Yan Muwan recounted the details to Yu Jinzhou again.

After Yu Jinzhou's eyes moved away from Yan Muxi, he still didn't think of looking at Concubine Xian. All his attention was on the imperial physician who was checking the medicine.

He was just thinking about how to get the imperial physician to confirm that the medicine had nothing to do with Concubine Xian's poison, when he saw the director of the Imperial Hospital picking up a pill of antidote, putting it in his mouth and chewing it carefully. After eating one pill, he seemed to have no taste, so he took another pill and put it in his mouth.

Following the emperor's gaze, the concubines also saw Yuanzheng's actions. Concubine Xian's eyes were red as she exclaimed, "Medicine is three parts poison. Yuanzheng has to consider his own life when testing the poison himself!"

Concubine Xian wanted to show her kindness in front of the emperor and highlight Concubine Yan's coldness and viciousness, but she didn't expect that the words of the director of the court shocked her.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam Consort. But the box does not contain medicine."

"What is that? If it's not medicine, could it be poison?" asked Concubine Xian.

The director shook his head and denied it. "It's neither medicine nor poison. It's just an ordinary sugar pill."

Xian Fei was stunned for a moment, then questioned in a surprised voice: "Impossible, I took the medicine in this box to get rid of the poison, and the box cannot contain only sugar pills. Oh~, I know, you old man must have been instructed by Yan Fei to intentionally protect her."

The court official knelt on the ground and said, "I am innocent! The box does contain sugar pills. If the virtuous concubine does not trust me, you can call another imperial physician to check."

Hearing this, Yu Jinzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing the interest revealed from time to time by Yan Muxi, he was almost certain that the woman did not argue or resist, and let the Concubine Xian and others jump around, purely treating these people as fun to amuse themselves!

To show fairness, Yu Jinzhou echoed Concubine Xian's words, "Summon the imperial physician to examine again."

Hearing her brother the emperor speaking in her favor, Concubine Xian put away the hostility in her eyes, looked over with grievance, and met the other's concerned eyes. The grievance in her heart was instantly mostly eliminated.

Although the emperor brother was bewitched by Concubine Yan, he still had her in his heart. She should not bear any resentment towards the emperor brother.

There were other imperial physicians waiting outside the hall. After a short while, they all gave the same answer as the director: the box contained sugar pills without any medicinal ingredients.

Concubine Xian still refused to give up. "My strange illness was cured by taking the antidote in the box. How could it be just a sugar pill? I know it. Concubine Yan must have replaced the medicine in the box in advance because she was afraid of her evil deeds being exposed."

Then she walked to Yu Jinzhou and pleaded coquettishly, "It is a fact that I was persecuted by Concubine Yan. I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me."

Yu Jinzhou looked helpless, "Even if my beloved concubine suspects Concubine Yan, she must have substantial evidence. This is groundless, how can I make a decision for my beloved concubine!"

"I had a dispute with Concubine Yan, and then I got sick with a strange disease. I took the antidote given by Concubine Yan to get better. When Concubine Yan gave me the antidote, the palace servants saw it. They can testify for me that it was Concubine Yan who harmed me."

The more Concubine Xian spoke, the more she felt aggrieved she felt. She held back her tears and tried hard not to cry. She was harmed so badly by Concubine Yan, but the Emperor was still obsessed with the person who harmed her. She felt very aggrieved whenever she thought about it.

"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I will definitely find out who persecuted you." After Yu Jinzhou comforted Concubine Xian, he looked at Yan Muxi who was standing beside him, "Does Concubine Yan have anything to defend against Concubine Xian's accusation?"

Yan Muxi had watched most of the drama, and pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Most of what the virtuous concubine said is true, but I still have to say a few words about the unfounded things. I did not give the virtuous concubine the antidote for her so-called strange disease. I just saw that she was crying pitifully because of her strange disease, so I kindly gave her a candy. I didn't expect to be misunderstood as the one who poisoned her."

The virtuous concubine retorted hastily, "You are lying. When you gave me the antidote, you clearly said that it would take effect in half an hour. You can't deny what you said."

Yan Muxi pretended to be helpless and sighed, "Alas, when I gave the candy to Concubine Xian, I said that after eating it for half an hour, your hands will stop itching. I wanted to make Concubine Xian happy, but I never told you that the candy is an antidote!"

The virtuous concubine was a little dumbfounded. It took her a long time to point at Yan Muxi and retort, "You, you distort the facts and talk nonsense. It is clear, clear..." She carefully recalled what happened in the morning when she asked Jinxiu Palace for medicine. It seemed that Concubine Yan had never said in person that the pill was an antidote.

Although Concubine Yan did not say it herself, her illness was indeed cured by taking the pills, and it definitely could not be a coincidence.

Yan Muxi didn't want to tease the little girl anymore, and sighed helplessly, "Alas, what I gave to Concubine Xian earlier was indeed milk candy. If you really don't believe it, you can eat another one to see if it tastes the same as the one you ate earlier. As for Concubine Xian taking milk candy and curing the strange disease, it should be a coincidence."

Hearing this, Concubine Xian's head began to buzz, and she couldn't help but start to doubt. Could it be that what she had eaten earlier was really candy, and not the so-called antidote?

The suspicion was only for a moment, and she immediately shook her head to deny it. Concubine Yan told her that taking the antidote would detoxify her in half an hour, and her hands would not itch after taking the candy, no, it would be half an hour after taking the antidote. In short, Concubine Yan was not unrelated to her poisoning.

"Empress Yan is talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong. Your Majesty, please make a decision for me!" Concubine Xian shook Yu Jinzhou's arm coquettishly.

"I've said it before, no matter who is punished, there must be evidence, and we can't just accuse them without any evidence." Yu Jinzhou glared at Concubine Xian and moved his gaze to Yan Muxi.

Yan Muxi took the box of milk candies from the imperial physician, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, "These are the milk candies from our Qian family's pastry shop. Sisters, please try them." As she spoke, she held the box in front of the concubines who were watching the fun.

Defei and Xianfei have never gotten along. She took the lead and put one in her mouth. "Oh, no wonder it smells familiar! This is indeed the milk candy that only Qian's pastry shop has. I often bought it to eat when I was in the boudoir. I haven't eaten it for a long time. I really want to have a bite of it."

Upon hearing this, the other concubines, not wanting to lose face for Concubine Yan, also picked up the candies and put them in their mouths. As the candies entered their mouths, the sweet aroma of milk filled their mouths. It was indeed the sweet treat that girls loved the most, without even a trace of medicinal taste.

Meng Cairen was the youngest among the concubines. She was very greedy and couldn't take her eyes off the box of candies. "Madam Yan, can I have another one?"

"Of course, there's a full box here, you can have as many as you want."

Seeing Yan Muxi's casual expression and tone, Meng Cairen said happily, "Thank you, Empress Yan." After that, she took out three more candies from the box and smiled embarrassedly at Yan Muxi.

The politeness and harmony among the people here were tantamount to slapping the virtuous concubine in public.

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