Because of this imperial decree, Qiao Xiaomai's fondness for Emperor Yongan skyrocketed as if torn upwards by a rocket.
She began to ponder earnestly the possibility of a preemptive strike at the root.
If she could retrieve the ticking bomb hidden in the house, then the likelihood of Tong Li's rebellion would decrease significantly.
But...
Had young Tong Sanlang truly stopped visiting her?
That's right, she had decided to convince Tong Sanlang to take her to check the secret tunnel. Yet for four or five days on end, there was no sign of him.
She needed to recuperate and couldn't go out, but since she was noted as sick by Emperor Yongan, many villagers came to visit her. Among these visitors, Tong Sanlang was absent.
When Gao Xiaomei came, she asked surreptitiously.
Gao Xiaomei told her that Tong Sanlang had been busy lately. Ma Dongshu had moved into Tong's new house and had been going into the mountains, with Tong Sanlang accompanying him all the way.
