Chapter 110 The poison is really not mine!

Xiao Anzi's legs went weak and he fell to his knees on the spot.

He just wanted to show off in front of Bitao and did a good thing in Jinliangting, but he ended up hurting himself.

He could only kowtow desperately to explain himself, "Master, I just helped the little princess pick up the rabbit lantern, I didn't poison it! If you don't believe me, I can swear to heaven!"

Qiao Cairen's eyes fell on Xiao Anzi and he snorted coldly, "Who would admit to doing something bad?"

As soon as she said this, someone chimed in, "I would say this eunuch won't cry until he sees the coffin! Why not send him to the prison and torture him severely? We'll definitely be able to find out how he poisoned her!"

Xue Qingyao stared at Xue Youli. "Xiao Anzi is from Lingyun Palace. Concubine Xue has always loved the little princess. Maybe this is just a misunderstanding?"

Qiao Cairen added, "Since the poison was administered right under everyone's noses, the unused poison must still be there. We will know if Xiao Anzi is innocent or not once we search him."

Xue Youli faced the gazes of the crowd with a frank look, "Xiao Anzi is a member of my palace. He has been to the pavilion, so he is naturally the most suspicious. I beg the emperor to send someone to search his body to prove his innocence!"

The distance between Murong Che and Xue Youli was quite far, so he couldn't hear what she was thinking, but from her expression he could tell that she already had a plan to deal with this kind of frame-up.

So, he glanced at Deng Qing and said, "Search him!"

"yes!"

Deng Qing led two eunuchs to search Xiao Anzi from head to toe. "Your Majesty, we did not find any poison on Xiao Anzi."

Xue Qingyao was shocked.

How is that possible?

She specifically instructed Bitao to put the poison on Xiao Anzi. When Bitao came back to report, she said that she had succeeded.

But why didn’t Deng Qing find poison on Xiao Anzi?

Xue Youli noticed the change in Xue Qingyao's expression and took a few steps towards Liangting. "Your Majesty, there is no poison on Xiao Anzi. Does that mean the person who poisoned him is still hiding among us? In order to prevent the murderer from escaping, I am willing to be searched and cooperate with the investigation!"

[If I don't kick Xue Qingyao into the pit tonight, how can I be worthy of this big pit she dug with her own hands? ]

[I just don't know how she will escape the charge of murdering the heir to the throne after receiving the poison from her? ]

Murong Che heard her hidden meaning and of course he had to satisfy her. "Pass on my order. Everyone present tonight must be searched! Anyone who dares to leave Yu Garden without permission will be treated as a suspect and killed on the spot!"

"yes!"

"Emperor, I will search your body for you."

Of course, Deng Qing would not allow the eunuchs to search the concubines. Empress Dowager Yin took the initiative to speak up because she could not tolerate anyone daring to set their sights on the royal heir.

Murong Che nodded in agreement, "Okay, it's all up to the Queen Mother to arrange."

Empress Dowager Yin called Madam Li over, "Madam Li."

Nanny Li quickly replied, "I have brought ten palace maids with me, and they are ready to search the ladies at any time."

Queen Mother Yin nodded slightly, "Then let's start with Concubine Xue."

"I obey your command!"

Nanny Li searched Xue Youli on the spot and reported back, "Nothing suspicious was found on Concubine Xue."

Xue Youli nodded to Nanny Li, "Thank you, Nanny Li, for proving my innocence."

No!

It shouldn't be like this!

Xue Qingyao stood in the crowd and was extremely angry when he saw that the result of the poisoning was completely different from what he expected.

She raised her eyelids and stared at Xue Youli who was not far away with burning eyes.

Xue Youli felt her gaze and looked at her sideways.

The moment their eyes met, Xue Youli raised the corners of his lips and gave her a provocative smile.

Xue Qingyao's pupils reflected Xue Youli's smiling face, and his heart was gripped tightly.

The next moment, she seemed to realize something and her hands quickly reached towards her waist.

Sure enough, I touched a small paper bag.

She clearly asked Bitao to put the poison on Xiao Anzi, so why did it come back to her?

Xue Qingyao recalled that during the chaos just now, he seemed to have been bumped by Chu Xinyue.

She was expecting Xue Youli to be the mastermind behind the poisoning, but she never expected that the evidence would be stuffed back into her hands by Chu Xinyue after going around in circles!

At this moment, Xue Qing felt a chill on his back, and he deeply realized a fact in his heart -

Xue Youli is so scary!

She even felt that Xue Youli was more like a reborn person than she was. This woman seemed to know all her actions.

She thought her plan was perfect, but it became vulnerable in front of Xue Youli.

Why?

Why is this happening?

"Please all ladies stand in a row so that we can clear everyone of suspicion."

When Xue Qingyao came back to her senses, she saw Nanny Li and the palace maids stopping in front of the concubines who were watching the excitement.

If Nanny Li found a paper bag containing poison on her, her crime of poisoning would be proven, which would be a death sentence!

She can't die!

How could she die when she hadn't yet reached the highest position she had in her previous life and hadn't taken revenge on that man?

God gave her the chance to live again, she couldn't let God down, she had to live on at all costs!

Thinking of this, Xue Qingyao glanced at Qiao Cairen beside him, gritted his teeth, and quietly stuffed the paper bag into Qiao Cairen's waist.

Qiao felt someone touch her waist and turned to look at Xue Qingyao, thinking she had something to say to her, "What's wrong?"

Xue Qingyao was feeling guilty at first, but when he saw that she didn't notice anything unusual, he quickly shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I just didn't stand firmly."

Qiao Cairen replied, "Be careful. If you lose your manners in front of the palace, it will be very difficult to get out of this situation."

The two were chatting quietly when Nanny Li stopped in front of them and said, "You two, please cooperate with me while I search your body."

Qiao Cai was ignorant and fearless, so he took the initiative to open his arms and said, "Mammy, please search."

"Then I am sorry for the injustice." Nanny Li said as she stretched out her hand to start checking Lady Qiao's hair, not even leaving out her bun.

Mrs. Qiao was fearless. After checking the front, Nanny Li also checked the back.

However, just as Qiao Cairen turned around, Xue Qingyao pulled her belt inconspicuously.

The next moment, there was a soft "click" sound, and a small square paper bag fell from Qiao Cairen's body and landed at the feet of Xue Qingyao and Qiao Cairen.

Qiao Cairen stared at the paper bag on the ground, stunned for a moment, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

What is this?

How did it fall from her?

She was still in a daze when Nanny Li quickly picked up the paper bag from the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I found this on Concubine Qiao."

Murong Che pointed his finger at Nanny Li's hand and said to Doctor Cheng, "Test it!"

Doctor Cheng took the paper package, opened it and smelled the powder inside. His face changed immediately, "Your Majesty, this paper package contains the powder of the tortoise!"

Caiyun's eyes turned and she said loudly, "Mr. Qiao, you are so bold that you actually poisoned the princess!"

Concubine Qiao turned pale, and immediately knelt on the ground to plead her innocence, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I did not poison her! The little princess is so lively and lovely, how could I possibly poison her? I have no reason to do this! Someone must have framed me. I beg Your Majesty and Your Majesty to find out the real culprit and clear my name!"

Caiyun glared at him, "The poison was found on you, who else could it be if not you?"

The concubines beside her also echoed, "Qiao Cairen, now that the evidence is solid, do you still want to deny it?"

"It's not me! This poison is really not mine!" Qiao Cairen shook his head desperately, his eyes fell on the paper package containing poison in Doctor Cheng's hand. A light bulb went off in his mind, and he suddenly understood something.

She raised her hand and pointed at Xue Qingyao's nose, gritting her teeth in hatred, "It's you! It was you who secretly put the poison on me!"

No wonder Xue Qingyao has been so close to her recently, it turns out he had planned to make her a scapegoat all along!

Xue Qingyao faced her accusation with a wronged look on her face, pretending to be innocent and saying, "Sister Qiao, how can you slander me? Everyone saw that the poison fell from your body."

"Your Majesty, it was Xue Qingyao who took advantage of the chaos to stuff the poison into my body! She just pulled my belt on purpose to let the poison fall onto my body, just to make me speechless! Please, Your Majesty, help me!"

After saying this, she was afraid that Murong Che would not believe her, so she quickly said to Rong Qingyue, "Madam Rong, this is all Xue Qingyao's fault! You must not let the real culprit who poisoned the little princess go unpunished!"

Seeing that Concubine Qiao was about to die and still wanted to drag her down with him, Xue Qingyao also knelt down and said with red eyes, "Concubine Qiao, how can you slander others? You said before that you hated Concubine Xue for causing you to be demoted by the emperor. I'm afraid you poisoned the little princess tonight just to frame Concubine Xue, right?"