Chapter Thirty-Seven

  Is that the only sister? Xia Zi stood in front of the window, repeatedly savoring these words, her slender hands slowly pushing open the other half of the window frame, a silver light cutting through the wall.

  "Miss, the situation in the palace is chaotic right now. The king personally investigated this matter and he's really furious this time. No one dares to speak out. The empress has been imprisoned, all the imperial concubines who attended that banquet have been confined, and all the palace maids and eunuchs who handled food are being held in the Imperial Prison. The emperor is turning a blind eye to this. Originally, the food was arranged by the empress herself, but somehow there was a mistake. The poison on your body is 'Jiu Du', which was later found in Chufu Palace. The owner of Chufu Palace, Concubine Li, has been taken into custody for trial. Her personal palace maid died in prison on the same day by biting her tongue... Now, everyone in the palace is living in fear."

  As expected... it's been found out after all... Reihi...

  Her husband didn't make a sound, his expression unchanged, but his movements were incredibly swift.

  The cold wind lifted the green silk in front of her chest, and she became a little more conscious. The image of those sorrowful eyes kept flashing in her mind, shining with tears, pleading pitifully.

  "Spare her... She didn't mean to provoke you, she doesn't know. That seat was never meant for you to sit in."

  "She indeed did wrong, but do you know who has been closest to Empress Lihua all along? It's the Empress Dowager! If this matter continues like this, it will implicate and kill not just a minor figure like Chu Fugong, but will be a case of borrowing a knife to kill someone. You understand? In the end, it will shake up half of the imperial harem - what's at stake is the entire nation!"

  Those words reappeared in her memory, she slightly widened her eyes, her fingers stiffened and contracted, her fingernails sank into the flesh.

  "Your Highness..." - Suddenly a voice, her heart skipped a beat, she turned around, the long silk gently fluttering, elegant and airy, the maid slightly bowed "The Linjing Pavilion has already set up the meal..."

  "Got it—"

  A faint sentence

  Linjing Pavilion, with its four vermilion balustrades, presents a distant view like a dream or illusion, hidden in a sea of mist. The Dai Mountains outline a beautiful landscape of ripples.

  Eunuchs and maidservants filled the room, holding tea for rinsing mouth before meals and copper basins for washing hands.

  As soon as Xia Ziyou arrived, he saw Mo Yunxuan already sitting at the table. His tall and majestic physique exuded an air of indifference, with a mature man's calmness between his eyebrows, as if nothing was insurmountable as long as he was there. After washing up, Xia Ziyou slowly walked to the table, dressed in a neat attire by the maid.

  He didn't bother her and let her drag on, starting dinner early.

  Xia Zi picked up her chopsticks and looked at the rice in front of her, wanting to take a bite but hesitated for a moment.

  "Husband——"

  She lowered her voice and called out to him softly, with a hint of coaxing.

  As expected, an awkward silence ensued. Mo Yunxuan continued eating, without even lifting his head.

  Xia Zi carefully observed his expression, and fortunately, although he didn't respond to her, it wasn't as bad as she had expected.

  "I heard something happened inside the palace——"

  Still silent...

  She knew it would be like this, felt a bit discouraged, but still summoned up the courage to keep asking.

  "If it's found out who poisoned him, what will happen to that person...?"

  Her eyes gazed at that cold profile, hoping he would speak up, and as long as there was a glimmer of hope from him, it shouldn't have implicated so many people.

  She held her chopsticks still and stared at him blankly.

  The result was that after a long time, he finally looked up and turned his face towards her.

  "I won't tell you what will happen to that person for now, but Xia Ziyu, if I don't finish eating the rice in your bowl and haven't eaten half of it yet, I'll immediately tell you what will happen to you."