After regaining his senses, Song Cheng quickly tried to explain, but he remained kneeling on the ground.
“Your Majesty! This matter has nothing to do with me. The imperial chef in charge of preparing the ginseng soup today was Wang Pin, and the one who tested for poison was Li Yun. I remember it clearly, and there are records in the archives. I did not touch the ginseng soup.”
The emperor nodded, then glanced sideways at the guard beside him.
Upon seeing this scene, the guards on both sides clasped their hands in a fist salute and then left the palace.
Song Cheng knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, his ears perked up.
To put it more bluntly, Song Cheng can now hear even Feng Gu Che's breathing.
The more this happened, the more Song Cheng felt that danger lurked everywhere.
Even though I have made myself very clear, if there is a problem with the Emperor's ginseng soup, everyone in the Imperial Kitchen will be held responsible.
Even though he didn't touch the ginseng soup himself, as the head of the imperial kitchen, he was guilty of dereliction of duty.
Song Cheng couldn't figure out what went wrong. He just felt like he was having a run of bad luck and even thought that he might not be able to leave this room.
Before long, Wang Pin and Li Yun were brought before the Emperor.
As soon as the two entered the house, Feng Guche asked a question.
"Who brewed ginseng soup for me today?"
Li Yun crawled forward on his knees for two steps.
"Your Majesty, the ginseng soup today was prepared by this servant himself."
A cold glint flashed in the Emperor's eyes before he looked at Wang Pin.
"So you're saying that you were the one who tested the poison today?"
After listening, Wang Pin bowed respectfully again and quickly replied.
"Your Majesty, it was indeed I who tested the poison with a silver hairpin today."
"During your poison testing, did you notice anything unusual?"
Feng Guche's words carried a hint of nonchalance, and after finishing speaking, he tapped the table with his index finger.
Wang Pin didn't know what was going on, but he still mustered up his courage to answer.
"Your Majesty, this servant tested it with silver utensils and found nothing unusual. Furthermore, this servant also took out a small portion to taste it personally, as per previous regulations, and found nothing wrong with it."
Feng Guche's voice suddenly turned cold, and then his eyes were raised.
"Are you... telling the truth?"
Wang Pin dared not raise his head.
"Your Majesty, there were witnesses present at the time, and this servant would not dare to deceive Your Majesty."
The Emperor waved his hand.
"This is none of your business. You may leave."
Since the other party has witnesses, it means that there was no problem with the ginseng soup before it was served.
After hearing this, all three people left.
The emperor looked at the palace maid beside him.
"Did you also tamper with the ginseng soup in town?"
The palace maid was so frightened that her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty! This servant would not dare! This servant has never done such a thing, and I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
The young palace maid trembled all over, her small face pale.
Cang Xixue spoke up from the side.
“Your Majesty, this little palace maid and Chen Quan usually serve you, and we have never noticed anything amiss. If they wanted to poison you, they wouldn’t have chosen this time.”
What do you mean?
Seeing Cang Xixue gazing at him with affection, Feng Guche's voice finally softened considerably.
Cang Xixue frowned slightly, appearing to be thinking, before finally speaking her mind.
“These two have always been by the Emperor’s side and have had more opportunities to come into contact with him than others. If they wanted to harm the Emperor, they would definitely choose to do so when the Emperor is at his weakest.”
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