Xiao Cunyu thought about it over and over again, but couldn't find what he had done wrong.
Since it wasn't her fault, then the King of Yue was just being petty? But why was he targeting her?
The only connection between her and the King of Yue was that... she was acquainted with the Crown Prince, and the King of Yue was the Crown Prince's younger brother...
So the problem lies with the prince?
"Did the King of Yue say anything?" Xiao Cunyu asked.
"Yes!" The fat ghost was extremely excited. "After the leader was carried out, he was furious and looked extremely scary. He was also muttering to himself, saying things like... why did he come back alive, why would someone flatter him with such status... I couldn't hear the rest of his words clearly, but he looked extremely angry."
He didn't quite understand why the murderer was more excited than the victim.
After the fat ghost said this, Xiao Cunyu understood.
These words were obviously not directed at her and Zhou Jingmao. The King of Yue appeared to be honest and loyal, but in fact he had always harbored grudges against the Crown Prince. He and Zhou Jingmao were assassinated this time, perhaps because they had a relationship with the Crown Prince and were considered to be the few supporters of the Crown Prince?
Xiao Cunyu felt more and more that it was possible.
But there was no point in thinking so much now, so she went to sleep peacefully first.
The next morning, before his elder brother arrived for work, Xiao Cunyu stopped the man.
"Brother, do you know the King of Yue?" Xiao Cunyu went straight to the point.
"Who wouldn't know that?" Xiao Jingyun thought his question was strange.
"What I mean is, do you understand the King of Yue?" Xiao Cunyu explained again.
Seeing his intense and serious expression, Xiao Jingyun thought for a moment before speaking objectively, "The Prince of Yue is, after all, the Second Prince, and the Crown Prince is in poor health. If anything happens to the Crown Prince, the Second Prince will take the blame. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue has been mentioned frequently for a while. However, the Prince of Yue... has been unpopular in the past, and with the suppression of his brothers, Prince Qin and Prince Rui, he hasn't been able to shine."
It can be said that no one cares about the King of Yue.
"What unpopular old incident? Is it related to the prince?" Xiao Cunyu continued to ask.
"So you want to know about the Crown Prince's past." Xiao Jingyun smiled. "The Crown Prince has been the center of attention since he was young. Back then, not only the King of Yue, but all the other princes combined couldn't compare to him. However, the King of Yue and the Crown Prince were not much different in age, so when he was young, he was often compared to the Crown Prince. The one who was to be sent as a hostage wasn't the Crown Prince, but the King of Yue."
The more Xiao Cunyu listened, the more interested he became.
"At that time, the other princes were too young to survive if sent to Changguo, and it would be impossible to maintain friendly relations between the two countries. Therefore, the choice had to be between the Crown Prince and the King of Yue. After all, the Crown Prince was the crown prince, so it was natural for him to stay. However, just as the hostage arrangement was decided, the King of Yue injured his leg. The injury was extremely serious, and even if he recovered, he would probably be lame. The envoys from Changguo were naturally unwilling to exchange a cripple for their intact prince, so they asked for the Crown Prince as a hostage."
"All the civil and military officials in the court are unwilling to do so. I think this is also one of the reasons why the emperor was so cold to the prince in the past few years. He has seen all the civil and military officials in the court worried about the prince, so he has developed a fear..." When Xiao Jingyun said this, he realized that it was inappropriate for him to talk about the emperor, so he quickly shut up.
"In short, after the King of Yue contracted a leg disease, he was criticized for a long time by both the civil and military officials. They increasingly said that he was stingy by nature and unworthy of being a member of the royal family. Especially after the Crown Prince calmly served as a hostage, the contrast was so intense that the criticism reached its peak."
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue didn't have a very good childhood. I heard he was even bullied by palace servants. The Emperor rarely saw him, almost treating him as if he didn't even have one. With the Crown Prince's recent rise in favor, I think the Emperor has recalled past events, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue has been scolded a few times. It's quite pitiful."
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