"Does Your Highness wish to find evidence in the Crown Princess's medicine residue? Leave this matter to me!"
Song Xibai was taken aback and instinctively refused.
"No! How can we let the imperial physician do such a dirty job?"
Physician Huang smiled nonchalantly: "In ancient times, filial sons would taste the herbs to diagnose illnesses. I was merely checking the dregs of the medicine, nothing much. In the past, when I treated patients outside, what kind of filth haven't I seen? Your Majesty need not take it to heart."
Song Xibai didn't know whether his volunteering was an attempt to gain merit or a genuine act of medical compassion.
After thinking for a moment, Song Xibai passed the matter on to Yuan Shen.
"This matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty. I will have someone take you to see His Majesty now!"
As she spoke, she summoned Eunuch Lai and asked him to take Eunuch Huang to the Hall of Mental Cultivation at the front.
Unlike Song Xibai, Yuan Shen didn't think things through and immediately agreed to the matter, even sending two eunuchs to help.
Two days later, Physician Huang discovered a problem in the dregs of the medicine, and at the same time, Wei Zi finally relented at the Disciplinary Department.
But she refused to tell the whole truth, insisting on seeing the Emperor before she would speak.
In just two days, the matter escalated. Rumors spread outside the palace, with all sorts of things being said. The Zhao family seized the opportunity to jump around, feigning pitifulness to gain sympathy.
This matter must be resolved as quickly as possible.
So, Yuan Shen took some time to visit the Punishment Department.
In the dark cell, Wei Zi, covered in blood, lay on the ground. When she saw a pair of bright yellow boots, she struggled to lift her head.
Yuan Shen asked expressionlessly, "I've arrived. What do you have to say?"
Wei Zi twitched the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty, before I die, I have one question to ask: why did you refuse to accept me in the first place?"
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