Shu Fei was also surprised by this scene. She immediately confronted Zhuang Fei: “Zhuang Fei, I heard this morning that you had been indifferent to the Eldest Princess, which was fine enough. But I never expected the Eldest Princess to be poisoned… How did you take care of her?”
Zhuang Fei was in no mood to argue with her, and her expression was somewhat dazed.
“I don’t care about the possibilities. I order you to rescue the Eldest Princess at all costs!” Helian Qi coldly commanded, his face grim.
The imperial physicians were on tenterhooks, trying every possible way to induce vomiting in the Eldest Princess.
Thank goodness, after a dramatic rescue, the Eldest Princess’s life was saved.
“Your Majesty, thanks to Your Majesty’s blessings and protection, the Eldest Princess is out of danger, but she is very weak, and her stomach and intestines are damaged, requiring long-term recuperation.” Imperial Physician Zhao reported, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
Helian Qi’s expression softened slightly, but the coldness in his eyes only intensified.
“Investigate! How was the Eldest Princess poisoned?”
After some questioning, it was discovered that the Eldest Princess had only eaten mooncakes today.
Furthermore, a highly poisonous substance was found in the mooncake crumbs vomited by the Eldest Princess.
“How could this be? I ate the mooncakes too…” Zhuang Fei asked, puzzled.
Helian Qi immediately said, “Imperial Physician, take Zhuang Fei’s pulse!”
Imperial Physician Zhao quickly took Zhuang Fei’s pulse and, after examining her, said, “Zhuang Fei is in good health and shows no signs of poisoning.”
“It seems not every mooncake was poisoned.” Shu Fei suddenly realized.
She looked at Wei Yingya: “Ying Meiren, why did you try to murder the Eldest Princess?”
Wei Yingya turned deathly pale with fright. “I…I didn’t…”
“The evidence is conclusive, yet you still try to deny it. Why don’t you explain clearly? You and Zhuang Fei have never had any grudges, but were you acting under someone’s orders?” Shu Fei clearly wanted to drag Ning Wanyin into the mess.
“My mooncakes have been examined by the imperial physician and are not poisonous!” Wei Yingya hurriedly clarified.
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Nanny Ping almost fainted from anxiety just now, and she has only just recovered. She said, “Your Majesty, please rest assured. These mooncakes have indeed been inspected by the imperial physician…”
Nanny Ping recounted how Lian Rui had brought the female physician to check it.
Helian Qi immediately ordered the female physician to verify it, and it was confirmed to be correct.
When Xue Jinyan saw this scene, her heart sank.
Unexpectedly, they had already consulted the imperial physician halfway through their journey…
What a pity, such a good spy was wasted.
“Since the mooncakes tested negative, why were there highly poisonous substances in the mooncake residue in the Eldest Princess’s stomach?” Shi Meiren questioned Wei Yingya.
“This must be related to Ying Meiren!”
Ning Wanyin, who had been quietly observing and deep in thought, suddenly spoke up: “Has the Eldest Princess had any water?”
Nanny Ping realized, “Yes, yes, the Eldest Princess drank two cups of tea!”
“Please check the tea.” Ning Wanyin reminded her.
The group then realized that the poisonous mooncake residue might not have come from inside the mooncake itself, but could have been from water she had drunk that had mixed with it.
The Ministry of Justice immediately investigated the tea, only to find that the tea the Eldest Princess had drunk from had been replaced with a new one.
The tea set had also been cleaned.
The palace maid responsible for cleaning the tea utensils was brought up.
“Why did you change the tea? Why did you clean the teaware?” Helian Qi questioned.
The palace maid stammered, “This servant…this servant saw that the tea was cold, so I went to change the pot. I saw that the teacups were dirty, so I washed them…”
This was clearly just sophistry after the evidence had been destroyed.
“Drag her away and send her to the Ministry of Justice.” Helian Qi said coldly.
The palace maid’s face was pale.
She was not afraid of death, but she feared the punishments imposed by the Ministry of Justice.
As a spy, it naturally possesses the loyalty to die for its master.
Seeing two eunuchs coming to arrest her, the palace maid turned around and slammed her head against the wall, instantly bleeding from her head and dying.
“Your Majesty, she’s dead…” Wang Degui checked her breath and said hurriedly.
Helian Qi’s face darkened: “Order the Ministry of Justice to investigate who is behind her.”
With the palace maid killed, the trail to the person behind her naturally went cold.
Even when the Emperor ordered an investigation, nothing was found.
The matter of the Eldest Princess’s poisoning today could only be left unresolved.
Many of the concubines looked puzzled, speculating about who had poisoned the Eldest Princess…
But no one expected that at this very moment—
Suddenly, Zhuang Fei rushed to Shu Fei in a few steps and kicked her in the chest, knocking her to the ground.
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