I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

The queen had to enter the palace because of family pressure. She placed the honor of her family at the highest point in her heart. Now that something like this has happened, the first thing she thinks of is that it will implicate the Mu family, her own Mu family.

While rushing to Changchun Palace, the Queen called Liuxia aside and whispered instructions.

"Leave the palace now and go back to the Mu family to tell your brother. Ask your brother to keep an eye on the Tang family's movements outside the palace. When you come back, go to the Imperial Hospital immediately and check for anyone who has had close contact with Imperial Doctor Cui. Don't let anyone go. If you find anything, report it directly to Changchun Palace."

Hearing what the queen said, Liuxia immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, my dear, I understand."

After saying that, Liuxia slowly fell to the back of the team, and quietly left the team when Xiao Dezi, who was walking in the front, was not paying attention.

The queen sat in the sedan chair with a serious look in her eyes. She already had a rough guess in her mind about what had happened this time.

It is true that Imperial Doctor Cui is her man. She brought Imperial Doctor Cui from the Mu family. How could he possibly poison Zhao Yuqing? Moreover, when she assigned Imperial Doctor Cui to Zhao Yuqing, it was to prevent someone from giving Zhao Yuqing something unclean to eat.

He originally had good intentions and wanted to help Zhao Yuqing, but he didn't expect that Doctor Cui would be used as a tool by others.

The queen frowned and rubbed her eyebrows in annoyance.

It was just as the Queen had thought. Ever since this incident, the man who was supposed to be on duty at the Imperial Hospital had packed his bags and was ready to escape.

The queen arrived at Changchun Palace and walked in hurriedly. As soon as she entered, she saw Doctor Cui kneeling on the ground, his face pale and looking very frightened.

The queen frowned slightly, walked forward and bowed her head, "Your Majesty, I greet you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

Seeing the queen coming, the emperor immediately showed a hypocritical smile on his face, as if he was not the one who was eager to convict Cui Li.

"The queen is here, please take a seat."

Xiao Dezi immediately brought a chair for the queen. The queen sat on the chair and turned her head to glance at the people present, and found that Zhao Sixian was there too.

She immediately asked respectfully, "When did Mr. Zhao return to Beijing? When I heard that Mr. Zhao was planning to return to Beijing, I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Zhao Sixian's attitude towards the queen softened a little. He nodded and responded, "I came back last night. Is your father in good health?"

When the queen heard Zhao Sixian mention her father Mu Jun, her expression softened: "Dad is in good health, but he has a cough in winter. Thank you for your concern, old man."

Zhao Sixian waved his hand and said, "Hey, your father and I are close friends, so of course I have to ask. When I have time in a few days, I want to go see him."

When talking about his old friend, a smile appeared on Zhao Sixian's originally tense face.

"Father would certainly be very happy if he heard that the old gentleman has returned to the capital," the queen responded with a faint smile.

After reminiscing about the past, the Queen paused when her eyes caught sight of Wen Shutang, then she lightly moved her gaze away and turned to look at Zhao Yuqing lying on the bed.

She frowned, her tone full of worry: "Are you feeling better? I just heard about this from Xiao Dezi."

The Queen turned to look at Cui Li who was kneeling on the ground, frowned and said coldly: "Did you do this? Don't say that I appointed you to be my sister. If you really did this, I will not forgive you even if His Majesty doesn't have to punish you!"

Seeing the queen coming, Cui Li seemed to have found his backbone. A glimmer of hope lit up in his eyes. He kowtowed to the queen repeatedly and explained at a very fast speed.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't do it! The medicines I prescribed for Concubine Dun are all very common herbs. There are absolutely no herbs that are mutually reinforcing or incompatible with each other. Moreover, they are all very beneficial to Concubine Dun's health. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask someone to find the files of the Imperial Hospital and check them out. When the files of the Imperial Hospital were written, Elder Song had to be present. There is absolutely no way that the files could be faked!"

Hearing Cui Li's solemn words, the queen immediately felt relieved.

Doctor Song at the side also echoed, "Your Majesty, Madam, the Imperial Hospital's files do require the presence of many people to review them together, so the files cannot be falsified."

Hearing this, the Queen immediately said, "If that's the case, then bring the files over. I want to see who is behind this, wanting to poison my sister and put the blame on me!"

The queen cleared herself of suspicion with just a few words.

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in the emperor's eyes. He knew that it was unlikely to use this incident to dampen the Mu family's fighting spirit.

Since this is the case, I might as well try to please the Mu family.

Thinking of this, the emperor immediately put on a majestic look, waved his hand and ordered: "Come here! Go and get the files from the Imperial Hospital! I must get to the bottom of this matter, clear Empress Huang's name, and give my beloved concubine an explanation!"

When the emperor said this, he immediately gave enough face to the Zhao family and the Mu family.

Wen Shutang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how could he become the emperor? His ability to bend and stretch is simply perfect.

A moment later, the files of the Imperial Medical Bureau appeared in the emperor's hands. He flipped through them casually but could not understand the densely packed names of medicinal herbs.

"Mr. Song, come and see if there is anything wrong with this prescription."

The emperor raised his chin and signaled Xiao Dezi to hand the file to Imperial Physician Song.

Doctor Song took the file and found the prescription Cui Li had written down. After a moment's silence, he said, "Your Majesty, this prescription is fine. Many ladies in the palace have used this medicine to treat their headaches."

After hearing what Doctor Song said, the emperor nodded in understanding and was not too surprised. He had already guessed in his heart that this matter had nothing to do with Cui Li.

He just wanted to use this incident to dampen the arrogance of the Mu family, but now that his plan has failed, the emperor can only continue to play dumb.

He frowned and touched his chin: "Since Cui Li's prescription is fine, then where did the poison in this medicine come from?"

Just when the situation was at a stalemate, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the hall.

The emperor frowned even deeper: "What's going on?"

Xiao Dezi hurried out to check, and a moment later he was followed by Liuxia, who was dragging a man in black clothes who was tied up.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene. Liuxia walked forward and knelt down in front of the emperor, speaking in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty."

"I remember that you are the maidservant of the Queen. Why did you tie someone up here? Who is this person?" The emperor said in a faint voice.

"Your Majesty, this person is the mastermind behind the poisoning of Concubine Dun!"