After speaking, Mrs. Li got up and bowed to Madam Sima, withdrawing from her chamber with a cold and stern expression.
Mrs. Li had already told Madam Sima what needed to be said; how to act was now up to Madam Sima.
Inside the chamber, Madam Sima's face was ashen. Her hand clutched tightly the hidden pouch beneath her elbow. Sima Yan was her only son; how could he disregard even his own child for the sake of a granddaughter born of a concubine.
But now, since His Majesty intended to vindicate the family of Sima Ruodan's mother, it meant he had already learned the truth from Sima Ruodan, and attempting to argue would be futile. Moreover, His Majesty had many capable people around him who must have already uncovered the truth.
