After her imprisonment, the Little Princess fell ill from fright, and later suffered a great deal in the other residence, soon passing away. The Second Prince's consort was heartbroken and followed her shortly after.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Little Princess was the Second Prince's only child, and the Second Prince's consort was his beloved wife.
Their successive deaths were truly a tragedy in the world, so when the Second Prince unexpectedly died in the other residence, everyone thought it was the result of his utter desolation, and no one suspected he would feign death to escape.
As a result, when he allied with the Third Prince to rebel two years ago at the end of the year, the imperial court was utterly shocked.
Meanwhile, the Second Prince's consort's family had helped him with a lot of shady affairs in the early years, and naturally couldn't escape the emperor's reckoning when he settled accounts with the Second Prince.
