Chapter 185: This is forcing her to make a choice

Everyone was talking in low voices.

The sound was not loud, but everyone else in the hall was holding their breath.

Their voices are particularly abrupt.

When the Queen Mother heard these gossips, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

This hint of joy was gone in a flash, so quickly that it seemed as if it had never appeared.

Xie Yingmian caught it.

Xie Yingmian could guess what the Queen Mother was thinking.

The eldest princess was a hero of the Dayu Dynasty. If she died in Donghua Hall on Buddha's Birthday, in front of the Queen Mother and the Empress, the Queen Mother would be the sinner of the Dayu Dynasty.

Even if this matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother, she will still be criticized.

However, if she was carrying the osmanthus sachet, she would be the murderer of the Grand Princess, and the nature of the case would be different.

The Queen Mother can put all the blame on her.

The anger of the people of the world and the anger of the royal family will all be poured on her.

She is the sinner, she is the murderer, she is the culprit.

No matter who she is, she will die.

Fang Yilin should have thought of this when planning this conspiracy.

Fang Yilin's goal was to kill her.

He used the power of the Queen Mother and the whole world to make it impossible for her to turn things around.

This idea is extremely vicious.

Xie Yingmian lowered her eyes.

Those who harm others will eventually harm themselves.

This time it was Fang Yilin who took the initiative to seek death!

"Empress Dowager." Xie Yingmian's voice was neither humble nor arrogant. "Please allow me to say a few words."

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to answer, Xie Yingmian quickly said, "The Grand Princess's sudden illness was not a coincidence; someone did it on purpose."

"The person who plotted to murder the Grand Princess is in Donghua Palace."

"This is an urgent matter. The murderer likely hasn't had time to dispose of the osmanthus sachet yet. Therefore, please, Her Majesty, have the Imperial Guards enter the area and strictly disperse everyone present. Then, have the Imperial Physicians examine who is carrying any items containing osmanthus flowers."

“This is one of them.”

"Secondly, I have a way to save the Grand Princess. I hope the Queen Mother will allow me to treat her."

The Queen Mother really disliked Xie Yingmian's tone.

She has been fighting with Fang Yingwan, Yu Lingye's mother, now Concubine Fang, for half her life.

When the late emperor was still alive, Fang Yingwan always surpassed her in every aspect.

When the previous emperor died and her son succeeded to the throne, she became the empress dowager, and Fang Yingwan could only be the concubine dowager.

She thought that without the protection of the late emperor, she could crush Fang Yingwan to death at any time.

The fact is,

Only after she ascended to the position of empress dowager did she realize that the late emperor had left Fang Yingwan with countless trump cards.

Even if she became the empress dowager, she still could not deal with Fang Yingwan as she pleased.

Over the years, the Queen Mother has been holding a grudge in her heart.

This anger was finally vented when Yu Lingye fell into a coma and his life was hanging by a thread. Fang Yingwan just found a village girl to marry Yu Lingye and bury him.

In her impression, Xie Yingmian should be rude, barbaric and ignorant of etiquette.

Seeing the graceful and clear-headed Xie Yingmian, the empress dowager's resentment inexplicably returned.

This feeling is both nauseating and disgusting.

Seeing that the Queen Mother took no time to respond, Xie Yingmian frowned.

She had heard from Yu Lingye a long time ago that the Empress Dowager and the Concubine Dowager were sworn enemies.

The Queen Mother was probably trying to use this opportunity to take advantage of her.

Xie Yingmian hated this kind of intrigue and secretive inner world.

She didn't want the feud between the Queen Mother and the Concubine Dowager to delay the best time to treat the Grand Princess, so she said bluntly: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, time is urgent. The longer the delay, the more dangerous the Grand Princess will be."

"The murderer is still in the palace. Please, Queen Mother, consider the overall situation."

The Queen Mother was humiliated by Xie Yingmian in public, and anger flashed in her eyes.

With so many people watching, she couldn't lose her temper in public.

He could only suppress his unhappiness and asked, "Can you guarantee to save the Grand Princess?"

Xie Yingmian said: "No."

"You can't?" The Queen Mother raised her voice. "If you can't, how dare you stand up?"

Xie Yingmian said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Don't say I can't do it, even the imperial physician can't do it."

"I can only say that I currently have only a 70% chance of saving the Grand Princess."

The Queen Mother laughed in anger: "Even the Imperial Physician can't do this, are you sure?"

Xie Yingmian said, "Yes."

"You saw the eldest princess's condition, and you also said that the imperial doctors were helpless."

"If I have no other options, I can just wait like everyone else. Why would I bother joining in this fun and seeking death?"

Queen Mother: ...

Xie Yingmian spoke so bluntly that she was not used to it.

Xie Yingmian continued, "The time it took for you, Empress Dowager, to think and ask questions would only take a dozen or so breaths for a normal person like us."

"For the Grand Princess, it's a fleeting opportunity."

"The longer you delay, the slimmer the chances of the Grand Princess's survival."

"For example, when I first told you, the probability of rescuing the Grand Princess was 90%."

"While you've been thinking and questioning, the chances of rescuing the Grand Princess have only decreased to 70%."

"If you delay any further, only 60%, 50%, 40%, 30% will remain..."

"Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible."

The Queen Mother's face was pale and blue.

She could tell that Xie Yingmian was forcing her to make a choice.

If she insisted on punishing Xie Yingmian at this time and caused the death of the Grand Princess, she would still be a sinner.

"Okay, okay." The Queen Mother quickly suppressed her emotions.

"I won't delay your treatment, lest if you don't get good treatment, you blame me for the delay."

"But, I also have requests."

"If you are just big talk with no real ability and delay the treatment of the Grand Princess, I will punish you."

Xie Yingmian said, "Of course."

"Please, Queen Mother, seal off Donghua Palace as soon as possible, find the culprit, and take the person who brought the osmanthus away from here."

Xie Yingmian finished speaking.

Princess Qi covered her mouth and laughed: "Princess Ling, you are joking."

"We all know that the Grand Princess is allergic to osmanthus flowers. No one dares to carry them, but Princess Ling. You grew up on the farm, so you shouldn't be aware of the Grand Princess's taboos..."

Xie Yingmian's eyes turned cold.

Here comes this rhetoric again!

She didn't know what Princess Qi's stance was, nor did she know what role Princess Qi played in all this.

However, she could clearly feel Princess Qi's malice.

It was obviously the first time we met,

She also didn't remember offending Princess Qi, and didn't know where this man's malice came from.

Xie Yingmian interrupted Princess Qi coldly: "Princess Qi."

"I'm very curious. You're not my maid, nor am I a worm in my stomach. How do you know I don't know the Grand Princess's taboos?"

"Just because I came from Zhuangzi?"

"What's wrong with me growing up on the farm? Just because you grew up in Shangjing, you're superior to others? Just because I grew up on the farm, I'm inferior to others?"

"According to your statement, what does it mean if you, a Shangjing native, eat the vegetables, fruits, chickens, ducks, fish and meat grown on the farm?"

"Besides, the founding emperor of our Dayu Dynasty came from a peasant family. Do you think the founding emperor of the Dayu Dynasty is inferior to others?"