In the court, the ministers watched the enraged Prince Qi, astonishment written all over their faces. They quietly turned their gazes toward Zeng Shilin.
At that moment, Zeng Shilin's face was entirely expressionless. He wanted to give Emperor Jianhong and the officials time to process the information.
First of all, most people in the Court knew that King Jiang and Prince Qi shared the same mother. Furthermore, King Jiang was merely an unfavored Prince. Why would the disciples of the Profound Array Department collude with him? It didn't make sense. Unless there was someone else...
Of course, these were all just speculations running through the officials' minds. The most important thing was what His Majesty thought.
"Your Majesty, the man surnamed Zeng is purely spouting slander!" Prince Qi's face flushed a dark, furious red. Glaring at Zeng Shilin with bloodshot eyes, an intense, involuntary killing intent emanated from his body.
