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Concubine Wang brought the Crown Princess to a side hall behind the Yikun Palace. The Crown Princess was a little confused when she entered.

"My Lady Consort, My Lady Princess, the people are already inside."

"All of you go out and stay outside and don't let anyone approach." Concubine Wang ordered.

"Yes."

After everyone left, the Crown Princess asked, "What's going on, Madam?"

"There is something I haven't told you before. Now that Agui has woken up, this matter must be resolved. So I called you here today to discuss with you how to deal with this matter."

The Crown Princess became more and more confused as she listened. "I am stupid and don't know what the Imperial Concubine is talking about."

Concubine Wang got straight to the point and said, "Do you remember the time when Agui had a sudden illness and almost suffocated?"

"Of course I remember. At that time, the maid heard that fever could only be cured by sweating, so she covered Agui with several quilts. She accidentally covered his head and almost killed him. Later, the maid..."

"In fact, there is another mastermind behind that incident. The little palace maid heard this method from Sun Ruoji, but I didn't dare to tell you at the time, and it was not easy to deal with Sun directly, so I concealed it for the time being."

"What, it's actually her? This vicious woman, she actually wants to kill Agui?" The Crown Princess was shocked. She never thought that this matter would be related to Sun Ruoji, who was sent in by her mother's family and she also recommended her to enter the palace.

"Don't be angry first. I think this matter is full of loopholes. And if you think about it carefully, Sun Ruoji entered the palace for Agui. If anything happened to Agui, all her previous plans would be in vain. Why would she harm Agui?" Concubine Wang calmly helped her analyze.

"What does your Majesty mean?" The Crown Princess came back to her senses and thought about it. She also felt that Sun would not do such a stupid thing.

"I'm afraid there's someone else behind this. Just imagine, if something happens to Agui, who will benefit?"

"This time range is very wide and it is difficult to determine at the moment."

"I think so too. The prince's brothers and other grandchildren are all possible, so I asked someone to invite Sun over. We will interrogate her first. It would be best if Sun could reveal the person behind the scenes."

"Everything is up to the Majesty's arrangement."

"Then follow me to meet this Sun."

The two men came in front of Sun, who knelt on the ground without saying a word.

"Sun, do you admit your guilt?" asked Concubine Wang, who was sitting at the top.

Sun Ruoji raised his head and stared at the two people in front of him. "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine and the Crown Princess. I was confused by what the Imperial Concubine said. I have never left the Yikun Palace. How could I be blamed?"

"You still don't admit it?" The Crown Princess said angrily.

"Don't worry, Crown Princess. I, the Sun family, want to ask you, but you said that day that people with fever need to sweat in order to reduce the fever."

Sun Ruoji recalled and it turned out to be this: "I did know this method accidentally before, but I absolutely have no intention of harming His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Sun Ruoji had heard that a palace maid almost killed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and this had nothing to do with her.

Concubine Wang coaxed her, "I know that you are sincere to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and you are also worried about him, but that little maid insisted that everything she did was instructed by you. Tell me, how should I and the Crown Princess deal with this matter? Should we believe you or would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go? Hmm?"

"Your Highness, I have been wronged. What good will it do me if something happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? This is clearly a frame-up." Upon hearing this, Sun Ruoji kowtowed repeatedly, over and over again, and his forehead immediately swelled up.

Concubine Wang comforted her, "I also believe that you are a good child, so tell me and the Crown Princess, who told you this method?"

"This method was taught to me by a doctor when I had a fever as a child. I really don't know why..."

"Is there really no one behind you?"

"Your Majesty, please be wise. I really had no idea about this." Sun Ruoji continued to plead his innocence and kowtow over and over again, but soon passed out.

After seeing this, Concubine Wang and the Crown Princess understood that they would not be able to get anything out of him today, so they could only lock the man up here first and make plans later.

"Madam, do you believe that Sun is innocent?"

"This Sun is getting more and more confusing. Logically speaking, if she was really instructed by someone, it would be in her best interest to reveal the person behind the scenes. Otherwise, she would be accused of murdering the Crown Prince, which would be a heinous crime that would wipe out the entire family. But it doesn't make sense for her to harm Agui. We only have the confession of the little palace maid and no other evidence. There is no conclusive evidence as to whether the two had met or talked."

"What should we do then?" The Crown Princess was also in a dilemma for a moment.

"There is another possibility. Sun was used by someone, and he didn't even know it."

"This is indeed the only possible explanation."

"But even if she was used by someone, Sun can't stay in the palace. If it happens once, there will be a second time. If it happens again next time..."

"Your concerns are reasonable. Find a reason to send Sun away."