The palace maid didn't notice anything unusual, so she served a bowl of sour plum soup and left.
At this time, Shangguan Yi came out from the darkness, a smug smile on her lips, and left the kitchen from another direction.
The palace maid carried the sour plum soup all the way to Gu Yanyue's bedroom. Originally, Gu Yanyue refused to drink it no matter what, but unable to resist Yuwen Ran's persuasion, Gu Yanyue had to listen to him and drink another bowl.
"Come, I'll feed you!" As he said that, Yu Wen Ran took the sour plum soup from the palace maid's hand and pretended to feed it to Gu Yanyue.
A burst of crying disturbed the two of them. Gu Yanyue didn't care about the sour plum soup and quickly picked up the little wonton, "Don't cry, don't cry, mother is here!"
Yu Wenran was worried about Gu Yanyue's health, so he wanted to put down the bowl and take the wontons, but he accidentally put the bowl aside and it fell directly to the ground, breaking into several pieces, and the sour plum soup inside was spilled all over the floor.
"Someone, come and clean it up!" After Yu Wen Ran said this, someone came up immediately to pick up the broken pieces. Yu Wen Ran held the little wonton and coaxed him patiently. Seeing his look, Gu Yanyue felt a warmth in her heart.
But strangely enough, not long after Yuwen Ran took the little Wonton, the little Wonton stopped crying, and its two big round eyes rolled around, looking extremely cute.
Yu Wenran finally had time to look up at Gu Yanyue, only to see that Gu Yanyue's face was still a little red. "Someone, go to the kitchen and get Ah Yue a bowl of sour plum soup!"
The palace maid had just cleaned up the broken pieces and now she hurried to serve the sour plum soup.
After a while, another bowl of sour plum soup was brought over, but before Gu Yanyue could pick up the bowl, she heard someone running over, breathlessly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The Empress Dowager has suffered a heatstroke in the Imperial Garden!"
Yu Wenran frowned and was about to say something, but Gu Yanyue interrupted him, "Have you helped the Queen Mother to rest?"
"He has been helped to the side hall to rest!" The man finally caught his breath, but his face was still full of anxiety.
Gu Yanyue said as she handed the bowl of sour plum soup to her father-in-law, "In that case, let's send this bowl of iced sour plum soup to the Queen Mother to cool her down! Don't waste time!"
Seeing this, the eunuch looked at Yuwen Ran. No matter how reluctant Yuwen Ran was, he could only nod and say, "Lady Zhenguo has said so, why don't you go quickly?" He then hurriedly brought the sour plum soup to the empress dowager.
After drinking the sour plum soup, the Queen Mother vomited blood. She stared at the eunuch who brought her the sour plum soup and shouted, "Imperial Physician!"
The eunuch's face was ashen, but the people around him had already arrested him. Soon after, the imperial physician hurried over. Fortunately, the empress dowager had drunk little, so the poisoning was not serious. "Fortunately, the empress dowager's poisoning was not serious. Now the poison has been resolved. I will prescribe another prescription and boil a few doses of medicine to recuperate."
"Empress Dowager, please spare me! I don't mean to harm you. This sour plum soup was given to me by Madam Zhenguo! She said it was to help you cool down!" The father-in-law was frightened by this scene and directly handed over Gu Yanyue.
The Queen Mother had taken the medicine by this time. Although her face was a little pale, she was not seriously injured. Upon hearing this, her face was full of anger, "Come, bring Madam Zhenguo to me!"
Gu Yanyue had just recovered when she was called away by someone sent by the Queen Mother. Gu Yanyue had no choice but to take care of Xiao Yuntun and leave with the guards. During this time, Gu Yanyue wanted to ask for some useful information, but it was all in vain. The guards didn't say a word.
Not long after, Yuwen Ran came back from the kitchen and saw the empty room. He frowned and called the servants, "Where did Madam Zhenguo go?"
"Lady Zhenguo has been taken away. The Empress Dowager just sent someone to summon her!" the maid answered honestly.
Yuwen Ran's face suddenly turned grim. He waved his hand and the palace maid retreated again. He then hurriedly chased in the direction of the imperial garden.
"Madam Zhenguo, do you admit your guilt?" When the empress dowager saw Gu Yanyue, she narrowed her eyes and looked fierce.
Gu Yanyue was somewhat baffled. She straightened her back and looked directly into the Empress Dowager's eyes. "What crime have I committed? I hope the Empress Dowager will explain it clearly!"
"Madam Zhenguo is really determined to fight to the death. Let me ask you, was it you who handed the bowl of sour plum soup to your father-in-law with your own hands?" The Queen Mother snorted coldly and pointed at the father-in-law who was trapped on the side.
The eunuch looked panicked. Gu Yanyue frowned, "Yes, it was I who handed it to you. You came to report that the Queen Mother had suffered from heatstroke, and I thought that sour plum soup would be a good way to relieve the heat, so I asked you to bring it to me. What's my crime?"
The Queen Mother threw the bowl of sour plum soup in front of Gu Yanyue. "I drank the sour plum soup sent by Madam Zhenguo and became poisoned and vomited blood. If the imperial physician had not arrived in time, my life would have been lost in your hands. How did I offend you that you actually want to kill me!"
Gu Yanyue looked at the bowl that had broken into pieces, her heart filled with doubts. "There's absolutely nothing wrong with the sour plum soup. Did the Queen Mother eat something wrong?"
"I just had heatstroke and felt a little dizzy. I vomited blood after drinking sour plum soup. Everyone present can testify to this. Madam Zhenguo, do you think I am wrongly accusing you?" The Queen Mother's tone became increasingly sharp and aggressive.
But Gu Yanyue is not a pushover either. If no one offends me, I will not offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will kill him.
Before Gu Yanyue could say anything else, a voice spoke first, "Mother, you're worrying too much. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this sour plum soup!"
"I'm in this state now, does Your Majesty still want to protect me like this?" The Queen Mother looked at Yuwen Ran, her face full of heartache, her hands covering her chest.
Yu Wenran was disgusted to see the Queen Mother's behavior, but the Queen Mother was still his nominal mother after all, and he could not do anything extreme even for the sake of his reputation.
He had no choice but to step forward and pull Gu Yanyue behind him, blocking her. "Your Majesty, I am telling you my truth. This bowl of sour plum soup was originally meant for Ah Yue. If Ah Yue poisoned it, wouldn't that be a recipe for disaster?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanyue echoed, "It's absolutely true, I really didn't poison you!"
"So what? Didn't you serve me this sour plum soup later? Maybe Madam Zhenguo heard I had a heat stroke and put poison in it when no one was paying attention. How did you know that?"
The Queen Mother had long harbored suspicions, but she had finally found the opportunity to punish Gu Yanyue, so how could she let her go so easily? So she stubbornly pressed Gu Yanyue, insisting that it was Gu Yanyue who had poisoned her.
Gu Yanyue was left speechless by the Queen Mother's nonsensical remarks. Who could have put poison in the soup so quietly in front of so many people? Besides, she would be the first person suspected of poisoning. What good would that do her?
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