Chapter 1278 - 1087: Exposed
The Emperor has fallen into a coma, and the Sixth Prince is now acting as regent. This sudden event left the court officials unprepared.
Many officials privately harbored doubts, yet recalling the recent kidnapping of Xiao Moreng and his siblings Daozi, combined with uncertainty over whether the Emperor would ever regain consciousness, they wisely chose to remain silent.
Since the Sixth Prince began acting as regent, he allowed members of the Imperial Clan and ministers to visit the Emperor during the first two days. Afterward, he cited the Emperor’s recovery requiring peace and quiet as a reason to refuse all visitors.
"How dare they! The Concubine Shu and Sixth Brother are clearly just keeping Father under house arrest!"
"Fourth Brother, you can’t simply stand by and let this happen!"
The Seventh Prince and others, who harbored grievances against the Concubine Shu and the Sixth Prince, were unwilling to just watch the Sixth Prince seize the throne. They joined forces and came to the Fourth Prince Residence, trying to persuade the Fourth Prince to intervene.
With the older brothers placed under confinement, the Fourth Prince was now the eldest among the remaining siblings.
The Fourth Prince looked at his younger brothers with a weary face: "I’ll go to the palace tomorrow and see if I can enter Qianqing Palace to have an audience with Father."
The Seventh Prince and the others knew the Fourth Prince had been tirelessly searching for Xiao Moreng over the past few days. They were also aware that the Fourth Prince Residence didn’t hold significant authority, but what they needed most now was a leader.
This way, if things went wrong, there would still be someone to take the lead in handling the fallout. Hence, they deliberately ignored the dark circles under the Fourth Prince’s eyes.