I insist

Chapter 223: Evidence

Therefore, Song Miqiu couldn't have possibly harmed the Empress Dowager before that...

The Emperor then remembered Song Miqiu and the number one person. He looked at the imperial physicians, for in his anger earlier he had summoned them all.

If Song Miqiu had also come, he should have been among them.

The Emperor already remembered Song Miqiu's appearance, but he couldn't find Song Miqiu among the group of people. This puzzled the Emperor, who asked, "Where is Song Miqiu?"

After Lin Yecheng finished his beatings, he lay weakly on the ground and told the story of how Song Miqiu had mistakenly given the Empress Dowager a pill and was now imprisoned.

The current situation is very unfavorable to him. Lin Yecheng is not stupid and can see it naturally. It would be better to say Song Miqiu's name and let Song Miqiu distract him so that he can have a breather.

Hearing Lin Yecheng's words, and recalling the Crown Prince's earlier mention of Song Miqiu, the Emperor instantly realized that something fishy was going on.

Between the Crown Prince and Lin Yecheng, the Emperor naturally chose to believe the Crown Prince, since the Crown Prince had no reason to harm anyone, and he was unaware of the affair between himself and the Empress Dowager.

But now was not the time to settle scores. The Emperor immediately ordered someone to drag Song Miqiu from the prison. "Bring him here immediately! If something happens to the Empress Dowager, can you take responsibility?"

Seeing this, Lin Yecheng quickly tried to stop him.

If Song Miqiu were brought out, and she were to show off her skills in front of the Emperor, I would have no chance to put the medicine in Song Miqiu's medicine box!

Suddenly, he felt a chilling gaze directed at him. Lin Yecheng looked up in confusion and saw the Emperor's eyes fixed on him with coldness.

He gave an awkward laugh. Lin Yecheng tried to move, but pulled at the wound on his buttocks, causing him to fall silent in pain.

"Lin Yecheng, once the Empress Dowager is rescued, I will settle accounts with you!" The Emperor quickly realized that the root of the problem must lie with Lin Yecheng.

He looked coldly at Lin Yecheng, who was lying in front of him, and spoke sarcastically.

The other party was clearly intimidated by the emperor's threat.

He looked at the Emperor in panic and hurriedly defended himself, "Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with me! It's all Song Miqiu's fault! She was the one who treated the Empress Dowager, how could I have known that Song Miqiu would treat the Empress Dowager in this state!"

The Emperor clearly did not want to listen to the other party for even a moment longer. He felt that listening to Lin Yecheng's explanations would only waste his time in finding someone to help the Empress Dowager.

Just as the Emperor was about to urge his attendants to quickly invite Song Miqiu over, footsteps suddenly came from outside Cining Palace.

He looked up and saw that it was Jin Buning. The emperor's furrowed brows relaxed slightly. He looked at the person in front of him and asked, "Why are you here?"

Following the Emperor's gaze, the Crown Prince saw that it was Jin Buning, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He subconsciously raised his eyebrows, not expecting the other party to come to the inner palace.

After all, Jin Buning has nothing to do with this.

Jin Buning bowed to the Emperor, his expression calm, and stated his purpose: "I came here to clear Song Miqiu's name, but I happened to hear that the Empress Dowager had fainted. I heard that Song Miqiu had been the one who handled the Empress Dowager's illness, so I brought him here directly."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince suddenly remembered that Jia Zhen had come to him with the intention of asking him to help Song Miqiu, but he had not done so at the time.

Song Miqiu stood behind Jin Buning. She peeked out and met Lin Yecheng's gaze as he struggled to turn around. A hint of anger flashed in her eyes, and she wished she could just take action and kill Lin Yecheng!

Perhaps Jin Buning sensed Song Miqiu's intention, for he reached out to block Song Miqiu's path. He first handed all the evidence to the Imperial Guard beside him, asking the guard to pass it on to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is the evidence I have found. Lin Yecheng deliberately framed Song Miqiu, leading to Song Miqiu's imprisonment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yecheng felt a chill run down his spine. He shook his head, completely ignoring the pain in his buttocks, and got up very quickly.

But his legs went weak, and just as Lin Yecheng was about to get up, he staggered and fell heavily to his knees, his knees hitting the stone floor hard, making him wince in pain.

But now was not the time for him to cry out in pain. He knelt down and shouted to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I'm innocent! I did nothing wrong! Song Miqiu was imprisoned purely because she gave the Empress Dowager the wrong pill. How can you blame me for that!"

Lin Yecheng was afraid that the Emperor and others would convict him, so he kept shouting, but the Emperor was very annoyed. He waved his hand and said, "This matter will be handled entirely by the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

The Emperor looked at Song Miqiu, who was hiding behind Jin Buning, and called out repeatedly, "What are you still doing hiding behind Jin Buning? It's important to come out and save the Empress Dowager!"

Song Miqiu blinked, then realized what the Emperor meant. She nodded repeatedly, skipping the formalities of bowing, and quickly went inside with her medicine chest on her back.

Unlike Lin Yecheng, Song Miqiu's room door was always open, which made it very convenient for Granny Hua to see everything inside when she went out. A hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

Lin Yecheng refused to open the door no matter what, which greatly displeased Granny Hua.

After all, it was just a medical visit, and there was no need to remove the Empress Dowager's clothes. In addition, with the bed curtains in place, why would there be a need to close the door?

This time, Song Miqiu was much more cautious than before. After taking the Empress Dowager's pulse, when she wanted to take the medicine to feed the Empress Dowager, she not only looked at the medicine bottles thoroughly, but also held the porcelain bottles under her nose and sniffed them gently until she was sure that everything was correct before daring to push the pills into the Empress Dowager's mouth.

Granny Hua saw all of this. She looked at the other party with some surprise, not expecting that Song Miqiu would be so vigilant in such a short time.

However, it's good to be so vigilant, lest something happens to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor becomes extremely angry, which is something none of them can withstand.

The Empress Dowager's condition quickly stabilized. After Song Miqiu finished doing all this, as she was packing her medicine box, the person on the bed made a slight movement.

She subconsciously turned around and saw the Empress Dowager staring straight at her.

The Empress Dowager was surprised to see Song Miqiu the moment she opened her eyes. Recalling what Song Miqiu had done before, the Empress Dowager looked at her with great displeasure and said coldly, "Why are you in my bedchamber again?!"

Song Miqiu chuckled dryly, knowing that the Empress Dowager was holding a grudge against him for accidentally giving her the wrong pills before.

However, she had not yet found evidence that Lin Yecheng had arbitrarily changed her medicine. In addition, she herself was indeed at fault for not investigating whether the pills were correct before giving them to the Empress Dowager, which resulted in problems.