205: The crown prince plucks feathers from the passing geese

"Is everything written here true?" The Empress tried her best to appear calm.

Prince Rong nodded, "I personally went to ask them, and they wouldn't confess. It wasn't until I questioned every servant around my uncle and cousin that I managed to get the truth."

The Empress: ...

She could hardly believe her son would do such a thing. Shocked beyond belief, the Empress fell silent.

Seeing the look on his mother's face, Prince Rong scoffed, "You didn't expect it, did you? Neither did I. Who could have thought that Shu Xuebo's marriage with Xu Yurong was a trap? Those two… they shamelessly conspire like thieves in the night. It's as if they were made for each other."

It was then that the Empress recovered from her shock, "So it was Xui Yurong who caused Qiongsi to attempt jumping off from the Green Palace?"