"Defiling the imperial harem?" Song Qingshu's face nearly turned green when he saw those words. It would have been one thing if he had actually enjoyed himself with the consorts in the palace, but he had not even taken off his pants before being saddled with such a massive false charge.
Song Qingshu checked the signature on the memorial—Zhen Dexiu! He remembered this man, mainly because his name was far too refined. He was a Direct Academician of the Institute and a Secretariat Compiler, and now served as the Crown Prince's teacher.
Another memorial accused him of similar crimes. It was signed by Wei Liaoweng, currently a Doctor of Martial Studies at the Imperial Academy and likewise the Crown Prince's teacher. However, Zhen Dexiu taught the Crown Prince Neo-Confucianism, while Wei Liaoweng focused more on archery, horsemanship, military strategy, and the like.
"So this is the Crown Prince's doing." Song Qingshu frowned inwardly. This Crown Prince was not very subtle; he had actually sent his own teachers into battle, making it obvious to everyone that he was the one behind it.
He had not held any ill feelings toward the Crown Prince. Because of Shen Biqun's affair, he had even felt the man was somewhat pitiful. As for the Crown Prince immediately planning to marry someone else after Shen Biqun's incident, Song Qingshu could not blame him for that. Born into the imperial family, he naturally could not take a woman whose chastity was in question as his wife.
But now that the other side had come knocking, the two were destined never to become friends. Sometimes, that was simply how the world worked: even when two people appreciated each other, they had no choice but to become enemies.
Song Qingshu could not help thinking of Wei Xiaobao back then,