Xu Wang opened his eyes and stood up, his chest heaving, and sneered, "So you've finally shown your true colors?"
Prince Ye opened his mouth in surprise: "What are you saying, my brother? I just wanted to chat with you because I was worried you would be bored."
He looked around and chuckled, "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen such a large palace as deserted."
King Xu paused, then subconsciously glanced at the empty palace.
It was naturally deserted.
After returning that day, he flew into a rage and drove all the palace maids and eunuchs out, smashing many vases and porcelain pieces. He was preoccupied with drinking, and Lou Yi cleaned up the mess all by himself.
The court is full of opportunists. Seeing that he had lost real power, the ministers who were once loyal to him all switched sides to other princes, and most of them probably joined Zhao Xuanyao's faction.
Thinking this, King Xu withdrew his thoughts, a cold smile playing on his lips. The Radiant Palace must be bustling with visitors.
"Does my second brother have something to say to me?" Prince Ye asked with a smile and a playful look in his eyes.
Prince Xu took two deep breaths, finally calming down a bit. He looked at Prince Ye and said, "I only want to ask you, did you orchestrate the murder case on South Street?"
"Oh?" Seeing the continued dissatisfaction in his eyes, Prince Ye's smile deepened: "Second brother, what makes you say such a thing?"
"For the sake of this position of reception envoy, you have dragged me, my third brother, and my fourth brother into this mess, while you alone remain uninvolved, yet you always appear just in time. It may seem like it has nothing to do with you, but you handle things calmly, winning the favor of the Emperor while incurring the dissatisfaction of the people towards us, thus reaping the benefits."
“Ha,” he suddenly sneered, “not only did you gain the position of reception envoy, but you also made my father despise me.”
After hearing his words, Prince Ye shook his head with a laugh: "Tsk, how could you doubt your elder brother like this? I am truly heartbroken."
"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me whether it is true or not."
Seeing his angry expression, Prince Ye raised an eyebrow: "So what if it is? So what if it isn't? What can you change?"
"You..." His words were tantamount to admitting it, and the Prince of Xu felt a pang of sorrow, yet he could not refute it.
Shaking his head dejectedly, Prince Xu gave a bitter smile.
Yes, what good would it do even if he knew? Not to mention he has no evidence at all, even if the evidence were irrefutable, given how much his father loves him now, he would probably do everything he could to exonerate him.
The imperial decree for receiving the envoy has already been issued and cannot be revoked.
Even so, he still didn't want to lose power so unjustly. Right now, the only thing that could prove his innocence was…
"Second Prince, are you perhaps thinking about that Zheng family?" Prince Ye asked suddenly, stroking his chin.
His secret was exposed, and Prince Xu was somewhat embarrassed: "You..."
Prince Ye sighed and patted his shoulder as if to comfort him: "Don't think about it anymore. Zheng knew that she was guilty of a grave sin and committed suicide last night out of fear of punishment."
In other words, forget about it; the only witness is gone. With no one left to testify, your guilt is a foregone conclusion.
King Xu was taken aback, then suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahaha... Hahahaha..."
Not long ago, he took over North Street and was riding high, trampling the Third Prince underfoot. Unexpectedly, he is now even more down and out than the Third Prince was back then.
"You have killed innocent people indiscriminately in your pursuit of power, and you will surely be punished!" His eyes were sinister as he picked up a wine jar and poured it over his head, leaving his face wet, whether from wine or something else was unclear.
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