Nan Zhiyun was not one for many rules, so she continued to ask, "What are you doing?"
"Reporting to the Imperial Consort, we are here under His Majesty's orders to help the Consort pack her belongings and move to He'an Palace." The head eunuch, at least, maintained some decorum.
"Moving now? His Majesty didn't mention it in advance..." Nan Zhiyun thought there were still a few days.
"Consort Nan, please rest assured. His Majesty has already instructed that everything in He'an Palace has been prepared and is waiting for the Consort to move in."
"His Majesty said that anything Consort Nan wishes to take from Yajing Residence can be taken with her," the eunuch said solicitously.
Nan Zhiyun was about to say something when a palace maid rushed out of the room in a panic.
"What's the hurry? What if you bump into the Consort?" the head eunuch scolded.
"Eunuch, Consort..." the little palace maid stammered, unable to finish.
Nan Zhiyun frowned, a sense of foreboding washing over her.
"Speak, what happened?" the eunuch asked.
"Eunuch, just now... just now I found a... a voodoo doll under the Consort's bed," the little palace maid said, kneeling on the ground, trembling.
"What!" The eunuch was clearly shocked, his face filled with dread.
Nan Zhiyun's expression also changed. A voodoo doll? How was that possible? Who put it there? Qian Xia also became anxious.
"Bring it out for us to see," Nan Zhiyun said, regaining her composure.
The people below quickly went in and brought out the object. Indeed, it was there.
"Consort... I'm afraid this matter needs to be reported to His Majesty and the Noble Consort first..." the eunuch said. He also prevented Nan Zhiyun from touching the doll, as he would be held responsible if it were destroyed.
Nan Zhiyun naturally understood her current predicament and the severity of practicing witchcraft in the palace.
The Noble Consort arrived swiftly, along with other consorts who had heard the news, all with a schadenfreude attitude, heading to Yajing Residence.
The Noble Consort examined the voodoo doll and found that the birth date written on it was Nan Zhiyun's, which confused everyone.
"Why is this Consort Nan's birth date?" someone asked.
"Could it be that someone used it to frame Consort Nan? But why would it appear in Yajing Residence?" another person mused.
"Wait, the material used to make this doll... it's Zhiyun brocade, isn't it? I remember the former Empress Dowager bestowed it upon Consort Nan. None of the other sisters in the palace have it." It was Shu Meiren, who had spoken that morning.
"Enough, everyone be quiet for now. Let's hear what Consort Nan has to say," the Noble Consort said, rubbing her temples, a headache blooming.
Nan Zhiyun knelt in the center of the hall, "Your Grace the Noble Consort, I swear I have not done these things. Although only I have this Zhiyun brocade, due to some processing, it's inevitable that some scraps might be left behind." Nan Zhiyun was indeed unprepared.
"If Consort Nan says so, black can become white. Would someone specifically pick up some scraps to make this doll to frame you? What are you worth? Even if someone wanted to deal with another, it wouldn't be you. After all, you could never gain His Majesty's favor in this lifetime." It was Yin Xiuyi again, speaking without restraint.
The surrounding people chuckled, completely disregarding Nan Zhiyun's feelings. Just then, an announcement came from outside, "His Majesty has arrived!"