The Fourth Prince pondered for a long time, half believing and half doubting Lady Fucha's words. Lady Fucha knew that the Fourth Prince would not easily believe her, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty does not believe me, just go and investigate... Lady Wuya does not know that I know. Those things should still be in Qixiang Palace. I personally saw Lady Fucha using witchcraft tools. As long as Your Majesty sends people to search Qixiang Palace now, you will definitely find those things... Everything I have said is true, there is not a single falsehood..."
Seeing Fucha's confident assurances, Fourth Master couldn't help but become suspicious. He thought that even Physician Liang couldn't diagnose Lanqin's illness, and it still hadn't improved. If what Fucha said was true, perhaps Lanqin's illness could be cured.
And then there's Hongfu, whose grief over the loss of his son is excruciating. Lady Nian is still heartbroken in Yikun Palace, bedridden. If the true culprit can be found, it will at least give Hongfu some closure.
Seeing the Fourth Prince hesitate, Lady Fucha urged loudly, "Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly. If Lady Wuya finds out that I have come to expose her, she will definitely cover everything up, and then Your Majesty will have no way to investigate. Your Majesty must trust me; I am doing this for Your Majesty's own good..."
The Fourth Prince then summoned Su Peisheng, who was outside the door, and said to him, "Take men to Qixiang Palace immediately and search it. If you find anything related to witchcraft, bring it back immediately..."
Su Peisheng agreed and hurriedly led a group of people away. Fucha breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly pleased.
Qixiang Palace
Uya was unaware of the impending danger. She never imagined that her sister, with whom she had shared drinks and congratulated each other the night before, would betray her for her own interests and future.
When Su Peisheng arrived at the door with his men, Wuya was still unaware of what was happening. She stopped the men who were trying to barge in and scolded them, "What are you doing? How can you just barge in like that?"
Su Peisheng came out, and Wuya, unable to contain herself, exclaimed in surprise, "Eunuch Su? Could it be the Emperor...?"
Su Peisheng said coldly, "Indeed, the Emperor sent us. We heard that there are ominous things in Qixiang Palace. Please do not stop us and allow us to search carefully..."
Uya was shocked and hurriedly blocked the doorway, angrily shouting, "There's nothing in my palace! You must have misheard..."
Su Peisheng impatiently signaled to the guards to seize Wuya Shi, who then screamed like a madwoman, "Do you know who I am? I am the Emperor's cousin, the Emperor's favorite person... You can't just run over my house like that..."
Su Peisheng laughed and said, "Your Highness has probably forgotten that the Emperor's favorite person right now is Consort Xi..."
Upon hearing Lanqin's name, Lady Uya immediately went berserk, exclaiming, "Impossible! What is Niohuru Lanqin? How dare she compare herself to me? The Emperor's favorite person is me... is me..."
Su Peisheng ignored Wuya and ordered his men to search the premises.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qixiang Palace was ransacked inside and out, with items and ornaments scattered haphazardly on the ground. Palace servants even searched the beds, turning them over one by one...
Uya watched the palace servants' actions with trepidation, her fear evident. Su Peisheng patiently sat down and waited. Sure enough, a eunuch came out carrying several cloth dolls or similar items.
Upon seeing this, Wuya's legs went weak, and she almost fainted.
"Eunuch Su, we found these dolls and talismans in a hidden compartment behind a cabinet in the inner room..." the eunuch said to Su Peisheng.
Upon closer inspection, Su Peisheng saw the name "Niohuru Lanqin" prominently displayed on the doll, along with numerous fine needles inserted into it. Su Peisheng exclaimed in shock, "These...these are all forms of witchcraft?"
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