The sleeping chambers fell silent for a moment, then Pang Wenzheng's somber voice emerged.
"As it stands, while this matter does affect the Empress, the issue isn't very severe yet, because the root cause lies with the Emperor. Who else to blame when he and the Empress Dowager are at odds? What we truly fear is if the matter concerning Zhen Pin is exposed, the Empress would face true ruin."
Empress Qiao nodded: "Exactly, if Ji'er finds out that I was behind his mother's death, it wouldn't just be a mere discord."
Empress Qiao was well aware of this herself, having recently revealed evidence to prove her innocence in his mother's death; now to claim it was her doing.
Such an act carries not just the hatred of a mother slain but the betrayal of deception.
This seed of hatred could root deeply between the two of them, "mother and son".
