Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

Xie Jinglan looked around at the people present and saw Beitang Qing standing next to the imperial concubine with a white veil on his face, which seemed to be still swollen.

On the way to the palace, Beitang Yuan had already told her that the punishment of Beitang Hong and Beitang Qing in Linggun Mountain had brought shame to the Yuyong Kingdom.

After returning to Shengjing, these two people attempted to stir up trouble in front of Emperor Kunming and speak ill of the prince and Xie Jinglan.

But the emperor had already received Beitang Yuan's letter and knew the whole story. In a rage, he had them beaten with twenty big boards and confined them to their homes for two months.

The interests of the country are above everything else. These two people, out of personal grudges, actually attacked her during the competition in Linggun Mountain, which led to her being disqualified from the competition. How could the emperor not be angry?

But the appearance of these two people here was probably because the Queen Mother was seriously ill and was released.

Beitang Qing happened to be looking over here and quickly lowered his head again.

It seems that those twenty slaps and twenty beatings did have some effect, and he is not as arrogant as before.

"I called you here because the Queen Mother is not giving birth..."

"Xie Jinglan, just say whatever you want to say. Why act like a fake gorilla and put on all these pretense?" Beitang Hong felt that she was too good at pretending. She was just a stupid waste before. She just awakened her spiritual vein. How smart could she be?

"Shut up." Emperor Kunming felt for the first time how stupid and incompetent his son was. Look at what stupid things he had done during this period of time.

"Because the Queen Mother is not sick, but has been poisoned by someone!" Xie Jinglan said slowly.

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

"What? A poisonous insect?" Empress Changsun screamed, her surprised expression seemed exaggerated.

"How is this possible? The Empress Dowager is clearly suffering from a headache. She's been ill for more than a day or two. How come it's turned into a poisonous insect in your case?" Beitang Hong didn't believe her. "Xie Jinglan, this must be you doing this again, right?"

"Beitang Hong, do you deserve a beating again?" Beitang Yuan could no longer bear it and was about to hit him again. Empress Changsun quickly stood in front of her son.

"Beitang Yuan, what do you want to do?"

"Father, please don't believe her words. This woman knows witchcraft. Don't be fooled by them!" Beitang Hong shouted to Emperor Kunming.

"Come here, drag him out and give him fifty lashes." Emperor Kunming's face was terribly gloomy.

This son is really becoming more and more outrageous. He even dares to yell and scream in front of him. He has none of the manners that a prince should have. If he is not taught a lesson, who knows what he will become in the future?

"Your Majesty, please don't..." Empress Zhangsun panicked and pulled Beitang Hong to his knees. "Hong'er just received twenty lashes, and his injuries haven't fully healed yet. You can't hit him again."

"It's all because of you. Look at what you've done to him." Emperor Kunming glared at Empress Changsun, putting all the blame on her.

"I know I was wrong, Your Majesty. Please forgive Hong'er this time! I will definitely discipline him well in the future and not let him make the same mistake again." Empress Changsun kowtowed to him.

"Father, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again." Beitang Hong also admitted his mistake in a low voice. It was not until now that he realized that he was too reckless.

He didn't know why, but whenever anything related to Xie Jinglan came up, he would lose his mind.

This damn Xie Jinglan must have done something to him?

"Get out of the way." Emperor Kunming still couldn't bear to do it and let the mother and son stay aside.

"Yes..." Beitang Hong helped Empress Changsun up and stood aside, with hatred in his eyes deepening.

Seeing that she could finally talk properly, Xie Jinglan took out the small bottle containing the poisonous insect and said:

"Did you see that? This poisonous insect was taken from the Queen Mother's body. Someone wants to harm her."

Hearing this, everyone looked up.

Gu worms are extremely evil creatures and are not allowed to exist in Yuyong Country. If you are caught secretly raising them, you will be sentenced to death.

Because this thing is evil and mysterious, many people have never seen what a Gu worm looks like and are very curious.

"The person who poisoned the empress dowager is hiding among you. It's best for you to come forward and confess your crime, otherwise..." Xie Jinglan's voice was light, but every word she said was like a hammer, hitting everyone's heart.

Plotting to murder the empress dowager is a serious crime that will punish nine generations of the family. If the person who poisoned the person is someone nearby or someone who works with you, they may also be implicated.

The scene became quiet, no one dared to speak, not even to breathe.

Xie Jinglan glanced at these people one by one and saw that Empress Changsun had her head lowered, so she couldn't see the expression on her face.

"Don't think I can't do anything to you just because you don't tell me. If I kill this baby Gu, you should know what the consequences will be for the person who keeps the mother Gu."

Hearing this, some of the younger palace maids became frightened. Could someone have put a curse in their bodies? If that was the case, not only would they die, but their families would also be implicated.

Some of the little girls couldn't stop shaking.

"If it wasn't you who put the poison, there's no need to worry, because the sub-gu and the mother Gu are inextricably linked. The person who put the poison has to use his own senses to give instructions to the sub-gu. It's useless if it's put on someone else." Xie Jinglan explained to them.

"Lan'er, there's no need to waste time talking to them." Beitang Yuan took the bottle from her hand, raised it up and said:

"This prince will only give you half a quarter of an hour. If no one steps forward, I will strangle this insect to death. Then, you will know what the consequences will be!"

Xie Jinglan had been paying attention to Empress Changsun's expression and saw that she was always calm, but when she heard that Beitang Yuan was going to strangle the insect to death, her expression finally showed a hint of unnaturalness.

As time passed, everyone in the audience lowered their heads even lower and became very quiet.

At this time, Xie Jinglan saw a palace maid kneeling next to Empress Changsun. Her body trembled slightly, and her eyes looked at Empress Changsun from time to time.

This matter is indeed related to Empress Changsun.

Beitang Yuan had long suspected that this matter was related to Empress Changsun, and had been paying attention to her. Naturally, he also noticed the abnormality of the palace maid.

His eyes suddenly became fierce. This woman actually found a scapegoat.

Since this palace maid is willing to work for others, then let her die!

He suddenly clenched the small bottle, ready to crush it to kill the insect.

"Give it to me!" Xie Jinglan shook her head at him and took the bottle.

This insect is full of poison, and if it is crushed, the poison will also get on his hands.

She took some of the venom and poured it into a small bottle.

The insect was stimulated by the poisonous smell and jumped violently in the bottle.

This venom is a chemical substance. Gradually, the insect in the bottle could not withstand the decay of the venom, and its struggling movements gradually slowed down.

Empress Changsun's face turned even paler and she stepped back.

"Puff..." The palace maid kneeling beside her suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

It was such an obvious thing, what else could people not understand? The person with the mother poison was this palace maid, a first-class palace maid beside Empress Changsun.