Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

"Can I check on Empress Xian?" Ye Yunzi stared at Empress Xian intently and had an idea in her mind.

Baili Yan's eyes lit up, his heart beat faster, and then he nodded in agreement.

Under Baili Yan's gaze, Ye Yunzi slowly walked towards Concubine Xian, carefully felt her pulse and observed her face. Soon, she had the answer in her mind. Concubine Xian's symptoms were indeed unusual, and it seemed that she had been poisoned by some kind of poison.

After a moment, Ye Yunzi frowned and looked serious. Seeing this, Baili Yan stepped forward and asked, "What did you find? Is there a solution?"

Ye Yunzi replied: "The queen has been poisoned."

"Poisoned?" Baili Yan asked in surprise.

"That's right." Ye Yunzi recalled Shen Yuming's weird smile in her previous life and thought that he had something to do with it. Since he remembered the past in this life, he might use the same method again.

"Mammy, is there anything unusual recently? Like in diet or other aspects?" She turned to the nanny beside her and asked.

The nanny's face suddenly changed. She thought for a while and shook her head, "Everything is normal." But then her eyes fell on the incense burner, and her expression became flustered.

Ye Yunzi noticed the strange behavior of the nanny and said firmly: "This concerns the life of the queen, please tell the truth. The poison has already penetrated deeply into the body. It will be too late if we delay any longer."

The nanny was trembling all over. Under Baili Yan's stern gaze, she finally spoke: "There is one thing..."

"What's the matter?" everyone asked anxiously.

"This incense burner..." the nanny pointed at it, her voice weak.

Ye Yunzi immediately understood the problem: poisoning through the incense burner was both covert and effective, especially when it was lit at night, the poison would evaporate more easily.

"About half a month ago, Her Majesty would light this calming incense every night to relieve her insomnia symptoms. This spice was found by Your Highness from outside." The nanny explained, looking at Baili Yan.

As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent. Ye Yunzi looked at Baili Yan in shock, and the latter vehemently denied: "I would never do such a thing!"

Nanny firmly believes that the Seventh Prince is innocent, unless he knows some unspeakable secrets.

Mammy was in a state of confusion, with her mind racing. Ye Yunzi took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Bring the incense burner over here."

"Okay." Mammy responded.

"Yunzi, I swear I didn't poison you, I really didn't." Baili Yan shouted anxiously, calling out her name in desperation.

Ye Yunzi looked calm and said softly, "I believe you, Your Highness." Although her words were light, they made people feel at ease.

She firmly believed that Baili Yan would never harm Empress Xian, after all, he had no motive. If anyone wanted to harm Empress Xian, that person must be Shen Yuming.

The nanny placed the incense burner on the table. The incense in the burner had run out, leaving only ashes. Ye Yunzi gently opened the lid, picked up some of the ashes with a handkerchief and sniffed.

The smell of the ash was so faint that it was impossible to identify its ingredients. "Your Highness, do you know what kind of fragrance this is?"

"I don't know. This is a calming incense formulated by a famous doctor in the capital. Many people are also using it. It can't be poisonous." Baili Yan's voice was low and full of helplessness.

Ah Liang was observing the incense burner carefully. Suddenly, he reached out and took out a piece of wood that was not completely burned. His face changed. "Miss, look at this."

"This is a medicinal herb that only grows in hot and humid areas. It's called wood root bark." Aliang's tone was cold, and the wood chip in his hand was crushed into pieces and fell onto the table.

Empress Xian gently took Aliang's hand and wiped it with a handkerchief. "Girls' hands must be well protected..."

Ah Liang's words triggered Ye Yunzi's memory. In her previous life, Shen Yuming had also visited the National Medical Hall and prepared a kind of incense with a pleasant aroma to calm the nerves.

Shen Yuming looked into the distance, his lips curled up, but there was no warmth in his smile. "Sometimes, when two seemingly harmless things meet, they can produce a deadly poison. This combination is indeed dangerous."

Everything is clear now.

Baili Yan was tense. "Could it be that the spices contain toxins? How is this possible?"

"That's not entirely correct, Your Highness." Ye Yunzi looked up at the crabapple flowers blooming in the courtyard. The white flowers swayed in the wind, emitting a rich fragrance.

Her eyes turned cold, "As far as the bark of the tree is concerned, it is not toxic."

"How could that happen..."

“The crabapple blossoms are also non-toxic,” she continued, “but when combined, they become a deadly poison.”

Just as Shen Yuming once said.

Half a month ago, the palace began to use a new incense; and not long ago, a few new crabapple trees were added to Concubine Xian's garden.

These two things seem unrelated, but they become the key to solving the mystery of Empress Xian's poisoning.

"How is this possible..." Baili Yan was so shocked that he took several steps back, and felt cold all over. Someone used the gift he personally sent to the palace to poison his mother.

Who is behind all this? Not only is this person very skilled, but he can also kill them one by one without making any noise.

"Your Highness, the most important thing now is to detoxify Concubine Xian first." The person next to him reminded.

"Is there really any way to save my mother?" Baili Yan asked anxiously. He had visited many famous doctors, but the answer he got was that there was nothing he could do.

Ye Yunzi's words gave him a glimmer of hope: "Now that we know what caused it, things will be much simpler. There is a miracle doctor in Si Yan's mansion who may be able to treat it."

She believed that Doctor Tao could cure Concubine Xian just as he had cured her mother in the past.

However, Baili Yan was still a little hesitant, "But you can't just enter the palace without a formal summons, and it's probably not appropriate for men to enter the harem."

"Don't worry about this little thing." Ye Yunzi smiled and replied. She knew that Doctor Tao was proficient in disguise and it was not difficult for him to disguise himself as a woman and enter the palace.

Baili Yan's gratitude was beyond words, "Yunzi, thanks to you, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, I will arrange everything as soon as possible." Ye Yunzi promised and then left the palace.

Looking at her gradually disappearing back, Baili Yan's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

The old maid said worriedly, "Your Highness, do you really think this young lady can find a solution? What if she fails?"

"I believe her." Baili Yan said firmly, with a rare glimmer in his eyes. "She never says she can't do it."

Although the old nanny noticed something unusual, she didn't say much, but just reminded: "Your Highness, please make sure this matter is kept secret and don't let any news leak out."

"I understand, Ma'am." Baili Yan agreed solemnly.

The old nanny nodded slightly, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will take good care of the queen."

"Yeah." Baili Yan responded.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Concubine Xian running towards him in a panic, looking terrified, "My daughter...where is my daughter?"

Empress Xian's face turned pale as she stumbled around, not noticing the chair in front of her and bumped into it.

"Be careful!" Baili Yan hurried forward to support her, "Mother, don't run anymore, be careful not to get hurt."