The first reason was revenge!
Back when the Crown Prince stood at the crucial juncture of securing his position, he had extended an olive branch to Blood Dragon. It would have been one thing for that hotheaded fool to refuse, but he had actually dragged the clandestine recruitment into the open and announced it to the world. How could the Crown Prince not be furious?
Now the Crown Prince had gained power, sweeping aside every other prince without a rival. His position in the Eastern Palace was as secure as an old dog. Who else would he deal with, if not Blood Dragon?
What was the second reason?
The emperor was gravely ill, and the Crown Prince's accession was imminent. Yet some important court officials fiercely opposed his rise. Whenever anything went against the Crown Prince, they all leaped to their feet.
How could the Crown Prince ascend the throne in peace without removing these people?
Thus, the Heart Pavilion had offered him this plan: arrest the Blood Dragon General and use him as bait to draw out those high officials.
So Blood Dragon's arrest was a trap the Heart Pavilion's senior leadership had laid for the Crown Prince. Their true purpose was to use him as bait and go fishing!
Suddenly, Lin Xiaosu raised his eyes and stared at the mountain path ahead.
A man dressed like a scholar was walking along the bluestone path.
His attire was no different from an ordinary scholar's, with a measure of elegance and a measure of rakishness. His steps drifted, as though he had drunk himself senseless in a brothel the night before and was still wandering among clouds and mist today.
In midsummer, plenty of scholars visited Western Mountain.
After all, the Heart Pavilion was not the only establishment on Western