The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

"Look, you're not even sure of yourself now. The more agitated you are, the more uneasy you are."

"No...no...it's not like that!"

"She probably didn't intend to let you live when she asked you to poison her. Now that you've been exposed and captured by us, she might just be eager for your death."

"Stop talking, I won't tell you!"

Shen Leyan sighed: "Why are you doing this?"

As soon as Shen Leyan finished speaking, she saw Shangguan Rui and Aunt Qing rushing over. It was obvious from their reactions that they were related to the poisoning incident.

Shen Leyan suspected that the person who poisoned was Concubine Qing, and she was not sure whether Shangguan Rui knew about it, so she secretly told Emperor Yong'an and asked him to call them both over.

In fact, the two were already together. When Emperor Yong'an came over just now, Shangguan Rui went to Concubine Qing's yard to calm her down.

Shangguan Rui just found out that Concubine Qing had already mixed chronic poison into Madam's medicinal food. He couldn't accept it for a while, but at this moment he had no choice but to make the best of a bad situation and save Concubine Qing.

Although he did not like his wife, he never thought of killing her. He just thought that she was in poor health and would not live long.

After she leaves, he will feel better if he makes Concubine Qing his wife. After all, even if Madam Shangguan has no merits, she has worked hard for the whole family.

He suppressed his complicated emotions, and with an expression of wanting to accuse someone, he angrily kicked her, "Who gave you the guts to murder my wife, bitch?"

Hongye had already been tortured, and then she was kicked hard by Shangguan Rui. She vomited blood and fainted.

"Your Majesty, this slave girl actually did such a thing. She should be dragged away and executed immediately."

"Sir Shangguan, Hongye has confessed that she was ordered to do this. Are you so eager to execute her because you want to protect the real culprit?"

"This is my Shangguan family's family affair, so Miss Shen shouldn't worry about it."

"Besides, can we believe her when she says she was ordered to do so? I think she is deliberately trying to harm Madam."

"Miss Shen is extremely intelligent and is also a good friend of my cousin. I asked Miss Shen to assist in the investigation." Emperor Yong'an defended her and motioned for her to continue speaking.

"Hongye has no grudge against Madam Shangguan, so why would she suddenly poison her? What good would this do for her?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable. Perhaps the Madam treated her badly, so this maid harbored a grudge against her and wanted to poison her to death."

"Absolutely impossible!"

Shangguan Yueyin came out of the room and just heard what her father said. She felt very aggrieved and said excitedly:

"My mother is always very tolerant and kind to her half-brothers, half-sisters, and servants. How could she be like what father said?"

"Yin'er, that's not what I meant. This is just my inference."

"Father, is this the kind of person that A Niang is in your heart?"

Shangguan Rui looked at his daughter's grief-stricken eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment. He explained dryly: "I've said it's just an inference..."

Emperor Yong'an: "Well, my uncle's actions today will probably chill the Empress Dowager's heart."

Emperor Yong'an had already seen through the clues of the matter. Observing their conversation and tone, he believed that Shangguan Rui did not want to poison his wife.

Shen Leyan thought so too, but Shangguan Rui should have already known about the matter, and the person who could make him protect her so much was undoubtedly Aunt Qing.

The two smiled at each other and turned their gaze to Aunt Qing beside Shangguan Rui.

Seeing that the emperor understood, Shen Leyan gave him a sly smile, then asked righteously, "I wonder if Aunt Qing knows that maid."

Aunt Qing was suddenly mentioned by name, and she hurriedly denied it in a panic: "No...I don't know him!"

"Oh? It seems that Madam Shangguan is ill. Aunt Qing rarely comes to visit her."

Aunt Qing thought Shen Leyan was going to make a fuss about her being disrespectful to the Madam, so she immediately explained, "I... of course I did visit her, but I only ever visited the Madam's room and never went to the kitchen, so how could I know her..."

"Huh? Didn't Aunt Qing know Hongye? How did she know she worked in the kitchen?"

Shen Leyan's trick was really effective and shocked everyone, who all looked at Aunt Qing.

She finally realized that she had been tricked. She stared at Shen Leyan with forced composure, and said word by word, "Miss Shen, are you questioning me?"

"Why? The servants in this mansion see each other all day long. Even though I don't know her, isn't it okay for me to have some impression of her after seeing her a few times?"

"But Hongye just told us that she is very familiar with you."

Although Aunt Qing was a little flustered at the moment, she suspected that it was another trap set by Shen Leyan to make her lose her composure.

Hongye's sick mother was still in her hands. She believed that she would not betray her so easily. Thinking of this, she curled the corners of her lips.

"Really? How could I not know? She's not a servant in my courtyard, how could she be so familiar with me?"

"Isn't that right, Master? I usually never leave the house. You know my character best."

Shangguan Rui held her hand and nodded: "Ah Qing is not that kind of person. The words of a criminal slave cannot be taken seriously."

"If Miss Shen still has questions, please produce evidence."

"Uncle, Miss Shen is just making inferences based on what Hongye just said. Why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Besides, didn't you just start speculating without any evidence? Why are you starting to talk about evidence when it comes to Aunt Qing?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was too anxious and reckless."

Coincidentally, at this moment, the miracle doctor came out of the room with the medicine bag he found from Hongye, presented it to Emperor Yong'an, and told everyone about his discovery.

"I just checked and found that the herb Pinellia is in Madam's usual diet, and this medicine bag contains a large amount of Aconitum. Taking these two together will produce a toxic reaction."

"Although it's not immediately fatal, prolonged use can cause toxins to accumulate in the body, leading to confusion, general weakness, and frequent drowsiness, ultimately leading to a life-threatening sleep."

"If you don't examine this carefully, looking at the face, you would think it's caused by stagnation and deficiency. But Madam is still young. If this is the case, and she has been taking medicinal food for a long time, it is impossible that there is no effect."

Everyone was stunned after hearing this. Shangguan Yueyin almost fell down after hearing this. Fortunately, Shen Leyan was there to support her.

She looked at Shangguan Rui with tears in her eyes: "Father, do you know who is so vicious that he actually poisoned A'niang's medicinal food? Her health was not good to begin with, and... and..."

Before she could finish her words, her eyes went dark and she fell on Shen Leyan.

"Don't worry, she's just too emotional and will wake up in a while."