Si Zhan laughed and nodded, “Exactly. Di Huan is Di Jin’s only son, the treasure of the Di family. As long as Di Jin does not see Di Huan’s corpse, he will believe Di Huan might still be alive and think he is in my hands.”
He turned to Yuan Bi, “Go spread the news of my awakening. If Di Jin really has evidence against me, he will come knocking soon.”
“Yes,” Yuan Bi replied and stood to leave.
Si Zhan stopped him, “Wait, there’s one more thing I need you to do.”
Yuan Bi sat back down.
Si Zhan tapped his right index finger on the armrest before saying, “Send a message to Pure Consort and coordinate with her to bring out the woman from the Cold Palace who knows Si Xuo’s background.”
Ning Wanwan guessed, “Could that person be the Emperor’s biological mother?”
Si Zhan shook his head, “Ling Ziru is jealous, suspicious, and ruthless. If she could root out a threat, she would leave no one alive.”
So Ling Ziru would absolutely not have left Si Xuo’s birth mother alive.”
“She kept that person alive and confined in the Cold Palace. Pure Consort’s information likely came from there. This suggests the person is a former trusted maidservant close to Ling Ziru.”
Ning Wanwan nodded, finding Si Zhan’s analysis reasonable. “If we follow this inquiry, we can find out who she is. If she was truly the Empress Dowager’s trusted maidservant, she would know many secrets about the Empress Dowager, and we could use her as a witness to restrain the Empress Dowager.”
Si Zhan smiled warmly. “You’ve only guessed part of it. I’m not keeping her to restrain the Empress Dowager.”
He suddenly looked outside, his dark phoenix eyes deep and incomprehensible.
“To avoid being controlled, one must find a way to clip their wings.”
He turned to Yuan Bi and instructed, “Tell Pure Consort that after bringing the person out, immediately spread rumors near Baoci Palace, claiming the person was taken away by Si Xuo, and release false claims that Si Xuo is not Ling Ziru’s biological child. As for the rest… we just need to wait and see.”
Ning Wanwan was shocked, suddenly understanding Si Zhan’s true intentions.
