"You check it. If we can't find any problem today, I want your head."
Song Shuwan pursed her lips, covering up all the ups and downs of her thoughts, and checked the medicine dregs in the tray one by one. When she got to the last medicine dregs, she suddenly felt something strange.
She was about to ask when an announcement suddenly came from outside the royal study: "The Queen Mother has arrived——"
"See the Queen Mother!"
The Queen Mother was helped into the royal study by a female officer. She glanced around with lifeless eyes and said in a flat tone: "Song Shuwan, you have done a lot of harm to the Ai family."
Song Shuwan lowered her eyes and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Queen Mother, I am unjustly accused."
"Unjustly? You raise your head and look at the current appearance of the Ai family. Do you still feel that you are unjustly accused?" The Queen Mother's voice became more ups and downs, followed by bouts of coughing.
The emperor frowned: "The Queen Mother should rest in Cining Palace if she feels unwell. Why do you come to the Royal Study?"
The Queen Mother grabbed the female official's hand, calmed down her coughing, and then spoke again: "If the Ai family doesn't come, does the Emperor want to protect them?"
If the Queen Mother's previous target was only Song Shuwan, after the emperor spoke, she also took Pei Huan with her.
The emperor's tone was low: "What did the Queen Mother say? The results of this matter have not yet been found, so please do not make any judgments!"
"Did Ai Jia make an arbitrary decision, or did Ai Jia's words suit the emperor's wishes?"
The Queen Mother refused to give in, and her tone became more and more sharp and arrogant: "Earlier, the Ai family felt that people with unknown masters could not be trusted. This time they believed in the Emperor, and now they have become what they are now. No matter when, they would murder the Queen Mother of the current dynasty. For serious crimes, Song Shuwan and Pei Huan must be severely punished, and no one can be spared!"
Silence fell in the royal study.
Suddenly, Pei Huan spoke up and agreed: "What the Queen Mother said is true. It is a serious crime to murder you. It should be severely punished and cannot be let go."
The Queen Mother glanced at him and Pei Huan suddenly responded, she must have some plans.
Thinking about it, she became wary in her heart, but her tone was still arrogant: "Prince Pei, it's fine if you think it's reasonable. A person must be self-aware, but don't rely on some special features to think of using power for personal gain."
The Queen Mother stabbed Pei Huan, and then asked the emperor to give her an explanation immediately: "If this harmful thing is not discovered today, the Ai family will not dare to return to Cining Palace."
Pei Huan smiled and listened to the changes in the imperial study, as if he didn't care about anything.
On the other side, Song Shuwan met the Queen Mother's pointed gaze, smiled slightly and said, "What the Queen Mother said is that the harmful things must be found out and cannot be let go!"
Having said this, Song Shuwan turned to Emperor Yifu and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, was this medicinal material caught by the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital?"
Before the emperor could speak, the Queen Mother answered: "The medicinal materials used by the concubines in the harem are all obtained by the imperial physician."
At this time, Pei Huan suddenly added: "The Taiyuan Hospital prepares medicine. Each prescription will indicate who prepared it and when it was prepared."
Song Shuwan's eyebrows moved slightly, knowing that this was a reminder specially given to her by Pei Huan, and she immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am bold and want to see the imperial doctor who made this prescription."
Song Shuwan pointed to the last piece of medicine dregs. Although it was not the right time for the Queen Mother, the topic did not change.
"Zhou Fuhai."
Zhou Fuhai quickly stepped forward: "I understand."
After a while, several eunuchs appeared carrying a stretcher. Lying on it was Zheng Yao, who had been punished for his arrogance.
"We have met the emperor and the empress dowager." Zheng Yao struggled to salute, but he was sweating profusely after just one sentence.
The emperor nodded slightly: "Get up."
Song Shuwan looked at Zheng Yao struggling to get up and asked: "Did you catch the Coptis chinensis in the medicine residue?"
As soon as these words came out, the emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at Pei Huan with his peripheral vision, but he was speechless.
Zheng Yao rolled his eyes and admitted: "Yes, I caught it. Does the Crown Princess think there is something wrong? But the Coptis chinensis is from the recipe. I just caught it according to the weight on the recipe. Even if there is something wrong, it is also
The Crown Princess..."
Song Shuwan interrupted him: "How much did I mark for Coptis chinensis on the prescription?"
Zheng Yao's eyes flashed slightly and he didn't answer.
Song Shuwan took two steps towards him: "You just said that you caught it according to the weight on the recipe. Why can't you remember the weight of Coptis chinensis now?"
By this time, everyone in the royal study noticed something abnormal. Could it be that the Queen Mother vomited blood and her condition worsened because of the weight of coptis?
The Queen Mother asked in an unclear tone: "So, the Ai family's health problems are due to the weight of coptis?"
Zheng Yao shuddered and immediately pointed the finger at Song Shuwan: "Don't talk nonsense. Who doesn't know that Coptis chinensis is a very common medicinal material in prescriptions? There is something wrong with your prescription. How can you say that I got the wrong medicine?"
?You want me to take the blame with such forceful words, you have to figure out why!"
Speaking of himself, he knelt down on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, when I took the medicine, I took it exactly according to the dosage on the prescription. I didn't do anything. I am wronged!"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Song Shuwan, it is not easy for you to study medicine as a woman, but you took the blame for the imperial doctor who was in front of the Ai family, and now you have to take the medicine. It is really unfaithful and unjust. How can you still be that second person like you?"
Madam Pin's imperial conferment? Your Majesty, the Ai family thinks this conferment can be taken back, what do you think?"
Song Shuwan was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to explain. However, she suddenly paused when the words came to her mouth because she saw Pei Huan shaking his head.
What do you mean? Why are you shaking your head at her?
At this time, the emperor said calmly: "As the Empress Dowager said, Song Shuwan really does not deserve the title of second-grade imperial concubine. If so, then she will be stripped of her second-grade imperial title."
Song Shuwan lowered her eyes, and because of her trust in Pei Huan, she suppressed her silence.
She couldn't help it anymore after hearing this. Just as she was about to refute for herself, she was interrupted by Pei Huan: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have something to say."
The emperor and the queen mother turned their heads at the same time.
After staring at Pei Huan for a moment, the Queen Mother asked coldly: "What does Prince Pei have to say?"
"My wife just mentioned the importance of Coptis. Could you please tell her what the problem with Coptis is? I am willing to risk my life and ask the Emperor and the Queen Mother to give her a chance."
When Pei Huan mentioned his life, even the Queen Mother fell into silence. No matter how much she stabbed Pei Huan, she had to take into account the face of the Great Zhou War God.
After a while, the emperor agreed to Pei Huan.
Song Shuwan pursed her lips, fiddled with the coptis chinensis among the medicinal materials with her fingers, and quickly picked out a small pile. The weight did not seem to be much, but compared to the overall medicinal residue, it was very surprising.
Song Shuwan took a breath, considered it and said: "For a prescription, the most important thing is the quantity of the medicinal ingredients. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the quantity of this pile of coptis... shouldn't need to be said by my wife, right?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Zheng Yao.
The emperor patted the imperial case and stood up: "Zheng Yao, you are so brave, you dare to murder the Queen Mother!"