"Your Majesty, please grant justice to me and Yu'er. I only just learned that the culprit who left Yu'er in this state was none other than Chu Haoze!!!"
Consort Zheng pointed at Chu Haoze, murderous intent and madness spreading through her eyes.
How dare a little bastard hurt my son like this? Now that I have evidence, I'll strip a layer of skin off him today!
Across the room, Chu Haoze snapped his head up at Consort Zheng's words, his hands clenched tightly beneath his sleeves.
"Your Highness, even if you mean to splash dirty water on someone, you should choose the right target. I have always had no one to rely on, while the Fifth Prince has you and the great general protecting him. How could I possibly have the power to oppose him?"
"Indeed, I would also like to know where you found the power to dare lay hands on my son! Bring them in!!!"
Several eunuchs carried in one corpse after another, all belonging to the people who had accompanied Chu Yu that day.
"These... were all Yu'er's attendants. Do they look familiar, Seventh Prince? I heard they entered the Seventh Prince's Residence together three days ago, and never came out again~"
Chu Haoze's lowered eyes were now filled with sinister malice.
Those corpses had clearly all been dumped in the mass grave, yet every last one of them had appeared here.
The assassins, the fire, Chu Yu, and now these corpses...
Who exactly is out to get me?
Could there be a spy among my people?
"Your Highness..."
He tried to continue, but Consort Zheng cut him off.
"You're about to say... a few corpses alone don't prove anything, aren't you?"
The young palace maid beside Consort Zheng handed her a box.
"This is a scrap