The holes in Yao Qi's story were glaring, but he had successfully brought Yue Tao to everyone's attention.
Yue Tao had already been panicking. The instant he pointed her out, a chill shot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head, making her shudder.
Her knees buckled, and she dropped to the floor. "Your Majesty, this servant has never given this man any medicinal powder. Please investigate the truth!"
With things having reached this point, all she could do was deny it to the bitter end.
Whether the powder was a tonic or a poison, secretly adding it to her mistress's meals without permission was a crime punishable by beheading!
Seeing that the situation was finally becoming clear, Kan Nianzhen, Jiang Tinghuai, and the others stopped forcing themselves to feign ignorance. Their expressions darkened in unison.
"How about this?" With Kan Nianzhen's full imposing presence unleashed, every word made the two of them tremble. "First, get your stories straight. Then come explain yourselves to me."
She looked thoroughly enraged.
Yao Qi dared not delay for even a moment. He blurted out, "I have evidence! I have evidence in my possession!"
Yue Tao froze, a roaring filling her ears.
Evidence?
She had been exceedingly careful every time she went to see him. Not only had she successfully avoided everyone, even the rewards she gave him had been banknotes bestowed by that person. None of it could be traced back to her. How could he possibly have evidence?!
Yao Qi paid no attention to Yue Tao's suddenly ashen face and continued on his own. "When this palace maid asked me to do this, she gave me a stack of banknotes. The handkerchief wrapped around them had the character 'Tao' neatly embroidered in one corner!"
He had carefully