Thorough Investigation

Crown Prince's Residence.

A half-dead Xue Qinghe lay on the bed, while Dongfang Yu beside him quietly sipped tea.

I should go. Putting down the teacup, Dongfang Yu got up and left the room.

Throughout it all, Xue Qinghe never opened his eyes, truly resembling someone at death's door.

Half an hour later.

Xue Ye arrived, and looking at the pale-faced Xue Qinghe on the bed, Xue Ye was struck speechless.

"Your Majesty." A minister nearby stepped forward to call out.

"Everyone, be quiet."

With that single instruction, Xue Ye walked closer to the bedside.

Bending slightly, he called out softly, "Qinghe, Qinghe."

Yet Xue Qinghe showed no reaction at all, and seeing his breath-fading appearance at any moment, Xue Ye's eyes gradually reddened.

This was his most promising son after all; in recent years, two sons in succession had been murdered by others, and he had already experienced the white-haired person sending off the black-haired person twice.

If there were a third time, he truly did not know whether he could still hold on.

And once this son of his passed away, the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire would inevitably plunge into chaos.

By then, how could the fourth prince Xue Beng, as the sole heir, handle that situation?

For both public and private reasons, Xue Qinghe the crown prince could not afford to have anything happen to him.

Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, Xue Ye turned around and said in a deep voice, "Have you found out who plotted against the crown prince?"

A Crown Prince's Residence guard hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it has not yet been discovered who committed this vicious act."

"Was it truly not found out, or do you not dare to say?" Xue Ye stared fixedly at