Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1072 - 872 I Have to Go

Chapter 1072: Chapter 872 I Have to Go

Empress laughed and said, "How would I know? It was all the crown princess who told me afterwards. I was kept in the dark about this matter as well."

"That’s settled then. Fortunately, the crown princess discovered it in time; otherwise, Your Majesty would have been in danger. From that palace maid, we found a packet of poison. Do you know what kind of poison it was?"

"Oh, what kind of poison?" Empress asked, feigning surprise.

"It’s the ’Eternal Spring Dew,’ colorless and tasteless. It can be placed in food and not even a silver needle can detect it, but once someone consumes it, they will be poisoned to death. I thoroughly interrogated that palace maid about where this packet of poison came from, and she..." Consort De coughed a few times.

Empress was startled and frenzied, but she couldn’t appear too anxious, so she simply held her teacup tightly and waited patiently for Consort De to finish coughing.

Consort De cleared her throat: "She refused to talk, even at the risk of death."

Empress finally breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Then you must have resorted to torture."

"We did, sigh, but my Nanny’s hand was too harsh. Before we knew it, she was beaten to death," Consort De said. "We both hold faith in Buddha, and here we are having killed someone, truly a sin has been added. However, this time it was all thanks to the crown princess. If it weren’t for her, we would have never discovered that palace maid, and we wouldn’t know whether she was out to harm me or to target you, Empress."

Empress gave a faint smile: "The crown princess has always been carefree."

"That child is truly kindhearted and sincere," Consort De drank some tea and continued, "Whether that palace maid wanted to harm you or me, the fact remains that she belongs to Nangong Palace, so I had to come over to apologize to Your Majesty."

Empress again smiled: "Consort De, you are too polite. By the way, how is the eldest prince doing now? Has he recovered?"

"He has almost fully recovered," Consort De’s face lit up with pride when she mentioned her son. "This child really looks just like His Majesty when he was young. Even the Emperor praises him endlessly. However... this child does not seem to have much ambition. I hear that he wants to travel the world with his wife once he’s healed. When that time comes, I, as his mother, will have my heart filled with worry once again."

"Is that so..." Empress laughed, her belief in Consort De’s words uncertain.

Now that he’s not yet fully recovered, it’s natural to say such things, but once he’s well, we’ll see if he still desires to be the crown prince.

Consort De had nearly finished her tea and set down the cup to take her leave: "I must go now; it’s time for my Buddhist prayers. I just had a palace maid lose her life because of me. I must recite sutras for her soul’s liberation. Sigh, I truly hope that no more such sins will be added in the future. It’s truly life-shortening, don’t you agree, Your Majesty?"

The Empress struggled to hide her displeasure, but she could only nod and respond, "Yes, indeed."

...

In the Crown Prince Palace.

Nangong Nini was having a meal with the crown prince.

The crown prince had also heard about Nangong Nini saving the Empress’s life; being an honest man, he took Nangong Nini’s account for the absolute truth. He believed that it was Nangong Nini who had discovered the palace maid with malintent, and hence the Empress had narrowly escaped disaster.

Thus, the once-stagnant relationship between husband and wife finally began to thaw. The crown prince even picked a piece of cured meat for Nangong Nini, "Nini, this is your favorite smoked cured meat."

Deeply touched, Nangong Nini picked a shrimp for the crown prince, "Your favorite shrimp."

The two then exchanged smiles.