Chapter 266: The Formidable Eighth Prince
Not everyone in the small city's tavern was well-informed, and someone immediately called out, "Was he not the Seventh Prince? How did he become the Eighth Prince?"
"Could it be that the Great Li Emperor was happy to follow the example of those Tianqi emperors and be made a fool of, and simply adopted the fake prince as legitimate?"
At those words, the tavern erupted in laughter.
The atmosphere, which had been noticeably tense a moment before, immediately lightened.
Without waiting for the young swordsman to answer, someone jumped in, "Whether the Great Li Emperor was made a fool of, I cannot say, but he did later issue a decree changing the Seventh Prince to the Eighth Prince."
"As for the rest, as everyone knows, there is never a shortage of scandalous business in the imperial household. My guess is that nine times out of ten, what the storyteller wants to tell us today is the 'Secret History of the Great Li Imperial Palace.'"
At those words, interest in the tavern spiked at once.
People began calling out for the storytelling elder to get on with it and tell them what improper affairs were happening in the Great Li palace, to give them something to enjoy with their drinks.
The young swordsman who had been speaking found the voices around him drowning him out completely, leaving him no room to continue. He could only purse his lips and fall silent.