The young man still wanted to ask, but when he opened his mouth and saw that his father clearly did not wish to speak further, he could only swallow the question. Yet inside, it felt as though a kitten were scratching at his heart.
He could not understand why this was not an auspicious omen, but a sign of great misfortune.
After pondering for a while, the young man still possessed some common sense. Could it be that because this auspicious sign had appeared, Prince Dai would draw attacks from the imperial princes and grandsons, perhaps even incur His Majesty's suspicion?
The moment this thought arose, the young man shuddered and did not dare think any further.
That was right!
Before he had been born, had there not been an extremely terrifying incident in the Capital City—the entire Crown Prince's family had been slaughtered?
His Majesty himself had ordered it!
They could not forget this simply because His Majesty had seemed kind-hearted and soft-handed these past few years!
Though he had not experienced that event himself, when Prince Dai had only recently returned to the capital, he had heard people whispering about it. That was why there were not many people willing to seek refuge with Prince Dai.
He had actually forgotten!
But had the Crown Prince not been wrongly killed back then because someone had falsely accused him? The Emperor had still buried him with the rites of a Crown Prince rather than treating him as a criminal.
Doubts rose once more in the young man's heart, but no matter how young he was, he knew he absolutely could not ask about this outside. Even if they were inside an ox cart at this moment, who knew whether someone could hear their conversation?
Even half a word could bring