The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

As soon as Empress Yan finished speaking, many people were still looking at each other, pondering the situation. Concubine Shun, who was always reluctant to take the lead, was the first to speak:

"Your Majesty, I was just wondering why the Imperial Concubine would drink realgar wine on New Year's Eve? Isn't that the wine for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Under the seat, Ming Guipin was holding the sleeping princess in her arms and gently reminded:

"Empress Shun, even on the Dragon Boat Festival, realgar wine shouldn't be consumed casually. It's used to repel insects and snakes. At most, you drink a tiny bit. The rest is usually sprinkled on doors and windows, or applied to children's foreheads to ward off illness and prolong their lives. Or, seal it up and apply it to insect bites in the future to reduce swelling."

Ming Guipin was also a person who lived in seclusion and rarely went out.

Don't speak easily in front of others.

But now he took the initiative to speak for Fei Wan.

One was Concubine Shun and the other was Concubine Ming Gui. They both spoke out against their usual behavior and expressed their doubts, which undoubtedly set an example for the other concubines.

Seeing this, everyone started to speak up one after another, trying to discover the strange things that happened before and after.

After a short while, everyone put their heads together and expressed their doubts.

To sum up, it is like this -

The imperial concubine did not use any medicine containing thunder fire vine, but was found to have been poisoned. So did the poison come from food or drink, or from things on her body, or from someone she came into contact with?

Was it a coincidence that he was poisoned accidentally, or was it done intentionally?

Why do we drink realgar wine on New Year’s Eve?

If the poisoning was intentional, then this person would not only have exposed the imperial concubine to the toxins of the rutilated vine, but also had given her realgar wine. He also knew in advance that a large number of fireworks would be set off during the dinner, so much so that the smell of saltpeter in the air could trigger poisoning.

He must not be an ordinary person!

Noble Consort Heqing listened silently for a long time before speaking aloud, "During her lifetime, the culprit He was implicated in numerous poisoning incidents. She has finally received her due. Your Majesty's injuries from her haven't yet fully healed, and yet another incident has occurred in the palace involving the poisoning of the Imperial Consort. We're bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and after three o'clock in the morning, it will be midnight. And such a thing has occurred during a palace banquet. Could it be that the coming year will be another turbulent time?"

After she finished speaking, she coughed twice, and the maid beside her quickly patted her chest.

Concubine Qing's illness, coupled with these words, cast a shadow over everyone's heart.

Yes, we agreed to hold a lively palace banquet to get rid of bad luck. Next year will be a new year with a new beginning.

As a result, such a scary thing happened.

How annoying!

Concubine Shun stood up and bowed: "Please, Your Majesty, investigate this matter thoroughly. I and others will do our best to assist you. This will not only bring justice to the Imperial Concubine, but also bring peace to our entire harem. I thank you, Your Majesty!"

Many concubines followed suit, stood up and saluted, begging Queen Yan to conduct a thorough investigation.

Queen Yan asked everyone to return to their seats.

She said solemnly, "As the Empress, I will not allow anyone in the palace to suffer in vain. Without your sisters' pleas, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is a coincidence, it is fine. But if the Imperial Concubine's face was caused by someone, I will definitely find out who is behind it and punish them severely!"

"The Queen is wise, may you live forever!"

Concubine Heqing led the crowd in shouting.

The commotion alarmed the rear hall. Fei Wan's maid, Xiang Yi, came out and, upon hearing about the realgar wine, explained, "My queen lives in the warm room behind Chenqian Palace. The room is a bit damp. This morning, she woke up with some eczema. The imperial physician on duty gave her a special realgar wine to apply to her, and by the afternoon, the rash had largely subsided. The physician also gave her some realgar powder for internal use. It's perfect to take with the wine at tonight's banquet, and it should be completely gone within two days."

Empress Yan immediately asked, "Who knows about this?"

"Your Majesty, besides the imperial physician, only my Majesty and I know about this."

Concubine Shun was very attentive and asked, "When the imperial physician prescribes medicine, it is recorded. When the medicine is taken, there is also a record. Is there any record of this realgar matter?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The imperial physician recorded everything he prescribed and dispensed. There were two imperial physicians in front of the emperor at the time, so the records are very clear."

Empress Yan sneered, "It seems that if this was a man-made plot, then this person not only poisoned the Imperial Concubine, knew that I had arranged the fireworks for the banquet, but also was able to inquire about the records of the Imperial Physician. He is truly powerful!"

Concubine Shun sighed, "I hope this is all just a coincidence."

"Yes, yes." Several concubines echoed.

But everyone present knew in their hearts that this was probably not a coincidence.

The insidious and vicious nature of court struggles cannot be explained by the word "coincidence".

Queen Yan immediately called the people from the Palace Administration Office and some inner palace guards to seal off the Xianyue Palace where the banquet was being held and the western annex of the Xianyue Palace where the fireworks were being prepared, and interrogated the relevant people one by one.

The emperor also sent people to investigate the palace maids who had served Fei Wan with the help of Cao Bin.

Several people in charge of the Imperial Medical Service's filing department were taken away overnight and interrogated in detail.

Everyone in the hall was nervous.

Fei Wan was resting in the back hall, feeling relaxed.

After applying the cooling ointment, the affected area was less itchy. She asked for a mirror, moved a few lamps to illuminate it, and carefully examined the red spots on her face in the mirror.

Now there are plaques not only on the face, but also on the neck, chest, hands and arms.

It looks kind of ugly.

"No wonder His Majesty didn't want to even look at it and left early." She laughed.

Concubine De said, "Your Majesty still has the mind to joke. We are so worried!"

Yu Sujin shed tears: "Eldest sister, please lie down and rest. Don't tire yourself out. Didn't the imperial physician just say that you need to take good care of yourself within three days and never get a fever, otherwise it will easily cause scarring."

Concubine Chen snorted angrily, "If I find out who poisoned the Empress, I'll give him a slap in the face. How could such a sinister person exist in the world?"

Xiang Yi came back and told Yu Sujin what had happened. Yu Sujin nodded vigorously, "The Queen is right. If it's not a coincidence, then the person who poisoned her must be extremely powerful. There are not many people in the palace who can do all these things at the same time. We should investigate the people in high positions."

De Fei said, "Leave me out first. It definitely wasn't me. I was busy rehearsing. Shun Fei was with me all day, so I don't think it was her either. She has no reason and no time to do this."

Yu Sujin narrowed her eyes and said, "To put it bluntly, even if my eldest sister's reputation is ruined, you and Concubine Shun will not gain any benefits, so it won't be you two."

"This is the truth, there's nothing wrong with it. Concubine Shun and I are not as delicate as the young girl. We've long lost hope and desire for restoration. Even if His Majesty doesn't favor the Imperial Noble Consort, it won't be our turn." Concubine De frowned and thought, "There's no need to compete for favor with Concubine Qing. Concubine Ying is stuck in her own palace, acting out her temper. She doesn't even come to the dinner, let alone messing around with this. Counting down these high positions one by one... no one has the chance!"

As for Concubine Hui, she was not considered by everyone.

If Concubine Hui wanted to deal with someone, she would just use her fists and would never bother to be cunning.

Fei Wan looked at Concubine De: "Sister, you missed someone."

"Who?"

"The Queen."

Linglong, under the order of Queen Yan, came to the back hall to inquire about the details of Fei Wan's incident. Before she entered the house, she heard Fei Wan say this as soon as she walked to the door.

She stopped in her tracks.