Perhaps it was because her eyes were too bright, but in that moment, Zhao Hong suddenly found himself unable to look directly into her eyes, so he cast his own down and mumbled his reply, "I, my numerous tutors, they all say that Prince Ning died by our father's hand, using another to execute his plan. The one who killed Prince Ning wasn't Yang Erlang, but, but our father."
Zhao Miao rubbed his forehead forcefully, his speech silenced, but after a long while, he spoke earnestly, "Listen to me, if you can still return to the Eastern Palace, then kick out all those who freeload on your estate for food and drink — those tutors, strategists, and all manner of odd characters — and send them begging... I now finally understand why second brother asked Shen to tell our father to appoint another Crown Prince. With a mind like yours, if one of the little eunuchs told you an egg was worth ten pieces of silver, you would believe it!"