As soon as Consort Duan Pin fell ill, more palace maids turned against her when she was down.
The Empress, Consort Jing, and various other consorts, most of them were not ones to be lenient.
Especially the mothers of the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince, who aligned with their own sons, naturally wished nothing more than to see Consort Duan Pin dead.
After Consort Duan Pin fell ill, someone deceitfully tricked her to the Imperial Garden using a forged imperial edict, and then pushed her into the cold water.
Forging an imperial edict was no trivial matter. The Emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The investigation traced back to Consort Jing, and the eunuch who forged the edict was from the Palace of Consort Jing.
When they found him, he had already hanged himself.
After Consort Duan Pin was rescued from the water, she was found to have been poisoned. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and the Imperial Physician managed to detoxify her.
