Nangong Jiu pointed at the sachet on Yang Jiaying's waist.
“That’s the problem!
On the surface, these are all medicinal herbs that can calm the mind and promote sleep, but if the dosage is slightly wrong, it will make people irritable and eventually lead to death from hemorrhage during childbirth.
I have already removed the excess medicinal properties, and what remains will only benefit you and not harm you."
Everyone was shocked and looked at Nangong Jiu with gratitude.
"Thank you very much!"
“I said, we are a family, no need to thank you.
The first thing to do now is to find the mastermind behind this. I will go to the Emperor's uncle's house later to see if there are any other culprits."
Emperor Dong Ling was furious: "How can this be! Someone come!"
The secret guard appeared: "Your Majesty!"
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me! They dare to tamper with Tai Sui, they must be tired of living!"
Liu Xuan was also furious, his face turning black and blue. "Jiaying has suffered for months. Once the truth is revealed, I will tear everyone involved into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart."
"It's easy to catch the culprit!"
Nangong Jiu smiled and reached out to the sachet.
The sachet automatically flew into her hand.
She held the sachet in one hand and waved the other hand towards the air. A magic mirror appeared in the air, showing the entire process of the sachet from its production to its hands in Yang Jiaying's hands.
Everyone looked at the people in the magic mirror and screamed, "It's them!"
When Yang Jiaying looked in the mirror and saw that the person she had always treated with all her heart actually colluded with others to harm her, she was so angry that she held her chest for a long time before she recovered.
"After the imperial decree came down granting the marriage, the young ladies in the capital rushed to make my acquaintance. I treated them all with courtesy and had a casual relationship with them. Only Zou Linglong was the one I truly treated as a sister.
Ever since I married into the Prince's Mansion, she has become a guest of honor there. Whenever I have something good, I think of her.
I never thought that the person who approached me was trying to harm me and steal my husband."
Liu Xuan quickly embraced her and said, "Don't get so angry that you hurt the child. It's not worth it for people like them. You know me. I never even looked at her."
Yang Jiaying laughed: "Yeah, how stupid am I?!
Your Highness has reminded me many times not to get too close to her, but I didn't take it seriously.
Zou Linglong was so sweet-mouthed, calling me "sister" so affectionately that I lost my mind and mistook this serpent for a sister."
Half an hour later, the secret guard returned with a report: "Your Majesty, Zou Linglong and Li Qingya have been thrown into the Heavenly Prison."
Liu Xuan clenched his fists tightly and said, "Inform the Ministry of Justice. I will punish them severely. I will make them suffer a fate worse than death."
The secret guard responded and went to do it.
At this time, Eunuch Wei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, lunch is ready!"
Emperor Dongling said to everyone, "Let's have lunch first. We have been reunited for a long time, so don't let these unpleasant things ruin our good mood."
Nangong Jiu saw that everyone was not in high spirits, so he livened up the atmosphere and said, "Everyone, just laugh. This is a small matter. Their little tricks can't be hidden from my eyes, and they won't succeed.
In the afternoon, I will go to the Emperor's uncle's house for a stroll, and then go to the prison to greet them. I promise to make sure they feel comfortable."
The little guy emphasized the word "greetings".
Nangong Yunxue burst out laughing when she heard this and put a chicken drumstick into Nangong Jiu's bowl: "Eat quickly. Only when you're full will you have the energy to greet people, right?"
"Oh, yes, chicken leg, here comes the heroine!" The little man rolled up his sleeves, took the chicken leg and started to chew it fiercely.
With her making such a fuss, the atmosphere at the dinner table began to liven up.
Yang Jiaying put some more food into her bowl and said, "Lady, eat more. When you're full, go and help the emperor's aunt get revenge."
"Understood!"
Nangong Jiu accepted everyone who came, ate and drank his fill, and then took Xiao Wang and Xiao Xing straight to the Prince's Mansion.
Several people carefully checked the yard where Yang Jiaying and Liu Xuan lived inside and out, and they actually found some things that were not good for pregnant women.
"Xiao Wang, take these things with you, and let's go to the prison to greet people."
The Ministry of Justice Prison.
After Zou Linglong and Li Qingya were captured by the secret guards, they were thrown directly into the prison. The two were huddled together, trembling with fear.
"Sister Linglong, our affair has probably been discovered. What should we do now? I don't want to go to jail or die. Please think of a way and get someone to rescue us."
Zou Linglong moved away little by little like a puppet and sat in the corner.
"Li Qingya, it's all your fault! If you hadn't persuaded me, saying that I was prettier than Yang Jiaying and that I was a better match for the prince, how could I have done such a thing?
Now that I think about it, you must have been so angry because you failed to covet the crown prince that you ended up using me like a knife. Now, we both have to die.
Besides, we don't even know what went wrong. You want me to find a solution? What solution? Let my family come to rescue me, and then involve them as well?"
"That's not the case, Sister Linglong. You misunderstood me. Now is not the time to argue about who is right or wrong. Hurry and find a way to get out first."
"Just wait, someone will come find us."
Li Qingya was no longer aloof. She crawled towards Zou Linglong in the corner in a messy manner: "What we did shouldn't be a capital crime, right?"
"Should I say you're stupid or foolish? To murder the heir to the throne and the current Crown Princess would result in your own death at best, and in serious harm to the entire clan."
Li Qingya slumped to the ground: "I haven't lived enough, I don't want to die yet."
Zou Linglong glanced at Li Qingya's nervous face and sneered, "Look how scared you are. When you came to persuade me to do these things, didn't you think about the consequences?"
Torture chamber.
Zou Linglong and Li Qingya were tied to wooden stakes. The people from the Ministry of Justice received orders from the secret guards, and two jailers began to torture them.
As soon as she was whipped, Li Qingya cried and begged for mercy: "Ah... jailer brother, please stop beating me, just let me die."
The jailer spat, "Bah, what the hell?
It's just the beginning, and it's a life-or-death situation. You can't see the situation clearly. Why don't you learn from her? She still has some backbone and doesn't say a word."
"that is!"
As the two jailers spoke, they whipped the two men again and again, and only stopped after they had whipped them ten times in a row.
Zou Linglong gritted her teeth and persevered, but Li Qingya couldn't bear the whipping and fainted.
"With such limited ability, you still want to imitate others to harm others?" The jailer walked away with disdain and cursing.
When Nangong Jiu arrived, the two men were still tied to wooden stakes, their white prison uniforms stained red with blood.
After checking on the two, Xiao Wang Xiaoxing reported, "Your Majesty, Li Qingya has fainted, but the other one is still awake."
It turns out she's back. I should have thought of it earlier!
Seeing Nangong Jiu, Zou Linglong begged in a hoarse voice, "Princess, please let me die knowing what I have done wrong."
Nangong Jiu looked at her with amusement: "What did you do? How could you not know?"
Zou Linglong choked.
"Princess, I know I was wrong. It was Li Qingya who instigated me. I will do whatever she says."
"Oh, you mean you have no brains?"
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