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

After hearing what the emperor said, everyone present fell silent, especially Zhao Sixian, whose old face was full of resentment and anger, as if he was about to scold him in the next second.

Zhao Linhe, who was standing nearby, was afraid that his grandfather would say something that would offend the emperor, so he quickly stepped forward to interrupt.

"Your Majesty, I just discovered that the medicine that Concubine Dun has been drinking has been poisoned, so her health has not improved and she is even weaker than before."

When the emperor heard what Zhao Linhe said, his expression froze.

He turned his head to look at the table beside him, and then he noticed a bowl of cold medicine on the table.

As soon as he said that, he was slapped in the face, and the emperor almost lost the smiling expression on his face.

He pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to Zhao Yuqing, who was leaning on the bed with red eyes. He was slightly startled and shocked for a moment by her tearful look.

The emperor quickly suppressed his wild imagination and said solemnly with a stern face, "What? There is such a thing? I have been busy with government affairs recently and have not stepped into the harem for some time. I have let my beloved concubine suffer such a great injustice. Investigate! We must investigate thoroughly. Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will find out the real culprit who poisoned my beloved concubine!"

The emperor's words directly cleared himself of all blame, as if all this happened without his knowledge.

As the ruler of a country, the emperor cannot know everything about the affairs of the previous dynasty and the harem, but he must have some understanding of them. What he said was simply to tell Zhao Sixian that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Sixian naturally knew the other meaning of his words. He snorted coldly, obviously not buying the emperor's account: "Your Majesty, this is not right. Although I am far away from the capital, I have also heard about your majesty's favoritism towards Concubine Shu."

When the emperor heard Zhao Sixian bring up the matter openly, his face darkened and his tone became somewhat displeased.

"So what Mr. Zhao means is that I deliberately allowed my beloved concubine to be bullied?"

Hearing something wrong in the emperor's tone, Zhao Linhe quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. Grandfather was also worried that Concubine Dun was too much, so he said these words in a hurry. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. After all, Grandfather saw Concubine Dun being bullied just after returning to Beijing, and he was eager to protect his daughter, so he did this. Your Majesty is broad-minded and will definitely not hold it against Grandfather."

After hearing what Zhao Linhe said, the emperor was angry but could not vent it.

Zhao Linhe has explained it this way. If the emperor is still angry, he will be accused of being unsympathetic to his subject's state of mind.

Wen Shutang, who was standing aside watching the show, couldn't help but curl his lips and smile when he heard what Zhao Linhe said.

After all, he was a shrewd person who had been in the imperial court for many years. This sentence directly blocked the emperor's way out of anger.

On the surface, it seemed that Zhao Linhe was begging for mercy from the emperor in a humble manner, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Zhao Linhe was forcing the emperor in disguise.

The breath was stuck in his heart, unable to go up or down. The emperor took a deep breath and barely suppressed the unhappiness in his heart.

"Yes, I understand that Mr. Zhao loves his daughter very much. Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter and give you an explanation."

After hearing what the emperor said, Zhao Sixian's expression became better. He snorted coldly and said nothing more.

The emperor walked to the bedside and looked down at Zhao Yuqing. Her eyes were red and she looked like she had suffered a great injustice.

The emperor felt soft in his heart. Seeing Zhao Yuqing's weak appearance, he suddenly realized that he had not visited Zhao Yuqing for a long time.

An inexplicable emotion suddenly arose in my heart, a mixture of pity and a bit of guilt.

The emperor sat by the bed and held Zhao Yuqing's hand, patting it gently: "My beloved, you have suffered. I ignored you in the past, but I will never do that again in the future."

Zhao Yuqing looked at the emperor's face and had already become disappointed with this man.

If she still had some fantasies about the emperor when she first entered the palace, and even had some little girl's longing and admiration for him, but now after a series of events.

Zhao Yuqing has completely seen through the emperor's true cold-blooded and ruthless face, so naturally he will no longer be fooled by the emperor's disguised tenderness.

Although her eyes were red, the look she gave the emperor was cold, without a trace of emotion. She pulled her hand away and spoke in a cold voice.

"Concubine, thank you Your Majesty."

Seeing Zhao Yuqing's cold expression, the emperor just sighed slightly and was not angry. He sat on the edge of the bed, turned to look at Xiao Dezi, and his voice became deep.

"Who prescribed this medicine for my beloved concubine?"

Xiao Dezi quickly bowed and responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, it should be Doctor Cui from the Imperial Hospital. Doctor Cui has always been the one who treated Concubine Dun's illness."

The emperor frowned and shouted coldly: "Why don't you go and find someone here! I want to ask what's going on!"

Xiao Dezi was so frightened that he trembled all over, and quickly bowed his head and replied: "Yes, I will go right away."

After saying this, he turned around and left Changchun Palace and went straight to the Imperial Hospital, fearing that it would be too late to find someone and the emperor's anger would fall on him.

With the help of the emperor's senior eunuch, people didn't have to wait too long this time. Xiao Dezi quickly found Imperial Physician Cui.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Cui is here!"

Hearing this, the emperor looked up at Cui Li, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and said coldly: "Did you prescribe this medicine for your beloved concubine?"

Cui Li knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head: "Yes, this is the medicine I prescribed for Concubine Dun..."

The emperor snorted coldly, and a cold light seemed to flash in his eyes: "How dare you! You actually dared to poison my beloved concubine! Do you want to die?"

After hearing what the emperor said, Cui Li was so frightened that his whole body began to tremble. He quickly bowed his head and kowtowed to the emperor, explaining in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I am innocent! The medicine I prescribed for the queen is absolutely fine, how could it be poisonous! Please understand your majesty!"

"Oh? You said you didn't poison? Then why was poison found in my beloved concubine's medicine?" The emperor squinted at Cui Li, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned to look at Zhao Sixian.

"By the way, Mr. Zhao, who found out that the medicine for my beloved concubine was poisonous?"

Zhao Sixian hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Wen Shutang, and was struggling with whether to tell Wen Shutang about it.

Sensing Zhao Sixian's hesitation, Wen Shutang stepped forward and bowed his head, "Your Majesty, it's me."

The moment he saw Wen Shutang, a hint of viciousness flashed in the emperor's eyes.

Xiao Yizhuo's family is not easy to deal with. He just left Beijing, and the woman he married is also a troublemaker who will cause trouble for him!

The emperor glanced at her and said nothing more. Instead, he looked at Xiao Dezi and said, "Go to the Imperial Hospital and find a trustworthy person to see if there is anything wrong with this medicine!"