Lanqin raised her left hand and rubbed her temples, saying, "I had a dream a couple of days ago. I dreamt that someone was practicing witchcraft in the palace. After I woke up, my head has been hurting ever since, and the imperial physicians couldn't find the cause. So I think it must be that the dream came true. Today I'll search the entire harem to see if anyone is so bold!"
Why did Lady Fucha say, "Your Highness, I would never dare to engage in witchcraft or sorcery?"
Lanqin smiled and said, "No one in the entire palace would admit to practicing witchcraft. If I were to listen to such things, how could I manage the six palaces?"
Lady Fucha said, "But..."
Eunuch Duo, who was standing nearby, said, "Your Highness, let the servants go in and search. Otherwise, you will be disrespecting the Imperial Concubine, which will be punished."
Seeing that she couldn't stop him, Lady Fucha had no choice but to step aside and let Eunuch Duo lead the people inside.
The eunuch said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."
Then he turned to the people behind him and said, "Let's go."
Fucha thought to herself that she had not practiced any witchcraft, so of course she was not afraid of being found out.
A group of people began searching Qixiang Palace. Several palace maids first opened all the cabinets and dumped everything on the ground to search through them. Some people went to the desk and unfolded the Xuan paper on it one by one. Eunuch Duo went directly to the bed, opened the quilt, and looked inside to see if there was anything.
Empress Fucha looked at them with a cold smile. Seeing that they hadn't found anything after a while, she turned to Lanqin and said, "Your Majesty, as you can see, I have nothing here." Her face was full of mockery.
Lanqin remained calm and said, "It's not over yet." She tightened her right hand, which was resting on Baoqin's hand.
Suddenly, a maidservant ran out carrying some things, shouting, "Found it! Your Majesty has found it!"
Empress Fucha glared at her, "What are you shouting about? Let me see what you've found!"
She looked up and saw a rag doll covered in needles, with a strip of cloth bearing Lanqin's birth date and time.
Lanqin, holding the rag doll, said, "Fucha, do you have anything else to say?" Then she threw the rag doll on the ground.
Empress Fucha shrieked in denial, saying, "I don't know, I didn't do it." Suddenly she realized something, pointed at Lanqin's nose and cursed, "I know, it was you, you framed me." In her haste, she forgot to call herself "Empress Fucha" and only referred to herself as "I".
Lanqin sneered and said, "Why would I frame you? It's just that your plan was exposed and you're using this as an excuse."
Lanqin ignored her and nodded to Eunuch Duo, who then said, "Guards, seize Fucha Shi for me."
Fucha shouted, "Let's see who dares!"
Several eunuchs ignored her threats and seized Fucha. Fucha struggled, repeatedly cursing, "You, you, you will get your retribution."
Lanqin waved her hand and said, "I am upright and honest in my conduct, so I will not suffer any retribution."
The eunuchs grabbed Lady Fucha and dragged her out.
Fucha continued to curse, and Eunuch Duo ordered the eunuchs, "Gag her."
Lanqin said to the palace servants kneeling on the ground, "Fucha has been practicing witchcraft in the harem. You all know that this is a major taboo in the harem, and you should all be implicated."
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