The thoughts of the Second Leader were actually the same as those of Xue Zhiyi.
However, there was one thing that the Second Leader and his group were unaware of.
That was the involvement of the Empress Dowager in this affair. If they wanted to eliminate the child because of the belief that a six-toed child is an ominous sign, they should have done it after the child was born.
After all, no doctor could determine the number of toes before birth.
But the fact that the Empress Dowager had planned such a scheme long before Consort Ling was pregnant was something he couldn't fathom.
No matter the reason, the outcome was singular: no one wanted the child to survive, not even Consort Ling. After all, if she opposed the Emperor over the child, her status or fate would be grim.
After much thought, such a dangerous child could not remain by Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming's side; their ordinary lives would be endangered.
For their safety, he ought to hide the child in the mountains.
