C60 Extremely disappointed

Fu Yuheng rubbed his temples, not allowing himself to calm down even for a moment. "Queen, get up!"

Never before had he been as tired and physically and mentally exhausted as he was now. He closed his eyes and continued to rub his temples.

"Thank you, your majesty." Xiao Shushen slowly stood up and summoned the imperial physician. The person who had been sent to check on the situation had returned as well.

"Speak, if there is even the slightest bit of falsehood, I will definitely not let you off lightly."

Xiao Shushen sat beside Fu Yuheng. He was indeed the mother of a nation, and the aura he should have was just right.

"To reply esteemed Empress, I've asked the mama who served you before. The princess has lost her appetite and only drank a bowl of porridge sent from Concubine Xian. She hasn't eaten anything else. This servant has brought the bowl. "

The servant who had been sent to investigate knelt on the ground and reported. In front of him was the bowl of porridge that he had mentioned.

When Xiao Shushen saw the Gui mama that had returned, he immediately gained a bit of confidence. She secretly rejoiced in her heart and wanted to see what tricks Shen Qingwan had up her sleeve this time.

He shot a look at the imperial physician and spoke with dignity. "I'll have to trouble you to observe carefully. This is an extremely serious matter, so we can't afford to be careless in the slightest."

"Yes, esteemed empress, this old subject will do his best."

The imperial physician acknowledged her answer and picked up the bowl of porridge. He examined it closely, his face leaning towards the bowl. He used his nose to ask a few questions, then took out a silver needle. Only after a long time did he put the bowl down.

Everyone in the room held their breath, not daring to make the slightest sound. The atmosphere was so heavy that it made people panic.

"How is it?"

The imperial physician was a little nervous when he heard the empress's question. He used his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "To reply esteemed empress, the princess' illness must be caused by this porridge. This subject has found traces of arsenic in the porridge bowl."

Xiao Shushen did not punish Consort Xian but instead pretended to be concerned about the princess, showing her kindness as the mother of a nation, "Since she knows the cause of this problem, is the princess able to treat it?"

"This old official will do his best."

Xiao Shushen turned to look at Fu Yuheng, a troubled expression on his face. With the support of Gui mama, she got up and knelt in front of Fu Yuheng, narrating what had happened earlier in detail.

"Your majesty, this porridge was sent by the Consort Xian's sister after all. I'm afraid that we'll have to inconvenience the Consort Xian's sister a little. But if little sister is wronged, little sister must want to prove her innocence too, don't you mind?"

When he opened his sleepy eyes, Fu Yuheng's eyes seemed to contain some kind of incomprehensible emotion.

"No need. I, I'll go ask for myself." After being slow for a while, he got up and left the princess' place. He couldn't say what he felt right now, although he believed in Shen Qingwan's character, but now the evidence was conclusive.

Fu Yuheng didn't know what he was conflicted about. Perhaps he had wanted to personally hear her say that the congee was indeed sent by her!

Shen Qingwan was still in a daze because of the Princess's illness. She didn't even hear Lian Yun call her several times.

When Lian Yun saw Shen Qingwan's anxious look, she asked worriedly, "Does Master feel that there's something wrong with this?"

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the voice of a eunuch from outside the courtyard.

He was actually able to shock Shen Qingwan a little. In her impression, even if the sky were to fall, Fu Yuheng would still unhurriedly find a solution to solve the problem.

"Your majesty, what's going on? What happened? Come, drink some water." Shen Qingwan poured a cup of freshly brewed tea and placed it in front of Fu Yuheng.

"Consort Xian, do you know your crime?"

His face was gloomy. He did not take her tea. Instead, he was responsible for speaking it out.

"What crime did chenqie commit?" He suppressed the doubts in his heart and looked Fu Yuheng in the eye.

"Chenqie did send someone to deliver the porridge, but what's wrong with the porridge? Is there a problem?" The unease in Shen Qingwan's heart became stronger and stronger. Could there be a problem with the porridge?

"Heh, what's wrong? The imperial physician found arsenic in the congee you sent us." He looked at Shen Qingwan with ridicule in his eyes. His slender fingers were pinching Shen Qingwan's chin and staring into her eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.

"Chenqie didn't poison you. Chenqie and the princess have no grudges in the distant past and have no enmity with each other recently. Chenqie has no reason to drug the princess. There must be someone framing Chenqie."

Shen Qingwan did not avoid his gaze. Fu Yuheng saw the resolution on her face and became even angrier. "Are you saying that the princess is framing herself?"

"Chenqie doesn't have any reason to poison the princess?"

"You should know the reason yourself!"

"Your majesty, this bowl of porridge was gifted to me by this servant. This servant dares to guarantee with my life that there won't be poison in this porridge, so I hope that Your Majesty will believe that my mother will not do such a thing. Everyone knows that my mother is the one who is at peace with the world and does not wish to involve herself in the battle of the harem!"

Fu Yuheng kicked Lian Yun away and glanced at her in disdain, "Who do you think you are? You don't have the right to interrupt when master is speaking. Didn't your master teach you how to behave?"

Shen Qingwan broke free from Fu Yuheng and hugged Lian Yun tightly. She looked at Lian Yun with a pained expression, "Lian Yun, are you alright?"

"Master, Lian Yun is fine, hurry up and explain to the emperor!"

She could not help but shed tears as she looked at Lian Yun's miserable state.

"Shen Qingwan, don't you want to explain it to me?" Fu Yuheng felt some heartache as he watched her cry.

Shen Qingwan let go of Lian Yun and straightened her back, looking at Fu Yuheng with calm eyes. "If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, no matter how chenqie explains it, it will be useless."

"Shen Qing Wan, my good Consort Xian, is this how you treat me?" Fu Yuheng felt grief in his heart. Despite the opposition of the officials, he had insisted on making her a female official and even had feelings for her. Yet now, he discovered that she was also a cruel and merciless person who would use all sorts of methods to reach her goal.

Fu Yuheng saw that she did not seem to want to explain in the slightest. Angry and exasperated, he flung her to the ground.

"Heh. "I was blind. I thought you were different from those women in the palace. I thought you were tall and stubborn, but your heart was kind. I didn't think that you would actually do such a thing. Do you think you're right about me?"

Shen Qingwan raised her head to look at Fu Yuheng. She couldn't find any trust on his face, she never expected that she would be so unbearable in his eyes.

"Your majesty doesn't believe in chenqie. It's useless no matter what chenqie says!" Shen Qingwan looked at him in despair. Her voice was light, and her entire body had lost its life force. To think that the person she liked would be wronged and suffer so much.