Although Pei Shangling had been thrown into prison, Pei Yunxi remained restless. The matter was far from over, and the Emperor’s attitude was ambiguous.
Pei Yunxi thought to herself that this was all Pei Shangling’s fault! If he hadn’t arrived exactly when he did, everything would have gone smoothly, and Mu Yuanzhi would be a corpse by now. As she left, Pei Yunxi cast a resentful glance at Mu Yuanzhi, who stared straight ahead, refusing to even look at Pei Yunxi’s face.
Once Mu Yuanzhi left the Xuanshi Palace, she went to the Dayue Palace to visit the Grand Empress Dowager. The Grand Empress Dowager was finally able to sit up, though her complexion remained poor. After this incident, all of the Grand Empress Dowager’s meals and other needs required strict oversight.
Chapter 113