Concubine Yi saw that the topic had deviated from the topic, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, my taste has changed recently. I especially like the cakes from the Crown Princess Snack Street. They melt in your mouth and leave you with an endless aftertaste."

"What cakes are more delicious than those in the imperial palace's kitchen? I want to try them too."

Concubine Yi looked at the nanny beside her, and many palace maids came over with cakes, one for each person. The girls looked at the cakes in front of them and loved them very much.

I have also been to the Taizifei Snack Street and found the snacks there are indeed unique and delicious, making people linger.

The emperor picked up a piece of cake and tasted it. It was indeed delicious. He turned to look at Concubine Yi and smiled with satisfaction.

"The pastries are really good, and my dear, the taste is unique."

"But where is the Crown Princess Snack Street? I have never heard of it."

"Reporting to the Emperor, when my daughter-in-law was about to marry into Zheng State, she sent someone to open a snack street. The snack street is in the alleys of the back street of Xinzheng, and there are all kinds of delicious food."

"I'll go see what the Crown Princess's snack street looks like when I have time to see how such delicious pastries can be made."

"Then my daughter-in-law will take my father to visit the snack street."

"Very good."

Concubine Li looked at the pastries in Concubine Yi's hand and felt extremely anxious. Why wasn't she eating them yet?

When Concubine Yi was about to eat the cake, she suddenly heard someone shouting, "The cake is poisonous."

The father-in-law shouted: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor..."

The eunuch's sharp voice pierced the tranquility of the palace.

His shouts echoed in the air, causing panic and commotion.

The other girls were so frightened by the screams that they dropped their cakes and trembled in fear.

Upon hearing this, Han Li, the commander of the Imperial Guards, rushed over like an arrow, his eyes sharp as an eagle, his body agile as a dragon, and his heavy armor flashing a cold light.

His appearance seemed to bring a glimmer of hope and peace of mind to everyone, and the tense atmosphere in the court once reached its highest point.

Han Li looked solemn, and quickly glanced around, his eyes falling on the suspicious cake. He walked forward quickly, carefully observing the cake, frowning, as if he could smell danger from it.

"Protect the Emperor!"

At Han Li's command, the royal guards quickly acted, forming a solid line of defense and protecting the emperor closely behind them.

Han Li personally stepped forward, carefully picked up the cake, put it close to his nose and sniffed it, then tested it with a silver needle, which instantly turned black.

“This cake is indeed poisonous!”

Han Li's voice was full of dignity and determination. "Search the palace immediately and find the person who poisoned me!"

His eyes flashed with determination, as if he would not miss any clues.

The palace suddenly fell into a tense and busy atmosphere. The royal guards searched everywhere for anyone who had come into contact with the pastries, and interrogated them one by one, not letting anyone go.

He also ordered people to go to the cake shop in the snack street and capture the person for interrogation.

Han Li stood beside the emperor, watching everything around him vigilantly and guarding the safety of the palace.

The emperor was furious. "Who is so bold as to poison the cakes?"

He looked at everyone with sharp eyes, revealing a fierce look.

Xi Lingxue was busy saving people at this time. Seeing the girl fall to the ground with foam at the mouth and twitching, she quickly came to her and half-knelt in front of her to feel her pulse. She hurriedly pressed her acupoints to prevent the poison from entering her internal organs, and quickly took out an antidote pill from the space and gave it to the girl to take. After taking the antidote, the girl stopped struggling.

Soon, a palace maid was brought to the emperor by the imperial guards. She fell to her knees on the ground and looked at him tremblingly.

The emperor looked at him sternly and shouted angrily: "Tell me, who ordered you to poison, and who did you poison?"

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to do something. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked at her sharply and angrily said, "Who ordered you to do this? Tell me the truth, or I will never tolerate it!"

The maid pointed to Xi Lingxue's position with trepidation, and stammered, "It's...it's the Crown Princess who wants to harm Concubine Yi. She threatened me that if I don't poison her, she will kill my whole family."

Everyone looked at Xi Lingxue suddenly. Only then did Xi Lingxue realize that the highlight of the day was here, and what just happened was just an appetizer.

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