When San Qi's eyes fell on the token, his expression immediately changed. Even his voice trembled slightly.
"You... Are you people from the palace?"
Shi Muyuan responded, hoping that this matter would turn out well.
"Yes. We've come to see the divine doctor today because we hope you can help us save someone very important..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted.
"I won't treat."
When the divine doctor spoke this time, his tone was different from before. His voice was clearly cold, with a hint of resistance.
Now, Shi Muyuan was a bit confused.
"Why? Divine doctor, we haven't even told you who we are or who we want you to save yet."
San Qi frowned, picked up his bag, and walked outside.
"I won't have any connection with people from the palace. No matter who it is, not even the current emperor can make me change my mind. I won't treat, and that's final."
Thinking of the little emperor being tortured by the toxin day and night in the future, Shi Muyuan's eyes turned red.
"First of all, I haven't even told you who it is I want you to save. What did the people from the palace do to offend you?"
San Qi turned around and walked out without saying another word.
"No matter what you say, I won't intervene. Unless you can get the current empress dowager to come and see me."
The person who was suddenly named was stunned.
Shi Muyuan was also stunned. She had never had any contact with this divine doctor before. Why did he specifically mention her?
But when she wanted to chase after him to ask, San Qi had already left.
Cui Qizhou looked at the empress dowager with a scrutinizing gaze, while Shi Muyuan looked completely bewildered.
"Why is the national master looking at me like this? I've never met this divine doctor before, let alone offended him."
"The empress dowager has offended quite a few people before. Maybe you don't even know when you offended the divine doctor."
Shi Muyuan twitched the corner of her mouth. This statement was quite possible, and she couldn't refute it.
"So what should we do now? We can't just let the divine doctor leave like this, right? What about Heng'er's poison?"
"Of course not. For now, let's investigate your past with the divine doctor."
Shi Muyuan absent - mindedly responded, and it took her a while to react. She angrily said,
"What do you mean by my past with the divine doctor? I'm sure I've never met the divine doctor before."
Hearing this, Cui Qizhou didn't continue to argue.
By the time the shadow guards returned, they had almost gathered all the information.
Shi Muyuan was the most eager one. She had searched through the original owner's memories for a long time but had never seen this divine doctor.
She was sure that she had never had any contact with this divine doctor. So what was going on with this divine doctor?
She carefully read through the content and finally let out a long sigh of relief. Then she stuffed it into the man's arms.
"I've already said that this matter has nothing to do with me. What happened back then was clearly a misunderstanding."
Cui Qizhou looked at the content on it and thought carefully for a long time. Finally, he came to a conclusion that surprised everyone.
"Someone deliberately planned this behind the scenes."
Cold sweat broke out on Shi Muyuan's back. Since she had just discovered that Consort Shen had premeditated the poisoning, she felt scared whenever she heard the words "schemes and intrigues".
However, some things didn't stop just because she was scared.
For example, right now.
"All the times and places recorded on it seem to have been pre - arranged. Someone deliberately killed San Qi's friend in the palace and then framed it on you, the empress dowager. And you didn't even bother to explain. Naturally, word spread, and everyone misunderstood you."
Shi Muyuan bit her lip. "But what was the purpose of the person behind this? Was it just to slander my reputation? That seems a bit redundant. Everyone outside knows that I'm ruthless."
Cui Qizhou raised his eyebrows and made a bold guess.
"Maybe this whole thing was aimed at the emperor from the very beginning?"
These words made Shi Muyuan immediately think of someone. Consort Shen was the only one she knew who could plan for so long. Could this matter also be related to Consort Shen?
Just as she had this thought, the man spoke. "Let's go and find out. It's hard to say. Since Consort Shen could plan such a huge scheme, she might have cut off San Qi's help long ago."
Both of them were burdened with heavy thoughts until they reached the palace and saw Consort Shen.
By now, Consort Shen had been tortured beyond recognition. She had lost her former glory. Her hair was in a mess, and her eyes were blank.
Shi Muyuan suddenly felt that this was retribution. If she hadn't done so many evil things, she wouldn't have ended up like this. She deserved it and didn't deserve anyone's sympathy.
Collecting her thoughts, she stepped forward and asked, "You've been planning to cut off the emperor's way out from the very beginning, right?"
"It seems that the empress dowager has already met the divine doctor. Tsk tsk. I wonder how the empress dowager feels now? Do you feel a chill down your spine and want to kill me out of anger? Hahaha. Then kill me. At least you'll feel less angry. Hahaha."
Hearing this, Shi Muyuan almost really took action. Fortunately, the national master remained calm.
"Consort Shen, there's no need to be like this. You're just trying to provoke us because you can't bear the torture and want to end it quickly. It's not that easy. I'll let you live and watch how your scheme falls apart."
Hearing this, Consort Shen's tone was mocking. "Do you underestimate me too much? I've already nipped all the possibilities in the bud. It's impossible for you to find an antidote. Just think about how the little emperor is about to die. Oh, it's such a pity. He's only been on the throne for a few days, right?"
She looked so confident and really annoying. Shi Muyuan endured it for a while, but she couldn't bear it anymore.
She slapped Consort Shen. Shi Muyuan felt much better. She finally understood why the powerful female characters in those novels liked to slap people so much.
Ahh, it was so satisfying. If it weren't for her image, she would have liked to slap a few more times.
She coughed lightly and added,
"Consort Shen, just watch how I'll make you lose completely."
Cui Qizhou twitched the corner of his mouth. He thought this woman was doing it on purpose.
However, this version of her seemed not bad. It was much better than before.
Since she didn't want to talk, there was no point in staying any longer. Shi Muyuan turned around and was about to leave when Consort Shen took the initiative to speak.
"Doesn't sister wonder why I did all this? Why did I plan for so long?"
"If you don't want to say, do you think I can pry your mouth open?"