"Who is it? Tell me now!"
Granny Fangqi was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
Song Xibai stared at him, several names flashing through her mind.
Although the estate is more free than the Eastern Palace, it's not a place where you can just come and go as you please. Especially since the woodshed is where the matron from the Eastern Palace is kept, and there are two guards at the gate. No matter how careless you are, you can't just let people in.
However, there are very few people who can freely enter and leave this manor.
Besides myself, Commander Yue, Granny Fangqi, and others, there was only Wei Hong and...
Celebrating.
Just as the thought crossed Song Xibai's mind, he heard Commander Yue speak.
"It's Qingxi."
really……
The weight lifted from my shoulders.
Granny Fangqi could hardly believe it: "How could it be Qingxi? Isn't he Feng Jia's godson? He's always been well-behaved. How could it be him?"
Granny Fangqi asked twice in a row.
Song Xibai let out a breath.
"What's so strange about that? He's from the palace, not someone trained by Commander Yue since childhood. It's not surprising he was bribed. Perhaps he was originally a spy planted in the Eastern Palace. The question is, who was he...?"
"Not good! Commander Yue, find him quickly and subdue him! Don't let another one die!"
Song Xibai said hurriedly.
Commander Yue's expression also changed, realizing he had the same thought as her. Ignoring his own impoliteness, he turned and strode out, then summoned his men to seal off the front and back gates of the manor and begin searching the area.
Song Xibai was carried back to the backyard.
Not long after, Dingxiang returned first.
"I and Physician Sun have figured it out. It contains Gelsemium elegans, Aconitum carmichaelii, and a large amount of oleander juice."
Song Xibai raised an eyebrow.
"So it was homemade? There aren't many poisonous flowers and plants on this mountain. He was lucky to find Gelsemium elegans, but the quantity wouldn't be large. He probably thought of using oleander because he heard about the oleander poisoning incidents from the villagers. As for the aconite, did he get it from our pharmacy?"
"Yes, among the medicinal herbs that Princess Wu sent earlier were some aconite."
“Aconite is a good medicine for dispelling cold and relieving pain, but I didn’t expect him to use it for poisoning.” Song Xibai said coldly.
Dingxiang sighed and sat down to the side.
"This medicine won't take effect in a short time; it will probably take an hour for him to die. At that time, he'll be outside, and no one will suspect him. I didn't expect him to fail."
Dingxiang had a good impression of Qingxi. They had known each other since they were in the East Palace. Qingxi was not very talkative, but he was honest and hardworking. He would never refuse to do anything asked of him, even things like moving things or carrying water.
Given his relationship with Eunuch Feng, the people in the East Hall never suspected him.
"This incident can be considered a lesson! In the future, you must not judge people by their appearance."
Song Xibai sighed, then her expression hardened as she looked outside.
"Master, Commander Yue has captured Qingxi!"
Fu Liu shouted from outside.
Wei Hong walked in carrying a bowl of bird's nest porridge, carefully observing Song Xibai's expression, and asked.
"Master, shall we go and take a look?"
Song Xibai glanced at him and scoffed.
"What are you looking at? What's so interesting? Since he could do something like this, it's treason. I don't have time to listen to his excuses about how helpless he is. Tell Commander Yue to interrogate him properly and find out who's behind him. Oh, and don't let him die too. Since he can make his own poison, there couldn't have been just that one small pill. He might have more hidden in his mouth or on his body. Search carefully."
After saying that, Song Xibai closed her eyes and stopped talking.
Wei Hong put down the bowl, went out, and went to the front yard to hear what Song Xibai had to say.
Qingxi, pinned to the ground, was filled with fear and struggled to crawl away.
At this moment, Commander Yue walked up to him, snorted coldly, raised his hand, grabbed his chin, and forcefully twisted it.
Click!
They simply removed his jaw.
Then he reached into his mouth and rummaged around, and sure enough, he found a poison.
"There really is!"
Commander Yue narrowed his eyes, then dislocated his hands and feet, and finally raised his leg and smashed his spine.
Such ruthless methods sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.
Commander Yue's gaze swept over each of them.
Only by using such ruthless methods can we deter those below us and prevent betrayal from happening again.
Then, Commander Yue ordered Qingxi to be hung up and instructed people to prepare salt water before beginning the interrogation.
Qingxi had already fainted from the pain.
"Splash water."
Commander Yue gave the order in a cold voice, and someone immediately scooped up a spoonful of salt water and splashed it on his wounds.
"Who ordered you to do this?"
Qingxi opened his eyes and shuddered at the sight of Commander Yue's cold, devilish demeanor.
He had thought about what would happen after the incident, but he never expected it to be like this.
Commander Yue was determined to severely punish Qingxi and, in addition to intimidating his subordinates, he used almost every means he could think of.
Finally, Qingxi couldn't take it anymore and honestly told the whole story.
When Song Xibai finished drinking the second bowl of medicine to prevent miscarriage, Commander Yue came to report to her personally.
"That kid has already confessed that it was the Zhao family who ordered him to do it."
"As expected, she is still the Crown Princess!"
Wei Hong gritted her teeth.
Song Xibai waved his hand: "The Zhao family and the Crown Princess are two different things. Tell me the details."
"Qingxi was originally a pawn of the Zhao family, planted by His Highness the Crown Prince's side, not for any other reason than to keep an eye on His Highness's movements. But after His Highness disappeared, the Zhao family fell into chaos. Some believed that His Highness was already... already... dead, and wanted to switch allegiance to another. Then someone came up with a terrible idea, wanting to support your unborn child and establish the Crown Prince."
Song Xibai chuckled and said knowingly.
"Then, they weren't sure if the baby in my belly was a boy or a girl, so they wanted to imitate the 'switcheroo' trick and prepare a boy in advance so they could switch the babies later? They even convinced the Crown Princess?"
Song Xibai was so angry she almost laughed.
"The Crown Princess wasn't always this stupid!"
Just think about it, and it's impossible for this to succeed.
Putting aside whether Song Xibai is willing or not, even if she agrees, can she really keep it a secret from so many people and successfully switch the children without being discovered?
There are at least five or six groups of people secretly watching this estate. The emperor's men, the men of Prince Wu and his sons, plus the men of the Zhou family, Grand Secretary Song and other important officials, five or six groups is an understatement.
The Zhao family isn't all-powerful!
However, upon further reflection, Song Xibai understood.
If the Crown Prince were still alive, the Crown Princess and the Zhao family would never have dared to do this. But now they've been cornered, and for the sake of their "great cause," they're capable of anything.
The Crown Princess naturally cared more about her own position, and if the Zhao family's idea succeeded, it would also bring her many benefits.
If it fails, they can blame it all on Song Xibai, saying it was her own idea, and clear themselves of any wrongdoing.
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