Cui Zhiwei thought for a moment and replied: "It's because there is no powder on the pastry that Zhiwei ate before, and there is one on the pastry that the prince's brother ate." Zhiwei didn't know if it was poisonous, but he found that the pastries were different, and he said that it was poisonous when he was afraid that there would be a problem to prevent the prince's brother from eating it, but he didn't expect the prince's brother and the banquet's brother to be really poisoned. ”

"Are you sure there is no powder on the pastry you ate earlier?" asked Empress Feng.

"Yes. Cui Zhiwei nodded, "The pastries that Zhiwei ate before really didn't have powder." "She's sure.

"So these pastries weren't poisoned when they were made?" When asked this, Empress Feng turned her face to judge Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan hurriedly replied: "As Miss Cui said, there is no poison in the pastry, what is poisonous is a layer of powder sprinkled on it. "The reason why I say that it is sprinkled indiscriminately is because the powder is unevenly distributed, some pastries have more on top, and some pastries have less on top.

Empress Feng narrowed her eyes, "That is to say, the poison this time was not given to Zhiwei, but specially to Jun'er." ”

Then after excluding the chef who made pastries in the imperial dining room, the suspect could only be between Ning Juan and Cui Zhiwei. Compared with the two, Cui Zhiwei is only five years old after all, and everyone present is more inclined to who is obvious.

"The slave and the maid are wronged! The slave and the maid really didn't do anything. The emperor didn't let Ning Juan bite indiscriminately, she could only cry out for herself.

Yan Jingnian pursed his lips, "What do you have to do wrong? ”

"It's really not the slave's doing. Ning Juan strenuously denied it.

"Brother Yanjia. From the time she took the pastry to the study of the East Palace, it seemed that she was the only one, but in fact, there were many secret guards hidden in the secret, and it was clear at a glance whether she opened the paper bag containing the pastry. But Cui Zhiwei didn't plan to sit still.

"What's wrong, little chubby?" Yan Jingnian asked.

"Can you help me see if the paper bag for the pastry has any traces of being opened halfway?" If it is said that she poisoned it, then the paper bag must be opened, and there will definitely be traces of the opened paper bag and then re-wrapped.

Cui Zhiwei asked, and Yan Jingnian laughed, "You are really a little clever ghost." ”

"You go and see it first. Although she has been sitting with Ning Juan all the way, she can't guarantee that Ning Juan was poisoned when she was making pastries.

Of course, Empress Feng, Su Zong and others also understood what Cui Zhiwei meant, and Empress Feng was busy ordering people to check with Yan Jingnian.

"Your Majesty, Empress Yu," the grandmother sent by Empress Feng checked the two of them, "and there was no trace of opening the paper bag halfway. ”

Empress Feng nodded, and looked at Ning Juan with a cold face, "It's all this time, what else do you have to say?"

"The slave has nothing to say, the slave only hates that she didn't kill the dog prince......" Before Ning Juan's words were finished, the person fell to the side heavily.

The grandmother, who had just returned to the emperor, hurriedly stepped forward and put her face up, and saw that the corners of her mouth were bleeding, mixed with white foam, and she had less air in and more out of air, so she knew that this person had taken poison.

After Yan Jingnian saw it, he subconsciously blocked Cui Zhiwei. At the same time, the Qi family pulled Cui Zhiwei into his arms, covered her eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Don't look." ”

Later, under Su Zong's instructions, Liu Yuanju went to check again and came to the conclusion that the poison that Ning Juan had taken and the poison sprinkled on the pastry were the same poison. It was further confirmed that the person who poisoned Jiang Xuanjun was Ning Juan, and Cui Zhiwei was wronged.

Seeing Ning Juan's poisonous attack so quickly, Yan Jingnian was a little afraid, "Fortunately, I picked my throat and vomited early when I heard Zhiwei's words, and drank egg whites, otherwise my cousin and I would really be in danger." In fact, thanks to the uneven distribution of the medicinal powder, the pastries he and Jiang Xuanjun picked did not have much powder on them, so they were lucky enough to escape.

Also feeling the same way as him was Empress Feng, "Ning Juan has followed the palace for several years, and has been serving the palace with all her heart, and no one in the palace thought that she would harm Jun'er." He added, "It stands to reason that she has no deep hatred with Jun'er and this palace, and Jun'er should not harm Jun'er, unless she is instructed by someone." Even if not, she has to have an accomplice, otherwise, she stays in the palace all year round as a palace maid, where does such a poison come from?"

Su Zong nodded, "The queen is right, Ning Juan is a person in your palace, and you have to investigate this matter carefully." ”

"The person who harmed Jun'er is from Fengxiang Palace, and the concubine will definitely check it out. Empress Feng looked at Cui Zhiwei after deep self-reproach, "Zhiwei, Aunt Empress just scared you, right?" and regained her previous kindness to her.

Cui Zhiwei is not really only five years old, and he can be coaxed by a few words. Empress Feng asked like this, she was not stupid to tell the truth.

"Aunt Queen, Zhiwei was really frightened just now, but it wasn't because Zhiwei was wronged, but because she was worried about the prince's brother. ”

"You're a good boy. But if she hadn't offered to bring pastries to Jun'er, nothing like this would have happened. But if there is no such thing, Ning Juan hides so deeply, and it will be a threat to both Jun'er and her in the future. She said that it was not a simple empty word to check Fengxiang Palace. Therefore, when looking at Cui Zhiwei, his expression was extremely complicated. made Cui Zhiwei a little hairy, afraid that she would offend her again?

Fortunately, Liu Yuan's next sentence diverted everyone's attention.

He said: "Emperor Qiyu, Queen Qiyu, Weichen still has one important thing to return." ”

Su Zongyi raised his hand, "Liu Yuan's judgment, please speak." ”

"This poisoning is not all bad for the crown prince either. ”

"How?" asked Su Zong.

"Wechen wants to know if the prince has been coughing and vomiting blood a lot lately?"

"What about Cao Yuan? Cao Yuan came over and talked back. ”

"The slave is here. Cao Yuan hurriedly stepped forward and knelt in the center, "Your Majesty, the Queen, the crown prince has indeed coughed and vomited blood from time to time recently. However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not let the slave and maid report to the emperor and the queen, saying that if the slave and maid said it, they would kill the slave and maid immediately. ”

"How can this be?" Empress Feng's eyes turned red again, "My hard-working Jun'er, what are you doing hiding from your father and mother!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that the emperor and queen will be sad and sad when they know about his condition. Cao Yuan said.

"Isn't he sad when he looks like this today?"

"Empress," Su Zong interrupted Empress Feng with a slight frown, "you listen to Yuan Liu's sentence first." Then he said to the Liu court, "The Liu court sentenced you to continue." ”

"If what Gonggong Cao said is true, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a blessing in disguise this time. ”

"A blessing in disguise?" "Empress Feng really wants to say that you are not teasing me? Everyone is dying, can it still be called a blessing in disguise?

"Queen, what Weichen said is true. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really coughing and vomiting blood recently, then his condition is even worse than we think, and I am afraid that his life will not be long. This poisoning, after spitting out the stale blood accumulated in his lungs, only delayed the onset of the disease. ”