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Chapter 534 Chasing After Them

Lu Ze didn't wait long in the cangue before hurriedly leaving again, saying he was going to ask if the person had been caught, and who had the audacity to plot against a prince in broad daylight.

He left in a hurry, and even the silver hairpin he had used to test for poison fell to the ground; he didn't take it with him.

While he was there, Yan Daoxin remained lying on the straw without getting up. Only after Lu Ze left did she get up, move to the fence, reach out and pick up the silver hairpin from the outside, examining it carefully in her hand.

Zhu Yu also went over and took a look, and saw that the tip of the hairpin had indeed turned black.

"Hahahahahahahahaha—" Yan Daoxin played with the hairpin for a few moments, then suddenly burst into laughter.

His laughter startled everyone, including the runes and talismans, and even the constables outside heard the noise and ran over to check on him.

"Didn't His Highness Prince Shu tell you that someone was trying to poison our Prince?!" Fu Lu saw the two men running over with surprised expressions, pointed at the food in the cell, and scolded, "You haven't taken the food away yet? Do you really intend to feed our Prince?!"

The two constables were startled, as if they hadn't known the food was poisoned beforehand. They hurriedly opened the cell door and took out the plates and dishes.

After they finished packing up their things, they were about to leave when the one walking behind was grabbed by Fu Lu.

The talisman's hand was like a palm-leaf fan, and it could firmly grasp the arm of the already weak constable. The man was so frightened that he almost dropped what he was holding.

"Don't rush off!" Fu Lu asked him in a gruff voice, "Who was it that came to deliver our breakfast this morning? Did you manage to apprehend them outside just now?"

The constable was so frightened by his imposing manner that he almost trembled, and hurriedly shook his head: "I didn't know! Usually, our meals are delivered by people from outside, and then we bring them in for you."

The person who delivered the food today said there was a lot of food and it had to be eaten while it was hot, so they skipped it and brought it in directly to you all...

We...we rarely imprison anyone here, let alone someone as noble as a prince...so...so we didn't dare stop him or say anything about whether it was in accordance with the rules...we just let him in like that...

It was His Highness Prince Shu who led the chase just now. We wanted to follow, but he told us to guard this place and not let any random people in...

We had no idea from beginning to end that the food was poisonous!
Everything I've said is true! If I'm lying, you can rip my head off if you want!

Fu Lu snorted and released his grip. The two guards hurriedly grabbed the bowls, plates, and food and ran out, almost forgetting to lock the cell door again.

Yan Daoxin had been laughing to himself, laughing so hard that tears were streaming down his face. When he was tired of laughing, he took a breath and patted his chest, saying, "These days in this prison have been so boring. This unexpected big laugh almost made me laugh myself to death!"
Over the years, I've traveled around and seen all sorts of strange and unusual tonics and poisons.

But to my utter surprise, in the end, I was able to see someone trying to harm people with such a vulgar poison as arsenic or alum, in this very palace, a place that seems to have gathered all the good things in the world!

Although I knew in the past that the current emperor was diligent in his duties and cared for his people, and wouldn't indulge in excessive extravagance and debauchery in the palace, creating things like "wine pools and meat forests," I truly couldn't have imagined that the methods of harming people within the palace would be so unbelievably simple!

Lu Qing hadn't reacted much at first, but after hearing Yan Daoxin's somewhat sarcastic words, she couldn't help but smile.

“From now on, we’ll probably have to endure the hunger for a while. After all, we were just tried to poison someone. If we can eat the next meal without any qualms, it would seem like we’re too carefree.” After laughing, he said to Zhu Yu and the others, “But it shouldn’t be too long before we leave this place. Fu Wen, next time they bring food, tell them to bring a razor.”

When it's time to meet the emperor, one can't be so disheveled and unkempt.

Rune quickly agreed.

When the next meal was delivered, he remembered Lu Qing's instructions and had the servants bring razors, water, and other grooming items. The servants were quite accommodating; after what happened that morning, they were afraid of making any more mistakes, so they not only fulfilled their requests but also brought a small bronze mirror.

Zhu Yu naturally didn't need to do such things; she just stood there listlessly watching Lu Qing shave.

The reason I was listless was mainly because I was really hungry.

She didn't have much of an appetite the night before and didn't eat much, which resulted in her finding poison in her food this morning.

Using silver needles to test for poison, she and Yan Daoxin were able to roughly determine that the food contained either arsenic or alum, making it easier to guess the other party's true intention in poisoning them.

Since they were going to put on an act, they decided to go all the way. Even though they knew the food that was being delivered was probably safe, they still refused to touch it.

So by this point, she had essentially gone two and a half meals out of the time it would normally take to eat three. She could manage to persevere, but the experience was just not pleasant.

It's often said that it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality, and that's absolutely true.

When she was busy, she would often go hungry, sometimes not even having a meal all day.

It was because she had suffered this hardship and had a second chance at life that she paid extra attention to her regular diet. Lu Qing had noticed this characteristic of hers before, so he would quietly prepare some easy-to-carry snacks for her.

So, all things considered, Zhu Yu hasn't gone hungry for a long time in a very long time.

She never expected that being hungry would make her feel so uncomfortable.

Lu Qing shaved off all the stubble on his face, revealing his originally clean-shaven face.

Previously, his stubble had concealed it, so it wasn't noticeable. But now that his beard was completely shaved, Zhu Yu suddenly realized that he had lost a lot of weight recently, his jawline was more defined, and his cheeks were slightly sunken.

Lu Qing rinsed the razor in clean water, wiped it clean with a cloth, and turned to ask Yan Daoxin beside him, "Shouldn't you take care of yourself too?"

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