In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Xu Qingyin had been worried about her mother's safety. She was shocked to hear her mother talking at this time and hurried to ask:

"Mother, what's wrong with you? How are you now?"

She could hear that her mother's voice was very weak. She didn't know what her mother had been through, but she was sure that she was having a hard time.

"Although I am in the dungeon now, the people here have not treated me badly, so you don't have to worry. It is already very difficult for me to transmit my voice using this bracelet, so I will only speak once.

"You have to remember that there's a poisonous insect in this pastry. Although we can't find it, if you tell the emperor, he'll have to investigate. Maybe neither your system nor you can find it, but there are people in the court who specialize in studying the Western Regions, and they can find it."

After saying this, the voice disappeared, as if it had never been there, but Xu Qingyin and Lu Yan were left at the scene in a mess.

"This is truly unbelievable. I really didn't expect there to be a Gu worm inside this pastry, but I can't see it. Has my mind evolved to this point?"

Xu Qingyin had always thought that Gu worms were just stories from novels and the kind of mysterious legends passed down by word of mouth. She had never expected to actually see Gu worms today when she came to Yunjin. However, when she scratched the pastry, there was no trace of the Gu worm at all.

"Master Xu normally doesn't speak lightly. Everything he says is basically true, so we don't have anything to question. Now we might as well take it to the court and confront them."

"But do you really think it's okay? His Majesty's love for the Imperial Concubine has reached such a degree, almost to the point of madness. I even feel like many of the choices I make are basically made by the Imperial Concubine, even though she's not very good at wielding power."

What Xu Qingyin said was true, because the imperial concubine had always been under the command of the empress dowager, or it might be because the imperial concubine was too lazy to manipulate power in the court, so her actual influence was not very extensive, but she was able to control almost every decision made by her, and her love for her was almost crazy.

If the two of them really said something bad about the imperial concubine in the court, would the emperor really listen?

"Since my mother said he would listen, let's give it a try. Besides, we have no evidence to show for it, so this is the only way."

The next day when the court was in session, because this matter was related to Master Xu, Xu Qingyin also had the status to go to court to confront him in person. Moreover, she cared so much about her mother's safety, so after her soft and hard persuasion, Lu Yan also took Xu Qingyin to the court.

"Your Majesty, we have found some clues about the Queen Mother's death."

Hearing Lu Yan say this, Lu Qian found it incredible, because he had originally wanted to just check this matter casually, and there was no way to find out the various suspicious points about this Ruyi Powder. He never expected that Lu Yan could actually find out every task he gave to Lu Yan, and he could complete it perfectly.

At this moment, all the old ministers in the court were alert. They really didn't expect that Lu Yan could find out this matter. Moreover, it concerned the safety of the empress dowager. The answer to this matter might cause a bloody storm in the power of the court.

"Then just tell me."

Lu Yan then took out the pastry.

When Lu Qian saw the cake, he had a bad feeling and said:

"Isn't this what Fu Yu often makes for the Empress Dowager?"

Normally, only the imperial concubine has this honor, which is enough for the emperor to call her by this nickname.

"Yes, but I found something wrong with this pastry after checking it."

By the time Lu Yan finished speaking, he was already expecting a bloody storm. The ministers in the court couldn't believe it. How could it be possible? Could it be that the Imperial Concubine was going to personally murder the Empress Dowager? But the Empress Dowager was the Imperial Concubine's confidant.

But what Lu Yan was waiting for was Lu Qian's rage.

"How is that possible? What nonsense are you talking about? Fu Yu and the Queen Mother have such a good relationship, how could he possibly put a poisonous insect in the Queen Mother's dinner? You're really imagining things!"

When he said this, he pushed down all the documents in front of the table. Everyone was trembling underneath and no one dared to say a word. In fact, everyone knew that although the emperor did not care much about official business on weekdays, he had neither merits nor faults. Only when talking about the affairs of the imperial concubine would he be so furious and unreasonable.

However, many ministers now sided with Lu Yan. After all, judging by Lu Yan's expression, it seemed that he had already concluded that the Imperial Concubine was plotting to murder the Empress Dowager. Moreover, the Empress Dowager had passed away, so many people might as well fall in danger. For the first time, someone actually spoke up for Lu Yan:

"Although His Majesty said that the Imperial Concubine and the Empress Dowager have a very good relationship, for the sake of these ladies' innocence, we can indeed have this pastry inspected. If there is really no problem, it will not be too late to report the crime to His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

This was clearly considered from the perspective of the Imperial Concubine, but for some reason the Emperor was still furious:

"What right do you have to question my Fu Yu? What faults has she ever committed? Why should she prove her innocence to you?"

Although there were still many people who wanted to advise the emperor, seeing his expression, everyone knew that he would not listen to anything, so they simply kept silent. It was obviously just an inspection, and the court was completely silent.

Seeing that everyone was helpless, Lu Yan knew that he had to fight for it at this time.

"Your Majesty, please inspect the cakes."

Lu Qian continued to rage:

"Very good, very good. After two years in the North, you have become quite capable. Since you want to investigate, I will investigate for you. If there is no problem, I will ask you to bring your head to me!"

After saying this, all the ministers in the court were ashamed. It was just a concubine, but she could make the emperor murder his own son for her. It was really an unprecedented story.

"My son, I would like to thank my father for your success."

After saying this, the thing was handed over to the minister who specialized in studying things from the Western Regions for inspection.

The next day, when the minister went to court, he was trembling all over.

"How's the investigation going? Are there any problems with the pastries that Fu Yu said they made?"

But the minister shuddered:

"Reply... to His Majesty... this cake... contains poisonous insects..."