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Your mistress Shu Xian is a pacifist, and love plants. You and Shu Xian get close the moment you meet. She loves you so much that she makes you her personal maid.
You get woken up tonight and are brought to Shu Xian.
Shu Xian lies sickly in bed. Her eyes close and face pale. Before you can react, the Stewardess slaps you so hard that your right cheek begins burning.
You get stunned from the slap. You want to slap her back but she's the Stewardess.
You have a fierce temper. Nobody will step on you like that, even if she's the Stewardess.
You slap her back right away..
Stewardess: [Surprised] You slapped me?.
Xiu Ying: I have always respected you, but you cannot hit me without a reason. Why did you slap me?
Stewardess: Funny you'd ask. The lady treats you so well, and you try to hurt her?
Your good relationship with Shu Xian is pretty apparent and envied by many.
So it's possible that someone's trying to frame you. You have to clear things up and prove your innocence.
Xiu Ying: Why would I harm my mistress? There has to be a misunderstanding!
Chun'er: The imperial physician has just said that the peach cake you brought today had oleander powder. The lady has been poisoned from the cake and still hasn't woke up.
You feel down after Chun'er explanation.
Indeed it was you who brought the peach cake. Everyone knows you are detail-oriented, and would watch the whole process from the raw ingredients to serving.
Chun'er: We are not even allowed to touch the food you serve, so what do you have to say for yourself? Furthermore, the mistress probably has taught you long ago that oleander is poisonous, but none of us knew that until a while ago.
Chun'er makes it impossible for you to testify.
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Stewardess: No need to talk to her. Take her down and punish her!
Xiu Ying: This isn't something you can decide, Stewardess. Only the Queen has such authority.
Chun'er: [Cuts off] There's no need to bother the Queen when the proof is right here!
Xiu Ying: Chun'er, you're in a rush to get me punished. What's going on with that? And you won't even report something this serious to the Queen?
Chun'er: We will inform her highness tomorrow morning. First thing though is to cuff you up!
Chun'er passes a look to the Stewardess. Her rank makes most people in the yard listen to her. They are about to capture you under her command.
You know that if you get caught there would be no way to prove your innocence, so you try to break free.
You ignore everything and run right after you break free. Yet you trip and fall forward as soon as you get to the yard.
A torch lights up above you and you see black boots in front.
Fu Heng: What's going on here?
Stewardess: [Rushes over] Lord Fu Heng! This snake has tried to poison the lady. We have all the proof and are about to catch her and send her to get punished!
Fu Heng: Oh, I already know that.
He extends his hand out to you.
You decide to take his hand and stand up after a quick debate. Your eyes meet with his.
Chun'er: [Rushes over] Lord Fu heng, Xiu Ying is a snake. Don't let her deceive you!
Fu Heng: Who's trying to deceive me? The lady has been poisoned and fell unconscious. Yet you are all trying to cover it up. Do you really think nobody would figure out what you've done? I've already had the whole case solved!
The whole yard gets quiet as Fu Heng claims he's had it solved. Only the rustling of leaves can be heard.
Soon a little eunuch is brought over. He is so scared he can't even stand and has to be carried by two guards.
Kitchen Eunuch: Miss Chun'er gave me a plate earlier and told me to give the plate to Xiu Ying for holding the peach cake, and she instructed me not to tell anyone. I thought the plate looked really nice so I agreed, and she paid me to do it too... It's not my fault! I didn't do anything!
Another guard takes out a bag containing pieces of porcelain. You take a look and find it has the same pattern as the plate used to hold the peach cake.
Fu Heng: The color pattern on this plate contains oleander powder. It's very well concealed, and only melts when there's enough heat, like a hot cake. The plate was destroyed after this crime. Unfortunately it's pretty hard to make something complete disappear in the Forbidden City. Anyone wants to take back their plate?
Xiu Ying: Every single utensil is recorded in this palace. It's possible the plate was bought in batch, but it's been worked on later. Chun'er, I remember you bragging about your painting skills when you first came here.
Chun'er: Don't try to frame me, you are the culprit!
