Chapter 520 - 499: First Update
Time seemed to have frozen for a moment, and Prime Minister Lin, who was slumped on the ground, watched Zheng Congyuan on the stage in a daze. How could this happen? How could this happen?
Empress Dowager Yan Ping and Empress Xiao sighed in their hearts at this moment. They could accept this result more than others, for they had faced such an outcome once before.
On the contrary, the Wen Family and the supporters of the Fourth Prince breathed a long sigh of relief. Before the prophecy was announced, their choice of the Fourth Prince and their support for him at this moment reflected two completely different circumstances.
Old Master Wen Kang now stood even straighter; he stepped forward, bowed respectfully towards Master Huo Yi from a distance, and then asked loudly.
"Master Huo Yi, since the Crown Prince is not the Child of Heavenly Selection, then the only other member of the Imperial Family eligible for succession is the Fourth Prince." Old Master Wen Kang’s hands trembled with excitement. At this moment, the phrase ’riding high’ was not enough to describe his mood; it was as if half of Nanzheng were already within the Wen Family’s grasp.
Master Huo Yi glanced around, his expression remained calm, as if it had not changed in the slightest.
"Old Master Wen Kang, this prophecy can only reveal that the Crown Prince is not the Child of Heavenly Selection. Whether the Fourth Prince is or not, can only be determined once the Fourth Prince himself steps forward, and then I can proclaim it to the world," said Master Huo Yi.
At this moment, Old Master Wen Kang, Noble Consort Wen, and the Wen Family faction stood tall and proud; they had no doubt that the Fourth Prince was the Child of Heavenly Selection. Even the faction supporting Zheng Congyuan had lost all fighting spirit and had almost accepted the outcome that the Fourth Prince was the Child of Heavenly Selection.
Old Master Wen Kang glanced at Noble Consort Wen who immediately sent someone to call for Zheng Haoyuan, eagerly awaiting for him to stand on the stage and convince everyone.