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Chapter 59 Betrayal, Bad thing

In less than an hour, Lord Jiang had joined forces with the Imperial Guards and tightly surrounded the Imperial Pharmacy, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.

With the cooperation of Lord Nangong, Lord Jiang thoroughly interrogated all the medicine slaves, medicine girls, medicine guys and even pharmacists, as well as all the eunuchs and palace maids who had come into contact with the medicine ingredients.

Lord Jiang only said that someone had tampered with the medicine bag. The details weren't made public, and he didn't say whether Prince Jing had taken the medicine or not. When the news came out, there was an uproar within the palace. Even the empress dowager had personally rushed to Prince Jing's estate, concerned for his safety.

Meanwhile, Princess Huaining and Qi Fufang were in Fanghua Palace, mending their nails and chatting at the same time. Eunuch Xue rushed into the room to report about the Imperial Pharmacy situation. The two of them tacitly understood and smiled at each other.

After Eunuch Xue left, Qi Fufang couldn't wait to say, "Princess, let's go and watch the show!"

Princess Huaining said with a smile, "There's no hurry. Let's wait for that guy to bring out Gu Feiyan, then we can go watch a good show!"

Qi Fufang and Princess Huaining waited patiently in the Fanghua Palace. The next afternoon, when Princess Huaining was still sleeping, Lord Jiang came personally looking for Qi Fufang and not Princess Huaining.

Lord Jiang was quite courteous. "Miss Qi, there's a medicine guy, Chen Sanyuan, who has brought up your name in the case of the medicinal cuisine. Please come with us and cooperate with the investigation."

"You, what did you say?" Qi Fufang stood up abruptly, too surprised.

How could things have turned out this way?

Could it be that the medicine guy had betrayed her?

Very quickly, Lord Jiang gave his answer. He said, "Miss Qi, the medicine guy in the delivery office admitted that you had ordered him to change the medicinal ingredients in the bag and deliberately slander Gu Feiyan for trying to murder Prince Jing. I have been entrusted by His Highness Prince Jing to thoroughly investigate this matter. Please cooperate with me and follow me there."

Qi Fufang was shocked, "Defamation! Lord Jiang, this is slander! Someone is putting the blame on me! That medicine guy must have been bribed by someone. He must be!"

Lord Jiang said politely, "Miss Qi, it remains to be seen whether or not the medicine guy slander you. Miss Qi, please come to the justice courts and cooperate with the investigation. If Miss Qi is innocent, then I will definitely give you justice."

"I'm not going! This is slander! "

"This is slander!"

As Qi Fufang retreated, she cast a pleading look at the palace maid beside her. Hoping she would look for Princess Huaining.

However, Lord Jiang didn't give her time. Seeing that she did not leave, Lord Jiang said in a serious tone, "Miss Qi, His Highness Prince Jing has authorized me to take full responsibility for this matter. I, too, am following orders. Sorry if I offended you!"

"Does His Highness Prince Jing believe that medicine guy?"

"Miss Qi, please forgive me for being unable to answer anything related to the case for the time being." With that said, Lord Jiang immediately ordered the officials to escort her away.

When Princess Huaining rushed over, she had long since lost sight of Lord Jiang and Qi Fufang. Hearing that the medicine guy’s confession about the matter of Qi Fufang, she slumped into a chair, her heart racing and her legs went weak.

Eunuch Xue could tell something was going on, so he hurriedly closed the door and whispered, "My little devil! How could you. No matter what, you can't touch His Highness's medicine! If anything happens to Prince Jing, this will be a capital offense! "

"I, I … this is all Gu Feiyan’s fault!"

The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it. She didn't know why she had been so daring. She hurriedly said, "Eunuch Xue, you … quickly go and ask around. How is Jingwang-gege?"

"Princess, how could it be so easy to find out about the matter of Prince Jing's Mansion!" Eunuch Xue was panicking as well.

Princess Huaining thought for a while and then said, "Go and find out about it from my royal grandmother! Didn't grandma go to see Jingwang-gege? "

Eunuch Xue immediately left. Very soon, he ran back happily. "Princess, good news! His Highness Prince Jing didn't take the medicine. He left the city yesterday. Esteemed Empress Dowager didn't even see him when she went to visit."

Princess Huaining breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "Jingwang-gege didn't take any medicine, so how did they find out?"

Eunuch Xue shook his head. He just couldn't ask about it.

Princess Huaining didn't have time to think about it. She only knew that Jingwang-gege was fine, so this matter shouldn't be so serious that it couldn't be tidied up.

In the worst case scenario, she could just step out and plead guilty. After all, the Liudan Poke Root wasn't a lethal thing. At most, it would only make Jingwang-gege uncomfortable for a while. At most, Imperial Father would imprison her for a few days. What else would happen?

Of course, if she did not have to plead guilty, that would be for the best. After all, this matter involved Gu Feiyan and the Qi family. If word of this got out, she would become a laughingstock.

Princess Huaining made up her mind, she didn't dare to delay any longer and hurriedly said, "Quick, prepare the sedan chair! Let's go to the Qi Residence!"

The Qi Residence.

General Qi and Qi Yu weren't asleep yet. They were still discussing the medicinal cuisine case. When Princess Huaining arrived, she was so anxious that she was at a loss for words, "General Qi, Yu-gege. Fufang-jie has been captured by the justice courts. The medicine guy reported her!"

"What?"

"Reported her? What did she do?

General Qi and Qi Yu revealed looks of surprise. Princess Huaining had intended to tell the truth, but upon seeing the reaction of the Qi father and son, she suddenly hesitated and didn't reply for a long time.

General Qi recalled the matter of the medicinal cuisine being handled by the justice courts and felt extremely uneasy. He couldn't care less about the identity of Princess Huaining as he angrily said, "What's going on? What did that damned girl do? Speak up! "

Princess Huaining had never seen General Qi so fierce. She was so scared that she quickly hid behind Qi Yu. Although Qi Yu was worried, he still tried his best to comfort her. "Princess, don't be afraid. Sit over here first. What's going on?"

General Qi realized that he was being rude and quickly invited Princess Huaining to take a seat as well, and called someone to serve tea.

Princess Huaining was hesitating. Being scared by General Qi, she was even more afraid to tell him the truth. She immediately pushed everything to Qi Fufang, claiming that she knew everything afterwards.

After Princess Huaining had finished talking, General Qi and Qi Yu's faces turned completely pale.

This was simply a shock!

General Qi was silent for a moment, then slammed the table and roared, "What nonsense! This is nonsense! "

"She dared to touch His Highness Prince Jing's medicine? Has Big Sis gone mad!"

Seeing this, Princess Huaining was even more afraid to drag herself into it. She persuaded, "Great General, Yu-gege, Fufang-jie really doesn't like Gu Feiyan. She, she … She also did it for me and Yu-gege, for Qi family’s reputation. "

General Qi really didn't want to mention the name Gu Feiyan, so he didn't have the time to talk about this. He asked earnestly, "Princess, other than the medicine guy, who else knows of this matter? Who told Fufang about the prescription? Also, what exactly is Liudan Poke Root? What would happen if it was consumed? Where did Fufang find it?"