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"Empress, I remember now. This old servant checked the teapot."

Song Qingyu's brows twitched as he looked over with a puzzled expression, "Aunt Fang, are you sure you've made up your mind?"

Aunt Fang was resolute as she knelt towards the empress. "Esteemed empress, this old servant was anxious as well. But the poison was real. This old servant dare to ask Miss Song, why would there be red manic poison in the teapot where Miss Song personally brewed tea? "

Song Qing smiled coldly as he looked at the empress calmly. "Esteemed empress, the matter has been made clear. It was Aunt Fang who wanted to use me to harm esteemed empress." The crowd was stunned, they could not understand Song Qingyu's affirmation.

"Miss Song, why are you slandering us? We all know your relationship with the Imperial Concubine Chen. "Consort Chen and the empress have never been on good terms. It wouldn't be surprising if you want to harm esteemed empress."

"Not surprising? "Aunt Fang, are you still unclear? This teapot is by esteemed empress's side. How did you manage to detect the Red Mane Poison?"

Hearing this, everyone came to a realization.

Aunt Fang was stunned and looked at Song Qingyu in shock, "So..." Were you lying to me just now? "

"Of course! Aunt Fang, if you were innocent, why would you suddenly change your words? Moreover, the smell of all kinds of poisonous creatures isn't too different from each other. Could I ask if Aunt Fang went to the hospital for an examination? Or was this poison caused by Aunt Fang? I make tea every day and prepare other teas. Today, my tea color is not good, so I changed the teas. I didn't expect it to be red. "Aunt Fang, why did you poison the empress's tea?"

"You … You! Song Qingyu, you are slandering us! "

"I'm not wrong, the palace maids by your side should be the most clear about this!"

When Aunt Fang was angry, she had already been captured by Aunt Rong. The palace maid immediately knelt down in fear, "This servant doesn't know, it's all Aunt Fang. We don't know anything. What's more, he didn't know anything about red. How could this servant dare harm the empress? It must be Aunt Fang, who is dissatisfied with the empress's decision to send someone to the teahouse. She even said that the empress had purposely sent people to keep an eye on her and was dissatisfied with it. "

Hearing this, the empress was slightly angered. "Take them down and interrogate them strictly. Don't let anyone who is related to this get away!"

"Esteemed Empress, this old servant is innocent. Song Qingyu did this to harm me!" Aunt Fang was dragged away. Her eyes were ferocious, as if she knew what she was about to face as she struggled desperately. "Esteemed empress, I am loyal, it's Song Qingyu! "Song Qing, Yu Zhi, old servant!"

The noise gradually died down.

"Doctor Zhang, Aunt Rong, all of you can leave now."

Aunt Rong calmed down, understood what the empress meant, and quickly left with the rest of the people in the room.

Only Song Qingyu and the Queen were left in the room.

The Queen's gaze turned sharp as her usual gentleness turned cold, "Song Qingyu, do you know your crimes!?"

Song Qingyu knelt on the ground and bowed deeply, "This humble girl is imitating my thoughts, I wonder what punishment the Empress will mete out to you?"

The empress raised her eyebrows and gave a cold snort, "My tea has always been green and spring-like. If it were a reserve tea, it wouldn't be so simple as to fool around with tea leaves. It was you who used me to deal with Aunt Fang. Have I wronged you? "

Song Qingyu lowered his eyebrows, "Reporting to the empress, it was indeed Aunt Fang who poisoned the tea. She wanted to kill two birds with one stone and kill the empress while simultaneously taking care of me. This humble daughter was in a rush and wanted to use this to deal with Aunt Fang and ask the empress to investigate. "

When the Queen heard this, she looked suspiciously at Song Qingyu, "Is that true?"

"This humble woman's words are true. Aunt Fang is from Imperial Concubine Chen, and she has targeted this humble woman many times. This humble woman caused her to kneel in the courtyard. For the sake of expressing her sincerity towards Chen Fei and also taking care of me, she came up with this plan. "

The empress's gaze wavered as she frowned and stared at Song Qingyu. "You said that Aunt Fang belongs to Concubine Chen. If the news is correct, you and Yuwang have an engagement. Why is it so?"

Song Qingyu lowered his head and spoke slowly, "Because Chen Fei doesn't like my identity. She said that I am the daughter of a merchant girl and that my status is low. I am not worthy of King Yu."

The empress raised her eyebrows when she heard this, her gaze deep and profound. Then his tone softened.

"In the past, Chen Fei was favoured, and I, Yuan Yuan, resided in the capital. This is because the Emperor admired your grandfather, and because he had the good fortune to help out with this marriage agreement. It was just that after the war, everyone had almost forgotten about it. It's too much for Chen Fei to do this. "

"This humble one's own identity is shallow, it is normal for Imperial Concubine Chen to not like her."

"It's not easy for you to think that way. The Emperor has already mentioned this matter. I believe that he will discuss the details of the marriage in a few days. "You are so smart and kind. One day, Chen Fei will know how good you are."

Song Qingyu knew that the empress was trying to comfort him. In addition, she didn't want to return to King Yu's Estate.

"Thank you, esteemed empress. This humble one only wishes to have a clear conscience."

The empress's mood was quite happy. Since she accidentally eliminated Chen Fei's people, she should fill in her people in the teahouse. He then ordered, "There is no steward in charge of the teahouse. I am afraid that things might get messy. Go back and be the steward of the teahouse for the time being. When the New Year's Eve feast is over, I will properly reward you. "

"Thank you, esteemed empress. This humble girl will take her leave."

The empress finally trusted her. Song Qing let out a sigh. Just as he left, he smelled medicine and stopped in his tracks. He saw Jing Yan bringing in a bowl of medicine.

"Does the empress still want to drink medicine?"

When Jing Yan saw that it was Song Qingyu, a look of admiration appeared on her face, and she said happily, "Doctor Zhang was worried about the empress's health, so he specially prescribed some medicine to regulate her breathing."

Song Qingyu nodded as he brushed past her.

He suddenly recalled that the imperial physician he had met at the banquet that day was the same as the imperial physician he had met today. He thought that the concubines of the various palaces would all have their own physicians, in case there was a conflict.

The empress was no exception, and would specially invite the familiar imperial physician to diagnose her.

That was why the imperial physician had delayed the day. Then why did Imperial Physician Zhang coincidentally go to see the emperor at that time? It had been quite some time since the feast of the Sun Dynasty. However, there was a hint of black in the scarlet red blood he spat out just now.

It was a sign of the virtual cold in his body. The empress vomited blood and would inevitably be weakened. The imperial physician said that there was no problem and sent the medicine over.

Song Qingyu frowned and turned to look. The empress had already caught the medicine. She paused in the distance, a little hesitant, but in the end she still said, "Empress, please wait."

The empress paused for a moment before looking over with a strange expression on her face. She then saw Song Qingyu hurrying back, "What's wrong?"

"This humble girl dares to want to inspect the empress's medicine."

Seeing how nervous Song Qingyu was, the Empress could not help but agree.

Song Qing and Yu caught the medicine and sniffed it. Due to the dregs being removed, it was difficult for Song Qingyu to determine what kind of medicinal ingredients had been added. After carefully smelling it a few times, his expression slightly changed.

"Has the imperial physician beside the empress always been Imperial Physician Zhang?"

"Doctor Zhang is an associate of the Imperial Hospital. He has always been a pharmacist for me."

"This humble girl dares to think that the imperial physician has been bribed by someone else."

The empress's expression changed as she sat up straight. "Tell me in detail."