"Then why don't you explain to them? They won't make things difficult for you."
Xue Yurou shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just a little injury, it'll heal in a few days."
Yi Zexuan was in a hurry to get to the palace, so he didn't pursue the matter further: "Then you can go to the study by yourself. There are wound medicines there. Applying them will make it heal faster."
"Yes, it's cool in the afternoon. Your Highness has to hurry to the palace. While it's still early, Your Highness should go quickly and not delay. Rou'er can take care of herself."
Yi Zexuan nodded and hummed in agreement, then patted her shoulder and turned to leave.
Xue Yurou smiled slightly and sat down leisurely.
"Let me go and get the medicine for you, Miss. Please rest well in the room."
Xue Yurou pulled her back: "No need, these are fine too. It'll just be a little slower, but it's nothing."
"But..." the maid thought, "If it takes too long to heal, my hands will look terrible."
"Go do something else."
The maid hesitated for a moment, then left.
Lin Ziwen has already gone to Su Lixia's place, and she has fallen asleep because of the medicine.
Xiao Lian made a shushing gesture, then whispered, "The princess just finished taking her medicine and rested. She's fine now, so you don't need to worry, young master."
"Then I might go in and take a look, and I'll feel relieved after that."
"That really won't do. The princess has already undressed and gone to sleep. Young master, you should wait until the princess wakes up and is alright before you come."
Lin Ziwen was helpless. He hadn't expected that Yi Zexuan was right. He had no choice but to say, "Then let's wait a little longer. I'll leave only after I'm sure the princess is alright."
Xiao Lian, with a slight smile on her face, pointed to another room beside her and said, "Then young master, you can rest in the side hall. If the princess wakes up and is able to see you, then you can come again."
Lin Ziwen nodded and then left.
Over there, as soon as Yi Zexuan arrived at the palace, someone quickly walked over and said to him, "Your Highness, I don't know what happened today, but Her Majesty the Empress suddenly felt unwell, saying that she was dizzy and had blurred vision. She was diagnosed with food poisoning, but fortunately she didn't have much of an appetite, so it's not a big deal. His Majesty has already ordered a thorough investigation into this matter and even went so far as to hire a professional poison examiner to investigate."
Yi Zexuan only replied, "The princess also suffered from food poisoning, but it has nothing to do with the dishes at the banquet. Let His Majesty start with the Empress's palace."
"yes."
Upon hearing this news, the lord was furious: "Does Your Highness mean that the Empress deliberately poisoned the princess in order to harm her, and also implicated herself to avoid suspicion?"
The man was speechless and helpless upon hearing this. Just as he was about to explain, Yi Zexuan arrived.
"What I mean is that everyone present has eaten and drunk the food and wine and is fine. There are also many wives and concubines who are all well. So the food at the banquet is naturally not the problem. It can't be that someone deliberately poisoned only the two of them."
Upon seeing him arrive, the lord's arrogance instantly diminished by half.
"Besides, my men finally met the princess in the Empress's palace. We can just ask her what she ate and drank during that time, and then examine it to find out what the problem is."
The Empress, now much better, rose and said, "Today, the Princess and I only drank some of the wine we brewed last time. Miss Xue couldn't drink much, so she only had some hot tea and didn't eat anything else. Go and bring these things over." The Empress instructed the maid beside her.
"yes."
Soon, everything was brought over, and the tea was freshly brewed.
"There's no need to test that cup of tea; just look at the wine."
The drug examiner nodded and said yes, then took out a silver needle to test it. The silver needle did not turn black after he took it out.
Then he raised it up to show everyone: "Non-toxic."
"I knew the Empress would never harm the Princess," the Lord chuckled.
"Try it again," Yi Zexuan said.
"Yes." After saying that, the drug examiner took a sip, tasted it, spat it out, and then rinsed his mouth with water.
"This wine has been chilled in the ice cellar, so there is no abnormality in the taste. I will taste it after it thaws."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement and then found a seat to sit down.
Shortly after, the drug tester took another bite and then quickly spat it out.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the results are in."
"Speak quickly," the lord urged.
"This fruit wine is different from others. It was probably not sealed properly, so it had already spoiled. It's just that it was chilled, so it tastes cold and there's nothing wrong with it. Fortunately, Your Majesty didn't use much, so it didn't have a big impact."
“The truth has come out, Your Majesty can rest assured. Then I will return now.” With that, Yi Zexuan stood up.
Just as he was about to leave, Yi Zexuan stood up: "You, a poison examiner, actually know about medical principles."
The toxicologist lowered his head and explained, "I understand some basic medical principles; it's my duty."
Yi Zexuan nodded and then left.
The lord waved to the toxicologist, "You may leave as well."
"yes."
After the servants left, the Empress rose and asked, "This matter was indeed overlooked, but what could be the reason for the Prince's great actions?"
The lord snorted: "What reason could it be that they're using the princess's fame to find fault with us?"
"But he didn't even consider that we wouldn't openly poison someone. Even if we did, we could find a scapegoat. I don't know how he could be so stupid as to suspect us."
The Queen replied, "After all, it concerns the princess. If he joins forces with the princess to amplify the issue, we will be the ones who suffer."
"That's not bad, but thankfully it was just a mistake. Try not to do these things again in the future."
The Empress was somewhat embarrassed, but still nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Su Lixia woke up because she was hungry.
"Xiao Lian?" Su Lixia called out weakly.
However, the sound was too soft, and Xiaolian outside didn't hear it at all.
Su Lixia had no choice but to get up, put on her clothes, and then slowly and unsteadily walked to the door and gently opened it.
"Princess?" Xiao Lian exclaimed in surprise and quickly stepped forward to support her.
"Why did you get up by yourself without calling me?"
Su Lixia shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I'm just hungry and want to eat something."
Xiao Lian helped her back to the bed, covered her with the blanket, and said, "It's all prepared. We'll bring it to the princess as soon as it's heated up. You should rest now."
"Okay." After saying that, she closed her eyes. She didn't know why, but as soon as she got sick, she started thinking about her parents. Tears welled up in her eyes and soon streamed down her cheeks.
Lin Ziwen heard some noises next door, but he didn't go out to see what was going on. He figured the person was feeling unwell and didn't want to see anyone. He decided to wait until someone called him to go.
A little while later, Xiaolian brought a small table and placed it on the bed, then took a large pillow and placed it behind Su Lixia as a cushion.
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