Cai Lan looked panicked when she heard this, but quickly calmed down.
"Your Highness, I am the princess's personal maid, responsible for taking care of her daily life. It is natural for me to steal the jewelry in the dressing box as if it were something in my pocket."
"Once I have the money, I can ask the palace to buy it with a large sum of money. It won't be difficult."
The prince chuckled when he heard this, but then his face darkened again and he said in a cold voice: "What a cunning slave, still lying!"
"Can you tell me the name of the man who did the shopping for you?"
"Moreover, everything purchased outside the palace will be strictly inspected before being distributed to each palace."
"You are just a palace maid, how many connections can you have? This foul medicine is a first-class forbidden item, do you think it is so easy to bring it into the palace!"
The prince looked dignified and spoke in a resounding voice. Cai Lan was no match for him and was immediately speechless.
The prince shouted in a low voice: "Tell me! Who is behind this? The emperor is sitting here today. You keep talking nonsense. Do you want to kill your entire clan?"
Cai Lan’s face turned pale instantly when she heard this.
It doesn’t matter if she died. She has parents and younger brothers at home. We can’t implicate them!
The eldest princess was really panicked. She didn't expect the prince to be so sharp and serious. Cai Lan was afraid that she couldn't handle it.
At this time, the prince finally threw out his last card.
He bowed to Emperor Yong and said in a deep voice, "Father, some time ago, the Nanli Kingdom reported a secret medicine. I wonder if you still remember it?"
The Yong Dynasty had planted many spies in the Nanli Kingdom and the Beiguo Kingdom. Of course, the Nanli Kingdom and the Beiguo Kingdom must also have people in the Yong Dynasty.
The intelligence reports were submitted once a month. As usual, the emperor read them first, and then the crown prince. The crown prince read them very carefully every time.
He did not let Emperor Yong recall and said directly: "The intelligence report detailed that among the royal family and dignitaries of Nanli Kingdom, there is a secret medicine called 'Bliss', which is divided into love pills and aphrodisiac powder."
"At that time, the emperor even specifically told me that the people of Nanli State were indulging in pleasure and would eventually burn themselves."
As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Yong was immediately impressed.
The Crown Prince saw a look of understanding on Emperor Yong's face, so he continued, "The abnormality of the Imperial Sister today is very much like that of taking the love-attracting pill from the secret medicine, which will cause the people around her to be insane."
"And the medicine used to frame Miss Zuo of the Duke of Yan's Mansion is like the aphrodisiac powder. It has a strong medicinal property and will cause harm if the powder is inhaled into the mouth and nose."
The eldest princess never imagined that the prince even knew about the Nanli Kingdom's secret medicine, and understood it so thoroughly!
So, when the emperor was at the Qiao Mansion, he knew that she had been injected with a love pill?
Thinking more deeply, the reason why the royal brother was so persistent in bringing her to the emperor was because he had known for a long time that she was the one directing and acting in this drama, and that he had dug her grave?
Thinking of this, the eldest princess looked at the gentle and handsome prince, and suddenly she felt cold all over!
From childhood to adulthood, the emperor has always been gentle and humble. Except for favoring the fourth brother, he treats all his other brothers and sisters equally.
Perhaps it was because he had been docile and obedient for too long, even she, the imperial sister, felt that her brother was not as smart and outstanding as her second brother. He was like an obedient chess piece beside their father and would eventually be replaced by his second brother.
Until today, she finally realized that her royal brother was not obedient, but was hiding his fangs!
The first time she witnessed her brother's methods was when he dealt her a fatal blow!
Emperor Yong recalled the intelligence report he had read that day through the words of the crown prince, and at this time, a voice was heard outside the door:
"Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Zou has a letter to present."
Upon seeing this, Emperor Yong glanced at the mess in the imperial study, and thinking that family disgrace should not be made public, he asked Huang Pei to go out and receive the invitation.
I just summoned Doctor Zou to check out that foul medicine, and I believe he should have some clues.
Huang Pei took the note back and handed it to Emperor Yong.
Emperor Yong read ten lines at a glance, and his face became gloomy when he saw the rest.
"Show it to the prince."
Huang Pei hurriedly handed the post to the prince.
The prince took it and glanced down. He found that Doctor Zou was indeed the most skilled doctor in the palace. He had identified many of the raw materials of the foul medicine in such a short time.
However, Doctor Zou added a paragraph at the end of the post:
"Forgive me for my incompetence. I have never seen this medicine before. Many of the ingredients in it are very strange and I have never heard of them before."
These words almost confirmed the prince's previous guess.
Because this foul medicine came from the Nanli Kingdom, all the medicinal materials used were produced in the Nanli Kingdom.
The two countries are located in the south and the north, and Nanli Country is more humid, hotter and rainy. It is normal that Doctor Zou has never seen many medicinal herbs.
It was when Emperor Yong thought of this that his face became extremely gloomy.
How could the foul medicine from Nanli Kingdom enter the palace?
The eldest princess didn't know what was written on Doctor Zou's note, and was feeling uneasy. Suddenly, the crown prince looked at Cai Lan and said in a cold voice:
"Now that Imperial Doctor Zou has confirmed that this medicine is indeed from the Nanli Kingdom, how can you, a mere palace maid, have such extraordinary abilities? You might as well tell the truth!"
Cai Lan was completely at a loss. She didn't dare look at the eldest princess. She looked around in panic, even at the palace pillars not far away.
If she died bearing all the charges, would that put an end to everything? Would the princess be able to escape?
Although Qiao Zhongguo didn't say anything for a while, he was not idle. His tiger eyes were fixed on the people present, worried that something unexpected would happen.
Seeing Cai Lan staring at the pillar, he knew what was going on and was ready to take action at any time.
Emperor Yong had a gloomy brow. He didn't expect such a thing would happen so late at night.
Naturally, a little palace maid had no way of getting the foul medicine from Nanli Kingdom.
The prince threatened Cai Lan with his nine clans but still failed to pry her mouth open, which shows her determination to protect the person behind the scenes.
Xian'er has always been quiet and polite, who could she offend...
Emperor Yong's eyes slowly swept across the people present, and when he inadvertently fell on Tan Hanchi who was kneeling beside him, he was suddenly slightly shocked.
The function of the love pill is to attract others to fall in love, and Xian'er went to the front yard of the Qiao family to block Tan Hanchi...
Thinking of this, an extremely absurd idea suddenly popped up in Emperor Yong's mind.
However, he was unwilling and dared not to believe it.
Xian'er is most like her biological mother, Concubine Wan. She is gentle, quiet, well-educated and well-mannered. She has never fought or competed in the harem over the years.
Xian'er was raised by Concubine Wan. Since she was the first daughter, Concubine Wan loved her especially.
Xian'er has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child. She has become more dignified and polite when she grows up. She is a role model for all her brothers and sisters.
How could such an outstanding child have such a vicious mind and use such despicable means?
However, he had just mentioned to Concubine Wan a few days ago the candidates for Xian'er's son-in-law, and also mentioned the third prince of Nanli Kingdom. How could it be such a coincidence that Xian'er's maid had the Nanli Kingdom's foul medicine in her hands?
Thinking of this, Emperor Yong felt a chill in his heart.