108. Investigating the teapot. Part one.

Prang!!

Everyone who attended Empress Dowager's tea party could hear cracking noises from the fallen teapot nearby. All eyes turn to the source of the sound. Su Mingmei, who deliberately pushed the teapot carried by her female cousin who is now Yu Wangfei, pretended to look guilty for pushing the teapot that Su Qingyi gave her to congratulate her.

Seeing Concubine Ming's behavior made Empress Dowager narrow her eyes. It seemed that the suspicious teapot contained more than just ordinary medicine. This young woman is just so presumptuous to scheme the Empress.

"This Concubine apologizes for not being able to accept Yu Wangfei's congratulations. This Concubine accidentally broke the teapot you sent."

Su Qingyi stared at the broken teapot near her feet, no one noticed that the splash of tea that was supposed to hit her dress didn't hit her at all. Yuten creates a protective barrier so that the contents of the teapot in the teapot do not hit his mistress' dress. Even though the poison contained in the teapot contents would not be digested without being drunk, Yuten did not want to take any risks.

His Mistress needs to have children as Yu Wang's only legal wife, Yuten is sure that Su Qingyi also wants to have children from Yu Wang as the fruit of their love. Yuten also couldn't wait to see the presence of his Mistress's children.

Empress Dowager received news from Cu Yanmi not long after Concubine Ming dropped the teapot Su Qingyi had given the woman.

"Empress Dowager, that maid has been caught."

Empress Dowager nodded softly at her head maid. Impatient to interrogate the maid, Empress Dowager finished the tea party earlier than she planned. Using the excuse of being tired, Empress Dowager told all the tea party guests to return home. She also sent people to told what's happen to her sons and make them to send their guests too, so they can join her for investigation later.

Emperor Yu Fengyan looked at the dance performance taking place in front of him. These dancers are dancers who are selected to serve at the Imperial Palace. These dancers put on a show to entertain the officials who had finished attending the palace court waiting for their legal wives who's invited to join the Empress Dowager tea party at Empress Dowager's palace.

"Emperor, we got some important news from Empress Dowager's Palace." Zheng yuan; Emperor's Palace head eunuch whispered after approaching the Emperor, who was enjoying the show while tasting the tea and snacks on his table.

"What news?"

Zheng Yuan whispered the important news delivered from the eunuch sent by Empress Dowager. Hearing the important news sent by his Imperial Mother made the Emperor's face gloomy. The emotions that is visible on the Emperor's face made Yu Wang somehow feel a bad feeling.

"The tea party is over now you all can go back."

All the officials who were enjoying the dance performance and chatting with the group of officials near them were stunned to hear the words spoken from the Emperor. Glancing at the Emperor, they all saw the Emperor's face that looked angry. Several high-ranking officials who were smart immediately begged to leave, followed by the other officials.

"Imperial Brother, what's wrong?" Yu Fengyao, who did not leave the banquet room, looked worried seeing the state of his Imperial Brother who looked angry.

"This Emperor has just received news from Imperial Mother that sneaky woman is causing trouble."

"Did Concubine Ming attack Empress at the tea party?"

"This Emperor is still not clear yet Imperial Mother invited the two of us to interrogate that woman's accomplice."

"Well then, we'd better head over there immediately."

The Emperor rose to his feet followed by Yu Wang who moved swiftly behind. The Emperor's friends walked hand in hand. This group consists of several eunuchs and maids as well as the Imperial Guard who is in charge of protecting the Emperor's safety in the Imperial Palace. All eunuchs and maids who could serve the Emperor up close had quite high martial arts skills because they had to protect the Emperor in addition to serving Yu Fengyan daily.

The Emperor walked into Empress Dowager's Palace to a room in the Palace area that was difficult for others to reach. This room is one of the rooms used to interrogate spies who infiltrate Empress Dowager's Palace. After Yu Fengyan ascended the throne, this place has not been used again until today. Yu Fengyan and Yu Wang had come to this place a few years ago, they didn't expect this place to be reused.

"Greeting to Emperor and Yu Wang." The eunuch who served Empress Dowager saw the arrival of his Mistress' two sons into the room with the Emperor's head eunuch.

"Where's the helper?"

The eunuch led them inside the room to brief the Emperor and his younger brother about the news they exhort from the suspect maid. This maid was captured by the secret agents serving the Empress Dowager that the Ji clan had created to protect the Empress Dowager when she entered the Imperial Palace as the wife of the previous Emperor. In the battle for the throne, most of the members of this secret army were transferred to Yu Fengyan, but the older generation of this secret army remained on guard protecting Empress Dowager.

"Who's this maid?" Yu Wang seemed curious about where the maid had come from, make her dared to become Concubine Ming's accomplice.

"The maid admitted that she was threatened by Concubine Ming's servant to obey her orders. The maid says Concubine Ming's people are holding her family who live outside the Palace hostage."

"Have you checked it?"

"We're checking it."