The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 1612 - 777 Meeting the Aunt-in-law (second update)

Gu Jiao was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Ye Qing explained, "Shi Tian and Dark Soul never show their true faces. These are portraits drawn by those in the Jianghu who claim to have seen Shi Tian and Dark Soul, collected here by my master."

Gu Jiao squeezed out a few words through her teeth, "This...this many...when will I ever be able to finish looking at them?"

How about I just draw it for you, and you help me recognize it?

Ye Qing added, "None of us have seen Shi Tian, you’ll have to identify him yourself."

How am I supposed to identify anything?

So, even if I see a portrait of Long Yi, you still can’t confirm that he is Shi Tian, right?

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Patricide is a scandal.

If such a thing happened to the Emperor of Zhan Country, he would surely uphold the principle of keeping family scandals under wraps, suppress the news, and then find another reason to punish the Crown Prince.

But the ruler of Dayan Country is different; he doesn’t care. As soon as he ascended to the court, he announced Shangguan Qi’s sinister intentions, accused him of slandering Shangguan Yun and of the crimes of patricide and treason, and had Zhang Dequan publicly declare the decree abolishing the Crown Prince.

Along with the decree abolishing the Crown Prince, there was also a decree restoring Shangguan Yun’s royal status.

Henceforth, Shangguan Yun became the Third Princess of Dayan Country.

The entire court was in shock.

Even though the news had already spread last night, hearing it officially announced from the Jinluan Hall still made Consort Han extremely furious!

She was so angry that her chest was about to burst, "What assassination! What slander! That Long Aotian was obviously a spy planted by Shangguan Yun in the Crown Prince’s residence! Has His Majesty gone senile? How could he not see such an obvious flaw!"

She had sent someone to the Crown Prince’s residence last night to understand all the details of Long Aotian’s visit there. It was all a trap, every bit of it!

"Oh, Your Majesty, you mustn’t speak recklessly!" The head eunuch, Xu Gao, stepped forward in fright, "Be careful not to let anyone hear you."

"This is my Sleeping Palace, who dares spread the word?"

"That’s true, but it’s better to be safe than sorry."

It was Xu Gao who had gone to the Crown Prince’s residence to inquire about Long Aotian. Honestly, the Third Princess’s move was indeed brilliant, she had calculated the ruler’s intentions precisely.

He had served in the palace for so many years and had rarely seen anyone who could predict the ruler’s intentions so accurately.

The ruler punished or did not punish someone typically based on his own will. Those who acted opportunistically to trip up the victims were merely taking advantage of the ruler turning a blind eye, it didn’t mean they were particularly clever.

Xu Gao said, "Your Majesty, there must be an expert advising the Third Princess."

Consort Han pondered, "What you say makes sense. I watched Shangguan Yun grow up, she’s straightforward and not very cunning, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been schemed against back then."

Xu Gao quickly added, "Exactly, Your Majesty. If she had such cunning, why wait until now? She would have returned to Shengdu to compete with the Second Prince for the position of Crown Prince long ago. Plus, the Crown Prince’s temperament has also changed from before. It’s hard enough to believe one person changing, but both of them changing at the same time? Who would believe it’s not due to an expert behind them?"

Consort Han said coldly, "We must find out who is behind them! I want to see who has the guts to oppose me!"

Xu Gao smiled confidently, "Your Majesty, rest assured, our people have already been sent to the National Master Hall."

Consort Han smiled at his words, "Oh? So soon? There won’t be any flaws, right?"

Xu Gao laughed and said, "They were all personally selected by Zhang Dequan. Each one is his trusted aide, even if someone investigates their ancestry, it won’t trace back to us."

Consort Han chuckled coldly, "The spies we’ve planted for so many years are finally being put to use. I had planned to use them for more important matters, but since Shangguan Yun and her son are so annoying, let’s use Zhang Dequan’s hand to remove these thorns in my side!"

Xu Gao flattered, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Consort Han had already begun to envision the fruits of victory, "After it’s done...who should we frame for this? I think Consort Wang is a good choice, and Consort Dongchen isn’t bad either."

As she spoke, she laughed heartily.

On the other side, Zhang Dequan escorted four palace maids to the National Master Hall.

Gu Jiao went to the Book Pavilion, leaving only Xiao Hen in Shangguan Yun’s room.

Zhang Dequan bowed respectfully to Xiao Hen, who was seated, "Your Highness Changsun, these are the palace maids I selected. They are quick-handed, diligent, and clever. Let them serve the Third Princess and Your Highness for now. Please rest assured, their backgrounds are clean."

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