The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

Prince Ping's Palace.

When Princess Ping and the others returned, Chen Qin had already packed her things and left.

"Who informed Miss Chen about the events at the Prince Zhen's residence today?" Princess Ping asked the maids in the residence.

The maid replied, "No outsiders came into the manor today. Miss Chen suddenly rushed out for some reason."

Princess Ping couldn't figure it out for a moment, and she didn't think about it too deeply. Right now, she was more concerned about how today's plan had failed.

She asked Shen Hong, "I told you to lock the door, what did you do?"

“Mother, I followed your instructions and released the poison gas. I saw Huo Ye go inside before locking the door. I don’t know how they got out,” Shen Hong explained.

Princess Ping's plan was to knock over the maid's tea, which would force Song Siyao to change her clothes. Then, she would have Hongshao, who was going to get the clothes, knocked unconscious. She would then instruct Kuaikuai to send Sangye away, giving Shen Hong an opportunity to make his move.

"Why did you get involved with this lowly servant?" Princess Ping asked coldly.

Shen Hong had always been afraid of Princess Ping, so he dared not hide the truth and answered truthfully, "After I locked Princess Youfeng and Young Master Huo in the room, Kuai Kuai came to find me. We were talking when I was suddenly knocked unconscious and was not awakened until I was splashed with water."

"Then why didn't you say in the first place that you were knocked unconscious?" Princess Ping asked angrily.

“Mother, I’m worried that if this matter is thoroughly investigated, it will reveal that we framed Princess Youfeng and Huo Ye, which will implicate you,” Shen Hong said.

Princess Ping's face was rather unpleasant. The reason she framed Song Siyao today was twofold: first, to retaliate for Song Siyao's humiliation of her at the gate of the Prince Zhen's mansion, and second, for Jiang Yu.

If Song Siyao and Huo Ye were caught in bed together in front of everyone, they would surely be ruined.

At that time, Shen Pei will no longer be with her, and Jiang Yu will have the opportunity to be with Shen Pei.

Moreover, if Song Siyao is morally corrupt, all her achievements and talents will be erased. From then on, she will be infamous, despised by everyone, and become a rat crossing the street. Her life will plummet from the clouds to the mire, and she will never be able to climb out again.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Not only did she fail to frame Song Siyao, but she also implicated her own son and informant.

Now, she has lost the Chen family as a good in-law, Shen Hong's reputation is ruined, and Prince Ping will abandon him.

She tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead; she lifted a stone only to drop it on her own foot.

Thinking of this, Princess Ping was furious. Her gaze fell on Kuai Kuai, like a sharp knife, as if she wanted to tear her to pieces.

"Guards, lock this wretched maid in the woodshed! Don't give her water or food. Beat her three times a day until she starves to death!" Princess Ping's voice was cold, her face contorted with rage, like a demon.

Kuai Kuai was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses, she was so frightened that she trembled and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, spare my life! I know I was wrong. Please, for the sake of all the things I have done for you, spare my life."

Her words, instead of being true, reminded Princess Ping that only the dead have the most discerning tongues.

Only when she dies will the things she did for Princess Ping be buried and never be known.

Princess Ping's gaze hardened further. "Take him away!"

"Young Master, help me! Didn't you say you loved me the most? Please save me..." Before Kuai Kuai could finish pleading, her mouth was covered, and her voice came to an abrupt end.

Shen Hong never looked at Kuai Kuai once, letting her walk down a dead end.

After Princess Ping finished dealing with Kuai Kuai, she said to Shen Hong, "Come with me, let's go and plead with your father!"

As the mother and son headed to Prince Ping's courtyard, Song Siyao and Shen Pei happened to leave Prince Zhen's mansion.

"Yaoyao, I'll take you back to your residence," Shen Pei said.

“Okay.” Song Siyao happened to have something to say to Shen Pei.

The two boarded the carriage, and Song Siyao said to Shen Pei, "The princess has been poisoned, and the poison is very similar to the one you were poisoned with. I suspect that the person who poisoned the princess is related to the person who poisoned you..."

She told Shen Pei everything she had discovered.

Shen Pei's expression grew colder and colder. "I've already found some clues and traced the source of the poison. I believe we'll find the real culprit soon."

"Alright, you don't need to worry about the princess's poison, I can cure it," Song Siyao comforted Shen Pei.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yaoyao." Shen Pei put his arm around Song Siyao's shoulder, and the two whispered their secrets to each other.

The events that occurred at the Prince Zhen's Mansion today seemed to have grown wings, fermenting during the day and spreading throughout the entire capital city as night fell.

Late at night.

The demons and monsters have begun their activities.

In a deep alley, in a lonely courtyard, a solitary lamp casts a flickering shadow.

"What did you say? Princess Youfeng discovered that the Princess Consort of Zhen has been poisoned?"

"Yes, Master, what should we do now?"

"We've let her live for over twenty years; that's more than enough. Did she think she could live just because Princess Youfeng discovered she was poisoned? Little did she know, this is her true death day. Make your move!"

"Yes, master."

Two voices came from the house and disappeared into the vast sky.

In this battle between the light and the shadows, who will be the ultimate winner?

As darkness fades, dawn arrives, draped in vibrant colors.

In the early morning, Song Siyao went to the academy to teach the students. After class, she went to the Prince Zhen's mansion to give acupuncture to the Princess Zhen.

Ten days later.

“Princess Youfeng, your medical skills are truly amazing. In just ten days, the Princess Consort’s complexion has improved significantly, and she’s eating an extra bowl of rice every day.” Sang Ye looked at Song Siyao with utmost respect.

“You also deserve credit; you took very good care of the princess.” Song Siyao smiled.

Princess Zhen smiled from ear to ear, "You are all so kind. What would I do without you making me happy every day?"

The group chatted and laughed, and time passed quickly.

As dusk fell, Song Siyao bid farewell to the Princess Consort of Zhen and left the palace.

She returned to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence, where Hongshao greeted her anxiously, "Princess, something has happened to the Prince!"

"What's going on?" Song Siyao's heart tightened.

“Someone delivered this, saying that the Prince instructed that it must be given to you personally.” Hong Shao handed Song Siyao a jade pendant.

Song Siyao recognized it at a glance as Shen Pei's jade pendant. She had given it to Shen Pei, and he always wore it close to his body.

Now, the jade pendant is covered in blood.

Song Siyao's hand holding the jade pendant trembled. In that instant, her breath caught in her throat, and her heart felt as if it had been pierced by ten thousand needles, the pain making it impossible to breathe.

Shen Pei left the capital five days ago.

He led his troops to suppress the bandits.

The bandits of Hengshan had been entrenched in the mountains for many years, robbing and killing any passersby.

Ten days ago, these bandits robbed the birthday gifts that the counties below were sending to the Empress Dowager, and killed all the officials in charge of delivering the gifts. One of the officials, on his last breath, asked a passerby to bring a message to the capital, telling the guards who were watching the palace about the news.