"By the way, how has Xiao Tong been these past few days? Has he regained consciousness?"
Angrily biting off a piece of pastry, Xu Junjun asked about Xiao Tong. With Xiao Tong's accession, the Second Prince and the Empress's rebellion presented the ultimate opportunity to make a clean break, and she hoped nothing would go wrong.
Resting her chin in her hand as she watched the white tiger cub playing in the courtyard, Jiang Wumei waved a hand and said, "Still the same. There are plenty of people secretly plotting against his life. If I hadn't warned that fool Zhao Qi, Chun Yurong probably would have finished off Xiao Tong by now. My situation is the one that's giving me a headache. Just look at me, and then look at yourself—you ought to be counting your blessings."
Chapter 56