"Have him come over and give us his answer."
"yes!"
Su Ziyang arrived quickly, followed by four imperial guards.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty and Empress Dowager." Su Ziyang knelt on one knee to greet them.
"Commander Su, how's the investigation going?" Xiao Chenyi asked.
"Your Majesty, we have only found out that Madam Wang drank some turtle soup at home and later ate amaranth juice and red bean cake in the palace. The two ingredients clashed, causing Madam Wang's discomfort."
Before I could ask Miss Dong any further questions, her maidservant told me that Miss Dong walked to the lakeside, suddenly slipped and fell into the lake. After being rescued, she fell into a coma. They suspect that she may have encountered some unknown poison in the lake.
"Your Highness, I have not found any clues on your behalf." Su Ziyang reported in detail.
"You piece of trash!" Xiao Chenyi was furious and threw a cup at Su Ziyang, which grazed Su Ziyang's ear.
The sound of the cup shattering on the floor startled everyone in the room.
Adding turtle to amaranth can cause discomfort in pregnant women, but it's impossible that Wu couldn't have diagnosed this.
The lake in the palace is not large, and it is always being maintained. How could any poisonous creatures possibly appear there?
Su Ruojin couldn't find any clues at all, so how could Xiao Chenyi not be angry?
“Your Majesty, this is not Commander Su’s fault. The other party is too well hidden. Why don’t I try to find out who is behind this?” Su Ruojin said.
In such a short time, even if there are suspects, there isn't even time for interrogation. How could Second Brother possibly find out anything? He's not a god.
"Oh, so Your Highness has someone you suspect?" Xiao Chenyi was also curious about how Su Ruojin planned to investigate.
"No, but I can try. Commander Su, please bring over Madam Wang, her maids, and anyone who has had contact with Madam Wang's food."
Upon hearing Su Ruojin's words, Xiao Chenyi pondered for a moment, then waved his hand, signaling Su Ziyang to go and bring people.
Before long, all the people Su Ruojin had called for arrived.
Su Ruojin slowly circled around these people, then sat down, took a sip of tea, and spoke:
"The person who poisoned Madam Wang is among you. It seems you were acting under orders. I wonder what the poison you used was called."
Now, I, the princess, will tell you that this poison is called Fragrance Powder. As the name suggests, this poison has a peculiar fragrance, and the fragrance will not dissipate for twelve hours after anyone has touched it.
"I suppose the person who ordered you to take action didn't tell you about this, so I'm giving you a chance. Either you step forward yourselves, or I'll have someone investigate you one by one. Investigating a scent isn't difficult."
The group of maids, old women, and palace servants looked at each other, but not one of them stepped forward.
Su Ruojin scoffed, "It seems you can't smell the fragrance yourselves and think I'm trying to trick you?"
"Commander Su, please find a dog and let it sniff out the scent of Madam Wang's blood. That will help it find her."
Su Ziyang's subordinates quickly brought a dog, which sniffed at Madam Wang and then lunged at the crowd.
A young palace maid's legs trembled, and she knelt on the ground, pleading, "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! I had no choice, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Chenyi looked at the palace maid, his voice icy, "Speak! Who ordered you to do this?"
The young palace maid didn't dare to raise her head, trembling with fear.
"I have no patience! Guards!" Xiao Chenyi was about to order his men to take the little palace maid out for questioning when his eyes widened in disbelief.
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