Chapter 406: The Empress' Thoughts
At that time, no anomalies had been detected. However, the father-in-law’s words made Qin Feng reflect, and he realized several inconsistencies.
Aside from other things, if the Empress did not really know him, would she really let him heal Princess Anya without trusting him?
Although this did not rule out the possibility that the Crown Prince was speaking well for him, it still seemed too simple.
Moreover, the Empress did not retaliate despite the constant trouble of the Third Prince.
Even though she knew he was pretending to be feinting, she didn’t point it out. Instead, she called himself up after dismissing everyone.
Putting all the clues together, Qin Feng became more and more alarmed.
He spoke up, “But why does the queen want to express goodwill to me? I have clearly never met her before.”
“It’s because of the Crown Prince,” said the silent Old Master Liu after a long pause.
“The crown prince?” Qin Feng muttered, suddenly understanding something, “Succession war! The empress wants to use me to connect with the Liu family for the crown prince?”