A few days later, while Chunzhu went back to take care of her sick mother, Xu Ruankuang went to see Qiao Zhen.

Qiao Zhen cut to the chase and asked, "A-Kuang, has there been any progress in the investigation?"

Xu Ruan Kuang bowed and replied, "Your Highness, the doctor who treated Chunzhu Niang has some dealings with Miss Lin, and Miss Lin has been acting suspiciously lately. I discovered that there was this red porcelain bottle in Miss Lin's room, and I also had someone pretend to be a beggar to contact Chunzhu Niang. We found that the poison in Chunzhu Niang was the poison in this red bottle."

Qiao Zhen smiled with satisfaction. "Miss Lin used this to threaten Chunzhu, taking the opportunity to find out the time of my departure so she could kidnap me. Afterward, she lured her cousin to the dilapidated house where I was being housed. Then, when Xue Ping took revenge, I would be gone forever. What a clever scheme to kill with a borrowed knife! I underestimated her!"

Xu Ruankuang asked hesitantly, "Princess, should we inform Emperor Qi about this?"

Qiao Zhen raised her hand to stop her, "No need. Go and put that red bottle back in Miss Lin's room. Make sure that the maid who passes by sees you, and it would be best if she could recognize you."

Xu Ruankuang didn't understand why Qiao Zhen was doing this, but all he could do was obey her orders. "Yes!"

After Xu Ruankuang finished his work, Qiao Zhen bought a red whip from the street. She squeezed the red whip and realized it wasn't anything special. "A-Kuang, let's go make a scene at the Lin residence."

"yes."

This time, Qiao Zhen didn't take the usual route. She barged directly into the Lin residence through the west gate, which was close to Miss Lin's boudoir. Without saying a word, she beat the maids and servants until they were running for their lives. "Ha! Your mistress is doing such filthy things, and you won't even let me, the princess, expose her! Why don't you go and invite your two-faced girl back?! Tell her that Princess Zhuyu wants to talk to her about the poison in the red porcelain bottle."