Emperor Yong suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma on the way back to his bedroom from the imperial study. The Imperial Physician rushed over and, led by the judge, took turns to check his pulse and concluded that he was poisoned.

The empress dowager, despite her sick body, sat in the Qianqing Palace and ordered the imperial physician to immediately prescribe medicine to detoxify Emperor Yong, while at the same time ordering martial law in the palace.

But there were many people in the palace, and the news of the emperor's accident spread quickly.

Ordinary people naturally wouldn't hear the news, but there were so many powerful officials and nobles in the capital, and royal families were everywhere. These people were the most well-informed, and it was impossible to hide it from them.

Someone from the Imperial City Bureau came to report the news, and Jiang Xiancao knew that something had happened to the emperor at the first moment.

She grabbed the people from the Imperial City Bureau and asked about Shen Yubai's whereabouts, and got the answer that Shen Yubai had already entered the palace.

Shu Linyue walked into the study and saw her heavy face, and guessed that things were about to change in this imperial city.

"Poisoning the Emperor at this time must be the work of the Empress and the Sun family."

Jiang Xiancao said, "It's just that the Empress and the Crown Prince are both imprisoned in their respective palaces and are under extremely strict guard. Although the Right Prime Minister is powerful in the court, the Emperor has long been wary of him and has even strictly screened his attendants. He was able to poison the Emperor under such circumstances. He truly has all the power and influence."

Shu Linyue sat down opposite her and paused before saying:

“Even a rotten ship still has three-inch nails, let alone the Empress.

She has been in charge of the harem for so many years. Even if she was once confined to the palace by the emperor, the eunuchs and palace maids around her were not allowed to leave the Kunning Palace. She has lost power on the surface, but the power she has secretly cultivated over the years is still crisscrossed in the three palaces and six courtyards.

She has been the Emperor's bedfellow for half her life. If she is skilled enough, it wouldn't be surprising if she bribed someone around the Emperor."

Jiang Xiancao shook his head and said:

“No.”

Shu Linyue looked at her, "Why do you say that?"

Jiang Xiancao told her what was in his mind:

"Ever since the voodoo doll was found in the Empress Dowager's palace, the Emperor has been worried that those close to him would also harm him. Furthermore, the eunuch who was causing trouble in the Empress Dowager's palace was once deeply trusted by the Emperor, but it was ultimately confirmed that his mind was being manipulated by evil magic. Do you think, after something like this, will the Emperor still trust those close to him?"

Shu Linyue understood what Jiang Xiancao meant:

"Once the Emperor learned that sorcery could manipulate the human mind, he certainly wouldn't trust even his closest associates. Every day, his meals and water would be tested for poison by numerous people. Furthermore..."

"And in order to protect him from being harmed by evil magic, he will definitely arrange several masters of mysterious arts to protect him closely. And these people were recommended to him by Shen Yubai." Jiang Xiancao said softly.

Shu Linyue's eyes flashed with surprise, and she lowered her voice, "Cao'er, are you suspicious of Chen Yubai..."

"No." Jiang Xiancao said softly, "I trust Chen Yubai."

"Then what did you mean by 'not like' just now?" Shu Linyue was a little confused.

"What I mean is that the Sun family deliberately made it seem like they didn't do it."

This sentence was a bit difficult to understand, but it made Shu Linyue's eyes light up.

"They want the emperor's life, but they want to create the illusion that it was Shen Yubai who wanted the emperor's life and wanted to frame them. This way, they can spread rumors in the court that Shen Yubai has evil intentions, making Shen Yubai the target of public criticism."

Jiang Xiancao nodded, her eyes filled with worry.

Shen Yubai had often offended the royal family and the powerful, and many people hated his ruthless approach in major matters.

In the past, these people dared not speak out against him, but now, will they let go of this opportunity to attack him?

The Sun family's move was quite clever.