During the morning assembly today, the group of people were still a little dizzy. They drank too much last night.
But when they saw the woman slowly walking over, they all shuddered.
Why did she come to court today?
The Shi Sheng's gaze swept across everyone's faces, a mocking smile on his face.
Everyone felt their scalps go numb.
But the Shi Sheng walked to his seat without a word, showing no intention of making things difficult for them.
The Empress entered with a gloomy expression and reprimanded everyone. Even the Crown Princess wasn't spared.
"How dare you provoke someone from Mt. Wanyuan? We think you're all tired of living."
The people below wanted nothing more than to bury their heads in the ground. Who told that little daoist to be so good-looking …?
It was their fault.
"All of you, apologize to Us one by one. If Daoist Ling Yue doesn't forgive you, there's no need for you to come see Us."
"Your Majesty …"
The Empress was furious. "What 'Your Majesty'? Does anyone have an opinion?"
"Your Majesty, Daoist Ling Yue has disappeared." The person who spoke earlier braced himself and finished speaking.
There was a moment of silence, followed by the sound of the Empress smashing things.
"Who sent the daoist back last night?" The Empress finally calmed down after losing her temper.
"It was the Crown Princess and the Ning Prince."
The Crown Princess immediately retorted. "I was halfway there when Imperial Mother sent someone to summon me. The daoist left with the Ning Prince. Where is the Ning Prince?"
Only then did everyone realize that the Ning Prince hadn't come to court.
The Shi Sheng yawned as he listened to everyone trying to shirk responsibility. The coldness in his eyes deepened.
In the end, the Empress sent someone to the Ning Prince's residence to look for him. The Empress was so angry she felt dizzy and had to be helped to the back to rest.
Once the Empress left, the Shi Sheng straightened his clothes and walked to the center of the room. He raised his voice and asked, "Who drugged Ling Yue last night?"
"Prime Minister, what do you mean by that?" What drug?
This was the first person to force Ling Yue to drink, Official Lin. She was a little tanned, but at least she wasn't ugly.
Official Lin met the Shi Sheng's gaze and felt a chill run down her spine.
She couldn't see any emotion in those eyes, as if she was an inanimate object in her eyes.
"Who drugged Ling Yue?" the Shi Sheng repeated.
Drugged? Was it what they understood?
Last night was a palace banquet. No matter how bold they were, they wouldn't dare to drug a palace banquet!
Lord Lin felt his scalp go numb from Shi Sheng's stare. He quickly explained, "Prime Minister, we don't have the guts to drug Priest Ling Yue."
"Then you know who it is?" Shi Sheng's lips lifted.
"How would I know …" Official Lin averted his gaze, not daring to look at Shi Sheng.
Bang!
"Ouch!"
No one saw how Shi Sheng did it. By the time they saw or heard the sound, Official Lin was already lying on the ground, wailing in pain.
Shi Sheng stepped on her chest. She was holding an iron sword in her hand at some point. She had a smile on her face, but that smile looked like a demon from hell to them.
Eerie.
It was filled with malice.
The group of people hurriedly knelt on the ground. "Prime Minister, please understand. We really don't know."
"Jun Liyou, how dare you beat up an official of the imperial court for no reason? You're too arrogant. Do you have any respect for His Majesty?"
Official Lin was fuming from being stepped on.
"Don't talk nonsense with me. I'll give you one last chance. Who drugged me?"
"Your Majesty, Jun Liyou wants to kill someone! Save me!" Official Lin suddenly screamed at the top of his lungs.
Shi Sheng exerted more force on his foot, silencing Official Lin's cries.
"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin," Shi Sheng grinned, then stabbed the Iron Sword in his hand into Official Lin's chest.
"Prime Minister!"
Pffft —
When the others saw that Shi Sheng really did stab Official Lin, their faces turned pale.
Someone was going to die …
Had the Prime Minister gone mad?
Official Lin fainted from the pain. Shi Sheng calmly pulled out the Iron Sword. The blade was stained with fresh blood, which dripped onto Official Lin's chest.
Shi Sheng looked at the others. Those who were being looked at were all shivering.
Even the ministers on her side were dumbfounded.
Had the Prime Minister gone mad?
If she stabbed Official Lin here, how were they going to explain it to the empress later?
The group of people secretly exchanged glances, thinking of how to cover up Shi Sheng's lies.
Oh my, with how much blood Official Lin was bleeding, would he die?
How were they going to make up a story if he died?
Why hadn't the Prime Minister told them in advance that she was coming? They could've made preparations!
Speaking of which …
Their Prime Minister had never come to court, nor did she interact with them.
"I'll talk, I'll talk. It was Lord He, Lord He who drugged him." One of the officials couldn't stand being stared at any longer.
"Lord He?" Shi Sheng's tone was calm, making it impossible to decipher the meaning behind his words.
"Lord Qian, what do you mean by that? When did you see me drugging him?" A slightly plump woman kneeling at the back looked up and glared angrily at Lord Qian. "Prime Minister, please investigate. Qian Lin is framing me."
Qian Lin was a coward. After being yelled at by Lord He, her aura weakened even further. "I … I was standing beside you at the time. I saw you drugging him with my own eyes."
"Qian Lin, I have no grudge against you. Why are you slandering me?" Lord He looked even more furious.
"That's enough." Shi Sheng spat out two words.
"Who poured that glass of wine?"
One of the officials raised her hand. She was the one who poured the wine.
Shi Sheng asked her to step forward and asked her questions one by one. Soon, five or six people were picked out.
One of them was even one of his own people. "Prime Minister, I swear on my integrity that I didn't drug him."
Shi Sheng glanced at her and searched his memory for this person's information. She was a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister's party. This person was from a side branch of the Jun Family, so she wouldn't dare to lie.
Shi Sheng didn't say anything, but moved away from that person.
The others followed her example and swore.
Everyone said that they didn't drug him.
"That's interesting. So the drug fell into the wine cup on its own?" Shi Sheng sneered. "If you can't remember, you'll all be punished."
They all looked at each other. The slightly plump Lord He suddenly spoke up. "Prime Minister, there was someone else who touched the wine cup."
"Who?"
"The Crown Princess." Lord He lowered his voice.
The Crown Princess had just left with the Empress, so she wasn't in the hall.
Shi Sheng looked over coldly. Lord He's expression was sincere. "They all saw it. The Crown Princess wanted to help Priest Ling Yue drink it, but Lord Lin snatched it back …"
"I can testify."
"I can also testify. The Crown Princess touched the wine cup."
"I …"
At the time, everyone in the inner circle said that the Crown Princess touched the wine cup.
It seemed that only the Crown Princess would dare to drug someone at a palace banquet.
Not to mention that the Crown Princess was a perverted ancestor.
How could she let go of a peerless beauty like Ling Yue?
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Little Fairy: How dare they drug the little priest? They must be tired of living. Shi Sheng, go chop them up.
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