"Your Majesty, this poison was indeed given to the Queen. It is called Mandrake. There is no antidote for this medicine. After taking it, people will fall into a coma and then die quietly within a few days. Fortunately, the Queen herself was poisoned by two kinds of poison, which can restrain each other, so it is not that bad."

Lin Yuxin thought about the information about Datura that she had read in medical books in the space before, and then began to seriously talk to the emperor about the source of the poison.

"But what I don't understand is that this mandragora is extracted from the flower stalk of the mandragora flower, and this mandragora flower grows all year round on the border between Qi State and Northern Frontier. There is a cliff there, named Eagle's Beak Cliff."

"Eagle's Mouth Cliff is rainy and humid all year round, and the other side of the mountain is the Northern Frontier, where it snows all year round, so it is the holy land for the growth of Datura flowers. However, this Datura flower is a forbidden flower in Qi State, and only the royal family of Qi State is qualified to pick or use it."

"Because this Datura flower has another use. In addition to extracting venom, its flowers can be used to soak in water to have a sedative and paralyzing effect. In the Qi Kingdom palace, although this medicine is a banned drug, the royal relatives like to use this flower to deal with some disobedient servants or concubines."

Lin Yuxin calmly explained the origin and purpose of the medicine, then looked at Chunxiang with curiosity, and glanced at Qipin with her peripheral vision, and asked:

"I am curious, how did this Qi thing appear in the palace of our Xia Kingdom? Chunxiang? Do you know?"

The emperor's face changed when he heard this. He just thought that it was just this dog slave who was instructed by someone, but now it seems that this matter is related to Qi State?

"I didn't know. This medicine is not mine. Really, I am wronged!"

When Chunxiang heard Lin Yuxin calling her, she was startled and quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed, refusing to admit it.

Aunt Qi just stood there with her lips pursed, her whole body trembling, but she had to hold it in and not show the slightest bit of panic.

"Okay, you don't know that she's fine, Prince. Have someone feed this medicine to this girl. She won't be able to get anything out of her anyway, so just send her away."

Lin Yuxin shrugged nonchalantly and spoke to the man who was standing like a wooden stick beside her.

"Um!"

Li Xiaochen's expression remained unchanged. He nodded, took the medicine from her hand, and asked a eunuch behind him to feed it to her.

The eunuch took the bottle of medicine respectfully and walked towards Chunxiang.

The Emperor and the Queen Mother did not speak to each other the entire time. At the beginning, the Queen Mother wanted to see who was behind the incident. The Emperor was investigating, and as the Queen Mother, she just had to watch.

After all this time, it turned out to be related to Qi State. This was not something a woman like her could get involved in. The harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and as the queen mother, she had to abide by this.

The Queen Mother said nothing, and the concubines behind her did not dare to say anything. They just stood there quietly, waiting to watch the show.

Although Concubine Qi hasn't come forward yet and the emperor hasn't been angry with her, everyone knows that Concubine Qi is in trouble today.

"No! No, don't come over here, Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save this slave, please, Your Majesty, please save this slave!"

Chunxiang saw the eunuch pick up the medicine bottle and walk towards her step by step. She lost the calmness she had just denied and suddenly became afraid and begged for mercy everywhere.

The emperor ignored her request for mercy, but turned around and thoughtfully pinched the quilt for the queen.

After Chunxiang begged for mercy, Concubine Qi clenched the handkerchief in her hand and spoke with tears in her eyes:

"Chunxiang, I have always treated you well, why did you do such a thing? Poisoning the queen? How can I help you with such a heinous act? You are so stupid!"

Chunxiang looked at her mistress like this and opened her mouth. She knew that her master had abandoned her. What did she want to say? But she couldn't say it.

After a while, she lowered her head and stopped begging for mercy. Instead, she admitted that she was the one who poisoned him.

For a moment, the matter was over.

Everyone present thought that the matter was over. The emperor's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he gave the order directly:

"Since Chunxiang has admitted it, drag her out and execute her at a later time. The same goes for the eunuch. As for Qipin, regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with you or not, since Chunxiang is yours, you are not strict with her and will be punished. Then revoke Qipin's title and send her directly to the cold palace!"

The emperor has lost his patience and will punish the person directly regardless of whether he is guilty or not.

"No, Your Majesty, please show some mercy, please spare me!"

When Concubine Qi heard that she was going to be banished to the cold palace, she panicked immediately. She thought that at most she would be punished with confinement or a demotion, but the result was that she was directly banished to the cold palace!

If she was banished to the cold palace, would she have a chance to turn things around in the future? So she panicked and was afraid, but she didn't dare to tell the truth and could only beg for mercy.

The concubines around were watching expressionlessly, this was how the harem was, when things were good they were like sisters, but once it came to interests, no one would come out to help you, not even dare to.

What's more, these concubines are all two-faced in their fight for favor, and you never know when they will stab you.

Seeing this, Lin Yuxin pondered for a moment and finally spoke:

"Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be investigated thoroughly. After all, it is related to Qi. If there is a Qi spy sneaking into the palace, this time it is the queen, but next time, who knows who it will be! I have a way to make her confess the truth."

The emperor glanced at Lin Yuxin after hearing this, thinking that what she said made sense, and Li Xiaochen then spoke:

"Your Majesty, since Princess Pingning has a way, let her try. After all, this poison is related to Qi State. Maybe there is an adulterer from Qi State in this palace?"

The emperor no longer hesitated and said to Lin Yuxin:

"Okay, you try it!"

After all, the matter of adultery was of great importance. If it was not uncovered, the whole palace would be in a panic, so the slave girl was not killed for the time being.

"yes!"

Lin Yuxin clasped her fists and bowed, then turned and walked towards Chunxiang. When she got closer, she smiled, squatted down, looked into Chunxiang's eyes and said softly:

"Do you know that even though you are helping the people behind the scenes, they won't remember your kindness. Who knows, they might even blame you for not being careful and getting caught!"

"Do you think it's worth it? If I were you, I would report the matter truthfully. The emperor might even show leniency and spare your life. Don't you think so?"

When Chunxiang heard what Lin Yuxin said, she wanted to raise her head and refute her, but when she looked into Lin Yuxin's eyes, she couldn't say anything, as if something was blocked in her chest.

Those eyes were like black holes, as if they were going to suck her in. Gradually, Chunxiang's expression began to become numb, and her eyes became a little stagnant.

Seeing this, Lin Yuxin stopped talking nonsense and asked softly:

"Who asked you to poison the Queen's medicine?"

"Yes, Master!"

Chunxiang answered in a confused manner.

"Your master is Qi?"

Lin Yuxin continued to ask without changing her tone.

"Yes!"

"What poison did she give you?"

"I don't know. I only know that the master suddenly gave me this medicine, but he didn't tell me what kind of poison it was!"

Chunxiang continued in a sluggish tone.