Chapter 344 It must have been Concubine Bai
"It's unfair, Your Highness the Crown Prince, how could we possibly give you such medicine?" Mother Qiao's face turned pale. She was happy just now, but now she was frightened.
"Yes, Your Highness, at that time, Your Highness... I..." Qiao Huilan thought that she did intend to get close to His Highness the Crown Prince today, but wasn't the subsequent events also initiated by His Highness the Crown Prince?
How could he have given me a drug that could arouse love?
"Your Highness, please search my residence as well to avoid misunderstandings." Bai Miaoyun took the initiative to step forward, looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with tears in her eyes, as if she had been wronged and aggrieved.
"Miao Yun." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned.
Bai Miaoyun said, "In the Qiao Mansion, the only one who can administer medicine to His Highness, besides the Qiao family, is me. To prove my innocence, I am willing to be searched!"
After she finished speaking, Bai Miaoyun knelt directly in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Her back was straight, her lips were pressed into a straight line, and her eyes were lowered, making it impossible to tell her emotions.
"Miaojun, this has nothing to do with you." His Royal Highness reached out and helped Bai Miaojun up. Bai Miaojun shook her head slightly: "Your Highness, others may send someone else to their man's bed, but I, Bai Miaojun, would never do that even if I die!"
Bai Miaoyun was very persistent, and the prince said, "Since you want to investigate, then treat everyone equally and investigate them all."
"Alright, can we get up now?" The Crown Prince pulled Bai Miaoyun up and said, "The ground is cold."
Bai Miaoyun stood up obediently, lowered her eyes, and made it impossible to tell her emotion. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince glanced coldly at the Qiao family. Qiao's mother and Qiao Huilan were still crying out that they were wronged.
County Magistrate Qiao knelt on the ground, his eyes swept over Bai Miaoyun, and finally raised his hand and slapped Qiao's mother.
"Master, you, why did you hit me?" Qiao's mother was stunned by the slap.
"It was clearly you who used the medicine, yet you're trying to put the blame on the Concubine. What did I tell you all the time?" County Magistrate Qiao shouted angrily. He raised his hand and slapped Qiao's mother again, saying, "Why don't you apologize to the Concubine right now?"
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, it's all my fault for not teaching them well. That's why they have such dirty thoughts." County Magistrate Qiao knelt down and continued, "If you want to blame someone, blame me. Huilan is still injured, and this girl must be unaware of it."
County Magistrate Qiao lowered his head and continued, "My wife has gone berserk. She's worried about the consequences, so she did such a disgusting thing. Your Highness, if you want to punish me, I will accept it!"
After County Magistrate Qiao finished speaking, he grabbed Qiao's mother's hand and said, "Apologize." County Magistrate Qiao raised his eyes and looked at Qiao's mother. His eyes were colder than a thousand-year-old ice!
Mother Qiao was stunned by the two slaps. After listening to County Magistrate Qiao's words, she also knelt down and said, "It's because of my anxiety that Huilan would be left alone in Shengjing, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
His Royal Highness and Bai Miaoyun remained silent, waiting for Zhongyan to return from his investigation. "Your Highness," he said, "this was found in Madam Qiao's bedroom."
Mother Qiao looked at the medicine in Zhongyan's hand in shock, then looked at County Magistrate Qiao standing beside her. She was shocked and frightened. She was pulled by County Magistrate Qiao and apologized and cursed him.
Qiao Huilan standing by was dumbfounded. How could it be different from what she imagined? It turned out that it was not because of her charm, but because her mother had drugged the prince.
"Your Highness, since Sister Huilan is unaware of the situation, let her get up quickly. She is in good health, and...it would be bad if she got hurt from kneeling." Bai Miaoyun acted magnanimously as if she hadn't heard the accusations just now.
"Hmph, if it weren't for her, would Madam Qiao have such thoughts?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said in a bad mood, "County Magistrate Qiao, in consideration of Miss Qiao's meritorious service in risking her life to block the arrow, Madam Qiao will go to the farm to recuperate."
"Your Highness." Mother Qiao was about to say something when County Magistrate Qiao pulled her down. County Magistrate Qiao said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will send her to the farm to recuperate tomorrow."
Mother Qiao fell to the ground weakly and went to the farm to recuperate. Is she still the county magistrate's wife?
Mother Qiao just felt cold all over. Would she die suddenly after a while?
"Your Highness, I was wrong, I was really wrong. Please have mercy on me." Mother Qiao choked and cried out of fear, and kept kowtowing to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Qiao Huilan, who was standing by, was also shocked and apologized to Zhan. If something happened to her mother, would she still be able to become a concubine?
"It's a good thing Miaoyun spoke well of you before. You really disappoint me." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. I, I was just confused for a moment." Qiao's mother didn't dare to think about why the items were found in her yard. Her mind was full of the thought of having mercy on her.
"Empress." Qiao Huilan looked at Bai Miaoyun for help.
"Administering drugs to His Highness is equivalent to murdering the royal family and is punishable by death according to the law. Madam Qiao, His Highness has shown exceptional mercy." Bai Miaojun spoke. She looked at Qiao Huilan and gently pulled the Crown Prince's hand. "Your Highness, since Sister Huilan is unaware of this, let it go. What if Sister Huilan becomes pregnant with Your Highness's child? That would be very devastating."
"Hmph." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked straight ahead. He didn't need a child from a concubine.
"Yes, I get pregnant very easily. I can get pregnant as soon as I touch it. Huilan will definitely be like me." Qiao's mother could only pin her hopes on Qiao Huilan. As long as Qiao Huilan was still her concubine, she would come back one day after she went to the farm.
"Your Highness, Sister Huilan is fine." Bai Miaoyun said softly.
"For Miaoyun's sake, go back and reflect on yourself, so that you won't be ungrateful when you arrive in Shengjing in the future." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took Bai Miaoyun's hand and looked at her as if to say: Miaoyun, you are too kind.
"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Your Majesty."
The Qiao family and others left trembling with fear. As soon as they left the yard, Qiao's mother burst into tears and said impatiently, "Master, I, I really don't know how the medicine got into my yard. Master, I am wronged."
"I know." County Magistrate Qiao glanced at her, and after the maids and servants had left, he said in a calm voice, "Follow me."
Arriving at the study, County Magistrate Qiao said, "This medicine must have been given by Concubine Bai."
"Why?" Qiao's mother thought of Concubine Bai, who had just kindly helped them out. Qiao Huilan exclaimed, "Impossible."
"You are so stupid! You're being sold and still counting money for others!" County Magistrate Qiao's beard curled up in anger. He said, "First, your life-saving grace is gone. Second, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hates you. Third, she is a kind-hearted person who repays kindness with kindness in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Qiao's mother and Qiao Huilan looked at each other and burst into tears without saying a word.
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After Donggui listened quietly, she took the food box and went to find the Third Prince.
"Master, this is the letter sent by the eldest lady, as well as the jujube flower pastry and eight-treasure rice pudding made by the eldest lady herself. Please try them." Donggui said as she opened the prepared food.
"Jiuyue, you made this for me personally?" Jun Lie stood up after hearing Donggui's words. Looking at the two dishes, he stared at Donggui and asked, "What happened?"
Dong Gui handed the letter over without saying anything. Jun Lie opened it and took a look. Since Xiao Jiuyue was not in trouble, he felt relieved. After taking a closer look, his thick eyebrows frowned slightly: Jiuyue was really impatient to draw a clear line with him!
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