It's a pity, though. She should have lured the Emperor and Empress Dowager there a little later, preferably when they were "doing their business." That would have been much more effective.
Therefore, after returning to her residence, she severely beat and scolded the maid.
A few days later, they used an excuse to get rid of the maid.
There was nothing she could do; she knew too much.
Thinking of this, Yong'an snorted coldly and said, "Lu Xiaoyun, shouldn't you be thanking me? If it weren't for me, how could you have married Prince An as a concubine? Your stepmother is spreading rumors everywhere that you admire Prince An. I helped you out."
Zhu Yu's body stiffened abruptly. He gritted his teeth and asked, word by word, "You mean, the problematic drink was yours?"
Ren Yong'an gave him a disdainful look: "Heh, not too stupid. I just wanted to give it to you so you could 'steal the show' at the New Year's banquet. I didn't expect..."
Unexpectedly...
The wine, laced with that vile drug, went down his throat.
Zhu Yu felt waves of fishy sweetness rushing up his throat.
The truth was indeed as Lu Xiaoyun had said.
He drank that glass of wine by mistake, and Yong'an even brought Lu Xiaoyun over...
He didn't want to become his cure, but rather to personally deliver Lu Xiaoyun to his bed!
The person who drugged him was Ren Yong'an, and the person who jumped into the water to frame Lu Xiaoyun was also Ren Yong'an.
He recalled the day he woke up, when Lu Xiaoyun said to him, "Who led me to Yujing Palace that day? And who placed that cup of wine laced with drugs in your hand next to me? Haven't you thought about it yourself?"
"If Yong'an hadn't pretended to be wronged and shed tears over there, if everyone hadn't been pointing fingers and accusing me of being a shameless harlot who climbed into your bed, would the Emperor have been so angry and bestowed this absurd marriage upon me?!"
So, it really was Yong'an who did it!
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