"So, there were other people who attacked the Fourth Prince last night, and Wu Zhong happened to witness it. Wu Zhong followed them and eventually fought with that person." Ji Fengyao guessed and reconstructed the events of last night based on the information provided by Wuhen.
The more she talked, the more confused she became: "According to this, the person who attacked the Fourth Prince should have had the same goal as Wu Zhong, so he shouldn't have killed Wu Zhong and the others like that."
“If the person Zhong encountered was the one hiding in the palace, he would definitely kill someone to cover his tracks.” Shang Xiye clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with fury: “And this isn’t the first time he’s killed someone to cover his tracks!”
Wuhen was also sweating bullets for Wuzhong, and asked again with great confusion, "If it was that person, why would he attack the Fourth Prince, and why did we follow the exact same order of our plans?"
"Frame someone," Ji Fengyao gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Even if we didn't have such a plan, that person would still target the Fourth Prince and then frame the Prince. Because right now, only the Prince has the strongest motive to take revenge on the Fourth Prince."
In this way, the fourth prince was deposed, and the prince was also implicated, making him a villain and the target of condemnation from the court, the public, and even the entire nation.
At that moment, Wuying entered from outside.
He respectfully cupped his hands and reported, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the guards watching the East Palace and Qiwu Palace have reported that from before the Thirteenth Prince's April banquet until now, both places have been very calm. Apart from the palace maids and eunuchs, no one has come or gone out."
"The biggest beneficiaries of this matter are the Crown Prince and the Empress, yet they remain completely silent. Before the Empress Dowager approached the Fourth Prince, he had indeed kept a very low profile and had not provoked anyone. So who else would have a reason to harm the Fourth Prince?" Wuhen was anxious to find and rescue Wuzhong, and he was racking his brains.
Ji Fengyao thought through all the princes currently in the palace: "Consort Yin? The Third Prince?... The Third Prince is probably impossible. He's so indifferent to worldly affairs, he'd rather leave the palace and travel the world. He has neither money nor power."
Shang Xiye, Wuying, Wuhen, and the others all nodded.
In their minds, the Third Prince Shang Beiyu was indeed without any doubt:
He truly did not desire the throne, and all signs of power struggles and vying for it remained completely isolated from him.
The group remained silent for a while.
Shang Xiye suddenly said, "We've overlooked someone."
Ji Fengyao, Wuying, and Wuhen also thought of that person almost at the same time, but they were still somewhat incredulous: "Your Highness means, the twelfth prince, Shang Zhenchen?"
"How old is he?"
"Qin Weiyang is the daughter of the State Preceptor of the Jiang Kingdom, and she is already dead. Shang Shenchen has lost his right to inherit the throne since birth."
Shang Xiye analyzed in a deep voice: "Since the arrival of the King of Nanli and his son in the capital, they have closed their doors to guests. Especially after Qin Weiyang gave birth to Shang Shenchen, the King of Nanli and his son Li Yu have lived in seclusion ever since; even if they are proud, they are still too quiet."
The Southern Li Kingdom's National Preceptor employs unpredictable and bizarre methods.
There must be cultivators behind the King of Nanli.
Ji Fengyao rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
The intricacies and power struggles within these circles are truly complex, but the world of cultivators is much simpler and more brutal: whoever has the bigger fist is right.
However, it seems their fists aren't big enough right now.
It's at least not as big as the fist of the person hiding in the palace.
and……
Hopefully, that person knows the significance of Wu Zhong to Shang Xiye and will spare his life.
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