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"No, she will just think that after days of hard work, she accidentally dozed off."
Sang Qingxiao snapped her fingers in front of Huayang, redirecting her scattered attention to Qi Xiaomian, signaling him that he could ask his question.
"Was the death in the Imperial Examination case that of a prince?"
Huayang tilted her head slowly and offered Qi Xiaomian a stiff smile. From that smile, Qi Xiaomian could still see a hint of pride.
Him? Just a bastard.
A bastard? Xing Wu had indeed guessed correctly.
Does the Great Yu Emperor know?
He probably doesn't know.
People say that the Great Yu Emperor is an absolute monarch, even stronger than the founding emperor of Great Jing, Qin Zhang. How could someone pull a fast one on the wise and mighty Great Yu Emperor?
I don't know the specifics; I only know that this was orchestrated by the prince's mother, Consort Li.
Consort Li is a rather unique figure in the harem. She entered the palace as the daughter of a traitor, starting as a lowly maid and rising to the rank of consort in four years. However, she later committed a grave mistake and was sent to the cold palace. This prince was her bargaining chip for getting out.
One day, when the emperor accidentally entered the cold palace, he fathered a son with her. Not only did it allow Consort Li to leave the cold palace due to her son's status, but he also granted her the title of noble consort. After that, Consort Li proved herself quite capable.
Before entering the cold palace, she had one son and one daughter, achieving remarkable results and standing out among the harem. Even more impressively, none of her sons among the ten still alive had died.
Oh no, that's not right; that was before. Now, the prince has been schemed against and killed. Once his identity as a bastard is exposed, the other four sons will surely be implicated and will also be despised by the emperor.
The remaining ten sons are not particularly talented; I am now one big step closer to reaching the top.
Qi Xiaomian said to Sang Qingxiao, "Since she has already confessed, why ask anything further? We might as well take her into the palace; this case would be resolved."
Sang Qingxiao shot him a disapproving glance. "You’re being shortsighted. Wouldn't it be better to let her go?"
Regardless of success or failure, as long as she stirs up trouble in Dayu, it will benefit us in Great Jing more than it harms us.
Once internal strife erupts in Dayu, their ambition for territorial expansion will be restrained; perhaps Great Jing's borders can remain peaceful for a few years.
If Huayang's power grab fails, she will bear the consequences herself. But what if she succeeds?
After interacting with her, I found that her ambitions lie not in expansion but in strengthening national power. If that's truly the case, then the period of peace between our two nations will last even longer.
Xiaoxiao makes a valid point.
"Ha," Qi Xiaomian remarked, sensing a hint of disdain from Sang Qingxiao regarding a woman ascending to the throne. Sang Qingxiao, not wanting to engage, shifted her position to create distance between them.
Noticing the emotional detachment from Sang Qingxiao, Qi Xiaomian was about to say something comforting when she redirected the conversation towards Huayang.
Sang Qingxiao asked, "How did you discover that the prince's identity was unusual?"
Consort Li's path to power was fraught with twists and bloodshed. The blood on her hands included that of my biological mother. After my mother died, my current mother adopted me. She chose Consort Li as her support and would visit her daily to pay respects and flatter her, giving me more opportunities to observe them.
The prince was likely born from Consort Li and one of the Emperor's personal guards. It was through this guard's guidance that the Emperor reconnected with Consort Li.
Consort Li had a contradictory attitude towards the prince; she both liked and despised him. At that time, I was young, often overlooked when I stood around corners, which allowed me to frequently witness the distorted expressions on Consort Li's face as she gazed at the prince's back.
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