As for the Imperial Study, after receiving the message from Yikun Palace, Ning Xu fell into deep thought. After a moment, he turned to his Hidden Guard.
"The Empress knows she's been poisoned?"
Wufeng bowed his head, pondering for a while, "Even if she isn't aware, she's already become cautious. Now, she only eats vegetarian dishes from the Imperial Kitchen. She doesn't touch any meat dishes!"
Despite his young age, Ning Xu was undeniably handsome and possessed an innate noble air about him, especially notable was the cinnabar mole by his eye—bright red as blood. It was extraordinarily attractive when the corner of his lips curled slightly upward.
"Hmph... I wonder if she's truly become smarter or if someone is guiding her behind the scenes. Others know she only eats vegetarian dishes, so even if they would poison her, they'd do it in the meat dishes. She simply abstains from meat altogether, showing such a strong will to live, it's quite amusing to people—"
