Consort Xu sneered.

"Wasn't the punishment I gave Hejing enough to warn everyone in the harem? Consort Qi is incredibly audacious, daring to poison someone."

"It seems that I should make greater changes to the system of rewards and punishments."

"Bring Consort Qi here, and summon all the concubines from the harem so they can all come and watch this good show."

"Princess Jin, don't disturb her. She has just given birth and should rest."

Zhao Haizhi immediately took care of it.

Less than fifteen minutes.

All the concubines from the imperial harem have arrived.

Along the way, everyone heard the news that Consort Qi was planning to poison Consort Wang.

"This Consort Qi is truly foolish. Hasn't she learned her lesson from Princess Hejing's plot to harm Consort Jin?"

"That's right! During this period, everyone in the palace has been behaving themselves! No one has dared to cause trouble. Consort Qi is stirring up trouble while the situation is in the limelight!"

"Consort Xu will definitely deal with this matter properly this time! Knowing Consort Xu's personality, she won't let this go so easily!"

"Consort Qi was originally one of the former Empress's people! The former Empress herself was no good person either. Consort Qi followed her and did so many wrong things. Consort Xu should have dealt with her long ago!"

"What do you think the Imperial Concubine plans to do with Consort Qi?"

"No matter how they handle it, we just need to watch the show. Anyway, Consort Qi has no status in the harem now."

"I definitely won't plead for her."

Everyone is waiting to see what happens.

In Huafeng Palace.

After the concubines arrived.

Consort Qi was kneeling in front of Consort Xu.

Consort Qi knew that her conspiracy had been exposed.

No matter what you say, it will be of no use.

Now, it remains to be seen how Consort Xu intends to handle this matter.

All she could think about now was whether she could save her life. Even if she was imprisoned in the cold palace, the outcome would still be better than being killed.

Consort Xu looked coldly at Consort Qi.

"I'm sure you know perfectly well why I've brought you here today."

Consort Qi trembled with fear.

"Your Majesty, I do not understand what Your Highness means."

"Don't understand?" Consort Xu sneered.

"Have you been with the former empress for too long that you've picked up her scheming ways? You think you're clever, but in reality, I think you're just as foolish as the former empress."

“Every time you thought you had victory in your grasp, it was all for nothing!”

The words of Consort Xu and Consort Qi.

Everyone heard it.

Consort Xu maintained her cold tone.

"Today, I have invited all of you sisters here so that you can see clearly what is going on."

"Everyone knows how Hejing hurt Consort Jin and the little princess before."

"I wanted to execute her as a warning to others. The Emperor wanted to give Hejing a chance. I also wanted to use this incident to make everyone in the harem understand that they should not cause trouble."

"Unexpectedly, Consort Qi still harbored malicious intentions and used such methods to try to kill Consort Wang."

Consort Xu took out the wild grass.

"Does that young lady recognize what this is?"

"Isn't this star anise?"

"No, this is Illicium lanceolatum! Although it looks similar to star anise, it is indeed poisonous."

"If it is mixed up and put into soup, it will cause poisoning, and in severe cases, it can even be fatal."

Consort Xu nodded.

"That's right. Consort Qi had Bingwen put some wild herbs, disguised as star anise, into Consort Wang's food! She wanted to use this method to poison Consort Wang!"

"Consort Qi has gone to great lengths to harm people. I wonder if she has any other methods to harm others. Perhaps she is full of scheming thoughts!"

"I cannot tolerate such a thing. I do not need to inform the Emperor and Empress Dowager about such a sordid matter. I will handle it myself."

"Wang Jieyu".

"yes."

"Consort Qi wants you to die. How do you plan to handle this matter?"

"Your Majesty, I will obey your orders. I hope Your Majesty will seek justice for me."

Consort Xu nodded.

"Don't worry, I will give you justice, and let all my sisters see it!"

"Consort Qi, I will give you some dignity and allow you to have a complete corpse."

Consort Qi was frightened.

Beg for mercy immediately.

"Your Highness, have mercy! I... I was just confused for a moment!"

"Hmph, you made a mistake in a moment of confusion. If any of my sisters in the harem were to make the same mistake in a moment of confusion, should I forgive them too?"

"Wouldn't this harem be turned upside down? I might be murdered one day!"

"Do you really think I don't know about the shady dealings you and the former empress did back then?"

"It's just that I have too many things to do and my mind isn't on you."

"Giving you a few days to live is already a great act of leniency. Do you really think you can continue to be the Consort Zhaoyi?"

Zhao Haizhi quickly brought up the poisoned wine.

"Consort Qi, if you drink this poisoned wine yourself, I can still put in a good word for you before the Empress Dowager and give you a proper burial."

Consort Qi shook her head.

"Your Highness, spare me! I don't want to die!"

“Drag Consort Qi away and let her choose a way to commit suicide.”

Consort Qi was still begging for mercy.

Consort Xu did not give her that opportunity.

Consort Qi immediately turned to Consort Wang.

"Sister! Please beg Her Highness the Imperial Concubine! I was truly confused for a moment! Give me a chance! This time! I really want to be a good person!"

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