Two warriors followed behind the eunuch, prodding him forward with their sword hilts.
Huo Guang would never let someone of unknown intentions approach the emperor. He stepped forward and stopped the eunuch and the warriors.
He was a highly attentive man and immediately recognized the eunuch as one of the Crown Prince's attendants. His heart gave a jolt.
Had that perpetually restless Crown Prince stirred up trouble again?
He asked urgently, "What has you in such a hurry? Speak here."
The eunuch's face was full of anxiety, his entire body trembling and his face covered in cold sweat. He fell straight to his knees and prostrated himself, quavering in terror. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been attacked by an assassin and is gravely wounded. This servant has come to report it to Your Majesty."
Whoosh!
The expressions of everyone in the hall changed.
In an instant, silence fell over the hall. A chill swept through the entire Great Hall, and everyone felt cold rise from beneath their feet, shooting up their spines to the backs of their heads.
Someone had actually attacked Great Han's heir apparent in broad daylight?
Who would dare believe such a thing?
The ministers often gave the Crown Prince a thorough trouncing, but this was something else entirely!
Huo Guang demanded sharply, "Do you know what you are saying? If there is even a shred of falsehood in it, you will not be spared death."
The eunuch had been utterly distraught ever since the attack on the Crown Prince and had barely held himself together along the way. Under Huo Guang's sharp questioning, he immediately banged his head against the floor again and again, sobbing, "This servant would not dare lie! The Crown Prince truly was attacked. The Imperial Medical Office has already sent people