"Was it someone from the palace?" the Vice Minister of Justice asked via voice transmission. This was a serious matter, so he dared not say it aloud.
If they investigated too deeply, who knew what chain of events they might uncover?
Had their Ministry of Justice recently picked a fight with the imperial family? Two princes had already fallen into their hands, something unprecedented in history.
"It's almost certainly one of those two possibilities. Either an immortal acted, or someone from the palace stole it."
But whichever possibility it was, neither made sense.
There was no motive.
Why steal the imperial throne just because you were bored and overfed? Did they want the emperor to stand during court sessions?
By that logic, it seemed every minister had a motive.
"Make a list and see who's familiar with the palace formations."
"Yes."
The Vice Minister of Justice was efficient. He soon drew up a list filled with members of the imperial family, with Emperor Xia at the very top.
Xu Xin slapped the Vice Minister of Justice on the head. "Idiot. Why did you put His Majesty at the top? Could it really have been His Majesty who stole it?"
The Vice Minister of Justice hurriedly removed Emperor Xia's name.
Emperor Xia had nine sons and seven daughters. With the Fourth Prince and Fifth Prince arrested, two suspects had been eliminated.
Of course, besides the princes and princesses, Emperor Xia's personal eunuch, Eunuch Li, and the others were also suspects.
After obtaining Jiang Qun's approval, the Ministry of Justice quickly began its search.
"Minister Xu, how is the investigation going?" Jiang Qun summoned Xu Xin to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, desperately hoping to learn the throne's whereabouts.
Otherwise, when his Imperial Father returned and discovered that his seat was gone,