Chapter 417 – Be My Empress (2)

Mo Rongzhan moved his fingers, dismissing Wu Chong. He lowered his eyes deep in thought. This injury could have been an accident because the person they wanted to kill was A’Yi or Yaoyao. However, he believed that he could utilize this injury to solve some problems he hadn’t been able to before.

Weren’t there many people in the capital looking forward to his downfall? Today, he would give them the chance to revolt; give them a chance to force him off his throne.

No matter the person behind the hunting grounds incident, or the imperial branches, who had continually been moving in favor of revolting with the deposed emperor, he would be able to use this opporunity to quench their hopes.

Not long after Wu Chong retreated, Tang Zhen came.

“…Half a month ago, the eighth prince had someone capture a tiger deep in the mountains, and starved it for many days. Just a day before Little Prince went to the hunting grounds, he released the tiger into the forest and broke the fence in the hunting grounds. I have investigated those assassins. They are no ordinary soldiers; they are the former guards of the house of the Marquis Xinyang. Marquis Xinyang harbored resentment for the revokement of his title, so he plotted with the eighth prince, and bribed a guard of Little Prince. It was that guard that gave him the information about Little Prince’s whereabouts,” Tang Zhen told Mo Rongzhan about the details of the investigation.

Mo Rongzhan’s face was like frost. “So, Prince Shun bore a grudge from losing in that polo match to A’Yi, and wanted to kill him?”

“The person he ordered to kill was the princess.” Tang Zhen tightened his fist. It didn’t matter if the emperor decided to kill Prince Shun or not, he wouldn’t let this person off.

“Take your evidence and arrest the people. Go to the empress dowager for her imperial edict.” Mo Rongzhan said coldly, “Keep the news that I have woken up from the public for now.”

Having received the order, Tang Zhen left. He needed to communicate with the empress dowager, in case she would spread the news of the emperor regaining consciousness.

Ye Zhen had already been waiting outside the door and knew Tang Zhen was inside. She didn’t go in. Seeing him come and go, she knew that it was by Mo Rongzhan’s orders. They probably had some