Amid the uproar, the queen stumbled over.

Looking at Tai Zi who was vomiting blood and falling into coma, he almost fainted.

The emperor was furious and immediately summoned the imperial doctor to treat the prince.

He saw that the blood vomited by the prince was somewhat black, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

At the same time, his eyes sternly swept over the officials and family members who were kneeling away from the banquet, and he angrily shouted: "Someone dares to poison the prince under my nose!"

"Everyone, no one is allowed to leave the palace without my permission! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

Everyone knelt down and obeyed the order.

In order to kneel down, Mrs. Chen could only place Qiao Wanshu on the ground temporarily.

The coldness of the marble spread through the clothes, making her shiver and complaining in her heart: "What poisoning!" Apparently the prince was assassinated on his way back, and he rushed back with all his strength before he recovered. 】

[The injury recurred and hurt my lungs, so I vomited black blood. 】

Qiao Jingyang turned her head slightly in surprise and looked at Qiao Wanshu, who was lying on the ground and playing with her fingers in boredom.

how come? When was the prince assassinated?

He had been with the prince all the way, how could he not know that he had been assassinated?

A cold gaze swept over and pierced Qiao Wanshu's body, causing a slight stinging sensation.

She followed that gaze and found that Princess Minglai was looking away, with a sinister smile on her lips.

【It’s going to be bad! 】

Before Qiao Wanshu could finish a thought, she heard Princess Minglai say loudly: "To inform my father, I feel that the prince's brother is not poisoned, but rather witchcraft."

"That's nonsense! Ming Lai, it concerns the crown prince, and you won't be tolerated talking nonsense here."

The emperor naturally didn't believe it.

He firmly believed that the prince was poisoned, and even more suspected that someone wanted to poison him, but the prince unintentionally took the punishment on his behalf.

"Father, Minglai is not talking nonsense!"

Princess Minglai turned to look at the Qiao family and said excitedly: "I heard that not long ago, many goddesses, magic sticks, and Taoist priests were invited to Prime Minister Qiao's house."

"It's a practice, and it's a dance. Not only are the talismans posted on the house, but there's a smoky atmosphere everywhere. They must be practicing witchcraft."

"Qiao Xiang's fourth son, Qiao Jingyang, is the prince's brother's companion. He stays with him almost every day."

"It just happened that something happened to the prince's brother at this moment. How could it be such a coincidence?"

These words made everyone in the Qiao family's expressions change drastically, and Qiao Jinghan felt even more regretful.

He hated himself for being so impulsive and going to the street to drag those charlatans back home without asking him questions.

Now the Qiao family is finally involved.

If the emperor punishes the Qiao family for this, wouldn't he become the eternal sinner of the Qiao family!

Seeing his appearance, Qiao Wanshu became powerless even if she wanted to complain.

[Look. That Princess Ming Lai just wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge! 】

[Third brother, you can’t escape this storm. Even if it’s not today, it will be tomorrow. 】

[That matter is a hidden danger, and it will explode sooner or later. 】

Qiao Jinghan gritted her teeth and glanced at Princess Minglai's proud look. She suddenly stood up and cupped her hands to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this matter happened because of me. Please explain it to Rong Chen!"

"Okay, I'll give you a chance to explain."

The emperor sat down again and stared at Qiao Jinghan with dark eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have a special destiny. Not only can I punish my wife, but I can also attract evil spirits."

"I'm afraid that speaking out will make my parents worried, so when my parents ask about it, they always say it's nothing."

"That day, I woke up from a convulsion in the middle of the night and was in a state of confusion. I had no choice but to send someone out of the house early in the morning and ask someone to help me calm down and calm down. I didn't expect that they were all charlatans and liars."

"The battle was quite big, but it had no effect. It was my grandmother who told me not to believe those liars, so I stayed at Xiangguo Temple for two days. I copied scriptures, chanted Buddha's name, and calmed my mind. Only then did I regain peace."

"It's definitely not playing witchcraft and cursing the prince! Your Majesty, please investigate clearly!"

The emperor simply waved his hand and asked the chamberlain who had gone to check Qiao Zhongtian's study to make another trip.

They came back very quickly this time, and the results they reported back to the emperor were the same as what Qiao Jinghan said.

Qiao Wanshu thought lazily: [Grandma is still thoughtful! When this joke happened, he immediately sent his third brother to Xiangguo Temple. He also beat the whole family from top to bottom. 】

【really! Comes in handy! 】

"Your Majesty, these are all the words of the Qiao family, and the testimonies are also servants of his family. You can say whatever you want."

Liu Zhan immediately stood up and objected.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we can't just listen to Prime Minister Qiao's self-testimony. We also need to find those goddesses and magicians and ask them clearly."

The queen actually agreed with Liu Zhan's statement.

This surprised the Qiao family.

The Qiao family was powerful, but they had never offended the queen in anything.

Could it be that the Queen wanted to convict the Qiao family based on just a baseless guess?

"Father, I believe that Mr. Qiao's family will not use witchcraft to curse the emperor's brother."

The Ninth Prince also stood up.

But he chose to speak for the Qiao family.

"Second Young Master Qiao once saved the crown prince's brother, but has Father forgotten?"

The emperor remembered the ninth prince's suggestion.

At that time, the prince was traveling incognito with him and was targeted by assassins.

Qiao Jinghan happened to be playing around and caught up, and blocked the prince's knife and arrow. He was seriously injured and had to stay in bed for three months before he could barely get up.

The emperor nodded.

Letting the prince owe this life-saving grace is more beneficial to the Qiao family than cursing him to die.

He glanced at Qiao Jinghan and said pointedly: "The art of witchcraft is a trick to deceive the villagers. How could you, the third son of the prime minister, be deceived by this trick?"

"So much so that all kinds of troubles occurred and almost affected your whole family."

Qiao Jinghan kept saying "I am stupid", and it seemed that this matter was about to turn over.

But the queen said anxiously: "Your Majesty, is the prince's matter just settled in such a unclear manner?"

"How is that possible? Queen, please be patient."

The emperor comforted him and said, "Qiao Aiqing's family will stay in the palace for now. After the prince wakes up, he will inquire about it and then make a decision."

After he spoke like this, the Queen couldn't find any reason.

But Qiao Wanshu stared at Princess Minglai and prayed in her heart: "The Dog Emperor, please quickly send this troublemaker to get married, so as not to stay here and continue to harm my family." 】

Now that things have come to this, the birthday banquet can no longer go on.

The Queen Mother excused her lack of poetry and returned to Ci'an Palace first.

The Qiao family members were all waiting outside the prince's east palace, while Qiao Wanshu was placed in a side palace and was temporarily taken care of by the female officials in the palace.

She was also nervous all day and soon fell asleep.

Seeing that she was well-behaved and not making trouble, and seemed to be asleep, the female officer quietly left and prepared to come back with some honey water.

While Qiao Wanshu was half asleep, she suddenly saw a familiar figure sneaking into the room and walking quickly towards the bed.

【Fang Yaner! 】

Qiao Wanshu's heart trembled, and she was so frightened that she lost all her sleep.

But Fang Yan'er had already reached the bedside, stretched out his hand to pinch her neck,

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