Yang Yi pursed his lips and remained silent.
He Zhao also did not dare to speak further.
After a moment, Yang Yi said again, "This morning, when Zhen Er spoke with me, you heard it all."
He Zhao looked at the ground, "I heard it."
Yang Yi looked at her, "Then what do you think of her suspicion about the third? How credible is it?"
He Zhao took a deep breath, "I can't say for sure. I always feel that, given the Empress's virtuous nature, she wouldn't raise one morally lacking child after another. Besides, over the years, King Yan hasn't shown any ill intentions towards you, my lord. He has long known about your situation, and if he wanted to harm you, he would have had plenty of opportunities.
"However, after listening to what the General's wife said, I also feel there's some truth to it; there are indeed some oddities about King Yan."
Yang Yi took a deep breath, "If his appearance before me back then wasn't accidental, then what he said carries some suspicion too."
