Chapter 600: Give Up
In the end, the Public House opted to deploy agents to quell these rumors.
However, at this critical juncture, the Public House hesitated to directly confront the General Manor and expose them. The fear stemmed from the potential repercussions, as they were wary that provoking the General Manor might lead to drastic actions.
Given their current lack of absolute power, it seemed unwise to engage in a direct confrontation with the General Manor.
On the other side, the General Manor also found the situation perplexing. The individuals spreading the rumors left them questioning allegiances. Could they be descendants of the previous dynasty? Logically, this seemed unlikely.
The nest of the previous dynasty’s descendants had been unintentionally destroyed by Su Bin. While their leader had managed to escape, he was in a precarious situation, making it improbable for him to dispatch someone to the capital to spread rumors.
Yet, the rumors weren’t entirely baseless—they contained elements of truth. The Public House did harbor ambitions of creating a pliant emperor, but lacking sufficient strength, they were hesitant to provoke the General Manor.
Amidst this confusion, the General Manor had no time to conduct a thorough investigation into the rumors.
Following the Third Prince’s escape from the palace, he made no contact with the General Manor, and the agents sent by them failed to locate him. The General Manor pondered on the Third Prince’s well-being, knowing only that he remained with his master somewhere in the capital.
Despite the new emperor’s public proclamation of pardoning the Third Prince, covertly, he mobilized numerous operatives to search for him, with the clear intent of elimination upon discovery.
The Third Prince, having eluded the Imperial Mausoleum, still lingered in the capital for one reason—his injuries were too severe for him to venture any further.
Yet, the lingering question remained: why hadn’t the Third Prince and his master disclosed their hiding place to the General Manor?