A prince of the Wa Kingdom?!
The Empress Dowager was stunned into silence.
Emperor Deyuan was stunned into silence too.
Every breathing soul in the Imperial Study was stunned into silence.
The Third Prince dried out his silence and turned impulsive...
But however impulsive he became, all that came out when he opened his mouth was, "Beep, beep, beep-"
After the silence came the explosive inner shrieks of the melon-field badgers feasting on gossip.
Emperor Deyuan's entire face nearly cracked apart.
The imperial consorts nearly fell off their stools.
The Empress Dowager abruptly grabbed the tea table beside her, her nail guard gouging a scratch into the red sandalwood.
The imperial consorts seemed even busier now. Consort Yan lowered her head and smoothed the hair at her temples.
The Empress looked perfectly composed, but towering waves raged inside her.
It was actually a prince of the Wa Kingdom!!
Not a single person had guessed correctly!
A prince of the Wa Kingdom visiting Great Xia-that had happened twenty years ago.
Twenty years ago, the Wa Kingdom's Crown Prince had come to offer birthday congratulations at the late emperor's Longevity Celebration... and Consort Xian had carried on an affair with him back then...
Twenty years ago-and the Third Prince was exactly twenty. Then didn't that mean the Third Prince...
No wonder the Third Prince was so short...
Everyone in the Imperial Study was a tangle of emotions. The room appeared calm on the surface, but powerful currents surged beneath it.
[What exactly did you find? Lord Wei, hurry up and tell us! Blink if you're being threatened!]
Wei Liren: "..."
[The old emperor's got your back. What the hell are you scared of?! Spit it out! If you won't, I'll do it for you!]
Wei Liren struggled to speak. "This humble subject