When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

Yinzhen's expression was serious as he replied, "The Fourth Prince has been poisoned. We are trying to find a way to detoxify him. Don't worry, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother looked at him with a worried look on her face, "Why aren't you anxious? Have you found out all those dirty hands and feet? What on earth is going on?!"

Su Peisheng immediately knelt down and said, "In reply to the Queen Mother, people are already investigating. The poison that the Fourth Prince was poisoned with is rare in the palace. I believe the truth will soon be revealed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch behind him led people up.

"Your Majesty, we have already found out that these days, only Jixiang, a maid from Changchun Palace, secretly brought the 'Blood-Seal Throat' into the palace from outside the palace. Apart from that, there is no one else."

The eunuch from the Imperial Household Department knelt on the ground trembling and replied.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Concubine Qi.

"Changchun Palace?" Yinzhen's face darkened and he looked at Concubine Qi with cold eyes.

Concubine Qi immediately stepped forward. She felt her hands and feet were stiff, and she knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I...it was not me who did it."

She was so confused that even when she tried to defend herself, her mind went blank.

The Queen looked at Concubine Qi in disbelief, "Concubine Qi, it's you? Do you think that the Fourth Prince has stolen the Third Prince's limelight today and want to poison him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, such a big hat was immediately put on Concubine Qi's head.

She immediately waved her hands, "No, I don't, I don't!"

Yinzhen's words were full of anger, "Then this 'Blood-killing Throat' is yours! But you had someone send it in from outside the palace!"

"Yes... it's mine, but I never thought of poisoning the Fourth Prince!"

Concubine Qi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. Now she was afraid that even if she had four mouths she would not be able to explain herself clearly.

"Concubine Qi, you are confused!" said the Queen sadly.

It seemed as if he had already determined that Concubine Qi was the one who did it.

At this time, the Third Prince knelt beside Concubine Qi. "Father, this was definitely not done by Mother. Mother is kind-hearted and would never do such a thing! Please, Father, please look into this matter!"

After saying this, Jingpin felt sorry for the situation and said, "Your Majesty, you can't convict Concubine Qi for this matter. Although she has the poison, she has never been such a vicious person. If you poison her just because the Fourth Prince can recite poems better than the Third Prince, it's too absurd!"

What she meant was that Concubine Qi was not smart enough to do such a thing, and the murderer must be someone else.

However, when she looked at Yinzhen, there was no trace of emotion in his dark eyes.

He just stared at Concubine Qi, not knowing what he was thinking.

When Concubine Qi heard Concubine Jing speaking for her, she began to cry and defend herself.

The Queen Mother frowned, and her kind face now showed a hint of severity.

"Who served the Fourth Prince's soup tonight? Did anyone tamper with it?"

the Queen Mother asked.

The maidservant who served the Fourth Prince soup knelt down and took a few steps forward. "Replying to Your Majesty, it was you who brought it directly from the eunuch in the imperial kitchen. It had been placed in the food box before. I guess only the eunuch in the imperial kitchen tampered with it."

Then the eunuch from the imperial kitchen came forward and said, "I would never dare to poison you. The kitchen was busy today. I just overheard a certain lady coming to ask me to change the soup for the Fourth Prince. Then I went to deliver the food box. I don't know anything more."

A lady?

Hearing this, Yinzhen's eagle eyes swept over Concubine Qi again, "Which concubines left the banquet tonight?"

When Concubine Qi heard this, she suddenly said, "Your Highness, and Concubine Hua, let's leave the banquet together."

She immediately responded, although in her heart she didn't know who did it.

But it's better to drag someone into the water than to be the only one suspected.

Besides, it was definitely not her who did this.

Nian Shilan raised her eyes, walked out, bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I felt weak after drinking today, so I went out for a walk to get some fresh air."

Seeing that she was also involved, Yinzhen lowered his eyes.

"You..." Yinzhen was about to speak.

At this time, Zhen Huan slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I will be out tonight as well."

"Princess Wan?" Yinzhen frowned and looked at her.

Zhen Huan knelt on the ground without looking up.

The Queen then spoke up, "Your Majesty, I think there is no reason for Concubine Hua and Concubine Wan to poison the Fourth Prince. Besides, only Concubine Qi has the poison, so there is no need to involve Concubine Hua and Concubine Wan in this matter. Maybe they just went out to get some information."

To others, these words sounded completely considerate.

But in Concubine Qi's eyes, it was a complete attempt to kill her.

Yinzhen frowned and asked the eunuch from the imperial kitchen to come forward and identify her. "Who is the empress you saw in the imperial kitchen tonight?"

"It seems to be... this one." The eunuch pointed at Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi cried.

She suddenly spoke with the idea that even if she died, she would take someone with her.

"Your Majesty, I didn't poison the Third Prince today. It was Concubine Hua who instigated me to poison the Third Prince so that Your Majesty would come to Changchun Palace today. That's why I went to the Imperial Kitchen to give the order."

Everyone immediately looked at Concubine Hua.

Yinzhen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Nian Shilan, "Hua Fei? Is it you?"

Nian Shilan knelt down slowly, her face full of disbelief, "Concubine Qi, I don't know why you want to wrongly accuse me. Besides, I have never met you today, why do you say that?"

"You haven't met me? Who was the person who was talking to me outside just now!?" Concubine Qi insisted that it was Nian Shilan who instigated her.

Nian Shilan pursed her lips, her clear and lively eyes were filled with moisture, "Your Majesty, I went out tonight to get some fresh air, and after walking for a while I ran into Wanpin. I was talking to Wanpin the whole time, and I have never seen Concubine Qi. Wanpin can testify to this!"

At this time, everyone's focus was on Zhen Huan again.

Zhen Huan held her breath, her long eyelashes hiding her thoughts.

She couldn't help but think of the two sentences that Nian Shilan had said to her outside just now.

"Princess Wan, is what Concubine Hua said true?"

This question was asked by the Queen.

She obviously didn't believe it.

But unexpectedly, Zhen Huan lowered her head and said, "Yes, Concubine Hua was talking to me just now, and it seems that I didn't see her meet Concubine Qi."

Concubine Qi was surprised and pointed at Nian Shilan like a madman, "You... you are so bold to dare... It was obviously you who instigated me!"

Nian Shilan turned her face to the side, and the mist in her eyes instantly dissipated, "Then I would like to ask, why did I instigate you to poison your own child?!"

After she finished speaking, Concubine Qi was choked by her words.

Then seeing that she didn't say anything, Nian Shilan spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I have something that I dare not hide from you any longer."

Yinzhen raised his hand, "Tell me! What's the matter?"