Shi An only cared about his little sister all the time.
After hearing the whole story, he directly kicked the woman at his feet away.
"You're really brave. You dared to use me to threaten the current Empress Dowager. Do you think you're already the mistress of the Shi family?"
Miss Sun's eyes were full of tears when she was kicked away.
"Why? Young Master Shi, I'm your fiancée. In just a few days, we'll get married. Were all your shows of affection for me before fake?"
Shi An patted the corner of his robe, as if he'd heard a joke.
"I did have some interest in you before, but haven't you heard what others say?"
"What do you mean?"
"Heh, our Shi family dotes on this little sister extremely. We hold her in the palm of our hand for fear she'll fall, and put her in our mouth for fear she'll melt. We're so afraid that she'll be wronged even a little bit, yet you dared to threaten her."
Miss Sun finally understood why the Empress Dowager had been so confident just now.
The wet nurse also regretted that she shouldn't have questioned the Empress Dowager just now.
Now that things had come to this and the source had been found, Shi An looked at the wet nurse still holding the dagger and said, "If you want revenge, come down quickly. Settle your scores. The Emperor is innocent."
As soon as he said this, the wet nurse excitedly retracted the dagger, apologized to the young Emperor, and then rushed in front of Miss Sun.
Miss Sun was just a young lady in the boudoir. How could she possibly defeat the wet nurse who had been planning revenge for a long time?
When she saw the wet nurse's dagger, she was so scared that she burst into tears.
"It really has nothing to do with me. I can send the servant who beat your son to death to you. You can dispose of him however you like."
"How did someone like you manage to live until now? You only think about shifting the blame onto others. There's not just the life of my son on your hands. So many children died because of you, yet you still don't wake up."
"I... I really didn't mean it. If those kids hadn't deliberately offended me, I wouldn't have done such a thing. Besides, I've sent you silver. What else do you want?"
Shi Muyuan was so angry that her face turned red. She rushed forward and slapped Miss Sun across the face.
"Are you even human? Those were real lives, yet they died at your hands."
Shi An stepped forward and handed her his silk handkerchief.
"Don't get your hands dirty. There are so many people here who can do it. Don't soil your own hands."
After hearing this, Miss Sun finally lost her sanity and started laughing maniacally.
"Hahaha, I actually gave my true feelings to a man like you. I wasted my time thinking you were a man worthy of my trust for life."
Shi An raised his eyebrows. "It was just because Father thought it was okay, and my little sister also thought you were not bad. Otherwise, do you think I would have entangled with you for so long?"
"So that's how it is. It was all my own wishful thinking. Shi An, you're really heartless. Even though I've done many evil things, I've never done anything against your Shi family. I didn't expect your Shi family to just push me out like this. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to explain it to my father?"
"Heh, if the Prince Lan has anything to say, he can come to me."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the wet nurse stabbed Miss Sun again and again without hesitation. Although none of the stabs were fatal, the painful process made Miss Sun scream in agony.
At first, Miss Sun was still begging for mercy, but in the end, she roared, "Kill me. I don't want to suffer like this anymore."
Shi Muyuan turned around and covered the young Emperor's ears, telling him not to look.
Ji Heng quietly peeked at this cruel scene. Even though he was still young, he knew in his heart that as an emperor, he would have to experience this kind of thing many times. If he couldn't even handle such a small thing, then he shouldn't be an emperor.
Finally, it seemed that the wet nurse had vented enough of her anger. She simply stabbed the dagger into Miss Sun's neck. Blood spurted out and soaked the carpet on the floor.
Less than half a stick of incense later, Miss Sun lay on the ground, lifeless.
Fu Lu waved his hand, and immediately someone dragged Miss Sun's body away.
The matter was almost cleared up. The wet nurse knelt on the ground.
"I'm guilty, Empress Dowager, Emperor. I'm just an ungrateful wretch. Thank you for helping me take revenge at the last moment. Now, even if you execute me, I won't say a single word of complaint. But out of gratitude for your kindness, I still have one last important thing to tell you."
"What?"
"I beg the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to leave me with a whole body after my death and bury me with my son. Then I'll die in peace."
"You've already gotten what you asked for. Now what right do you have to make other requests?"
The wet nurse kowtowed on the ground a few times. "This is also my last wish. Please, Empress Dowager."
Shi Muyuan just couldn't bring herself to be harsh to a woman who was avenging her son.
"Tell me, and I'll consider it."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager. Actually, Concubine Shen asked me to poison the Emperor when he was a child."
As soon as she said this, Shi Muyuan's face immediately changed.
"What do you mean? Didn't you work for Concubine Shen just to avenge your son?"
The wet nurse shook her head, her eyes full of guilt.
"This time I came back for revenge, but before that, I always wanted to leave the palace and be with my beloved. Concubine Shen just happened to be able to help me. But after all, I watched the Emperor grow up. I almost regarded him as half of my own family. I just couldn't bear it in my heart before I died."
This almost made Shi Muyuan spit out a mouthful of blood. Concubine Shen had actually been setting up such a big game before. Then, did she do such a cruel thing to other princes?
Once this thought came up, it was easy to be controlled by it.
It seemed that the wet nurse saw what the young Empress Dowager was thinking. She continued, "Concubine Shen only poisoned the Emperor. She didn't poison other princes and princesses. She calculated from the very beginning that the Emperor would ascend the throne."
The words "calculated from the very beginning" made everyone present feel a chill down their spines.
After getting a definite answer that other princes and princesses hadn't been poisoned, Shi Muyuan finally felt relieved.
Although she wasn't a doctor, from the novels she'd read in modern times, she understood that if someone had been poisoned since childhood, there must be a lot of toxins in their body. It wasn't easy to detoxify, and even the imperial doctors in the palace might not be able to do it.
She took a deep breath and suppressed her thoughts.
"I promise to leave you with a whole body. Guards, take her away."
Just as the guards came in to take her away, an unexpected thing happened.