Chapter 34: The End Is Near

　　"Now that Your Highness the Empress has found out everything clearly, why still keep it hidden?" Concubine Jin said. No matter how favored Yun Lian was back then, she couldn't have done it without leaving a trace—she couldn't have covered all her bases. Plotting to harm the imperial heir was a heinous crime. Even if she had dreamed of sowing discord between Concubine Jin and Yue Chen, with her lowly status at that time, she could never have done it without a shred of suspicion. There must have been others backing her, people who shared the same goal: preventing her from giving birth to the emperor's eldest son.　　Moreover, after she was found to be pregnant, all her food and drinks had been carefully inspected by special personnel. The maids and servants serving her were all personally chosen by her, loyal and dedicated to her—they would never have betrayed her. Unless Yun Lian had divine powers, she could never have done all this alone.　　Since the Empress claimed to know