Others also expressed their congratulations.
Helian Qi couldn't tell whether the expressions on their faces were real or fake. Everyone in the palace was acting, and it was difficult to tell what was real and what was fake.
He doesn't trust anyone, and only evidence can serve as a reference for his judgment.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" Wu Mi came and bowed to report:
"Your Majesty, after checking, it was found that Concubine Zhuang's daily diet was fine, but traces of the Soul-Separating Incense were found on the Thousand Mile Horse that Concubine Zhuang rode every day..."
"I immediately arrested the horse-breeding girl. After interrogation, she confessed that it was she who mixed the Soul-Separating Incense in water and applied it to the horse's body when brushing it. The queen was poisoned because of this..."
"Qianliju has also been poisoned, but the onset of the poison in animals is half a month slower than that of ordinary people... so it has not yet shown any symptoms."
Two eunuchs brought a woman who was beaten and covered in blood to her knees.
"Who are you and why did you poison Concubine Zhuang?" Helian Qi stared at her with a stern look.
The woman sneered, "She killed my sister, she deserves to die!"
"Who is your sister?" asked Concubine Shu in surprise.
"You big shots and nobles tend to forget things, so naturally you don't remember the life of a commoner girl. Four years ago, my sister was a concubine in Prince Ming's palace. Just because she was favored for a few more days, she was killed by Concubine Zhuang..." the woman said hatefully.
Helian Qi said coldly, "Concubine Zhuang has never killed anyone!"
"Hahaha... of course you protect her. My sister is a worthless life. In your eyes, she is dead if she dies. How can she be compared to your concubine! Concubine Zhuang deserves it! She deserves to die!" the woman cursed.
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