Prince Yan was still in the Eastern Palace.
After two days of joint investigation with the officials from the Ministry of Justice, Prince Yan finally extracted the identity of the mastermind behind the assassination attempt from the two captured assassins.
The assassins who targeted Prince Yan were from the Yue Kingdom, and they had colluded with a mysterious faction from the Qing State, aiming to kill both Prince Yan and the Crown Prince.
However, for now, it remained unclear whether this faction from the Qing State had any connection to Prince Heng.
At the lunch table, the Crown Prince sighed deeply, visibly exhausted. "Aside from the Imperial Concubine and Prince Heng, I can't think of anyone else who would want to kill us brothers."
As he spoke, the Crown Prince was overcome by another fit of violent coughing, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.
