The Prince Mansion of Jing.
The hot tea was steaming, puffing out wisps of white vapor.
The Prince of Jing sat upright at the head seat, holding a porcelain bowl, blowing on it lightly. He then asked, "He escaped?"
"Your Highness, it seems he successfully escaped. It's said that people from Xique Pavilion searched the Drunk Mountain area for seven days and nights but couldn't find his corpse. Moreover, there are rumors in the palace that they intend to charge him with treason."
The one speaking was the current Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Old Minister Xu. Since the fall of the Lin Party, the political landscape in the court had been chaotic. The Ding'an Party gradually gained stability and even rose to overshadow the influential An family, forming a stalemate between them.
Given his mild temperament, Old Minister Xu had naturally been promoted to Grand Secretary.
