Seeing Shen Wei take the antidote, Li Yuanjing couldn't help but recall the slow-acting poison she had ingested.
The Empress was ruthless, having bribed the Imperial Physician to increase the dosage of herbs in Shen Wei's contraceptive soup. If not discovered in time, Shen Wei might not have lived much longer.
And it wasn't just Shen Wei who suffered—the Empress Dowager and Leyou had also nearly fallen victim.
The Empress represented the Tantai family.
Li Yuanjing fell into a brief silence.
Meanwhile, inside Qinghua Palace, Tantai Yinxue, dressed in an elegant purple gown, waited patiently.
Since childhood, she had been the jewel of the Tantai family—a refined lady of exceptional beauty and talent, well-versed in literature. Compared to the fading flowers of the harem, who had lost their youthful allure, Tantai Yinxue held an absolute advantage in age.
The Empress was useless, but Tantai Yinxue was ambitious.
