After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

"Sister Zhen, who gave you this candied haws?"

Prince Dingbei leaned over, looked into his granddaughter's eyes, and coaxed her in a low voice, "Did you tell me what to do when I gave it to you?"

Chen Yuehua's body began to tremble, causing Su Yingzhen in her arms to become nervous as well, as if she also felt the seriousness of the matter. The little girl grabbed her mother's hand in panic and began to shake her head helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, Sister Zhen. Tell Grandpa and Grandma what happened before you came here today. Grandpa will know who caused your diarrhea. Then I'll have him pull that person out and beat him up to calm you down, okay?"

Princess Du stepped forward, pushed Prince Dingbei aside, and coaxed Su Yingzhen softly with a loving look in her eyes.

"Don't hit the wet nurse!" Su Yingzhen hugged her mother in fear, crying, "The candied haws that the wet nurse made were delicious. I told my second aunt that she liked hawthorn candied haws, so she made a bunch just for her. She also told Ying'er to be a polite child and give the first one to her before she could eat the rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, King Dingbei's face suddenly turned cold, and he could no longer hide his anger. He also knew that Jin Chu was pregnant with twins. That would be Su Cheng'an's eldest son or daughter, and also his eldest grandson of Su Changshan, or even the future crown prince!

If it weren't for Jin girl's good luck this time, his Dingbei Palace would have been in ruins.

How could he let go of such a vicious person?

He immediately stood up and shouted to the guards outside the courtyard gate: "Go to Anhe Courtyard and tie up the eldest girl's wet nurse!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Su Yingzhen burst into tears and sobbed, "Grandfather, please don't hit the wet nurse. Please don't hit the wet nurse."

Chen Yuehua, however, collapsed to the ground.

Although she couldn't guess why Ying'er's wet nurse Zhang poisoned her second brother's wife, she vaguely felt that this might be the truth of the matter.

But why would the wet nurse do this? Wouldn't this harm Anheyuan? If Anheyuan wasn't doing well, what good would she, as the wet nurse of the eldest daughter of Anheyuan, gain?

No matter how you think about it, it's a bad thing. Why would Zhang, who has always been gentle and well-behaved, poison someone?

Although her poisoning did not harm her second brother's wife, her Ying'er suffered the consequences. Even so, her child's wet nurse dared to poison the Crown Prince's Consort. How could her Anhe Courtyard, which was already a humble and unpopular institution, be free from involvement this time?

The princess had already been forcing herself to tolerate them. Now, if the prince and the eunuch also disliked Anheyuan, how would they survive in the Dingbei Palace? If the princess and Shaoguangyuan were to seek revenge in the future, who would protect them?

When her thoughts reached this point, Chen Yuehua's previous resentment and anger towards Jin Chu instantly turned into fear and anxiety.

She glanced at Jin Chu, but received a meaningful look from him, which made her even more frightened.

"Second sister-in-law, I really don't know--"

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted impatiently by Jin Chu, "Sister-in-law, please don't talk about this for now. The most important thing is to wait until Zhenjie's wet nurse comes and find out the truth of the matter."

Chen Yuehua wanted to open her mouth to say more, but she caught a glimpse of Princess Du's cold gaze out of the corner of her eye. There seemed to be a sword in her eyes, which frightened her so much that she immediately shut up.

The room was silent, with only Su Yingzhen's soft sobs as the sound remained.

Thinking of the scene that might happen next, Jin Chu couldn't help but feel a bit of pity. She turned around and instructed Yu Ning, "Take the young lady to the Man Cui Xuan next door to rest for a while. After the matter here is settled, send her back to Anheyuan."

When Chen Yuehua heard this, she also reacted. She looked at Jin Chu with gratitude, who had an expressionless face, and coaxed Su Yingzhen in her arms.

"Ying'er, there's a pond in the yard next door with lots of beautiful fish. Let this sister take you there to feed the fish, okay?"

The little girl was still sobbing softly, but when she heard that she could feed the koi, she immediately laughed happily.

She stood up on her own initiative, stretched out her two little arms in the direction of Yu Ning, and said repeatedly: "Sister, take Ying'er to feed the flower fish."

Yu Ning carefully picked up Su Yingzhen and went towards the courtyard of Mancuixuan next door with Yu Ying.

Jin Chu looked at Chen Yuehua, who was slumped on the couch in a daze, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The sound of footsteps broke the stagnant atmosphere in the room.

Nearly a year later, Jin Chu once again saw the young woman struggling as she walked, with her arms held down by two burly old women on each side.

Compared with the New Year's Day, the wet nurse's complexion was obviously worse and her body seemed much stiffer, completely lacking the agility and flexibility she had last time.

Because of her struggle, the bun on her temples was half loose, and she whispered: "Why did you arrest me without saying a word? I am the wet nurse of the eldest girl, you can't treat me like this!"

The two sturdy maids were not to be outdone: "Wearswoman Zhang, we're not trying to embarrass you today. The prince and his palace ordered us to bring you here for questioning. If you have any grievances, please speak directly to the masters later."

"Why are you talking so much to a servant like her? Bring her in quickly!" Prince Dingbei ordered the old woman in the yard impatiently.

Hearing the sound, the two maids quickened their pace and walked in. Zhang no longer had the courage to struggle and her whole body went limp.

"Zhang, did you make these two strings of candied haws?" King Dingbei pointed at the two strings of candied haws and asked her in a deep voice.

Zhang looked up quickly and saw that there were only four candied haws left in the string. She felt relieved immediately.

She whispered respectfully, "Your Highness, these two strings of candied haws were indeed made by me. My eldest daughter said that the Crown Prince's wife really liked the hawthorn candied haws I made, so you specifically instructed me to make a few strings last night so that my eldest daughter can bring them over for the Crown Prince's wife to taste today."

Her voice was low and gentle, and her appearance was gentle and pleasant. Although her hair was messy at this time, she was not panicked and looked quite beautiful.

Prince Dingbei narrowed his eyes and glanced at her for a few breaths, then suddenly asked, "Then why did you want to harm the Crown Prince's Consort?"

Zhang suddenly looked up, her face showing surprise, and then she knelt on the ground, crying out in tears: "Please forgive my stupidity, I really don't know why the prince said this."

She turned her gaze to Jin Chu beside her, and said sincerely, "The Crown Prince's Concubine is of noble status and is usually kind and tolerant to others. I rarely meet her, and there is no hatred or enmity between us. Even if I had a hundred guts, I would never dare to have the slightest evil thought to harm her!"

Princess Du couldn't help but interrupt, "You admit that you made these candied haws yourself, but did you know that the hawthorns were laced with a deadly poison?"

She stood up and walked over to Zhang, snorting coldly, "Are you saying that the poison in this candied haws was added by someone else?"

"These candied haws were indeed made by me, and I personally gave them to the young lady this morning. However, I really don't know what the poison that the prince and princess mentioned is about is."

At this point, Zhang looked up at the two strings of candied haws on the table and whispered, "If the prince and princess allow me, I can eat the remaining candied haws right now so that the prince and princess can see my innocence with their own eyes."

Although her voice was gentle, her face was full of grievance, as if the noble had really wronged her loyalty.

Jin Chu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, he really is a good actor.

Although Zhang appeared gentle and weak in every way, Jin Chu had already determined from Su Yingzhen's childish words that this woman was definitely involved in the poisoning.

What Jin Chu wondered was why Zhang wanted to poison him.

Prince Dingbei and Princess Du exchanged a glance, both showing surprise. This little wet nurse was surprisingly quick-witted and composed.

How could he remain calm in such a situation, turn the tables, and even try it himself to prove his innocence?

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zhang, who was lying on the ground, felt secretly proud. She lowered her head, curled the corners of her lips subtly, and when she looked up again, she looked gentle and obedient again.

"Your Highness, Princess, I wonder if I could try this candied haws right here and now to prove my innocence!"

She really kept pursuing it and became addicted to acting!

Princess Du glanced and was about to speak when a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Father, wait a minute!"

When everyone looked back, they saw that it was the old man from Anheyuan, Su Chenghe, who walked in hurriedly.