"Princess Chang Le, how is it?" Emperor Kangwen asked.
"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer." Su Ruojin laid the puppy on its side, put one hand under the puppy's chest, crossed it with the other hand to form a hug around the puppy's chest, and began to squeeze it gently.
No one present knew what Su Ruojin was doing, and they watched her make this strange gesture with some curiosity.
Half a cup of tea had passed when the seemingly stiff puppy suddenly moved.
Then the puppy spat out black water, and a foul stench filled the imperial study. Emperor Kangwen couldn't help but cover his nose and glance at Huang Rensheng.
Huang Rensheng immediately understood and hurriedly ordered the palace servants to clean up the black water.
Su Ruojin asked a palace maid to bring over a piece of cloth, wrapped the puppy in it, and gently picked it up.
The puppy whimpered weakly and licked Su Ruojin's hand with its tongue, as if it knew that she was its savior.
Seeing that the puppy was alive, Consort Xian and Yun Shao were overjoyed.
The smile on Empress Sun's face vanished completely.
How is that possible!
She had timed it perfectly so that the puppy would die in front of the Emperor when it was brought in, to prove that the Third Prince had poisoned the Emperor with a magic pill.
Unexpectedly, Su Ruojin actually saved the puppy, ruining her plan!
Damn it!
However, Empress Sun quickly calmed down, as the matter of the Third Prince and his mother involved more than just the elixir.
Consort Xian excitedly said to Emperor Kangwen, "Your Majesty, look, the puppy is alive! The puppy is alive! This proves that the elixir that Shao'er presented was perfectly fine. Shao'er's filial piety towards Your Majesty is evident to all, Your Majesty."
Yun Shao also spoke up, "Father, someone is slandering me. Please, Father, do justice for me."
Emperor Kangwen glanced at Yun Hao, "Second Prince, do you have anything else to say?"
Today was the agreed time, and Yun Hao arrived at the Imperial Study as scheduled. Master Tianyi was also brought over by guards.
The Empress, who was in charge of the inner palace affairs, rushed over after learning about it. The Consort Xian and the Third Prince, who were involved, were also summoned.
When they saw the puppy "dead" in the Imperial Study, Consort Xian and the Third Prince knelt down and cried out for justice.
Tianyi, who had previously refused to kneel, knelt down upon seeing this, swearing that his pills were absolutely fine and that the imperial physician could examine them if he didn't believe him.
A group of people from the Imperial Hospital arrived and examined the puppy one by one. They all said that the puppy was poisoned, would not live much longer, and could not be saved.
But no one in the Imperial Hospital could say what kind of poison he had been poisoned with.
Consort Xian and the Third Prince insisted that someone had poisoned the puppy, not that it was caused by the elixir.
Seeing that things had reached a stalemate, the Imperial Physician Wang heard that Princess Chang Le had come to the palace today to examine Consort Le, and suggested that Princess Chang Le come and take a look.
Princess Chang Le is not from Yun Qi and has no connection with the Yun Qi royal family, so she is relatively impartial. Moreover, Princess Chang Le's medical skills are highly regarded among the people of Yun City, so inviting her here is the most appropriate thing to do.
Seeing that Emperor Kangwen did not object, Empress Sun had Su Ruojin invited over, but it was just for show.
But she never expected that she had underestimated Su Ruojin; Su Ruojin actually had the ability to save the puppy.
Yun Hao kept his head down from the moment Su Ruojin entered, never once meeting her gaze. Now, hearing Emperor Kangwen's question, he remained completely calm.
“Father, in my opinion, it is Princess Chang Le’s medical skills that saved the puppy, but it does not mean that the puppy will not die from the elixir. I still maintain that the elixir is poisonous, and even if Father were to order my death today, I would still believe this.”
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