"You go to Duke Chen's mansion in person and tell me what I have said," Xiao Junzhan said, "ask Chen Zishu to lead a team of imperial guards to search Duke An's mansion overnight. Don't let any corner go untouched. Regardless of whether or not anything related to the poison is found, bring all the Liu family members in the palace back to me. Tell him that the poison is a serious matter and he is not allowed to let anyone else know about it."

There were only a few imperial doctors, and four female officials named Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, as well as Lu Zhu and Lu Lan in the room.

Sensing the prince's murderous intent, they all fell silent, lowered their heads and eyes, and dared not make any sound.

Using the Eastern Palace guards to seal the palace could be considered a private matter for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but once the Imperial Guards were used to search the residences of ministers, even if they were only temporary residences, the meaning would be different.

Even though Wei Hanzhang was not familiar with state affairs, he knew this truth.

There was no intention to settle the matter peacefully. Even if it was finally discovered that the matter had nothing to do with the Anguo Mansion, a court official who was searched by the imperial guards would have lost all his dignity and face. The superiors had no intention of saving any face for them.

But this was not Wei Hanzhang's business. She stopped Ning Hai who was about to leave and said, "There will be no problem in my mother's courtyard. There is no need to disturb them."

Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes and looked at her without saying a word.

"..." Wei Hanzhang was a little nervous when he looked at her. He could only continue: "At my mother's place, whether it was tea or food, they were all the same as those used by my family. If I took the Gu from my mother, then my father, mother, and even my brother probably took it too."

According to this calculation, Jiang's probability of being poisoned is even higher than hers. Doesn't that mean Wei Heng and Wei Yunpei are also poisoned? Even if the person behind the scenes has a lot of poisonous insects, they wouldn't abuse them like this, right?

Aren't you afraid of being discovered? Her words reminded several imperial doctors, and Wei said hurriedly: "The Joy Gu is a rare Gu from Miaojiang. A few decades ago when Gu arts flourished, the number of this Gu was extremely rare. Now that the Gu Master lineage is almost extinct, this Gu is definitely rare."

...Therefore, the Gu Yin must be used with caution, making sure that only Wei Hanzhang takes it, to ensure that there will be no risk of failure.

Xiao Junzhan tapped the armrest with his fingertips, remained silent for a few breaths, and said three words almost at the same time as Wei Hanzhang: "Green Plum Soup."

He was slightly startled and looked at the girl next to him. The two looked at each other, and Xiao Junzhan was the first to speak: "It's my fault. I only allow the small kitchen to make one bowl of green plum soup every day, so someone took advantage of it."

"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent for a moment, and was once again surprised to find that this man had a really good temper.

It wasn't his fault at all. It was obviously because she loved to stay cool, which led to blood stasis and cold body. She had stomach pain during her period. After he found out, he started to control her diet.

Xiao Junzhan waved away Ning Hai who was stopped and said, "Let's not seal off the Wei family for now. Ask Chen Zishu to go to the Anguogong Mansion. Also, ask Li Yue to bring in anyone who can get close to the small kitchen in Qixiang Palace."

Not long after Ning Hai left, Li Yue walked in, followed by seven or eight palace servants who had already been interrogated.

As soon as he entered, he knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, everyone who has entered the small kitchen of Qixiang Palace in the past few days is here, except..."

Xiao Junzhan asked: "Who else?"

"Except for the two maids Luzhu and Lulan beside Miss Wei, the four female officials Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju have all entered the small kitchen, and..." Li Yue paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "There is also the second young lady of the Duke of Wei's mansion."

Wei Hanzhang was startled, but then he relaxed when he thought of the chicken soup he had yesterday morning.

Xiao Junzhan stopped tapping the armrest with his fingertips, lowered his eyes and said, "Tell me about the situation of this Second Young Lady first."

Li Yue answered respectfully, "According to the testimony of several palace maids, she often went into the small kitchen to cook. She cooked chicken soup in the small kitchen the night before yesterday. Yesterday at noon, because Miss Wei did not eat in the palace, the small kitchen was not very busy. The second young lady said she wanted to steam lotus seed cakes and stayed in there for a while. At that time, there was green plum soup in the small kitchen that Miss Wei had to drink every day."

"...She does like to cook. I can't stop her from going to the kitchen, right?" Wei Hanzhang moved his lips and said truthfully, "But I didn't drink the chicken soup, and I didn't taste the lotus seed cake. I only drank the green plum soup... yesterday."

Xiao Junzhan nodded slightly. Although he didn't know what conflict had happened between the two sisters who had a close relationship before, it was obvious that Ranran was distancing herself from her elder sister.

You know your sweetheart well. Although his little girl is spoiled, she is a very reasonable person. She never bullies the weak and never loses her temper with her sisters at home for no reason.

She suddenly became distant. Something must have happened that made Ranran no longer want to care about this concubine sister.

From this perspective, this seemingly unlikely concubine of the Wei family actually has some motives.

His eyes fell on the palace servants in the small kitchen: "Who is the one who cooked the green plum soup for the Crown Princess? Was he watching the whole process?"

Among the palace servants kneeling on the ground, a maid who looked like a cook had a pale face and kowtowed, saying, "Green plum soup is something that the master must have every day. I have always been careful and never let it go from my eyes. Only yesterday, Miss Wei Qi said that the cotton sugar needed for steaming lotus seed cakes was used up, and she casually pointed to the big kitchen to get it. Miss Qi is the master's sister, and I dare not disobey her orders..."

She was already crying as she spoke the last part, realizing how big of a taboo she had committed.

It is a great blessing that the master likes your cooking skills. You should be careful and cautious when eating. But she was easily sent away...

Xiao Junzhan didn't want to ask any more questions. He raised his hand, and a personal soldier in the corner covered the man's mouth and dragged him out.

Wei Hanzhang was about to speak when he was interrupted by his eyes.

Xiao Junzhan said: "She neglected her duties and caused you to be poisoned. Ranran still wants to plead for her?"

"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent for a moment, then whispered, "It's not necessarily about the green plum soup. My Seventh Sister and I just had a small argument, and she doesn't know Liu Wanning, so she wouldn't team up with outsiders to harm me."

"Whether it is true or not, it is a fact that this palace maid neglected her duty." Xiao Junzhan said patiently: "If you can't bear to give up the green plum soup every day, I will send you another cook. Don't interfere in this matter. I will make the decision."

As for Wei Hansu...

He smiled coldly and said to Li Yue: "Go to the Duke of Wei's Mansion and invite their second young lady over."

This was the first time he completely ignored her opinion and made his own decision.

Wei Hanzhang was stunned, but then he felt that this was how it should be.

He was the regent prince who made arbitrary decisions. His crown princess was plotted against in the palace. Wasn't that a slap in his face? Li Yue took the order and left, taking with him the dozen people who came in with him.

The hall was suddenly empty. The matter was temporarily dealt with. Xiao Junzhan's fingertips on the armrest tightened slightly, and he lowered his eyes to the imperial doctors and said, "My dear ministers, do you remember how to solve this poison?"

(End of this chapter)