This completely disqualified Zhao Zhiyan from the competition!
How can someone whose bloodline is unclear be qualified to compete for the throne?
From the list she received from Madam Shangguan and Madam Yun, Song Yue thought that talent is the foundation of a nation and cannot be eliminated by killing.
Kill this batch, but there's no guarantee there won't be another.
There is only one way to solve this once and for all.
Zhao Zhiyan is not a prince, so what persuasive power does he have to make these talents work for him?
"Send men to keep watch at the four city gates."
Yun Dong nodded.
Just then, a carriage sped into the city. It was Xu Lingqing, who had just returned from recuperating from her injuries. As soon as she entered the city, she heard the rumors circulating about it, and her heart sank.
Princess Liang Ying frowned slightly as usual and made an excuse to get off the carriage.
Xu Lingqing didn't press the matter further and urged them to hurry back to the Prince's Mansion.
The Prince's mansion was quiet at this time.
As soon as she appeared, the butler hurriedly ushered her inside: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Please come in and take a look."
Xu Lingqing's eyelids twitched.
"Bang!"
"Your Highness, spare my life!"
The sound of a vase hitting the ground.
The cries of servants were mixed in with the noise. Xu Lingqing waved to a maid beside her and asked, "Where is the Dowager Consort?"
"The Imperial Concubine is ill."
Are you sick?
He caused such a big problem and still dared to pretend to be sick.
Zhao Zhiyan went outside and saw Xu Lingqing had returned. His brows relaxed: "You're finally back."
Xu Lingqing quickened her pace: "Your Highness, the only way now is to get Mother to step forward as soon as possible and quell this matter."
How to get ahead?
There is only death.
Xu Lingqing swallowed her words when she met Zhao Zhiyan's gloomy gaze. She pursed her lips and said nervously, "Gossip is a fearsome thing. If we don't stop it in time, it will be bad for Your Highness."
How could Zhao Zhiyan not know this principle?
But that's his own mother!
"I need to go to the palace."
Xu Lingqing frowned and blocked his way: "Who does Your Highness wish to see in the palace?"
"Naturally, it's the Empress Dowager!"
Zhao Zhiyan would not easily forgive Empress Dowager Xu; at worst, they would fight to the death.
"Did the Empress Dowager do this?" she asked in surprise.
Zhao Zhiyan then recounted the events of the past two days, explaining that it was the Empress Dowager who initially threatened him, but Xu Lingqing found the matter strange.
The first person she suspected was Song Yue.
"Has Your Highness taken any action against the Crown Princess these past few days?" she asked.
Zhao Zhiyan did not hide anything and nodded as he recounted the rumors spread the previous night about Princess Jiahua having been sent out for a political marriage.
Xu Lingqing's expression changed slightly: "Doesn't Your Highness find it strange? These days, the streets are full of talk about mothers, but I haven't heard a single word about the princess. How could the timing be so coincidental?"
At this point, Zhao Zhiyan stopped in his tracks, a hint of surprise in his eyes, which then turned into a chilling aura.
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