I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Zhao Yuqing was stunned when she heard what Wen Shutang said, then her brows knitted tightly, "I met this lady at the palace banquet a few days ago. Is she General Xiao's wife?"

Zhao Linhe quickly explained Wen Shutang's identity: "Yes, aunt, this is General Xiao's wife, and these are General Xiao's sons. Xiao Ze and Xiao Ye are grandpa's favorite students. They just happened to come here to visit you today."

After hearing what Zhao Linhe said, Zhao Yuqing nodded in understanding, and his eyes softened when he looked at Wen Shutang.

"Madam just said that my medicine was mixed with something? Do you have any evidence? You can't say such things carelessly, otherwise you will get into trouble."

Zhao Sixian also looked at Wen Shutang with some confusion. He knew that Wen Shutang was not the kind of person who spoke without thinking. She must have discovered something when she said this.

Wen Shutang stood up, walked to Zhao Yuqing, took the bowl of black medicine from Liuli, lowered his head and sniffed the smell.

She frowned, her guess was confirmed. Wen Shutang put the bowl of medicine on the table, turned to look at Zhao Yuqing and spoke slowly.

"May I ask how long you have been taking this medicine?"

Hearing Wen Shutang's question, Zhao Yuqing was stunned at first, looked at Wen Shutang in confusion, and then patiently answered her questions.

"I have been taking this medicine for some time. I can't remember exactly how long, Liuli."

Liuli, who was named, stepped forward and said, "Madam, our queen has been feeling unwell since the beginning of the year. The medicine she took previously was not very effective, so the people from the Imperial Hospital changed her medicine to a different kind. Now, it seems that she has been taking this medicine for about two to three months."

Hearing this, Wen Shutang's brows furrowed even deeper.

Seeing this, Zhao Sixian stood up and stared at Wen Shutang closely, asking in a low voice: "Did Madam Wen notice anything wrong?"

Wen Shutang nodded: "Well, Mr. Zhao should also know that I know some medical skills. I just smelled a strong bitter apricot flavor in this medicine. The smell was too obvious, so I stopped it in time and did not let Concubine Dun continue to drink the medicine. This smell should not appear in the tonic medicine."

Zhao Sixian knew that Wen Shutang was skilled in medicine. When he was at Mingde Academy, he heard Xiao Ze and Xiao Ye say that when their family passed by a town, they provided free medical treatment in the town and saved many people.

In addition, based on Zhao Sixian's understanding of Wen Shutang's character, he believed that Wen Shutang was not talking nonsense.

Zhao Sixian frowned even more tightly: "Why do you say that, Madam Wen?"

Wen Shutang did not answer his question, but turned to Zhao Yuqing and asked, "I wonder if the queen could tell me about the symptoms before she drank this medicine?"

Zhao Yuqing thought about it carefully and responded, "At first I just felt tired and had a headache occasionally. Later the headache became too severe and I couldn't stop it, so I went to the Imperial Hospital and asked them to change the prescription for me."

Hearing what she said, Wen Shutang's brows immediately relaxed.

"That's right, it seems I was right."

She turned her head to look at the bowl of medicine and slowly explained, "The headache that Concubine Dun had at first was just a minor ailment, but the fact that it has not been cured for a long time is probably caused by someone on purpose. Let me ask you again, has your body become increasingly weaker since you drank this medicine, and even become sleepy and a little forgetful?"

Zhao Yuqing was completely stunned when she heard what Wen Shutang said, because what Wen Shutang described were all her current symptoms, and it seemed that these symptoms only started after she changed the medicine.

Without waiting for her to answer, Wen Shutang continued, "And the queen often sweats. Although the headache has eased, other parts of the body have started to hurt? Even the pain coming from the joints between the bones? The pain is terrible."

Zhao Yuqing reacted and nodded quickly, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Wen Shutang changed.

"Yes, yes, I have been having leg and back pains lately, and they won't stop. No medicine works."

Liuli also echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty used to accompany the little prince to study every morning, but now she can't get up and has to rest for a long time every day. I thought Your Majesty was getting better."

After hearing what the two said, Wen Shutang became more certain of his guess.

"This is because someone added an extra herb to the soup, Gastrodia elata."

Wen Shutang pursed his lips, paused for a moment and then continued: "It is true that Tianma is a medicinal herb that can only treat headaches, but once taken in excessive amounts and for a long time, it is no longer a good medicine, but a poison that is enough to kill people."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

Especially Zhao Yuqing, she stared at Wen Shutang blankly and didn't react for a while.

The first person to recover was Zhao Sixian. He slammed the table and was in a state of rage.

"How dare you! Too dare you! How dare you poison the concubines so blatantly in the palace? Investigate, investigate for me. I want to find out who wants to poison my daughter!"

Hearing Zhao Sixian's angry shout, everyone else also reacted.

Zhao Linhe also clenched his fists, anger burning in his heart: "Miss Wen, are you serious? Can this medicine really poison people's lives?"

"Well, Gastrodia elata is warm in nature and has the effect of dispelling wind and dredging the meridians. It is generally used to treat symptoms such as headaches and leg pains, but it cannot be used too much. Generally, only a little bit is needed. Once an overdose occurs, it will cause the patient to feel dizzy and have body aches. Long-term use will also cause drowsiness and nerve damage in the patient. In the most serious cases, it may cause dementia." Wen Shutang explained slowly.

Hearing what she said, Zhao Sixian became even angrier. He turned to look at the man who was still kneeling on the ground in official uniform and shouted angrily.

"Who prescribed this medicine?!"

The man was so frightened that he trembled and spoke incoherently: "Your Majesty, I don't know. This medicine is prescribed by the imperial physicians that the majesties often use. It has nothing to do with me. Your Excellency, please understand!"

As the man spoke, he bent down and kowtowed, looking very frightened.

Poisoning a concubine is a serious crime that will punish the entire clan, and he doesn't want to be a scapegoat.

Wen Shutang looked up at Zhao Yuqing who was still in a daze, and already had a guess of the candidate in his mind.

It took Zhao Yuqing a while to react. No wonder her health condition became worse and worse despite taking medicine these days. It turned out that someone had tampered with her medicine!

The man just said that this medicine was often prescribed by the imperial physician for concubines, and Zhao Yuqing's face turned pale.

This medicine was prescribed for her by Imperial Physician Cui. All the decoctions and medicines she had been taking were prescribed by Imperial Physician Cui himself. Does that prove that all the medicines she had been taking for a long time were poisonous?