Just then, His Majesty the Emperor walked in with great strides, having just finished his work in the Imperial Study.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was very solemn, the emperor became even more irritated when he heard his beloved concubine's words as soon as he came in.

Princess Kang didn't expect that His Majesty would hear what she said at this critical moment. She was so scared that she was shaking all over. She felt extremely regretful that she had believed that person's words and was going to embarrass the people in Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion today.

"Your Majesty, it was my fault. I spoke carelessly and displeased the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

The Emperor didn't even glance at her as she knelt down to pay her respects. He walked over to the Empress Dowager and said with concern, "Don't be angry, Mother. Today is your birthday banquet. If anyone displeases you, just have them thrown out."

"Someone is coming."

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, what's wrong with you? Don't scare the Third Princess!"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, he heard Princess Changning's frightened voice.

When Concubine Yi heard Princess Changning's voice, she hurried over and took the blushing Sixth Princess from Princess Changning.

"Xuanxuan, Xuanxuan, what's wrong with you?" She looked at Princess Changning anxiously, "Third Princess, what's wrong with Xuanxuan?"

Princess Changning shook her head in panic, "I don't know either. Xiaoliu was fine just now."

Ye Qingyu also hurried over.

The Sixth Princess hummed in a daze, her little face as red as if dripping blood.

Ye Qingyu frowned slightly, "Not long ago, the Sixth Princess accidentally drank some fruit wine."

Concubine Yi frowned, "Is she drunk? This child, how can she be so greedy at such a young age?"

Concubine Yi knew her daughter well. She was very curious and greedy. She must have seen everyone drinking fruit wine, so she greedily drank other people's fruit wine.

Ye Qingyu didn't expect Concubine Yi to have such an expression. She was slightly startled and said, "Your Highness, it was all my negligence that allowed the Sixth Princess to drink the fruit wine in my cup."

Ye Qingyu paused, frowning, "But, from what I see, the Sixth Princess doesn't look like she's drunk."

The commotion they were experiencing naturally caught the eye of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. The Empress Dowager asked with concern, "Changning, what happened to Xiaoliu?"

Princess Changning said with a guilty look on her face, "Grandmother, it's all my fault. I didn't keep an eye on Xiaoliu and let her drink the fruit wine. But she doesn't look like she's simply drunk, does she?"

The emperor frowned and said, "Come here, quickly call the imperial physician."

Another lady stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I am the wife of Lu Lin, the director of the Imperial Hospital. I know a little about medicine. Could you allow me to examine the Sixth Princess first?"

The Queen Mother said, "Then I'll trouble you."

Madam Lu came over, and Ye Qingyu and others quickly made way to allow her to examine the Sixth Princess.

Madam Lu looked at the Sixth Princess's complexion, took her pulse, and her brows gradually furrowed.

Concubine Yi asked worriedly, "Madam Lu, what happened to Xuanxuan?"

Madam Lu looked a little solemn as she gently comforted Noble Concubine Yi, "Don't worry, Noble Concubine Yi, the Sixth Princess is fine."

She turned around and bowed, reporting, "Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, I checked the Sixth Princess's pulse. Although there are some signs of drunkenness, the main reason is that the Sixth Princess drank wine that contained a drug that accelerates fertility."

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor both thought they had misheard. "What did you say? Cui Qingyao?"

Madam Lu nodded. "Yes, judging by the Sixth Princess's complexion and pulse, she is indeed poisoned. Since the Sixth Princess is still a child, she looks like she is drunk and has a high fever."

"Since the Sixth Princess didn't take much medicine, she won't be in any serious trouble, but she will suffer a little." Madam Lu couldn't help but complain in her heart. She didn't know whose wine this child had stolen to drink, which led to her being implicated and suffering like this.

After hearing what Madam Lu said, Ye Qingyu and Princess Changning looked at each other with their eyes wide open.

The Queen Mother was furious, "Asshole! Who gave such a filthy poison to a child?"

The emperor also had a gloomy expression, "Check it for me! I want to see it."

Princess Kang, standing by, suddenly shouted, "I know. It was Ye Qingyu. It was her fruit wine that drugged the Sixth Princess. She must have wanted to harm the Sixth Princess!"

Everyone's attention was instantly focused on her, and they saw her pointing at Ye Qingyu with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Ye Qingyu looked at Princess Kang coldly, as if she were a mad dog, biting her like crazy.

Xu quickly knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Qingyu didn't touch that cup of plum wine. The child can't eat plums; if she does, she'll get a rash."

Princess Kang sneered, "How could she be poisoned if she hadn't put drugs in the wine?"

Xu was so enraged by Princess Kang's unreasonable demands that she gnashed her teeth. "May I ask, Princess, how did Qingyu know the Sixth Princess would be coming? What's the point of giving Cuiqing medicine to a child? Even a fool wouldn't do such a thing. It's true that someone drugged Qingyu to embarrass her. Qingyu didn't touch the wine because she's allergic to plums, so the curious Sixth Princess took a sip and tasted it, which is how she fell for it!"

Princess Kang's face turned pale. "You said she didn't touch it, then she didn't touch it. The wine glass was right in front of her. How can she be free from responsibility?"

Princess Changning also said, "Your Majesty, Grandmother, I can testify that when I came to see Miss Ye, there was a full glass of fruit wine in front of her, untouched. It was Xiaoliu who took a small sip while Miss Ye and I were talking, so the wine is a little less."

Ye Qingyu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is very perceptive. Qingyu has been allergic to plums since she was a child and cannot bear to touch them at all. So when I smelled the aroma of plum wine, I put the wine glass aside and did not touch it. Doctor Chen and Director Lu of the Imperial Hospital are also aware of my allergy to plums. Your Majesty, please ask the two doctors to inquire. My maids and the elders of the Duke's Mansion are all aware of this."

Ye Qingyu turned to look at Princess Kang, "Princess, you said that I planned to murder the Sixth Princess. May I ask Princess Kang, how did this servant know for sure that the Sixth Princess would come to my table?"

Princess Kang froze at the question, her face pale. "I, you, Princess Changning came to see you, so the Sixth Princess naturally came to speak to Princess Changning."

Ye Qingyu sneered, "Really? Then how can I be sure that Princess Changning will come to see me? This is the first time I've met Princess Changning, and I didn't even know her before."

Princess Kang's face became more and more panicked, "You, you..."

Ye Qingyu continued, "Since I want to harm Her Royal Highness, why would I harm the young Sixth Princess? A poison like Cuiqingyao seems more suitable for harming a woman of Princess Changning's age."

Princess Kang's face turned pale when she was asked this question, and she couldn't answer at all.

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