Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Jiang Ningwan opened the other snacks and found the pills.

After searching around, I found a note under the plate.

"Jiang Ningwan wants to harm you. This is the antidote. Please take it, Your Highness!"

Hearing this, Qin Shuangchi's face darkened and he threw the snack back onto the plate. "If she were really allowed into the mansion, I don't know how bad things would be."

Jiang Ningwan took a bite of the dessert and it tasted really good.

He slowly sat down on the chair and poured himself a cup of tea.

"She teamed up with Jiang Xiru. Today, Qin Chengqian falsely accused Ling Weijun of killing innocent people in court, and Fan Fuxing also testified."

"Fortunately, the emperor trusts me. He can't do without me now, so he handed the matter over to Qin Huaizhao for a thorough investigation."

Hearing this, Qin Shuangchi spoke quietly, "Qin Chengqian's mother's family is no longer a threat. When I die, the emperor will trust you even more."

"Qin Chengqian has absolutely no chance."

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "It's almost all arranged. Now we just have to wait."

A few days later, the Dali Temple investigated the case.

The civilians who were mistakenly killed were actually killed by the remnants of Xie Yongan.

Yan Huixue and others were also released.

Jiang Ningwan pressed on, "Those civilians who were mistakenly killed had nothing to do with Qin Chengqian?"

Qin Huaizhao looked solemn and spoke slowly: "Actually, I do have this suspicion."

"However, Qin Chengqian seems to have done a thorough job of cleaning up the mess. We checked several surrounding villages, and all the villagers agreed that it was Xie Yongan's remnants who burned the village."

"Since we really can't find anything on Qin Chengqian, we can only close the case."

Jiang Ningwan also felt a little regretful. "If such a person ascended the throne, it would be a disaster for the people."

However, after this incident, Qin Chengqian no longer took similar actions. Instead, he changed his strategy to please the emperor.

She often brings Jiang Xiru and the child to accompany the emperor, trying to grab all of his attention.

Qin Wenli did not fight at this time, but seized the time to make political achievements.

After Qin Chengqian coaxed the emperor for several months, he finally persuaded the emperor to release Zhou Lin.

But he could not be reinstated.

He could only return to the Imperial Guards and serve as deputy commander.

All matters, big or small, require Li Ji's approval.

Even after Zhou Lin returned to the Imperial Guards, he was unable to fully control them. Moreover, Li Ji had been in charge for so long that he had already replaced key positions with people he trusted. Zhou Lin's position as deputy commander was in name only.

……

The weather is getting colder.

As soon as winter began, Qin Shuangchi fell seriously ill and was bedridden due to a cold.

The palace invited several imperial physicians to see the patient every day, but the medicines they prescribed were of little effect.

Qin Shuangchi was bedridden and showed no signs of improvement.

After hearing this, the emperor summoned all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital to see the King of Chu and ordered, "The King of Chu must be cured!"

The imperial doctors gathered in the courtyard of the Prince of Chu's mansion trembling with fear to discuss the treatment method and how to use the medicine.

But the imperial doctors tried their best and could only temporarily save the King of Chu's life.

When Fan Shixian learned about this, she wanted to go to the King of Chu's home to see him, claiming that she could cure his illness.

Even if Jiang Ningwan wanted to stop it, the emperor allowed Fan Shixian to come to his house for treatment, so she had no right to stop him.

Fan Shixian stayed by the bed, took the pulse, prescribed medicine, and personally fed the medicine to the King of Chu.

After guarding for a day and a night.

She said, "The King of Chu's illness has temporarily stabilized. As long as he takes my prescription, he will get better!"

"So I will stay in the Prince of Chu's mansion until he recovers!"

Fan Shixian was firm in her attitude. She knew that the King of Chu was not ill due to a cold, but was poisoned, and that he had been poisoned continuously during this period of time, which was why he fell ill.

The only person who could poison the King of Chu is Jiang Ningwan!

But Jiang Ningwan said, "You haven't married into the palace yet, so you don't have the right to live here. Now that the medicine has been prescribed, Miss Fan can go back."

Fan Shixian was furious. "Jiang Ningwan, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will expose your conspiracy?"

Jiang Ningwan chuckled, "What do I have to be afraid of? You are forcing yourself to live in Prince Chu's mansion now, which is against the rules."

"Li Chun, see you off!"

Li Chun brought her guards and forcibly took Fan Shixian away.

After leaving, Fan Shixian went to the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor, wanting to live in the Prince of Chu's mansion to treat the Prince of Chu, but the emperor did not agree.

"You should get Jiang Ningwan's consent for this matter. She is my legal wife. It's useless for you to ask me for permission."

Fan Shixian felt very aggrieved. She was the only one who knew that it was Jiang Ningwan who poisoned the King of Chu, but no one was willing to believe her!

But the more this happened, the more she believed that after exposing Jiang Ningwan, the position of Princess Chu would definitely be hers!

For a period of time afterwards, she tried every means to go to the Prince of Chu's mansion and detoxify him.

This also forced Jiang Ningwan and the others to postpone their plans again and again. The condition was serious for two days, and then better for two days, over and over again.

However, just half a month before Fan Shixian married into the palace, the Fan family started preparing for the wedding and did not allow Fan Shixian to go to the Chu Palace again.

After all, if this spread, it would be bad for Fan Shixian's reputation. The Fan family is a wealthy and prominent family, and they also have to save face.

Fan Shixian was confined to her home to prepare for her wedding.

As the year draws to a close, the weather is getting colder.

After a snowy night, the King of Chu became seriously ill.

Early in the morning, the news of the King of Chu's death reached the palace.

The emperor braved the snow to rush to Prince Chu's mansion. He came to the bedside anxiously, but saw Qin Shuangchi who was no longer breathing.

"Sixteen!" The emperor's eyes were wet with grief.

"Why did you leave me..."

The emperor held Qin Shuangchi's hand tightly, his veins bulging and he was extremely sad.

But the person on the bed had gradually grown cold and did not respond at all.

Qin Wenli and the others also rushed over. Standing in the room, their expressions were sad and their eyes were red, they advised: "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. Sixteenth Uncle and Your Majesty have a deep brotherly love. I'm sure he doesn't want to see Your Majesty suffer from grief."

The emperor wiped his tears with his hand, took a deep breath, and looked at Jiang Ningwan, "Prepare for Sixteen's funeral. Sixteen made great contributions to the country during his lifetime, and he should be buried in the imperial mausoleum with great ceremony."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Ningwan's eyes were red as she personally tidied Qin Shuangchi's clothes and placed him in the coffin.

White silk was hung in the Chu Palace, blending in with the vast white snow, and there was crying in the mourning hall.

Jiang Ningwan stood aside, her eyes slightly red, welcoming the ministers who came to mourn.

The emperor stood in front of the coffin for a long time without leaving, feeling very sad.

At this moment, a sharp voice came: "No! How could the King of Chu die! I have treated the King of Chu, he will get better!"

"Your Majesty! It was Jiang Ningwan! It was Jiang Ningwan who killed the King of Chu!"

All officials were present in the mourning hall.

Everyone was shocked to hear this, and everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Ningwan.

Jiang Ningwan's expression was cold, with a trace of sadness in her eyes. "The prince is gone, why is Miss Fan still speaking ill of you?"

The ministers present advised: "Yes, the Queen of Chu is the one who is most saddened by the King of Chu's death. Why do you have to slander her with evil words and stab her in the heart?"

But Fan Shixian angrily retorted: "The King of Chu didn't die of illness, he was murdered!"

Then she knelt before the emperor and said firmly, "Your Majesty! There must be something strange about the King of Chu's death. He was poisoned! This subject demands an autopsy!"

"An autopsy will surely reveal the truth!"