Liu Moyan and her sister are now walking on thin ice in the palace.

Pei Yi was the eldest lady of the Zhenguo Mansion, of noble status, and she chanted sutras in her room every day. Even if the concubines were jealous, they dared not do anything to her.

Liu Moyan and Liu Qingwan were different. They were beautiful, but of low status. In the eyes of these noble ladies, Minister Liu's position was not good enough, and coupled with the intentional or unintentional actions of the Third Prince, everyone thought that Liu Moyan had won the favor of the Third Prince, so the noble ladies began to target her.

In just a few days, the Liu Moyan sisters experienced having tea poured on them, bugs stuffed in their quilts, and stones hidden in their food.

This is because they are sick and do not leave their homes.

It was not until Liu Moyan received the supplements from the Third Prince's care that someone took the opportunity to push her when she went out, almost causing her to hit the sharp debris on the roadside and destroy her face. Liu Moyan knew that she could not stay any longer.

She waited for a few days, and found an opportunity to bribe a palace maid to take a letter to Xu Yao, and stared at Xu Yao to deliver the medicine. That evening, she received the medicine.

But the female official in charge of teaching suddenly asked everyone to gather together, saying that she was going to start teaching the palace rules, and called everyone out.

Liu Moyan didn't have time to use the medicine and could only wait until she came back.

As we waited, something went wrong.

That night, Cui Baiyu, the daughter of the governor of Pingzhou, was poisoned and broke out in rashes all over her body, which was discovered in time by the imperial physician.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest. The queen was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

Liu Moyan immediately felt that something was going to happen, but all the concubines had been driven out and the palace maids wanted to search their rooms. Liu Moyan could only hope that the place where she hid her things was secretive enough that those people would not find them.

"Found it." A little palace maid shouted excitedly and ran to Han Gongling.

As soon as Liu Moyan saw the white porcelain bottle, she knew she was doomed. Even if she hadn't poisoned him, she would be in grave danger if the things outside the palace were found.

She wanted to escape from the palace, but she didn't want to die in the palace because of such conspiracy.

Han Gongling looked at the things from outside the palace and asked coldly, "Who found this in the house?"

Liu Moyan's heart was in her throat, and the fear of being exiled from her previous life came back to her mind. She couldn't admit that she had to die because someone else had framed her. Yes, she couldn't admit it.

Just as she was terrified and thinking about how to respond, the palace maid said, "It was found in Madam Liu's room."

After these words came out, Liu Qingwan looked at the palace maid in disbelief. Liu Moyan also couldn't believe it, "Impossible."

This is obviously hers.

She wanted to say more, but Pei Yi grabbed her and signaled her to calm down.

Liu Moyan looked at her elder sister nervously. Liu Qingwan paused and said calmly, "This is not mine. I have never seen this thing."

Han Gongling sneered: "Madam Liu, are you saying that someone else framed you for this?"

Liu Qingwan straightened her back and said neither servile nor overbearingly, "Please let the palace official take a closer look."

Han Gongling said nothing and asked the imperial physician to examine it. The imperial physician smelled it but was not sure what it was. He had never seen this thing before.

"Since we don't know, let's find someone to try." Han Gongling looked around. Liu Moyan was hesitating whether to try the medicine, but Han Gongling said to Liu Qingwan, "Since Madam Liu said it's not hers, do you dare to try it?"

Liu Qingwan asked indifferently, "I dare to try, but I dare to ask you, lady official, if I am framed, and this thing is a deadly poison, what if I am poisoned to death? Although I am just a little girl, my father is also a minister, not a nobody without status. Is Han Gongling willing to bear the consequences?"

Liu Moyan was surprised. This was the first time she had seen her sister speak so fluently and articulately. Even Pei Yi was surprised. She had never expected that this gentle and kind-hearted woman would dare to confront Han Gongling in person.

Han Gongling was choked by her words. Even though he was angry, he knew she was right.

The ladies who came here for the selection, even if they were just daughters of ordinary fourth-rank officials, were not ordinary palace maids who could be tortured by her.

If she really kills someone, I'm afraid her position will be over.

Han Gongling felt that he was impulsive for a moment. Why did he let Liu Qingwan try the medicine so directly?

Now I'm stuck in a situation where I can't get out of this situation.

Just as I was thinking about how to smooth things over, the imperial physician said, "Why not find a dog? If the dog is fine after eating it, I think there will be no problem either."

Since someone was willing to hand over the ladder, Han Gongling naturally would not stop it. After the little palace maid found a puppy and fed the dog the food, everyone waited to see the dog's reaction.

Liu Moyan was extremely nervous, not knowing whether the medicine would work on the dog. Pei Yi noticed that she looked abnormal, and whispered in her ear, "Don't be nervous, people will misunderstand you."

"My sister..."

Before she could finish, she heard the palace maid screaming, "It has red bumps. That's how Madam Cui got them."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone unconsciously moved away from Liu Qingwan.

Liu Qingwan was also surprised. How could red bumps appear on a dog’s body?

She was taken down before she could even see clearly.

"This is not mine. Does Han Gongling really want to frame me?"

Han Gongling looked at the medicine in his hand and said coldly, "Madam Liu, go to the Palace Administration Office and tell me whether it is true or not. Even if I can't find out, they can always find out clearly."

Han Gongling was about to take the person away. Liu Moyan was anxious to stop him, but Pei Yi got there before her.

"Han Gong ordered to wait a minute."

Han Gongling looked at Pei Yi coldly, wondering why this Madam Pei had come forward.

"Madam Liu was selected into the imperial palace, not a maid in the palace. If Han Gongling wants to punish her, he should report it to the Queen Mother and wait for the Palace Administration Office to investigate the matter thoroughly."

Han Gongling's authority had been challenged again and again, and his expression was very ugly. "Madam Pei, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Pei Yi calmly took two steps forward and whispered, "I dare not. I just want to remind Han Gongling that the court has its own laws and the harem has its own rules. Since you are not a member of the harem, you should follow the court's laws. In this way, Han Gongling will not be caught by others and become a knife for others. What do you think?"

She spoke in a low voice, and took a step back to speak, so the curious ladies didn't hear her. However, Han Gongling understood that there were many tricks in today's incident. If she didn't handle it well, it would endanger herself.

She thought about it and ordered people to lock Han Qingwan in the room, not allowing anyone to enter or leave. She would just wait to report to the queen and let her deal with it.

Liu Moyan was anxious and wanted to say something to Liu Qingwan, but Liu Qingwan shook her head. Pei Yi pulled her back and told her not to do anything stupid.

Liu Moyan was so anxious that she told them everything about the medicine. "Sister, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought this thing into the palace. I harmed my sister. What should I do? Will they torture her?"

Pei Yi felt a chill on his back after hearing her words. If what Liu Moyan said was true, how could the medicine appear in Liu Qingwan's room?

Cui Baiyu's illness happened to happen by chance, and the poison was discovered in time. This is clearly... "Which maid did you ask to do this?"

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