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Chapter 638 What Could It Be If Not Poison?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Honored Consort Ya was starting to panic under Ning Xueyan's sharp interrogation but she quickly harped on one key point. She said angrily, "Do tell, Princess Yi, what it could be if not poison inside this? Should we ask the physician at the Lord Guardian's Manor to examine it?" She was certain that the powder was poison, so she wasn't afraid of anyone examining it.
The Madam Dowager of the Lord Guardian's Manor, who had been standing on the side, nodded at a trusted older female servant. The servant then ran out to summon the physician. It seemed that, come hell or high water, the medicine powder would be tested today. Since the matter happened at the Lord Guardian's Manor, they had no way of escaping involvement.
"Won't we have to ask Honored Consort Xia that? Honored Consort Ya, do you dare to remove the handkerchief in Honored Consort Xia's mouth and let her speak for herself?" Ning Xueyan asked, raising her head. Since Honored Consort Ya had attacked P
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