Xia Yan promptly changed Jiang Yanwan's tea, blocking Granny Lai's view and also concealing Jiang Yanwan's tense expression.

Jiang Su gave the medicine apprentice a look, and Qiu Hong was the first to cooperate by extending her hands.

The silver needle pricked the skin in her palm, then the apprentice used a clean handkerchief to dab the blood. He carefully smelled it and said, "The girl's blood doesn't have the smell of bitter herbs."

The medicine apprentice walked behind Granny Lai. Before he even inserted the needle, he could feel her trembling violently. When the silver needle was about to fall, she flinched, causing the needle to penetrate even deeper.

The blood dripped onto the handkerchief, not only emitting a distinct bitter ginseng smell, but also turning bluish in color.

"Prime Minister, it's her!"

Granny Lai opened her mouth to argue, but she was speechless.

Jiang Su coldly sneered, "Where did the poison come from? Why were you framing Qingwan! If you utter even a single falsehood, you shall be executed by slow slicing!"

Jiang Yanwan's heart raced, and Xia Yan nearly dropped the teacup.

Granny Lai was practically terrified. "Your Excellency, spare me! I really..."

She dared not confess now, fearing it would only hasten her death! She was just speaking casually; little did she know that Lin Qingwan truly understood pharmacology!

Miss Yan Wan will definitely save her! After all, I'm doing this for her...

Jiang Yanwan composed herself. "Father, the indentures of Granny Lai and her nephew are all in the Prime Minister's residence. She would never dare to do such a thing. Someone must be behind it."

"This person is malicious and cruel, and should not be let off lightly."

Jiang Su's brows were furrowed, and his sharp, cold aura could have easily torn Lai Pozi to pieces on the spot.

Lin Qingwan's face was extremely pale, but her gaze was full of interest as she looked over. "Indeed, their intentions were sinister."

Jiang Yanwan sensed something amiss and was slightly startled. She quickly went through the whole situation and realized that while everything seemed to be under her control, the crucial part was actually in Lin Qingwan's hands.

If Qiu Hong hadn't found the handkerchief, Lai Pozi wouldn't have been implicated. And if Lai Pozi hadn't mentioned that Lin Qingwan knew about pharmacology, there wouldn't have been this incident of bloodletting with silver needles.

The two weaknesses that were most likely to strike at Lin Qingwan's vitals became the very things that led to her resurrection.

Jiang Yanwan couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, but she couldn't help but start to panic.

No, she couldn't continue like this, she couldn't keep guiding Granny Lai to continue as planned... She had a bad feeling.

Unfortunately, time was short, and Jiang Yanwan hadn't figured out how to stop it when Jiang Zhenlin outside suddenly thought of something. He broke free from the servants on both sides, ripped off the silk gag from her mouth, rushed in, and kicked the old woman, sending her rolling around like a barrel.

"Did Lin Qingwan reward you with a fox fur coat?"

"Tell your nephew to take it home and put it away, so no one can see it."

"She's the one who made you poison Mother, and the reward was that fox fur coat, right?"