Before she reached the bedroom, Zheng Linhan's personal maid called her in front of the flower garden.

Only then did she realize that the venue for her reception had been changed to the garden.

"Please come in, little princess." Zheng Linhan gestured with his hand.

They sat together in the courtyard, where tea and pastries were ready.

She asked in confusion, "Didn't the Imperial Concubine say she was in the palace?"

Zheng Linhan raised the corners of her lips gently, "According to what I have learned, His Majesty does not seem to like the little princess being too close to the harem, so we decided to prepare it in the garden. I hope the little princess does not mind."

"However, the tea and pastries are all brought from my palace. I hope the little princess likes them." After saying this, Zheng Linhan pointed to the delicacies on the table.

"No problem." This explanation sounded reasonable, and the snacks on the table showed that they were carefully prepared.

But, what is the purpose of suddenly changing the location?

Seeing that she didn't mind, Zheng Linhan continued, "Does the little princess like my palace very much?"

She didn't shy away from the question, "It's very beautiful, so I'm curious, does the Imperial Concubine also like flowers?"

"Yes, no wonder the little princess likes it." Zheng Linhan did not deny it, "Fresh flowers always make people feel good."

Qing Yu smiled slightly. In her opinion, it was just a disguised shadow.

The two seemed to be talking freely, but they were actually trying to get what the other wanted to know during the communication.

In just a cup of tea, she realized that Zheng Linhan was indeed good at intrigue with others, and with her charming face, she could indeed bewitch people.

However, she was looking forward to her methods.

At this moment, the maid who was holding the tea came to her side and suddenly seemed to be tripped by something, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

She took the teapot that almost fell on her.

Zheng Linhan suddenly became furious and shouted, "What's going on?!"

The maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to say a word.

"You've been working beside me for so long and yet you're still so impulsive. What if you hurt the little princess?!"

During this time, she just drank tea and observed everything.

Zheng Linhan looked at her with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry, little princess. I will definitely punish her severely."

She nodded in agreement. "It's time to punish her. She fell down on such a smooth road."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Linhan's face changed slightly, but then returned to normal, "The little princess is right."

The maid kept apologizing on the ground until Zheng Linhan gave her a look and she was sent away.

The guard who noticed something was wrong appeared in front of her, "What happened to the little princess?"

"No problem, back off."

After confirming, the guard stepped aside.

This little episode did not affect their mood. Another maid picked up the teapot on her left hand and made a cup of tea for Zheng Linhan.

"How is the little princess doing in the palace these days?"

"Yea, very good."

"The little princess is really carefree and lives a free life. I wish I could be like her." Zheng Linhan drank the tea in his hand and said casually.

She understood as soon as she heard it. This was telling her that something big had happened to the Jiang family, but she was so relaxed. She didn't know whether this was a test or a mockery of her.

She smiled without minding it, "Wouldn't it be too miserable if I had to spend the whole day in sorrow if something happened?"

"Haha, what the little princess said."

In an instant, Zheng Linhan, who was drinking tea, suddenly frowned, his face full of pain, and fell down from his seat.

The panicked maid immediately stepped forward to support her, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Call the imperial physician!"

While shouting, Zheng Linhan's face turned pale. He covered his abdomen tightly and muttered, "Poison... There's poison... in the tea."

Qing Yu stared blankly at Zheng Linhan who fell to the ground. Before she could react, in the blink of an eye, several concubines came out from nowhere and swarmed over him.

"Empress! Empress!"

"Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet?!"

"It was the princess who poisoned me!"

"What?! The princess actually poisoned me!"

"Go tell His Majesty! The princess poisoned the imperial concubine!"

I don't know who started it, but this sentence kept echoing in her ears.

Poisoned?

Everyone's eyes were fixed on her viciously at this moment, but due to the presence of the guards, no one dared to be too sarcastic.

"You are talking nonsense!" Suddenly, Fang Ruo ran out from somewhere and stood in front of her.

Fang Ruogang refuted, and was immediately caught by the concubines to vent their anger, "We all saw that the queen only invited the princess, and she was served by personal maids. Who else could poison her except the princess!"

"You clearly want to frame the princess!" Fang Ruo shouted angrily.

"Framed?! Concubine Fang, you need to understand the situation. The queen has been poisoned and fallen to the ground!"

After a few arguments, the imperial physician arrived and Zheng Linhan was taken back to the bedroom.

She didn't say a word from beginning to end, but just waited silently until Xiao Yanzhou hurried over.

"See Your Majesty!"

All the concubines and maids knelt down and saluted, but he only had eyes for her.

"Xiao Yu!" Xiao Yanzhou walked straight to her from the crowd, his eyes wandering over her to make sure she was okay.

He asked with concern, "Are you scared?"

She shook her head and pointed to Zheng Linhan who was lying in the dormitory.

He then turned his gaze to the maid on the ground and asked coldly, "Tell me, what happened?"

Upon hearing his question, Zheng Linhan's personal maid burst into tears, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for the queen!"

"The Queen invited the Princess to a tea party, but the Princess had bad intentions and poisoned the Queen!"

Hearing this, he frowned slightly, his eyes visibly heavy, "The princess poisoned? Do you know the seriousness of this statement?"

The maid trembled slightly with fear, but finally mustered up the courage and said, "Your Majesty, besides the slaves, the princess is the only one in the garden."

At this time, the imperial physician walked out of the bedroom.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has been poisoned. Although I have already detoxified her, the poison still remains in her body and she needs proper care." The imperial physician leaned over to report to him.

"Why was he poisoned?" He said it lightly, not caring about the matter at all.

"Your Majesty, I have checked and the poison is in the teapot." The imperial physician signaled, and the maid brought the teapot that had just been brought from the garden.

"Your Highness must have drunk the tea, which caused the poisoning."

"Teapot?! Yes, the princess took the teapot." The maid seemed to have found a breakthrough. "The princess's guards also saw it."

"You're talking nonsense! Why would the princess frame the imperial concubine?" Fang Ruo, who was kneeling on the side, could no longer bear it.

Seeing this, the concubine also spoke up, "Fang Jieyu, we all saw that there were only the Imperial Concubine and the Princess in the garden. Could there be anyone else?"

"Besides, Concubine Fang came here later. Does she want to protect the princess without knowing the reason?"

"you!"

The concubines were talking to each other, and he must have understood what they meant.

Was he trying to remind himself that he would protect Xiao Yu? It seemed that Zheng Linhan had put a lot of effort into this game.

"He Yi, investigate what just happened, including everyone's statements."

"And you all, return to your bedrooms until the matter is fully investigated."

"It's Your Majesty."

Then he took her hand and turned away. He was more concerned about whether her body would be affected than the poisoning.

They returned to her bedroom, and he then asked carefully, "Xiao Yu, are you okay?"

She nodded.

"Don't be afraid, Brother Zhou will take care of it and won't let them bully you for nothing."

There was a flash of surprise in her eyes, "Brother Zhou didn't even ask me?"

He curled the corners of his lips, and said with great certainty, "I know it wasn't Xiao Yu who did it."

"Huh? Why are you so sure?" she was puzzled.

"If Xiao Yu wanted to get rid of her, he would have used a more direct method."

She pursed her lips and smiled. He guessed no, especially someone who didn't have too much value.

"What if I did it?" She was a little curious.

His eyes darkened, "Then Brother Zhou, tell them to shut up."

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