It was no secret that the Queen Mother had an old illness, but no one knew exactly what she was allergic to.

The Queen Mother is very close to Lady Pingyang and Princess Ning'an. Princess Ning'an Nan Shuning must be aware of these things.

Then, Lin Yushu, who is good friends with Nan Shuning, becomes very suspicious as the only beneficiary of this incident.

Emperor Ming did not say anything, but his gaze towards Lin Yushu became complicated again.

Pingyang *** didn't believe it at all, but what the people around him said made some sense.

Nan Shuning's face turned red with anxiety and she knelt down quickly.

"Your Majesty, Shu Ning has never mentioned the Queen Mother's old illness to Miss Lin. Shu Ning would rather swear a poisonous oath..."

As she spoke, Nan Shuning stretched out three fingers and pointed them toward the sky, but before she could utter the oath, Emperor Ming waved his hand impatiently.

"That's enough. I'll leave this matter to the Prince of Jin to handle. Unless I ask you, please keep quiet."

Nan Shuning stood up with a red face, returned to Lin Yushu, and gave her a look that showed her firm belief in her.

Hu Ruzhen, who was kneeling beside her, couldn't help feeling proud in her heart. Lin Yushu was dead this time!

Originally, she was jealous that Lin Yushu could cure the empress dowager's acute illness, but now it seems that this action is simply Lin Yushu's death warrant!

Hu Ruzhen was not worried about being suspected. Not to mention that her background was much higher than Lin Yushu's, as for her motives, Hu Ruzhen had no motive to harm the empress dowager.

Since Hu Ruzhen had poor eyesight since childhood, she could not tell the difference between humans and animals when they were more than ten meters away.

Before the Queen Mother fell ill, Hu Ruzhen had been staring at Lin Yushu and did not see Lin Yushu's cloak clearly.

But when the Queen Mother fell ill, Hu Ruzhen took the opportunity to move closer and noticed that Lin Yushu was indeed wearing the cloak, but the cloak did not have the fur at that time.

I didn’t expect Lin Yushu to be so clever. I wonder where she threw Fengmao away…

If we can find it, it will be irrefutable evidence!

Moreover, Hu Ruzhen was certain that the reason she was suspected was the same as Lin Yushu's.

She had her maid bring the shawl with the wind hair over. She touched it at that time and it must be the cat hair left on her body at that time.

Hu Ruzhen regretted it very much. If she had known it earlier, she would not have touched him, which ended up in trouble.

But it doesn't matter. Now everyone believes that it was Lin Yushu who directed and acted in this farce. She wanted to use the Queen Mother's emergency illness to elevate her own status. She is simply courting death.

Hu Ruzhen was already imagining in her mind the scene of Lin Yushu being caned in public.

Humph, wait until then and see how she seduces Nan Rongjing!

Lin Yushu just didn't know and had no more words to say.

Hu Ruzhen couldn't help but sneer.

"The Queen Mother's emergency is so serious, I'm afraid Miss Lin can't just brush it off by saying she didn't know. I'm afraid that what happened today was a trick used by someone who wanted to curry favor with the rich and powerful!"

As soon as Hu Ruzhen finished speaking, everyone looked at Lin Yushu with eyes full of contempt and disgust.

Even the ladies standing beside her took half a step back, trying to keep some distance from her.

Now, only Nan Shuning is still with Lin Yushu, and she is not shaken at all.

Concubine Hu felt sorry for her niece and quickly agreed.

"In that case, I think we should bring Lin Yushu to the Yulin Guard Station and have a thorough interrogation."

When Nan Rongjing heard this, a trace of blood flashed in his eyes.

"Why? Concubine Hu wants to try the case for me?"

Concubine Hu choked and turned her head away angrily.

Hu Ruzhen felt a little disappointed. Nan Rongjing was so partial to Lin Yushu in public!

"Your Highness has always been fair and honest. Is he going to favor Lin Yushu this time?"

Nan Rongjing raised his eyelids impatiently, and his sharp gaze cut across Hu Ruzhen's cheek like a knife, scaring Hu Ruzhen so much that she shivered.

"Biased? It seems that County Lady Huizhen has forgotten that you are also one of the suspects."

Hu Ruzhen chuckled and held her head high proudly.

"When the Queen Mother had an emergency, I was too anxious and went to the front to see, and ended up bumping into Miss Lin. I guess the cat hair on my body got stuck at that time."

After Hu Ruzhen finished speaking, the female guard who pointed her out looked puzzled.

Nan Rongjing pointed at her and said, "You pointed at County Lady Huizhen, but because she also had cat hair on her body?"

The female imperial guard bowed and replied, "Your Highness, there is no cat hair on Princess Huizhen's body."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"Without cat hair, how can you identify County Lady Huizhen?"

Concubine Hu's voice immediately rose an octave, trying to use her status as a concubine to warn the female Yulin guards not to talk nonsense.

"I found this in the brocade belt of County Lady Huizhen."

The female Yulin guard was neither humble nor arrogant, and slowly opened her clenched fists.

Everyone stared at her hand. When she opened her palm, there was a tiny ball of hair inside.

Only the size of a baby's fist.

"what is this?"

Hu Ruzhen was horrified, she could tell that this was the wind hair she had put on Lin Yushu's cloak, but how did it become such a small ball?

Besides, how could it appear to her?

"This was found on County Lady Huizhen. Why don't you tell us what it is, but ask us instead?"

The color on Hu Ruzhen's face gradually faded and she shook her head in fear.

"No, no, it's not mine. I've never seen it."

Nan Rongjing picked up a ball of fur and compared it with the cat fur on Lin Yushu's cloak.

"Sure enough."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes towards Hu Ruzhen changed immediately, even Emperor Ming stared at her coldly.

There were only a few cat hairs on Lin Yushu's body, but there was a ball of cat hair on Hu Ruzhen's body!

"I wonder what the purpose of County Lady Huizhen bringing a ball of cat hair to the palace banquet is?"

Hearing Nan Rongjing's cold question, Hu Ruzhen suddenly became flustered.

"I said, this is not mine. Someone must have put it on me on purpose."

Hu Ruzhen seemed to have thought of something, as if she had found a life-saving straw. She turned to look at Lin Yushu and pointed at her viciously.

"It's you. You must have framed me!"

Hu Ruzhen knelt down and crawled to Nan Rongjing's feet, looked up at him and Emperor Ming, and burst into tears.

"The cat hair on Lin Yushu must have been left when she put the hairball on me. It must be her, not me, not me!"

Nan Rongjing kicked Hu Ruzhen aside rudely.

"I wonder if County Lady Huizhen has any evidence to prove her words?"

Hu Ruzhen's tears were choked. Yes, she had no evidence, but this must be the fact.

Because she clearly put the cat hair on Lin Yushu's cloak!

But she couldn't say...

"I, I have no reason to bring Mao Mao into the palace. I have always been filial to the Queen Mother. How could I harm her?"

Lin Yushu's lips curled up slightly. Hu Ruzhen was not that stupid since she could find an excuse in such a situation.

Lin Yushu whispered a few words into Nan Shuning's ear.

Nan Shuning suddenly stood up and pointed at Hu Ruzhen and spoke harshly.

“Others have forgotten, but I haven’t.”

"A year ago, Concubine Hu asked for you to be given the title of Princess instead of County Princess. But the Queen Mother said at the time that you were not of royal blood and had no merits or honors, so it was not appropriate to give you a high reward."

"Your Majesty listened to the Queen Mother and only gave you the title of County Princess. I have heard you complain about this more than once afterwards!"

Nan Shuning's usually gentle eyes suddenly became sharp.

"So, you have been holding a grudge against the Queen Mother for a long time!"

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