Chapter 44: I'm Not Afraid of You at All

  As soon as she heard the voice, Hua Zhe Yu secretly let out a breath of relief. She was no longer afraid, and instead smiled brightly as she slowly turned around: "I didn't expect that the Fourth Prince would like to enter so boldly. If outsiders were to find out, I'm afraid Your Highness's reputation would suffer. As for the Empress Dowager, it would be even harder to explain."

  Chu Mingqiu put down the long sword in his hand, changing his usual solemn expression to a humble and courteous one. "I believe you won't let others know about this, because I seem to have found out that Hua Ruomeng was poisoned, and who poisoned her. If this gets out, not only will the Gu family kill you, but also Mingfei won't spare you, and neither will the people of the Gu household... With your intelligence, you wouldn't take such a huge risk."

  To be honest, in his mind, Hua Zhe Yu was just a poor wretch who tied up his hands and feet. Every time he saw her stealing glances at him, he felt like vomiting - a little girl who was ostracized by the entire Hua family, dared to have designs on him, the majestic Fourth Young Master?

  Especially when she let her sister ask for marriage, he felt that it was a kind of contempt for him, and it was an insult to him. So, he let Cheng Gu's family and Gu Zhi Zhong plot against her, and sent her to the villa for two years.

  If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's illness, her utility value would be demonstrated again, who else would bring her back to the capital?

  Naturally, he also successfully turned this stumbling block into a touchstone. However, people didn't know until the day the robbery case was launched and her unusual behavior was discovered that beneath her timid exterior lay sharpness and acuteness, cleverness and wisdom.

  It's quite interesting.

  "Food can be eaten casually, but words cannot be spoken casually, Your Highness." Hua Zhe Yu slightly raised her head, "Since you're certain that Eighth Sister was poisoned and not pregnant, you could have proposed again right now. Why stand in my room and say such nonsense to me?"

  Chu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, "If I tell you that I know it was you who personally went to the Hong's residence and asked her to help you poison him, would you still think I'm talking nonsense?"

  Her eyes narrowed, "Are you monitoring me?"

  "I won't answer that." Chu Mingqiu neither confirmed nor denied, but said: "All along, I've thought you knew who killed Chen Dabozi. Don't tell me those deceitful words about how you were frightened and fainted at the time - this isn't in line with your character, Hua Zheyu. I've already investigated, and it turns out that the person who killed Chen Dabozi on the street that day is someone we both know, a person of extremely special status. Moreover, I have something to unconditionally inform you: the killer who ambushed you on the road to Beiming that day also points to that same person of extremely special status. If you want to find him and take revenge, I suggest you'd best point him out."

  The rain in her heart was secretly shocked, this guy's identity is extremely special, who else could it be besides the crown prince? He can even investigate this? Also, did the crown prince really send someone to assassinate her? Then why didn't he kill her later on the street in that situation, what was his reason?

  She shook her head, Chu Mingqiu was not a fool, the princes were vying for the position of East Palace, if she was moved by his words, regardless of whether things were true or false, it would be a loss.

  She said calmly, "Sorry, I really don't know who the special person the Fourth Prince is referring to. Even if I hadn't fainted that day, the man's face was swollen and bruised, so who could tell what he looked like? As for the person who tried to kill me, it's up to the imperial court to capture them. Since the Fourth Prince has a lead, please go catch the person now, there's no need to keep talking about this here."

  Chu Mingqiu's expression changed slightly, "I didn't expect you would take such a great risk for him, aren't you afraid of death?"

  Hua Zhe Yu turned around and pulled open the door, "Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your concern. What you should do now is to propose to Eighth Princess again. Wasting time here is a waste of time."

  Chu Ming's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, "You poisoned your eighth sister, wasn't the ultimate goal to prevent me from marrying her? I've now decided that no matter what she becomes, it has nothing to do with me. I can give you some space to think about it, consider it as a reward for pointing out that person. Hope you think carefully."

  She's got a lot of nerve, where did she get that kind of confidence from? She must be crazy to go and accuse Chu Ba!

  Chu Mingyu stepped out of the mansion and onto the carriage, where he waved his hand and Chen Changqing came forward, saying in a low voice, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

  Chu Mingqiu pursed her thin lips tightly, and after a long while, she said in a low voice: "Tell Gu Zhengliang about the poisoning of Seventh Miss."

  Chen Changqing was taken aback, "This is what we finally found out after great difficulty..."

  Chu Mingqiu pinched the armrest heavily, "Let Gu Zhengliang take action, we'll watch from the side. The crown prince will definitely save her, and when that happens, it will be the crown prince's death sentence!"