After the diagnosis was completed, as the imperial physician was about to take his leave, Lanqin thought for a moment. It seemed that Ulanara had been injured in the scuffle, so she ordered the physician to go and examine her as well, lest she develop any illness and become the subject of gossip. But no matter what, it was still unfortunate to see her injured.
After the imperial physician took his leave, Lanqin vented her anger on herself. After all, she had lived in the palace for so many years, yet she was still so soft-hearted, repeatedly pushing herself and those around her into danger.
Seeing that Cui Niang had calmed down considerably, Lanqin discussed with her, "It seems that I was too soft-hearted. If I hadn't been so soft-hearted back then and given that Ulanara clan 'human rights,' she wouldn't have had the opportunity to leave, leading to this situation today. If something serious happens to Cui Niang today, please tell me what to do."
Hearing her mistress's concern, Cui Niang was deeply moved. She lowered her head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am much better now. However, that Ulanara clan has gone mad. We must be more careful in the future."
Lanqin nodded and said, "Now we just have to wait for the Emperor to return and deal with it. We hope that nothing else will happen in the coming days."
Lanqin thought for a moment and decided that to ensure everything went smoothly, it was best to do this sooner rather than later. She needed to make thorough preparations before the Emperor returned. So she ordered her servants to summon Qin Mo.
A short while later, Qin Mo, who was in the inner palace, arrived. The two exchanged a simple greeting and got straight to the point, since men from outside the palace could not linger in the inner palace for long.
After Qin Mo was seated, Lan Qin instructed Cui Niang to show him the evidence they had collected. Cui Niang then went inside and retrieved Fucha Argon's confession, which she then presented to Qin Mo.
Qin Mo was greatly shocked after reading it. Although he hadn't doubted Consort Xi's words before, seeing the evidence now, and witnessing it with his own eyes, gave him a completely different feeling. While the inner palace was said to be unfathomable, he hadn't expected it to be this deep.
Seeing this, Lanqin didn't say much. She understood that no amount of words could be as useful as a confession. So she said to Qin Mo, "Take this confession back and show it to those so-called ministers who are gossiping about me behind my back, those who claim to uphold ancestral traditions. Let's see how they will protect the Ulanara clan."
Qin Mo quickly agreed and returned to the cabinet from Changchun Palace with his confession, but his heart remained unsettled for a long time.
Upon returning to the cabinet, Qin Mo immediately ordered several copies of the confession to be made and then distributed door-to-door to the ministers who had been defending the Empress.
In no time, the whole court knew that Empress Ulanara had colluded with Fucha Argonne to raise grain prices. The old ministers who thought they were upholding orthodoxy were all speechless. They only said they had seen the Empress imprisoned and hadn't realized there was this hidden meaning; everything awaited the Emperor's return to decide. Those who had participated in the coup were filled with regret, fearing the Fourth Prince's return and punishment. Those who hadn't chosen the wrong side secretly rejoiced.
Lanqin breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the Emperor had returned to the palace, she could have some peace and quiet for a while. However, it was only relatively peaceful. In the inner palace, there was never any peace and quiet. If one let their guard down for even a moment, they could invite disaster.
Not long after this incident, news of the Fourth Prince's victory finally reached the Forbidden City. The whole country rejoiced, and everyone awaited the Emperor's return.
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