Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved

Chapter 285 - 285 285 Cut... Cut Down

?Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Cut… Cut Down? Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Cut… Cut Down? After returning, Jun Yuyan rushed to tell the eager Murong Jiu what had happened in the palace.

From the Empress’s reaction after waking up, their suspicion was correct; the Empress was aware of the Gu poisoning, indicating that Divine Doctor Miao was indeed working for the Second Prince.

The Empress was angry, but since she had already woken up and disrupted their plan, she took the opportunity to ask the Emperor, who was there by her side, to investigate who was trying to harm her by poisoning her.

The reason the Empress did not mention Gu, but rather poisoning, was to avoid making the Emperor suspect Divine Doctor Miao.

The Emperor’s expression naturally wasn’t very pleasant, and upon preliminary investigation, it was discovered that Aunt Bi Xiang had been acting suspiciously in the past few days, often sending other palace maids away and being alone, making her the prime suspect.

A large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry were found in her residence, along with several bags of poison powder.

Aunt Bi Xiang couldn’t explain the origin of these items, only saying they were found under the Empress’s bed, where an ancient chest hidden there from when the Empress Dowager lived in the chambers, insinuating she was merely greedy.

But the Emperor didn’t believe these words, nor did the Empress.

Firstly, they had not found any so-called jewelry chest, and secondly, the Empress’s chambers were cleaned daily, leaving no trace beneath the bed where a previous Empress’s belongings could be hidden.

Moreover, the poison powder found in Aunt Bi Xiang’s room did not appear to be fake, and it was even packed in sachets she had embroidered herself.

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