The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1314: Just Admitted It

Chapter 1314: Chapter 1314: Just Admitted It

"We can only go and search!"

Princess Consort Yi ground her teeth and spoke with utter seriousness.

"Even if we cannot find her, at least we should go through the motions. That way, when our master reckons with us later, we can at least say we tried. If we cannot bring the person back, we can still offer some explanation.

If we don’t even attempt to search, when the master blames us later, we won’t have a leg to stand on!"

She said.

"This..."

Prince Yi was still hesitant.

Sending someone to Prince Mo’s Mansion to search for a person—what kind of person should be sent to search without alarming the guards in Prince Mo’s Mansion?

"Princess Consort, do you truly believe this plan will work? But what if we cannot find the person?" he asked.

"If we cannot find the person, then we shall continue the search. In any case, we must persist in searching for Wu’er’s whereabouts. Even if we cannot find her, we must not be without any response. My lord, we cannot afford our master’s wrath!"

Princess Consort Yi declared.

"This... very well then."

Thinking of that mysterious and terrifying man, Prince Yi finally nodded his head, agreeing to Princess Consort Yi’s plan.

"I’ll make the arrangements right away, and we can act tonight."

"Good."

Princess Consort Yi nodded.

...

Not long after Sui Zimo had copied books in the Jinzhu Space, he was summoned to the palace by the eunuch sent by the emperor.

Inside the emperor’s sleeping chamber, Sui Zimo stared blankly at the emperor lying ill in bed.

"Father Emperor, what do you mean by this?"

He blinked and countered.

"You..."

The emperor was so choked by his words that a surge of anger got stuck in his throat, nearly causing him to pass out from rage!

"Sui Zimo, I will ask you again: where is Miss Lin, the female physician of your residence? Exactly where has she gone?"

He repeated his question.

"Father Emperor, you are blatantly feigning ignorance. Miss Lin has gone to gather herbs. Are you not aware of this?" Sui Zimo responded.

"Nonsense!"

The emperor roared, his eyes as black as those of a panda, fixed intently on him.

"You think I don’t know? Everyone in your residence is saying that Miss Lin was poisoned by the very poison she concocted and was struck down by it. Did you send her back to her hometown?"

He asked.

"Father Emperor, it turns out you already knew."

Hearing such pressing questions from the emperor, Sui Zimo admitted it outright.

The emperor was once again infuriated by his response.

How could he continue his questioning after such a statement? He had intended to press Sui Zimo further for clarity—about the gathering of herbs, the poisoning—none of which he believed. He wanted Sui Zimo to hand her over directly!

He had thought that Sui Zimo would try to be tough and deny it for a while, but unexpectedly, he simply admitted it.

"You..."

"Father Emperor, being overcome by her own concocted poison is not exactly a matter of honor. Miss Lin was brought to the residence at my behest, and naturally, I must protect her secret and her reputation from being tarnished," Sui Zimo continued, seeing that the emperor was too angry to speak.

"Thus, I had the people in the residence say that Miss Lin had gone to gather herbs. I hope for Father Emperor’s forgiveness."

Emperor: "..."

Since when had Sui Zimo developed such a thick skin and ironclad defiance?

Before he could probe much, his questions were thoroughly blocked by Sui Zimo, and now he could not ask another!

"Where is Miss Lin? Where did you take her?" he asked.

"She was poisoned, and I couldn’t provide an antidote for her here, so naturally, I had to send her back. Otherwise, I could not bear the responsibility," Sui Zimo answered calmly.