Empress Duan ordered: "Qingdai, take Imperial Physician Li to Guanju Palace to check the refreshments."
"Yes, my lady."
She added, "This matter is of no small importance. I must report it to the Emperor truthfully. Consort Chen, I also believe that you will be alright."
Sheng Xiyan nodded slightly.
He wondered where Concubine Xian's poison came from, but the tea and snacks in his own palace were definitely fine.
She fainted as soon as she said goodbye. What a coincidence!
After a cup of tea, Doctor Li came back with an exquisite white-glazed teacup in his hand, which turned out to be from Guanju Palace.
Sheng Xiyan was shocked. This was a frame-up!
I wonder if Concubine Xian poisoned me?
"Your Majesty, I have inspected all tea utensils and found only the tea used by Consort Xian to be poisonous.
It's confirmed to be the Five Poisons Powder, which contains goldenrod, black lotus, and purple wisteria. Fortunately, it's only a trace amount, otherwise it would have disfigured and caused death."
Empress Duan said sternly, "Chen Zhaoyi, what's going on?"
Sheng Xiyan knelt helplessly and said, "I did not poison you. I suspect that Concubine Xian poisoned you herself. I..."
I wanted to ask for a palace search to prove my innocence, but then I thought, if someone stuffed poison into the bedroom at this time, wouldn't that be solid evidence of my guilt?
Let’s delay it for a while and wait for Xuan Ling to come.
"You said Concubine Xian poisoned herself? She might be disfigured, right? Concubine Chen, it seems like you still have something to say?"
Sheng Xiyan insisted, "I want to wait for the emperor to come and talk to him together."
Queen Duan's face was filled with anger.
Dun Guiyuan took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.
"Chen Zhaoyi, do you still have the Empress in your eyes? The Empress is the head of the six palaces and commands them all!"
Empress Duan was no pushover either, and immediately ordered, "Hurry and search Guanju Palace to see if there's any Five Poison Powder."
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