"It was her, it was this bitch, who made me invite Guard Geng for drinks and ask him to speak well of her to the Prince Xian, so that the two princes would stop targeting her."

I softened my heart and agreed.

Consort Zhen is pregnant with the late Emperor's child, and Prince Longxuan has imprisoned her. I believe that Prince Longxuan is targeting Consort Zhen and dislikes her because of the child in her womb.

"I never imagined that she would smuggle a sleeping potion into the peach blossom wine she gave me! Even if I had a hundred times the courage, I wouldn't dare to drug Guard Geng! Waaah…"

Shen Tianyi, who had been rescued from the water, was filled with regret. His trembling hand pointed at Han Ruyi.

"Shen Tianyi, you're still alive?"

Han Ruyi was extremely shocked.

"Yes, I am not dead. Consort Zhen must be very disappointed. If it weren't for Miss Han saving me in time, I'm afraid I would have really been killed by you."

"Han Ruyi, you have such a vicious heart! In my humble opinion, His Highness's abnormal behavior yesterday must have been your doing. Otherwise, why would you have used me to drug Guard Geng?"

Shen Tian's rage was unforgivable; Han Ruyi's phoenix eyes seemed to spit fire.

"It's that bitch Han Ziwei again, repeatedly ruining my plans."

Upon hearing this, the officials began to whisper amongst themselves again.

"No way! Consort Zhen is pregnant! Would she really be so eager to seduce Prince Xian?"

"Unlikely. She already holds a high position of power. Regardless of whether the Wise Prince or the Dragon Prince ascends the throne, she will be the Empress Dowager. Why would she need to do that?"

"That's hard to say. Some women are born promiscuous. Didn't the late emperor fall for this woman's tricks back then?"

...

"Nonsense, nonsense! Don't frame me! I had a deep affection for the late Emperor Kangding. I would never do anything to betray him."

Han Ruyi gasped for breath, then heard Li Mufeng shout again.

Has the doctor from "Bai Cao Tang" arrived?

"They're here."

Shadow Blade, a bodyguard, carried in a middle-aged man.

"This humble...commoner greets...greets King Longxuan and all the...great lords."

The middle-aged man in front of him was just an ordinary citizen who had never seen such a scene before, and he was so frightened that he stammered.

"Tell me, who are you?"

Li Mufeng used his sword to flick the middle-aged man's chin, making the man even more frightened, his whole body trembling like cotton.

"My surname is Zhang, and I am a doctor at Baicaotang."

"very good."

Li Mufeng had summoned the man, having already inquired about his whereabouts. Seeing that the man wasn't lying, he sheathed his sword and spoke in a deep voice...

"The night before last, someone came to your shop and bought some poison and aphrodisiac. Do you remember?"

“I remember, I remember, there was an old woman who bought aconite and aphrodisiac incense. I warned her to be very careful, because aconite is very poisonous, and if she gets into contact with it, she will surely die.”

Dr. Zhang dared not lie, so he nodded and bowed as he spoke the truth.

"Alright, go inside and see if the old woman who came to your shop the night before last is there."

Li Mufeng spoke in a cold, deep voice, and Han Ruyi quickly stepped in front of him.

"Who are you, daring to trespass into my palace? Get out, get out of here!"

This move seemed like a blatant attempt to cover up the truth, and Han Ziwei couldn't help but curse him as an idiot.

"It was you, it was you who hired someone to frame me, Li Mufeng, you are vicious. You found this person, of course you told him in advance. You asked him to identify the people in my bedchamber, isn't that just to get your elder brother off the hook?"

He defiled me yesterday, and today you've thrown excrement on my head. What is your punishment?

Han Ruyi's purpose was naturally to buy time. As long as everyone in her palace was dead, she could insist that they had framed her. Even if they suspected her, what could they do?

"Take him away."

Li Mufeng didn't bother with her. With a wave of his hand, two "Xuanlong Army" soldiers immediately came up and took Han Ruyi away without saying a word.

"Indecent assault! Indecent assault..."

Han Ruyi struggled and shouted. Prime Minister Han Bingmo, who had already been knocked to the ground by Han Ziwei, moved his aching, broken body, but still protected Han Ruyi.

"Late Emperor! Look, look! If you were alive, would you allow Prince Longxuan to bully your daughter like this? She is carrying your child."

Please tell Prince Longxuan to stop! Waaah…

Han Bingmo burst into tears, and many ministers, unable to bear it any longer, stood up for him.

"Prince Longxuan, you've gone too far! What have you been waiting for me for? Consort Zhen is heavily pregnant and can't withstand this kind of torment."

"Yes! Prince Longxuan, one should be lenient when possible. If the late Emperor were alive, he would be heartbroken to see you tormenting Consort Zhen like this!"

The two officials who spoke up were surnamed Yu and Wang, and they were from the Censorate.

"Gag Imperial Censor Wang and Imperial Censor Yu. They haven't even finished watching the play, what are they doing interrupting? If they dare to interrupt again, I'll rip their tongues out."

Li Mufeng's voice was cold and eerie, as if it came from hell, which frightened all the officials into silence.

The mouths of Imperial Censors Wang and Yu were quickly gagged. A moment later, the doctor from Baicaotang emerged. He was no longer as flustered as before. It turned out that Prince Longxuan had only come to identify the person who bought the medicine. Although that person was dead, he had given instructions; surely they wouldn't blame him?

"Reporting to Prince Longxuan, it is that old woman inside."

The guard who went in with Doctor Zhang spoke up.

"Your Highness, it's Granny Zhang."

Granny Zhang was once Han Ruyi's mother's wet nurse. After Han Ruyi's mother died, she went to live with Han Ruyi.

"It was Granny Zhang? What would she do with poison and aphrodisiacs?"

Needless to say, the poison has already taken effect, hasn't it? So many people have died at "Lanxiang Pavilion".

As for the love potion, yesterday the wise king…”

Several ministers couldn't help but say a few more words, but when they saw Li Mufeng's ruthless eyes, they immediately lowered their eyelids and dared not say another word.

"What? Granny Zhang bought poison from your shop? Could it be that the people in 'Lanxiang Pavilion' aren't Prince Longxuan...?"

Han Ruyi paused deliberately, then said angrily,

"What a heartless wretch! I treated her so well, yet she dared to plot against me?"

"So, the idea of ​​giving my elder brother the aphrodisiac yesterday, and the poisoning of everyone at 'Lanxiang Pavilion,' were all Zhang Mama's doing, and she could have done it all by herself?"

Li Mufeng questioned in a calm, unwavering voice.

"Yes, it was all this old thing who took charge of things on his own. I am also a victim. Yesterday, the Prince Xian was drugged with aphrodisiac, and I lost my virginity."

Today, Granny Zhang poisoned everyone in "Lanxiang Pavilion," and I was poisoned too. If it weren't for the timely rescue, I'm afraid I would have gone to see the late Emperor as well, sob sob..."

Han Ruyi looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, when a voice rang out.

"Your Highness, how could you treat this old servant like this? I served your mother for over thirty years and later took care of you. How could you push everything onto me? You even wanted to kill me to silence me. You are utterly heartless."

"Granny Zhang? You're not dead?"

Han Ruyi stared wide-eyed in horror.

"Your Highness Consort Zhen, for your own selfish gain, you drugged Prince Xian with aphrodisiac incense and even tried to kill Prince Longxuan. You are a wolf in sheep's clothing. Now, to keep a secret, you are killing your servants. You are utterly despicable."

"Yes! Consort Zhen, you are too vicious."

...

Accusations came from inside the hall. It turned out that "Blood Purple Rose" had entered the room and brought them all back to life without them noticing, but told them to keep quiet and watch the show.

Seeing that her actions had been exposed, Han Ruyi stopped pretending.

"Yes, that's right, I did it all. Not only that, but I also came up with the idea of ​​King Lin to skin the late emperor alive. But so what? I'm carrying the dragon's child! King Longxuan, do you dare to kill me?"