The maids searched the room thoroughly, turning it upside down. One of them found a packet of medicine on a cabinet and thought that this must be what Cui Niang was looking for, so she took it out and gave it to Cui Niang.
When Sun Daying saw the item being found, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Fang Daying and Shu Mulu quickly went over to help her up.
Cui Niang placed the items in front of her and questioned, "No one here is sick, so where did this medicine come from? And what is it for, Consort Sun?" Consort Sun was speechless and tried to rush forward to snatch it, but Cui Niang stepped back in time.
"Consort Sun, I'll take this medicine back to Her Majesty first. You can stay in Chuxiu Palace for now!" With that, Consort Cui left first, leaving two maids to watch over her.
Fang Daying and Shu Mulu helped her back into the house and asked, "What was that packet of medicine? Why were you so frightened?"
Fang Yingda was the most composed among them, and she was never impulsive or rash in the face of problems.
Consort Sun grabbed their hands as if they were her lifeline, pleading, "Please, help me! That packet of medicine was given to me by Lady Fucha. It's said to be able to knock people out. She told me... to give it to the Emperor!"
Shumulu hadn't expected things to be so serious. Now he just wanted to get away. And it seemed that Sun Yingying hadn't intended to share the medicine either. Now he was getting his just desserts.
Consort Fang looked worried. They had all entered the palace together and were considered good sisters. She couldn't just abandon her like this. "It seems that Consort Xi might ask you to come over later. You must implicate Consort Fucha. Let Consort Xi and Consort Fucha fight it out. Even if she doesn't admit it, with her covering for you, you won't suffer too much."
After Cui Niang took the medicine back, Lan Qin had the imperial physician examine it in the palace. It turned out that the powder was a seductive powder used in brothels; some prostitutes would use such a thing to seduce customers.
Lanqin never expected that Lady Fucha would actually want to use such a thing on the Emperor for her own benefit. Lanqin ordered someone to bring Consort Sun to Changchun Palace.
Consort Sun was brought to Changchun Palace by several burly old women and made to kneel on the ground. Consort Sun looked at Lanqin with a deathly pale face, hoping that she could spare her.
"I ask you, what is this powder used for?" Lanqin sat on her high seat, looking down at Consort Sun.
The usually gentle and graceful Consort Xi was now intimidating Consort Sun with her imposing demeanor.
"No...I don't know!" Consort Sun tried to make a final struggle, but Lanqin shouted sharply, "Do you really not know? I'm reluctant to torture you because you're the Emperor's consort. Do you know or not?"
"I don't know! I don't know!" Sun Ying shook her head repeatedly.
Lanqin wouldn't stand for her nonsense and had someone slap her face.
Knowing he was in deep trouble, Sun dared not lie to Lanqin any longer, so he said, "This medicine... can... seduce people!"
Having gotten the answer she wanted, Lanqin continued, "I'm asking you, did you get this medicine yourself? Or... did someone give it to you?"
Consort Sun knew that if she admitted to obtaining the medicine herself, she would be guilty of a serious crime. Consort Sun trembled with fear. Why would Lady Fucha give her this kind of medicine? Now she couldn't be blamed for revealing her secret.
"This medicine was given to me by Consort Fucha!" Consort Sun shouted. Even if she had to die, she couldn't die alone!
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