People from all directions arrived at the east courtyard in twos and threes, this time all heading to the main room of the Nian family. Both the Fourth Prince and Nian Gengyao had bluish-gray faces, clearly...

I didn't sleep much last night.

Anyway, no news has come out since early this morning. I wonder how the Nian family is doing now?

The same thought lingered in everyone's minds, trying to glean some clues from the faces of the Fourth Prince and Nian Gengyao, but their expressions were identical, revealing nothing.

Lanqin knew that Lady Nian would definitely not die. She knew that Lady Nian would later become a Noble Consort. If she died now, the history of the future would be rewritten.

Sure enough, once everyone was gathered, the Fourth Prince said, "Lady Nian was in great danger last night, but thanks to the imperial physician's treatment, her condition has improved and she is no longer in mortal danger."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on everyone's faces changed in an instant, but one person's heart was also churning with shock: Impossible, how is she still alive? The drug was clearly seven or eight tenths effective, she couldn't possibly be so lucky!

Lanqin carefully observed Fucha's expression and, sure enough, discovered a clue deep in her eyes. However, Fucha was too cunning, and the clue vanished in an instant.

After pondering for a moment, Lanqin gave Wu a look.

"Your Highness, General Nian, I have something to say." Madam Wu grasped Wu Ruyue's hand. Madam Wu had just returned and told Wu Ruyue that she should name Fucha in front of the Fourth Prince. At first, she disagreed, but Madam Wu, after hearing Lanqin's suggestion, insisted that she come and name Fucha, or else she would tell the Wu family patriarch and madam. Wu Ruyue had no choice but to agree to come along.

Seeing that Madam Wu was willing to speak, Fourth Master immediately said, "Speak!"

Fucha glanced at the Wu sisters, intentionally or unintentionally, before finally settling on Wu Ruyue's face. Wu Ruyue avoided Fucha's gaze, looking down at her toes.

Fucha felt a surge of anger, regretting that she hadn't gone to see Wu Ruyue again last night, fearing that she would now be exposed.

"Your Highness," Wu Shi said in a low voice, "when I returned home last night, I summoned all my maids and questioned them to find out who had taken my pearl hairpin from the box. Finally, I found the person. I asked her why she did it, and she said she was instructed to do so."

Hongqiao, who was beside Lady Fucha, looked at Lady Wu in surprise. She hadn't expected that things would turn around and involve her so quickly, even though it had only been one night. Last night, the princess had said that Wu Ruyue wouldn't complain, but now Lady Wu already knew.

She glanced at Fucha's test results and, seeing that her complexion was normal, calmed down a little.

"Who is this person?" Fourth Master asked in a thunderous voice.

"It is indeed my younger sister. Ruyue, why haven't you reported everything to the Prince yet!" Madam Wu shouted at Wu Ruyue behind her.

Wu Ruyue trembled with fright, feeling as if a burning stone was pressing against her heart. Trembling, she stepped out from behind Madam Wu, walked to the center of the main room, curtsied, and said, "Ruyue was caught off guard and tricked. She said I should take one of my sister's hair ornaments to her. Ruyue took it."

Fourth Master hadn't expected it to be Wu's sister. He didn't have a deep impression of her anymore. Seeing that she had taken his sister's hair ornament, he asked somewhat displeasedly, "Who are you talking about?"

Wu Ruyue quickly said, "It's her!" After saying that, she turned around and pointed towards Fucha.

Lady Fucha's heart tightened, and she immediately said to the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, I have never had any contact with Miss Wu. I have never had any connection with Sister Wu, so how could I have instructed her sister to take any pearl hairpins? This is utter nonsense. I suspect that the sisters are framing me!"

She spoke with such sincerity that it seemed as if the Wu sisters had truly framed her. Lanqin, upon hearing her words, couldn't help but feel worried. If Lady Fucha vehemently denied it, there was nothing that could be done.

But after hearing Bai Zhi's words yesterday, and with the Wu sisters coming forward to testify against Lady Fucha today, the Fourth Prince felt somewhat more confident. He exchanged a glance with Nian Gengyao and then said, "Bai Zhi!"

Lady Fucha did not know why the Fourth Prince called Bai Zhi. After Bai Zhi came out from inside, she walked down and stood beside Wu Ruyue.

"Your Highness," Bai Zhi said, "yesterday, my concubine was poisoned after the abalone stew with hamburger. At the time, Cui Ling and I were standing behind her, and only Consort Fucha came close and toasted her. I suspect that Consort Fucha was the one who poisoned the dish."

Fucha's heart trembled violently. She hadn't expected Bai Zhi to be so perceptive, picking her out so quickly. With her schemes being exposed one after another, how could she not be afraid?

"Your Highness, I have always been on good terms with Consort Nian. This is obvious to all. I did toast Consort Nian yesterday, but I absolutely did not poison her. Please investigate, Your Highness!" Fucha said loudly, suppressing the fear in her heart.

"We'll talk about it later!" The Fourth Prince ignored Fucha's protests and simply made the three of them continue standing in front of him.

A quarter of an hour passed, and then they heard footsteps approaching from outside. Then, Lanqin and the others saw several servants enter. They walked past the three of them, went to the Fourth Master, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The Fourth Master's eyes darkened, and then the servant took out a brocade pouch from his pocket and handed it to the Fourth Master.

When Lady Fucha caught a glimpse of the brocade pouch, her heart trembled violently, and her heart sank into the water.

"Fucha, you should recognize this, right? They just had it examined by Doctor Lin after they found it, and it's the same poison as the one in that bowl of Harry's stewed abalone. What else do you have to say?" Fourth Master opened the object and threw it at Fucha.

The brocade bag fell directly off Fucha's body with a thud.

Upon seeing this, Lanqin understood that Lady Fucha was likely doomed today. It turned out that the Fourth Prince had become suspicious of her early on and must have sent men to search the house while she was out.

Lady Fucha stared quietly at the brocade pouch at her feet. She understood why the Fourth Prince had seemed so confident earlier; it turned out he had sent people to search her room.

what to do?

"Your Highness, this brocade pouch is not mine. I didn't know!" Fucha suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with tears.

These words elicited a look of disdain from the crowd. They were all found in your house, and you still won't admit it? It's just a desperate attempt to salvage the situation!

"Not yours?" Fourth Master stared at Lady Fucha, a slight doubt in his heart.

“It certainly wasn’t mine. Although it was found in my room. But may I ask, in which room did they find it?” Fucha asked.

Upon hearing this, Hongqiao's pupils suddenly contracted, as if she understood what Fucha meant.