Senior Zhu's Past (Part 2)

The two princes had perished together, causing a tremendous uproar among Makaton Kingdom's noble and bureaucratic circles! (Because the news had been sealed off, it had not yet reached the common people.)

At the same time, a question arose in everyone's minds—what would happen to the throne?

The kingdom's four royal princes were also eyeing the throne greedily, wanting to seize the opportunity to claim it.

However, doing so would lack both legitimacy and justification.

According to the kingdom's succession laws, with the First Prince and Second Prince dying one after another, the throne should pass to the Third Prince.

And it could only pass to him. Other than the Third Prince, the old king had no other children.

But now a problem arose—they did not know this Third Prince well.

The Third Prince had never shown any ambition. He often traveled alone to other countries, never involved himself in politics, and never associated with high-ranking officials or nobles. Thus, the powerful regarded him as little more than a decorative figurehead.

But now that they needed the Third Prince, people realized just how important he was.

"Where is the Third Prince?"

"Where is the Third Prince?"

"Quick! We must find the Third Prince before all the other nobles!"

Every noble in the royal capital went mad, searching frantically for the Third Prince.

The four royal princes in particular were all harboring their own schemes.

Some believed they should seize control of the Third Prince and turn him into a puppet;

Others believed the Third Prince should "commit suicide," allowing them to contend for the throne with legitimacy;

Still others believed they should first support the Third Prince's ascension, then use a series of scandals as a public opinion offensive to force him from the throne.

But regardless of what they