Su Qingyu looked at the thing in front of her in surprise, "Where did this come from?" She reached out and touched it, "It's still warm."

Shen Zhixiu squeezed her cold hand and said seriously, "This is what your husband got when he went out to beg for alms. Eat it while it's hot. No matter how poor your husband is, he can't let his wife starve."

Su Qingyu chuckled, "Where did the Third Master go to beg for alms?" After taking a sip of the fish soup, her eyes lit up, "It tastes so good, could it be the imperial meal?"

Shen Zhixiu smiled faintly and said nothing, watching her eat.

Some people in the hall also saw that Su Qingyu ate something different from them, but no one asked, thinking it was a reward from the emperor. Many people sighed in their hearts that the emperor really valued Lord Shen.

Su Qingyu drank half a bowl of fish soup, ate two buns, and gave the rest to Shen Zhixiu.

The two of them ate the imperial meal as if no one was around, and after the meal they drank some tea to cleanse their mouths.

After a while, Emperor Xuande brought Consort Xian and the Crown Prince into the palace. Su Xiangling helped the Crown Prince sit down and stood behind him.

Afterwards, Puyi and Mr. Zhou walked into the hall together. Puyi held a mahogany tray in his hand, which was covered with a cotton towel, and no one knew what it was.

After entering the palace, the two of them bowed first. Pu Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I found something in Concubine Su's room. Mr. Zhou identified it and confirmed that it was the thing that harmed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

When Puyi said this, everyone present was shocked, including Concubine Xian and the Crown Prince.

Su Xiangling, who was standing behind the prince, was startled at first, and her body shook unconsciously. It was as if she was struck by lightning, and her mind went blank.

She looked at Puyi, who was handing the items on the tray to Hu Lu, who then presented them to the emperor.

On the tray was a doll-like object with words written on it and silver needles stuck in it. She had never seen this thing before, and it was not made by her.

There was a bamboo stick next to the doll, which Su Xiangling was very familiar with. It was the divination that Taoist Yuan had given her before. She had clearly put that thing in the Su family, so why was it in Pu Yi's hands now?

Su Xiangling's thoughts were in a mess, but she was not completely clueless. Who else could have produced this divination in the Su family except Su Qingyu?

Now it seems that this witchcraft was clearly a trap set for her by Su Qingyu and Mr. Zhou.

She had not thought about Su Qingyu and Mr. Zhou before, because Mr. Zhou was not close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and they could not enter the East Palace. In her opinion, Su Qingyu's calling in hundreds of birds was the greatest revenge on her.

She never expected that Su Qingyu had dug a big hole for her, a hole big enough to bury her alive.

Emperor Xuande and Concubine Xian were looking at the doll at the moment. The prince's birth date was written on the back of the doll.

The virtuous concubine was furious. She looked at Su Xiangling with resentment in her phoenix eyes, wishing she could cut her into pieces.

The prince is the apple of her eye, and she will not let go of anyone who harms him.

Su Xiangling also realized at this moment that a disaster was about to happen. She walked around to the prince and knelt in the middle of the hall.

"Your Majesty is wise. This matter has nothing to do with me. I have never seen that puppet."

"Someone must have seen that I was pregnant and wanted to harm me."

Concubine Xian looked at the dolls on the table, and the needles seemed to be piercing her heart.

She coldly questioned Su Xiangling, "It's not you? Look at this doll material, it was given to you by me when you first entered the palace."

"And what about this hexagram? The back of it also has the prince's eight characters. Did you carve it there?"

The virtuous concubine did not dare to say that she had seen this divination before, and could only pretend that she had just seen it.

Su Xiangling's mind raced, and she explained, "Your Majesty is very observant. It's not difficult for people in the palace to get this material. Besides, I am the Crown Prince's concubine. What benefit will it bring to me if I harm His Royal Highness?"

She didn't dare to bring this up to Su Qingyu, because she had no evidence. She could only be vague, hoping to make Concubine Xian suspect other concubines or the prince.

When she said this, Concubine Xian showed a suspicious look on her face. Su Xiangling had some truth in what she said. She was the prince's concubine, and it would not be good for her to harm the prince.

She didn't want to protect Su Xiangling, but she was afraid that the person who actually harmed the prince would go unpunished.

Emperor Xuande thought more than Concubine Xian. After looking at the puppet, he asked Mr. Zhou, "What is the function of this puppet? In addition to affecting the prince's health, is there anything else?"

Emperor Xuande also knew something about the Miaojiang witchcraft. Not only could it kill people, it was also said to be able to change their fortunes, sever their relationships, and change their character.

Mr. Zhou replied respectfully, "I have seen it. The formation on this doll can transfer the prince's fortune to his child."

"I want to ask, does His Royal Highness have any other children? Or is there any other concubine who is pregnant?"

"This person should be the biological mother of one of the prince's children, or someone who is pregnant with the prince's bloodline."

Concubine Xian picked up the teacup in her hand and smashed it directly on Su Xiangling's head, "Except for this bitch, is there anyone else in the East Palace who is pregnant?"

Blood flowed down Su Xiangling's forehead, but she didn't dare to cry out in pain. At this moment, Su Xiangling's heart sank to the bottom, they didn't even give her a chance to survive.

Emperor Xuande pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you saying that she made a witch and the child in her belly can absorb the prince's fortune?"

Mr. Zhou nodded and said, "Your Majesty, besides you, who else in this Great Zhou has the best fate and fortune?"

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the Emperor, the Crown Prince is the most honorable, and this is beyond doubt.

Mr. Zhou added: "But she probably only learned the basics. She inserted the needles in two places incorrectly, which affected the prince's health."

"It's a good thing it's like this, otherwise it would be too late to find out later."

Su Qingyu's mouth twitched when she heard this. Mr. Zhou was really good at making up stories. She had thought of the general idea, and it was up to Mr. Zhou to decide how to say it later.

In fact, she still felt a little regretful. If she knew the emperor's horoscope, it would make more sense that Su Xiangling wanted to kill the emperor and let the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible.

But she didn't know the emperor's horoscope, and Su Xiangling couldn't know it either, so they could only start with the prince.

When Emperor Xuande heard what Mr. Zhou said, his eyes suddenly became deep and he looked at him with an inexplicable expression.

"You also know witchcraft?"

Su Qingyu's heart suddenly tightened. Is the emperor afraid of Mr. Zhou? She pursed her lower lip tightly, and the hand holding Shen Zhixiu under the table suddenly exerted force.

Noticing Su Qingyu's nervousness, Shen Zhixiu patted the back of her hand, signaling her not to worry.

Mr. Zhou is not in the court, even if the emperor is afraid of him, at most he will let him leave the capital. He can go anywhere in the world after his revenge.

Mr. Zhou was not surprised by the questions asked by Emperor Xuande, and was obviously well prepared.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you think highly of me. I have been practicing medicine for many years, so I can see some clues. As for how to do it, I don't know."

"This secret technique is not easy to perform. You need to know the opponent's horoscope, and you also need to get the opponent's hair or underwear."

"If anyone could use secret techniques to harm others, the world would be in chaos."

Mr. Zhou's words were meant to reassure Emperor Xuande. As for whether Emperor Xuande had let down his guard, he didn't really care. At most, he could just leave the capital and head south.

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