It must have been Qin Miaomiao who proactively pledged allegiance to the Empress, hoping to find a powerful patron in the palace. By implicating Mi Shan, she incurred the Empress's suspicion.
The two conspired to plan this again.
They wanted to use this to finally kill her!
A fool, still a fool!
Even now, she still can't figure out who is the one who really wants to harm her!
"Consort Qin! What else do you have to say! You didn't eat any mung beans, so why would you have a stomachache for no reason! And you have mung bean powder on you, so you're obviously trying to frame Consort Mi!"
Prince Rui could no longer contain himself and pointed at Qin Miaomiao, cursing, "You viper! Father, how dare you keep such a woman alive..."
"How dare you! Consort Qin is still one of my concubines. Prince Rui, have you grown bold?"
“I…” Prince Rui felt wronged. He was just heartbroken that Consort Mi had been wronged!
My father is getting senile!
If Mi Shan hadn't been taken away by her father and had instead gone with him, he would never have let his beloved beauty suffer such mistreatment!
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I did not intend to frame Consort Mi. I just forgot whether I had eaten the pastries on the table! I really did have a stomachache just now. As for the mung bean powder, I don't know where it came from. No wonder I felt itchy all over!"
Qin Miaomiao frantically knelt down and begged for mercy.
Imperial Physician Guo also kowtowed: "Yes, Your Majesty, it is possible that the noble lady's rash is due to excessive fright and temporary tension, causing her to experience the illusion of abdominal pain. That is also possible!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Miaomiao's eyes lit up. In a sudden turn of events, she turned around and slapped the maid who was kneeling and begging for mercy with her.
"You wretched wench! It must have been you! You secretly slipped this mung bean powder into my purse, didn't you? You're trying to kill me!"
"This servant, this servant did not! Hanyan has been serving you in the manor since she was a child, for seven or eight years. Hanyan absolutely did not do it!"
"Shut up! Who else could it be but you! Your Majesty, you must believe me..."
It was noisy and disruptive.
This is what annoys Li Shengyuan the most.
How could he not know that Qin Miaomiao's actions were intended to use a maid as a scapegoat?
But what could he do? The royal family had few children, and most of them were useless.
The eldest son is the most promising.
His second son was the crown prince, recommended by the ministers and carefully selected by the officials, but he disliked him from the bottom of his heart.
The third son is a lecherous good-for-nothing.
The fourth son was an utter good-for-nothing.
The fifth daughter only cared about dressing up and kept male lovers outside every day.
Let's not even mention the sixth son...
Not enough; they're all useless.
He also wanted Qin Miaomiao to give birth to the baby safely.
Therefore, we turn a blind eye to one thing.
"Drag this wicked maidservant away and strangle her with a white silk ribbon!"
"Consort Qin, get up. Your mistake in failing to discipline your servants is no small matter! From now on, you will stay obediently in Muqing Palace! You are not allowed to step out of there even once, so reflect on your actions!"
However, being confined to the palace was not a very severe punishment.
Qin Miaomiao let out a long sigh of relief.
"Consort Mi, I have wronged you. You have been unjustly accused. I have nothing else to comfort you, so I will promote you to the rank of Consort and bestow upon you the name 'Hui'!"
"That just goes to show how intelligent and quick-witted you are!"
The emperor believed that Mi Shan would be eternally grateful for this great honor and reward, and would kneel down to thank him.
However, no matter how much they looked around, they could not find Consort Mi.
Xun'er panicked even more.
"Your Majesty, where is Your Majesty?!"
"It was just here a moment ago!"
"Oh no! My lady has gone missing! Everyone, please look for her!"
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