Seeing Yu Wenran's face full of indifference, the Queen Mother coughed lightly.
She turned around, took Shangguan Yi's arm, and led her to Yuwen Ran. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you still don't know. Yi'er was poisoned by an aphrodisiac incense yesterday. She stumbled all the way back to my place and soaked in cold water for three hours before she felt better."
After saying that, the Queen Mother turned her attention to Gu Yanyue.
"I know the Queen has always disliked Yi'er. It was indeed my insistence that Yi'er wanted to serve the Emperor, but I never expected that the Queen would be so vicious."
What a bad guy who complains first.
Before Gu Yanyue could say anything, the Queen Mother explained everything clearly, even putting all the blame on Gu Yanyue.
"If the Queen doesn't like Yi'er, then so be it. But why would she resort to such despicable means now to completely destroy her?"
The Queen Mother raised her voice, her eyes filled with resentment.
Looking at the Queen Mother's appearance, Gu Yanyue just found it a little funny.
"Empress Dowager, you have repeatedly accused me of doing all these things. Do you have any evidence?"
With just one sentence, Gu Yanyue left the empress dowager speechless.
Seeing that she was slightly stunned, Gu Yanyue simply raised her feet and continued to move forward, "Empress Dowager, words are not enough. Don't you know that to investigate any fault, you need evidence?"
Not only was Gu Yanyue so angry, but even Yu Wenran spoke up for Gu Yanyue everywhere.
"There's no need for the Queen Mother to be so aggressive. I'm sure everyone knows the truth of the matter."
After a slight pause, Yuwen Ran's face darkened. "I also remember that the Queen Mother forced Xiao Yuntun to drink."
The Queen Mother obviously had not expected Yuwen Ran to speak to her like this.
Her face looked a little grim, but she still wanted to defend herself, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know. I never knew what that water was. I just thought that little Yuntun was thirsty, so I thought of giving her some water."
The Queen Mother's implication was that all this was unintentional.
But Yuwen Ran showed no mercy to the Queen Mother. Instead, he warned her coldly, "Queen Mother, I can certainly let go of yesterday's incident, but if anything happens to Little Yuntun again in the future, I will definitely not show you mercy."
After saying this, Yuwen Ran didn't look at the empress dowager again.
No matter what, these things were all done by the Queen Mother.
So when the empress dowager heard Yuwen Ran's warning at this moment, she felt a little guilty. She turned around and glanced at Shangguan Yi who was standing behind her. Seeing that she was still standing there in a daze, she couldn't help but get angry.
The Queen Mother reached out and grabbed Shangguan Yi's arm, and took her away in disgrace.
Looking at the backs of the Queen Mother and Shangguan Yi as they walked away, Gu Yanyue breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt relieved.
Fortunately, Shangguan Yi and the Empress Dowager's evil plan did not succeed. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Everything is getting better.
Considering that she had previously promised Yu Wenran to help him find out about Concubine Yu, Gu Yanyue simply prepared some hazelnut cakes and went to check on Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu claimed that she was not feeling well and was sick, so she did not want to see anyone.
Now that Gu Yanyue had sent someone over to tell her in advance, Concubine Yu couldn't refuse.
Seeing Gu Yanyue slowly approaching with two maids, Concubine Yu leaned forward slightly and saluted Gu Yanyue, "Your Highness, I greet the Queen."
Gu Yanyue waved her hand casually, indicating that she didn't need to be polite.
Then Gu Yanyue turned around and looked at Liu Mei, and Liu Mei considerately brought forward the food box that Gu Yanyue had prepared in advance.
"I heard that my sister has been feeling unwell recently, so I specially prepared some hazelnut cakes for you today. It is a small token of my appreciation. I hope that after eating it, my sister will feel better."
Hearing this, Concubine Yu's lips curled up slightly, and gradually revealed a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
After a slight pause, Concubine Yu took the initiative to speak again: "If Her Majesty the Queen doesn't mind, you may come in and talk."
Gu Yanyue nodded nonchalantly and sat down on the couch with Yu Fei.
While sipping tea, Gu Yanyue casually said, "My sister has been ill recently and needs to take good care of herself."
Concubine Yu nodded obediently and said, "The Empress's instructions are absolutely correct."
Then, Gu Yanyue added, "I should be careful with the people around me, lest they do anything improper and delay my recovery."
Even after hearing what Gu Yanyue said, Concubine Yu did not respond for a long time.
She smiled but said nothing, instead continuing to sip her tea.
Yu Wenran had suspected Concubine Yu at first, but now that Concubine Yu did not respond, Gu Yanyue realized that she did have some problems.
In this situation, Gu Yanyue narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Sister, you have to take good care of yourself from now on."
After hearing Gu Yanyue's instructions clearly again, Concubine Yu smiled softly and responded repeatedly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will definitely rest well and recuperate."
In order to avoid any unnecessary disputes by staying, Gu Yanyue simply said a few words casually and found an excuse to leave.
After returning to the bedroom, Gu Yanyue saw Yu Wenran teasing Xiao Yuntun.
After thinking for a moment, she explained the current situation to Yu Wenran, "Your Majesty, I did go to see Concubine Yu today. I have warned her, both openly and covertly, to be wary of those around her, but Concubine Yu avoided discussing the matter, as if she never minded it."
In this case, Gu Yanyue couldn't help but suspect that Concubine Yu knew that the people around her had bad intentions, but she still condoned them.
Hearing this, Yuwen Ran's face darkened, "This is all within my expectations."
Long before this, Yuwen Ran had suspected that Concubine Yu and Prince Xiang had some secret contact, but there was no evidence to prove it so far.
Yu Wenran was not surprised by this result.
Just when Gu Yanyue and Yuwen Ran were having fun with Xiao Yuntun, a palace servant came hurriedly to deliver the news.
"Empress, something terrible has happened."
When the man saw Yuwen Ran, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your servant greets the emperor."
Yu Wenran and Gu Yanyue looked at each other and motioned for him to continue.
"What happened? Why are you so anxious?"
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