Volume One, Chapter Fifty-Seven
In the great hall, Zhao Fu sat above. Kneeling below was a beautiful maidservant—the very maid who had been meant to attend Huo Baiwu, yet had caused him to be poisoned. Her name was Huo Qianhua.
Now, the two people of highest status and greatest authority in the Fire Flame Kingdom had been poisoned one after another. Everyone in the kingdom was in danger, and the situation had begun to grow turbulent.
The first priority was to find the poisoner. Otherwise, the matter would not be easily settled.
People from every side were searching and speculating over who the poisoner might be. Zhao Fu also wanted evidence of who had done these things. His instincts told him it was Li Baiqing.
Huo Qianhua was extremely nervous and afraid. She had originally wanted to use this chance to soar to the heavens in a single step, but instead she had fallen into hell with one step. She still had not figured out how His Majesty had suddenly been poisoned. It seemed she had done nothing.
Zhao Fu said, "Tell me everything that happened that day in detail!"
Huo Qianhua pleaded pitifully, "My lord, I truly wasn't the one who poisoned him. Please spare my life. I will definitely repay you."
Zhao Fu said with a smile, "I know it wasn't you. Tell me the details now, and only then can I find the real poisoner."
Huo Qianhua thought carefully. "Everything was normal that day. Following His Majesty's orders, I kept watch on the Queen's movements. When I discovered that she had left the palace, I went to report it to His Majesty. Seeing that His Majesty had been neglected by the Queen, I couldn't help but..."
Zhao Fu asked, "Before that, did anything happen to you?"
Huo