"Crown prince?" The emperor laughed maliciously. "He will never become the crown prince without my agreement!"
This night, there would be no peace at the Sunrise Hall.
Eunuch Gao dragged his aching body away in silence. Who could have understood the pain in his heart? He had served the emperor for at least 30 years, yet even now, he was still seen as nothing more than livestock.
"From what I see, I think the emperor is getting impatient." Nangong Lie, who had been staying in the Holy Worship Temple all this while, immediately brought the news to Baili Jia Jue after he received it. "Ah Jue, I think that there must be more to this incident. Please be on high alert for these few days. Even though His Majesty has been incompetent and obsessed with elixirs since the last couple of years, the palace still belongs to him."
Baili Jia Jue sat with his legs propped up on a wooden chair, his handsome face plastered with its usual icy coldness.
