The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the silver moonlight shrouds the Moon Palace.

In the inner hall, the Fifth Prince was lying on the bed with a pale face. Concubine Xu was holding his hand tightly, her brows were furrowed, and she looked worried.

Inside the outer hall, Queen Zhou sat in the upper seat with an unclear expression.

Pei Lingbi sat at the lower left, with a look of happiness and joy that could not be concealed between her eyebrows. She stared at Tao Ti and said, "Crown Princess, the fifth prince is usually as strong as a calf, and he only gets a few fevers and colds throughout the year. How come he ate something in your Yaoguang Palace today, and came back vomiting and diarrhea, and is dying?"

Tao Ti sat upright on the chair, holding the armrest tightly, and looked up at Pei Lingbi, "What do you mean by that?"

Pei Lingbi raised her chin and said, "I just met the Crown Princess and you can remain so calm. This mentality is really admirable."

Tao Ti said coldly, "What else? How do you want me to behave? Cry and make a scene, distance myself from the matter, or confess my guilt immediately?"

Pei Lingbi choked, and after a while, she snorted coldly, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with you!"

Tao Ti is really fed up with Pei Lingbi. Why is this guy everywhere?

She took a deep breath and silently said to herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Anger gives the devil room."

The Sixth Princess placed her hand on the back of Tao Ti's hand, gave her a comforting look, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, my fifth brother and I ate the same thing at your place, and I'm fine now. If the Empress and the Concubine blame you later, I can testify for you."

Tao Ti held her hand in return and smiled gently, "Thank you, Xiaoliu."

Having said that, she turned around and stared at the unknown inner hall, still feeling a little nervous.

This morning, the fifth prince and the sixth princess tried milk tea at her place, had lunch, and then left.

Both children were fine when they left, full of energy and energy.

At night, when Tao Ti was preparing to cook a bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles for dinner, someone suddenly came from Concubine Xu's palace and said that the Fifth Prince was not feeling well and might have been poisoned. She came to ask what the Fifth Prince had eaten and drunk in Yaoguang Palace that day.

Tao Ti naturally couldn't sit still, so she immediately followed the palace maids to Mingyue Palace.

As soon as she arrived, Empress Zhou came right after her. She was so fast that she looked like a good and virtuous queen who cared wholeheartedly about the offspring in the harem.

Tao Ti was always reluctant to assume the worst of others, but for Pei Lingbi, Tao Ti could clearly say that this guy was here to see her in trouble. If she was told that Pei Lingbi was concerned about the fifth prince, she would not believe a word of it.

Doctor Yu is treating the Fifth Prince inside now, and some eunuchs have gone to the small kitchen of Yaoguang Palace to check it out. Tao Ti has nothing to fear from her own shadow, so she lets them check it out.

The eunuch in charge of Mingyue Palace also interrogated the palace maids in Yaoguang Palace.

The palace servants of Yaoguang Palace spoke in unison, "We all drank the milk tea made by the Crown Princess, and we are all fine! As for the lunch that the princes and princesses had at noon, it was delivered by the kitchen of the East Palace. If you want to check, go to the kitchen."

The eunuch in charge had no choice but to go to the East Palace kitchen to go through the formalities.

On the other side, Pei Yan and Emperor Zhaokang's sedan chairs stopped at the gate of Mingyue Palace almost at the same time.

Pei Yan got off the sedan chair and bowed respectfully to Emperor Zhaokang, "I, your son, pay my respects to you, father. May you live long and healthy lives."

Emperor Zhaokang glanced at his forehead, which was covered with sweat due to his haste, and said in a deep voice, "Go back and change your clothes first, so as not to catch a cold."

Pei Yan pursed his lips and whispered, "Father, I am fine."

Emperor Zhaokang's face darkened, but seeing Pei Yan's determination, he finally said solemnly, "Forget it, let's go in and see what's going on."

The father and son walked into the hall one after the other.

When Tao Ti heard the announcement of "His Majesty has arrived", her heart skipped a beat: Oh no, the emperor is here too.

Hearing the announcement that "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived", Tao Ti suddenly felt as if she had heard heavenly music and almost burst into tears.

My dearest, my supporter——

As soon as Pei Yan stepped into the palace, he saw his little Crown Princess looking at him with a pair of big moist eyes.

That look of trust and dependence touches people's hearts.

He nodded at her, his dark eyes filled with soothing determination.

Everyone in the hall was busy paying their respects to Emperor Zhaokang and Pei Yan, even Concubine Xu hurried out.

Emperor Zhaokang raised his hand to excuse everyone from the formalities, and scanned the people present with a dark and ambiguous gaze.

Tao Ti didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Emperor Zhaokang's gaze towards her was particularly harsh, which made her heart skip a beat.

Emperor Zhaokang asked Concubine Xu, "How is Chen'er?"

Concubine Xu used a handkerchief to press the corners of her eyes. She did not answer, but called out softly, "Doctor Chen."

Doctor Chen immediately stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, according to my diagnosis, the Fifth Prince is not suffering from poisoning. It should be...it should be that he has eaten something unclean, which caused diarrhea and vomiting."

Emperor Zhaokang asked, "What did Chen'er eat today?"

Concubine Xu believed the Crown Princess in her heart, but since the Emperor asked, she could only answer in detail, "This morning, Chen'er had a bowl of bird's nest porridge and two auspicious rolls in my palace, and then he went to the Crown Princess' Yaoguang Palace with the Sixth Princess. Chen'er came back from having lunch in Yaoguang Palace and said he was full, so he didn't eat anything else. Until the twentieth hour, he began to have diarrhea and vomiting... I was completely panicked and quickly asked a doctor to come and see him."

Pei Lingbi looked at Tao Ti with a face full of complaints, "Father, Chen'er must have eaten something bad at the Crown Princess' place. I heard that the Crown Princess prepared a bunch of messy things today, and asked Xiaowu and Xiaoliu to taste them with the palace maids. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu are both precious, but the Crown Princess actually let them eat the same thing as the palace maids!"

Queen Zhou glared at Pei Lingbi in a reproachful manner, her tone full of warning, "Lingbi!"

Pei Lingbi lowered her head in dismay, muttering unconvincedly, "That's how it is."

Emperor Zhaokang narrowed his eyes and turned to Tao Ti, "Crown Princess, what do you say?"

Tao Ti was still a little nervous at first, but at this moment Pei Yan stood behind her, at an angle that no one else could see. He gently placed one hand on her waist to "support" her waist, and she felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince did eat a lot in my daughter-in-law's palace, but all the food that the Fifth Prince ate was also eaten by my daughter-in-law and the Sixth Princess. Now we are both safe and sound, which proves that there is no problem with the food in Yaoguang Palace." She was neither humble nor arrogant, and her eyes were calm.

"Father, what the Crown Princess said is true." The Sixth Princess spoke timidly. Although she was afraid of her father's majesty, she could not let the Crown Princess be wrongly accused.

Seeing that his usually timid and taciturn little daughter was speaking up for Tao Ti, Emperor Zhaokang's brows twitched slightly and he looked at Tao Ti thoughtfully.

At this time, the palace servants who were responsible for checking the small kitchen of Yaoguang Hall and the dining room of the East Palace also returned, but they also found nothing.

For a moment, the hall became quiet.

Just when everyone was confused, Emperor Zhao Kang said, "Let's go in and see Chen'er first."

He walked in, followed by Empress Zhou and Concubine Xu.

Pei Yan held Tao Ti's hand, feeling the coolness of her fingers, frowned, and whispered, "It's okay, I'm here."

Tao Ti looked up at him, her dark eyes exceptionally bright, "Your Highness, do you believe me?"

Pei Yan looked at her eyes and said, "You are my Crown Princess, so I naturally believe you."

Tao Ti felt warm in her heart and smiled at him.

Everyone entered the temple together.

The fifth prince's face was pale, and he looked exhausted. Seeing a group of people surrounding him, he pulled the quilt awkwardly, not wanting to see anyone.

Emperor Zhaokang expressed his concern, and then Empress Zhou also expressed her concern.

"Xiaowu, who was fine, has become so sick. It's really pitiful." Pei Lingbi shook her head and sighed, and then glanced at Tao Ti, "You, don't be greedy next time. Who knows if the food others give you is clean or not."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene became awkward again.

Concubine Xu Guifei looked unhappy and rolled her eyes silently.

Queen Zhou also looked unhappy. She cursed her as an idiot in her heart and pulled her behind her.

Although the fifth prince on the bed was young, he was not stupid. He immediately understood what Pei Lingbi meant and said unhappily, "How can the Crown Princess be someone else? She is the Crown Prince's first wife and is included in our royal family's jade book! Besides, the food cooked by the Crown Princess is very clean, delicious and clean!"

Seeing that the Fifth Prince was actually talking to an outsider, Pei Lingbi's eyes flickered and her face sank. She felt very unhappy in her heart. She felt that this kid really didn't know what was good for him and couldn't tell the difference between relatives and strangers.

Seeing that the Fifth Prince was so weak and emaciated, Tao Ti still spoke for herself. It would be a lie to say that she was not moved.

She calmed down and asked the Fifth Prince in a low voice, "Xiaowu, did you eat anything else after leaving Yaoguang Palace today?"

The fifth prince felt a little embarrassed when he thought of his sickly appearance. He avoided Tao Ti's gaze and whispered, "I haven't eaten yet. I ate too much at noon, and I wasn't hungry when it came time for dinner."

Taoti was also confused. She could guarantee that the steps she took to make food were absolutely clean...

At this moment, the eunuch standing in the corner, serving the Fifth Prince, whispered, "Fifth Prince, didn't you drink a cup of milk tea in the evening?"

The fifth prince said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Tao Ti was stunned when she heard this. "Did you drink milk tea in the evening?"

The fifth prince said, "Well, when we left Yaoguang Palace today, sister-in-law gave me and Xiaoliu some milk tea and asked us to drink it on the way. I couldn't bear to drink it, and wanted to savor it slowly later..."

Tao Ti: Well, it seems the case has been solved.

Pei Yan lowered his eyes and asked Tao Ti, "Ati, is this milk tea the cause?"

"Probably." Tao Ti pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "It's best to drink milk tea within an hour, especially this kind of freshly brewed milk. Don't drink it after two hours. What's more, it's summer now, the weather is hot and humid, and there's no ice... ice cubes and the like will go bad easily."

From the time the Fifth Prince left Yaoguang Palace with his milk tea until he drank it in the evening, more than six hours had passed, and no one knew how many bacteria had grown during that time.

If it were a poor commoner, the vomiting and diarrhea might not be so severe. But the fifth prince had been pampered since he was a child, and his intestines and stomach had never been tempered. In addition, he was young and his intestines and stomach were weak, so the symptoms were so severe.

After hearing Tao Ti's explanation, the hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

It's very embarrassing.

After such a big fuss, and after so many twists and turns, it turned out that it was the Fifth Prince himself who caused it.

The fifth prince hid under the quilt feeling a little guilty.

Concubine Xu gave the Fifth Prince a "kind" look. If he wasn't still sick, she would definitely have beaten up this useless brat.

Finally, Emperor Zhao Kang coughed lightly to break the awkwardness, "Alright, it's late now. Now that we have figured out what happened, let's go and let Chen'er have a good rest."

Concubine Xu said to Tao Ti very embarrassedly, "Crown Princess, this is all Chen'er's fault. Please don't mind it. When he gets better, I will personally bring him to your house to apologize."

Tao Ti lowered her head and said softly, "Your Highness is too polite. This is also my fault. I should have warned him."

You are polite to me and I am polite to you. It was originally a oolong. Now everyone's attitude is very good and the atmosphere has gradually become harmonious.

Queen Zhou and Pei Lingbi left first. Emperor Zhaokang gave Tao Ti some gifts as compensation for misunderstanding her.

It was already dark outside the palace, and the night wind was blowing.

As soon as she stepped out of the threshold of Mingyue Palace, Tao Ti breathed a long sigh of relief.

Pei Yan extended his hand and rubbed her hair, saying softly, "It's okay."

Tao Ti uttered a low "hmm" but did not move on.

Pei Yan looked at her, "What's wrong?"

Tao Ti raised her porcelain-white face and squeezed out an expression that looked like she was both laughing and crying. "Your Highness, please help me up. My legs seem to be weak..."

After she finished speaking, she felt ashamed and quickly lowered her head.

Pei Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This little girl is always like this, she looks like she is not afraid of anything on the surface, but she is actually timid in private.

But it is undeniable that he likes her very much. He likes that she never has to pretend to be strong in front of him.

This trust and tenderness made him want to hold her in his hands and love her even more.

Pei Yanqing's face became softer and softer. He suddenly bent down and picked her up.

Taoti, "???"

Her cheeks blushed, and she grabbed his collar with her hands, whispering, "Your Highness, please put me down. This is Mingyue Palace, and there are so many palace maids watching us!"

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows, with a lazy and gentle smile on his lips, "Look, what's wrong with me hugging my own wife?"

Tao Ti's face turned even redder, and she simply acted like an ostrich, burying her head deeply in his arms, but she couldn't help but smile.

Her Highness is so nice.