Si Yi coldly laughed, “Do you think the empress dowager doesn’t know who spread the palace rumors?”
Ning Wanwan quickly lowered her eyes, hiding her guilt.
“Even if the empress dowager doesn’t pursue the imperial uncle, do you think I’ll let him off when I ascend the throne?” He grasped Ning Wanwan’s shoulders and softened his tone, “But don’t worry, I will never harm you.”
Ning Wanwan recoiled, dodging his hands. She glared at him, decisively saying, “I will not leave my husband.”
“Since you’ve reunited with your imperial aunt, shouldn’t you see your father?” Si Zhan’s cold voice interrupted the tension.
Ning Wanwan happily turned to him, “Zhan ge ge, you’re out.”
Si Zhan embraced her, his eyes darkly staring at Si Yi.
Si Yi pressed his lips together, glaring back at Si Zhan. After a moment, he swept his sleeves and entered the hall.
Ning Wanwan tugged at Si Zhan’s clothes, whispering, “Zhan ge ge, the Crown Prince just said…”
Si Zhan gently touched the back of her head, interrupting her worries, “Don’t worry, such a day will never come.”
We’ll discuss the rest when we return to the mansion.”
Ning Wanwan glanced around, worried about eavesdroppers, and nodded.
Back at Yi Wang Mansion, she asked, “Brother Zhan, why did the Emperor suddenly fall seriously ill? Could this be related to the Empress Dowager?”
Si Zhan nodded, “Yes.”
Ning Wanwan frowned, “Could the Emperor’s illness be because the Empress Dowager poisoned him?”
Si Zhan replied, “The Empress Dowager did indeed use poison, specifically dove poison.”
“Dove poison!” Ning Wanwan’s expression changed, “But the Emperor…”
“It was Pure Consort who detected the dove poison in the soup sent to Si Suo by the Empress Dowager. She replaced it with a poison that would make him seriously ill, not fatal.”
Si Zhan’s earlier statement about the Empress Dowager not massacring the Yi Wang Mansion made sense if Si Suo would not die, confirming that he was not the Empress Dowager’s biological child.
“What happened with the Empress Dowager?”
