The emperor's face darkened.
Eunuch Yuan then asked, "Where is the real King Cheng?"
After asking the question, Eunuch Yuan realized that he had asked a pointless question.
Is there even a question?
King Cheng had long since fled and no one knew where he was.
Knowing that King Cheng was colluding with the assassins of Xiliang, I thought they were helping each other leave the capital. I really underestimated King Cheng.
However, the devil may be one foot tall, but the Tao is ten feet tall; King Cheng's scheme was still seen through by King Ling.
With King Cheng gone, the Empress Dowager no longer needs to beg the Emperor to spare King Cheng's life.
Even though King Cheng died outside, as long as the Empress Dowager couldn't see his body, she could deceive herself into thinking that King Cheng was still alive.
Aside from the trouble of hunting down Prince Cheng, it saved the Emperor a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, with Prince Cheng in the capital and the Empress Dowager protecting him, it wouldn't be easy for the Emperor to take Prince Cheng's life.
Phoenix Palace.
The Empress Dowager sat on her phoenix throne, anxiously awaiting news.
She was so anxious that she couldn't sit still.
The Empress Dowager served tea to calm her anxious heart when a young eunuch ran in and said, "Your Majesty, there is news."
The Empress Dowager hurriedly put down the teacup she had picked up and asked, "Did the assassins from Xiliang release Prince Cheng?"
The eunuch shook his head, "The assassins from Xiliang captured a double for Prince Cheng, not the real Prince Cheng..."
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The Empress Dowager was stunned.
Then Zhao Mama asked, "Where is Prince Cheng?"
The young eunuch shook his head, "I don't know..."
The young eunuch reported to the Empress Dowager in detail the events leading up to the assassin from Xiliang abducting "Prince Cheng" from the capital and causing him to be shot by an arrow and fall off a cliff.
The Empress Dowager had already guessed what was going on.
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the person being held hostage was a stand-in.
While relieved, I also felt a little regretful.
Even if the Prince of Cheng escapes, the Emperor may not be able to let him go.
But if King Cheng were to fall off the cliff and "die," then all would be over, and the Emperor and King Cheng would never see each other again, and thus would no longer fight like brothers.
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