Fortunately, although the Queen Mother opened her eyes, they were blank and out of focus.
Emperor Kang was a filial son. At this moment, his imperial majesty had long since faded. There was some red in the corners of his eyes, and he was very excited.
"Mother, you finally woke up!"
The Empress Dowager frowned and turned her head to look at Bai Fengyao.
"Li'er!"
When she first woke up, her voice sounded like rough sandpaper.
"Empress Dowager." Bai Fengyao tried hard to suppress the chaotic emotions in her heart and called softly.
"Mother, what do you think?" Kangdi asked with concern.
"I feel dizzy and a little confused."
"Qu Li, please take my mother's pulse again!" Emperor Kang ordered.
Bai Fengyao was very nervous.
At this time, the imperial doctors guarding outside heard that the Empress Dowager had woken up, and they all looked at her.
In front of so many people, she placed her fingers on the pulse, and an expert could tell at a glance whether she really knew how to take a pulse.
"Emperor..."
Before she could think of a reason to refuse, Xiao Xian interrupted, "Father, I've heard acupuncture is very exhausting. Qu Li doesn't look particularly well, so he must be exhausted! Why don't we ask Imperial Physician Tang to take the Empress Dowager's pulse?"
Emperor Kang glanced at Bai Fengyao.
His face was indeed quite pale.
He nodded slightly and turned to look at Imperial Physician Tang.
Imperial Physician Tang had previously fed the Empress Dowager Lingquan Water, and he had great faith in Qu Li's medical skills. Upon hearing this, he bent forward and took the Empress Dowager's pulse.
Bai Fengyao's anxious heart finally settled down.
She looked at Xiao Xian with mixed emotions and lowered the corners of her lips.
"The Queen Mother's pulse is still a little weak, but she has regained consciousness, so there is nothing wrong with her."
Kangdi finally felt relieved.
He comforted the Empress Dowager a few more words and told Nanny Palace to take good care of her. After he walked out of the bedroom, only a cold and stern expression remained on his face.
Rongwei had also been paying attention to the situation in the bedroom. When he saw Kangdi coming out, he almost crawled on the ground.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, it is my fault for not teaching you well enough. I accept the blame!"
Kangdi's eyes were cold and gloomy, and a depressing low pressure surrounded him.
"King Zhongshan, I know you value this great-granddaughter very much! I also always remember everything you have done for Dagan!"
Upon hearing this, the wrinkles between Rongwei's brows deepened.
Rong Yehua's eyes welled up with tears as he protested, "Your Majesty is very perceptive. What good will Yehua gain from plotting to murder the Empress Dowager?"
She had no idea what was going on, let alone how the medicine bottle, which she had never seen before, ended up in her side hall.
Kangdi took a deep breath and pinched his swollen and painful eyebrows.
"I don't want to disturb my mother's peace here!"
Rongwei felt even more depressed.
Rong Yehua cried even harder.
In the end, all the people in the Cining Palace were taken to the garden at the back.
Eunuch Fu brought a chair to Emperor Kang. Emperor Kang sat down and glanced at Bai Fengyao who was standing next to Xiao Xian.
"Qu Li, I think you must have known what kind of poison is in that medicine bottle, right?"
Bai Fengyao frowned deeply.
What does she know?
Stared at by Emperor Kangdi, she swallowed hard and made up a story: "Time was tight, so Qu Li took a pill that could cure all poisons. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager has regained consciousness."
Kangdi didn't doubt anything and shifted his gaze back to Lan Ting who was brought up.
Lan Ting's body trembled like a sieve. "Your Majesty, it was... Princess Ye Hua who told me that the Empress Dowager has been having trouble sleeping lately. This medicine has a calming effect."
"Bang--"
Kangdi was furious. He grabbed the teacup at hand and threw it at Lan Ting without any hesitation.
Lan Ting didn't plan to hide. Although the tea was not hot, the teacup hit her forehead, breaking it. Blood mixed with tea flowed down her forehead, which looked very horrifying.
"You believe everything Princess Ye Hua tells you? Don't you know to ask the imperial physician to confirm whether there is any problem?"
Rongwei frowned.
Judging from the emperor's attitude, he simply doesn't believe that someone is deliberately plotting against Ye Hua!
He felt somewhat unhappy and even a little chilled.
Lan Ting swayed, "Your Majesty, I think Princess Ye Hua will marry Prince Chen soon. Before, Miss Qu..."
Meeting Bai Fengyao's eyes full of impatience, Lan Ting frowned slightly.
She hadn't had any contact with Xiao Ci's people recently, so she didn't know that the Qu Li in front of her was not the real one.
She just relied on her intuition and felt that the person in front of her was different from before. His eyes were not as clear as before, but it seemed as if he could see through people at a glance.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to die as an apology!"
Qu Li, who had been hiding in the space watching the show, clicked his tongue twice.
Lan Ting is so deeply in love with Xiao Ci that she is willing to even give up her life for him.
Unfortunately, Xiao Ci has probably never even looked at her, let alone taken her to heart.
After saying that, Lan Ting suddenly got up and rushed towards the pillar with the determination to die.
Roewe's response was still very quick.
He always knew that this palace maid was very important to clear Rong Yehua's name.
He was already on guard when she said that.
Almost when Lan Ting was about to hit the pillar, he swung his internal force towards Lan Ting.
Lan Ting was knocked out by the huge internal force, and fell heavily to the ground. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Emperor Kang looked at the scene with a cold brow, then turned to look at Rong Wei: "King Zhongshan, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Rong Wei clasped his fists. "This maid keeps saying that Ye Hua gave her the medicine bottle, but Ye Hua has never even seen it! As for her complaints, I didn't hear them, but I won't deny them either. After all, Ye Hua has indeed been spoiled by me over the years!"
Kangdi's expression eased slightly, his jaw was tense, but he didn't say anything.
"If this maid dies, Ye Hua will never be able to explain himself, so this maid must not die!"
"Are you trying to find ways to say that I'm a brainless and incompetent ruler?"
The voice is low and it is difficult to tell whether it is happy or angry.
Rong Wei's face showed no sign of fear. "I am only speaking the truth! The Emperor values filial piety and brotherhood above all else, and he is truly devoted to the Empress Dowager. It's inevitable that he would be distracted by his concern!"
"What a worry that makes you confused!" Although Emperor Kang spoke sternly, what was strange was that the anger on his face had subsided a lot compared to before.
Qu Li couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Rongwei in his heart, and said one more compliment - it turns out that the old ones are the wisest.
"Ah Xian, I'm leaving this case to you. You must investigate it thoroughly for me."
"Your Majesty, I think we should assign someone else to handle the trial!" Rong Wei was the first to object. Facing Emperor Kang's speculative and questioning gaze, he said calmly, "Given Ye Hua's relationship with Prince Chen, even if Ye Hua ultimately did nothing wrong, someone with ulterior motives will surely label him as Prince Chen's partiality and abuse of power. That would undoubtedly be disadvantageous to no one. What do you think?"
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