Su Muyao's face turned pale, and she subconsciously looked at Su Qi, meeting his questioning eyes.
Her heart trembled and she looked away in panic.
Su Qi didn't know that her mother had used Su Ruotang's mother's dowry, but Lin Mu helped hide it.
She didn't dare to think about what would happen if Su Qi found out...
Shen Lanlan watched Liu Wanyue treat Su Ruotang tenderly, and her eyes were red with anger.
Su Muyao saw the jealousy in her eyes, and seemed to have no intention of speaking, "I don't know what my sister is doing. She is late for such an important palace banquet."
When Shen Lanlan heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she stood up suddenly and said, "I heard that Miss Su Er has been shopping around the shops in the capital these days, and she is said to be choosing gifts."
"I came so late tonight. I must have found a gift. I wonder if we are lucky enough to take a look at Miss Su Er's gift?"
The queen did not want to completely break up with Su Ruotang, after all, the Tan Mansion behind her was very wealthy.
As long as she and Mo Rongyan have not been married and Tanfu has not taken sides, she will still have a chance to draw Su Ruotang and Tanfu into her camp.
When she heard Shen Lanlan's words, she frowned and scolded in a low voice, "Lan Lan, you should take what I hear from hearsay seriously!"
"Next time you talk nonsense, my aunt will definitely punish you!"
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, a concubine spoke softly, "Sister Queen, Miss Shen is outspoken. Miss Su Er is late for the palace banquet. She must have really gone to prepare gifts."
"If Miss Su Er is able to prepare so carefully, I would also like to see it."
Some noble ladies who were good friends with Shen Lanlan also spoke one after another.
"Yes, I have also heard about Miss Su Er visiting almost every shop in the capital."
"That's right, I've met her before, and she didn't even like the green jade bracelet."
"Green jade? Is there a priceless green jade? Then I'm even more curious about what gift she found?"
"I'm more curious about who she wants to give the gift to."
"Shh, stop talking..."
Shen Lanlan listened to everyone's discussion and became even more proud, "Miss Su Er, since everyone is so curious, why don't you just take out the gift and let everyone open their eyes."
Just when Liu Wanyue was about to speak, Su Ruotang gently pulled her hand, stuffed a porcelain bottle into her hand, and whispered: "My Lady, this is the Hundred Poison Pill that can cure hundreds of poisons. Please keep it."
When Liu Wanyue heard this, her pupils suddenly narrowed, and she subconsciously clenched the porcelain bottle in her hand.
Su Ruotang raised his head from Concubine Wan's shoulder, glanced at Shen Lanlan coldly, suddenly smiled, and said meaningfully: "I didn't even know that Miss Shen actually knew that I had visited all the shops in the capital. She has such a wide network of contacts."
When Shen Lanlan heard this, her expression changed slightly, and then she said, "I wasn't the only one who saw you when you visited the store, everyone saw it."
Su Ruotang's spiritual eyes were full of confusion, and he pressed his temples, "Oh? Who has seen it? You might as well help me recall my memories. My memory may be confused."
"I remember that I stayed in the mansion these past few days, and at most I went to Linqin Residence and the pharmacy. I don't remember visiting all the shops in the capital."
Speaking of this, she frowned and said angrily: "But I have been bedridden for the past two days. Maybe I was confused and forgot."
After Su Ruotang finished speaking, the noble girls who had just mentioned that they saw her visiting the shop all lowered their heads.
They have never even seen Su Ruotang. Some of them even saw Su Ruotang for the first time tonight. Who knows if she has ever visited a store.
What I said just now was just to gain a good impression in front of Shen Lanlan.
Shen Lanlan choked. She said she saw Su Ruotang visiting a shop, but she was just making it up.
The queen saw that the situation was not favorable for Shen Lanlan. Her brother was not in the capital, so she naturally had to protect her niece, so she smiled and said, "Lan Lan, Miss Su Er has been frail and sick since she was a child and rarely goes out. You are wrong."
After that, she looked at Su Ruotang, her eyes no longer as gentle as when she faced Shen Lanlan, but became cold, "Miss Su Er, you are not in good health and you came a little late. Just be careful in the future."
Su Ruotang smiled coldly.
The queen's words seemed to relieve her, but in fact she secretly accused her of contempt for the imperial power.
If it is not handled well, it will even affect Tan Mansion.
Sure enough, after the queen finished speaking, Emperor Wu Shun's expression sank slightly.
Everyone looked at Su Ruotang with subtle expressions.
Mo Rongyan leaned lazily on the back of the chair, his finely sculpted wrists resting on his temples, looking lazy and dignified.
Fu Beixian smacked his lips: "The queen is so shady, you're not going to help her?"
Mo Ronyan raised his eyes and said calmly, "The wolf has entered the flock of sheep."
Fu Beixian was startled: "What?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ruotang's hoarse voice came, "Empress, I'm here late tonight, and I have indeed prepared a gift."
When the Queen heard this, her tone was a bit sharp, "Miss Su Er, you just said that you were bedridden for the past two days, and now you say that you were late because you were preparing gifts. Do you know that this is deceiving the emperor?"
Hearing the queen's words, Su Muyao and Shen Lanlan's eyes flashed with joy at the same time.
Liu Wanyue glared at her son, who was still watching the excitement, and looked at Su Ruotang with her beautiful eyes worriedly.
Su Ruotang ignored the queen and said to Emperor Wu Shun: "Your Majesty, I have been ill in bed for the past two days. I came late today to wait for the elixir to be refined."
