An Ruowan didn't know what she was talking to Gu Beichen, as if she hadn't noticed everyone's gazes.
It was Gu Beichen who tugged on her sleeve, and then she turned her attention to Emperor Tuoba.
"What happened?"
Looking at the expression on An Ruowan's face, Emperor Tuoba also began to wonder, why did An Ruowan attack Concubine Shu?
"What did you say just now? Say it again now!"
Emperor Tuoba did not answer An Ruowan's words, but instead spoke to Luping.
Qingfeng saw the right moment and let go of his hand, silently retreating behind Gu Beichen.
Lu Ping was also startled by Tuoba Huang's sudden words, as if she didn't realize what she had just said, and quickly knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head to look in front of her.
Seeing this, Emperor Tuoba frowned in displeasure and raised his hand to let the imperial guards walk in.
"If you don't tell me, I have a solution."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Ping panicked a little. Seeing the Imperial Guards pulling her forward to leave, she crawled up to Emperor Tuoba.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is what I say."
Seeing that she finally relented, Emperor Tuoba raised his hand and asked the imperial guards to let her go. However, he still had to wait to hear the specific situation before making a decision.
Lu Ping's face was full of fear. Looking at the scene in front of her, she finally spoke as if she was determined.
"It's Princess Rong. Before something happened to Concubine Shu, she told the slave that if anything happened to her, it would be Princess Rong. But the slave didn't know why."
Lu Ping burst into tears as she spoke, "I just said this out of desperation, but I have no evidence, so I dare not repeat it in front of the emperor, and I ask for your forgiveness."
After finishing speaking, Lu Ping did not forget to kowtow to the ground, even the powder she just dropped fell to the ground, looking very pitiful.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Emperor Tuoba's eyes unconsciously fell on An Ruowan, but he saw her slightly raising the corners of her mouth.
Sensing Emperor Tuoba's gaze, An Ruowan's face was filled with surprise, "Does the Emperor suspect that I did it?"
"Otherwise, how could Concubine Shu say such a thing?"
Listening to Emperor Tuoba's questioning words, the smile on An Ruowan's lips gradually subsided.
"Although I have a clear conscience, since this maid opened her mouth like this, if I cannot prove my innocence, it seems that I really did this."
After saying that, An Ruowan strode to Luping, "You said you don't know what's going on. Do you dare to swear?"
Although Lu Ping didn't quite understand why An Ruowan asked such a question, she still nodded subconsciously and didn't look into An Ruowan's eyes again.
"Then send one."
Facing An Ruowan's request, Luping frowned unconsciously.
Seeing this, An Ruowan couldn't help but chuckle, "Why, are you scared?"
"My slave, I swear that everything I just said is true. If even half of it is false..."
Before Luping finished speaking, An Ruowan took the opportunity to stuff a pill into her mouth, causing her to lower her head and cough.
After she calmed down, Lu Ping looked at An Ruowan, her eyes full of panic, "What did you do to me?"
An Ruowan smiled harmlessly, "It's just a small thing, so you can only tell the truth. If you tell a lie, you will be in unbearable pain, and it will become more and more painful."
After finishing speaking, An Ruowan bowed her hands to Gu Beichen and said, "If the emperor has anything to ask, you can ask now."
Although Emperor Tuoba didn't believe what An Ruowan said, he still cleared his throat when he saw the panic flashing in Lu Ping's eyes.
"Do you know what kind of poison was in Concubine Shu?"
"This slave doesn't know."
After Luping subconsciously spoke, she suddenly gritted her teeth, as if she wanted to suppress the pain in her body, but unfortunately she failed.
That ferocious look fell into Emperor Tuoba's eyes, how could he not understand that she was lying.
After hearing Emperor Tuoba snort coldly, Lu Ping couldn't help but tremble. She stood up and wanted to rush towards the pillar on the side. If she fainted, she would not have to answer Emperor Tuoba's question.
But she didn't know that after being manipulated like this, there would be no three hundred taels of silver in this place.
What's more, there was a royal guard standing beside Lu Ping. She had just made a move when she was stopped by the royal guard. Emperor Tuoba's face also darkened at this moment.
"Is the poison in Concubine Shu the result of Princess Rong?"
Luping wanted to nod and admit this, but the pain in her body was getting worse every time. She couldn't tell a lie at all, she just wanted to end the pain as soon as possible.
"No, it's not Princess Rong, it's the slave who wants to frame the princess. Please ask the emperor to spare the slave."
Lu Ping knew very well that it would not be good to involve Concubine Shu at this time, so she simply took the matter entirely on her head, hoping that Concubine Shu could protect her family if she woke up.
Tuoba Huang's face looked very ugly, especially after hearing Lu Ping admit the matter personally, it made his brows even more wrinkled.
"This slave only wants to die, and I hope the emperor will grant it!"
Since this kind of thing cannot be concealed, Luping knows that she has no need to live. Now the best ending for her is to lose her life happily.
But how could Emperor Tuoba let her lose her life so easily? With a wave of his hand, he asked the imperial guards to take Luping down, without forgetting to give a special warning.
"Keep an eye on her for me!"
Lu Ping's face instantly turned pale. She felt that she had oversimplified the matter just now. Before she could recover, she was already taken out of the palace by the imperial guards.
After Luping left, An Ruowan's smile remained unchanged and she focused on the imperial doctor.
"Presumably since Concubine Shu dared to take poison, she must have arranged for her people among these people to detoxify her at the critical moment. I wonder if I am right?"
As soon as the words fell, one person couldn't help but look away. Emperor Tuoba waved his hand and ordered someone to take that person out.
"It's you!"
The man in front of him was the one who diagnosed Ping'an Pulse for Concubine Shu before. Emperor Tuoba didn't know when he actually started doing things for Concubine Shu.
Hearing a cold snort from above his head, the imperial doctor was so frightened that he trembled and quickly bowed to Emperor Tuoba.
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me. I don't dare to do such a thing. Someone must have deliberately slandered me. Your Majesty..."
But this time Emperor Tuoba had no intention of listening to him, "There is no shortage of people like you in my palace."
As soon as the words fell, the Royal Forest Army pulled the imperial doctor and walked out. Emperor Tuoba did not give any special instructions. This man must have only one end.
