Your A Habitual Liar!

Emperor Che: So you are Wan Cui? Lady Wei says that the cold palace fire was started by you and Wan Xiang?

Wan Cui: By your wisdom, your Majesty, that is not what happened! *kneel down*

Even if you grant this lowly one courage ten-fold, this one would never dare harm her mistress!

It's the Empress... No, it was the Deposed Empress. She was dissatisfied with you throwing her into the cold palace and ignoring her repeated letters. *points*

She fell into a rage this night and ordered Wang Xiang and i to...

Burn the cold palace! *plays the victim*

The two of us are eternally loyal to her, but she was afraid that the truth might leak out and, and drowned Wan Xiang!

Wei Yujin: •••What? Wang Xiang is dead?

Even if i scared Wang Xiang senseless, she couldn't have died.

Somebody must've been afraid of what she might have said in her hysteria and shut her up permanently...

This adversary of mine is really heartless...

Wan Cui: Wan Xiang's body is just outside the coart! Her spirit cannot find piece, and so i will tell the truth even if it kills me!

Please, arbitrate for this one, your majesty! For this one and her sister!

Wei Yujin: •••I've really underestimated ancient harems...

But...

Heh! I'm not like the deposed empress, stupid enough to blindly fall into a trap!

In the modern world, i have dealt with all types of cunning weasels of the investment world. What sort of conniving trick haven't i seen? This little lady is nothing! *evil smile*

Emperor Che: Wan Xiang is dead?

We remember this lady-in-waiting. She was by your side since you entered the palace. She's one of your favorite servant girls...

Wei Yujin: -kneel- It was i... I misjudged her.

Emperor Che: Heh... so you approved...

Captain of the Imperial Guards, Rong Ling requests an audience!

Rong Ling: Rong Ling greets your majesty. *bow*

Emperor Che: Have you finished the investigation of the cold palace fire?

Rong Ling: Reporting your majesty, the fire is under control. The cause of the fire has also been discovered.

Our investigations show the fire started from two places, one was from the north-west corner of the cold palace, the other...

The other...

...Was from Lady Wei's chambers. Estimates are that it was from her bed, near where her pillow was.

Wei Yujin: Pfft

•••Sigh... What did you do in your past life, Wei. Don't you have too many enemies?

Speaking of which, although this husband of mine is a beautiful specimen of a man with eyes as sharp as sword, and flawless jade-like skin... *smile*

That look on his eyes just doesn't look good...

Emperor Che: D-...Deposed Empress Wei? *awkward*

•••...Why isn't she explaining herself? Why is she just staring at me?

Wei Yujin: Heh... What good would it bring me to burn my own home? Why would your majesty rather believe these lowly servants instead of me?

Emperor Che: Believe you?

Lady Wei do you remember the 3rd of January last year?

You brought an entourage to Beijing's Daci Temple for prayers. On the way, the accompanying Consort Li mysteriously slipped down a mountain and broke her leg.

The Consort's servant got angry and identified you as the one who pushed the Consort down. We, believing you, then bludgeoned the servant to death!

After that, the temple abbot told us personally that he saw you push the Consort down with his own eyes!

You are a habitual liar! Deceit flows from you freely! How can we ever believe you? *furious*

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