Fortunately, Lin Chuan's injuries were not serious, he only suffered some minor internal injuries. After Su Lingyue gave him two injections, she let him rest in the carriage.

In the hall of He Mansion, Su Lingyue and Xiao Yu sat in the main seats.

On the left are Taifu He and his wife He Wen, and on the right are He Zhang and his wife, and He Yulin and his wife Qin Wanning.

In the hall, Cui Liu and Doctor Zhang were kneeling.

Master He looked at Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue and said respectfully, "The prince and princess must have heard about what happened in the palace. I am really ashamed that such an unbearable thing disturbed the prince and princess."

Xiao Yu sat upright on the armchair, his slender white fingers gently stroking the armrests, lazy yet elegant, with outstanding demeanor.

He looked at Master He calmly and said, "The Princess accidentally discovered that the medicine the Crown Prince's wife took was different. The Princess was kind-hearted and was concerned about this matter, so she asked me to come and take a look, just in case, and to be a witness."

Xiao Yu's words were tactful, intending to show that although he and the princess were here, they had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the He Mansion, in order to avoid being accused of meddling in other people's affairs.

This is indeed the case. They appeared when the He family was unable to resolve the problem.

Tutor He understood what was going on. It seemed that Prince Su's thoughts were even more unfathomable than he had expected.

"Yes, thank you, Prince and Princess." Taifu He nodded respectfully and then asked, "I believe that Prince and Princess have also heard about the current situation of this matter. I wonder what your opinions are on this matter?"

Xiao Yu looked gently at Su Lingyue, whose face was tense. She was staring coldly at Mrs. He who was standing beside He Wen.

"Yue'er!" Xiao Yu called softly.

Su Lingyue came back to her senses, looked at Xiao Yu, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yu said in a gentle voice: "Yue'er, you will discover the excellence of the medicine made by the Crown Prince's wife. Tell the Master Taifu about it."

Su Lingyue nodded slightly, looked at Master He and said, "I am fortunate to have learned some medical skills. On the day of the prince's birthday, she chatted with the wife of the prince and her boudoir. She said that it was difficult for her to get pregnant, so I took her pulse. After knowing the cause of her illness, I found that her condition was not very serious, so I agreed with her to come to the mansion to treat her."

Madam He looked at Su Lingyue in shock and asked incredulously, "So, you haven't come here to learn needlework these days?"

Su Lingyue looked at her, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said calmly: "Yes, I discussed with the Crown Prince's wife that before the illness is cured, I don't want others to know and not be happy for nothing."

Qin Wan Ning also agreed: "Grandfather, it is indeed as the princess said."

Master He nodded and asked, "What happened later?"

Su Lingyue said: "On the first day, before I treated Wan Ning, Cui Liu happened to bring medicine over. While Cui Liu was making tea, I checked the medicine she brought over."

At this point, Su Lingyue looked at Madam He with an icy gaze, and continued, "The herbs used to make that bowl of medicine are all herbs that counteract the condition of the Crown Prince's wife. If you take them for a long time, you will become weak and unable to get pregnant, or even die from excessive physical weakness."

When Qin Wan Ning said these words, they were all shocked. They didn't believe that the mistress of the house, who had always been virtuous, could be so vicious.

At this moment, listening to Su Lingyue say this, perhaps due to her status as the Princess of Prince Su, the shock and doubt were no longer on everyone's faces.

Mrs. He looked at Su Lingyue in shock, her hands on her knees trembling slightly.

He Wen lowered his eyes and said nothing.

He Yulin clenched his hands tightly, looked at Qin Wanning beside him, frowned, and his eyes were full of heartache.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xiao Yu spoke calmly and threw the question to Master He, "Master, you already know what happened next. What do you think?"

As soon as Xiao Yu finished asking, Madam He seemed to be worried that Grand Tutor He would say something unfavorable to her, and hurriedly said loudly: "Everyone knows that the Princess of Prince Su and Wan Ning have a close relationship, and what she said must be in favor of Wan Ning."

Su Lingyue looked at her flustered look and couldn't help but smile, "Madam, why are you so anxious? I just stated the facts, and I didn't say anything else!"

Madam He snorted coldly and said, "Even if she doesn't say it now, she will definitely say that I was the one who gave her the drug and that I wanted to harm Wan Ning."

Su Lingyue chuckled and asked back: "Isn't it?! The current witnesses and evidence all point to Madam."

Madam He wiped away the non-existent tears from her eyes and said, "Cui Liu's parents must be under coercion from Wan Ning, so the child has remained silent until now. Doctor Zhang has obviously been tortured. Those so-called evidences must have been prepared to frame me, the mother-in-law."

Under the handkerchief, Mrs. He's mouth corners slightly raised.

As long as she insists that all the evidence was prepared by Qin Wan Ning to harm her, no one can do anything to her.

Just as she was feeling secretly proud of herself, Xiao Yu looked at her with cold eyes.

"These are not difficult to find out. I can send someone to find the maid's parents for a confrontation."

"Madam, you may not know this as you have lived in the inner house for a long time. Daning has a rule that drugstores must keep records when selling medicinal materials, otherwise they will be closed forever. This prince believes that he will not ruin his own way of making money for Madam. Every time the maid takes medicine from the drugstore, it must be recorded in the book. Just check it and it will be clear."

"I guess Madam hasn't had time to tie up this maid's parents yet! Do you really have to wait until I have someone bring them here? Madam He!"

Although his voice was calm and composed, it revealed an inexplicable sense of oppression and threat.

After hearing this, Cui Liu, who had been kneeling on the ground with her head down and silent, finally reacted.

As if she was happy, the worry in her eyes gradually faded away, "Is it true? Is my family okay?"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "Today's incident happened suddenly, and Madam He did not have the opportunity to send people to kidnap your family. I guess she just wanted to threaten you."

Hearing Xiao Yu say this, Cui Liu's face was filled with joy, her eyes began to turn red and she shed tears of joy and regret.

Seeing that the time was right, Xiao Yu asked, "Are you willing to speak now?"

When Madam He saw Cui Liu was about to speak, she coldly scolded her, "Slut, shut up!"

Cui Liu glanced at Madam He, who was in a state of panic, and bowed to Xiao Yu. "Your Highness, Madam once told me that the medicine given to the young lady is indeed a cold medicine. If taken for a long time, it will cause death due to deficiency of vital energy. This is what I go to get every day."

"Bitch! Shut up!"

"Madam promised me that as long as the young lady died and the prince found a new wife, she would take me as a concubine."

He Yulin looked at his seemingly crazy mother, who was full of lies and vicious and cruel, which made He Yulin feel unfamiliar.

In his memory, his mother had always been a gentle and kind person. Apart from the issue of taking a concubine, the mother and son had never had any other disputes.

However, today, his mother seemed like a completely different person, making He Yulin feel extremely unfamiliar.

He Yulin could not accept such a change. He stood up suddenly, then fell to his knees in front of Mrs. He, feeling extremely painful.

"No one is perfect. To make mistakes is a virtue. To correct them is the greatest virtue." He Yulin murmured to himself, his voice filled with sadness and despair. "Mother! You taught me these words when I was just five years old!"

Looking at her son with red eyes and grief-stricken face, the last string in Mrs. He's mind finally broke!

She didn't care about her manners and image, she just knelt on the ground and hugged He Yulin tightly, then burst into tears like a child!

Tears flowed out like a broken dam, venting the sadness deep in my heart...

He Yulin hugged Mrs. He, patted his back, and comforted him gently.

It was not until after a cup of tea that Mrs. He calmed down.

He Wen looked at his wife who shared the same bed with him and felt puzzled.

"Madam, why are you doing this?" He frowned and looked at his wife who was sitting on the ground, and asked in a deep voice.

Mrs. He wiped her tears, let go of He Yulin's hand, stood up and sat down gracefully on the chair, her emotions gradually calming down.

She sneered, "Why? Because this daughter-in-law has blocked the road to success for the Jia family, and for the entire He family! I can't let my brother, and the men of the He family, waste their lives like this, and have their ambitions not realized!"

Qin Wan Ning felt that she could not bear the accusation that Madam He had put on her. "Mother, you are too serious! How can I, a woman from the inner house, affect the future of two noble families? I cannot bear the name of a disaster!"

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