Chapter 1118: Chapter 1118: Your Majesty, I’ve Been Wronged

Upon hearing this, Long Xiyuan was shaken.

He squinted his eyes instantly: "How do you know?"

Bai Zhi’er opened her mouth, but didn’t know how to explain.

She couldn’t possibly say it was her mana that detected it.

Thinking quickly, Bai Zhi’er immediately said, "I... my sense of smell is stronger than others, I just smelled a different scent."

"When the Empress took her medicine at noon, there was no such smell, so I suspected it was poisoned!"

Fu Xiru was surprised: "Really?"

She looked at Long Xiyuan: "Emperor, it’s best to have the Imperial Physician examine it."

Long Xiyuan sneered: "The medicine the Empress drank was brewed by the Imperial Kitchen itself, surely no one in the Imperial Kitchen would dare to poison the Empress, right?"

"Fine, you, a mere little palace Servant, think you can detect poison by smell? Then I will have the Imperial Physician thoroughly investigate. If you are wrong, I won’t spare you!"

Bai Zhi’er snorted, "Check it then."

At Long Xiyuan’s command, the Imperial Physician arrived quickly.

To ensure the results were accurate, Long Xiyuan called for three Imperial Physicians, one of whom was his personal physician.

The three Imperial Physicians huddled together and studied for a long time.

Finally, it was discovered that this bowl of medicine was indeed as Bai Zhi’er had said.

"Reporting to the Emperor, we officials checked the medicine bowl, the liquid, and even the residue, and indeed found traces of Silver Frost Poison in the medicine liquid."

What is Silver Frost Poison?

All the Great Qin people were not unfamiliar with it.

Silver Frost is what the locals call it; others prefer to call it vermillion.

A certain amount of vermillion can treat illnesses, but exceeding that amount would poison people.

Long Xiyuan was somewhat astonished.

He turned to look at Bai Zhi’er.

Unexpectedly, this little palace Servant was right!

His face turned livid: "Investigate! Conduct a thorough investigation immediately!"

Bai Zhi’er secretly snorted, muttering, "Now you know, foolish Emperor."

The Empress, sitting on the bedside, heard her words, shook her head with a smile, and gently pulled her hand.

Because of this incident, Bai Zhi’er’s impression of Fu Xiru improved.

This time she originally came to resolve her obsession, so at this moment Bai Zhi’er decided in her heart—

As long as she’s here, Long Xiyuan can forget about bullying Fu Xiru!

But, looking at Fu Xiru’s expression, she seemed not surprised at all.

Could it be that she had known about the poison in the medicine long ago?

Under Long Xiyuan’s furious order, the matter was quickly clarified.

Who would have thought that this matter was related to the Chief Palace Servant next to Princess Consort Liang.

When Princess Consort Liang, weeping, followed her Chief Palace Servant to Changle Hall, Bai Zhi’er had not yet clearly seen the appearance of this concubine, when Princess Consort Liang suddenly knelt at Long Xiyuan’s feet.

"Emperor, this consort has failed in management, and people below have harbored such malicious intent that this consort did not detect."

"This consort has failed the Emperor’s trust, please punish this consort."

The moment she raised her head, Bai Zhi’er thought Princess Consort Liang was truly a pitiable beauty.

Tears hung in her eyes, not falling, so pitiful in sight.

She cried heartbrokenly, as if she was completely in the dark.

But Bai Zhi’er didn’t believe her.

The Fu Xiru beside her, also, had a serene expression, as if watching a play.

Long Xiyuan, however, deeply frowned, revealing a suspicious gaze towards Princess Consort Liang.

"The people from the Imperial Kitchen said that your Chief Palace Servant bribed the kitchen Servant of that hour, and you were unaware of her actions?"

Princess Consort Liang shook her head, "This consort truly didn’t know. Since helping manage the Six Palaces, this consort has been busy every day."

"When I saw Cui Qiao go out, I thought she was busy with this consort’s orders, but unexpectedly, she was going to poison!"