The third prince retold the story behind the painting Duan Yue had hid beneath the study table, but while embellishing details.
Afterwards, he said, "This son had only inadvertently discovered this painting. This young lady truly has limpid eyes and beautiful features. Her pristine aura is extraordinary. This son's counterfeit painting probably cannot even recreate a third of her charm. No wonder Fourth Brother fancies this beauty."
"However, Fourth Brother is truly too ruthless. He had put poison in the original painting, causing one of Eldest Brother's personal attendants to get implicated and thus die from poison."
The third prince rambled on and on.
Meanwhile, the crown prince, Rong Li, merely stood in front of the Ultramarine Province Emperor without saying anything.
The second prince was all smiles. He would occasionally glance up meaningfully at the third prince.
