Huīcí immediately took orders, stepped forward and said to Xiáng Fēi: "I'm sorry", then suddenly grabbed Xiáng Fēi's wrist to examine it. The speed of her action was the same as when she stuck the talisman on Lín Yuàn earlier. Xiáng Fēi only felt a tight grip on her hand, and in an instant, Huīcí had already let go of her. Turning around, she loudly declared to everyone: "It's correct! The woman before us is indeed the true culprit who brought disaster upon us! She is the one who personally set up the evil curse, her body still carries the heavy bloody aura from sewing the evil object, and also carries the ominous energy that desires to throw the world into chaos! Quickly execute this woman, otherwise the palace will never have a peaceful day..."

  There were timid women who screamed, and at this time they couldn't care about the dignity of Xiang Fei in their daily lives. They stretched out their hands to point at Xiang Fei and screamed "witch". The empress's face turned iron blue with rage, shouting: "Still not taking down this witch! Come on, strip off her imperial concubine uniform, send her to the Department of Punishment, and report to the emperor for disposal!"

  The eunuchs beside Xiang Fei immediately swarmed up. Although they took into account Xiang Fei's pregnancy, the case of witchcraft was a serious crime that would lead to the extermination of nine clans once it happened. Since Xiang Fei was the sorceress who practiced magic, the child in her womb must have been tainted with evil energy and was no longer worthy of being the heir of the Great Qin Empire. Even if born, it might become a disaster. If this matter were reported to the Emperor, Xiang Fei's fetus would likely be put to death along with its mother.

  Xiang Fei glared at those around her: "This palace is from a first-rank consort position, who dares!"

  Xiang Fei was dressed in a white outfit from head to toe, her hair bun was simple yet perfectly neat, and her stunning face was filled with an icy and ruthless aura. Standing among the palace staff, she seemed like a goddess descended from heaven, making people dare not offend her. The dozens of powerful eunuchs who had practiced martial arts were intimidated by Xiang Fei, all of them hesitated and did not dare to step forward. The Empress saw this scene and became even angrier: "You're useless! How could the Changxin Palace raise a group of trash like you?! I am the master of the six palaces, I personally issue an edict, take down Shangguan Shi, who dares to disobey?!"

  "The empress dowager is unclear and wants to sentence the concubine, isn't she afraid of provoking the emperor? Without distinguishing right from wrong, she wants to take action against the dragon fetus, isn't she afraid of provoking heaven?" Zhen fei replied coldly and reasonably. Huixi saw that things were not quite right, so she hastily grabbed a talisman paper to stick on Zhenfei, but as soon as she approached, her wrist was caught by Zhenfei, who then slapped her face.

  Xiang Fei's body was weak, but this slap used all her strength, and Hui Ci was almost dizzy. The empress dowager was furious, her eyes wide with anger, slapping the table and chair as she shouted: "Treason! Treason!"

  However, Empress Xiang ignored the empress dowager and slapped Hui Ci in the face. But Hui Ci was not an ordinary nun, she quickly dodged and then pulled out a jade screen from the green jade case, chanting "Collecting demons", and swung it at Empress Xiang's head. In an instant, the palace maid Mu Shuang behind Empress Xiang suddenly jumped up, flew forward, pressed Hui Ci with both hands, and then this brave palace maid threw Hui Ci into a copper cauldron filled with boiling black water, and this short and stout old nun was easily thrown in, just right.

  "Ahh!" A blood-curdling scream like a pig being slaughtered erupted in the courtyard, followed by a chorus of shrill cries. Someone shouted "Murder!..." The person in the copper cauldron was rolling about uncontrollably, and several nuns rushed over to try and pull them out, but the water was too hot and they failed after several attempts. The scene was chaotic.

  Xiao Huanghou had experienced many storms, but watching a high-ranking monk being thrown into boiling water was still shocking enough to leave her mind blank. After a while, she came back to herself and ordered the palace guards to go and help. Several people scrambled to pull out Hui Ci, but the old nun was already unconscious.

  Although Huici had martial arts skills, she was still a mortal body. At this moment, her entire body was scalded, and her flesh was blurred with blood. The sight was quite frightening. The screams of the concubines became even more ear-piercing when they saw Huici's face with skin torn apart. However, Xiangfei, who was surrounded in the center, let out a giggle, her voice as melodious as a silver bell, seemingly in a very good mood: "Ah, isn't it said that Master Huici has boundless magical powers? Why would she be afraid of just boiling water?" As she spoke, she stroked her belly and couldn't stop laughing.

  "That's enough, Shangguan Li!" The empress's chest heaved up and down, and others suspected that this time she might get sick from anger. She made a great effort to calm herself: "Do you think the palace would determine it was you just based on the law? Look at the fabric used for sewing the doll, the yuan smoke gauze offered by Dali Country, where else can it be found besides Linzhi Palace?"

  Xiang Fei sneered, "Is the Empress's meaning that I have solid evidence of my crime?" She then burst into cold laughter: "The tributes are always distributed by the Empress to each palace. It's true that Lin Zhi Palace has Ruan Yan Luo, but it had already passed through Changxin Palace..."

  The empress could no longer bear it. She clenched her fists and did not rush up to argue with Sheng Fei like an ordinary woman, but coldly spat out a few words: "Tie her up. Even if the dragon fetus is injured, everything will be borne by this palace." She turned her eyes again and saw Lin Xuan hiding in the corner, sneaking a smile, suddenly remembering that her purpose this time was not just Sheng Fei, pointing with one hand: "Hui Ci had an accident, but this Buddhist ceremony cannot be interrupted. This girl is unlucky, the nuns of Mingjue Temple will perform rituals to suppress her evil energy."

  Lin Yan suddenly couldn't laugh anymore, and indeed the queen wouldn't forget herself.

  Xiao Huanghou had always liked to kill two birds with one stone, and this time was no exception. Lin Wan's only consolation was that she was not her primary target, but just a collateral damage. However, even if she wouldn't be accused of casting a spell, this ominous title would be enough to haunt her for the rest of her life.

  Lin Yan hadn't come up with a countermeasure yet, when suddenly a bowl of black and red liquid was splashed over. She instinctively dodged to the side, fortunately not getting hit directly, but her body and face were still splattered. The first few nuns slowly closed in, chanting scriptures in unison, one of them holding a bowl and scooping out another ladle from that cauldron.

  Lin Yan's face was filled with shame and anger. The water in the copper cauldron, which had been spilled by Hui Ci earlier, had extinguished the firewood, so it wouldn't scald anyone at this moment. But the color of the water was eerie, and it smelled foul, making Lin Yan think of the phrase "dog blood on the head". Of course, Buddhist rituals wouldn't use real blood, but who knew what kind of plant was used to brew this concoction? Being splashed with it on her face was a huge insult - would she still have any respect left in the palace from now on?

  At this time, the Mirror Moon Pavilion's chaos had reached an unprecedented level.

  The first snow, several maids were desperately protecting Lin Yuan, and Xiao Chengzi even rushed forward to fight with the nun who splashed water. And in front of Xiang Fei's group, when Lin Yuan looked up, she saw two long-serving palace attendants flying upside down from the top of their heads, crashing into the corner gate. Without thinking, it was clear that it was done by the palace maid Mu Shuang, who usually kept a low profile.

  Lin Wan felt speechless under the heavy crisis, she didn't know if there was such a chaotic experience in the history of Great Qin.

  In the midst of the commotion, three crisp claps suddenly rang out from outside the palace gate. The sound was clear and not loud, but it instantly silenced everyone in the courtyard.

  No one dared to argue and shout again. The queen sat quietly with her eyes wide open, originally about to order the eunuchs to go and suppress the fierce maid beside Empress Xiang, but her hand was suspended in mid-air. Lin Wen's side, several eunuchs including Xiao Chengzi quickly scrambled up from the ground, even a few nuns stopped their hands.

  When Taohong arrived, he saw a group of palace maids rolling on the ground in the center, an overturned green jade table, black and red foul-smelling water flowing on the ground, yellow paper flying everywhere, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of ink and sandalwood mixed together. The sound of noise still echoed in his ears. What's even more disturbing is that among the crowd, there was a nun lying motionless, her body drenched and filthy.

  "I really don't know when the imperial palace of Qin became so unruly!" As expected, the emperor's face turned red with rage. The majesty of the monarch made everyone present kneel down in fear: "Causing trouble at midnight, quarreling without end, what kind of behavior is this!"

  The empress's face turned pale, and she hastily stepped forward to pay her respects and explain: "Your concubine deserves to die ten thousand times! The dignity of the harem is indeed important, but for several days now, the evil spirit has not been eliminated, and people's hearts are not at peace. Your concubine was also helpless and could only perform the ritual in the middle of the night. The witchcraft object was dug up from the Mirror Moon Pavilion, and according to the calculations of Master Hui Ci of Mingjue Temple, it must be done in the Mirror Moon Pavilion at midnight... I startled Your Majesty, please forgive your concubine..."

  Tuoba Hong didn't even bat an eyelid and passed by the Empress without a glance.

  He personally walked up to take a look, the people in Changxin Palace were ordered by the Empress Dowager to arrest Xiang Fei and Lin Yin. At this time, these servants were all surrounding the two concubines, but they didn't dare to make another move. Xiang Fei was unscathed, her maid, Mu Shuang, was very fierce, and several strong eunuchs couldn't handle her. At this time, Xiang Fei's hair was even neatly combed. However, she had been standing for a long time and had argued with the Empress Dowager, so she was now leaning against the armrest of a chair, supporting her waist and breathing lightly. On Lin Yin's side, things were not going well. Those nuns were holding black water to splash her, even if Chuyue and others dared to disobey, Lin Yin still couldn't avoid getting dirty water on her body, and there was a smudge of black dirt on her cheek.

  "Good, good, Your Majesty!" Taohong's eyes flashed with icy anger. He turned around and asked the empress in a slow and measured tone: "Empress Yeh's body has been getting more and more ominous, and you have been performing rituals every day, which is also considered diligent... but why hasn't Empress Yeh recovered until now? What new method of exorcism do you have today that requires mobilizing the entire palace?" He sneered coldly: "If Fan Yu hadn't gone to Jianzhang Palace for an audience, I wouldn't have known that my harem had been turned into this state by Your Majesty!"

  Lin Yuen, who was wiping her face with a handkerchief, was suddenly startled and didn't know when the child standing in the dark corner, Fan Yu, had slipped out to find the emperor.

  In her heart, she couldn't help but feel secretly relieved that she and Xiang Fei were being closely watched by the Empress Dowager, where would they have the opportunity to send someone out for help. Fortunately, Xiao Huang Hou was everywhere making enemies, wanting to suppress her wasn't just Xiang Fei alone, unknowingly a little kid had taken advantage of the situation. If the Emperor hadn't come today, she feared that she would be humiliated by several nuns until she hit rock bottom.