Daring to lie before the Emperor was nothing short of courting death.
Cai Ping knocked her head heavily against the ground, forced to speak the truth: "Y-Your Majesty, this medicine... it was for Consort Chen. These past few days, Her Highness has been suffering from headaches, heart palpitations, dizziness, and loss of appetite. This afternoon, she even vomited blood... When the imperial physician examined her, he said she had been poisoned."
"Her Highness feared worrying Your Majesty, so she kept the poisoning a secret and forbade us from speaking of it."
Li Yuanjing's expression turned icy.
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Yongning Palace.
Shen Wei lay weakly on the chaise longue, her eyes weary, her lips pale. Cai Lian held a medicine bowl, feeding her spoon by spoon.
The bitter concoction made Shen Wei frown, her eyes nearly welling with tears.
Outside, a gentle breeze rustled through the courtyard, causing the bronze bells hanging on the palace walls to chime softly.
