The Truth

Rong Zemin stamped on the scrolls which Nianzu had brought to him. "Brother Nianzu, did any message come from Changying? I did not either see General Wang today," he said, putting the stamp aside.

"Maybe the two brothers did not get time to send the messages," Nianzu replied. Suddenly, he again experienced a dull pain in his abdomen.

"Is Brother Nianzu alright?" Rong Zemin queried him.

"I do not know why my abdomen has been aching since this morning. It's not that painful but I am feeling a dull pain," Nianzu answered.

"I will send the Royal Physician to your chamber. Take a rest for today. With the arrival of winter, bodies sometimes get such pain," Rong Zemin suggested to Nianzu. He nodded and left for his chamber.

However, in his mind, he was still thinking about the sweets. Did his mother mix something in them? He wondered when he started to feel nauseated. He put his palm over his mouth.