Chu Qiyuan froze, only understanding after a long moment. "You... did that on purpose?"
Ye Chutang folded the prescription and nodded. "No one would take a false accusation lying down, especially not Jiang Qingmei, who was once the most favored woman in the palace. She would rather die than have her name tarnished like this."
Chu Qiyuan's eyes slowly widened, his voice trembling from the sheer shock. "Y-You mean, it... it wasn't—her?"
Because he was so stunned, his voice trembled.
Ye Chutang smiled at him.
"Of course not. Her life was perfectly fine. Why would she do something so foolish that hurts others but brings her no benefit?"
Chu Qiyuan could hardly believe his ears.
'But she just accused Jiang Qingmei so vehemently!'
"Are you sure it wasn't her!?" The more Chu Qiyuan thought about it, the less sense it made. "But only she and the Eldest Princess knew anything about Your Majesty's heart condition. How could it not be her?"
