The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 192 caused quite a stir.

This was the first time Li Huaijiang had attacked Li Jing so directly.

Previously, Li Huaijiang would avoid or hide whenever possible, so this kind of situation was rare, and Li Jing clearly noticed it as well.

Seeing that Li Jiangui had no intention of asking further, Li Huaijiang continued, "It's strange, I haven't seen that doctor for a long time, and I haven't heard him say he wanted to go back to my brother, the Crown Prince. I sent people to look for him, but they couldn't find him. He is my great benefactor, so this is really worrying."

Everyone looked at Li Huaijiang, sensing something was amiss.

Lee Jiangui picked up the wine cup but put it down again. "Is that so?"

Li Jing clenched his fist, stood up with a smile, and said, "I don't know where that person ran off to. Why didn't you tell me about what happened, my royal sister?"

Li Huaijiang gave a half-smile but didn't reply.

Li Jiangui wasn't stupid; he wondered what these two siblings were up to by putting on such a grand show.

He remembered that less than half a year after Li Sheng was demoted to a commoner, the relationship between Li Huaijiang and Li Jing suddenly deteriorated to the extreme, and Li Huaijiang loathed everything related to Li Jing.

"Your Majesty, someone has arrived outside the palace and requests an audience with Princess Huaijiang."

Li Huaijiang raised her eyes: "Father, since you've come to see me, then bring me in and let me have a look."

Since Li Huaijiang was being so nice, Li Jiangui simply went along with her wishes.

"Then bring him in and have a look."

Li Jing's heart tightened. Could it be that they had found the guy who had escaped back?

Zhao Yu was also a little nervous, as she knew some of the things Li Jing had done.

Zhao Wanfu also looked towards the door. What exactly was Li Huaijiang going to do today?

The person outside walked in, and it really was the same physician from before, whom Shen Hanyu had also seen at the princess's residence.

Princess Yongning and Li Jun did not get involved in this matter, which made them feel somewhat dangerous.

"This humble subject greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, and Your Highness."

The person next to her was kneeling on the ground with his mouth gagged, his hair disheveled and sticking up. Shen Hanyu propped her chin up, watching what Li Huaijiang would do next.

"Why did you bring this person to the palace to request an audience with Princess Huaijiang?"

Li Jiangui asked the question on behalf of Li Huaijiang.

"The man beside me is Zhou Chengye. He is a minor physician in the Eastern Palace who is not well-known. He was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to treat the princess. Then one day he suddenly ran away. His Highness suspected this man and thought that His Highness the Crown Prince might have been deceived by him. So he had me catch him and expose this quack doctor in public."

When Zhou Chengye saw Li Jiangui, his body was trembling uncontrollably. He hadn't expected that someone had tied him up by Li Huaijiang's side.

It seems that his successful departure that day was definitely a setup deliberately orchestrated by Li Huaijiang.

Li Huaijiang's men removed the cloth, and Zhou Chengye lowered his head.

Empress Wang's heart leaped into her throat; she hadn't expected such a thing to happen.

Li Jiangui remained calm: "Zhou Chengye, is it? Tell me, what's going on here? If you dare to deceive me in any way, you can go and challenge the Dali Temple."

Getting out of the Dali Temple is not so easy; one has to endure a lot of torture, and now he is definitely a pawn to be discarded.

Zhou Chengye didn't dare look in Li Jing's direction. If he looked at Li Jing now with a guilty conscience, he was afraid that Li Jing's family would all be buried with him.

"While my medical skills may not be the best, I have considerable experience in treating the princess. There is absolutely no deception involved. As for my disappearance, something happened in my family, and I left in a hurry without having time to explain. It's all a misunderstanding, Your Majesty!"

At this point, how could he possibly involve Li Jing? Li Huaijiang already knew Zhou Chengye would say that.

But Lee Geon-kyu is no fool.

Sure enough, after Zhou Chengye finished speaking, Li Jiangui slowly said, "What you said is full of loopholes."

Zhou Chengye was taken aback.

"I only need to investigate these reasons to know whether they are true or false. Since you say you have a lot of experience in treating the princess."

Li Jiangui paused for a moment, and Li Huaijiang picked up the conversation.

"I have kept the prescription that Doctor Zhou gave me, as well as the dregs from decocting the medicine, and I also have his medical records."

As she spoke, a palace maid beside Li Huaijiang presented the items to Li Jiangui.

Li Jing pursed his lips; Li Huaijiang had come prepared today.

When Li Jiangui was examining the patient, he also summoned the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy.

Everyone in the hall was waiting for the imperial physician to speak; few people bothered to taste the exquisite dishes before them, all waiting to see how this drama would end.

Empress Wang glanced at Li Jing. She didn't know why Li Huaijiang and Li Jing's relationship had deteriorated. At that time, Li Huaijiang was in a bad mood and refused to talk to her about anything.

Given the current situation, Empress Wang also wanted to take this opportunity to see what Li Huaijiang's true motives were back then.

"The prescription and the dregs are the same." The imperial physician glanced at Zhou Chengye, "but this man's claim of having considerable experience in diagnosis and treatment is utter nonsense. This prescription is completely ineffective."

Zhou Chengye's eyes flickered. Of course, he would not treat Li Huaijiang's illness. The prescription had been modified several times. On the surface, it seemed to be of some benefit to Li Huaijiang, but in reality, it was causing Li Huaijiang's body to slowly deplete.

This kind of thing couldn't be kept from the people in the Imperial Hospital. Sure enough, the imperial physician revealed it in his next sentence.

"These medicinal herbs may seem to be good for His Highness's illness, but in reality they are slowly depleting his vital essence."

Both Lee Geon-gyu and Empress Wang looked grim; this was a murder.

Zhou Chengye knew he was doomed.

"Is there anything else you need to explain?" Li Jiangui's voice had turned cold.

He and Li Huaijiang did have a strained relationship before, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care about Li Huaijiang anymore.

"It was me. I volunteered to take care of Her Highness's illness because I was greedy for that little bit of money. My medical skills are not good enough, and I really don't know how to treat Her Highness's illness."

Zhou Chengye took all the blame upon himself.

"Do you have such audacity?" Princess Yongning suddenly spoke up, taking Li Huaijiang's side.

Li Huaijiang had helped her, so she was returning the favor by saying a few words, because Zhou Chengye seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it, and if you thought about it more deeply, he might even be closely related to Li Jing.

Could it be that the relationship between the two people is so bad that it could lead to someone's death?

"Jing'er, what do you say?"

Li Jing stood up and calmly explained, "This person did indeed approach me and took a considerable amount of money from me. I don't understand medicine, so I didn't expect him to deceive me in this regard."

Li Huaijiang smiled and said, "I knew that my brother, the Crown Prince, must have been deceived by this person. Otherwise, why would he let someone like this treat me?"

She's not that naive; she can't make Li Jiangui doubt Li Jing in an instant. It takes time.

This is just the beginning.

Li Jing's words were reasonable and well-founded. Li Jiangui raised his hand and ordered someone to take Zhou Chengye away.

"Take him away for questioning and make him spill everything he knows. Today is a welcome banquet; don't let him spoil your mood."

Li Jiangui didn't rush to convict Zhou Chengye; instead, he took Zhou Chengye away first.