“It's us against the galaxy, Cal. We've got to use every advantage we can find against the Empire.”

go read Smoking Gun (1611 words) by @paper-crane-castles

like that painting

where the guy is sitting in a corner

But like.... I don't know if I can make her shoulder floofs out of Druffy! (it's not even druffy. it's just the fabric i used to make druffy.)

But also. That teddy bear mohair is pricey and I don't wanna buy more!

But Druffy!

But she remembers HFX's order not to sell it and declines. As she's leaving the shop, she remembers something else he said.

BFX sets out to go there and is relieved when the password she gives is the correct one. She asks for 50 silver leaves and the owner happily obliges, leaving her to go fetch it.

As she's waiting, an extremely drung Feng Chang appears and collapses on the floor. He starts violently convulsing and foaming at the mouth, but BFX manages to stop it by hitting some qi points on his chest. The owner gives her the money and thanks BFX for getting to him in time. He hesitates and she says BFX says she understands this sickness is taboo and won't tell anyone, but FC needs a doctor.

While he's passed out, FC has positively horrific dreams about Queen Baili. She goes into a rage when he calls her "Mother" and tries to strangle him. He startles himself awake and is confused about his surroundings. And then it clicks.

This is apparently an underlying condition he has, and he doesn't want anyone to know. The excessive drinking must've made it resurface. Uncle De, his housekeeper, assures him that he told everyone that the First Prince had gone out on a hunting trip.

Due to the fact that his seizures come with a foaming mouth, people whisper that it looks like he's possessed by a demon. Baili, however, was more worried about her reputation than her son.

Chang has the employees of the House of Jade brought in and questioned. The ledger is burned and everyone who saw the episode, save the owner, is killed. You're tellin me that this guy was the prince who was really sick all along, but he still gets worried about Lanxi being cold?

Baili is gonna use Chang against HFX isn't she