Rebirth: Bai Xueyun's
12. Crown prince

Prince Chen remained silent before Bai Xueyun's seemingly casual statement.

Xueyun fixed her gaze on Chen with a smile.

Then, Chen started coughing up blood, and his face turned pale.

He looked at Xueyun and it could be seen from his eyes that she was weak and innocent, as if she would faint at any moment. Her red lips became even more attractive after being stained with blood.

Bai Xueyun became silent.

What else could he say? He took a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood from the corner of Chen's mouth. "prince, please rest. I'll go to the kitchen and cook you some porridge."

"Thank you," Chen said with a faint voice and a gentle smile.

Not to mention the others, just Chen's handsome face was enough to charm Bai Xueyun . That thin smile was like a beautiful crescent moon, graceful and out of reach, shining the softest part of her heart and luring her.

“What a charming demon!” Bai Xueyun cursed silently before she turned around and left.

Chen looked at the figure of Bai Xueyun who was slowly disappearing and the expression hidden in his eyes was unfathomable.

When Bai Xueyun returned with the bowl of porridge she had cooked for Chen, she saw a guest in Chen's bedroom.

The guest wore a black robe embroidered with gold kylin treads, which added majesty to his impressive demeanor.

It was the crown prince, Han Yuan.

Han Yuan, who was standing by the bed with his hands clasped behind, was beautiful and elegant, bearing a resemblance to Emperor Han.

"If you admit your mistake to mom, do you think she'll make you stand outside? Brother, I know I'm in no position to say this, but you're too stubborn. You should know your health better than anyone else. Fortunately, you were pulled back from the edge of death today, if not ... "Han Yuan lectured in a harsh tone, but his words seemed sincere and earnest, and he sighed deeply in the end.

Chen leaned against the bed with his eyes half closed. Her feather-like eyelashes tumbled down the shadows, and her face was pale, but her lips were flushed red, which formed the most beautiful scene in the world.

"Thank you for your concern, brother." Although Chen only said a few words, it felt like he had to struggle before he could get each one out of his throat, and his faint voice was barely audible.

While Han Yuan was trying to speak again, Bai Xueyun pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Han Yuan immediately turned around, and when he saw Xueyun enter, his eyelids twitched slightly, but his facial expression returned to normal in an instant.

"prince of the crown." Li Hengyuan bowed to greet him before he walked over to Chen with the porridge in his hand.

Han Yuan sized up Xueyun silently and stopped her immediately as she was about to feed Chen, "Wait a minute."

Bai Xueyun stopped with one hand still holding the spoon, wondering what Han Yuan was doing.

"We need to test the porridge to see if it is poisonous. Chen is fragile, so I have to be careful." Han Yuan said without further ado. He took another step saying that Xueyun had poisoned the porridge.

Bai Xueyun smiled and placed the spoon back into the bowl as she said, "crown prince, I appreciate your reminder. I'll have the waiter come and test it out soon."

It turned out that the crown prince was trying to frame him. He believed that, no matter whether he personally cooked the porridge for Chen or not, the crown prince would "send" he opportunities intoxication and ensures that he will be caught red-handed in action with witnesses and physical evidence, which will make it impossible for him to deny.

Even though she had married into the royal family and become an empress, killing a prince was still a great crime that would carry the death penalty for everyone in her family.

From this point of view, the crown prince did not chase after him, but the Prime Minister's Palace where he came from.

There was no need for too much effort for Bai Xueyun to find out what the crown prince was up to.

Chen looked at Bai Xueyun and saw a trace of ingenuity in her eyes. 

"No need to call another servant. My guard always carries a silver needle for poison testing with him, and I can call him inside to do it."

Sure enough, Han Yuan was ready. Before Bai Xueyun and Chen could respond, he had already notified the guards waiting at the door to enter.

"Check the porridge in the empress' bowl." Han Yuan glanced at the guard and ordered.

"Yes, prince." The guard stepped forward, took out a silver needle from the small pocket he was carrying, and walked towards Xueyun. "the empress, I hope you don't mind."

Bai Xueyun handed the bowl gracefully and said, "Please."

The guard inserts a silver needle into the slurry and pulls it out after stirring it in a circle. However, just as the guard was trying to pull his hand, Bai Xueyun clasped his wrist.

The crown prince's gaze turned into a sudden one, "Empress Bai, what are you doing?"

Bai Xueyun smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I thought I'd seen something fall out of his hand into a bowl." With that, Bai Xueyun withdrew her hand with the same smile on her face, which made her look gentle and harmless. However, between his fingers a silver needle was hidden, whose point had turned black from being long stained with poison.

The guard withdrew his hand as soon as Xueyun let go.

The next moment, the expression on the guard's face was suddenly replaced by an expression of horror and astonishment, and he looked at Han Yuan with a fear that could not be hidden.

The poisonous silver needle was originally hidden in the guard's arm, and the plan was for him to replace the silver needle while pulling his hand, which was to make sure the test results would look positive, he said, whether the porridge is poisonous or not.

However, just now, he could not find a poisonous silver needle up his sleeve, therefore he could not complete the replacement.

"crown prince ..." The guard tremblingly handed the clean silver needle in his hand to Han Yuan. "The slurry.clean."

"What is it?" Han Yuan remained calm and picked up the silver needle before he turned to look at Xueyun, apologizing, "Given Chen's fragile condition, I was sometimes too careful. I'm sorry, Empress Bai."

Bai Xueyun observed Han Yuan's expression silently and smiled after hearing that saying, "It's okay."

He peeked at Han Yuan's hand and saw that the silver needle inside was already distorted with a point stuck to his palm, but Han Yuan didn't seem to notice.

Han Yuan smiled gently, "Then, I guess I should leave prince Chen alone to rest."

"crown prince, please wait a moment." Bai Xueyun stopped Han Yuan.

Han Yuan stopped and asked, "Empress Bai, is there anything else I can do to help?"

Xueyun stood up and looked at the trembling guard. "the crown prince reminds me of something. Prince Chen is indeed gentle and honorable, so we must be very careful about his health. This porridge has just been touched by someone else, so I think we should retest it just in case."

"crown prince, what do you think of that?" Xueyun said with a smile and she looked at Han Yuan.

Who just touched this bowl of porridge? Clearly, it was the guardian of the crown prince. If poison is detected within this time, the guards will definitely be responsible.

Han Yuan immediately saw Bai Xueyun's goal, and the gleam in his eyes faded away.

"Good." Han Yuan had no reason to object. Since he was the one who suggested the poison test in the first place, if he objected now, it would make him look guilty.

Bai Xueyun slapped the crown prince's face in her own words!