She took out all the silver notes that Chen Ziying had given her, knelt down a few steps away from the Empress Dowager, spread the silver notes out on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a silver note given to me by Miss Chen the Second. The silver note has the Chen family's emblem on it."
The medicine that Miss Chen Er gave me, I hadn't finished using, so I returned it to her. Master Gao arrived just in time, so the medicine is probably still with Miss Chen Er.
Chen Ziying was, after all, a woman, and the Empress's younger sister.
The Empress Dowager, somewhat mindful of the Emperor's feelings, turned around and asked, "Emperor?"
Shang Xiche glanced at the Empress again, but remained silent.
Although he already had the military seal of the Chen family, the old subordinates of the Chen family still sided with the Chen family, the Empress, and the Crown Prince.
During this sensitive period, Shang Xiche was even less likely than before to push the Empress too far.
Otherwise, if he pushes the Empress too far, the old guard of the Chen family could easily side with the Empress and the Crown Prince, which would trigger a palace coup and put him in danger.
Chen Ziying was no longer stupid at this moment. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was asking the Emperor and the Emperor was looking at the Empress, she realized that they were waiting for the Empress to speak. She quickly burst into tears and begged, "Empress, you must do justice for me! They have all slandered and framed me!"
But under the watchful eyes of everyone, the old woman pulled out a silver note with the Chen family's emblem on it, and she asserted with certainty that the remaining poison was on Chen Ziying. How could the Empress possibly protect her?
The Empress closed her eyes, exhaled deeply, and said coldly, "Search."
Chen Ziying stared wide-eyed in disbelief, and cried out in despair and anguish, "Empress Sister!"
However, her older sister, who had always doted on her, never opened her eyes to look at her again.
Two aunts who were in charge of punishments went over and dragged Chen Ziying into the inner hall. Soon, the sounds of Chen Ziying struggling and crying could be heard from inside the hall.
In a short while, two female executioners came out with a small medicine bottle and presented it to Shang Xiche: "Your Majesty, this was found on Miss Chen Er's body. It is the saliva of the Ghost King Spider."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall, including Shang Xiche, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress, gasped in shock and turned their gazes toward Ji Fengyao, who was standing beside the Empress Dowager.
Ghost King Spider Saliva!
That's a deadly poison that everyone knows is incurable!
The bandit actually managed to free them?!
As if to confirm everyone's guess, Princess Zhaoping woke up with a weak "Yingning".
She turned her head and saw the Empress Dowager, weakly calling out, "Aunt."
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Who can tell them how that usually vulgar and useless bandit suddenly transformed into a miraculous doctor with unbelievably amazing medical skills?!
Are they dreaming? Are they still asleep?
It took the Empress Dowager a long time to react.
She held Ji Fengyao's hand tightly, as if leading her own daughter whom she had just recognized, and came to Princess Zhaoping's side. Her eyes were fervent, and her words were earnest: "Zhaoping, you're awake; it's all thanks to Fengyao that you were saved from the brink of death. Fengyao is your savior. From now on, you must get along well with her and be friendly with her."
Princess Zhaoping: "?"
Did she die and go to the deepest hell?
Otherwise, how could she have the illusion that "the Empress Dowager loves that bandit so much"?
She soon realized that this was not her hallucination, but the truth.
The Empress Dowager gently patted Ji Fengyao's hand again, then turned to Shang Xiche and said, "Your Majesty, the Chen family and the Ninth Prince's Mansion had many conflicts because of Chen Ziying. The Empress and I have repeatedly advised her against it, but she has become increasingly vicious."
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