Inside the guest hall of Tianshui Sect.
Chu Xi's expression was grave, deep sorrow filling her eyes as she recounted the events of that year.
"Si... Sect Master, is what you said true?"
"Was the Twelfth Prince really involved with Consort Xuan?"
Qiao Mo and Qin Yao were dumbstruck and hurriedly pressed her for answers.
Chu Xi drew a deep breath and shook her head. "I don't know the specifics. In any case, rumors were raging throughout the imperial capital back then. Many people knew that a prince had been involved with one of the imperial harem's consorts, and as it happened, the Twelfth Prince and Consort Xuan were caught red-handed."
"In his fury, Emperor Chu had the Twelfth Prince and Consort Xuan thrown into the Zhao Xing Office."
"At the time, Prince Chen, the Eighth Prince, and I refused to believe that Prince Chen could have committed such a treasonous act."
"So we all entered the palace to plead for the Twelfth Prince."
"Afterward..."
"Consort Xuan could not endure the torture in the Zhao Xing Office. Not long after being imprisoned there, she perished."
"After investigating several times, the Zhao Xing Office really did find a teleportation formation leading into the imperial palace inside the Twelfth Prince's residence."
"That already counted as ironclad proof!"
"Enraged, Emperor Chu ordered the Twelfth Prince executed."
"Prince Chen, the Eighth Prince, and I knelt outside the imperial palace to plead for the Twelfth Prince, hoping Emperor Chu would investigate the matter again."
"But Emperor Chu, blinded by rage, refused to listen. He even took his anger out on us, sending Prince Chen away from the imperial capital to his fief, where he became Prince Chen!"
"The Eighth Prince left the imperial capital in sorrow, and no one knew where he went."
"And I...