You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

Who would have thought that before she could recover from the shock, Zhu Yunhao suddenly pushed Doctor Wang away and screamed:

"Come here, the poisoning issue concerns the safety of the Queen Mother and the Empress, investigate this matter immediately!

Especially the imperial kitchen, we must thoroughly investigate! Once anyone suspicious is found, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Zhou Heng had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he heard Zhu Yunhao give the death order, he immediately came in to receive the order.

Watching Zhou Heng walk out of Qian'an Palace, Du Qingwan subconsciously curled the corners of her lips and let out a smile with ambiguous meaning.

His cold eyes fell on Du Zhirou quietly, and he looked at her with disdain and said nonchalantly:

"Sister, now that the truth is out, you don't have to worry about me. Look how nervous you are."

While speaking, Du Qingwan gently patted Du Zhirou's shoulder with a smile.

Du Zhirou was so frightened that she was trembling with fear and almost couldn't help but quarrel with Du Qingwan.

Because Zhu Yunhao was present, she took a deep breath and managed to hold it.

"Sister, what are you talking about? It's only natural for a younger sister to care about her.

After all, we are sisters and serve the emperor together!

Sister, do you think this is true? "

The plan was about to be exposed, and if things went wrong, the whole family might be executed. Du Zhirou endured it again and again, fearing that the truth would be revealed.

She deliberately kept smiling, trying to retain a bit of her dignity, but in fact she was filled with hatred.

Du Qingwan ignored her and walked straight to Zhu Yunhao, gently took his arm and smiled.

"Your Majesty, I have been frightened recently. How about you come to my Renshou Palace to sleep at night?"

What shocked Zhu Yunhao completely was that Du Qingwan actually took the initiative to invite him to sleep in Renshou Palace for the first time.

"Ah? Is that so? Very good, very good! It's rare that the Queen has such a refined taste, so I will obey you tonight. Haha..."

Zhu Yunhao's brows were beaming with joy, his eyes were shining, and he was full of lust.

Du Zhirou was so angry that she fumed. She snorted coldly and left angrily.

Du Qingwan smiled coldly, said goodbye politely, and soon left Qian'an Palace.

Yan'an Temple

"What? The Emperor actually had someone poison the Queen?

Is it the same poison you gave me?"

As soon as Nanny Tian told Empress Dowager Qiao that Du Qingwan's chicken soup was poisoned, Empress Dowager Qiao immediately became upset.

She walked with a crutch, staggered to her feet, and her sunken eyes were immediately filled with suspicion.

Until now, Queen Mother Qiao couldn't believe that Zhu Yunhao would actually poison the chicken soup with the intention of completely getting rid of Du Qingwan.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I just heard from a few young doctors in the Imperial Hospital.

But it is not clear at present whether it was the emperor who ordered the queen to be poisoned.

However, I heard that Doctor Wang personally went to test the chicken soup and said it was poisoned by oleander."

Nanny Tian carefully supported Empress Dowager Qiao. Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, so Empress Dowager Qiao could hear it clearly.

Queen Mother Qiao did not speak immediately, but pondered for a moment, as if she was thinking about something important.

"So, the poison I was poisoned with was not ordered by the emperor."

After a moment's silence, Queen Mother Qiao suddenly blurted out this sentence.

Nanny Tian was stunned for a moment, and looked at her in confusion:

"What do you mean? Both times, it was oleander poison. How could it be such a coincidence?"

"There is no coincidence in the world! Could the emperor be so stupid?

First he poisoned Ai Jia, and then he did the same to the Queen. Isn't he afraid that the people of Daye would say he was murderous and unjust?"

As soon as Nanny Tian finished speaking, Empress Dowager Qiao spoke quickly.

Her eyes were extremely sharp, and the corners of her lips curled up involuntarily, as if she had seen through something mysterious.

Seeing this, Nanny Tian became even more confused and at a loss.

Queen Mother Qiao sat down gently and picked up a cup of tea.

The cold expression on his face gradually faded, and a hint of warmth could be vaguely seen in his faint smile. He then spoke:

"Madam Tian, ​​you have been with me for decades. I am sure you know some of my thoughts without me telling you.

How about this, you send someone to secretly watch the emperor, and remember not to let him ruin our plan."

While talking, Queen Mother Qiao also finished a cup of tea.

I don't know if it was because the tea was so refreshing, or because Empress Dowager Qiao suddenly became more open-minded, but at this moment, there was a joy between her brows that no one could understand.

"I have been competing with the emperor for these years, and I am really tired.

If the Queen can really be of use to me, I can worry less."

Nanny Tian was still thinking carefully about what Empress Dowager Qiao had said when she suddenly looked at her and spoke with a smile.

I have to say that Queen Mother Qiao is indeed very insightful and always thinks of things that others cannot figure out.

"Then let me go and find out the truth. Let's see who is behind this and deliberately making you and the emperor turn against each other?"

Nanny Tian leaned over to pour Empress Dowager Qiao a cup of tea and looked at her with a smile, as if she already had some idea in her mind.

"Go ahead, make sure you check it out more clearly this time."

After taking a sip of tea, Empress Dowager Qiao hummed softly and waved her hand to signal Nanny Tian to leave.

Nanny Tian responded "yes" and quickly turned around and left Ren'an Palace.

"Lian'er, come closer. I have something to tell you."

After Nanny Tian left, Empress Dowager Qiao looked at Lian'er who was waiting on the side and spoke with a smile.

"Empress Dowager, Lian'er is here, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Lian'er did not dare to hesitate and immediately walked to the side of Empress Dowager Qiao.

It is said that Lian'er was once Zhu Yunhao's personal maid.

In order to monitor Queen Mother Qiao, Zhu Yunhao specially sent her to Ren'an Palace.

Empress Dowager Qiao was not unaware of this.

She just didn't want to make things difficult for Zhu Yunhao.

Therefore, she never made things difficult for Lian'er over the years.

"Lian'er, you and I have been together for two years, right? Has the emperor caused you any trouble recently?"

What made Lian'er extremely terrified was that Empress Dowager Qiao did not chat with her about family matters as usual, but mentioned Zhu Yunhao straight away.

Lian'er's purpose in staying in Ren'an Palace was not pure. Although she did not intend to poison Queen Mother Qiao, her main task was to monitor her actions and report to Zhu Yunhao in a timely manner.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Qiao suddenly mentioned Zhu Yunhao, and Lian'er, who was already feeling a little guilty, immediately became flustered.

"No...no. Empress Dowager, I am a maid in your palace and have never had any contact with the emperor. Please don't misunderstand..."

Lian'er's parents had once received favors from Eunuch Liu and knew their mission well, so they naturally did not dare to betray Zhu Yunhao.

Although she was frightened by Queen Mother Qiao's test, she had already expected this day to come, so she couldn't help being a little nervous.

But Empress Dowager Qiao was not as suspicious as Lian'er imagined. She would not execute her immediately if she thought there was something wrong with her.

Queen Mother Qiao staggered to her feet with the help of a cane, patted Lian'er's shoulder, and said with a smile:

"Lian'er, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself.

I know that you are from Qian'an Palace and the emperor sent you to monitor me.

Because of your loyalty to me, I won’t bother with you about those little things…”

Queen Mother Qiao never frowned from beginning to end, but Lian'er was so panicked that she didn't know what to do. She knelt down and begged for mercy.