The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 159 Something Big Happened in the Palace

The Queen Mother was used to the struggles in the palace, and at this moment she could probably guess that either Bai Zhaozhao had harmed someone and was trying hard to get away, or Qin Sha had written and directed the story herself but failed.

As for Zhong Jingting, she is a strong witness. She is the granddaughter of Lord Zhong. Lord Zhong and Lord Qin have always been at odds with each other, but Zhong Jingting is no match for Lord Qin. Therefore, Zhong Jingting does not have any good feelings towards Qin Sha. As for Bai Zhaozhao, she is not familiar with him either.

So what she said is quite credible.

Bai Zhaozhao was also very satisfied. She said that she and Zhong Jingting could be the same kind of people. The same testimony from her was not as credible as that from Zhong Jingting.

After a while, the imperial physician checked all the wine jugs and glasses on the table.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this wine glass and wine jug, and... the wine jug is not filled with wine, but water."

The queen was puzzled: "It's water? Princess Zhaohe, what's going on?"

Bai Zhaozhao said calmly, "Please forgive me, Queen, I am not good at drinking, so I asked the maid to bring me a pot of water."

Bai Zhaozhao pointed at a palace maid next to her. The maid knelt down tremblingly and said softly, "I... I did change the water for the county lady!"

Bai Zhaozhao pretended to be confused: "Why is this sister so scared? It's just water, you didn't poison it, why are you so panicked?"

The maid kowtowed repeatedly: "Please spare my life, Queen, I didn't poison you! I didn't poison you!"

The Queen waved her hands and said, "Go down, go down. Why are you shaking so hard if I didn't poison you? Do you think I can eat you?"

"Impossible!" Qin Sha was brought over at this time. She knelt down excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, Bai Zhaozhao must have poisoned me. It was only because I vomited it out in time that I was able to save my life! And what Bai Zhaozhao handed me was wine, not water!"

Qin Sha didn't understand what Zhao Zhao had done. She had clearly planned everything out. On the one hand, she asked the maid to serve Bai Zhao Zhao a new pot of wine, which contained a drug that could make people unconscious, but it was not serious. On the other hand, she sent people to observe whether the Queen was coming soon.

After receiving the news that the queen was coming, she went to find Bai Zhaozhao, pretending to chat with her, and then waited for an opportunity to drink a glass of wine so that she could successfully frame Bai Zhaozhao. However, she did not expect that Bai Zhaozhao would actually give her a glass of wine on his own initiative. This was even better, as Zhong Jingting would prove that this was what Bai Zhaozhao did on purpose!

But who could tell her what had happened? Why did Bai Zhaozhao's wine jug turn into water? Why did the palace maid admit that it was water?

Damn it! Not only did he fail to get to the side hall, but he was also tricked by Bai Zhaozhao. Maybe the Queen would find out something. How could this be allowed?

The queen was skeptical and called several imperial doctors to check everything on Bai Zhaozhao's desk. Finally, they confirmed that there was no poison.

This is too strange. Even if Qin Sha wrote and performed it herself, there must be evidence, right? Could it be that she is as stupid as a pig and can make others believe her just by talking?

How can this be?

Bai Zhaozhao remained calm and asked, "Miss Qin, did you eat something bad and it happened to be caused by drinking my 'water'? But you are in great shape and you were able to vomit it out by yourself. That's amazing!"

Everyone around immediately thought of Qin Sha's embarrassed look just now and started whispering to each other.

Qin Sha was filled with resentment, but she had no other choice. She had indeed been drugged and was feeling dizzy, but she had only pretended to faint. After vomiting, she immediately became alert. The imperial physician had found nothing, and in the end, she was the only one who lost face.

Seeing that Qin Sha was speechless, the Queen had no choice but to calm down the matter, saying that it was just a misunderstanding and letting everyone go. She defined Qin Sha's suffering this time as eating something bad. What else could she do? If Bai Zhaozhao was detained based solely on Qin Sha's testimony, how could Prince An accept it?

Just like that, the palace banquet ended, and the nobles who had happily enjoyed the feast went home to discuss today's gossip.

Bai Zhaozhao and Tang Yanyan were preparing to return to Prince An's Mansion. Before leaving, they invited Jiang Yuanmeng to visit them when they were free.

What Bai Zhaozhao didn't expect was that Zhong Jingting caught up with her and asked in a low voice with admiration: "County Lady is really amazing! Can you tell me how you did it?"

There was a flash of surprise in Bai Zhaozhao's eyes. Her technique was so quick, could it be that Zhong Jingting had seen through it?

Zhong Jingting seemed to see through her confusion and whispered, "I have a good nose. When Qin Sha drank before, I clearly smelled alcohol! It can't be water!"

Bai Zhaozhao understood and whispered, "It's just a little folk trick. I'm sorry to have made Miss Zhong laugh! I also want to thank Miss Zhong for keeping it secret."

Zhong Jingting nodded: "I should thank you. From now on, it is safer not to even put in superficial efforts to treat people I hate, otherwise I will be used as a scapegoat!"

The two looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

At noon the next day.

Tang Yanyan ran to Bai Zhaozhao's room, panting and saying, "Zhaozhao, I'm telling you, something big has happened in the palace!"

Bai Zhaozhao rubbed his temple: "What's the big deal?"

"Early this morning, I went to the Queen Mother to pay my respects, and I happened to meet the Empress. She actually asked the Queen Mother for a maid!"

“Is this a big deal?”

"Listen to me! I didn't think it was a big deal at first, but when I came out of the Queen Mother's Palace, I happened to see the maid being taken away by the housekeeper. She also sternly told her to be careful about her words and actions when she went to the Queen's Palace and not to embarrass herself. Then the maid started crying and looked upset..."

Bai Zhaozhao said with a bitter face: "Sister, can you tell me the point?"

Tang Yanyan choked and immediately said, "I'll get to the point soon! I saw some palace maids and eunuchs around pointing at them. After they left, I was curious and asked them, but they all looked at me with flickering eyes and refused to speak.

Hehe, then I sent a maid to investigate and found out that the prince got drunk at the palace banquet for ministers yesterday, and wanted to wait for the queen to finish her visit before paying her respects, so he went to the side hall next to our banquet to rest and wait. As a result... um, anyway, he slept with a palace maid, and somehow, when they came out, they were seen by many palace people!"

Bai Zhaozhao was shocked: "Then they found out that it was the Queen Mother's maid, so the Queen went to the Queen Mother to ask for the maid for the sake of the Crown Prince's face?"

Tang Yanyan nodded: "That's right! Are you surprised? In theory, this is not a big deal. The key is that the maid is already 25 years old. She was supposed to leave the palace next year, and she even packed her bags! So everyone thinks that she can't possibly frame the prince, and it must be that the prince was drunk and had sex... Well, anyway, the prince must be very worried now. I heard that he has been punished by the emperor, and there might even be an impeachment by the censor!"

Bai Zhaozhao found it funny: "The prince is worried, why are you so excited?"