Listening to her daughter's heartfelt words, the pregnant Lady Hou went on a killing spree.

The palace maid who accidentally spilled wine on the painting was about to grab her handkerchief to salvage the situation when she saw this scene and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Prince Shun sat not far from the Emperor and Empress, and the two of them, sitting high up, could see very clearly.

"What's going on down there?"

The White Tiger carried the still-smoking scroll to the center of the hall, but he didn't dare to go forward; the scroll looked suspicious.

Today, not only civil and military officials have come, but also many imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy.

Physician Hua sniffed and his expression changed drastically.

"Quick! Throw this scroll out!"

Without further ado, Baihu turned and strode out of the main hall, throwing the scroll outside.

Physician Hua stepped forward from his seat and knelt in the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, the white smoke that came out of the scroll just now contained a lot of poison. If you smell it for too long, it may harm your health. In a moment of panic, I had Guard Bai throw the scroll away."

Lady Wuwei was furious.

"Doctor Hua, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"I went to great lengths and spent a fortune to buy this 'A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains' painting, especially to celebrate Princess Zhaoyang's one-month birthday. How could it possibly have been poisoned?"

The emperor ignored Lady Wuwei and only paid attention to Physician Xiang Hua.

"I only have one question for you: what would be the consequences if Princess Zhaoyang stayed with that painting for too long?"

"Your Majesty, newborn children are inherently very fragile. If Princess Zhaoyang stays with that painting for less than an hour, it will inevitably cause irreversible damage to her body."

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Hua is talking nonsense. This is simply impossible. I had someone thoroughly examine it before I came here. How could it have been smeared with poison?"

One of the imperial physicians who had been sitting with Physician Hua also stood up and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, Physician Hua's words are true. I dare to swear on my own head that everything Physician Hua said just now is true."

"The Marquis of Wuwei's family is incredibly audacious to dare to plot against Princess Zhaoyang."

"Guards! Seize Lady Wuwei!"

Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward, took Lady Wuwei off the kneeling figure in the main hall, and dragged her away.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I am truly innocent!"

"Where is Han Fang, the commander of the Imperial Guards?"

Han Fang stepped out from the side and stood in the main hall.

"Your subject is here."

"I order you to immediately lead the Imperial Guards to arrest everyone from the Marquis of Wuwei's residence and imprison them all to await further orders."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Han Fang accepted the order and left the main hall. All the officials knew that the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion was doomed.

Since An'an mentioned the Wuwei Marquis's dominance in the northern border at the last palace banquet, the emperor has secretly sent people to investigate. Over the past few months, they have naturally made quite a few discoveries and have also made some arrangements in the northern border.

Regardless of whether the poison was administered by someone from the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion, they're definitely going to take the blame for it.

They could use this as an excuse to wipe out the entire Wuwei Marquis's mansion.

Think about the wealth of the Marquis of Wuwei in the northern border reported by the Thousand-Cloth Guards. Once the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion is confiscated, along with the gold mines they just acquired, they'll have a better chance.

Not to mention the next ten years, even the next twenty years the imperial court will not have to worry about money.

The emperor felt as if the mountain on his shoulders had suddenly become much lighter, and even his body and mind felt much more relaxed.

After the incident involving the Marquis of Wuwei, those who had not yet sent gifts became even more cautious, quickly taking out their prepared gifts and checking them again and again, for fear of making any mistakes and following in the footsteps of the Marquis of Wuwei.

With the Wuwei Marquis's mansion stepping down, the Feng family was undoubtedly the happiest among those present.

Thinking back, if the people from the Marquis of Wuwei's mansion had succeeded in plotting against their daughter, their daughter would probably be in dire straits right now.

Fortunately, Lady Anshun Marquis saved her.

For Princess Zhaoyang's full moon celebration, the Feng family spent a considerable sum. The head of the Feng family came with his wife and daughter, and they generously gifted ancient books by famous authors from the previous dynasty, which are priceless treasures.

The Feng family sent three copies of the book, which made all the officials in the court extremely envious.

Scholars, how many of them don't love ancient books? They wish they were the main characters at today's full moon celebration.

After watching the commotion for a while, An'an was tired. She yawned, lay down in the emperor's arms, and fell into a sweet sleep.

The Emperor really wanted her to stay awake and find out who the spy was.

He never believed that the Empress Dowager could be a spy, but An'an hadn't shown any reaction just now, which proved that the spy wasn't among the people attending the palace banquet today.

No matter how anxious the emperor was, he could only feel helpless now. It seemed that the matter of the spies would have to be put on hold for later.

Children need to sleep a lot, and there are many spies in the palace, so Ji Yueru was naturally worried about letting An'an be taken away by someone else.

She carried An'an herself and went to the side hall with several maids.

"The maids are watching over the princess, so you should rest on the couch, Madam."

Ji Yue had just finished her postpartum confinement period and was indeed tired after coming over at noon. She lay down on the couch next to An An.

"Okay, I'm going to take a nap first. Remember to wake me up later."

The mother and daughter snuggled together and fell into a deep sleep.

Marquis Anshun, holding his child who had cried himself to sleep, reached the doorway of the house amidst the disgusted looks of the palace maids and eunuchs.

Just as he raised his hand to knock on the door, a tremendous force struck from behind, lifting him off the ground by both feet. Startled, he loosened his grip and the child in his arms fell to the ground.

Baihu caught the child steadily, and Shunwang grabbed Anshunhou by the back of his collar and took him away.

Inside the house, Chunhua noticed a noise at the door. Upon closer listening, she heard footsteps fading away. Thinking it was just someone passing by, she didn't pay any attention to it.

Swaying along the way, Marquis Anshun only caught a glimpse of a few strands of white hair before daring not to make a move.

The person he fears seeing most right now is Prince Shun.

Prince Shun carried the man along the way, and when palace maids and eunuchs saw him, he didn't hide. He simply carried the man to the lakeside and threw him into the lake.

Marquis Anshun struggled desperately in the water.

"I...can't swim, help!"

The palace maids and eunuchs who passed by saw this and hurriedly left, regardless of whether Marquis Anshun did so intentionally or unintentionally.

Daring to cuckold Prince Shun, it's no wonder they were punished by him; they'd better mind their own business.

Seeing that the man was about to die, Prince Shun signaled to the white tiger beside him.

With one arm holding the child, Baihu used his lightness skill to pull the sinking Marquis Anshun out of the water and throw him onto the lakeside.

An'an was born on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and now it's the eighth day of the second lunar month, and the water in the lake is still freezing.

Marquis Anshun had been freezing in the lake and almost drowned. Now, after being thrown onto the shore, he was trembling uncontrollably and coughing violently, choking on a lot of lake water.

Prince Shun stepped forward and stood in front of Marquis Anshun, looking down at him.

Marquis Anshun turned to the side, and could only see the Prince Shun's boots magnified in front of him.

Prince Shun bent down and approached Marquis Anshun, who lay on the ground like a lump of mud.

As Prince Shun approached, Marquis Anshun felt a powerful pressure crashing down on him.

"If you ever dare to harm them, mother and daughter, I will surely cut you into a thousand pieces."