“Sun, you can’t just say things like that. What evidence do you have to slander Consort Fucha so baselessly?” Lanqin saw that she had achieved her goal and now all she needed was evidence.
“This packet of medicine is the evidence, Your Majesty. I demand to confront her. Please go and bring her here. It’s all her fault, it has nothing to do with me! Your Majesty…” Consort Sun thought that she might spend the rest of her life in the cold palace or in the ground. Now her emotions were on the verge of collapse.
"Since that's the case, I will summon Consort Fucha to confront you!" With that, Lanqin instructed Cui Niang to send someone to fetch her.
Meanwhile, Lady Fucha had already received news that Consort Sun had been taken to Changchun Palace.
The maid Cai Xiang was very anxious. "Your Highness, people from Changchun Palace will be here soon. What are you going to do?"
Empress Fucha smiled and comforted Caixiang, "Caixiang, don't worry. As long as I don't admit it, even if Consort Xi forces me, there's nothing she can do. She can say who gave her that packet of powder. Consort Sun has no evidence, so it's all in vain!" Empress Fucha had been in the palace for so many years and had seen many storms. These kinds of things were nothing new to her.
"Your Excellency, Consort Xi is cunning by nature. She probably has some leverage over you, otherwise she wouldn't have summoned you so abruptly. You must be careful!"
Listening to Cai Xiang's words, he felt that what she said made some sense. Could it be that he had overlooked something? Thinking about this, he glanced at Nian Xia. This Nian Xia used to be Lan Qin's maid... Could she be trusted or not?
Nianxia noticed Fucha's gaze and instinctively looked away, but quickly realized what she meant. "Although Consort Xi summoned the Noble Lady, the Noble Lady is always meticulous and shouldn't have any leverage over her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent someone to invite her; she would have had her arrested directly!" Fucha agreed with Nianxia's reasoning and nodded.
Seeing that Lady Fucha's suspicions had been dispelled, Nianxia's thoughts returned to what Lady Fucha had just said. Her heart tightened. No evidence? She knew that Lady Fucha must still have that thing. She never allowed anyone into her palace, so it must be hidden there. But the search party had come to Zhongcui Palace this morning and found nothing.
I must find a way to get the evidence, otherwise all the effort the Empress has put in over the years will have been wasted, Nianxia thought.
The messenger who informed Lanqin arrived quickly, and Lady Fucha was taken to Changchun Palace. Before leaving, Nianxia was told to stay in Zhongcui Palace. Lady Fucha and Caixiang then followed the messenger.
When Empress Fucha arrived at Changchun Palace, she found all the concubines present. Consort Sun was kneeling on the ground, her head buried in the earth. She regretted ever using her in the first place; she hadn't expected her to be so foolish. She figured Lanqin would surely be looking for the culprit today, so she had to be careful.
"I ask you, what is your crime!" After Fucha finished her curtsy, Lanqin went straight to the point. Fucha hurriedly knelt down, trembling all over, tears welling in her eyes. "Your Majesty, I am terrified, I do not know what Your Majesty means!"
Seeing that Lady Fucha was feigning ignorance, Lanqin wasn't in a hurry and slowly told her the reason. "Today, I found a packet of love potion in Chuxiu Palace. Consort Sun said that you gave it to her. Do you admit it?"
Consort Sun hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, it was you who gave it to me. You wanted me to drug the Emperor so that I could gain favor and then be used by him."
Lady Fucha looked at Consort Sun in surprise and quickly said, "I am innocent, Your Majesty, I have never given Consort Sun any love potion."
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