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When the things were placed on the table, Yin Lin turned to Xiao Ruyue and said, "Empress, all the things are here. This servant has acted on her own to bring the four treasures of the study. "

"Well done." Xiao Ruyue slightly nodded, looked at the Imperial Physician Wang and said, "Imperial Physician Wang, all of the items that Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang has touched are here.

Imperial Physician Wang used silver needles to probe the leftover soup and tea of the dinner party as he shook his head.

Xiao Ruyue urged him to inspect the four treasures one by one.

"Esteemed Empress, the poison wasn't administered into these items." The Imperial Physician Wang said.

The result was unexpected.

"Lotus Incense, think carefully. Other than these, have your Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie ever come into contact with anything else?" Xiao Ruyue asked while looking at the lotus.

He Xiang was also panicking, the Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie in the bed was still unconscious, she was rubbing her hands in anxiety.

It was the same young palace maid who had been guarding by the bed. "Sister Lotus Fragrance, did the Empress eat some pastries while copying the books?"

Upon being reminded like this, the Lotus Fragrance Mushroom opened up and cried out in alarm, "Yes! Your Highness had copied the books for a long time and said that he was a little hungry. Coincidentally, there are some snacks in the palace. Your servant can have that snack …"

As Lotus spoke, her gaze landed on Xiao Ruyue.

Xiao Ruyue frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Didn't the empress send someone to deliver the pastries?" He glared at Xiao Ruyue and asked, "Empress, why are you trying to harm my esteemed lady?"

"Nonsense, when did I ever send someone to deliver snacks to the Blue palace?" Xiao Ruyue's face immediately darkened, "Yin Lin, go and get the pastries she mentioned and let Imperial Physician Wang inspect them."

He looked at Xiao Ruyue with a face of caution as he retreated to the side of the bed to guard Wang Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie. "Empress, this servant has to ask Your Majesty to be the judge for this matter. If you ask your people to retrieve the evidence, I'm afraid they'll think you're destroying it. "

A trace of coldness flashed past Xiao Ruyue's eyes.

"I didn't expect the empress to be such a person."

Without waiting for Xiao Ruyue to speak, a woman's voice full of ill intentions interrupted him.

Xiao Ruyue turned her head to look. The person who had come was dressed in red palace attire, with a crabapple hairpin and a Seven Tailed Phoenix hairpin that only a noble concubine could wear. His face was smeared with makeup, he looked like he had rushed out the door in a hurry, but had intentionally disguised himself.

Other than the unfriendly Ye Haitang, who else could it be?

However, Xiao Ruyue did not place her in her eyes at all, "What does Imperial Consort Ye mean by this?"

"I didn't expect the empress to poison the imperial concubines." Ye Haitang said calmly, it was originally just one side of the story, but when she said it, it was as if she had proven it.

The smile on Xiao Ruyue's lips faded as she said coldly, "Let's not talk about the fact that we have no conclusive evidence that it was my Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie who was poisoned. Imperial Consort Ye, do you know what punishment it is for me to not kneel after seeing this? "

"Why would the empress put on airs?" You are already at the brink of death and you still do not know your place! " Another voice came from outside.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice. It was the Empress Dowager who was leaning on a walking stick, supported by the mama.

Ye Haitang and Empress Dowager did not arrive early or late, wasn't it too much of a coincidence that they chose this time?

"Greetings, Empress Dowager." Everyone in Blue palace kneeled.

Xiao Ruyue was also slightly lucky, "Paying respects to Empress Dowager." If it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't immediately expose her identity and others not knowing it, she, Xiao Ruyue, would have clearly understood what kind of Empress Dowager she was talking about.

The fake Empress Dowager had put on airs to let everyone rise, but she did not call Xiao Ruyue Xiao Ruyue. Actually, Xiao Ruyue was just kneeling like that.

"The empress is so impressive, do you even have a Empress Dowager in your eyes? You are in charge of the harem, and yet you do such a despicable thing as poisoning others. How are you going to explain this to the Emperor and the people under the heavens?! " The fake Empress Dowager said aggressively.

Xiao Ruyue was still kneeling, but upon hearing that, he became displeased, and raised her head to look at the impersonator Empress Dowager: "Just based on Huo Xiang's words, you know, I sent someone to deliver the pastry, and was the one who poisoned Wang Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie, was it too hasty?"

The imposter Empress Dowager choked and was glanced at by Ye Haitang, then said: "Are you saying that this servant has the guts to accuse you wrongly?"

As he said this, his gaze fell on Lotus Incense.

He Xiang immediately knelt in front of the fake Empress Dowager. "Empress Dowager, this servant definitely won't dare to frame the empress. This servant wouldn't dare even if this servant had ten times the guts! Those pastries were obviously sent by someone from the Phoenix Palace. The Empress only got poisoned because of the pastries! "

There was clearly no conclusion, but all of them had a clear understanding of the situation.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruyue understood.

She raised her brows and ordered Yin Lin: "Yin Lin, go to the Imperial Study and invite your highness here. Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang has been poisoned, and the poisoner is most likely me. For such a huge matter, it would be impossible for there to be no Sovereign King to preside over it. "

Hearing that, Ye Haitang's face changed, she gave the fake Empress Dowager a look, and the fake Empress Dowager used her walking stick to hit the ground hard, then scolded Xiao Ruyue: "Empress, you are presumptuous! Do you think it's your turn to give out orders? "

With this shout from the fake Empress Dowager, the guards she brought with her locked the door, not allowing anyone to enter.

Xiao Ruyue looked up and met the eyes of the fake Empress Dowager, then smiled, "I hold the Phoenix Seal and am in charge of the affairs of the imperial palace, if there is no conclusive evidence to prove that I am indeed guilty, and if the sovereign's decree is not passed down, the imperial palace will still be under my control.

Xiao Ruyue emphasized the word "intervene".

The fake Empress Dowager was completely speechless.

Yin Lin glared at the guards blocking the way. The guards were a little afraid, and after hearing Xiao Ruyue's words, they no longer dared to stand in her way, and could only let him in.

After Yin Lin left, Xiao Ruyue continued to half-kneel like this. Even if Lu Yi wanted to help her up, she wouldn't let her.

She even instructed the Imperial Physician Wang, "Imperial Physician Wang, bring the pastries that Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang has consumed and have them inspected in public."

He Xiang looked at Xiao Ruyue in alert, then looked at Imperial Physician Wang, as if saying, "Who knows if you guys are in one group."

Xiao Ruyue sneered.

Lu Yi, who was at the side, could no longer hold it in and said indignantly, "Let's not talk about the Empress not knowing how to do such a despicable thing. Even if it's really as you've said, how could a Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie who has never slept with my Empress threaten her? As the empress, if the empress really wanted to poison someone, was there a need to personally step in?! "

The more she spoke, the angrier she got.

Looking at her, he wished he could open her brain and see if it was a lump of paste.

"Is there anything you can say in front of the Empress Dowager?!" Qian mama, who was standing beside the fake Empress Dowager, cursed viciously, her fingers almost poking into Lu Yi's eyes.

"What right do you have to speak as a servant in front of the empress!"

Qian mama was furious. "You …"

"Humph!" Are you you! You think you're not a servant? " Normally, when looking at the honest and honest Lu Yi, he was not the least bit ambiguous when it came to scolding her.

"Alright, Green Yi. There is no need for such a useless argument. " Xiao Ruyue's voice cut off the long speech Green Yi was about to make, only then did Green Yi realize that she had said too much, and pushed her way back to Xiao Ruyue's side.

Xiao Ruyue looked at Lotus Incense and said, "Go with Imperial Physician Wang and bring back the pastries that your Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie has eaten."

Although Lotus Fragrance was not satisfied, she didn't dare to say more and followed Imperial Physician Wang.

The Blue palace fell into silence and no one made a sound.

Yin Lin only hurried over after a quarter of an hour. Upon entering, she saw Xiao Ruyue kneeling down, and without saying a word, he helped Xiao Ruyue up.

"How long have you been kneeling?"

"Not long after. "Just a quarter of an hour."

Yuwen He's face darkened, he glared at Lu Yi, then helped Xiao Ruyue to sit down.

His expression clearly said: How did you serve your master? You actually made your master kneel for a quarter of an hour.

Green-clothed man withdrew his head in guilt.

At this time, the fake Empress Dowager coughed twice: "Cough cough, Your Majesty, do you still have this Royal Grandmother This Dowager in your eyes?"

Yuwen He paused for a moment, then turned around to face the fake Empress Dowager, and gently nodded: "Grandson greets Royal Grandmother. I wonder what Royal Grandmother wants Min Er to kneel for? "

"Did you not make it clear when we invited that palace maid from Phoenix Palace to invite you?" The fake Empress Dowager said arrogantly.

Senior Servant Qian, who was standing next to her, interjected, "The empress is very jealous. She poisoned the entire Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie and now this matter has occurred."

Yuwen He's sword-like eyebrows slightly knitted, as if he was at a loss of something, "About this, Yin Lin told me on the way here."

Saying that, he instructed Fang Weiyong, "Fang Weiyong, go take a look. Have you checked on the so-called pastries that the Empress has sent someone to deliver? Was the poison in Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie really caused by him taking the pill? Also, who was the owner of the pastries when they were sent to the Blue palace, was it really from the Palace of the Phoenix that they were sent? "

Fang Weiyong: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Hearing that, the faces of the fake Empress Dowager and Ye Haitang both changed.

The Imperial Physician Wang stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, this humble subject has already examined the pastry. The poison in the pastry is no different from the poison in Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang. "Indeed."

"Yes." Yuwen He nodded.

"What else is there for the empress to say?" The fake Empress Dowager stared at Xiao Ruyue coldly.

Xiao Ruyue did not make a sound.

It was Yuwen He who spoke indifferently, "Royal Grandmother, don't be too anxious, although Luzhou-yuang-yuan-yuan-jie Wang has been poisoned due to the snacks, but other things have yet to be verified, these words are still stuck in my throat, it was a little too fast."

Empress Dowager snorted and did not speak anymore.

Lotus Fragrance was called out by Fang Weiyong for questioning, and at the same time, a few palace maids and eunuchs from Blue palace were called out as well.

After a long while, Fang Weiyong finally came in with the lotus flower, and replied while standing: "Your Majesty, this servant has already investigated, and according to the people of Blue palace, that box of pastries was given to him by a young eunuch who claimed that he had invited the servants of the Phoenix Palace.

"What's the name of that young eunuch?" Yuwen He asked.

He Xiang stammered, "This servant doesn't know!"