Although Sihan was a prince, he held no official position; the King of Yi’s residence relied solely on tax revenue from the fief. The current Emperor controlled Nanshan’s affairs with the excuse that Sihan was not yet of age, strictly regulating the King of Yi’s finances to prevent Sihan from gaining too much power.
However, from Zhou Shu’s words, it seemed the King of Yi’s finances were not as she had imagined, suggesting Sihan had taken hidden actions.
Sihan leaned back casually and smiled: “No rush, take your time.”
Ning Wanwan nodded: “I’ll look at these later. But now, I have an urgent matter to consult Zhou Shu about.”
“Please speak, Wang Fei.”
“I want to ask if there’s a way to make Sihan’s pulse appear more severe temporarily?”
Zhou Shu darkened his expression: “What happened?”
Ning Wanwan replied worriedly: “Today in the palace, the Empress Dowager suddenly wanted Xu Gongyi to take Sihan’s pulse. Fortunately, an incident occurred, and Xu Gongyi did not appear.”
Otherwise, Sihan’s use of Fire Spirit Mushroom would have been discovered by the Empress Dowager.
Zhou Shu cursed: “That old witch Ling Ziru is relentless. Not satisfied with placing a spy, she keeps trying to check Sihan’s pulse.”
Ning Wanwan said: “We need something to make Sihan’s pulse appear chaotic at a critical moment.”
Zhou Shu pondered: “There is a medicine that can cause pulse disorder quickly, but it’s extremely harmful. Taking it more than three times could be life-threatening.”
Ning Wanwan immediately abandoned the idea upon hearing it could endanger life.
Unexpectedly, Sihan calmly said: “Bring it.”
“Sihan!” Ning Wanwan was about to dissuade him, but Sihan looked at her and said, “Don’t worry, three times will be enough. If I can’t escape Ling Ziru’s control in three tries and put you at risk, then I deserve to die.”
Ning Wanwan was momentarily speechless.
Uncle Zhou said: “There’s less than a year before the young prince comes of age. If we can get through the empress dowager’s tests this year and reach the Qian’nan fief, it will be fine. Once in Qian’nan, we can treat the young prince boldly. While I can’t guarantee everything, I believe I can help him live a few more years.”
Ning Wanwan’s heart ached.
