Chapter 359: A Dead End
"Watch your step, Your Highness."
The white-faced, white-haired elderly eunuch outside the gates swept a glance across the courtyard from a distance, his gaze passing over the two black-robed elderly eunuchs whose faces were twisted in agony under the Crimson Cloud Evil Spirit's ministrations.
He then quickened his pace and moved to the front, positioning himself ahead of Crown Prince Zhao Kuang.
He could naturally tell that there was a formidable expert inside the courtyard. Though he did not fear it, ensuring nothing went wrong meant he had to walk ahead and keep Zhao Kuang protected.
As the three of them entered the courtyard one after another, Crown Prince Zhao Kuang swept the area with a darkened expression, taking in the sight of the subdued consorts and the Seventh Princess, Zhao Muning.
"Outrageous."
Zhao Kuang burned with fury. His father the emperor had placed all affairs of the palace and the court entirely in his hands, and now something like this had happened. The severity of this incident surpassed even the affair of the Theft Saint Bai Wuying breaking into the palace and taking the First Consort all those years ago. If he could not resolve this properly, his position as Crown Prince might not survive it.
While Zhao Kuang was turning over how best to deal with the people before him so that his father would not blame him for it, Li Musheng gave the Great Xuan Crown Prince a brief look and then turned to ask the plump old man beside him, "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace should be a fairly important figure, shouldn't he? If we take him, surely the Great Xuan emperor will finally show himself?"
At those words, the plump old man stole a sidelong glance at Zhao Kuang and the two with him, his expression shifting through a range of thoughts.