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Eunuch Gu looked at the genius doctor Yunya who was treating Mudan and couldn't help but ask, "Master Si Yan, should we start the trial now? Or should we wait until Mudan wakes up?"

"Let's try him now." Si Yan said.

Not to mention that the genius doctor Yunya could save this palace maid, even if she died, she could still be interrogated.

After this incident, the palace was in chaos, and Imperial Physician He was responsible for detoxifying the Imperial Concubine.

Si Yan, as a first-rank female official, publicly tried the case in the Imperial Noble Concubine's palace.

All the maids in the Imperial Concubine's Palace gathered together and knelt in front of Si Yan. People from other palaces also came to inquire about the news.

Wu Wan'er heard people in the palace talking and came over to watch the fun.

Several palace maids whispered, "The Imperial Concubine was poisoned. They said it was the Empress who ordered it. The Empress was so angry that she almost died..."

"Lord Si Yan is holding an open trial for this case and has announced a generous reward for anyone who provides relevant clues and evidence."

The palace maids and eunuchs were arranged in three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounding the imperial concubine's palace so tightly that no one could get in or out.

Si Yan glanced at the dozen or so palace servants kneeling on the ground and spoke solemnly, "All of you have just arrived at the Imperial Concubine's palace a few days ago and are serving the Imperial Concubine personally. Now tell us who has had what contact with Mudan in the past few days, and when did they have any contact? The more detailed the better."

The palace maids all lowered their heads. After hearing Si Yan's words, they recalled what had happened in the past few days.

A senior palace maid kneeling in front spoke first: "Master Si Yan, ever since we came to serve the Imperial Concubine, Jin Mei and Mu Dan have lived together. If we want to know what Mu Dan has done, Jin Mei should know better."

"Who is Jin Mei?" Si Yan asked.

"It's me, Master Si Yan." A pretty palace maid knelt straight, "Your Excellency, Mudan has been cleaning the palace with me for the past few days, and serving the Imperial Concubine. She wakes up with me in the morning and sleeps with me at night. I only remember her leaving her room for an hour the night before last."

"Did she say what she was going to do?"

Jin Mei bit her lip and lowered her voice, "She said the Empress had summoned her for something. I was very confused at that time. Why did the Empress summon her so late at night?"

"When did it happen the night before yesterday?" Si Yan continued to ask.

"She left around a quarter past midnight and didn't return until almost midnight."

"Did she tell me what the Queen wanted to see her about?"

Jin Mei said solemnly: "I asked her, and she only said that it was the Empress who asked about the Imperial Concubine's news. I don't know if that's the case."

Suddenly, a goose yellow figure appeared in front of Si Yan.

"My lord, the day before yesterday at midnight, I was feeling depressed and wandered around the palace. I saw the poisoned palace maid, Mudan, heading to the back garden. I was curious about what she was doing, so I followed her. As it turned out, she was burning paper money in a rockery in the back garden..."

Si Yan looked up and saw that the person speaking in front of him was Wu Wan'er.

Wu Wan'er was wearing a yellow and white dress, with a graceful figure, sparkling gold and gem jewelry on her head, and a pair of curious big eyes blinking.

Si Yan nodded and looked at the others: "Does anyone know when Mudan goes out at other times?"

All the palace maids shook their heads. The senior palace maid kneeling in front said, "Your Excellency, we are not allowed to leave the palace during the day. We are all together. Only at night when the Empress is resting do we return to our rooms. Jin Mei knows best what Mudan has done."

Jin Mei continued, "Sir, Mudan only went out the night before yesterday. The rest of the time, I was with her."

Si Yan could see from the attitudes of these palace maids that they were actually on the Queen's side.

The Queen was not unprepared, and she had arranged many of her own people. However, she did not expect that among the dozen or so palace maids who were rearranged for the Imperial Noble Consort, there were still some of the Imperial Noble Consort's people.

At this moment, Prince Xin and Prince Chen, who learned that the imperial concubine had been poisoned, hurried over.

Si Yan acted as if he hadn't noticed them. "So, Mudan never went to the Queen's place, let alone had any contact with anyone from the Queen's side. So, it's impossible for the Queen to instruct Mudan to poison the Imperial Concubine."

Prince Xin retorted sharply, "Lord Si Yan, is it possible that the Queen had already instructed Mudan to poison the Imperial Concubine, rather than waiting until Mudan arrived at the Imperial Concubine's place?"

Prince Xin, dressed in a purple brocade robe, walked towards Si Yan, his fists clenched and veins bulging on his forehead.

Prince Xin no longer had his usual gentleness and composure. The poisoning of the Imperial Concubine made him as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and an angry expression was written all over his face.

"Of course it's possible." Si Yan bowed perfunctorily to Prince Xin and Prince Chen, and said calmly, "If Prince Xin is interested, he can sit in here and listen."

Prince Xin said in an aggressive tone, "Since this matter concerns someone poisoning my mother, I must be here to listen."

Si Yan looked at the two steady and senior maids who were kneeling on the ground among the dozen or so palace maids and said, "When you first came to the Imperial Concubine's Palace, did the Internal Affairs Department check the belongings on you?"

A senior palace maid spoke calmly, "Master Si Yan, the Empress has ordered several maids from the Imperial Household Department to search us. We didn't bring anything with us except a few pieces of underwear. Our clothes have been carefully inspected by the Imperial Household Department, so it's impossible for us to have anything hidden with us."

Hu Wen, a eunuch under Eunuch Gu, could not help but speak up: "I know about this matter. These palace maids all went to the Imperial Concubine's Palace in a clean manner."

Si Yan remained calm. "If that's the case, then the poison hidden in Mudan's room wasn't brought in on New Year's Eve. So, either the poison had already been in the room, or Mudan had to find another time to get it. Prince Xin, is that the case?"

"Well, yes." Prince Xin Qi Mingzhe snorted coldly.

Si Yan continued, "If the poison had been placed in the room for a long time, then it must have been put there by the person who used to serve the Imperial Concubine. Why was there poison in the Imperial Concubine's palace, and who was it intended to poison? These are all suspicious points. Moreover, how could Mudan, a newcomer to the Imperial Concubine's palace, know that there was poison under the bed..."

When Prince Xin heard Si Yan say that there was poison hidden in the imperial concubine's palace, his scalp suddenly went numb.

Prince Xin swore, "There's no way this poison could have been in the Imperial Concubine's palace. It must have been this maid Mudan who found an opportunity to get it from the Empress's men."

Si Yan took over Prince Xin's words and said, "Since she wants to find an opportunity to find the Queen's people to get the poison, then she has to stay away from everyone, right?"

"Of course." Prince Xin said coldly.

Si Yan raised his eyes and looked at Prince Xin: "Then the problem arises again. Mudan only went out at midnight the day before yesterday, but at midnight the day before yesterday, Wu Wan'er saw her going to the back garden to burn paper..."

Wu Wan'er quickly said, "Not only did I see her burning paper in the back garden, I also heard her say that her life was miserable and she was going to heaven..."

Si Yan gave an order: "Come here, follow Wu Wan'er to the back garden to see if there is a place to burn paper."

"It's inside a rockery in the woods." Wu Wan'er said excitedly, "Come on, I'll take you there."