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Chapter 467 - 467: Clown
Chapter 467 - 467: Clown
Chapter 467: Clown
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu Niaoniao was very afraid that Princess Ni Yang would believe Cheng Qi’s slander.
Just as she was racking her brains to think of a way to clear Xiao Juan’s name, she saw Princess Ni Yang walk to the table and casually pick up a glass of wine. She asked Cheng Qi, “Did you say there was poison in these dishes?” Cheng Qi said yes without hesitation.
Princess Ni Yang handed the wine glass to Xiao Juan and said with a faint smile.
“Since the Prince Consort said you poisoned the wine, take a sip and let me see.
As long as you dare to drink, I’ll believe you’re innocent.’
Yu Niaoniao’s expression immediately changed. “Your Highness, no!” Princess Ni Yang ignored the others and only looked at Xiao Juan.
“Are you going to drink it or not?”
Seeing this, Cheng Qi was overjoyed. As long as Xiao Juan dared to drink that wine, he would definitely die.
However, if Xiao Juan did not dare to drink it, it could prove that he had a guilty conscience. He would not be able to clear his name.
No matter the outcome, it was in Cheng Qi’s favor.
Everyone present looked at Princess Ni Yang and Duke Lang with rapt attention, waiting for the final outcome.
Yan Nanguan knelt down with a thud. “I’m willing to drink this cup of wine on behalf of His Highness!”
Princess Ni Yang smiled gently and her tone was arrogant.
“Who do you think you are? What right do you have to replace Duke Lang?” Xiao Juan reached out to take the wine glass.
In a moment of desperation, Yu Niaoniao could not care less and rushed forward to snatch the wine glass from Princess Ni Yang’s hand.
“We’re husband and wife. I’ll drink for him!”
With that, she brought the wine glass to her mouth. Before she could drink the wine glass, Xiao Juan pressed the back of her hand. Xiao Juan forcefully pulled the wine glass out of her hand.
“It’s just a glass of wine. I’ll drink it.”
Yu Niaoniao shook her head. “Don’t be rash. This wine is very likely poisonous!”
Xiao Juan was very calm. “You have to believe me.”
Hearing this, Yu Niaoniao calmed down a little. From Xiao Juan’s attitude, this glass of wine did not seem to be poisonous at all.
She no longer stopped him and watched helplessly as Xiao Juan drank the wine.
Everyone stared at Xiao Juan without blinking, wanting to see if the poison would act up on the spot.
Cheng Qi’s lips had already curled into a smug smile.
He knew that a vicious woman like Princess Ni Yang would not even let her biological son off. She would definitely not believe Xiao Juan.
In the end, he was right.
Princess Ni Yang actually let her biological son test the poison.
Hahaha! He wanted to see how Princess Ni Yang would clean up after Xiao Juan died from the poison!
However, Cheng Qi waited for a long time and did not see Xiao Juan show any abnormality.
He had been standing there looking perfectly fine. His posture was straight, and his exDression did not chance. He did not look D0isoned at all.
The smile on Cheng Qi’s face gradually disappeared.
Immediately after, he saw Princess Ni Yang pick up another glass of wine and drink it in front of everyone.
She swirled her empty glass and chuckled.
“Looks like there’s no poison in this wine.”
Cheng Qi was in disbelief. “How is this possible? How can this be?” He had clearly asked someone to poison the food and wine!
Why were Princess Ni Yang and Duke Lang fine after drinking?!
Yu Niaoniao heaved a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the wine was not poisonous. She was really frightened just now.
She said angrily to Cheng Qi, “Duke Lang has proven his innocence. What else do you have to say?”
Cheng Qi hurriedly defended himself. “I don’t know why things turned out like this. Xiao Juan clearly poisoned the food and wine. He said it himself. I heard it with my own ears. It can’t be fake!”
Princess Ni Yang turned around and placed the empty wine glass back on the table.
Cheng Qi crawled to her feet on all fours, grabbed the hem of her skirt, and begged, “Princess, you have to believe me! I swear I’m not lying to you…” He broke off.
Princess Ni Yang drew a sword from the waist of an Eagle Guard. The blade was unsheathed and drew a sharp arc in the air before slitting Cheng Qi’s throat.
Blood splattered, dying the hem of Princess Ni Yang’s dress red.
Everyone present was shocked by this sudden scene.
Some timid guests could not help but scream.
Cheng Qi covered the wound on his neck and swayed to the ground. Blood kept seeping out between his fingers.
His eyes widened as he glared at Princess Ni Yang, his face filled with disbelief.
“W-why?”
Princess Ni Yang casually threw the sword back to the Eagle Guards.
She looked down at Cheng Qi with an arrogant gaze as if she was looking at a lowly ant.
“Do you really think I don’t know all the things you did in private?”
Cheng Qi was extremely stunned.
She actually knew everything!
No wonder she dared to let Xiao Juan drink that glass of wine in front of so many people.
So she had known the truth behind the poison.
What assassins? Poison? It was just a show she was helping to put up.
However, he thought that his plan was flawless.
Just now, he had tried his best to quibble for himself and put the blame on Xiao
Juan.
In the end, he realized that he had become a clown in everyone’s eyes.
Despair and resentment overwhelmed him together, making Cheng Qi unable to hold it in anymore. He gritted his teeth and cursed while enduring the pain.
“The thing I regret most in my life is marrying a vicious woman like you. You couldn’t have a child yourself. You even killed my son. The heavens are watching. Sooner or later, you’ll suffer retribution!”
Princess Ni Yang seemed very surprised and raised her thin eyebrows slightly.
“You mean the child who drowned in the vat? I almost forgot about the incident if you didn’t mention it. Don’t tell me you hate me for it?”
Cheng Qi could no longer speak, but his expression was clearly saying— Of course!
The vengeance for killing his son was irreconcilable!
“Have you thought of a question?”
“You’ve raised so many women outside over the years. Why aren’t those women pregnant?”
“Only that woman gave you a son?”
She Imew that Cheng Qi could no longer speak, so she took the initiative to give an answer.
“Not long after we got married, I had someone drug your diet. That medicine is colorless and tasteless. It won’t harm your body. Its only use is to make you infertile. ”
Everyone present was stunned.
Since Cheng Qi was infertile, it was impossible for him to have children.
In other words, the son born to that mistress was actually not Cheng Qi’s flesh and blood.
Cheng Qi had actually been cuckolded!
What was even more ridiculous was that he did not notice that he had been cuckolded at all.
He even thought that the dead child was his own flesh and blood. For this, he did not hesitate to endure humiliation and plot to murder Princess Ni Yang to avenge his son.
At this moment, Yu Niaoniao was already overwhelmed by the gossip.
First, Princess Ni Yang drew her sword and killed her husband. Then the Prince Consort took revenge, and finally, the Prince Consort was cuckolded.
The plot reversed so quickly that she could not keep up..