The pain-relief prescription was well-intentioned, but it was extremely risky.
If the Empress Dowager were to feel unwell one day, whether for real or for show, the blame could easily be placed on this prescription.
Furthermore, if someone with malicious intent were to give the Empress Dowager pastries or other foods that reacted negatively with the medicine and made her ill, it would also cause the Empress Dowager to become suspicious of her.
'It was a good thing he arrived in time. He appeared to be scolding her, but he was actually protecting her.'
It was true at the birthday banquet, and it was true now.
Otherwise, with her pure and kind nature, she would be eaten alive. She would never think of such insidious schemes unless they were pointed out to her; she would just endure her grievances and cry alone.
'But it was precisely this nature that gave her such clear, bright eyes.'
Emperor Wu Su said nothing, his face grim as he looked at her.
