Lüluo's face today didn't have any makeup on, but after seeing a bunch of heavily made-up girls, when she saw Lüluo's plain and unadorned face, she suddenly felt that it was quite good-looking.

  Chu Lian knew his thoughts as soon as he saw Xi Rong's eyes fluttering, and there was never only one in the palace.

  Lu Luo, is it good or bad for you? Chu Lian's eyes swept over her beautiful face and fell on the screen that blocked the imperial physician's view. The imperial physicians added to the palace were mostly retired and returned to their hometowns. After all, Xi Rong suddenly killed so many of them, and it was impossible to recruit new ones from the folk and select them layer by layer in a short time.

  So Chu Lian would occasionally intervene when Xi Rong got angry, and today the imperial physicians present had no choice but to indulge her.

  What's more, those old doctors who heard Xi Rong's cruel words were half-believing and half-doubting. Although it was later clarified that it was the prime minister and the Butterfly Empress' handwriting, they still buried hidden dangers in people's hearts.

  Don't look at these imperial physicians who seem to have nothing to do with the previous dynasty, but it's just a superficial phenomenon. With so many shady things in the palace, who can guarantee that there aren't a few imperial physicians involved? Those who can retire and return home safely must either have deep connections within the palace or be extremely clean, but... will they?

  She Chu Lian didn't believe it, probably because there was someone who had given medicine to harm her son in the past. She would slowly find them one by one and wouldn't let any of them go. Yuan Meng Die, you probably didn't expect that your dose of medicine actually helped me, purging the current Imperial Hospital and making those who left before return, which is exactly what she wanted!

  "Your Majesty, I, your old minister, would like to ask if there was anything unusual before the Empress Dowager fainted?" An elderly man in his sixties bowed and walked out from behind the screen, lowering his head without daring to look at the Emperor's face.

  Xu Rongzheng and Lü Luo were chatting intermittently, but his hands were tightly grasping Lü Luo's hand. Her eyes narrowed, her gaze fell back inside the screen, standing on one side, quiet and speechless.

  Xu Rong's interest was interrupted, and he was somewhat dissatisfied, but after all, it was about his own mother, so he paid attention to Chu Lianruo throughout. Occasionally, in a few conversations with the empress dowager, they only talked about the changes in the palace before Mid-Autumn Festival and the current situation in the imperial court. During this time, he really didn't notice anything unusual. "Xi Fei, did you happen to notice any abnormalities before Mother fell unconscious?"

  Just as the conversation was going on, Shi Yuyin had dealt with the matters in the front hall and came over slowly. She happened to hear this question and saw that Chu Lian had not spoken yet. She raised her eyes to look over and found that she seemed to be deep in thought.

  The palace fell into a dead silence. Shi Yu Yin hastily took a few steps forward, bowed her head and asked, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, is there any improvement?"

  Xu Rong saw that Shi Yu Yin was about to speak, so he waved his hand for her to get up and didn't disturb Chu Lian's thoughts. "Is everything calm in the front?" He had left at that time and saw that Shi Yu Yin stayed behind, so he didn't think much of it. After all, Yu Gui Fei, who was in charge of the six palaces, was also considered half an empress. If she couldn't even settle this small disturbance, she wouldn't be worthy of being his imperial concubine.

  "Yes, the ministers and concubines have all calmed down. Now everyone is worried about the Empress Dowager, who is waiting for news in the front hall. With Prince Fei keeping watch, it's quite peaceful. But I'm still uneasy, so I came over to take a look at what's going on?" After Shi Yu Yin left with Xu Rong, she comforted and reassured him, but Xu Rong just hummed in response, his face somewhat displeased.

  Shi Yu Yin indeed had a delicate heart, and one look at Xi Rong's expression was enough to know that he was quite dissatisfied with his younger brother. When he was bedridden, Feng Wang and the prime minister were at odds with each other, and although he later returned and made some inquiries, understanding everything was within his grasp, he still felt something was off, yet couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.

  She hastily changed the subject, "I just heard that the imperial physician was asking if Her Majesty had any unusual conditions? I think Concubine Xi has been thinking about it for a long time and still can't figure out what's going on. Green Luo, who serves by Her Majesty's side, should know something." As soon as she spoke, almost everyone's eyes focused on Green Luo, who was holding the wine jug.

  The imperial physician was also trembling with fear, after all, if he could find out what was wrong, it would be better, otherwise, under the current circumstances, they couldn't find the cause and might end up dead. This emperor had slaughtered the entire Imperial Hospital before, although there were reasons for that.

  Even if Yu Guifei didn't speak, Lu Luo would have spoken up anyway. After all, this was a great opportunity for her to catch the emperor's attention. She wasn't just content with enjoying wealth and glory; although she was clever enough to gain the empress dowager's protection, even after the empress dowager passed away, she could still enjoy a life of prosperity. However, her desire to be in control had never faded.

  Occasionally, she also thought of Qin Zhaoxi's fate in her dreams, but after a moment of wakefulness, she would not be awakened for life. She also wanted to gain the emperor's favor and swim freely in the palace, rather than just guarding the empress dowager's palace, waiting for those few times of pity.

  However, Yu Guifei had spoken first, and she didn't care whether what she said was reasonable or would offend others. She just followed Yu Guifei's words and spoke the truth as it was.

  "Green Luo, you tell me."

  "Your Majesty, just now when the Empress Dowager was unwell...” She paused and carefully glanced at Xi Rong, then slowly turned her head to look at Chu Lianruo, "It was exactly when the Evening Consort arrived by her side."

  "Oh?" Xurong's tone was prolonged, but it was Chu Lianruo who met her gaze with worried and astonished eyes.

  Chu Lian smiled secretly in her heart, Green Luo, you said that you had learned a lesson from Qin Zhao's teachings, but unexpectedly, your heart is still very big. She looked dazed, "What Green Pei said makes sense, it's indeed the case, Doctor, come and take a look at my body to see if there's anything wrong with me that would offend Her Majesty." With warm and gentle words, she didn't show any dissatisfaction due to others' pointing fingers, but instead started looking for reasons from herself.

  The imperial physician didn't dare move, this was after all a concubine of the emperor, he looked up at Xiurong's meaning.

  Xu Rong smiled faintly, but in his heart, he thought that if Chu Lian was really innocent, then finding something suspicious on her at this time would be a perfect excuse to frame her for the crime of harming the Empress Dowager, and it would also shift the suspicion onto someone else.

  "Yu Fei, as one of the four consorts in the harem, what's wrong with that? It's just that when you were massaging the Empress Dowager's acupoints later on, she suddenly fainted, didn't she?"

  Shi Yu Yin looked at Xu Rong without making a sound, but only gazed at Chu Lian Ru with a faint smile. In her heart, she hated her even more. This woman was really good at pretending, that gentle and obedient demeanor made Shi Yu Yin clench her fist by her side, yet she still had to remember Xu Rong's preferences and say things he liked to hear, shifting her gaze away from Chu Lian Ru's body.

  "Let's investigate together, please call the two imperial ladies-in-waiting from the palace..." Chu Lian's words were cut off halfway by Xu Rong, "First listen to what the imperial physician has to say." It was only then that she noticed all the imperial physicians who had been behind the screen earlier walked out, their faces bearing faint smiles, seemingly having discovered something.

  This is convenient, Chu Lian stood obediently on one side, a bit constrained, but in her heart she was secretly sneering. Green Luo, you want to gain the emperor's favor, do you? I'll help you out, and when the time comes, without the empress dowager's protection, you'll know what the real inner palace is like.

  "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager's sudden coma is suspicious. After investigating, we have reason to believe that she was poisoned."

  "Poison?" Not to mention Xiurong's surprise, even Shiyu Yin and Lü Luo were also very surprised. Only Chulian Ruo's mouth corner overflowed with a faint arc, but it was fleeting.

  "Yes, I don't know if the Empress had taken anything before. The poison was detected from the Empress's hand." The imperial physician who spoke was someone Chu Lian Ruo recognized, it was this person who often went to Qin Zhaixin's palace for medical examination, and after becoming pregnant, everything was handled by him. However, when she returned as Chu Lian Ruo again, this person was no longer in the palace. It seemed that he was also involved in the events of that year.

  "If it's something physical, apart from the wine cup, there's only this string of Buddhist beads." Lu Luo seemed to have suddenly thought of something and handed over the fragrant Buddhist beads.

  "This was sent by Yifei, what do you mean?" Shi Yu Yin said in a low voice, but the palace maids and eunuchs around her all listened intently, and for a moment they looked at Chu Lian Ru with inexplicable expressions.

  Xu Rong's face changed, but he didn't take the Buddha beads.

  Chu Lian took two steps forward, "Your Majesty, this Buddha bead was indeed given by me, but it first passed through my hands and then to the Empress Dowager, now safely lying in Green Luo's palm. If you suspect..." She directly picked up the Buddha bead and dropped it into the jade cup on the table that had been filled with flower wine, lifted it up and drank it down, the speed was so fast that no one could stop her.

  Actually, Xurong was already sitting at the table. Even if Chulian's movements were faster, he could still not stop her, but a doubt had arisen in his heart.

  He didn't expect her to drink the cup of wine directly, even if it wasn't for her sake. If someone else had done this, they would have ended up with a tragic fate. "Xi Fei, you're really reckless." Xu Rong snatched the half-drunk cup of wine from her hand and it fell to the ground with a clang, leaving another water stain on the newly cleaned carpet.

  Chu Lian smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, I just want you to believe me." So weak and pitiful, so evocative of sympathy, all for the sake of gaining his trust. Xi Rong's heart stirred, his eyes deepening in color. "Xi Fei, I naturally believe you, don't be reckless again in the future."

  Xu Rong pulled her hand and brought her into his own arms, "Someone, go get the cups that the Empress Dowager used in the front hall, be careful."

  Chu Lian endured the impatience in her heart and leaned into Xie Rong's embrace.

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