"You... You left it like that?!" Xie Er asked, face-palming in the process.
"Xiao Li is there to explain. Zhao Ji wont do anything stupid." Li Si answered to assure Xie Er. He knew how Ying Zheng thinks after working with him in nine years at most. The reason why Ying Zheng asked him to bring that poison is to proclaim that Lü Buwei is no longer the left prime minister of Qin. Other than that, Ying Zheng also wanted to test Zhao Ji's view.
If she were to drink the poison, its not Ying Zheng's will but Zhao Ji's. If she were to drink the poison, that means she never cared for an infant's life. Once the child in her womb dies and she cursed Ying Zheng, that also means she no longer viewed him as her own child. In that way, Ying Zheng can decide whether to hand down a punishment or not. Mos
