Yanxi Palace.

When everyone rushed to the Yanx Palace, Fu Cha was still unconscious lying in the inner hall.

An Lingrong went in to take a look, and saw Fu Cha lying there motionless. She began to regret not having him come back with her.

"How is Concubine Rui?!" The emperor, sitting in the main seat in the main hall, looked at Meng Zhaoxing anxiously and spoke.

At this time, An Lingrong also came out from the inner hall, stood behind the emperor, and was looking at him nervously.

"Your Majesty, the bird's nest used by Concubine Rui contained oleander juice. Fortunately, Concubine Rui had a poor appetite recently and only took a small sip. The baby in her belly is temporarily safe. I have already prepared a prescription. She should be fine after slowly taking the medicine." Meng Zhaoxing knelt down and bowed.

"That's good." An Lingrong murmured softly, and her heart finally settled down.

"Where are the people serving Concubine Rui? Tell me! What happened? How could she be poisoned?!" the emperor spoke. He had just felt better after hearing that the child was fine, but now his tone became even angrier.

Sang'er hurriedly walked out of the inner hall, knelt before the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty! Someone wants to harm our young lady and her unborn child. Please, Your Majesty, help our young lady!"

Sang'er's voice was hoarse, probably because he had cried before, and he kowtowed to the emperor...

"Don't be anxious. Talk to the emperor slowly. The emperor will definitely give your young lady justice." An Lingrong reminded him, and Sang'er raised his head and looked at An Lingrong.

He only glanced at it, then turned away and kowtowed to the emperor again, saying:

"Your Majesty, our young lady was frightened in Taiye Lake today, so she returned to the palace to rest. However, not long after she returned, Baojuan from Concubine Yi's palace came to our palace with a bowl of bird's nest.

My young lady has always been on good terms with Concubine Yi, and she treats her as a family member, so when Baojuan came to deliver the baby, my young lady did not ask the imperial physician to examine it.

If it weren’t for the fact that the young lady’s appetite had not been very good recently and she had only taken a small bite, now she would be… I’m afraid…” Sang’er started to cry again as she spoke, and she would glare at An Lingrong from time to time.

Moreover, as soon as Sang'er finished speaking, everyone in the main hall looked at An Lingrong!

"Your Majesty! This was not done by me. I knew nothing about it!" After hearing this, An Lingrong hurriedly knelt down and looked at the emperor with a terrified face.

"You and Fu Cha are the best of friends. I believe you." The emperor looked at An Lingrong. Although he said that he believed her, An Lingrong still saw the doubt that flashed across his eyes.

"Someone! Bring that slave girl in!" The emperor withdrew his gaze and spoke. By the time he finished speaking, Xiao Xiazi had already brought Baojuan in...

Baojuan had her hands tied with thick ropes and her mouth stuffed with cloth. She must have been arrested long ago. Or maybe she had herself arrested on purpose.

Xiao Xiazi threw Baojuan to the ground, and Baojuan staggered and knelt in the middle of the main hall.

"Tell me! Why do you want to harm Concubine Rui? Who ordered you to do that?!" Before the emperor could say anything, the queen spoke first, looking at Baojuan inquiringly.

"Your Majesty, it was... Concubine Yi who told me to do this." Baojuan said timidly and lowered her head.

"Nonsense! When and where did I ask you to poison me?!" Hearing the voice, An Lingrong looked at Baojuan and shouted angrily.

Baojuan visibly shrank after hearing An Lingrong's angry rebuke, but still didn't dare to raise her head to answer, as if she was terrified...

"Concubine Yi! What are you doing? Look how scared this girl is. Baojuan, don't be afraid, just tell me, the Emperor will make the decision for you." The Queen spoke and looked at An Lingrong. Although her tone was reproachful, her face was still amiable.

An Lingrong looked at the high and mighty hypocritical queen, and then looked at the emperor. The queen had such two faces. The emperor had lived with her for so many years, could he really not tell what kind of person she was? !

"Your Majesty is so merciful. This morning, Concubine Yi summoned me to serve you and explained this matter to me. Of course I was unwilling to do so, but Concubine Yi threatened me with the lives of my family members, so I dared not disobey..." Baojuan sobbed softly after she finished speaking, and did not forget to kowtow to the emperor and the empress.

"What a joke! The entire Chengqian Palace knows that I haven't used you much for a long time. Besides, it was Juqing who helped me get out of bed this morning. When did I ever summon you to serve me!?" An Lingrong was so angry that she almost laughed. She couldn't find any feasible excuses.

"Empress Yi, you must have remembered it wrongly. This morning, you summoned me to serve you and asked me to do this. I was unwilling to do it, but I begged you for a long time, but you didn't agree. I had no choice but to take the risk." Baojuan answered calmly without a trace of panic on her face.

"If it's true as you said, then where did you get this oleander juice?" Before An Lingrong could speak, the Queen looked at Baojuan who was kneeling below and spoke.

"Replying to the Queen, this was given to me by the young lady. She wanted me to pour it all in, but I couldn't bear it, so I only poured a small half, and Concubine Rui was spared..."

As Baojuan spoke, she took out a small white porcelain bottle from her arms and presented it to the Queen. The Queen raised her hand, and Huichun stepped forward to take it and presented it to the Queen.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Yi is usually the most well-behaved. This happened today, and I am very sad. Although I don't believe that this was done by Concubine Yi, but today there are witnesses and material evidence. I am afraid that Concubine Yi will suffer some punishment. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

As the queen spoke, she presented the small white porcelain bottle to the emperor and looked at him with reluctance and conflict on her face.

"Your Majesty, are you going to convict me without even giving me a chance to defend myself?" An Lingrong looked at the Queen, her tone hinting with anger.

"How could that be? It's just that you and Baojuan have different opinions, and I'm afraid there will be no result for a while. More importantly, the emperor has been busy since the morning court, and he should have rested long ago! I am also afraid that this matter is biased, so I suggested retrial later." The queen looked at An Lingrong with a distressed look on her face.

Pretend! Pretend as much as you can!

An Lingrong looked at her face and thought to herself, "You acted so convincingly!"

"How does the Queen know that I don't have any other witnesses? Since she lied, there must be someone who is not lying and can refute her." An Lingrong's face was cold, but the corners of her lips curled up slightly in a smile.

The Queen was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this, but she calmed down and said:

"Oh? Really? Then please come here soon so that I can clear your name and save you from suffering..."

As the Queen spoke, she leaned back and looked at An Lingrong with a playful look on her face.

An Lingrong saw the queen's teasing expression and thought to herself: What? Are you not pretending anymore? You really have no patience...

Thinking of this, she looked at the queen again with a sarcastic smile on her face.

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