"If I had discovered it earlier, maybe she wouldn't have died." Hua Yuanzhao said apologetically.

"The poison is only the superficial symptom. The real cause of her death was that the long needle pierced here." Hua Yuanzhao raised his hand and pointed to the position of her heart.

"The long needle was in a skewed position when it was inserted. If I had discovered it earlier, maybe she could have been saved." Hua Yuanzhao said guiltily.

Princess Changle was shocked. After a long while, she asked dully, "It is possible... you are not sure, right?"

Hua Yuanzhao looked at Princess Changle in embarrassment. She had indeed performed heart surgery countless times, and it had been successful countless times.

But behind her success, there is an excellent team that matches her strength!

It was difficult for her to carry out such a huge operation alone. Although she could complete it, she could not guarantee the success rate as she did before.

So she is cultivating Poria cocos!

She didn't reply, but Princess Changle already understood.

Princess Changle slowly stood up with the help of the table. When she straightened her back again, her loss of control had been replaced by rationality.

"The long needle pierced the heart. Was it the method used by the Nanzhao assassins?" Princess Changle frowned and analyzed: "In order to sow discord between the Xu and Hua families and disrupt the court?"

Hua Yuanzhao shook his head: "I don't think so."

When she saw the long needle for the first time, she also thought of the group of assassins from Nanzhao.

But she had used the "long needle incident" to test Aunt Su yesterday, and judging from Aunt Su's reaction at the time...

I’m afraid Xu Wanqing’s death is closely related to the Su mother and daughter!

Now she is waiting for the results of Rong Xiu's investigation!

The cell gradually fell into a strange silence. Princess Lin'an looked here and there, then dozed off with her arms folded in boredom.

This silence lasted for about half an hour before new noises were heard.

Song Zuo walked over and was not surprised to see Princess Changle and Princess Lin'an present. He just signaled the jailer behind him to remove the shackles from Hua Yuanzhao.

"Sister Hua is innocent?" Princess Lin'an's eyes lit up with excitement.

Song Zuo's mouth twitched slightly, and he pretended he didn't hear what was said.

"The emperor has ordered Miss Hua to enter the palace." Song Zuo said, stepping aside and making a gesture of invitation.

"Then I want to go together!" Princess Lin'an said hurriedly, hugging Hua Yuanzhao's arm.

Princess Changle glanced at her and looked at Hua Yuanzhao silently.

Hua Yuanzhao was speechless, and he tilted his head to coax her: "Be good, go and wait for the Queen, okay?"

"I won't!" Princess Lin'an pouted and said.

"If anything happens, you can ask the Queen to plead for Miss Hua." Princess Changle added.

"All right then." Princess Lin'an immediately changed her words, her eyes rolling around, and no one knew what bad intentions she was planning.

Outside, Aunt Su was also shocked when she heard the message.

She looked at Prime Minister Hua anxiously and asked awkwardly, "Why should I go too? It's just a small matter, how could it get to this point?"

It was just Xu Wanqing who died. Wouldn't it be enough to catch Hua Yuanzhao and execute him?

Why do you want to enter the palace?

Madam Hua looked at Aunt Su with contempt, cursing in her heart: You are indeed a person born in a flower field! Your vision is too narrow! You can't even figure out such a small thing, and you are still obsessed with being the prime minister's wife!

Prime Minister Hua glanced at Aunt Su, stepped forward and said to the eunuch who delivered the message: "Master Fu, this concubine...is not a very clean person, I am afraid that it will pollute the emperor's eyes, why don't you not go?"

Eunuch Fu smiled and glanced at Madam Su before saying, "What are you talking about? Everyone in the capital knows that Madam Su is the head of your family! How can there be anything shameful about it?"

Aunt Su felt relieved when she saw that Eunuch Fu spoke politely, even with a hint of flattery in his words.

Well, if she became the prime minister’s wife, what would her background matter?

If even the women of the Xu family can enter the palace, why can't she go?

The palace sent a special carriage to pick them up and took them all the way to the outside of the imperial study.

Eunuch Fu said politely to everyone, "Ladies and young ladies, please wait here for a moment."

After he finished speaking, he led Prime Minister Hua alone towards the imperial study.

It was summer now, and the sun was scorching overhead. Aunt Su was sweating profusely after being exposed to the sun for only a short while.

"Why don't they ask us to wait in the side hall?" Aunt Su couldn't help but complain in a low voice. Even if they didn't go to the side hall, it would be fine to wait in the shade!

Madam Hua heard it clearly and was almost amused by her idea. She lowered her voice and scolded, "What nonsense! Just wait wherever I tell you to! This is a gift!"

If the emperor heard such complaints, he would think that the Hua family was dissatisfied with him!

Aunt Su curled her lips in disdain. Who is this old hag trying to fool? What kind of gift is this? Isn't it just that she didn't give any benefit to the father-in-law who just led the way?

Hua Yuanshan felt dissatisfied when she saw her mother being scolded, but she knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to say anything more.

She glanced and her eyes fell on Hua Yuanzhao who was standing next to the old lady.

Hua Yuanzhao stood with his hands together, head lowered, looking at the crack on the ground, his eyes dull and lifeless.

Hua Yuanshan suddenly sneered and lowered her voice to mock: "Thank you for your hard work, elder sister."

Hua Yuanzhao raised his head, gradually came back to his senses, and looked at Hua Yuanshan in confusion.

What is this guy trying to do again?

"These shackles are heavy, and it's hard for my elder sister to wear them on her wrists." Hua Yuanshan sighed in a pretentious manner: "Look at my elder sister, she is so tired that she can't even straighten her back!"

Hua Yuanzhao looked at her as if she were a fool, silently raised his hands, and then snapped them apart.

Under the wide sleeves, her wrists were bare, so how could there be any shackles?

Hua Yuanzhao straightened his sleeves pretentiously and said calmly, "Stand with your head held high, or you'll get burned like coal."

Is this girl stupid?

Hua Yuanshan gritted her teeth in hatred. This bitch was about to die, yet she still dared to provoke her!

"Eldest sister is lucky, she was able to get her shackles removed," Hua Yuanshan glanced in the direction of the Xu family and said sarcastically, "However, this time, the Third Prince will uphold justice for 'mother'..."

She deliberately changed her words, paused for a moment, and then said slowly, "I think the murderer will be severely punished... What do you think, elder sister?"

Hua Yuanzhao glanced at Aunt Su and smiled at Hua Yuanshan.

"The one who gave birth to me is my mother, and the one who raised me is my mother." Hua Yuanzhao said leisurely, "Second sister, you changed your words quickly, but it's a pity that Madam Xu didn't give birth to you, and didn't raise you, so I'm afraid she can't bear the title of mother."

"Who said that? Since Madam Xu has entered the Hua family, she is my, Hua Yuanshan's, biological mother! Of course I can call her mother!" Hua Yuanshan looked at Hua Yuanzhao proudly.

This bitch didn't want her to put Xu Wanqing and Sun on the same level, but she insisted on bringing it up!

Hua Yuanzhao smiled and looked at Aunt Su, and said calmly: "It seems that Aunt Su has taught my second sister very well. She calls me mother all the time. If you don't know, you would think that it was Madam Xu who gave birth to my second sister!"

Look at Aunt Su next to her. She had been enduring from the beginning, but now her face turned black.

Madam Hua glanced at Aunt Su and said calmly, "That's right."

Aunt Su had to force a smile and said, "This is all my duty."

Hua Yuanshan looked at Aunt Su like this, and finally realized what she had said, feeling extremely regretful.

"Miss Hua."

Eunuch Fu came over and said politely, "Please follow me."