Chapter 635 - 191 On the Way_2
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Consort Li’s affair with Prince Cheng was indeed a scandal of the Imperial Family, and it was not to be publicized, yet in just one night, the news spread throughout Yanjing City.
Nobody knew who started the rumor, but suddenly, the whole city was abuzz. The soldiers sealed off the Ji family’s residence and took away all its members; seeing this, the commoners realized that the rumors were most likely true.
It was said that Empress Dowager Liu had been imprisoned in the palace; after all, this was a major crime of treason committed by Prince Cheng, and his birth mother couldn’t escape involvement. Then came the arrest of Prince Cheng, but whether he had advance warning or not, his manservants and maids were still there, including his concubines. However, Prince Cheng himself was nowhere to be found.
Or rather, he had already fled.
Yanjing City was immediately thrown into chaos, and the people naturally blamed this adulterous couple. Looking back over the past year, it seems that many events could not escape the term ’illicit affair.’ It all started with Ji Shuran’s case, followed by Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong, and then Prince Cheng and Consort Li.
But as the rumors spread among the commoners, they began to say that Prince Cheng must have long harbored the intent to rebel, which was why he committed such a grave disrespect. Now that he had fled, it was supposedly to prepare for a rebellion.
The rumor sounded plausible and left the citizens terrified and the imperial court officials feeling insecure.