Wei Xiuchu clenched his fists, his heart sinking to the bottom.

An Ning, is there no other way?

In any case, the most important thing now is to maintain peace, so it seems that we have to use that thing.

Wei Xiuchu pushed the wheelchair and stood in front of Xie Ling.

In the moment when they passed each other, Xie Ling took advantage of the blind spot and quickly stuffed something into Wei Xiuchu's hand.

Wei Xiuchu frowned, his expression slightly changing.

Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so no one could detect his expression.

He stroked the thing in his hand and his expression was shocked!

This is the wooden sculpture of a cat that he gave to Linglong on her tenth birthday!

Only he and Linglong know about this thing.

How did An Ning know that...

Wei Xiuchu lowered his eyes, Xie Ling met his gaze and nodded slightly.

Wei Xiuchu's hands trembled slightly with excitement, and he quickly hid the wood carving in his sleeves.

Linglong is not dead!

Over there, the emperor's voice came down with anger, "Oh, I thought he was a miracle doctor, but he's just a half-witted one! Come, drag this doctor away and execute him!"

“No!”

"Father, you can't do that!"

The voices of Wei Xiuchu and Wei Wuji rang out in the hall at the same time.

Wei Wuji cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Father, Linglong has just passed away, so it is inappropriate to see blood."

Wei Xiuchu nodded and said, "I brought this man into the palace. I hope my brother will give me some face and spare his life."

The emperor sneered, "When the emperor gets angry, millions of people die. I don't know that I can't even execute a civilian doctor? He just made fun of me."

Xie Ling: "Your Majesty, please give me a chance to redeem myself and make meritorious contributions!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "Oh?"

Xie Ling took out the silver needle that had just been inserted into the incense burner, held it in the palm of her hand, and raised it high.

"I have found out why Her Royal Highness the Princess was murdered!"

Wei Wuji ran over with an angry look on his face, "Is this poison?"

Xie Ling nodded, "There is poison in Her Royal Highness's incense burner. This poison is colorless and odorless, so it did not arouse suspicion."

Wei Wuji frowned as he looked at the silver needle, "No. If Linglong was just poisoned, why didn't so many imperial doctors find out?"

"Someone come!"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Bring out the incense burner from Her Royal Highness's bedroom."

After a while, a palace servant came out carefully holding an incense burner.

Xie Ling walked over, took out a new silver needle, inserted it, and then pulled it out. "Look! It was the incense burner that caused the princess to die suddenly!"

After saying that, Xie Ling looked straight into the emperor's deep eyes.

Xie Ling is gambling.

The first layer of bacteria in Linglong comes from Xiyue Palace.

The emperor did not want the matter of Xiyue Palace to be known to others, and he did not want to arouse the suspicion of Prince Yong, so he would inevitably attribute the cause of death to other factors.

Her words gave the emperor a perfect opportunity.

On the other hand, the emperor could not kill her because only if she was alive could it be proved that the princess died of poisoning.

This is a bold gamble.

The next moment, the emperor's angry voice resounded throughout the hall.

"Check! Check for me!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xie Ling and said, "Since you have found out the cause of the princess' illness, I will spare you the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. I will give you 20 strokes of the cane as a warning to others. Otherwise, where is my dignity?"

Xie Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected.

Acceptable.

"Thank you, Your Majesty—"

Before Xie Ling could finish her words, Wei Xiuchu's next words made her choke and she froze in place.

"Brother, I am willing to use the golden medal of immunity from death granted by the late emperor to protect Doctor You'an from being caned."

As soon as these words came out.

Not only Xie Ling, but even Wei Wuji and the emperor were shocked and puzzled.

The emperor looked Wei Xiuchu up and down, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Wei Xiuchu said in a deep voice: "I know."

Wei Wuji looked puzzled, "Uncle, as a man, what's so hard to bear to be beaten with twenty sticks? Why do you have to do this?"

Xie Ling quickly shook her head frantically at Wei Xiuchu and mouthed, "I'm in good health! I don't need it!"

Wei Xiuchu pretended not to hear and nodded firmly, "Please grant me your blessing, my brother."

The emperor was silent for a moment, his brows grim.

"As you wish!"

Wei Xiuchu took out a golden sign from his arms, held it high and handed it to the emperor.

That moment.

There was an indecipherable flash in the emperor's eyes.

But in an instant, he regained his dignity.

Things here have just been dealt with.

Several eunuchs hurried over from outside the palace and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the person who poisoned the princess has been caught. It was Concubine Chen's personal nanny."

"Concubine Chen?"

The emperor clenched his fists and looked incredulous. "Bring the person here!"

In just a moment, everyone in Concubine Chen's palace was taken to the princess's mansion.

She seemed to sense something and began to tremble as soon as she knelt down, not daring to look the emperor in the eye.

The emperor looked at her condescendingly, "Concubine Chen, do you have anything to say?"

Concubine Chen lowered her head, "I don't know."

The emperor suddenly raised his voice: "There are witnesses and evidence, why are you still quibbling?"

Concubine Chen collapsed to the ground, "Your Majesty, I don't know!"

Just as she finished speaking, the woman in palace dress who had been kneeling beside her suddenly looked up and said in a trembling voice: "It was the Imperial Concubine who ordered this servant to murder the princess! This servant knows that her sin is grave and she has no choice but to die!"

Before anyone could react, the woman suddenly crashed into the pillar next to her, blood splattering on the spot.

Concubine Chen's face was pale, and she was still trying to argue, "She framed me! I didn't know!"

Only after she was dragged away did she speak loudly, "Your Majesty, I was only possessed by a ghost for a moment and poisoned the princess, but the princess's serious illness has nothing to do with me! I hope for the sake of the Duke's Mansion and the baby in my belly—"

The emperor snorted coldly, "To murder the heir to the throne, the entire clan will be implicated! The entire Duke's Mansion will be exiled!"

Wei Wuji frowned.

According to this statement, the cause of Linglong's illness has not been found yet?

Just as she was about to speak, the emperor had already begun to issue an oral decree, announcing to the world that it was Concubine Chen who killed the princess.

He had no choice but to put aside his doubts for the time being.

On the other side, Xie Ling looked at the woman's figure with a slightly raised eyebrow.

The Duke's Mansion?

Isn't she the sister of the man who wanted to tease her today? What a narrow road for enemies.

The storm just passed.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Wuji, tell the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to prepare for the funeral ceremony."

Wei Wuji's eyes flashed with pain, "Yes."

The words fell.

The emperor suddenly turned to Wei Xiuchu and said, "Xiuchu, don't go back these few days. Wait until the funeral is over."

A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes.

He always felt something was wrong.

It's all such a coincidence.

But he couldn't say exactly how.

Then just keep the person here first and make plans later.