After Marrying a Vegetative Princess, I went crazy with joy! - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Su Li’s Suspicions!

There was no point in daydreaming anymore. Su Li sincerely felt that Gao Yang seemed suspicious, but she wasn’t in a hurry. He instructed the maid to directly reject Gao Yang if she came again.

Su Li furrowed his brow, and a troubling thought crossed his mind. No way…

Before Su Li could delve further into his thoughts, he noticed Gao Yang’s expression changed. She suppressed the arrogant smirk on her lips and stood up from the ground.

She spoke softly, “Brother-in-law, I came to visit my sister!”

Despite Gao Yang’s words, her footsteps showed no intention of going inside to visit Princess Changle. Instead, she remained fixed in place, gazing intently at Su Li’s handsome face.

Su Li’s appearance was undeniably top-notch and strikingly handsome. Years of living as a peasant had left his complexion less fair and delicate, but it exuded masculinity. He possessed a captivating face with sharp features, a pair of well-defined and piercing eyes, and an angular jawline—a face that adhered to the standards of mainstream male aesthetics.

Su Li frowned as he looked at the obsessed Gao Yang standing before him, finding it difficult to understand her behavior. She was only ten years old…

Though ten-year-old Gao Yang was already quite attractive, being Li Shimin’s daughter ensured her possession of excellent genes, guaranteeing she wouldn’t grow up to be unattractive. But that was the extent of it. Su Li couldn’t understand how a ten-year-old girl could behave so outrageously.

Su Li refrained from starting a fight with Gao Yang and instead guided her into the inner room to visit Princess Changle. Following the commotion at the door earlier, the maid had already cleaned up Princess Changle and dressed her in proper attire.

Once inside, Gao Yang’s attention wasn’t on her elder sister ‘Princess Changle’, but rather on Su Li, eager to engage in conversation. Her words were intense and even provocative. It was difficult to understand that she was a ten-year-old girl.

Su Li frequently furrowed his brow, choosing not to respond to Gao Yang’s attempts at conversation. He focused on taking care of Princess Changle, paying no heed to Gao Yang’s persistent presence.

For Princess Changle, this felt more like a nightmare. After experiencing such a situation today, she could no longer consider her younger sister, ‘Princess Gao Yang’ as naive. Now, she could even sense Gao Yang sitting comfortably by her bedside, shamelessly chatting with Su Li, and even flirting.

Princess Changle, relying on her intuition as a woman, keenly sensed Gao Yang’s ill intentions and speculated about her with utmost hatred.

She thought, This foolish woman…

Su Li noticed Gao Yang getting closer and subtly moved away. He couldn’t understand how someone so foolish could exist, but it didn’t surprise him that she could engage in an affair with a monk, manipulate her husband into rebelling, and ultimately end up getting him killed.

Although Gao Yang’s words were cryptic, her body unconsciously moved closer…

One must remember that he was Princess Changle’s husband, Gao Yang’s brother-in-law, and Princess Changle was lying on the bed at that moment.

“What kind of princess  engages in such behavior…” Su Li said while furrowing his brow. Su Li’s understanding of something lead  the female officer to mention Princess Gao Yang, which implied that the female officer and Princess Gao Yang were friendly with each other.

Could it be that they were fake sisters? Su Li thought.

Su Li simply hated Gao Yang’s hypocrisy, and it was undeniably a nightmare for Princess Changle. She couldn’t put a stop to it all. She could only bravely attempt to draw her husband’s attention while keeping the culprit in mind.

Thankfully, Su Li continued to provide her with comfort, as he always did. He held her hand, and Princess Changle could sense the indifference in his words—a distance usually reserved for strangers. This was an indifference she had never encountered before.

In the past, every word spoken by Su Li by her side was gentle, warm, and reassuring. Regardless of the situation, Su Li’s tone was consistently gentle. There had never been such indifference before. Changle wondered if her own husband sensed something.

It was the first time Changle felt such a cold gesture from her husband, which oddly made her feel more at ease compared to his previous gentleness. Su Li’s steadfast indifference now served as her strongest barrier and fortress.

Su Li glanced at the increasingly arrogant Gao Yang in front of him, feeling extremely disgusted.

Suddenly, he spoke in a cold and icy tone, addressing Gao Yang, “Next time, Changle will undergo treatment. It is inconvenient for others to be present. Please go back, princess.”

Gao Yang’s warm expression paused, and she looked at Su Li’s hand tightly clasping Changle’s, showing a trace of jealousy.

This is my elder sister. Do I still need to be cautious about it? Perhaps it’s wounded pride? Or perhaps it’s something else? Princess Gao Yang thought.

Gao Yang was very displeased with Su Li’s attitude. After all, he was just a commoner. How could he be so indifferent, relying solely on his attractive appearance? Why not? He was just a lucky guy.

Of course, Su Li could sense Gao Yang’s alienation and indifference.

“Princess, please forgive me. Allow me to see off the guests,” he said, not wanting any further communication with Gao Yang.

The current situation clearly revealed that the friendship between Gao Yang and Princess Changle was merely for appearances, and Gao Yang was nothing more than a fake sister to Princess Changle. There was no need to argue with her.

The female officer dutifully carried out Su Li’s order. It wasn’t until the officer returned to the room that Su Li suddenly spoke up. “Are Changle and Princess Gao Yang very close?” he asked.

“Princess Gao Yang lost her mother at a young age, and His Majesty does not favor her. Princess Changle has always been close to her,” the female officer replied.

“Hmm…” Su Li nodded.

“By the way, I’ve been here for so long, and I still don’t know how Princess Changle fell into a coma,” Su Li said, looking at the female officer.

“Princess Changle is always close to Princess Gao Yang…” the female officer began.

In short, Princess Changle’s maid stayed at Princess Gao Yang’s mansion that day, and Princess Changle had an asthma attack, coincidentally without her medication.

It could be too late when the imperial doctor arrived, Su Li thought.

An asthma attack could easily lead to suffocation, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain and causing nerve damage. This explained why Princess Changle became comatose after the incident. It seemed like an accident, but upon careful consideration of Princess Gao Yang’s hypocrisy, Su Li couldn’t help but doubt its true nature.

However, Su Li didn’t believe that Gao Yang’s less-than-intelligent mind could have orchestrated such a thing openly.

There must be something useful, Su Li mused, looking at her collection of miscellaneous items.

In the past few days, he had acquired various things that might prove valuable in the long run, apart from seasonings. One item caught his attention, the Truth Telling Potion. It had the power to compel the person who consumed it, to tell the truth when asked a question, with the option to activate its effects at a chosen time.

But then Su Li reconsidered. Changle was still unconscious, and causing further disturbances might only hinder her recovery. Moreover, as a victim, Changle might already know the truth. There was no need to resort to the truth-telling potion based solely on suspicion.

I’ll wait until Changle wakes up, Su Li thoughtfully decided while frowning.

Once Changle regained consciousness, he could directly ask her about the incident. If Gao Yang truly had a hand in it, he could use the truth-telling potion to uncover the whole truth. Changle’s testimony and Gao Yang’s confession would be more substantial evidence.

Su Li didn’t want to waste too much time dwelling on Gao Yang. “By the way, when Gao Yang visits in the future, make excuses to avoid her,” Su Li instructed.

He knew it was better to focus on Changle’s recovery and gather concrete evidence before taking any further actions.