Haitang moved quickly and, in just half a day's effort, obtained the sterilization medicine from Wen Liluo.
She tightly shut the doors and windows, presenting the brocade box containing the elixir pills to Shen Yinning. "Commandery Princess..."
Shen Yinning lifted the box lid.
A tiny elixir pill lay on the silk cloth inside, its cinnabar-red color vivid yet dangerous.
"Miss Wen said this pill was purchased from the black market at a high price. It dissolves instantly in water, is colorless and tasteless, and cannot be detected even with a silver needle. If a man consumes it, he will produce no offspring for three years," Haitang whispered cautiously. "But to poison the Emperor—such an act is a capital offense punishable by death. Commandery Princess, are you truly unafraid?"
Shen Yinning's expression was blank. "What do you think happened to Cui Ji?"
Haitang froze, unsure why she suddenly brought this up.
