The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1300 There Are No Walls That Don’t Leak Air

Chapter 1300: Chapter 1300 There Are No Walls That Don’t Leak Air

Hearing her words, those unaware might think she was truly frightened, yet Sui Zimo saw clearly that the little girl had already stowed all the medicinal herbs on the table into her golden bead space.

Does this really look like an unfavorable situation?

"Let’s go, just in time to catch a good show."

Having said that, he took Lin Caisang, not even changing her night clothes, and left Prince Mo’s Mansion openly and deliberately.

...

Inside the imperial palace.

After the Emperor had summoned Prince Yi and Princess Consort Yi, he became so enraged by the Princess Consort that he fell ill and had to be carried back to his sleeping quarters.

Prince Yi and his wife had already left the palace, and at this moment, the Empress Dowager had arrived to see her son who had already awakened, half-reclining on the bed surrounded by the shattered remnants of porcelain.

She sighed softly.

"Things have come to this point, what use is it to stay angry?"

"Mother!"

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager with bloodshot eyes.

"Had you known that Suyang had sided with Sui Zimo, you should have sent that little fellow away, but what were you doing at the time?" the Empress Dowager asked him again.

The Emperor was choked by her question and had nothing to say.

How could he have known that Sui Zimo would go so far as to suspect that little fellow? Who could have foreseen it?

"Someone must have told Sui Zimo; otherwise, how did he come to know that little fella’s identity?" the Emperor said angrily. It meant there was a spy for Sui Zimo in his entourage or, perhaps, the problem lay with Prince Yi’s Mansion.

"You!"

The Empress Dowager sighed again and shook her head.

"Isn’t this the result of your quarrel with Prince Yi’s Mansion? Oh, Emperor, having taken that little fellow into custody, you had enough to threaten Princess Consort Yi, why did you have to poison her as well? Isn’t that just inviting suspicion for no reason?"

If Sui Zimo couldn’t see through even this much, he probably would have met his demise in Yejun long ago, wouldn’t he?

Moreover, the Emperor didn’t stop at just one mistake; he had warned the physicians brought in by Prince Yi, forbidding them to treat Princess Consort Yi, and even summoned Prince Yi to the palace to caution him.

Each and every action, which one was right? It was but an act of venting his own anger.

"There are no walls in the world that don’t leak. The people in Prince Mo’s Mansion aren’t fools; they are bound to smell something fishy. Do you really think that you can hide your actions from Sui Zimo?"

"I..."

The Emperor opened his mouth but could not utter a word.

His face, already pale with anger, now looked worse, and he even coughed a few times.

"So what do you suggest we do now, Mother?"

He had been thinking of sending Prince Yi to the National Teacher’s house to create a scene, determined to get that little fellow back, but he hadn’t expected Sui Zimo to block even the last road.

He truly was out of options.

"What else can be done?"

The Empress Dowager also felt helpless. At this juncture, it seemed like anything they did would be wrong.

"Well then, since the Emperor is ill, it is the perfect time to summon Miss Lin to the palace. I will draft the imperial decree myself, inviting Miss Lin to attend to the Emperor."

She pondered and then proposed.

"That... wouldn’t be wise, would it?"

At this point, the Emperor hesitated over this suggestion.

Just as previously mentioned, Lin Caisang was not someone to provoke lightly. If she were to sprinkle poison on him, he might not even know how he died!