Chapter 374: I Hope You Made the Right Choice
In the presence of witnesses and incriminating evidence, His Highness the Crown Prince vehemently denied any association with the men in black, staunchly asserting that he had no knowledge of their actions. He went so far as to swear upon the heavens that he would meet a gruesome fate if he had indeed ordered an assassination on his Third Brother.
The Crown Prince elaborated, contending that his Third Brother had always been frail and infirm, requiring respite in a temple, remaining aloof from worldly matters. He insinuated that his Third Brother was mentally unstable, which could explain his alleged attempt to harm him.
"Father," the Crown Prince continued, "someone must have stolen my guard’s token and impersonated me to carry out this heinous act against Third Brother. Their intent was to create discord between us and achieve the sinister goal of eliminating two adversaries in one stroke."
"In recent times, remnants of the previous dynasty have been growing increasingly audacious. This could very well be their machination. It’s not an implausible scenario."
After contemplating the matter at length, the emperor found merit in the Crown Prince’s reasoning.
Seizing the opportunity, the Crown Prince added, "The governor of the Guang Mansion is fervently urging you, Father, to deploy troops and encircle the Flying Cloud Tribe, with the intention of eliminating Third Brother. He is highly likely to have been corrupted by remnants of the previous dynasty."
"I beseech you, Father, to conduct a thorough investigation into the governor of the Guang Mansion!"
The Crown Prince had never anticipated that individuals from the Flying Cloud Tribe would intervene to save his Third Brother, capturing the leader of the black-clad assailants along with the token in his possession. What’s more, Chen Yufei had swiftly brought both the token and a prisoner to the capital, personally confessing his past before the emperor.