"What's going on? What is His Highness the Second Prince looking for?"
"Your Highness the Second Prince is incredibly audacious, daring to search the Empress's palace. I wonder if Her Majesty the Empress is aware of this!"
"Keep your voice down. Even if the Second Prince is too bold, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. He just made it very clear that it must have been an imperial edict from the Emperor, which is why he is so fearless."
"Our Empress has always been kind and benevolent, why does the Emperor treat her like this?"
"What exactly happened? Why is such a large-scale mobilization being made?"
Everyone spoke up, their faces full of doubt.
After much speculation, no one could figure out what was going on.
Just then, the old woman put her finger to her lips and cautiously spoke.
"Shh... Keep your voices down, everyone. This is no small matter. Don't gossip about it outside, or you'll get yourself into trouble!"
One of the palace maids didn't understand, so she mustered up her courage and asked.
"Granny, have you heard something? Why would you say that?"
The old woman looked around and, seeing no one else, answered.
"I don't know the reason, but everyone can think about it. Since His Highness the Second Prince dared to bring his guards, he must have been acting on the Emperor's orders."
"As everyone knows, the Emperor and Empress have been having a strained relationship lately. The Emperor is showing no respect for the Empress, there must be something going on. You should all be careful."
"You need to analyze clearly what should and shouldn't be said, or you might get into trouble."
The old woman's voice wasn't loud, but her words carried immense weight.
As the palace maids and eunuchs nodded, they couldn't help but start to worry about the Empress.
The entire palace has been turned upside down by the Second Prince and his men, but they haven't seen the Empress yet, and they don't know how she is doing.
Some people wanted to ask again, but remembering what the old woman had just said, they frowned and lowered their heads.
Most of these people entered the palace a long time ago and lived in the harem for many years, so they were exposed to certain things through their own experiences.
To survive safely in the imperial harem, one must learn to keep quiet.
...
Feng Mo Ran rushed to the Emperor's bedchamber, then knelt down before the Emperor with her hands clasped in front of her.
"Father, I have found the source of the poison in the Empress's palace!"
As she spoke, Feng Mo Ran presented the white medicinal powder to the Emperor.
Upon seeing this, the crown prince stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with excitement.
"This...this is impossible! You must have done this on purpose! How could my mother be poisoned?!"
Feng Mo Ran looked at the Crown Prince, her voice becoming sharp once again.
"Your Highness, in front of everyone, I would never dare to deliberately disobey. This package was obtained by the guards and has nothing to do with me!"
At this point, Shen Biyun felt like the sky was about to fall.
Only after learning that the Emperor had been poisoned did Shen Biyun realize that all of this must have been done intentionally.
If I didn't poison anyone, why would I find poison in my own palace?
If others don't know what's going on, you certainly know it perfectly well.
If evidence is found of something that was clearly not done, then someone must be manipulating things behind the scenes.
Thinking of this, Shen Biyun suddenly turned her head and pointed at Feng Moran.
"So it was you! It was you who plotted behind the scenes to harm me!"
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