Song Yaozhu's words made Yuwen Wuji's body tremble. He immediately said, "That's right, Regent, I can give you this medicine, but I can't guarantee that what Beiqing gave me is the antidote."
"You!" Tuoba Yunwu was furious upon hearing such slander against him. "That's our Northern Qing's antidote pill!"
"If we can't cure the poison, you Northern Qing will say that our Great Chen deliberately switched the medicine to harm the Regent! You've said both good and bad things to us, our Great Chen is so wronged!"
"You! You!" The Prince of Beiqing leaned back in anger. "Then tell me, what do you want! Anyway, I don't have any more antidote pills on me!"
"Please have Prince Tuoba bring out the prescription so that everyone can examine it."
Tuoba Yunwu slammed his fist on the table in anger, “You’ve gone too far! This is a secret recipe of Beiqing, how could we just casually tell you about it!”
"It seems there really is something fishy going on here, otherwise why wouldn't you dare to take out this prescription!"
The people of Beiqing were speechless. What should they do?
It feels like no matter what you say, it's all their fault!
Dongfang Shi felt his vision blurring and his body becoming unsteady. He was breathing heavily, his heart pounding, and his breathing erratic.
"If I die, I will make everyone in Beiqing pay with their lives!"
He was helped to lie flat on the ground, and the hall was filled with his heavy breathing.
Song Yaozhu and Xie Liwei exchanged a glance and decided that running away was the best course of action.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject takes his leave!" As soon as Xie Liwei spoke, Tuoba Hongyun, who had been in a daze, regained his composure and pointed at Song Yaozhu, shouting, "It was her! She's the one who harmed the Regent!"
Everyone in the hall turned their gaze to Song Yaozhu, who was filled with fear.
“Princess Tuoba, you can’t just pin the blame on me because we had a conflict this afternoon, can you? Besides, I had no idea that something like this would happen in Beiqing. How could I possibly harm the Regent?”
"It was you! I clearly..." Tuoba Hongyun stopped mid-sentence. Of course, she couldn't reveal that she had drugged Song Yaozhu, as that would be digging her own grave and confirming that Bei Qing harbored ulterior motives.
"What do you mean, 'clearly'?!" the envoy from Donglin demanded.
"I clearly saw her talking to the eunuch next to her, the two of them were acting suspiciously!" She had no choice but to make up wild accusations.
"Your Majesty, that eunuch is from my palace. I was worried that my sister would have many inconveniences due to her pregnancy, so I had Xiao Dezi serve her. If the princess becomes suspicious, wouldn't I also be held responsible?" Song Wenyue said, tears welling up in her eyes.
Consort Shu looked at these people, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed her emotions.
Her palace banquet, her promotion! All ruined by this damned Northern Qing!
Yuwen Wuji's gaze shifted from Song Wenyue to Tuoba Hongyun, and he asked in confusion, "The Princess Consort of Xiaoyao is right. She didn't know what your Northern Qing was going to present today, so how could she possibly harm you? Besides, there were so many people talking to the eunuch at the scene, so how could she be suspected?"
Tuoba Hongyun was suffering in silence and looked to her brother for help. Tuoba Yunwu thought she was useless, having drugged someone only to be outsmarted herself.
"This was an accident, and I, Beiqing, am willing to take responsibility. Please allow our physicians to examine His Highness the Regent and assess his condition, so as not to delay treatment."
Upon hearing this, the people from the Eastern Lin Kingdom paused for a moment and made way for the physician from the Northern Qing Kingdom.
The doctor stepped forward, took Dongfang Shi's pulse, and examined his dilated pupils. He then touched him and quickly found a fragment of a handkerchief in his belt.
The people of Donglin were also surprised. Why would their prince wear such a handkerchief?
“This handkerchief…” The doctor sniffed it, then exchanged a glance with the Prince of Beiqing. With the prince’s permission, he said, “This handkerchief has snake-attracting water on it. It was because of this that His Highness the Regent was attacked.”
"What!" The envoy from the East rushed forward in disbelief, snatched the handkerchief, and then sniffed it.
But apart from the fragrance on the handkerchief, they couldn't smell anything else.
"Whose is this!" Before he could finish speaking, Tuoba Hongyun immediately interjected, "It belongs to the Princess Consort of Xiaoyao! I saw her using this handkerchief at the banquet just now!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Song Yaozhu.
Song Yaozhu, looking terrified, hid in Xie Liwei's arms, her voice trembling as she said, "Your Highness, I didn't do anything, why are you treating me like this!"
Xie Liwei put his arm around her shoulder and patted her back gently to comfort her, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'll hold up the sky if it falls!"
Everyone was waiting for their explanation and didn't want to see the two of them showing affection like this. Song Wenyue spoke up to remind them, "Sister, please explain quickly, is this shredded handkerchief yours?"
Xie Liwei immediately retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? How could this handkerchief be ours!"
"I clearly saw you use this handkerchief!" Tuoba Hongyun shrieked, trying her best to prove that Song Yaozhu was behind it.
"The material of this handkerchief is nothing rare. I have it, and all the women in the capital can have it. So why do you say it's mine?"
The envoy from the East examined the handkerchief repeatedly, but found no clues whatsoever.
"Isn't the most important thing right now to cure the Prince's poison?" Song Yaozhu asked timidly. Xie Liwei immediately retorted, "Are you people from Beiqing deliberately trying to delay so that the Regent Prince will die in our Great Chen?"
As soon as Xie Liwei said this, everyone quickly turned their attention to Dongfang Shi. His face was deathly pale, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his pupils were dilated, making him look like he was about to die.
Yuwen Wuji had the antidote pill brought out, but still said to the people of Donglin, "This is the same pill that Beiqing presented. I would never switch it. As for whether it works, I cannot guarantee it."
The people of Donglin were also extremely uneasy, but the doctor said, "There's no time to prepare the medicine now, so we can only try this pill."
After a moment's hesitation, Dong Linren immediately stuffed the pill into Dongfang Shi's mouth.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" They fed him more water while patting Dongfang Shi's cheeks. Everyone held their breath, fearing that Dongfang Shi would die on the spot.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Dongfang Shi's pupils slowly regained focus.
"Your Highness, you're alright!" the envoy exclaimed with delight.
Dongfang Shi's mind gradually cleared, but his body, which had been hit by the toxin, was still in great pain. Every joint felt like it had been disassembled and reassembled, and even his throat felt like it had been slashed with a knife.
The attendants helped the man up, and Dongfang Yi pointed at the Beiqing delegation, saying in a hoarse voice, "Kill them!"
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