Chapter 185 Queen, why don’t you dare look at me?
Soon, all the people who served the emperor personally were brought up and knelt in several rows in the hall.
Queen Nan's eyes swept over them one by one, and finally she spoke in a cold voice, "All of you, think carefully about this. When you were serving the Emperor, did you notice anything wrong? Did anyone sneak up on him or feed him anything?"
This question is very pointed.
It was as if they had rehearsed it in advance, and they were just waiting for these people to say the answers they had prepared in advance.
Jiang Liyang looked at Queen Nan coldly, but did not speak to stop her.
Seeing him like this, Queen Nan sneered in her heart.
Although she didn't know what Lord Gou was doing just now, she liked to be prepared for both situations no matter what she did.
As long as these people pointed out Wei Zhao's mistakes personally, Wei Zhao would be in a difficult situation.
Queen Nan thought so in her heart and looked at the person kneeling on the ground again.
"I'm questioning you, what are you waiting for? Speak quickly!"
Everyone trembled, and finally someone spoke first.
"This servant... This servant has seen, seen the Third Prince."
Those words were like a switch flipping.
Other palace servants also spoke up.
"This servant also saw the Third Prince coming."
"I've seen it too!"
"The Third Prince would come here every afternoon, avoiding everyone and sneaking into the bedroom."
"When I saw this, I felt a little worried, so I followed him secretly. I saw the Third Prince feeding the Emperor something to drink. I was shocked and immediately asked him what he was feeding the Emperor. He said it was a magical medicine he had found, and if he took it continuously for a period of time, the Emperor's illness would be cured."
"I was a little skeptical, but the Third Prince said that if I delayed the Emperor's treatment, I and my family would be killed. I was afraid, so I didn't dare to stop him."
Queen Nan's eyes were red with anger. "You lowly slave! What nonsense are you talking about?"
The palace maid immediately fell to the ground, her body shaking continuously.
"Empress, you told me to tell the truth! Besides, the Third Prince gave His Majesty a miracle drug to cure his illness. Why can't I tell you about it..."
Another eunuch also lay on the ground, "I once encountered the Third Prince feeding the Emperor medicine, and he told me the same thing at that time."
Others echoed.
According to them, each of them had encountered the Third Prince coming to feed them medicine.
Queen Nan's eyes were filled with horror. She didn't understand why things suddenly turned out like this?
Everything was clearly arranged well before, but first Lord Gou turned against us, and then these dogs and slaves came along.
Who is it?
Who exactly wants to harm her?
Could it be that old bastard Jiang Liyang?
Queen Nan thought so in her heart and looked at Jiang Liyang, just in time to meet Jiang Liyang's smiling face.
"Your Majesty," Jiang Liyang said gently, "Why are you so nervous? Although the Third Prince came secretly, he is still a filial son. There is nothing to be afraid of. Your Majesty's reaction, could it be that the Third Prince didn't feed the Emperor a miracle drug?"
"Nonsense!" Queen Nan scolded harshly, "Xu'er has never been here, let alone given the Emperor any miracle medicine. These slaves have definitely been bribed to frame my Xu'er."
"Really?" Jiang Liyang's tone rose slightly. "The Queen is so sure. Has she asked the Third Prince yet?"
Queen Nan raised her eyebrows and said, "Then I will ask them myself, and you can hear it with your own ears. I will believe the lies of these dogs."
As she spoke, Queen Nan waved to Wei Xu, "Xu'er, come here."
Wei Xu lowered his head and walked towards Queen Nan step by step, finally standing beside her.
Empress Nan took Wei Xu's hand and asked softly, "Xu'er, tell everyone, have you ever secretly visited your father? Have you ever given him any magical medicine?"
As long as Wei Xu denies it, no matter whether what these dogs say is true or false, Wei Xu cannot be convicted today.
Even if the three courts were to conduct a joint trial, they would still have to investigate slowly, and she would always be able to find out who was responsible!
Queen Nan thought so in her heart, and she was not as nervous as before.
Seeing that Wei Xu was reluctant to speak, Queen Nan urged him in a gentle voice.
"Xu'er, what are you thinking about? Tell me quickly."
Wei Xu finally raised his head slowly, his face full of panic, his eyes filled with fear, and his body was trembling slightly at this moment.
“Yes…it’s me…”
Queen Nan's smile froze on her face. "Xu'er, what did you say?"
Wei Xu's voice was filled with tears. "Mother, I come to see Father every day and feed him medicine every day, but I really do it for his own good..."
He wanted to continue explaining, but Queen Nan no longer wanted to listen.
She interrupted Wei Xu directly, "Xu'er, what nonsense are you talking about? When have you been here?"
"It's every afternoon, when you, Mother, let me take a nap!"
Wei Xu's answer made Queen Nan dizzy and she almost fell to the ground.
It's okay to disbelieve these servants' words, but Wei Xu himself admitted it...
Jiang Liyang would certainly not miss this opportunity.
"Empress, it seems you don't know the Third Prince very well. You didn't know he cared so much about the Emperor. What a deep father-son bond."
Queen Nan looked towards Jiang Liyang with a look that looked as if she wanted to eat him.
She didn't believe that Jiang Liyang would be so kind as to praise her Xuer in public.
This old bastard definitely has no good intentions.
Jiang Liyang had already looked at Wei Xu. "Third Prince, may I ask what kind of miraculous medicine did you feed the Emperor? Is there any left? Could you please show it to the imperial physicians and the head of the Divine Doctor Valley?"
Just as Queen Nan was about to stop him, she heard Wei Xu speak first.
"besides……"
Upon hearing this, Queen Nan felt dizzy.
What happened to Xuer today?
"Xu'er, you...what's wrong with you?"
Wei Xu looked at Queen Nan with red eyes, but pursed his lips and refused to speak.
He secretly glanced in the direction of the dragon bed and said in his heart, Mother, don't worry, I will definitely be able to save us mother and son.
Jiang Liyang ignored their eye contact and suppressed his excitement as he continued to ask, "Did the Third Prince bring the medicine with him?"
"On me."
As Wei Xu spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms.
Jiang Liyang strode forward and grabbed the porcelain bottle before Queen Nan.
"Jiang Liyang, what are you going to do? How dare you snatch things directly from Xuer's hands?" Queen Nan's heart was beating like a drum, and she could only try to raise her voice as loud as possible to hide her panic.
Jiang Liyang glanced at Queen Nan with a forced smile, "Why is Her Majesty so excited? You misunderstood me. I just wanted to take the porcelain bottle from the Third Prince."
After he finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Queen Nan and looked directly at the imperial physicians, "Please, imperial physicians, please come forward and examine each one."
Things had developed to this point, and these imperial doctors did not dare to just listen to Queen Nan. They stepped forward one by one with pale faces.
No matter what the outcome today is, they can't expect a good ending.
But they still have families.
Even for the sake of their families, they cannot give up completely now.
The imperial doctors came forward one by one, each of them went to the porcelain bottle to sniff, and then took some in their hands.
After everyone's examination, their faces became even uglier.
They didn't need to say anything. Just by looking at the changes in their facial expressions, you could tell that the contents of the porcelain bottle were definitely not good things.
Only after all the doctors had finished their examination did Jiang Liyang look at Chu Huaishan and said, "Valley Master, please come and take a look!"
Chu Huaishan did not refuse, but walked forward and checked it with an expressionless face.
After the inspection, Chu Huaishan directly stated the result, "This time the bottle contains poison, the same poison that the emperor was poisoned with."
When the ministers heard this, they all looked at the imperial doctors at the same time, and saw that they all nodded with heavy expressions.
Seeing this, Jiang Liyang was so excited that he almost burst into laughter, but he tried his best to hold it back.
Although he didn't laugh out loud, Jiang Liyang's brows were filled with pride when he looked at Queen Nan. "Your Majesty, the Third Prince took out this porcelain bottle himself. He also admitted that he had been feeding the medicine in the porcelain bottle to the Emperor. So the person who poisoned the Emperor was undoubtedly the Third Prince."
"Impossible!" Queen Nan denied directly, "Xu'er couldn't possibly do such a thing. Xu'er, come on, where did this porcelain bottle come from? Did someone give it to you secretly?"
Wei Xu was in a daze, muttering to himself, "How could this happen? Why is this happening?"
Listening to his words, Queen Nan felt a little strange, but soon she became ecstatic, "Xu'er, what are you talking about? Did someone deceive you? Who was that person?"
Wei Xu was completely immersed in his own thoughts and didn't listen to what Queen Nan said at all.
He kept shaking his head and saying it was impossible.
Queen Nan was extremely anxious, so she simply slapped Wei Xu in the face to calm him down.
The slap was quite severe, but Wei Xu finally calmed down.
Queen Nan took the opportunity to ask, "Xu'er, what did you mean by that? Who gave this to you?"
Wei Xu's gaze gradually fell on Queen Nan's face, and his eyes regained focus, "Mother! Why did father lie to me?
He clearly told me that this thing contained a miracle drug, and asked me to secretly feed it to him every day, and that he would be cured after the miracle drug was finished. Why did it suddenly turn into poison now?
"You...what did you say?" Queen Nan froze. "Are you saying that this medicine was given to you by your father?"
As she said this, she subconsciously wanted to look at the person lying on the dragon bed.
But when he turned his head halfway, he didn't dare to turn it anymore.
The Nanzhao Emperor, who had been lying on the dragon bed, breathing weakly, slowly sat up and asked, "Empress, why don't you dare look at me?"
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