Day had fully broken.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Inside the court hall.
Civil and military officials stood in ranks on either side, silent as death.
On the dragon throne, Xue Ye sat high above, his gaze deep and grave as it swept over the ministers below.
Xue Qinghe stood alone at the front of the ranks, holding a memorial in both hands as he stepped into the center of the hall.
"Father Emperor! Your son has a matter to report!"
"Speak."
"Your son impeaches Prince Xue Xing for harboring evil intentions and using Royal Pharmacies to sell poisonous pills, harming the citizens of the imperial city."
"In merely a few days, Xue Xing amassed tens of thousands through these poison pills. He treated human lives like grass, causing countless citizens on South Street to die from poisoning and utterly disgracing the royal family. His crimes are unforgivable!"
The court erupted in an uproar.
The officials whispered among themselves, their gazes turning toward the ranks across from them.
Xue Xing shuddered, disbelief written all over his face.
The rebellion scandal from several days ago had only just subsided, yet today the Crown Prince had launched another attack. And from the very first word, it was a capital crime of murdering civilians.
With a thud.
Xue Xing dropped to his knees, his knees striking the icy floor tiles.
"Brother Emperor, see the truth! Your brother has been wronged! This is a deliberate frame-up!"
"As a prince of Heaven Dou, although I may have occasionally been negligent, I would never dare earn such unconscionable money."
"The Strengthening Pill is clearly a tonic that can increase soul power. How could it be poison? Someone must have secretly switched it out to harm me!"
Xue Qinghe's eyes turned icy as he took a ledger from