Thinking of this, Empress Wu felt even more relieved and was about to agree when she heard a eunuch announce, "The Grand Preceptor has arrived."

Since becoming the Grand Preceptor of Xiaoyue Kingdom, Gao Hongyuan has never been late for the morning court session. I don't know why he's like this today.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at Gao Hongyuan. After so many years of getting along, she could tell from Gao Hongyuan's expression that something was wrong.

In that instant, Empress Wu felt her right eyelid twitching even more violently.

But now that the Duke of Xian and all the ministers were waiting for her response, Empress Dowager Wu had no choice but to speak up, "Please invite Princess Ruijin out."

Gao Hongyuan opened his mouth to stop him, but he couldn't find a reason to stop him, so he could only stand aside with a sullen face.

Princess Ruijin was led out by the palace maids and walked to the beads.

The eunuch stepped forward and cut Princess Ruijin's finger, the blood dripping onto the red pearl.

In everyone's eyes, the red jade bead slowly turned from red to gold!

"It's changed!"

"It's changed!"

Some ministers could not contain their excitement and shouted out loud.

The moment the bead changed color, Empress Dowager Wu turned pale. She looked at Gao Hongyuan and saw him nod at her.

Empress Dowager Wu understood. She looked at Granny Hui beside her. Granny Hui was startled at first, then nodded and turned to leave when no one was looking.

Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin both witnessed this scene. They exchanged a glance and knew it was time to act.

Xiao Yanchu looked at Lu Hong and nodded slightly. Lu Hong's expression became unusually serious, and he made a gesture as if by accident. A little eunuch who had been standing guard in the main hall and had not been noticed by anyone also withdrew.

When Duke Xian saw the bead change color, he looked at Empress Dowager Wu and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, since Princess Ruijin's blood can turn into blood when dripped on the Red Jade Bead, why does the Emperor's blood not react when dripped on the Red Jade Bead?"

At this point, Empress Dowager Wu's panicked heart calmed down, and a smile appeared on her lips. "Duke Xian, you ask me, how would I know? I only know that the Emperor must be the son of the late Emperor. Who can guarantee that this bead is not wrong?"

At this moment, Aya spoke up, "When my mother gave birth to my younger brother, some people wanted to kill him and threatened my mother with my life. It was Aunt Qinglian who desperately carried me out of the palace, and I escaped this calamity."

My aunt Qinglian told me before she died that my father knew someone was poisoning the imperial heirs, which is why he had the imperial physician say my mother was carrying a princess, in order to save her unborn son.

The ministers were all shocked when Aya said this.

"May I ask Princess Xiyue, did the late emperor say who poisoned the imperial heir?" Duke Xian asked.

Aya shook her head. "I don't know."

Empress Dowager Wu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

“I know,” Su Ruojin said.

Empress Dowager Wu stared intently at Su Ruojin, "Your Highness, you are a citizen of Great Chu, how could you possibly know about the affairs of my Xiaoyue royal family?"

"Your Majesty, this concerns my brother, so I dare not be careless. I have already had someone find the imperial physician who examined Consort Yun's pulse," Su Ruojin said calmly.

During this time, Xiao Yanchu's bodyguards and the people sent by Gao Cen were protecting their safety and that of the children. After hearing Aya talk about what happened back then, Su Ruojin asked Rong Qizhou to investigate the clues.

Unexpectedly, Rong Qizhou found the investigation very easy, as if the clues had stumbled upon him on their own.

They quickly found the imperial physician who had disappeared.

Su Ruojin clapped her hands, and two men dressed as farmers, nearing sixty, walked into the main hall.

"Physician Chen! Physician Liu!"

Some of the veteran officials recognized the two men at a glance.

Physician Chen and Physician Liu knelt down and bowed, saying, "This humble subject greets Your Majesty and Empress Dowager. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress Dowager!"

When Empress Wu saw the two of them, the smile on her face vanished completely, and her hands, hidden under her wide sleeves, clenched into fists.