The lady's few words were like a drop of water with a single ounce of force, and they turned the weather vane around smoothly in an instant.

Luo Xueyao originally stood aside trembling with fear, thinking that she was doomed this time. However, she did not expect that within a few moments, the eldest lady had the ability to make everyone's suspicious eyes fixed on Luo Xuening.

Luo Xueyao was secretly delighted. Even if Luo Xuening had planned everything, she had forgotten that the Queen was her aunt and the First Lady was the Queen's sister. No matter what the Queen said, she would never help Luo Xuening.

"Sister, what's going on with this handkerchief? What's going on with this Qing Huan Wan? My mother couldn't possibly use any kind of incense on the handkerchief. What's going on?"

Luo Xueyao suddenly grabbed Luo Xuening's hand, her eyes full of heartache, as if she, as the eldest sister, had been hurt by Luo Xuening.

Luo Xue Ning just stared at her, her eyes slightly raised, and said in a calm voice: "Sister, I don't know what's going on. I heard that Qing Huan Rao is a secret medicine of the palace. How could I have such a medicine?"

Luo Xueyao's face turned pale, and she said awkwardly: "I just think it's weird."

Luo Xue Ning smiled faintly and looked up at the empress: "Your Majesty, I believe that mother would never use a secret drug like Qing Huan Rao on my sister. There must be a misunderstanding about this matter."

"Besides, it is not something that ordinary people can obtain the secret medicine of the palace, Qing Huan Rao. I think we can also carefully examine it from other places."

"Luo Xue Ning acted dignified and sensible, and with three consecutive sentences, she softly responded to Luo Xueyao's embarrassment.

The queen frowned, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a palace maid coming to report that they had captured a maid with strange whereabouts.

"Bring the man up."

At the command, a maid dressed in purple was escorted to the hall by the guards.

When the Madam and Luo Xueyao saw the maid being escorted, their faces turned pale. The Madam immediately looked at the maid and signaled her forcefully.

"Whose maid are you?"

Looking at this unfamiliar maid, there was a hint of impatience in the queen's eyes.

This case is really complicated.

"yes......"

The maid didn't dare to answer and glanced at the lady timidly.

This maidservant was the maidservant serving the eldest lady. When Luo Xueyao used a handkerchief sprinkled with Qinghuan silk to wipe the sweat from Luo Xuening's forehead, in order to conceal her tracks, she asked the maidservant to destroy the handkerchief.

But unexpectedly, the maid was caught by the guards.

Luo Xueyao was so angry that she gritted her teeth. How could the person she chose be so unreliable? This time, Luo Xuening had caught her in a position of weakness again.

"My lady, this is my maid, who has been serving me closely."

The eldest lady stepped forward and took the initiative to reveal the identity of the maid so that everyone could see how selfless she was.

However, the eldest lady's heart was bleeding. If she had a choice, she would never admit that the maid was a thief.

But what if she doesn't admit it?

The person is here, and the queen can find out with just a simple check. Instead of waiting for the queen to find out herself, it would be better for her to take the initiative to tell her.

This way, we can avoid people’s suspicion.

"Your maid?"

The Queen sat upright on the phoenix chair and looked at the First Lady with cold eyes. It was obvious that the Queen was very dissatisfied.

It's okay to do bad things. After all, the palace is a place of intrigue and deception. However, doing bad things and becoming like the eldest lady is clearly making people laugh.

You said who you want to design, but you must remember to clean up the mess for me.

What happened to this maid who was suddenly caught?

"My queen, we found this woman and she once tried to destroy a handkerchief. Her whereabouts were strange, so we arrested her."

The guard's words made the queen feel dissatisfied again. It was another handkerchief. Their palace today was really inseparable from this handkerchief with a strange fragrance.

"Bring forth the handkerchief."

The queen's face was cold, and she directly called out the female official who had just smelled the scent.

In the palace, there are always concubines who like to use some strange means to gain favor. The empress always has these capable people by her side, just in case one day she can deal with such an emergency.

Today, if there were no woman who is good at smelling and recognizing scents, this case would be difficult to judge.

The female official smelled the fragrance of the handkerchief, and after a few breaths, she replied: "Your Majesty, this handkerchief contains the fragrance of Qinghuan.

Just one sentence is enough to characterize this matter.

A Qinghuan ribbon was found on the eldest lady's handkerchief, and now, the same Qinghuan ribbon was found on the eldest lady's personal maid. This time, the eldest lady's suspicion cannot be cleared.

No matter how eloquent Madam Ren was, she had no choice but to lie or deny the evidence before her.

The eldest lady was panicked. This time, she was really scared.

Originally, if this maid had not appeared, the eldest lady might have been able to clear herself of the suspicion of secretly using Qing Huan to poison. However, this maid had appeared and directly interrupted her plan.

The eldest lady's face turned pale, and she felt the pressure from the queen. She immediately prostrated herself on the ground, not daring to make any rash moves.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know what's going on. Why is Qing Huan Rao in my handkerchief? Why did Qing Huan Rao poison my daughter? I really don't know what's going on."

"But please understand, Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of harming anyone."

These tragic words were truly gripping. Anyway, the eldest lady made it clear that she would not admit that she had done this.

The queen was in a dilemma. If the person who poisoned was someone else, she wouldn't have to be so entangled. But unfortunately, this person was her own sister. For both emotional and beneficial reasons, she should help her sister.

Otherwise, she had offended the Gu family and the Prime Minister's Mansion sometime.

King Shou is in need of help right now. It is not wise to lose two great helpers at this time.

Not to mention that the First Lady was trembling with fear about this matter, even the Queen, if she didn't handle it well, would damage the interests of both herself and Prince Shou.

However, if it is not handled fairly, with so many people watching here, although they dare not tell anyone about what happened today, there is no guarantee that they will not have a bad opinion of Shou Wang because they did not handle the matter fairly.

Prince Shou is now in the process of winning people's hearts and minds. At this moment, he absolutely cannot destroy the network of relationships they have worked so hard to build because of the First Lady and Luo Xueyao.

This is really...a dilemma.

The Queen was in a dilemma for a moment, and stared at the First Lady coldly, as if silently asking, how could you have caused so much trouble?

The eldest lady was really wronged. Originally, they had planned well. At the palace banquet, they quietly gave Luo Xunning the secret palace medicine, and then let the maid destroy the evidence.

It was a perfect plan, and no one would suspect them at all. However, they didn't expect that Luo Xue Ning had been prepared, which made them so passive now.

The Queen's eyes turned, and she knew that at this moment, she could no longer count on the First Lady and Luo Xueyao.

As long as they don't cause themselves trouble, all is well.

He winked at the eldest lady and then fixed his gaze on the maid just now.

The Queen's eyes were fixed and sharp, and the First Lady immediately understood what the Queen meant.

He turned his head and fixed his gaze on the maid just now.

"Let me ask you, where did these handkerchiefs come from? And what was your purpose in bringing them to the palace banquet?"