In response to Wang Yuan's question, the eunuch said softly:
"I heard... I heard that someone poisoned King Ming's food, and all the Princess Consorts are in grave danger. All the imperial physicians from the Imperial Academy of Medicine are waiting outside Ming King's Palace."
"How could this happen? My brother-in-law won't be hurt, will he? And my sister!" Wang Yuan asked anxiously.
The eunuch shook his head. "This servant doesn't know either. Ming King's Palace has been completely sealed off. Orders have been issued inside the palace that everyone must stay in their homes and not move about."
"What are we going to do? I hope my brother-in-law and sister are both all right." Wang Yuan could only pace back and forth in her bedchamber, praying constantly.
Liu Xie, meanwhile, lowered his head, his eyes blazing with joy.
The Princess Consorts of Ming King's Palace were in grave danger. Although nothing had been said about King Ming, Liu Xie believed that *** had also been stricken.
King Ming's subordinates were merely trying to stabilize the army's morale, which was why they had not revealed his condition. The more they concealed, the more it proved that King Ming had been poisoned as well!
Liu Xie suppressed his urge to laugh wildly. His fists clenched inside his sleeves as he held back his heart, which was about to break free.
He was already imagining Jiang Siming seriously ill and on the verge of death.
Moreover, Jiang Siming was still young and had no descendants. His Jiang family's great undertaking would inevitably collapse!
When that happened, Liu Xie would only need to raise his arm and call out. With his identity as the Han Emperor, countless people would surely answer his call.
By then, he would possess the empire Jiang Siming had