great Chu, I will not let the Qi family off!"
A chilling glint flashed across Chu Yunwei's face. He gritted his teeth but said nothing.
Su Xiaoqi frowned, seeing that he only had two seconds of combat power.
Fortunately, she hadn't pinned her hopes on Chu Yunwei.
After all, to her, he was still a person of Northern Chu.
Those who are not of my kind will surely have different intentions.
Even though he had lived in the capital of the Great Liang Dynasty for many years.
He lived there as a hostage.
In the past, royal gatherings and events would include him.
But in reality, there was still a huge gap between him and them here.
People couldn't truly accept him.
Moreover, being a hostage was not an identity that commanded respect.
It could be said that he had suffered many grievances in the capital over the years.
Now, facing people from his own country, he couldn't go all out for the sake of the Great Liang people.
Su Xiaoqi had no demands of him, so she had no expectations of his performance.
"If it's really not working out, then report it to the authorities.
I believe that in the capital of our Great Liang Dynasty, such a thing as committing a crime and trying to frame someone else while getting away with it will not happen," Su Xiaoqi was skilled at reading people.
Up to this point, she had basically figured out that Chu Yunlang's accident was likely caused by this person in front of her who looked so respectable.
Although Chu Yunwei's words were not entirely accurate, they did somewhat align with his thoughts.
He wished for Chu Yunlang's death.
This was simply because the Emperor of Northern Chu had few offspring.
Before Su Xiaoqi knew Chu Yunwei's true identity, she had heard the story of the ruler of Northern Chu.
He was a rare devoted lover.
During his twenty years as the ruler of Northern Chu, he had married only one Empress.
There were no other consorts in the imperial palace.
And that one Empress had given him two sons in total.
For an ordinary family, two sons would indeed be considered good.
However, the legitimacy of the eldest son of the ruler of Northern Chu was questionable.
Because some people spread rumors that the Empress should have given birth to a daughter during her first childbirth, but in the end, no princess appeared in Northern Chu.
Instead, a prince appeared.
After giving birth to her first child, the Empress's body was injured.
She took a long time to recover before giving birth to another son.
This was Chu Yunlang, who was now lying inside suffering from the torment of illness.
Therefore, whether Chu Yunwei was a prince of the Chu Dynasty was always somewhat uncertain.
Many people in Northern Chu used this to stir up trouble.
However, while the Emperor and Empress of Northern Chu were not very proactive in having children, they were top-notch at defending their empire.
After so many years, Northern Chu had developed from its previous state as a nomadic people with nothing to its current status, through trade with Great Liang.
Many places had shed their former nomadic lifestyle of following the water and grass.
They settled down, built houses, reclaimed land for farming, and established themselves.
It had to be said that the current ruler of Northern Chu was a capable and resourceful good ruler.
However, no matter how wise and powerful he was, or how many strategies he possessed, he could not control his sons and ministers who were in Great Liang.
Especially the capital of Great Liang, which was not a place he could extend his influence into.
At this moment, under the emperor's feet, a group of people was in a stalemate.
One group wanted to go in and take a look.
Another group refused.
Just as Su Xiaoqi reached into her sleeve, intending to find some good items to reward them with,
A sound of hurried footsteps approached.
Soon, Su Xiaoqi saw that the person arriving was Shen Yun, whom she had been thinking of.
He wore a crimson official robe and a four-pillar crown.
Su Xiaoqi was greatly surprised: had her husband been promoted?
Shen Yun had indeed been promoted.
One ruler, one court. After the new emperor ascended the throne, in remembrance of his great contributions, he was promoted from the fifth-rank Minister of Rites to the third-rank Assistant Minister of Rites.
Moreover, he was not bringing ordinary officers, but the Imperial Guard.
With their embroidered spring knives and flying fish robes, the Imperial Guard had a fearsome reputation.
They not only held deterrence within the Great Liang Dynasty,
But they were also well-known to the Northern Chu envoys.
At least Chu Lege's arrogant and overbearing attitude changed immediately after seeing them.
Although it wasn't exactly flattering, he managed to force a smile.
The appearance of the Imperial Guard finally made him realize that this was on the territory of Great Liang,
Not in their Chu country, where he could do as he pleased.
Shen Yun walked forward and first checked if Su Xiaoqi was injured.
Seeing that she was unharmed, he said coldly, "My surname is Shen, and I am the Assistant Minister of Rites. This lady is the foremost physician of our Great Liang.
If the Second Prince is unwell, this lady will treat him.
Director Lu, clear the way ahead."
As soon as Shen Yun finished speaking, Director Lu Yiming, who was at the forefront of the Imperial Guard, had already carved a path.
Su Xiaoqi, concerned about Chu Yunlang, did not bother to say anything. She pulled Du Yiyi and hurried inside.
Seeing this, Yu Changfeng bowed to Shen Yun and quickly beckoned Chu Yunwei to enter with him.
"Hey, you… you guys…" Chu Lege was somewhat unwilling, but at this moment, he only had a dozen or so Black Armored Guards under his command.
However, there were dozens of Imperial Guards from the top to the bottom of the building.
Moreover, the fact that an official from the Ministry of Rites dared to act like this indicated that someone present had leaked the news.
This showed that the Emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty was going to intervene in this matter.
He did not dare to confront the Emperor of Great Liang in the capital of Great Liang.
At this moment, he turned his head away.
After all, the matter was not done by him, and the scapegoat had already been prepared.
No matter what, the fire would not reach him.
Chu Lege consoled himself and followed them inside.
Inside, Su Xiaoqi was already taking Chu Yunlang's pulse.
Looking at Chu Yunlang's purplish-black complexion, there was no need to even take his pulse.
He had been poisoned again.
And this time, it was potent poison.
The kind that would kill a person as soon as it was ingested.
If she hadn't given Chu Yunlang the spatial spiritual medicine beforehand, he would probably be dead by now.
Everyone who entered also saw Chu Yunlang's condition.
Du Yiyi was startled.
She had seen this child not long ago, and he had already recovered greatly after taking Sister Xiaoqi's medicine.
How could these people do this to him in such a short time?
For the sake of power and profit, they had attacked him time and time again.
He was still a child!
Du Yiyi's eyes turned red, and she said carefully,
"Sister Xiaoqi, how is it? Yunlang, is Yunlang still alive?"
Yu Changfeng also gathered around. Seeing Chu Yunlang's black and purple face, anger surged within him. He turned his tall body and grabbed Chu Lege by the collar.
"Bastard, what did you do to Yunlang?"
Although he had met Chu Yunlang for the first time, as long as he knew one thing: he was the child of his third aunt.
This alone was enough for the Duke Yu's mansion to protect him wholeheartedly.
"No, I didn't do anything…" Chu Lege, choked, struggled to shake his head forcefully, trying to break free from his restraint.
However, Yu Changfeng was a military officer, and he was also tall, long-limbed, and strong.
Chu Lege was also robust, having grown up on horseback on the grasslands, and he usually had a good amount of strength.
But he was no match for Yu Changfeng.
With his collar grabbed, his feet were forced off the ground, and he couldn't move.
And the more he struggled, the tighter his neck was choked.
He looked at Yu Changfeng with some fear.
This person was so powerful.
In front of him, he was utterly helpless.
He became afraid and quickly tried to placate and beg for mercy.
"I, I didn't, he's my, my own cousin, how could I, harm him, he..."
Sensing that something was wrong with his voice, Shen Yun stepped forward, gently patted Yu Changfeng's shoulder, and called out, "Changfeng."
It was fine to let out some anger, but he couldn't kill him, as it would affect diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Su Xiaoqi glared at him hatefully, then immediately turned to look at Chu Yunlang's condition.
Now, there was nothing else to do but detoxify him.
However, his body was already badly harmed by the poison, and she couldn't use strong medicine yet.
Su Xiaoqi thought for a moment and fed him the last half of the spatial spiritual medicine.
She also popped a detoxification pill into his mouth.
Chu Lege watched her actions, a cruel glint in his eyes: "These troublesome Liang people!"