As night deepened, the carriages of princes, nobles, and high officials scattered from Heavenly Street to every part of the inner city.
Outside the palace city, Xie Jinhuan swung onto his horse, watching Li Gongpu and his companions hurry away in their carriage.
While chatting with Hou Jiye and the others earlier, he had used Ghost Wife to make Li Gongpu fall into a daze for a while. He did not know what Li Gongpu had seen, but it had certainly been signs that Emperor Qian did not have long to live.
After that, Li Gongpu had seemed rather distracted. He really did appear to have taken the bait.
Once Li Gongpu realized Emperor Qian was terminally ill, he would have to find himself a way out. His only path to survival was to win the new emperor's favor, so he was certain to make a move next.
All Xie Jinhuan needed was solid proof that Li Gongpu was misleading the Crown Prince, enough to displease Emperor Qian. Then, with indignant men like Hou Jiye kicking him while he was down and settling old scores, Li Gongpu would have little chance of surviving.
When Li Gongpu's wall began to crumble and everyone joined in pushing it down, Xie Jinhuan would also have to find a way to bring out the "old writing brush" and offer a little hint. He could not let Li Gongpu die without understanding why.
After all, killing a man meant putting his heart to death too!
If Li Gongpu did not know Xie Jinhuan had been secretly laying traps, or whose hands he had died by, this revenge would be meaningless.
The whole process might take several days. Xie Jinhuan currently had rather a lot on his plate and could not watch Li Gongpu's movements from