Chapter 1171 - 1165: Who Poisoned?
The Empress stared intently at the three young women before her, all at the age of bloom, each as beautiful as a flower, yet who would have thought they harbored such venomous intent, actually wishing to render her childless.
Of course, she herself had once been their age, fully aware of the blood and storms hidden within these harem walls, and naturally, she understood why they did what they did.
She fixed her gaze on the female to the far left and asked, "What’s your name?"
The girl looked rather young, around the age of thirteen or fourteen, and was in fact extremely beautiful.
But she had never before witnessed such a grand spectacle and was so frightened that her lips turned purplish and she trembled without being able to utter a word.
After a brief lapse, King Jin spoke up for her.
"Mother, it surely isn’t her. She entered the residence merely ten days ago. Imperial Physician Cui had mentioned it before; the deep poisoning would only manifest later on. Since she has not been in the residence long, perhaps she hasn’t been poisoned, or the poisoning isn’t severe, which is why there are no symptoms."
Fury swelled within the Empress. Seeing that her son even dared to bring such dubious women into his fold only fueled her anger.
No wonder she didn’t recall seeing such a young one; this petty aura, clearly not from a respectable birth.
"Where is she from?"