She could accept her son Prince Fengyuan being an infatuated fool—after all, he was just a prince, and his heart had fallen for her niece, a girl she deemed worthy.
But Xiang Long Wei… he was the Emperor. His heart was not his own to give; it belonged to the empire, bound by duty and the weight of the dragon throne.
First, it was that wretched girl from three years ago… now it's this Zhao Jieyu. Both from military families—what evil is this? Empress Dowager Zhao thought.
Xiang Long Wei's cold gaze shifted back to Chief Imperial Physician Shen Yiming. "What about Shun Wenyuan and the other concubine? Xiang Long Wei asked.
Shen Yiming bowed quickly. "Your Majesty, they were also poisoned. However, their toxin is not as potent as Zhao Jieyu's.
The reason they bled from their eyes, ears, and mouths was because they were afflicted with a combination of two different poisons, which caused a violent internal rupture and forced the blood to escape from their orifices.
