Chu Xuanzhen remained silent throughout. After Su Huaihuan finished her last sentence, he asked in a cold, clear voice, "Has that criminal been apprehended?"
Shouldn't he be asking the Eighth Prince that?
Unable to gauge the Crown Prince's intentions, Su Huaihuan answered tentatively, "The criminal has been apprehended by the Eighth Prince's guards and is currently being held in the dungeon."
After speaking, she quietly observed the Crown Prince's expression again. Nothing else showed on his face, but the chill emanating from him made her tremble.
This did not match the impression she had formed of him at a palace banquet years ago. Back then, he had been a gracious, refined young man, as elegant as jade.
Everything about him had been gentle and restrained.
Now, his bloodlust and sinister chill were like a sharp sword. The moment it left its sheath, everyone shuddered.
Su Huaihuan lowered her eyes again, silently suppressing the unease in her heart.
Who was that little beggar?
Why were the Eighth Prince and the Crown Prince willing to find him at any cost?
Seeing that the questions were finished, the Eighth Prince spoke cautiously:
"Brother, I interrogated that criminal. He said he dumped the boy on a country path outside Capital City. He vaguely remembered a lake beside the path, neither particularly large nor small."
Chu Xuanzhen nodded and set off for the country path.
The surrounding bushes were quite tall, so hiding a child there would not have been difficult. Of course, tall bushes also posed certain dangers. Many vicious birds and beasts favored such places as their habitats.
The more the Eighth Prince looked around, the more ashamed he felt. The Dragon Child had been hiding somewhere nearby?
He must have been blind to miss him like that.
*If he had called out