The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

"Yes, Cheng An also gave me some medicine powder, saying that if I sprinkled it on the snake, it would become more active."

Having asked all the questions she needed to, Jingxue looked at Ye Muchen.

Ye Muchen said, "Gao Chi, take this servant with us to Zhongcui Palace. The rest of you, protect the children!" After saying that, he reached out and pressed Fu Lai's acupoint to silence him.

Everyone answered in unison, "Yes!"

Fu Lai was so frightened that his body went limp, and he let Gao Chi grab him by the collar and drag him forward.

Just now, after dinner, Jingxue checked Xiaoze's wound. The redness and swelling had subsided a lot, and it still hurt occasionally, but the child just frowned. Jingxue felt extremely distressed when she saw this.

Jingxue kept an eye on Fulai. For some reason, her intuition told her that the eunuch was the one who released the snake. When she saw Fulai carrying the food box out again, she used her supernatural ability to follow him.

When Cheng An handed over the silver notes, Jing Xue didn't see them clearly, but she still told Ye Muchen that she had her suspicions and that there was something under the eunuch's bed.

Ye Muchen had no doubt about Jingxue's words. He immediately summoned Gao Chi and others to search Fu Lai's room and found the box that had contained the snake.

Gao Chi also found several snake scales on the velvet of the box lid.

Now that Fu Lai has implicated Consort Li, they should confront her face to face.

Jingxue followed Ye Muchen and Gao Chi outside, and noticed Runyue was with her, but she didn't say anything.

Just as they stepped out of the courtyard, they ran into Ye Muyan and the prince consort.

"Third Imperial Brother, Third Imperial Sister-in-law, where are you going?" Ye Muyan asked.

Ye Muchen replied, "We're going out to take care of some business!"

"Mu Yan, go inside and drink your medicine first. Nurse Shan has already prepared it for you. You can skip the acupuncture today," Jing Xue said.

"Third Sister-in-law, we heard this morning that your brother was bitten by a snake. We originally planned to come and visit this afternoon, but the child was being fussy, so we're only coming now. Please don't mind!" Ye Muyan said, bowing slightly.

"Sigh! There's no need for so much formality among family. We have things to do, so we'll be leaving now!" Jingxue nodded slightly after saying this, and then left with Ye Muchen.

Zhongcui Palace was quite a distance away, but Ye Muchen didn't care. After leaving the East Palace, he and Gao Chi each carried Fu Lai on one shoulder and strode forward.

Not to be outdone, Runyue wrapped her arms around Jingxue's waist and said, "Miss, let's fly too!"

Jingxue then took the little girl and followed Ye Muchen and the others.

Upon arriving at Zhongcui Palace, Jingxue landed directly in the courtyard. Ye Muchen had intended to have someone report to her, but it seemed unnecessary, so he also landed.

At the entrance of the main hall, there was a young eunuch whom Ye Muchen recognized; he was a servant of the emperor.

"His Majesty is here!" he reminded him.

Jingxue snorted, "It would be even better if the Emperor were here!"

Upon seeing the group, the young eunuch hurried over and bowed, "Greetings to Prince Zhan and Princess Zhan! His Majesty has just finished his meal."

Hearing the commotion, Fu Hai, the old man inside, came out. Seeing Fu Lai being escorted away, he knew that this brat must have offended these two powerful figures. He walked over and was about to pay his respects.

Jingxue stopped her, saying, "Eunuch Fu, no need for formalities. We have urgent business with the Emperor!"

"Then this servant will go in and report," Fu Hai said, bowing slightly.

"No need, let's go in together!" Jingxue said and stepped inside. She'd just finished eating, after all; as long as she hadn't taken her pants off, it was fine!

Ye Muchen gestured to Fu Hai with his eyes, urging him to hurry inside and report. Fu Hai had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort requests an audience with His Majesty!"

This time, it was Runyue and Gao Chi who dragged Fulai along, while Ye Muchen and Jingxue walked into the main hall together, where the emperor and Consort Li were sitting and drinking tea.

Seeing the group's posture and Fu Lai being dragged along, the Emperor ignored their bows and asked, "What happened?"

When Consort Li saw Fu Lai, her heart skipped a beat. She cursed inwardly, "This useless dog of a servant, he's been caught so quickly."

Jingxue gave a perfunctory bow and said, "Your Majesty, this servant from Yichun Palace, under the orders of Consort Li, bit my brother with a poisonous snake."

"Princess Consort Zhan, don't make false accusations!" Consort Li hurriedly said as soon as Jingxue finished speaking.

The Emperor had no idea what had happened at Yichun Palace that day. "Your brother was bitten by a poisonous snake. How is he now?"

“The poison has been neutralized!” Jingxue replied.

"Oh! Which servant did it?" The emperor glanced at Fu Lai, who opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

At this moment, Ye Muchen reached out and released Fu Lai's pressure points.

Fu Lai immediately cried and said, "Your Highness, please save me! I've been working for you!"

"You're talking nonsense! I think you're the one who's been instructed to frame me. A servant like you should be beaten to death!" Consort Li said angrily, her eyebrows raised.

"Your Highness, how could you do this? Didn't you ask Cheng'an to ask me for a favor? You even had Cheng'an give me a hundred taels of silver."

"Don't talk nonsense, I have no idea about this."

While Consort Li and Fu Lai were biting each other, Jing Xue smelled a strange, very faint fragrance in the hall.

She saw a small incense burner on the windowsill not far away, with a burning incense stick inside. She squinted her eyes. Since gaining superpowers, her five senses were very sharp. There was something wrong with this incense.

With a flick of her wrist, Jingxue produced two small pills. She placed the pills in Ye Muchen's hand and gestured to him with her eyes for him to take one.

Ye Muchen was taken aback at first, but he quickly understood. He took the pill himself and then gave one to Gao Chi.

Although Gao Chi didn't understand what was going on, the prince gestured for him to take it, so he didn't hesitate.

The emperor's attention was focused on the two arguing people.

"Your Majesty, this servant is willing to confront Cheng'an!" Fu Lai suggested when he saw that Consort Li refused to admit it.

"Fuhai, summon Cheng'an," the Emperor ordered.

"Yes!"

Cheng An had just returned to Zhongcui Palace not long ago; he had just returned to his room when no one was paying attention.

He was summoned by Eunuch Fu and entered the main hall, where he saw Fu Lai kneeling on the ground.

Fu Lai started pointing fingers at Cheng An again, but Cheng An simply denied it.

"Fu Lai, you asked me for money, and I lent it to you because we both used to work in the Eastern Palace. How could you do this to me?"

"Your Majesty, please don't believe him. He gambled in the Eastern Palace and lost a lot of money. These days he has been pestering me to lend him money. Today I finally managed to scrape together a hundred taels of silver and delivered it to him. I never expected him to push such a huge disaster onto me. Your Majesty, please be wise!"

Fu Lai was dumbfounded after hearing Cheng An's words!

The emperor is currently in a state of agitation; all he wants to do now is go to bed.

"Fu Lai, your words are meaningless. Do you have any proof?" the Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, I have no evidence! I am telling the truth! Please believe me! If they did not instigate this, I have no grudge against Princess Zhan. Why would I harm her brother?" Fu Lai knew he had been thoroughly framed, but he couldn't just lose his head like that! He burst into tears.

Cheng An recited the reasons he had prepared beforehand, leaving Fu Lai speechless.

The emperor just wanted to resolve this matter quickly and get rid of these people, so he said, "Fu Lai, it is a fact that you released snakes to harm the Prince Consort's brother. This one crime is enough to cost you your head. Guards, take Fu Lai out and beat him to death with sticks tomorrow!"

Jingxue was speechless after hearing the Emperor's words. The key words in these words were exactly the same as when Jing Zhiyuan was convicted.