He'd been set up again!
"Xue Xing, tell me—were Yao'er and the others poisoned by you?"
Emperor Xue Ye understood at once. His gaze then turned icy as he stared fixedly at his younger brother.
He needed to know whether those two children had been poisoned by this younger brother back then.
Xue Beng had still been too young at the time and could not possibly have done such a thing. The only ones with both motive and ability had been his eldest son, Xue Qinghe, and this younger brother.
His eldest son had always performed well, securing many benefits for the Empire from that son-in-law—such as the production of those weapons, two monumental works far ahead of their time, and later the establishment of Empire Academy.
Yet this imperial brother whom he had always trusted was now forcing him to abdicate. He could not help but think further into it.
"It was Xue Qinghe. He may not even be Xue Qinghe anymore, but someone from Spirit Hall impersonating him. Imperial Brother should have noticed some of his abnormalities."
Prince Xue Xing decisively denied it and voiced his suspicions about his eldest nephew.
"Xue Qinghe? Spirit Hall?"
Emperor Xue Ye frowned and thought carefully. His eldest son had indeed seemed somewhat strange. Could he really have been someone from Spirit Hall?
If that was true, then the identity of that prospective son-in-law was also worth questioning.
"I need time to consider this."
He needed to carefully consider and weigh the gains and losses. This choice was simply too significant; it would determine the Empire's future.
"Your Majesty would do well to make a decision soon. Otherwise, there will be endless trouble."
Tang Yuehua said her piece and then departed, preparing to rush back to Clear Sky Sect and ask her