Chapter 984

In order to make this scene flawless, naturally they needed doctor Zhang's cooperation.

This was because Empress Dowager Zhou trusted doctor Zhang the most. She never would have thought that doctor Zhang would collude with Mo Chuan and the others to put on a show, so she immediately believed it.

Doctor Zhang said, "This old minister only hopes to catch the culprit as soon as possible, there is nothing else I want."

Mo Chuan nodded.

"Ning 'er, do you think mother ….." He looked at Chen Ning, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Although he didn't finish, Chen Ning already guessed what he wanted to ask. She immediately shook her head and said, "This matter has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager, she doesn't know anything at all."

She had seen Empress Dowager Zhou's reaction in the mosquito net. Empress Dowager Zhou only looked at her and asked a single question. Her mind was completely focused on the Eldest Princess in the death row prison.

Mo Chuan saw this and naturally felt a bit of resentment towards Empress Dowager Zhou, but Chen Ning wasn't angry.

She and Empress Dowager Zhou didn't have any relationship to begin with. According to common sense, Empress Dowager Zhou should be more concerned about her own daughter, this was understandable.

Hearing Chen Ning's words, Mo Chuan let out a sigh of relief. He was most worried that this matter was arranged by Empress Dowager Zhou.

"What should we do now?" He then asked.

"Wait."

Chen Ning blinked, "The Empress Dowager will issue a decree after returning to the palace. Let's just quietly wait for the news."

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The news quickly spread throughout the capital city. The empress had been poisoned on their wedding night and her life was in danger.

The Empress Dowager had issued a decree that anyone who had an antidote could enter the palace. If they could save the empress' life, they would be heavily rewarded!

This news was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up huge waves all of a sudden.

The civil and military officials were all in an uproar.

Just the day before, they had been drinking the emperor and empress' wedding wine. No one would have thought that they would hear this kind of bad news the next day.

Therefore, the ministers began to rummage through their chests to find their life saving pills. This was because this was a good chance to please the emperor and empress and increase their rank, so no one wanted to miss it.

There was a lot of traffic outside the palace, making it very lively.

Because the one injured was the empress, it wasn't convenient for the ministers to enter the palace. They arranged for their families to enter the palace and visit the empress.

Only these families were all blocked outside the palace, not even to see a single hair of the empress. They could only hear the emperor's cold voice coming from the palace, telling everyone to wait outside.

This time, the family members brought all kinds of elixirs. There were ointments, powders, pills, and soups. All of them were placed in brocade boxes.

This time, Xiao Si did not dare to be careless. He personally opened each box and inspected it carefully. After finding nothing strange, he sent it to the emperor in his bedroom.

"Ning 'er, doctor Zhang, is there anything wrong with the medicine that has been sent?"

Mo Chuan had Xiao Si spread out the medicine boxes and placed them on the table, letting Chen Ning and doctor Zhang look over them.

He did not understand medicine, so he could not tell if the medicine was poisonous or not, but since this was Chen Ning's idea, she must have a deeper meaning.