As it happened, the Imperial Physician was also fond of watching a spectacle and was present in the room. After taking their pulses, he flushed with embarrassment and declared, "They have been drugged with Hehuan Powder!"
Deng Xuelian had been waiting for exactly these words.
"Someone must have drugged them!" she cried, kneeling before Jun Wenci. "Your Highness, I beg you to order a thorough investigation. It must be some person with ulterior motives trying to frame the Deng and He families!"
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