He refused to believe that Gao Jiancheng's eyes and ears in the palace had not informed him that the heads of the three major sects had arrived. Of one thing he was certain: Gao Jiancheng had far more eyes and ears in the palace than he did. Given his awkward position, he could not extend his reach too far. Even he knew about it; he refused to believe Gao Jiancheng did not.
Gao Jiancheng appeared puzzled. "What signs could there be?"
Old fox! Shang Yongzhong suppressed the urge to spit in his face. "Shang Chaozong slaughtered Dawn Moon Pavilion, wiping out the entire sect with cruel methods, and then pointed out that His Majesty was also a murderer. What was he trying to do? And at this very moment, the heads of the three major sects came running over. Aren't you worried something might happen?"
Gao Jiancheng gave an oh, seeming to ponder it. "Prince, aren't you overthinking this? Isn't it perfectly normal for the heads of the three major sects to come see His Majesty?"
Shang Yongzhong glared, growing anxious. "Lord Gao, is it interesting to play dumb with me? Gong Lince arrived first. His Majesty wanted to pay him a visit, yet Gong Lince refused to see him... I refuse to believe you don't know about this."
Gao Jiancheng uttered an ah. "Something like that actually happened?"
"..." Shang Yongzhong was speechless. They stared wide-eyed at each other, until he was so angry that he laughed. "You can't play me like this. Fine, Lord Gao. I'll concede that you're ruthless." He turned and left.
Gao Jiancheng thought he was leaving and had just been about to say, "Take care, Prince," when Shang Yongzhong dragged over a chair and returned. Setting it down, he sat beside him with a