Back then, whether it was her talent or her looks, she had been among the best of all the noblewomen. Countless talented young men had fallen for her.
Unfortunately, she had ultimately chosen Su Yunhe and ended up with such a fate.
Thinking of Gu Qiyan's fate, he could not help thinking of his own first wife as well. She, too, had been a woman blessed with both beauty and talent. The difference was that Gu Qiyan had possessed a bold, sharp-edged personality, while the woman he had loved had been gentle as water.
Back then, despite their opposite personalities, the two had become close friends. Before either of them married, they had spent every day together. Later, even their fates had turned out to be astonishingly similar.
At this thought, the emperor's gaze toward Su Qiao unconsciously softened.
Then he remembered the matter from the day before, when two tribes beyond the border had fought over her.
If she understood medicine and was also learned and talented, then it was understandable that people would compete to win her over.
"Then how did you know about the Crown Prince's illness? Did you read about it in a Medical Book?"
Su Qiao nodded stiffly. "Yes. I once read a description of the effects of a special plant. I thought of how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had only begun to become extremely irritable in recent years, so I grew suspicious and carefully observed and studied the matter. In the end, I determined that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been given this colorless, odorless drug."
Hearing this, the emperor grew somewhat anxious as well. "Where is that Medical Book?"
Su Qiao answered without changing expression, "It's in the residence in the capital."
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