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Chapter 238 The Queen Mother suddenly wanted to suppress this matter

Not long after, Little Li came to the palace with a group of chefs and palace maids. They lowered their heads tremblingly, not daring to look directly at the emperor.

The emperor looked at these people coldly and asked, "Who is responsible for making these two cakes? Stand up!"

There was a commotion among the crowd, but no one dared to admit it.

The emperor became even angrier when he saw this. He shouted, "If no one admits it, then we'll all be dragged out and beheaded!"

At this time, a young chef finally couldn't bear it anymore. He fell to his knees and cried, "Your Majesty, please spare me! I did it...but I really don't know why it is poisonous!"

The emperor frowned tightly, his eyes full of suspicion and confusion. He asked in a low voice: "How did you know that the cake was poisoned? Did you poison it, or did someone tell you in advance?"

Faced with the emperor's stern questioning, the young chef panicked. He pursed his lips tremblingly, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he stammered as he quickly explained, "The emperor asked Eunuch Li to bring everyone from the imperial kitchen here for interrogation. I...I was overthinking, but it was just a wild guess in my mind, without any real evidence!"

After the emperor heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at him and asked, "Do you have any enemies? Or have you come into contact with any suspicious people recently?"

The chef shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have always done my job honestly and have never offended anyone..."

The emperor then interrogated the other cooks and all the palace maids and eunuchs who had come into contact with the two cakes, but no matter how they were threatened or tempted, they always insisted that they knew nothing about the matter.

In desperation, the emperor could only give up asking questions temporarily.

Therefore, the Emperor, Feng Wuhen and Jiang Yimo began to speculate secretly.

After some analysis, they believed that the arsenic on the pastry must have been poisoned after it left the imperial kitchen.

After all, if someone wanted to tamper with the imperial kitchen, it would inevitably attract the attention of others, and doing so would be too risky.

Thinking of this, the emperor made a prompt decision and decided to interrogate Hongying, the maidservant beside Princess Cangyue, again.

However, just as the emperor began to interrogate Hongying, the empress dowager, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, I think this matter needs further consideration. In my opinion, we might as well put all those involved in the incident into prison and interrogate them strictly to get to the bottom of it."

"In addition, we must also increase the palace's security to prevent such incidents from happening again."

The Queen Mother's tone was calm and firm, and it seemed that she had already decided what to do next.

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Wuhen and Jiang Yimo looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but frowned.

What does the Queen Mother mean?

Doesn't she know that the longer the time goes on, the more detrimental it will be to investigating the truth?

Seeing that the murderer was very likely to be at large, they became more and more anxious.

"Wait, Your Majesty, the investigation of this case cannot be delayed, because the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it will be to the case."

Jiang Yimo, under tremendous pressure, ignored the Queen Mother's authority and gave righteous advice to the Emperor.

However, before she finished her words, the empress dowager's originally kind face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and her sharp eyes stared at Jiang Yimo, as if she wanted to eat her alive.

Then, the Queen Mother angrily scolded her: "What an ignorant girl! I am discussing something with the Emperor, how can I allow a lowly person like you to interrupt? I thought you knew medicine and had some manners, but now it seems that you are just a vulgar woman who lacks education and etiquette!"

Faced with the Queen Mother's sudden rebuke and insults, Jiang Yimo couldn't help but feel a burning anger in her heart.

However, due to the other party's noble status and the fact that he was in the imperial palace, he was unable to resist and had to swallow his anger.

If an ordinary person treated her like this, she would have retaliated ruthlessly.

But the one in front of him is, after all, the empress dowager who holds utmost power, and any carelessness could bring disaster upon her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yimo clenched her fists, trying hard to suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart.

But she didn't expect that Feng Wuhen would also run into the Queen Mother's gun with her.

"Your Majesty, Grandmother, what Momo said makes a lot of sense. This case is of great importance. If we don't hurry up and investigate it thoroughly, I'm afraid the real culprit will go unpunished. Over time, this matter will come to an end without any result."

"Not only will it damage the reputation of the royal family, it will also pose a threat to the safety of the Empress Dowager!" Feng Wuhen said righteously.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she stretched out her finger and pointed at Feng Wuhen, shouting angrily: "You... you rebellious son, have you been hanging out with that little girl for so long that you have become so disobedient and unfilial that you even dare to disobey my people?"

Her face was full of disappointment and anger, and there was a dark light in her eyes.

Jiang Yimo really didn't understand why the Queen Mother was suddenly working so hard to suppress this case. Could it be that she had already noticed something and was trying to protect the real culprit behind this case?

Jiang Yimo thought to herself that this must be what the Queen Mother planned.

At this moment, Prince Sui, who had been standing silently beside the emperor, finally spoke up: "Grandmother, what my seventh brother and Miss Jiang said is very true. This case should not be delayed any further."

His voice trembled slightly and he seemed a little nervous.

As soon as the words fell, the Queen Mother suddenly turned her gaze to Prince Sui, her eyes full of anger, "Prince Sui, even you dare to disobey the words of the Imperial Grandmother."

Then, Prince Sui stumbled for a long time trying to explain, but he even uttered the three words "Imperial Grandmother" haltingly and it took him a lot of effort to finish them, let alone defend Feng Wuhen and Jiang Yimo.

In the end, he could only pout helplessly and gave up explaining with a look of regret on his face.

At this moment, Prince You and Prince Kang, who had also followed the emperor to Yongshou Palace to visit the empress dowager, stood aside without saying a word, watching everything happening in front of them quietly, as if they were enjoying a good show.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager's palace suddenly became silent. The imperial chefs, palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground did not even dare to breathe.

The Queen Mother was still angry and dissatisfied with Feng Wuhen and Jiang Yimo; the Emperor was lost in deep thought; as for Feng Wuhen and Jiang Yimo, they were concentrating on thinking about the key to the case.

After a long time, Princess Cangyue suddenly broke the silence in the palace.

"Hongying, I want to ask you, on your way out of the imperial kitchen carrying porridge and cakes, did you run into Xiangye, the maid from Concubine Xiao's palace, and did you have an argument with her?"

Princess Cangyue asked her with a heavy face.