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"Sister doesn't have any objections, everything depends on Sister Rou." Yu Zihui let out an extremely tiny sound from between his lips.

"Alright, since little sister doesn't have any objections, big sister will go back and prepare. When the time comes, little sister shouldn't forget to attend the palace banquet." Fang Rou had a gentle smile on her face and was filled with pride. After that, she glanced at Qiao yet again and spoke with a high voice, "When the time comes, I hope that you will give me your appreciation and come with me."

Qiao Qiao's cold eyes still slightly turned but he did not reply.

Seeing that Qiao Qiao was still looking down on her, Fang Rou did not show the slightest bit of anger. Instead, there was an extremely pleased smile on the corner of her mouth as she slowly turned around and left.

After Fang Rou had left, Yu Ziyi raised his head with a face full of fear. He grabbed Qiao Qiao's hand and said with worry, "Sister Qiao, I'm afraid that the palace feast that Fang Rou wants to hold is against you."

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but knit his brows and ask: "What do you mean?"

"Sister Qiao, you don't know? Fang Rou is famous for being jealous in the imperial harem. How could she sincerely choose a good wife for the emperor?" Yu Ziyi's face was full of worry, and his palms were covered with cold sweat.

Joe continued to sneer, his face impassive.

"Sister Qiao, I'm afraid that this palace banquet will not be beneficial to you, how about you wait until the palace banquet's day and find a random excuse to not participate? "Like this, even if Fang Rou wanted to obstruct you during the palace banquet, she would have no way of doing so." Yu Zihui frowned and racked his brains before pulling on Qiao Qiao's hand and said to her.

Since she has already said that she would let me participate, then she has already thought of a way to deal with me. No matter what, I can't avoid it so I might as well go and participate in the palace feast. " Qiao still had a raised eyebrow, the corners of his mouth raised.

"But …" Yu Zihui was still worried and wanted to exhort him.

"Don't worry, Hui'er. We'll deal with it when the time comes. It's just that you have to take care of yourself." Joe's brow was still soft, and he couldn't help but pat her hand.

"Then... "Fine." Seeing that he was unable to dissuade Qiao Zheng, Yu Zihui could only lower his head and dejectedly replied, "It's getting late, then little sister will not disturb elder sister Qiao's rest any longer. Little sister will take her leave."

Qiao still had a faint smile on his lips as he watched Yu Zihui's back as he leisurely left.

"Miss, do you really want to go to Rou Fei's palace banquet?" Even though Yu Ziyi's words hadn't entered Qiao Qiao's heart, they had completely entered Die'er's. She was afraid that Fang Rou had set up a trap and was waiting for her young miss to jump into it.

"Of course." Joe continued to raise his lips.

"But esteemed wangfei's words aren't without reason." Die'er was still frowning. She looked worried.

"What are you afraid of? Am I the kind of person your young lady would be afraid of?" Joe still raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"But young miss, you have to be on guard against anyone. Esteemed wangfei never liked young miss in the first place, and young miss doesn't have the title of concubine either. It's hard to avoid her bullying her." Die'er's brows were still tightly knitted. Even though she knew that the little miss was powerful, she still couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Silly girl, have you forgotten who your young lady is? The previous dynasty's old official, Fang, had to bow to me. How much trouble could a mere imperial concubine cause? "

Qiao Qiao still put on a haughty expression as she raised her head, but she did not know what Rou Fei was thinking. The words she said just now were just to comfort Die'er. No matter how strong the enemy was, she couldn't mess up first.

"Yes, yes." Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Die'er finally calmed down and nodded her head to her.

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The next morning, the sun was shining very well, and Joe was still up early to get his makeup done. He was in a very cheerful mood.

"Miss, Miss." At the entrance of the palace, Die'er had gone out long ago to inquire about the mission that Qiao gave her. At this moment, she hurriedly ran towards the inner hall.

Qiao Qiao still knew that Die'er must have received news, and was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and ran towards the incoming Die'er to greet her.

"How is it?" she asked eagerly.

"Miss, your servant has already … "I've already found the Tang woman who helped young miss boil medicine that day." Die'er said this as she turned her head, pointing at the trembling grandma behind her as she spoke.

"Alright, go to the side and rest first." Qiao Qiao still had a smile on his lips as he skipped Die'er and walked towards the woman behind him. Qiao Qiao still had a smile on his lips as he spared Die'er and walked towards the woman behind the woman.

"This old body greets you …" "Greetings young lady." Perhaps she did not know how to address Qiao Zhu, but the woman could only prostrate herself on the ground, trembling.

"Grandma, don't be afraid. Hurry up." Qiao Qiao spoke softly to the woman before him.

"Many …" "Thank you, my lady." The woman slowly stood up, but she did not dare to raise her head. She only lowered her head and said nothing.

"I've called you here today just to ask if you remember any herbs fried for the Cold Palace a few days ago?" After all, the Cold Palace was a desolate land. It was likely that there had only been medicinal herbs there in the past, so to this old lady, she should have had a deep impression of it.

Sure enough, the woman's body paused for a moment. Her brows were knitted tightly, as if she was thinking about something.

Qiao Qiao's face was still filled with patience as he waited for the old woman's reply.

"Oh!" This old one has thought of it! " The old woman suddenly exclaimed in surprise, then she raised her head and looked at Qiao Qiao's still cheerful eyes as she continued speaking.

At that time, I thought that I was too old to listen, so I carefully thought about it. After entering the cold palace, most of the people who entered were abandoned by the emperor, so how could I still concoct medicine for them?

"Yes, that's the day!" Qiao Qiao continued to smile happily and then asked, "Then, this medicine has been in the hands of grandma ever since we obtained it?"

The old woman frowned. It had probably been a long time, and some things were getting more and more unclear.

"Yes, it was Doctor Liu from the Imperial Hospital who brought it to me personally. I personally fried it and gave it to Eunuch Zhao." The old woman slowly replied after a long time.

"So you're saying that aside from Doctor Liu and Elder Zhao of the Imperial Physician Courtyard, this bowl of soup didn't even touch you?" Qiao Qiao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows as he asked the old woman.

The old woman frowned and slowly nodded. "Yes, miss."

Qiao Qiao still couldn't help clenching his fist. It seemed that all three of them were suspected, it was better to eliminate them one by one.

Thinking this, Qiao Qiao couldn't help but reveal a hint of coldness between his brows. He spoke to the old woman in front of him in a deep voice. "Granny, as far as I know, you have a young grandson by your side. If you dare tell a lie, this child …"

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but sweep the area with his cold brows. Die'er understood immediately and brought a five to six-year-old child, who was behind the screen, to the old woman.

Seeing that her grandson's eyes were tightly shut, the old woman couldn't help but cry out, "Jue'er, Jue'er, what's wrong with you?!" She cried and was about to pounce in the direction of her grandson, but she was still coldly separated by Joe.

"Granny, don't worry. The child is fine and only fell asleep. However, if you are unwilling to tell me the truth, the child will probably fall asleep forever." Qiao Qiao couldn't help but pout his cold lips, his tone full of threat.

"Wuuu …" This old one's words are true. Young lady, please let this old one go. " When the old woman heard that her grandson was fine, she still knelt before Qiao Qiao and greeted him.

"Granny, I have no ill intentions. I just want to know, do you know that the bowl of soup you sent to the cold palace contained the poison of the Vermilion Crane Pill?" Qiao Qiao still spoke softly. She only wanted to force the woman to speak the truth. Regarding her and her grandson's lives, she had never thought of harming them in the slightest.

The old woman heard the words that Qiao Yifan was still saying and immediately sat down on the ground. Her eyes were dull as she opened her mouth and said with a teary voice, "My lady, you are wise. This old woman really does not know this … "How could the soup have the poison of the Red Crane Head's Head?"

"You really don't know?" Joe asked, still raising his eyebrows.

"I really don't know, I really don't know." The old woman's voice was choked with sobs, and her face was filled with panic.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but lower her head. This old woman really didn't seem like she was lying. Moreover, her most precious grandson was held hostage by her. No matter what, she couldn't be deceived.

"Have you ever met anyone suspicious when you were frying medicine?" Joe continued to ask.

"No, I was alone in the pharmacy the whole time. I haven't seen anyone suspicious." The old woman kept glancing at the child in Die'er's arms. Her eyes were filled with pity.

Perhaps it was because there was too much noise in the room that the child in Dia'Er's arms woke up from his sleep. His chubby little hands continuously rubbed his sleepy eyes and then glanced down to see his mother-in-law kneeling on the ground. He happily jumped down from Dia'Er's embrace and threw himself into her embrace.

"Granny, you came to pick Zhener up."

The woman's face lit up as she pulled her grandson into her embrace and carefully sized him up.

"Jue'er, are you alright?"

"It's nothing it's nothing it's nothing it's okay, Zhan'er is fine, this big sister is fine, give her a osmanthus cake and also play chess with Zhan'er. Big sister said that grandma will come over later, and sure enough, she didn't lie to Zhan'er!" The boy pulled at his mother-in-law's hand with a smile and pointed at Joe still. He really liked her.

"Jue'er must not be rude." The mother-in-law opened Jue'er's finger and pointed to the same finger as before, and said to him in a serious tone.

"It's alright. Today I disturbed Grandma, so I hope Grandma doesn't take it to heart." Qiao Qiao supported the woman who was slumped on the ground and said gently.

"Thank you young lady, thank you young lady." The old woman kept kowtowing to Qiao Qiao.

"Mother, please bring Zhan'er back quickly. I hope that you won't tell anyone else about today's matter." Qiao Qiao still warned carefully.

"Don't worry Miss, I will definitely keep my mouth shut." The old woman picked up her grandson and walked out of the palace.

"Die'er, send Grandma off."

"Yes." Die'er responded, then stood up to help the woman out of the palace.