Destroy the scumbag husband, beat the bitch, the reborn legitimate daughter overturns the entire cap

The Crown Princess's words stirred something within the Crown Prince.

He had already suspected Madam Mu. After all, although she was his cousin-in-law, how could their relationship compare to that of biological sisters? Besides, it was possible that Madam Mu harbored resentment towards Song Zhaoxun because her two children had almost been killed by Madam Song. Therefore, he believed that she was the only one present who would harm Song Zhaoxun.

But after hearing what the Crown Princess said, he wavered again!

Madam Mu knew this was the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, and that Consort Song was pregnant. She knew that musk could cause miscarriage, so why did she risk using it? Now that Consort Song has miscarried, although it's not very serious, she will still be accused of plotting to harm the imperial heir. Is Madam Mu really that stupid?

"Imperial physician, is it possible to determine the source of that musk scent?"

"Your Highness, this humble subject must verify each item before proceeding."

The Crown Princess frowned, but the Crown Prince softly uttered a single word, "Investigate!"

With the Crown Prince's orders, a body search was naturally required! As for the palace servants in the room, they were just servants who served their masters. It was perfectly normal for them to be punished with dozens of strokes of the cane if the Crown Prince was displeased, let alone searched!

However, the Crown Princess glanced at Madam Mu lightly and said, "It's only for the sake of the Crown Prince's bloodline. I wonder, Madam Mu?"

"Your Majesty, I will certainly cooperate with the imperial physician's examination. However, I am, after all, a lady of the Mu family, and my daughter is only ten years old. I beg Your Majesty to allow me and my daughter to go into a small room alone, where the nannies can examine us. I believe the nannies in the palace are all experienced and skilled; they can probably tell whether there is musk or not with just a sniff."

The Crown Princess nodded. "Someone, take Madam Mu and Miss Mu to the side room first, and then find a few nannies to go with them."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Crown Prince had no objection to the Crown Princess's arrangements, and Madam Mu's words were indeed reasonable and irrefutable. Moreover, the Crown Prince only now remembered that Madam Mu was not only the matriarch of the Mu family, but also the legitimate daughter of the General of the State! It would not do any good to make things too tense with her.

Before long, the old woman who had searched her body came over. "Your Highness, Your Highness. Madam Mu only had this sachet with her. I have checked everything else, including her clothes, and there is nothing wrong with them."

The Crown Princess glanced at him, and the imperial physician understood. He stepped forward to examine the sachet closely, opened it, and smelled it carefully. After a while, he said, "Your Majesty, there is no problem. It contains ordinary dried rose petals, and there is nothing wrong with it."

With a loud "clang!", the sound of porcelain shattering suddenly came from the inner room.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess exchanged a glance, and then a palace maid inside hurriedly said, "How could you be so careless, Your Highness? Did you hurt yourself? It's all my fault, the water was too hot. Did you get burned?"

The Crown Princess simply smiled at this excuse, glancing meaningfully at the room before looking at the Crown Prince. She noticed a hint of displeasure in his eyes and knew he had guessed the trick, but simply didn't want to point it out.

"Have you looked carefully?"

"Your Majesty, I have checked it repeatedly and there is indeed no problem."

The Crown Princess nodded, and seeing that Madam Mu had returned with Mu Xin Nuan, she had the items returned to Madam Mu.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Madam Mu. It's just a routine matter, and I hope you won't take it to heart."

"This humble woman dares not. Now that the suspicions against me have been cleared, I should be thanking the Crown Princess." As she spoke, Li Shi curtsied to the Crown Princess. Mu Xin Nuan, standing to the side, followed suit, looking quite obedient and charming.

"In that case, someone please invite Madam Mu and Miss Mu to sit in the front."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Wait!" The voice coming from the inner room was clearly hurried and unwilling! How could there be no musk? No way! She clearly arranged for someone to tamper with the sachet, and if there really was no musk inside, then where did the musk smell in this room come from? Could it be that she was just bored and playing with her own child?

It's a pity that Song Peici was inside and didn't see the fleeting smugness in Mu Xinnuan's eyes!

The Crown Princess was naturally displeased that her order had been interrupted so rudely. Song Peici then said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. It was not that I intentionally disobeyed you. However, didn't that Miss Mu wear anything with musk on her? Children may seem innocent and simple, but sometimes they are more easily manipulated. Please investigate, Your Highness."

This implies that Mu Xin Nuan wore musk, which saved Li Shi from disaster.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned somewhat grim!

Mu Xin Nuan stepped forward and bowed gracefully, "Your Majesty, I am not wearing any sachet. That old nanny just saw that."

"Oh, I remember Miss Mu was carrying a small purse when she was playing here earlier. How come it's gone now?"

One word stirs up a thousand waves!

The Crown Prince, who had been relieved and trusted Madam Mu, had his attention drawn back to Mu Xin Nuan by this remark.

Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, seemingly a little confused, and asked, "A purse?" She then shook her head and said, "No! Your Majesty, I did not bring a purse when I entered the palace."

The young palace maid seemed a little anxious. "Miss Mu, how could you forget? You were holding it and playing with it the whole time. When I was refilling your tea just now, I saw clearly that it was a purse embroidered with peonies."

"A peony?" Mu Xin Nuan tilted her head, seemingly thinking carefully, then suddenly realized, "Oh! You mean that? Yes, I was indeed playing with it before. Hmm, I forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it. Why is it gone now?"

Upon hearing this, Song Peici inside sneered, "Of course Miss Mu would forget. The things she was just playing with have disappeared in the blink of an eye. Is Miss Mu's memory really that bad?"

Mu Xin Nuan seemed oblivious to the implication in her words, and actually nodded, saying, "Yes! It was definitely there just now, so why is it gone now?"

A sharp glint flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes, while the Crown Princess asked suspiciously, "When I was sitting here just now, I didn't see any purse on Miss Mu's person. Since Miss Mu didn't go out, how could the purse have grown wings and flown away?"