"Outrageous! This is utterly outrageous!" In the Crown Prince's residence, Crown Prince Ning Ge viciously smashed an expensive Song Jun kiln porcelain cup onto the floor. He paced the room restlessly like a furious lion.
"Are you certain Princess Chengan was replaced?" Ning Ge turned to stare at the subordinate kneeling beside him, his gaze seeming ready to devour the man.
"Y-yes. Our informant in the palace sent word that, under the pretext of paying respects to the Imperial Consort, His Majesty summoned Princess Chengan into the inner palace. When she came out, he handed a palace maid over to the Liao delegation in her place. The spies at the embassy have also reported that the County Princess was indeed replaced." Cold sweat streamed down the subordinate's face, but he had no choice but to answer.
Ning Ge had been Crown Prince for so many years and had spent over a decade cultivating his influence. Placing a few informants in the palace was hardly difficult.
Having received confirmation, Ning Ge felt a blaze burning in his chest, as though he might explode at any moment. "And the Liao delegation simply accepted this? Wasn't their Wedding Escort General supposed to be quite arrogant? He just stood by and watched such absurdity happen?"
The subordinate replied, "According to the spies, the Liao delegation initially raised objections as well. But after Eunuch Wang persuaded them for a while, they tacitly accepted the matter."
"They could tacitly accept something like this?" Ning Ge laughed in rage.
"You may leave first." At that moment, a middle-aged man beside them waved the subordinate away, then said, "His Majesty is the Emperor, after all. He has the final say in this country. The Liao people wish to seek peace; would they dare defy his wishes over a