There was silence on the imperial court as Su Yuntian looked down at the two sisters of the Su family. Their faces were contorted! When he thought of what his chancellor had said the night before, an idea flashed across his mind…
After not seeing Su Ruoxi being brought up to court for a long while, Su Yuntian looked at Su Yunqi in frustration and said, “My royal brother, help me find out why Su Ruoxi hasn’t been brought up to court yet.”
“Yes, Emperor!” When Su Yunqi heard his words, he was slightly taken aback before he bowed and replied.
It was not that he did not know Su Yuntian’s fear of himself, but he did not know when the relationship between the two brothers reached the point of no return.
Just as Su Yunqi was about to prepare to head out, he heard the eunuch shout from outside, “Criminal Su Ruoxi is being brought up!”
As Su Yunqi heard that, he headed back and stood aside.
As the eunuch finished his sentence, Su Ruoxi, who was decked in red, walked in.
The bright red clothing had exquisite golden embroidery of a bright and lively lotus flower on the corner of the sleeves. When she walked, the lotus flower embroidery looked as if it was alive. She moved elegantly, just like a fairy from heaven.
There were many words to describe a beauty—stunning, charming, enchanting, ravishing, intoxicating…
Slender eyebrows, skin as fair as snow, a tapered waist with dazzling angel-white teeth, and the list goes on…
None of those words were good enough to describe her beauty. Just standing there alone, her thin figure was the perfect view.
Everyone held their breaths in as they watched Su Ruoxi walk in. The first thought that came into the crowd’s mind was that she was very beautiful, and the second was that she was too beautiful…
When Su Yuntian saw the lavishing Su Ruoxi that was smiling gently, he was genuinely surprised. He thought that he had seen countless beautiful women, but he could not deny that this girl in front of him was stunning. In comparison to her, the sisters of the Su family who were kneeling down on the floor were not even worthy to be looked at.
“How dare you not kneel down when you see the emperor?” The middle-aged man, who was facing Su Yunqi and sitting on the first seat to the left of the emperor, roared at Su Ruoxi, as she stood rooted and did not greet anyone.
Upon hearing this, Su Ruoxi turned around and stared at the other party coldly. This person must be Lin Yue’s father—the current chancellor, Lin Zewen. It seemed like this person was responsible for sending Su Ruoqi and her sister to the Crown Prince’s mansion the night before.
“Who are you? Why didn’t I know that there’s someone of a higher position and has more authority than the emperor in this court?” Su Ruoxi looked at Lin Zewen and sneered.
“You… How dare you?!” Lin Zewen did not expect Su Ruoxi to say that and when he looked up, he clearly saw the emperor’s face turn black. Immediately, he knelt on the floor and said, “Emperor, please forgive me. I only did that because I saw how unruly this woman was, and how she did not even bow to you when she saw you, so…”
“That’s enough. Chancellor, please rise.” Su Yuntian said.
Then, he looked down at Su Ruoxi and asked, “Why did you not kneel upon seeing me?”
“Why must I kneel?” Su Ruoxi smirked and retorted.
She was not someone of this world and would not kneel whenever she saw someone. This was not a practice in the 21st century, and she absolutely hated the palace etiquettes in ancient dramas. It was utterly stupid to kneel and bow every time they saw an official.
Her one sentence had stumped Su Yuntian. Why must she kneel? How would he know? It was because he was the emperor, so everyone naturally had to do so when they saw him. However, there were also some people who did not kneel down, like people from established families.
“Rude woman, how could you offend the emperor so nonchalantly? Hurry up and kneel down!” Upon seeing the current situation, Su Yunqi glared and hollered at Su Ruoxi.
The more prideful Su Ruoxi was, the more she reminded him of his scoundrel son back then, and thus the angrier he got.
“Haha, offend? I didn’t scold him, nor did I hit him. How did I offend him?” Su Ruoxi asked calmly.
“You?”
“I’m the emperor, and you’re my subordinate. It’s part of the rules for you to kneel down when you see me.” Upon seeing the change in Su Yunqi’s expression, Su Yuntian opened his mouth slowly.
“I believe you didn’t get me here just to teach me how to kneel, right? If there’s anything urgent, say it quickly. If not, let’s all be dismissed. I’m rather busy…” Su Ruoxi said in frustration as she looked at Su Yuntian sitting on the main seat.
“Where are your manners? Let me ask you, were you the one who instigated the sisters of the Su family to murder the crown prince?” Su Yuntian said angrily.
“I instigated them? What a joke. They’re not fools. Why would they do whatever I tell them to?” Su Ruoxi laughed coldly.
“What a daring demonic girl! You clearly used drugs to control Ruoqi and Ruolin, which made them commit such a foolish mistake… It’s all your fault!” Chancellor Lin said as he glared at Su Ruoxi ferociously.
“Drug control? Then, may I ask, Chancellor Lin, what drugs did I use to control them?” Su Ruoxi asked sarcastically.
“Someone, bring Imperial Doctor Lin over,” Su Yuntian instructed.
Not long later, a chubby elderly walked in. “Greetings, Emperor!”
“At ease, Imperial Doctor Lin. Last night, you had conducted a check for the sisters of the Su family and said that they were poisoned. Do you know what was the type of poison used?” Su Yuntian asked.
“Dear Emperor, the Su family’s bodies were poisoned with an unruly spring drug and a type of poison that even I am not sure of!” The elderly said honestly.
He had some knowledge about drugs after practicing medicine for so many years, but it was still the first time that he had seen such a strange poison…
“Huh? Even you don’t know what type of poison it is?” Su Yuntian knitted his brows and asked.
“Yes, I do not know.” Imperial Doctor Lin said.
“Emperor, according to my knowledge, the top master physician in the world – Master Physician Bai, is currently visiting Prince Feng’s mansion as their guest. Why not we invite Master Physician Bai to come up and have a look?” Once Lin Zewen heard that, he immediately voiced out his suggestion.
“Sure. Someone, go to Prince Feng’s mansion and invite Master Physician Bai to the court. Just say that we require Master Physician Bai’s help in the investigation of the Crown Prince’s murder.” Su Yuntian instructed the eunuch beside him.
Upon hearing that, Su Ruoxi frowned slightly. Who on earth was Master Physician Bai? Why had she not heard of him before?
In the dark corner, Mo Lian’s lips twitched as she said in her heart, “Master, Bai Zhe is known for his extraordinary medical skills, and he’s the master physician of Kingdom of the Heavenly Phoenix. I heard that there were also quite a few people from the Kingdom of the Dancing Earth, who had invited him over to check on their illness. Thus, he was rewarded with the title of the world’s top master physician. Bai Zhe is on good terms with Prince Feng from the Kingdom of the Heavenly Phoenix, and he would be found with Prince Feng regularly.”
“I see… I am too uninformed. Then, let’s wait for a while.” Su Ruoxi said secretly in her heart.
Upon noticing the two pairs of angry stares on herself, Su Ruoxi’s lips curved up. “Why? Do you regret all the bad things you have done in the past?”
Su Ruoxi’s voice echoed in Su Ruoqi and Su Ruolin’s ears.
This made their glares even more sinister. Compared to Su Ruoxi’s nonchalance, their evil gaze had attracted many officials to look over.