Thus, the mystery of Shen Hechuan's background was completely solved.

Now, in the eyes of the people, Shen Hechuan is a good boy who grew up alone without the love of his parents.

Consort Hui was a vicious and wicked woman.

As a result, Prince Rui was constantly cursed by the people.

There were even rumors circulating that if Prince Rui became the crown prince, they would definitely raise an army in rebellion.

Although the man was immediately taken into custody by the authorities, it still caused a strong reaction among the crowd.

These messages quickly reached the palace.

Consort Hui was under close surveillance because of Jiang Xianhao's affair, and by the time she finally learned the news and wanted to guide him, it was too late.

"Hello, Jiang Xian!"

Jiang Xian, in a fit of anger, swept everything on the table onto the floor.

"I really underestimated you. You're quite cunning and resourceful!"

She threw her head back and laughed, her eyes filled with hatred.

"But do you think you can defeat me like this?"

"No, this time, I will kill you directly."

She screamed in anger and pulled out a dagger, sticking it into the table.

Three characters were clearly written on the table.

"Hello, Jiang Xian."

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Jingyu Palace.

Emperor Rongcheng was pacing back and forth anxiously.

"What do you mean by not knowing what kind of poison it is?"

"What have I been feeding you for?"

Several imperial physicians knelt on the ground, their heads bowed and trembling.

"Your Majesty, this poison is truly strange. We have consulted many medical books but have not found any information about this condition."

As Wang Yuanshou spoke, he discreetly glanced at Emperor Rongcheng's expression before continuing:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the most urgent task now is to investigate the cause of the Empress's poisoning and to interrogate her to find out if there is an antidote."

This was practically a direct instruction to Emperor Rongcheng to ask Consort Hui for the antidote.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng, despite his dissatisfaction, still let out a cold snort.

Then he turned around and headed back towards the Cold Palace.

He had visited the Cold Palace before and tried to coerce and bribe Consort Hui, but he still couldn't find any useful information.

Consort Hui knelt on the ground, tearfully saying that Jiang Xianhao's poison had nothing to do with her.

At that time, Emperor Rongcheng was preoccupied with worrying about Jiang Xianhao's health, so he didn't have time to ask any more questions. He simply ordered people to guard the Cold Palace before leaving.

This time, he stormed into the Cold Palace, grabbed Consort Hui by the neck, and slammed her against the wall.

Where is the antidote?

His eyes held an unprecedented hatred, and a terrifying killing intent emanated from them.

"Tell me, where is the antidote?"

"If you hand over the antidote now, I can spare your life."

Consort Hui was grabbed by the neck and struggled violently.

Her face turned pale, and she kept pounding on Emperor Rongcheng's hand, but it had no effect.

At the critical moment, she used her last bit of strength to nod repeatedly, and only then did Emperor Rongcheng release her.

She knelt on the ground, coughing violently, before raising her head after a moment.

"Your Majesty, as I said before, the Empress's poison has nothing to do with me. How would I know where the antidote is?"

Emperor Rongcheng was unwilling to say another word to her and directly pressed his sword against her neck.

"Stop talking nonsense, give me the antidote, or I'll kill you right now."

Consort Hui paused for a moment before letting out a soft laugh.

"Your Majesty, are you willing to kill me?"

Emperor Rongcheng paused, then heard Consort Hui continue:

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten who was there for you when you were at your lowest point?"

"Have you forgotten who comforted you when you were betrayed?"

Consort Hui couldn't help but laugh as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, if you kill me, are you just going to watch the throne pass to the former crown prince's child?"

If these words had been spoken before, Emperor Rongcheng might have been moved.

However, Emperor Rongcheng was already furious after learning that Consort Hui had told Jiang Xianhao about what happened back then, and he was naturally blinded by anger.

"Then you can give it a try."

"She's just a concubine in the cold palace and a stupid child. I can kill her and that's it. What can you do about it?"

As he spoke, he immediately aimed the weapon at Consort Hui's neck.

Seeing the murderous intent in Emperor Rongcheng's eyes, Consort Hui dared not gamble any longer and immediately cried out, "I...I will give you the antidote!"

Emperor Rongcheng's sword stopped at the last second before it touched her neck.

Consort Hui breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked shakily to the dressing table, rummaging through it back and forth.

However, she had no idea what kind of poison Jiang Xianhao was poisoned with, so how could there be an antidote?

However, in order to save her life, she had no choice but to search haphazardly.

Finally, she found a small white porcelain bottle deep inside, containing a pill she had treasured for a long time.

She looked at the pill for a moment, a slight smile playing on her lips, before handing it to Emperor Rongcheng.

"This...this is the antidote."

After she finished speaking, fearing that Emperor Rongcheng would kill her to silence her, she quickly added:

"This antidote needs to be taken once a day, and it will only be completely detoxified after seven days."

Emperor Rongcheng frowned, his eyes already showing impatience.

"Don't try any tricks on me."

Consort Hui quickly shook her head and said, "There is only one antidote left, but I can prepare another one."

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