"Someone! It's bad! Someone has killed the prisoner!"
The little eunuch at the back suddenly shouted, then ran out, looking frightened.
Fu Momo was still in a daze and was startled back to reality by the shout. She immediately stumbled to her feet, "Stop him! Don't let him talk nonsense, hurry!"
The leading eunuch looked at the lifeless body of Lianxin on the ground and thought that the Emperor would surely have received the news and would return to the palace soon. For a moment, he did not dare to follow Fu Momo's orders.
If it turned out that Fu Momo had killed the poisoner, there must be more to this matter, and no one would be able to bear the consequences if the Emperor questioned them.
"Fu Momo, I'm sorry." The head eunuch waved his whisk, "Take Fu Momo to the inner chamber next door for supervision. No one is allowed to let anything happen."
"You dare!" Fu Momo stepped back a few steps, "I am in charge of Cining Palace, the dowager empress's companion. Who dares to touch me!"
"Exactly because Fu Momo has an extraordinary relationship with the dowager empress, we must be more meticulous and cautious. This concerns the royal heir. Momo, please do not let your moment of impulse implicate the dowager empress!" The head eunuch's brow furrowed as he spoke firmly.
A few little eunuchs rushed forward and bound Fu Momo's hands, taking her outside.
At this moment, although the little eunuch who had run out was slapped a few times and caught back, his shout had already been heard outside.
At that time, the entire harem was watching the Ministry of Punishment's Division, and within the time it took to burn an incense stick, everyone knew.
Fu Momo had killed the maid who poisoned the Fourth Prince.
For a moment, it looked like a cover-up for murder.
When the dowager empress received the news, she was utterly unwell.
Her first thought was naturally that Fu Momo was killing to silence witnesses, but why kill Lianxin? She was a key witness. If Lianxin were dead, wouldn't that make her seem even more guilty?
After all, Fu Momo was her close associate, and every action would be perceived as her intention.
"Empress Dowager, what should we do? The Emperor is coming back soon, and Fu Momo's actions are pushing us from Cining Palace into the fire pit. If the Emperor misunderstands you, how will that be good?"
The head eunuch, Ji An, wore a worried expression.
His concerns mirrored those of the dowager empress.
The Duke of Ying secretly relayed news that the Emperor had been keeping a close watch lately, and at such a critical moment, if something happened, it would only make the Emperor even more suspicious.
"Help me to the Ministry of Punishment's Division," the dowager empress said, frowning tightly as she stood up.
Ji An hurried to persuade her, "That won't do. It's such a filthy place; it will dirty the empress dowager's shoes. It would be better if this servant went instead."
"No, I must go myself to ask Fuzhi what exactly happened." The dowager empress was very determined.
The servants could not dissuade her and had to comply.
Just as the dowager empress stepped out, passing by a palace gate, she overheard people whispering.
The content of their gossip was nothing but speculation that Fu Momo was acting on the dowager empress's orders to kill Lianxin, thereby concealing her intention to poison the Fourth Prince.
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The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)
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