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Just as Yun Jin was about to speak, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

The curtain was lifted again, and the eldest prince, Xiao Jingbei, strode in.

He had clearly rushed back from the palace; he hadn't changed out of his court robes, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He entered and walked quickly to the bedside, his voice filled with anxiety: "Qingyun, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Qingyun simply closed her eyes and remained silent, only a single tear sliding down her cheek.

Seeing her like this, the eldest prince became even more flustered and turned to ask Physician Zhao.

Zheng Yu spoke first, "Your Highness, I heard that my sister was unwell, so I rushed over. Thankfully, the County Princess was there today. I know that with my sister in trouble, some will suspect me. But I'm more worried that someone might do something detrimental to my sister and frame me. Your Highness must investigate thoroughly..."

Her words couldn't be clearer; she was implying that Yun Jin would exploit the conflict between her and Shen Qingyun.

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, the eldest prince immediately turned to Yun Jin, his eyes filled with inquiry and suspicion.

Yun Jin sneered inwardly, thinking what a clever tongue she had. She said calmly, "Your Highness, Ning Hai thinks it would be better to hear what Physician Zhao has to say first. Some things are more meaningful when spoken by others than by Ning Hai."

The eldest prince took a deep breath, turned to Physician Zhao, and said in a deep voice, "Physician Zhao, speak."

Physician Zhao wiped the sweat from his brow and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, today I was in Consort Shen's courtyard watching over her as she took her medicine. After the medicine was prepared, I was just about to watch her take it when someone from the concubine's courtyard suddenly came to fetch me, saying that the young prince had a fever and was crying incessantly."

"Your humble servant dared not delay and followed. Within a quarter of an hour, trouble struck Consort Shen's side."

Yun Jin spoke up at the opportune moment, her gaze turning icy as she looked at Zheng Yu: "Consort Zheng, I, the county princess, would also like to ask, why is it such a coincidence? You just invited Physician Zhao away, and then Sister Shen's pregnancy-stabilizing medicine was laced with safflower? Doesn't the manor have a physician? The young master is ill, why did you specifically invite Physician Zhao?"

The eldest prince asked in a deep voice, "Zheng Yu, where is the imperial physician? Yi'er is ill, why haven't you called the imperial physician?"

Zheng Yu panicked for a moment, then put on a wronged expression: "Your Highness... the imperial physician happened to be out of the manor to buy medicinal herbs today. I was really anxious, so I went to ask Physician Zhao for help."

"How could I have known that such a thing would happen to my sister in such a short time? If I had known earlier, I would have told Yi'er to wait."

Yun Jin chuckled lightly: "What a coincidence. The imperial physician was absent, and Physician Zhao was summoned away, so safflower appeared in Sister Shen's medicine. It's all so interconnected. Consort Zheng, you say this is fate, but this county princess doesn't believe it."

Zheng Yu suddenly looked up, her voice rising several decibels: "Princess, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to pin this on me? I have no grudge against you, why are you slandering me like this?"

Just as Yun Jin was about to say something, Dong Xue lifted the curtain and entered, nodding at her from the doorway.

Yun Jin understood and looked at the eldest prince, saying, "Your Highness, we now have a witness. Would you like to see him?"

The eldest prince glanced at her and said in a deep voice, "Bring her in."

Old Lady Liu was dragged in by Dongxue, and Zheng Yu's face turned pale with nervousness when she saw her.

Yun Jin noticed her expression, chuckled, and said to the First Prince, "Your Highness, we just found a red flower under this old woman's bed. Why don't you ask her who gave it to her?"

The eldest prince looked at Granny Liu kneeling on the ground and coldly demanded, "Speak, who gave it to you!"

Granny Liu prostrated herself on the ground, trembling as she said, "It was...it was Miss Mingxia, who served Consort Zheng. She gave me a packet of powder, saying that if I added it to the Crown Prince's medicine to prevent miscarriage, she would give me fifty taels of silver. I was momentarily blinded by greed, and...I agreed. Your Highness, spare me! Spare me!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mingxia, who was beside Zheng Yu, knelt down with a thud, repeatedly crying out her innocence: "No! Your Highness, this servant has never given her anything! This old woman is slandering me! Someone must have instructed her to frame my lady!"

Zheng Yu grabbed the Crown Prince's sleeve and cried pitifully, "Your Highness! You know best what kind of person I am! Even if I were confused, I would never do such a thing! This old woman Liu is my sister's person, and now she's in the county princess's hands. It's hard to say how she got this testimony! If Your Highness doesn't believe me, I'll kill myself right here to prove my innocence!"

Yun Jin said unhurriedly, "Consort Zheng, there's no need to rush to frame me. Why not let His Highness investigate the origin of this safflower and see who brought it back from outside the manor?"

Shen Qingyun spoke up at the opportune moment, saying to the eldest prince, "Your Highness, if it weren't for Sister Jin being here today, I would have already drunk that bowl of medicine. I swear on the child in my womb, Sister Jin would never harm me!"

Zheng Yu suddenly turned to look at Shen Qingyun, and finally realized that Shen Qingyun's child was not in any danger at all.

Yun Jin didn't look at her again, but turned to Physician Zhao and asked, "Physician Zhao, Consort Zheng just said that the young prince is not feeling well. You took his pulse, what is the situation?"

Zheng Yu's heart tightened, and she quickly looked at the eldest prince, only to see that the eldest prince was indeed looking at Physician Zhao thoughtfully.

When Physician Zhao saw the Crown Prince looking over, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, he is indeed unwell and has a slight fever."

Consort Zheng felt relieved upon hearing this, but unexpectedly, Physician Zhao continued, "However, after careful examination, I have found that although the Prince has convulsions, they should not occur so frequently, and each episode is almost always caused by external factors. I dare to guess that the Prince's recurring fever and gastrointestinal discomfort are probably caused by someone."

The eldest prince's eyes narrowed sharply, and he glared at Consort Zheng with a livid face: "Zheng Yu, what exactly did you do to Yi'er?"

Zheng Yu had never seen the First Prince look at her with such a stern expression, and she was so frightened that she shook her head frantically: "No! Your Highness, I am innocent! Yi'er is my own flesh and blood, how could I do anything to Yi'er? It must be that Physician Zhao was bribed by the County Princess and deliberately framed me!"

Yun Jin sighed and reminded him, "Your Highness, you invited Physician Zhao. Do you think Ninghai can bribe him? Your Highness, if what Physician Zhao said is true, you might as well think about who has been examining the young master's health for the past three years, and who found the royal physician. You might as well investigate..."

The eldest prince's face was so dark it could drip water, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Guards! Drag Mingxia away and interrogate her thoroughly! Also, bring Yi'er here!"

As Mingxia was being dragged away, she was still desperately crying out "I'm innocent!", but no one paid any attention.

Zheng Yu knelt on the ground, her face showing a wounded expression, looking utterly innocent: "Your Highness, how can you not believe me? Your Highness, Yi'er is still so young..."

Yun Jin sneered, "Consort Zheng, if you have nothing to hide, what is there to be afraid of?"