Consort Wan kept spouting arrogant words.
Consort Liang's eyes darted around, and she gave a wink to Consort Shuang and Consort Gui, who were eavesdropping at the entrance of the rear palace and covering their mouths in fear.
The two officials pulled the noble lady away from Yonghe Palace quickly.
Fifteen minutes later
After a frantic burst of energy, Consort Wan seemed thirsty, so she picked up a teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
Consort Liang's eyes held a cold smile as she looked at the empty teacup, revealing a profound and unfathomable smirk. At the same time, she gave a wink to a palace maid in the corner.
The young palace maid bowed and stepped forward, intending to replace the teacup.
A palace maid standing beside Consort Wan stepped forward and stopped the young maid, saying coldly, "What are you doing? I just saw you staring at the teacup my lady drank from."
"What are you going to do now that you're going up there?"
The young palace maid trembled, dropped the teacup in her hand, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
Consort Wan's expression was haughty, but her eyes suddenly became clear.
She glared at Consort Liang with sharp eyes and said coldly, "Consort Liang, why are the maids in your room so clumsy? They can even make a mistake when pouring a cup of tea."
“You are from my Yonghe Palace, and you can’t even train a palace maid properly. If today’s incident were to spread, wouldn’t the palace laugh at me for not managing my subordinates properly?”
Consort Liang was nervous inside, but she forced herself to remain calm on the surface.
With her head slightly lowered, Consort Liang rubbed the hem of her clothes. "Yes, Consort Wan is right. I am incompetent and have failed to train the palace maids properly. I am sorry to have made Consort Wan laugh at me."
"Um,"
Consort Wan responded haughtily, her eyes practically popping out of her head.
The palace maid beside Consort Wan was speechless, wondering to herself how Consort Wan, whom she served, had climbed to the rank of consort. She wondered what was wrong with her brain.
The palace maid almost couldn't help but swear.
Consort Liang fawned over Consort Wan for a while, then glared at the little palace maid and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take these away and change into a clean set."
Yes, yes.
The young palace maid tremblingly got up and reached for the teacup with both hands.
Sudden
The palace maid beside Consort Wan exclaimed in surprise, "What is this?"
"、、"
Consort Wan glared at the palace maid with displeasure, thinking to herself that she had just reprimanded Consort Liang's palace maid, and now this newly promoted palace maid by her side was also making a fuss.
So embarrassing...
Turning around, Wanfei swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Looking at the white medicine packet that had suddenly appeared on the ground, her mind went blank, and she was stunned for a moment.
Consort Liang looked in the direction of the sound, and her heart nearly jumped into her throat.
Consort Liang opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the words stuck in her throat. She realized that saying anything would be superfluous and would not change the facts.
Immediately afterwards, Wanfei clutched her stomach in pain, her face contorted in agony, crying out, "It hurts so much, my stomach, my stomach!"
In the blink of an eye, Wanfei curled up on the ground, rolling around incessantly.
Consort Liang was dumbfounded, completely stunned, wondering to herself what was going on now.
This was completely unexpected!
In Yonghe Palace, chaos erupted. Meanwhile, in Yikun Palace, the two Attendants and the Noble Lady knelt in the main hall and respectfully reported to Xu Lejin that Consort Wan had spoken inappropriately and insulted her.
Xu Lejin slightly curved her lips, her expression calm.
Liu Ying rushed in from outside the palace, her face filled with panic. She said, "Your Majesty, something has happened at Yonghe Palace! Consort Wan has suddenly been suffering from severe abdominal pain, and it seems she has been poisoned..."
Xu Lejin stood up.
"How could Consort Wan have suddenly been poisoned?"
This shouldn't be happening!
Consort Liang's scheme against Consort Wan involved nothing more than hallucinogenic drugs. So why is Liu Ying reporting that Consort Wan has been poisoned? Could something have gone wrong somewhere?
With her mind racing, Xu Lejin led her palace servants in a grand procession toward Yonghe Palace.
Fifteen minutes later, in Yonghe Palace
Consort Wan lay weakly on the bed, her face pale. The imperial physician examined her with trepidation, while Consort Liang sat to the side guiltily, her head slightly lowered and her eyes darting around.
Consort Hui stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Consort Liang has poisoned Consort Wan. The evidence is irrefutable. I beg Your Highness to seek justice for Consort Wan."
Xu Lejin nodded.
"How is Consort Wan?"
Consort Hui sighed softly and said, "Your Highness, Consort Wan was poisoned with arsenic, but the dose was small. Thanks to the timely treatment by the imperial physicians, Consort Wan is out of danger, but..."
Hesitant to speak, Consort Hui steeled herself and spoke in a deep voice.
"But Consort Wan has been poisoned, and she can only rest quietly from now on. She should not be overworked, nor can she serve or attend to His Majesty."
As she spoke, Consort Hui wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, her expression sorrowful, as if she were deeply saddened and heartbroken for Consort Wan.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lejin's expression turned solemn.
What a coincidence!
Consort Wan was poisoned with arsenic, but in a very small amount. She survived, but she will be a cripple in the palace from now on. It was a brilliant scheme with interconnected steps.
After a moment of contemplation, Xu Lejin looked at Consort Liang and said in a deep voice, "Consort Liang, how do you explain Consort Wan's poisoning?"
"Your Highness, this concubine..."
Consort Liang swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She couldn't admit that she had drugged Consort Wan and deliberately led her to say those arrogant and disrespectful things, but she truly hadn't done the arsenic poisoning incident.
Consort Liang slumped weakly into the chair, her face filled with despair.
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