Three Years in the Palace Playing the Coward, Today I’ve Had Enough

At the empress’s birthday banquet, the pastries she presents are found to contain deadly poison. The Noble Consort condemns her in front of everyone, while the entire hall waits for her to kneel and beg for mercy. But she remains where she is, a strange smile curving her lips. In three sentences, she brings the maid who administered the poison, the details of how it was hidden, and the mastermind behind it all into the open. Before even one incense stick has burned down, she has already turned the tables.