The concubine is extremely cautious

"You can keep it for yourself. I'm not hungry." Concubine Zhuang declined casually, "I have something else to do. If you have nothing else to do, go back and read."

The eldest princess' eyes were red. "Try it. You also praised Suxue for being delicious. You will definitely like the mooncakes made by Lady Ying."

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess's gift is from the heart..." Nanny Ping chimed in, her eyes full of earnestness.

Concubine Zhuang was very upset when she saw that both the master and the servant were about to cry.

She casually took a mooncake from the gift box, put it on the fruit plate on the table, and said, "Madame Ping, take the princess downstairs."

Finally, she took a piece of mooncake, and there was a hint of joy in the eldest princess' eyes.

"I'll take my leave. I'll go back and study hard!"

Because when Concubine Zhuang didn't want to see her, she sent her away by telling her to go back and read.

So the eldest princess has been studying very hard, hoping to make Concubine Zhuang happy.

After the master and servant left.

A long time passed.

The shadow play has sung two parts...

Concubine Zhuang seemed to casually pick up the mooncake on the table and took a bite. Hmm, it was really good.

……

In Qionghua Garden.

"Master, a strange thing happened in Jinguizhai today." Zhusha reported the incident.

This is what happened at the gate, and many concubines and palace servants passing by saw this scene.

"Miss Ying sent a box of mooncakes to the princess? Tsk, this is an opportunity." Xue Jinyan's eyes flashed:

"It seems that there is a Xue family stalker around the eldest princess?"

"Yes. At the beginning, the Queen Mother was worried about Concubine Zhuang, so she secretly placed people to look after the eldest princess' safety." Zhusha reported.

Xue Jinyan smiled, "On the surface, this person is actually Concubine Shu who was transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She's quite good. Let her do something..."

Xue Jinyan gave some instructions.

Zhu Sha was stunned, "But the Queen Mother..."

"If my aunt really cared about her life or death, she would not have watched me burn down Linlang Palace. The people my aunt left behind were to lay the groundwork for Concubine Zhuang, not to really protect her." Xue Jinyan understood it at a glance.

It is said that he was secretly sent by the Xue family to protect the eldest princess.

but……

Does Queen Mother Xue really care about the life or death of a princess?

This move was obviously reserved for Concubine Zhuang. It was only because Concubine Zhuang was not a threat that Empress Dowager Xue did not take action.

If Concubine Zhuang was as troublesome as Ning Wanyin, Empress Dowager Xue would have had Dingzi poison the princess and put the blame on Concubine Zhuang, and have her executed.

Zhu Sha suddenly realized, "I will arrange it right away."

……

Linlang Palace.

As soon as Concubine Zhuang finished eating mooncakes, Nanny Ping came rushing over, "Master, something bad has happened! Something has happened to the princess!"

"What's the matter?" Concubine Zhuang frowned impatiently.

"The princess suddenly fainted and had a fever all over her body..." Nanny Ping was terrified.

Concubine Zhuang's face darkened, "Why don't you call the imperial physician quickly!"

Soon, the imperial physician rushed over.

Helian Qi also arrived at Linlang Palace upon hearing the news.

When the concubines in the palace heard about this, since the emperor had already gone, how could they not rush over to express their concern?

Then, everyone rushed to Linlang Palace.

Several imperial doctors hurriedly induced vomiting in the princess.

Judge Zhao knelt before the emperor and reported, "The eldest princess has been poisoned. If she can be induced to vomit as soon as possible, she may still be saved..."

"What do you mean by possible?" Helian Qi's face was as gloomy as water.

Judge Zhao said tremblingly, "The poison the princess was poisoned with is extremely strong. I dare not make a conclusion..."

The palace suddenly became quiet.

Concubine Zhuang's face was pale and her fists were clenched tightly in her sleeves.

Concubine Shu was also surprised by this scene, and she immediately attacked Concubine Zhuang:

"Empress Zhuang, I heard that you ignored the eldest princess, which is fine. But I didn't expect that the princess would be poisoned... How did you take care of the princess?"

Concubine Zhuang rarely had the heart to argue with her and looked a little dazed.

"No matter what the possibilities are, I want you to rescue the princess!" Helian Qi ordered coldly with a gloomy face.

The imperial doctors were so worried that they tried every possible way to induce vomiting in the princess.

Fortunately...

After a thrilling rescue, the princess's life was saved.

"Your Majesty, thanks to your blessing, the eldest princess is out of danger. However, her body is very weak and her stomach is damaged. She needs long-term care." Judge Zhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and reported.

Helian Qi's expression eased slightly, but the coldness in his eyes increased instead of decreasing. "Check! How did the princess get poisoned?"

After some inquiry, it was found that the princess only ate mooncakes today.

And a highly poisonous substance was found in the mooncake residue vomited by the princess.

"How could this happen? I also ate the mooncakes..." Concubine Zhuang was puzzled.

Helian Qi immediately said, "Imperial Physician, check Concubine Zhuang's pulse!"

Judge Zhao quickly felt Concubine Zhuang's pulse and said, "Concubine Zhuang is in good health and shows no signs of poisoning."

"It seems that not every mooncake is poisonous." Concubine Shu suddenly realized and looked at Wei Yingya:

"Lady Ying, why did you want to murder the princess?"

Wei Yingya turned pale with fear, "I...I didn't..."

"The evidence is conclusive, yet you still want to quibble. Why don't you explain clearly that you and Concubine Zhuang have never had any grudges against each other, but were you instructed by someone?" It was obvious that Concubine Shu wanted to drag Ning Wanyin into the water.

"My mooncakes have been checked by the imperial physician and are not poisonous!" Wei Yingya hurriedly clarified.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.

Madam Ping had almost fainted from anxiety just now, but now she has recovered and said:

"Your Majesty, this mooncake has indeed been inspected by the imperial physician..."

Nanny Ping told her about Lianrui bringing her granddaughter to the doctor.

Helian Qi immediately ordered someone to summon his granddaughter to check with the doctor and confirmed that it was correct.

When Xue Jinyan saw this scene, her heart sank.

I didn't expect that they actually asked the imperial physician to check on them halfway...

It's a pity that such a good nail was wasted in this round.

"Since the mooncakes are fine, then why is there something poisonous in the mooncake residue in the princess' stomach?" Lady Shi looked at Wei Yingya questioningly:

"This has to be related to Miss Ying!"

Ning Wanyin, who had been watching and thinking quietly, suddenly spoke out:

"Did the princess drink any water?"

Aunt Ping responded, "Yes, yes, I drank two cups of tea!"

"Please check the tea." Ning Wanyin reminded.

Everyone realized at this time that the mooncake residue was poisonous, and it might not be from the mooncake itself, but it might be from the water that people drank, mixed with the mooncake.

The prison officer immediately went to check the tea, but found that the pot of tea that the princess had drunk had been replaced with a new one.

The tea set was also cleaned.

The palace maid who was in charge of cleaning the tea sets was brought up.

"Why did you change the tea? Clean the tea set?" Helian Qi asked.

The maid stuttered, "I...I saw that the tea was cold, so I changed the pot. I saw that the teacup was dirty, so I cleaned it..."

This is obviously a sophistry after eliminating the evidence.

"Drag him away and send him to the prison department." Helian Qi said coldly.

The maid looked pale.

She was not afraid of death, but was afraid of the punishment from the prison.

As a nail, naturally one has the loyalty to die for the master.

Seeing the two eunuchs coming to catch her, the palace maid turned around and slammed her head against the wall, dying on the spot with a bleeding head.

"Your Majesty, she is dead..." Wang Degui sniffed and said hurriedly.

Helian Qi's face was gloomy. "Send a message to the Criminal Justice Department to investigate the person behind her."

The palace maid was hit to death, so the clues to the person behind it were naturally cut off.

Even if the emperor ordered an investigation, nothing would be found.

Today's incident of the princess being poisoned obviously has to be left unresolved.

Many concubines looked surprised, wondering who had poisoned them...

No one expected that at this moment——

Concubine Zhuang suddenly rushed to Concubine Shu in three or two steps, kicked her in the chest, and knocked her to the ground on the spot.