"What does this have to do with Princess Yunxi?" Fine beads of sweat broke out on Su Muxiao's forehead. "Cousin, you have no evidence. Slandering a foreign princess like this, have you forgotten what happened to Di'er?"
"What happened to Di'er?" Bai Sheng raised her eyebrows. Her voice was still soft but sharp. "You'd better remember well what happened to Di'er today. Soon, it'll be your turn!"
"What do you mean, cousin?" Su Muxiao became more and more frightened as she listened. Her voice trembled slightly.
"What do I mean? After doing so many things, do you really think no one saw?" Bai Sheng tightly grabbed Su Muxiao's arm. As she spoke, she suddenly exerted force and gave a hard push forward.
Su Muxiao was already flustered and off - guard. Pushed by Bai Sheng like this, her whole body instantly lost balance and she fell backward.
"Ah—"
The palace was very quiet. As soon as Su Muxiao's scream rang out, it immediately attracted the surprised and suspicious looks of everyone.
Su Muxiao closed her eyes in despair, thinking it was all over!
Just then, a slender hand suddenly appeared.
It firmly supported her waist.
"Cousin, are you okay?"
A gentle and elegant voice sounded.
Su Muxiao opened her eyes. What she saw were Bai Zheng's worried eyes. She said in a voice that was not very loud but could be clearly heard by everyone in Wenrui Palace, "Is it because cousin was bullied so badly by those evil servants in the ancestral temple? She couldn't eat enough, couldn't sleep well and had to do heavy work. That's why her body hasn't recovered yet?"
Su Muxiao felt Bai Zheng tightly holding her cold and restless hands. Her pounding heart gradually calmed down.
Leaning in Bai Zheng's arms, looking into Bai Zheng's clear eyes, Su Muxiao's heart instantly settled. She nodded and said shyly, "Sorry to worry you, Zheng'er. Cousin is okay."
"What's wrong with you, Xiao'er?" Feng Jingxuan said coldly from the opposite side. "You can even slip off your chair while sitting properly. Are you feeling guilty because Father is thoroughly investigating this matter?"
Feng Jingxuan had naturally also heard what Bai Zheng said just now. But thinking of Bai Di's insistent claim that Su Muxiao had colluded with Princess Yunxi to frame her, and remembering that Su Muxiao had indeed been brought into the palace by Princess Yunxi today, he couldn't help but suspect his concubine's younger sister.
With Bai Zheng's help, Su Muxiao sat up straight. She said aggrievedly, "Brother - in - law, Xiao'er was just in the ancestral temple... Forget it, there's nothing to say. Xiao'er was just stimulated by Di'er's matter. Her mood fluctuated too much. And she drank some wine today. Her body couldn't adapt, so she felt dizzy for a moment and didn't sit steady. She almost fell."
"Is Xiao'er's body so delicate? Then why not call a imperial physician to check?" Feng Jingxuan said coldly.
"No need, brother - in - law. I'll be fine after sitting for a while." Su Muxiao quickly waved her hand.
"It's better to have a check. Otherwise, when Uncle and Aunt find out, they'll blame Sheng'er for not taking good care of her cousin." Bai Sheng spoke up in time.
"No need..." Su Muxiao still wanted to refuse, but Bai Zheng gently pinched the flesh on her arm, making her instantly stop talking. She stared blankly at Bai Zheng.
Only to see Bai Zheng's eyes curved as she nodded repeatedly and said, "I heard that cousin suffered a lot in the ancestral temple. Uncle was very strict and didn't let Aunt go to see you. So now when I see cousin, she's thinner than before. Since the Third Prince is kind - hearted, cousin might as well take this opportunity to have a good check. And it's also good to ask the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription for recuperation."
As Bai Zheng spoke, her clear eyes sparkled like water waves.
Su Muxiao was still young after all. Her psychological endurance was not strong when doing bad things, and she instinctively feared the imperial physician.
Actually, everyone's physical condition was different. Moreover, at this moment, Su Muxiao's heart rate was too fast, her face was pale, and her lips were blue and purple. She even felt nauseous and vomited a little while eating because of being too nervous.
This appearance was no different from someone with severely damaged spleen and stomach and a weak constitution.
Even if a real check was carried out, nothing could be found.
Soon, the three imperial physicians who had been summoned to check if the wine cups were poisoned came into the palace. They took turns to feel Su Muxiao's pulse and examine her.
"How is it?" Feng Jingxuan asked eagerly.
If, as Bai Di said, Su Muxiao had already hooked up with Princess Yunxi, she should have left the ancestral temple long ago and taken good care of her body.
This was also the reason why he insisted on summoning the imperial physicians.
The three imperial physicians simply discussed for a while, and then the one with the whitest beard and the oldest - looking stepped forward and replied, "Miss Su's body is extremely weak. It seems that she has eaten too much leftovers recently, and there are also signs of mild food poisoning."
"Leftovers?!" Feng Jingxuan widened his eyes and said in disbelief.
Everyone in the palace looked at each other. Finally, they all cast sympathetic looks at Su Muxiao.
The "poor" Su Muxiao didn't react for a moment.
Leftovers?
When she was in the ancestral temple, at most she ate cabbage and thin porridge every day, and was even hungry for a few meals occasionally. When did she ever eat leftovers!
Seeing that Su Muxiao showed no reaction, Bai Zheng took the opportunity when no one was paying attention and pinched her hard on the waist.
Su Muxiao's eyes immediately turned red.
Bai Zheng looked at her with pity in her eyes. She pulled Su Muxiao into her arms and said sadly, "Cousin, I didn't expect your days in the ancestral temple to be so miserable... How could Uncle be so heartless and let you eat... eat... eat leftovers! That's not fit for human consumption! Cousin, my poor cousin..."
Feng Jingxuan was completely stunned.
He never thought that Su Muxiao, who had never suffered, had actually been living on leftovers in the ancestral temple.
This not only meant that Su Zheng was really cruel to his own daughter, but also represented that there was really no collusion between Su Muxiao and Princess Yunxi!
Otherwise, with Su Muxiao's pampered nature since childhood, how could she be willing to eat leftovers in order to frame Bai Di?
That was something that smelled sour...
Thinking of this, he even couldn't help feeling a little nauseous.
Bai Zheng still tightly hugged Su Muxiao. No one saw that her half - lowered eyes were full of ridicule.
Since Su Muxiao came to Princess Yunxi, she had naturally been well - fed and taken good care of. She hadn't suffered any hardships in the ancestral temple.
This so - called food poisoning was just that Bai Zheng was afraid that outsiders would suspect Princess Yunxi and Su Muxiao. So she deliberately took a pill from the box left by Zhou Yuanning and let Su Muxiao take it.
However, with Su Muxiao's nature, she was never willing to suffer. If she knew the effect of this pill, she would definitely not take it.
So Bai Zheng didn't tell her. She just mixed the pill in the soup and let her drink it.
At this moment, Su Muxiao couldn't figure out why, although she had been eating delicious food like abalone, sea cucumber and shark fin these days, the imperial physician still diagnosed that her body was extremely weak and she had food poisoning.