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Chapter 4 Testing
This was naturally Zhu Yu's excuse.

From the moment she opened her eyes and came into this world, she became a concubine's daughter in the family of Zhu Cheng, the vassal king of Shuo State. Her biological mother was originally a maidservant of Princess Shuo.

This time, the emperor issued an edict, asking Zhu Cheng to marry his daughter to Prince Xiaoyao Lu Qing. The edict did not specify that he had to marry a legitimate daughter, only that she had to be of appropriate age.

Princess Shuo had three sons and only one daughter. Although the age was suitable, Princess Shuo was reluctant to marry her only daughter to him.

Everyone knows that Jin State is the leader of the five kingdoms in the world, and the emperor of Jin State is the common ruler of the world, superior to other vassal kings. All the children of vassal kings who are granted marriage by imperial decree are more like hostages held in Jin State than marriage.

In addition, the Xiaoyao King Lu Qing is not the blood of Jin Huang, but was adopted from his relatives when Jin Huang had no children.

Although he seemed to be favored by the outside world, after they grew up, the other princes born to Emperor Jin and concubines were all given the title of one-character king, but only this adopted son Lu Qing was given the title of two-character king.

Princess Shuo also heard that Lu Qing really lived up to his title of "King of Freedom". He seemed to be very free and happy. When he had nothing to do, he liked to hang out in elegant places in the capital and drink and chat with literati and poets.

In short, it's not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Taking all these factors into consideration, it is no wonder that Princess Shuo refused to marry her own daughter to him.

Zhu Cheng had no choice but to choose the most beautiful concubine's daughter of the right age in his family and send her to marry to Jin State.

As the most beautiful among all the concubines, Zhu Yu became today's Princess Xiaoyao.

Zhu Yu didn't have too many thoughts about this. After all, in his previous life, he had too many ideas and accidentally became the ace forensic doctor in the bureau. In the end, he died of overwork and collapsed at his workplace at a young age.

So even if he opened his eyes to a strange world in this life, Zhu Yu would just regard it as God's mercy, giving him a vacation.

She had achieved independence, self-reliance and career development in her previous life. This time, she had no ambition at all. She just wanted to be a lazy and idle person and live a muddled life. It was impossible for her to stay married and be supported by her parents for the rest of her life these days. She didn't mind finding a new "leader" who had too many social engagements and had no time to take care of her.

However, the development of the wedding day seemed far from what was expected.

"Madam is indeed very intelligent." Lu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this. He did not question Zhu Yu's words, but just praised her casually without any sincerity. He took the wine pot on the table and poured two cups. "Fortunately, I have your help today, otherwise I don't know when Duke Yan would stop pestering me.

But how do you know that the guard is not dead?"

"Complexion." Since he had already made his move, Zhu Yu didn't intend to hide it and said frankly, "I saw in the crowd that when the old coroner examined the guard, his fingers touched his cheek. The purple blood clot under the skin would disperse with the pressure, and then he would faint again. This shows that the blood has not yet coagulated.

If the blood has not coagulated, the person is not dead.

When a person is poisoned, he or she will often struggle because of the pain in the intestines, so it is common for the fingertips to be torn and the hands to shrink like chicken claws.

When I got closer, I noticed the guard's hands were relaxed, not twitching violently, so I concluded the poison he had been infected with wasn't a deadly one that could kill instantly."

"How do you determine that the jade cup used by the guard was not poisoned?" Lu Qing asked again, lowering his eyes and playing with the wine glass in his hand.

"I can't say for sure." Zhu Yu shook his head honestly, "But the jade cup has shattered into pieces. Although I can't say it's not poisonous, I think the other party can't prove it's poisonous either.

I borrowed the help of His Royal Highness Prince Yi to prove that the jade cup was non-toxic. If Duke Yan wanted to prove that I was wrong, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble for Prince Yi.

Duke Yan always defended Prince Yi, so naturally, he didn't want to cause him any trouble. He had no choice but to accept my conclusion. "Why are you willing to come forward to help me out?" Lu Qing looked up at Zhu Yu. His eyes were incredibly beautiful, and when he stared at someone, it was as if he was sucking their soul away, leaving them in a trance. "What if you can't save that guard tonight? Have you considered the consequences?"

Zhu Yu looked him straight in the eyes and said, "If I can't prove that the guard is not dead, then His Majesty will probably be in trouble.

Once we enter the palace, the prince and I will share a common destiny, so naturally I hope everything goes well for the prince."

This answer seemed to satisfy Lu Qing. He laughed out loud, picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in it, and handed another glass to Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu took it and drank it.

Lu Qing took the empty cup from her hand and put it aside, then began to take off his wedding dress, revealing his inner garment.

Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, you're not going out tonight?"

While she was sitting in the bridal chamber, she heard two maids whispering outside. It seemed that Lu Qing rarely stayed at home and spent most of his time hanging out in the music halls outside.

On the day of the wedding, the housekeeper was still advising him not to leave on the wedding night no matter what. After all, it was an arranged marriage, and it would be too negligent to do so. It would be difficult to explain to His Majesty later.

Lu Qing did not comment on this at the time and his attitude was very vague.

Zhu Yu originally thought that he was just curious and wanted to stay for a while, but would not stay overnight.

"Madam, you seem to have known me quite well before you came in." Lu Qing raised his eyebrows and carefully looked at Zhu Yu beside the bed. "It seems that I should get to know Madam better as well."

Zhu Yu was stunned and was thinking about how to respond appropriately when she saw the man in middle-aged clothes opposite her suddenly stand up, stride over, walk to the bed and lean towards her.

His hair brushed against Zhu Yu's cheek, causing a slight itch. The faint smell of alcohol from his nose hit Zhu Yu's face, causing Zhu Yu's breathing to subconsciously stagnate, and a faint heat wave appeared on his face.

Lu Qing supported himself on the bed with one hand, almost holding Zhu Yu in his arms, and reached out with the other hand, pulled over a brocade wedding quilt, turned around and threw it on the couch by the window on the side of the screen.

Zhu Yu's breathing returned to normal. He loosened his hands and gently stroked the mattress that he had wrinkled.

"In this capital, everyone is an eyewitness." Lu Qing glanced at Zhu Yu with a smile, "A bride who was granted an arranged marriage is left alone in an empty room on the wedding night. I'm afraid any noble lady in the capital will dare to act arrogantly in front of you in the future.

Moreover, you have offended Duke Yan in order to help me out today, and I cannot let you fall into that situation for both public and private reasons."

After saying this, he turned and went outside the screen, and soon extinguished the candle.

Zhu Yu rustled off his coat and just lay down when he heard Lu Qing say from the other side of the screen, "It would be more convenient for you to go out dressed as a man, but this coarse cloth won't fit you. I'll have someone make you a few pieces later."

"Don't bother with that, Your Highness," Zhu Yu didn't know what he meant by that, and subconsciously declined. "Today, I really have no choice. Normally, I'm a woman in the inner chamber, and I don't need to show my face outside. I don't think I'll need those clothes."

In the darkness, Zhu Yu waited and waited but received no reply from Lu Qing, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)