A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Wang Jinyao lifted her skirt, walked around the wine table and came to the center of the hall.

She said, "Your Majesty, today I was strolling in the nearby garden and accidentally saw Taoist Zhihuai."

"The medicine bottle in his hand fell to the ground, and someone put something in the bottle when he wasn't paying attention."

"I am not sure if it is poison. I have to wait for the doctor to test it. But I dare not take any chances. If it is poison, it will be a great sin for me to fail to stop Your Majesty in time."

Wang Jinyao's words made Su Zhilan's heart sink.

When they were in the garden, the medicine bottle fell at her feet. Why did Wang Jinyao's words seem to be about her? But she did not touch the medicine bottle.

Emperor Xuande thought what she said made sense, and ordered someone to take the medicine to Mr. Zhou, now the King of Qi.

Mr. Zhou took it and looked at it, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, someone has indeed put arsenic in it. If Your Majesty takes it, you may die on the spot."

Emperor Xuande hesitated for a moment and asked, "In your opinion, was the poison put into the elixir or was it poured in from the bottle?"

Mr. Zhou replied, "The medicine itself is not poisonous. The poison is all on the outside of the pill. The mouth of the bottle is also stained with a lot of it. It must have been spilled from the mouth of the bottle."

In fact, sufficient amount of mercury and cinnabar were added to this pill.

Just talking about this pill, it is naturally non-toxic. Not only is it non-toxic, it is also beneficial to the body.

But if you take it for many years, the toxins in your body will accumulate to a certain level and you will be doomed.

But he said nothing. Neither the court officials nor the prince were allowed to speak, so what position did he have to speak?

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande asked Wang Jinyao, "You said you saw someone drugging someone, but did you see who it was?"

Wang Jinyao shook her head gently, "Your Majesty, I didn't see who that person was. I didn't know it was your Majesty's medicine at the time, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

"I only remember that she was a young lady, not very old, wearing a purple embroidered long dress in the color of purple vines."

This was also discussed by Wang Jinyao and Taoist Zhihuai. She was afraid that if she identified Su Zhilan, the Song family would suspect that she did it on purpose.

So she deliberately said that she didn't see clearly who it was, so that others would believe her more.

Su Zhilan looked down at her clothes, then looked at Wang Jinyao coldly. It seemed that this game was aimed at her.

When Emperor Xuande heard what Wang Jinyao said, he asked Taoist Zhihuai, "Did you drop the medicine bottle? Do you remember who picked it up?"

Taoist Zhi Huai said, "Your Majesty, I did drop the medicine bottle. A young lady picked it up and handed it to me. At that time, I lowered my head to check my injuries, so it's possible that someone took advantage of me."

Emperor Xuande asked coldly: "Who is that person?"

Taoist Zhi Huai shook his head and said, "I don't know the identity of that person, but I saw that young lady when I just entered the hall."

As he said this, Taoist Zhihuai turned to face the main hall, pointed at Su Zhilan and said, "That's the young lady."

After Zhi Huai finished speaking, not only the court officials present, but even Emperor Xuande was stunned.

He never imagined that the person Taoist Zhihuai identified was Su Zhilan.

Su Zhilan was a county lady conferred by him personally, his daughter-in-law who had never married him, and a hero in the Fujian navy's fight against the Japanese pirates.

Besides, she is just a little girl, how could she be so cruel to him?

At this time, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Su Chengxun and Hai looked worried, but they didn't dare to speak rashly.

Song Hongshen's expression was cold, and his eyes were full of coldness. Shen Zhixiu's face was also somewhat gloomy, staring at Taoist Zhihuai.

The rest of the people who were on good terms with the Song, Shen, and Su families mostly looked worried.

Naturally, there were many people who watched the fun and gloated over others' misfortune.

Su Zhilan, on the other hand, was still sitting there calmly, not showing much panic.

She was recalling the scene at that time, trying to see if there was any way to break the impasse.

Emperor Xuande came back to his senses and asked Taoist Zhihuai in a deep voice, "Did you see the wrong person?"

Taoist Zhi Huai said firmly: "Your Majesty, this happened two quarters of an hour ago. I won't remember it wrong."

Emperor Xuande trusted Taoist Zhihuai, and he believed that as a cultivator, he would not lie.

Besides, Taoist Zhihuai has been in the palace all the time and has no grudges against Su Zhilan, so there is no need to wrongly accuse her.

It was even more impossible to say that he was bribed. He gave many rewards to Taoist Zhihuai, but Taoist Zhihuai always declined them and did not care about worldly things such as gold and silver.

Emperor Xuande looked at Su Zhilan with a gloomy face, "Princess Anping, should you give me an explanation?"

Shen Zhixiu and Song Hongshen both knew something about Emperor Xuande. From his tone, they knew that he believed what Taoist Zhihuai said.

But both of them were still sitting steadily, and apart from their somewhat cold faces, nothing else could be seen.

Wang Jinyao lowered her eyes and sneered. Today she was gambling, gambling that the emperor trusted Taoist Zhihuai.

Now it seems that she made the right bet.

Su Zhilan stood up, walked to the center of the hall and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I have indeed seen this Taoist priest. I also saw his medicine bottle fall to the ground, but I did not touch it."

When Emperor Xuande heard her say this, he subconsciously thought she was quibbling.

Then he asked, "Is there any witness?"

Su Zhilan thought for a moment and said, "My maid can testify."

She also knew that even if her maid testified, it would not count. But there were not many people around at the time, and she really had no place to find a witness.

When Emperor Xuande heard her maid's testimony, he did not call her forward to speak, obviously not believing it.

While he was pondering, Song Wanwan stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I can testify to this."

When Emperor Xuande saw that it was Song Wanwan, his tone softened a bit, "Then tell me, what's going on."

Song Wanwan raised her voice and said, "At that time, I was talking with Young Master Qin San in the pavilion, and Princess Anping was watching the fish by the pond. I saw a Taoist priest pass by her, but I didn't see her do anything to the bottle."

The matter was of great importance, so she didn't care whether it was in accordance with the rules to talk to Qin Yuan in private.

As soon as Song Wanwan finished speaking, Wang Jinyao spoke again.

"Cousin, you can't speak for Anping County Lady just because you have a good relationship with her."

"I saw you at that time. You were indeed at the pavilion. But if you were to look at Anping County Princess, there was Taoist Zhihuai between you and where you were standing."

"Did you really see everything? It's possible that when the Lord of Anping County took action, Taoist Zhihuai happened to block your view."

After saying this, she raised her head and faced Emperor Xuande, "Your Majesty, when I saw that person, he was dressed exactly like Princess Anping."

Song Wanwan's expression froze. She actually didn't see what happened at that time. When she saw Taoist Zhihuai, he had already left.

She testified only because that person was Su Zhilan, and Su Zhilan would never do such a thing.

She glanced at Wang Jinyao, and suddenly understood something. If Su Zhilan was punished for plotting to murder the emperor, would Wang Jinyao have a chance to marry the third brother?

At least, that’s what Wang Jinyao thought, right?

Song Wanwan's inquiring gaze made Wang Jinyao feel extremely uncomfortable, and she subconsciously avoided looking at her.

Someone suddenly spoke again, Your Highness.

"Could it be that Princess Anping is in a hurry to ascend the throne and that's why she did such a treasonous thing?"

The person who spoke was Lady Wang’s relative from her mother’s family, Lord Hu, the Minister of Rites.

Of course, this was also arranged in advance by Mrs. Wang.

This sentence also makes Su Zhilan's attempt to murder the emperor seem more reasonable.

Song Hongshen's cold and stern gaze swept over Madam Wang, Wang Jinyao, Taoist Zhihuai, and Lord Hu in turn.

No matter who you look at, it's like looking at a dead person.