No wonder the Empress Dowager went to such lengths to bring a witch from Miao territory, hiding her identity. She never intended for Sihan to safely go to Qian Nan.
Fortunately, they had secretly investigated Yao Saner’s true identity and remained vigilant.
Miao territory witches were skilled in witchcraft and gu techniques. Since learning Yao Saner’s identity, they had prevented her from using her powers.
Ning Wanwan, who had read medical books, knew that gu could only be controlled through the mouth or wounds. They deliberately created a fake wound on Sihan’s arm to lure Yao Saner into action and catch her red-handed.
They had been setting a trap to provoke Yao Saner into making a move. They had assumed her target was Sihan and guarded against her harming him. Unexpectedly, she set fire to their room and ultimately knocked herself out.
Ning Wanwan was speechless. If she hadn’t rescued Yao Saner, she would have become a charred corpse. She couldn’t understand Yao Saner’s intentions.
That was a mature child-parasite, originally existing, but it was added to the first greeting tea for the prince and accidentally knocked over by him. These few were later obtained by the empress dowager at a high price and have not been fully cultivated.
Ning Wanwan’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly turned to look at Sihan, whose gaze at Yao Saner was fierce.
The empress dowager had planned to use Yao Saner long ago. Thinking of this, Ning Wanwan felt a chill down her spine. She steadied herself and said, “Tell the empress dowager that the child-parasite needs at least a year to mature before it can connect with the mother-parasite.”
Yao Saner thought for a moment and nodded, “…Okay.”
Ning Wanwan took a deep breath, calming her previous panic.
“How do you usually send messages into the palace?”
“The empress dowager knows you don’t trust me, so she hasn’t let me act rashly. To obtain a new child-parasite, Huan Pi made me take several cold baths and pretend to be sick, sending a message when the palace doctor came.”
She understood that the empress dowager would have other ways to communicate.
“When you return to the mansion, pretend to be frightened and bedridden. I’ll invite the palace doctor, and you just need to pass the false message to him.”
