After leaving Changchun Palace, Empress Dowager Wang walked away with a belly full of relief. It was fortunate that she hadn't acted according to what Qiao Zhaoyi insinuated in her message. Given the current power of Imperial Concubine and the Ye Family, had she really done something, it might have been truly hopeless!
Although the Emperor was weak and very reliant on the Imperial Concubine, at least he was lucid and recognized people. She had just carefully inspected Changchun Palace; the doors and windows were all open, the ventilation inside was good, and the Emperor's body was clean, without any strange odors. It appeared he was just seriously ill.
She had thought that the Emperor had indeed been controlled by medicine administered by the Imperial Concubine, but now it seemed Qiao Zhaoyi couldn't contain herself anymore and wanted to use someone else to achieve her murderous scheme! Quite a clever calculation—did she really think she would fall for it?
