The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 328: Killed by Gu Poison

"Really, truly, nothing could be more certain!" Jun Ning said with confidence.

The Crown Prince didn’t expose her, but instead replied, "Ah Ning, as long as you keep getting better, your brother will be happy!" It didn’t matter how specifically she improved. As long as the little girl didn’t want to say, he wouldn’t force her.

Jun Ning didn’t know what the Crown Prince was thinking. She was about to deny it when Jing Shu suddenly rushed behind her, collapsing onto her back, clutching her neck tightly as if she had a deep grudge, trying to strangle her.

"Little aunt, I’ve come to find you!" Jing Shu said happily.

Jun Ning coughed twice, her face turning red, "Jing Shu, your little aunt doesn’t want to go to the Western Heaven to fetch scriptures yet, you... quickly... loosen... loosen your grip..."

Seeing this, the Crown Prince hurriedly pulled Jing Shu off Jun Ning’s back, "Jing Shu, you’re holding too tightly, your little aunt can’t breathe!"

Not far away, a shadow nervously watched this scene, wishing to choke Jing Shu himself. That troublesome girl was too reckless with people’s lives! But seeing Jun Ning not resisting, he held back his impulse.

Upon hearing the Crown Prince’s words, Jing Shu quickly loosened her grip and obediently sat beside Jun Ning, helping her catch her breath. Once Jun Ning was breathing smoothly, she leaned against Jun Ning’s shoulder, affectionately said, "If you won’t let me hold you, at least let me lean against you, right? Little aunt, this time you can’t refuse me."

Jun Ning grabbed Jing Shu’s hand, playing a hand-clasping game with her, "Okay!"

While playing the hand-clasping game with Jing Shu, Jun Ning continued talking to the Crown Prince.

"Crown Prince brother, just tell me, won’t you? What exactly did you find out that made you react that way?" Jun Ning thought for a moment and seriously said, "It should be related to big brother, right?"

The Crown Prince didn’t speak, instead looking complexly at the setting sun.

Jun Ning then said, "Brother, why don’t you let Ah Ning guess?"

"Hmm? You think you can guess?" The Crown Prince turned his head towards Jun Ning with interest.

Jun Ning said, "I don’t know if I can guess correctly, but I think I might be right!"

"Then let’s hear it."

"I guess the Crown Prince brother must have uncovered some matters concerning Uncle Qi, still related to big brother!"

Throughout the Crown Prince’s early life, those who were genuinely close to him, without much intrigue, had rare and solid relationships marked by honesty and heroic experiences. Among them, there’s none other than Qi Qin, Jun Ning can’t think of anyone else.

Jun Ning also couldn’t fathom who else, besides Qi Qin, could make the prestigious Crown Prince have such an expression?

It’s important to note that when the Emperor sent him to this western Sairu City, besides some sadness, he hadn’t shown such demeanor. He had never been so unusually reserved and cryptic about any matter.

"Ah Ning, you’ve been smart since you were little, and even smarter as you’ve grown up!" The Crown Prince sighed, "If you were a man, among your seventeen brothers, probably none of them would be a match for you..."

"Such a pity!" The Crown Prince’s words were filled with regret, "If you were a man, you’d certainly be the Zhuge Liang among women, leading East Chu to new heights! But alas..."

Alas, this world has too many restrictions on women! Alas, women can’t enter the temple. Otherwise...

The Crown Prince thought of this and shook his head.

Jun Ning didn’t want to hear the Crown Prince’s lamentations; she only wanted to know the meaning of the words he said earlier. Did they mean he was admitting she guessed correctly?

Jun Ning pursued, "Crown Prince brother, are you saying that I guessed correctly?"

The Crown Prince clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and nodded, "Hmm! You guessed right. Your Uncle Qi’s sudden death on the battlefield was not that simple. He didn’t die from recklessly advancing but was poisoned with sorcery!"

"Poisoned with sorcery?" Jun Ning was extremely surprised.

"Yes, I only learned about this sorcery after coming to Sairu City." The Crown Prince recalled, "Before Qi Qin fought his last battle, he said he kept having headaches. I even specifically arranged for a military doctor to examine him. The military doctor treated him with ordinary methods for headaches, and at that time, none of us thought much... naturally, overlooked many things, such as the red blemishes that appeared on Qi Qin’s body after his death, which we also didn’t think much of."

"I thought the red spots after his death were due to him taking too much medicine while alive, combined with fighting on the battlefield, and being poisoned unhindered. Or perhaps, when I brought his body back to the Imperial City, it took so long that corpse spots appeared on his body... even the coroner thought so..."

"Until I came to Sairu City and met a person who lost their sanity due to sorcery, showing identical symptoms as Qi Qin did before and after death, I finally knew that Qi Qin was poisoned with sorcery!"

After saying this, the Crown Prince was somewhat overwhelmed, uncontrollably sobbing aloud. Even Jing Shu beside him was ignored, showing how truly saddened, regretful, and pained he was!

Jing Shu was startled upon hearing the Crown Prince’s crying. Recovering, she hurriedly ran to the Crown Prince, grabbing his big hand and urging, "Father Prince, don’t cry, you’ll always be the strongest person in Jing Shu’s heart."

The Crown Prince ignored Jing Shu, blaming himself, "Why didn’t I find more doctors to examine Qi Qin back then? Why didn’t I care more about Qi Qin’s headaches and the red spots appearing on his body after his death? It’s all my fault."

The Crown Prince wiped his tears, "If I had discovered the issue sooner, allowed Qi Qin to rest and recover, rather than letting him go to battle ill, Qi Qin certainly wouldn’t have died, and none of these subsequent events would have happened."

"It’s all my fault, all my fault!" The Crown Prince truly hated himself, "Even after you had Lan Xihe send us messages at the time, the situation was already improving significantly, victory was in sight, yet Qi Qin still died!"

"Qi Qin truly died a wrongful death. In the border defense campaign, he was the one who least deserved to die."

In the Crown Prince’s heart, that situation back then was such a good card. As long as it was played well, East Chu would surely win with minimal sacrifice. But due to one mistake, everything was ruined, and he ended up in this situation.

Previously, he felt indignant about being sent to Sairu City, but now, he only felt he deserved it!

He brought everything upon himself; he can’t blame anyone else.

Qi Qin’s death, blame him, it was his fault, and he indeed should bear such a heavy price.

For a moment, the Crown Prince became emotional, reaching out to slap himself. Feeling it wasn’t enough, he slapped himself again, still feeling insufficient, he continued to slap.

Slap, slap, several slaps landed, soon leaving multiple purplish-red handprints on one side of the Crown Prince’s face.

His flawless white face instantly bore blemishes.