After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

Eunuch Gao immediately went out.

Rong Yingluo's eyes flickered, a guilty feeling creeping over her having done something wrong.

Soon, a group of people were brought in.

Yuwen Tai, the Su family mother and daughter, Princess Jinyang and her daughter, and a middle-aged woman whose attire suggests she is a princess.

Rong Yingluo immediately guessed that it must be Yuwen Tai's birth mother, Princess Xuan.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress." The crowd bowed first.

Emperor Taikang did not wake them up, but instead looked them over.

"What's going on?" Emperor Taikang's eyes sharpened.

"Father, my cousin Tai and Miss Gu are so shameless! They're kissing and biting each other in public!" Princess Jinyang blurted out the fastest.

It was clearly only the mother and daughter and a few palace servants who saw it, but she claimed it was in public.

She was too embarrassed to say that the two were kissing, so she used the word "nibbling" to describe their actions.

She was already fourteen years old, so naturally she knew something about matters between men and women. But she couldn't let her cute and lively image be ruined in front of her father, so she deliberately said that.

"Han'er, don't talk nonsense." Consort Yu immediately covered Princess Jinyang's mouth, though she was secretly overjoyed.

Princess Jinyang's given name was Yuwen Han.

"Please forgive her, Your Majesty. Han'er is still young and doesn't understand things," Consort Yu pleaded with the Emperor.

Her daughter had acted improperly, so as her mother, she had to put on a show.

"Atai, you speak," Emperor Taikang called upon him.

At this moment, Yuwen Tai's eyes became bloodshot.

He saw Rong Yingluo and Gu Ce.

Today, he inexplicably began to hallucinate, mistaking Gu Qingya for Jin Zier, a woman he admired.

Moreover, Zi'er took the initiative to ask him for a kiss, so how could he let such a good opportunity pass by?

Zi'er was a commoner woman he had his eye on. She knew how to please him and was a true confidante. However, Zi'er's status was too low to enter the royal palace.

He didn't know how to get Zi'er into the Prince's mansion; he considered countless possibilities, but none of them seemed realistic.

If he were to directly state that he wanted to take her into his household, his mother and father would certainly not agree.

The Prince's mansion is not under his control. Even if it were, there's still his imperial uncle, who would never agree to him marrying a commoner woman. Even taking her as a concubine, Zi'er's status wouldn't be high enough.

When he came to his senses and saw that the person in his arms was Gu Qingya, he was furious.

"Uncle, I was drugged, which is why I did such a thing. I beg you to investigate thoroughly." Yuwen Tai gritted his teeth and told the truth.

When he saw Gu Ce and Rong Yingluo, he understood.

He was definitely poisoned by the same drug he had been given at the Gu residence.

While Gu Ce and his wife were in the palace, he inexplicably began to hallucinate.

There's no such thing as a coincidence in the world.

"Your Majesty, I was under the influence of a drug, which is why I did what was inappropriate." Gu Qingya also seemed to realize something.

She originally wanted to marry Prince Xuan. At that time, she only wanted to talk to Prince Xuan, but suddenly she had a strong impulse, softly called out "Brother Tai", and threw herself into his arms.

She dreamed of being embraced by him.

It was her calling him "Brother Tai" that made Yuwen Tai suddenly change his mind, and he hugged her tightly and kissed her passionately.

"Who would dare to lay a hand on you in the corridor outside the palace? Do you think I'm so easily fooled?" Emperor Taikang roared.

"Uncle, we really were drugged. It was Gu Ce and his wife who did it." Yuwen Tai didn't care about anything else.

"This is absurd. Prime Minister Gu was discussing matters with me in the study the whole time. How could he have poisoned you?" Emperor Taikang was so angry at his nephew's stupidity that he almost laughed.

"If it's not Gu Ce, then it must be Rong Shi." Yuwen Tai pointed at Rong Yingluo.

"There's no way I could have drugged you. I went to the palace to pay my respects to the Empress today and just strolled around the Qiwu Palace. I had Granny Qin with me. How could I have drugged you? Unless I have the magic of a god to be in two places at once." Rong Yingluo lied without batting an eye.

"Your Majesty, this servant was indeed with Madam Gu the whole time. She did not give the young master the opportunity to poison him," said Granny Qin, stepping forward as a witness.

"Stop pretending with me. At the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet at the Gu family, we were all poisoned and hallucinated." Yuwen Tai revealed the incident to prove his innocence.

So many people were embarrassed back then, and everyone chose to keep quiet. Although many people knew about it, it hasn't been spread around to this day.

Today, Yuwentai said it outright.

"Prince Xuan, are you mistaken? You should ask my mother-in-law about that matter. She is the head of the household and is responsible for everything that happens in the mansion."

"My husband and I were there too, but we arrived first and were awake earlier." Rong Yingluo shifted the blame to Madam Su.

"You're talking nonsense. How could I possibly poison everyone? It was you and A-Ce who poisoned them," Su immediately retorted.

"Mother, how can you wrong your daughter-in-law and husband like this? What reason do we have to poison the guests?" Rong Yingluo pretended to be heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, I did not poison Prince Xuan." Madam Su felt that she could not explain herself even if she had a mouth.

She also knew she couldn't explain the events at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet too clearly, so she could only steer the conversation back to the present.

Today, all that is needed is to prove that she did not poison Yuwentai and her daughter.

"Someone, go and fetch a royal physician." Emperor Taikang had seen many such cases, and of course he knew that something was amiss.

Even if Atai is confused, he wouldn't just hug and kiss a woman under a corridor.

However, Miss Gu was not so shameless as to disregard morality and decency.

Soon, Imperial Physician Wan, who was knowledgeable about poisons, was invited to the Imperial Hospital.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty," said Imperial Physician Wan first.

"Imperial Physician Wan, take the pulses of Atai and Miss Gu to see if they have been poisoned," Emperor Taikang instructed.

Physician Wan obeyed the order and took the pulses of the two men.

Half an hour later, he stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, the two have indeed been poisoned with a hallucinogenic drug, but it is very mild. As long as one has a little willpower, one will not be fooled."

"Doctor Wan, take a closer look at them," Gu Ce reminded him.

Gu Ce and Rong Yingluo exchanged glances, Gu Ce being all too aware of his wife's abilities.

The drug can induce hallucinations simply by being smelled.

How could Yuwen Tai and Gu Qingya smell it when they were outside? The only possibility is that it was on them.

After hearing Gu Ce's words, Physician Wan leaned closer to examine the two men more closely.

Sure enough, he discovered something amiss.

"Your Majesty, there is a small amount of powder on Miss Gu's clothes. It is the powder that can prevent hallucinations. It has almost dissipated." Imperial Physician Wan bowed.

Gu Qingya turned pale upon hearing this.

"Mother, I didn't, it wasn't me." Gu Qingya never expected that the poison powder would be found on her. She grabbed Su's hand for protection, looking terrified.

She really didn't do that.

"Your Majesty, I brought my daughter to the palace today and had no idea that Prince Xuan's heir was also there. It was impossible for me to have made any preparations or plots against him beforehand. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly." Madam Su was also quite frightened.

How could this happen?

After she finished speaking, she looked at Rong Yingluo, trying to read something from her face, but Rong Yingluo met her gaze expressionlessly.

"Hmph, if it wasn't her, who else could it be? As soon as she saw Atai, she ran up and stopped him."

"She carries poison with her every day and uses any opportunity to cause trouble." Princess Xuan, who had remained silent until now, condemned Gu Qingya with a look of disgust.