Qi Yunshuang's face immediately changed.
But since it was Qi Yutian's order, she had no choice but to obey.
Qu Yanyang hesitated as he looked at Imperial Physician Zhuang. Then he said, "I'm just a rough man. I don't know how much force to use. It's better to let someone else draw the blood."
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager told her personal maid to do it.
A embroidery needle quickly pricked Qi Yunshuang's finger. She frowned in pain.
The maid squeezed, and a drop of blood dripped into the water.
Qu Yanyang poured the little bug from the bamboo tube into the water.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the bowl.
Qi Yunshuang held her breath and saw the bug swimming towards the drop of blood like a little fish.
Seeing this, Imperial Physician Zhuang said excitedly, "Junior Brother, look! The bug is going for the blood! This proves that the princess is poisoned. You still don't believe me!"
Qu Yanyang gave Imperial Physician Zhuang a disdainful look and didn't want to say a word. He calmly watched his own bug.
Qi Yunshuang secretly let out a sigh of relief and was just about to relax.
At that very moment, something unexpected happened!
The bug had swum to the side of the blood. Just when everyone thought it would suck the blood, it gently touched the blood with its antennae. Then, as if it was disgusted, it turned around and swam away!
Imperial Physician Zhuang gasped.
Qi Yunshuang's face changed. The heart that had just settled down was raised again.
Song Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows and subconsciously looked at Qi Yunshuang. She saw that Qi Yunshuang's face looked a bit ugly, but she covered it up very well.
The bug crawled to the edge of the bowl. Qu Yanyang pointed the bamboo tube at the bug, and the bug crawled back into the tube.
"This..." Imperial Physician Zhuang didn't know what to say for a moment.
Qu Yanyang bowed to Qi Yutian and said, "I'm not skilled in medicine. I can't detect any poison on the princess now. In that case, please find someone more capable, Your Majesty."
Qi Yutian's expression was cold, making it hard to tell his mood.
He said to Imperial Physician Zhuang, "Imperial Physician Zhuang, take another look at the princess."
Imperial Physician Zhuang was extremely frightened. Although Qi Yutian's mood seemed calm, he felt a chill down his back.
He quickly lowered his head and agreed. Then he stepped forward to feel Qi Yunshuang's pulse.
After a while, he knelt on the ground.
His back was already covered in cold sweat.
He respectfully said, "I'm not skilled in medicine. The poison on the princess now seems to be there but also seems not to be there. I dare not be sure whether the princess is poisoned or not."
Qi Yutian's sharp eyes fell on Qi Yunshuang.
Qi Yunshuang's heart skipped a beat. Soon, she cried tears of joy.
"Brother Emperor, has my poison been cured?"
"Has the poison that has troubled me for eighteen years been cured just like this?"
Saying this, she excitedly knelt on the ground, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and burst into tears.
To outsiders, it seemed as if she was venting the pain that had been pent up for many years.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager sighed and said, "Hurry up and help the princess up."
The maid beside her immediately helped Qi Yunshuang up.
The Empress Dowager comforted her and said, "If the poison is cured, it's a good thing. Stop crying. Take the princess down to wash up."
Qi Yunshuang said with a sobbing voice, "Thank you, Mother."
After Qi Yunshuang was taken down to wash up, Qi Yutian told Imperial Physician Zhuang to take Qu Yanyang and leave first. Song Zhaoyang also prepared to bid farewell and leave the palace.
Qi Yutian said to Song Zhaoyang, "Cousin."
Song Zhaoyang looked respectful.
"Your Majesty?"
Qi Yutian said calmly, "Xue Chuzhong has committed a crime, but it has nothing to do with Xue Chucheng. Their two branches have already separated. I can tell the difference."
Hearing Qi Yutian's words, Song Zhaoyang bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. But..."
She paused for a moment and hesitated, "What if Xue Chuzhong was framed?"
Qi Yutian looked at Song Zhaoyang with a half - smile and said, "If he was really framed, strong evidence must be found. Just empty words won't save him."
Song Zhaoyang let out a sigh of relief and said, "With Your Majesty's words, I'm relieved. Even though the Marquis and Xue Chuzhong have separated, they are still brothers after all. The Marquis will surely investigate clearly. If Xue Chuzhong really committed a crime, the Xue family will have no complaints about the punishment."
Qi Yutian nodded and waved his hand.
Seeing this, Song Zhaoyang bid farewell and left.
After Song Zhaoyang left, the Empress Dowager looked at Qi Yutian.
"Son, what do you think of this matter?"
Qi Yutian respectfully said, "Mother, don't worry. Everything will be handled according to the law."
The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "I'm talking about Shuang'er's matter."
Qi Yutian's eyes were dark and unclear. Then he said, "The matter of the princess being poisoned still needs to be investigated."
The Empress Dowager nodded in agreement and said, "Okay. Then you send someone to investigate this matter. I won't interfere."
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After Song Zhaoyang left the palace, she happened to see Xue Chucheng waiting for her outside.
When she saw Xue Chucheng, her tense nerves relaxed a lot.
"Hubby."
She walked towards Xue Chucheng with brisk steps.
Xue Chucheng put a cape on Song Zhaoyang and said, "Slow down."
Song Zhaoyang held Xue Chucheng's hand and said seriously, "Hubby, I have something to tell you."
"Don't be in a hurry. We can talk about it after we get in the carriage," Xue Chucheng comforted her.
Song Zhaoyang nodded. With Xue Chucheng's help, she was about to get into the carriage. Just then, a quarrel came from behind.
"Senior Brother, I'm going back to the mountain. These noble people are too hard to serve! I won't serve them anymore!"
"Junior Brother, calm down first. In this situation, the Emperor won't let you leave the capital."
"I'm so angry! I shouldn't have come to the capital in the first place. You've really tricked me!"
Qu Yanyang cursed and walked out of the palace with Imperial Physician Zhuang.
Seeing this, Xue Chucheng frowned.
Song Zhaoyang whispered, "The divine doctor has found that the princess is not poisoned."
Xue Chucheng's pupils shrank.
Not poisoned?
Xue Chucheng said to Song Zhaoyang, "Madam, you get in first."
Song Zhaoyang nodded.
Xue Chucheng got out of the carriage and walked towards Qu Yanyang and Imperial Physician Zhuang.
"Imperial Physician Zhuang, Doctor Qu."
When Qu Yanyang saw Xue Chucheng, his eyes immediately lit up. He quickly said, "Kid Xue, take me back to the mountain. Anyway, I'm not needed here anymore!"
Imperial Physician Zhuang was extremely headache - ridden. He said to Xue Chucheng, "Marquis, don't listen to my junior brother's nonsense."
After saying that, he pulled Qu Yanyang and was about to leave.
Qu Yanyang shouted angrily, "Don't pull me. You're going to tear my sleeve!"
"Wait, Imperial Physician Zhuang, Doctor Qu!" Xue Chucheng called out to the two of them.
Imperial Physician Zhuang turned around and looked at Xue Chucheng and asked, "Does the Marquis have anything else to say?"
Xue Chucheng asked curiously, "What's wrong with the princess?"
"She's..."
Imperial Physician Zhuang was about to answer when Qu Yanyang interrupted him.
Qu Yanyang said angrily, "That princess is perfectly fine. Senior Brother, you still doubted my medical skills. If you had the ability, you shouldn't have called me here! You're just wasting my time!"
"Moreover, I suspect that the princess is just pretending. She must know..."
Before Qu Yanyang could finish his words, Imperial Physician Zhuang covered his mouth.
"Mmmph..."
Qu Yanyang struggled to pull Imperial Physician Zhuang's hand away, but he couldn't.
Seeing this, Xue Chucheng narrowed his eyes.