As expected, when the hour of the Snake began, a group of masked individuals squeezed into the crowd and hurriedly dragged away the bodies.
“Your Highness, the ‘wild dogs’ bodies have all been taken away,” Yuan Bi first glanced at the unconscious Si Zhan on the bed, then reported softly to Ning Wanwan.
“I see,” Ning Wanwan nodded.
As Yuan Bi was about to retreat, Ning Wanwan called him back. “Di Jin probably won’t act rashly recently. There’s something I need you to arrange.”
“Please instruct me, Your Highness.”
“Send some skilled people to ambush the necessary route from Qian Nan back to Biandu, and ensure to intercept the mysterious person Di Jin’s subordinates are bringing back.”
If the mysterious person Mi Yue mentioned is indeed a traitor, Si Zhan’s plan to raise troops in Qian Nan might have been exposed. She can only seize the witness first and discuss further after Si Zhan wakes up.
Yuan Bi cupped his fists, “Yes.”
As the seventh day approached, an unexpected guest arrived uninvited.
On a fine day, Ning Wanwan aimed to have Yuan Bi call two people to move Si Zhan to the courtyard for some sunshine. Unexpectedly, Zhou Shu rushed over in a panic, “Your Highness, the Emperor has arrived with Pure Consort and the imperial physician, traveling incognito.”
“Imperial physician!?” Ning Wanwan was shocked.
Now, hearing “imperial physician” made her anxious, thinking the Empress Dowager had sent someone to probe Si Zhan’s condition. She asked, “Uncle Zhou, where’s the medicine for meridian chaos that I asked you to prepare?”
“What is Your Highness planning?”
“The Emperor brought an imperial physician who will definitely take Si Zhan’s pulse. No matter whose physician it is, he will record the pulse case. The best strategy is for me to take the meridian chaos medicine, lie in bed, and pretend to be Si Zhan for the physician to examine.”
Zhou Shu quickly stopped her, saying, “Absolutely not. Your Highness has a delicate constitution, which is entirely different from the Young Master’s pulse. Taking this medicine in your current weak state would be fatal.”
Ning Wanwan frowned, pondering.
Zhou Shu added, “If the Emperor comes and doesn’t see you, he will definitely ask about your whereabouts, and the plan will be exposed.”
