A few days later, it was Uya and Niohuru's turn to attend to the sick. Just as they arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Niohuru was summoned away by the Empress.
Uya showed no expression on her face, but was secretly delighted to have a chance to be alone with him.
As before, she took the medicine that Yinzhen wanted to drink from Su Peisheng and took it inside to feed him.
Halfway there, she put something down inside, then put on a normal expression and walked in.
Once inside, Lady Wuya helped Yinzhen up and respectfully handed him the medicine.
With a look of inquiry in his eyes, Yinzhen glanced at Wuya, then lowered his gaze, accepted the medicine with a normal expression, and pretended not to know anything.
I don't know why, but I feel that the Emperor's gaze towards me is a little strange today.
Shaking her head inwardly, Uya thought she was probably overthinking things.
He picked up his cup and took a small sip. Seemingly casually, Yinzhen suddenly spoke up: "You have served me for many years, yet you are only a lowly official. Have you ever resented me for that?"
Uya paused for a moment, her hand holding the handkerchief, before she smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too kind. It was I who made a mistake back then. It is my blessing to be able to stay by your side now."
Yinzhen had been secretly observing Wuya's expression but couldn't discern anything. He then spoke again, "I've been on the throne for several years now. Now that I've established a crown prince, let's bestow titles upon the concubines in the harem. You have seniority, so how about I grant you the rank of concubine?"
Uya's face showed little joy, only fear: "Your Majesty, please rescind your decree. I am already very content, and I am unworthy of the title of Consort."
"Oh! Is that so?" Yinzhen's tone changed slightly as he looked up at Wuya.
"When you say you are immoral, are you referring to the time you harmed Consort Qi, or the time you poisoned me?"
Uya's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.
"How did you know?" Without panic, fear, or even denial, she calmly and readily admitted it.
"That's right, I did poison you." After the matter was laid bare, Wuya simply stopped pretending and abandoned all manners and etiquette.
Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar Uya clanswoman, Yinzhen was very puzzled: "Why? Have I wronged you in any way that you would resort to such cruelty and collude with outsiders to plot against me?"
It was this sentence that drove the previously calm Uya clan member completely mad.
"Ha! Why? Tell me why. Wasn't it you who ordered me to be confined to Lengshuang Courtyard back then? Didn't you tacitly allow that bitch Li to torment me?"
Unexpectedly, it was because of this. Yinzhen was furious. He thought she had repented back then, but he didn't expect that she still hadn't figured it out and had instead become even more ruthless and vicious.
"Hmph! This is absurd. Back then, you plotted against Consort Qi, causing her to have a difficult childbirth and give birth to Hong Fen. The child was also weak in the womb and died before he was two years old. If I don't punish you, wouldn't that be a lack of discipline?"
Uya, looking frantic, retorted loudly, "I did nothing wrong. I just gave Li a little snack. It wasn't poisonous at all. It was because she was unwell that she couldn't conceive properly and had a difficult childbirth. What does it have to do with me?"
Then she stood up and pointed at Yinzhen, accusing him: "And you, you actually confined me for ten years. Do you know how I spent those ten years? There were no palace maids to serve me, and I had to do everything myself. There was no good food, and I could only eat spoiled rice and vegetables every time. There were no clothes, and I could only wear old clothes every day. There was no charcoal fire. When I was shivering from the cold in the winter, did you ever think of me?"
"Hahahaha, I, the princess of a prince, am living worse than a servant! How ironic! It's all your fault, all that wretched woman Li's fault! You all deserve to die, you all deserve to die!"
At this moment, Uya's eyes were wide open, her tone was urgent, and her expression was agitated; she was already somewhat insane.
Yinzhen shouted for Su Peisheng to come in, but Wuya hadn't stopped talking.
"It's a pity that back then I wanted to harm Li Shi, but she didn't even handle the Buddhist scriptures. Hongyun got them, and in the end, it was him who died, not Li Shi. Now I want to harm you, but you've discovered it. Heaven is truly blind."
Unexpectedly, Yinzhen heard the truth about Hongyun's death from Wuya's mouth, which made him even angrier.
“Uya, you are wrong. It is only because Heaven has eyes that your plan has been discovered.”
Just as he finished speaking, Su Peisheng walked in. He quickly restrained Consort Wuya, fearing that she might harm the Emperor.
Already poisoned, Yinzhen was now overwhelmed by a combination of intense emotions—rage, grief, and anger—and vomited blood, collapsing unconscious.
Startled, Su Peisheng immediately shouted for the imperial physician.
Uya, however, happily roared to the sky several times, "Finally, finally I've waited for this day, hahahahaha!"
After being given emergency acupuncture by Physician Liu, Yinzhen finally woke up, but Physician Liu also said that he could not be subjected to any more stimulation, otherwise...
Upon waking up, Yinzhen first dismissed his wives, concubines, and children, telling them to go back, before quietly asking Su Peisheng.
"How is Wuya now?"
"Your Majesty, this humble servant has taken the liberty of placing her in the prison of the Censorate."
Nodding, Yinzhen indicated that he was fine.
"Bring her here, I have something to say."
"This... Your Majesty, Judge Liu said that you need to rest and recuperate, and you cannot be subjected to any more stimulation."
Su Peisheng hesitated for a moment, then offered a few words of advice.
"It's alright. Bring her here as I command."
When persuasion failed, Su Peisheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and send someone to bring Wuya over.
But he was cautious and called Judge Liu over as well, so that he could come in at any time in case anything went wrong.
When Uya was brought up, she was disheveled, her hair was messy and she had no hair ornaments. Her clothes were also wrinkled and she didn't look like a palace concubine. She looked more like a down-on-her-luck commoner.
"What else do you have to say now? How did you collude with the Eighth Prince? If you don't confess honestly, regicide is punishable by the extermination of your entire family." Su Peisheng threatened Wuya fiercely, trying to intimidate her so that she would speak.
However, it was clear that Uya was not buying it. Although she was tied up and kneeling on the ground, she was not flustered at all and even seemed quite calm.
"Ha, it doesn't matter. I've long since given up on living. I'd rather not have this sickly body!"
Seeing that she was unyielding, Su Peisheng became furious. "You're so fearless, don't you ever think about your family? Don't forget, the lives of dozens of people in your family are all in your hands."
Unmoved, Wuya even boasted, "If you have the guts, then make your move and see if I even blink. Once I, Wuya Fangruo, have made up my mind, no one can influence me."
He waved for Su Peisheng to leave, then spoke with Lady Wuya alone for a while before having her taken back to the prison.
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