Very quietly—
Xi Lanyin leaned slightly toward her mother.
"Mother..."
Lin Meiyun lightly shook her head.
Meaning:
Keep listening.
Meanwhile Su Yueqing still looked perfectly respectful outside.
Inside her mind however—
[Poor Xi family.]
[Working so hard killing fake enemies while the real problem is already inside the capital.]
Xi Yunchen’s smile slowly disappeared.
Xi Ronghua frowned deeply.
Even Gu Zhen straightened slightly now.
Then—
Su Yueqing’s thoughts became slower.
More thoughtful.
[If I remember correctly...]
[The Crown Princess should die tonight.]
The entire hall froze.
Xi Wenzhe’s gaze instantly sharpened.
Xi Jianyu slowly lifted his eyes fully toward Su Yueqing.
Inside her mind, she sounded almost lazy while thinking about it.
[Maybe one hour.]
[Maybe two.]
[Poison should already be spreading.]
[Once the palace discovers the Crown Princess died after the assassination attempt failed, the Emperor will become furious.]
[And naturally...]
[Someone must take responsibility.]
Xi Qianqian’s face slowly turned pale.
Xi Yunhao’s arms tightened across his chest.
Meanwhile Su Yueqing calmly stood there like nothing was wrong.
[Unfortunately for the Xi family...]
[Protecting the Crown Princess was today’s military assignment.]
[The Emperor already fears the Xi family too much.]
[Now his precious son’s wife dies under their watch?]
[Ah.]
[The destruction countdown officially starts tonight.]
The air inside the hall turned ice cold.
Even the younger children sensed something was wrong now.
Little Xi Anran quietly moved closer toward Lin Meiyun.
Gu Yue’s fingers tightened around her sleeves.
Gu Xing looked completely serious for the first time all evening.
Meanwhile—
Xi Ronghua suddenly whispered harshly toward her husband,
"Why are you still sitting there looking stupid?! Say something!"
Gu Zhen looked wronged immediately.
"What exactly do you want me to say?!"
"She just casually predicted the death of the Crown Princess!"
"And how is that my fault?!"
Xi Ronghua almost smacked him.