Chapter 669 An Unexpected Accident

"Master, I have asked around. Even though most people aren't very clear about it, I still learned a clue or two. It seemed that the Empress was involved in Prince Xiang's attempted assassination of the Emperor. That was why the Emperor died so easily. Honored Consort Shu happened to be guarding the door that night, so she discovered this and exposed the matter." "Prince Xiang's men didn't manage to get out in time. When they were detained, the Empress was still inside the Emperor's room. Then, Prince Xiang's men accused the Empress of killing the Emperor and vice versa. Both sides turned on each other to no avail. Prince Xiang and the Empress are currently imprisoned to be punished after the Emperor's funeral," Lanning said. Ning Xueyan's shapely eyebrows wrinkled as she sank into contemplation. The Empress' intention to kill the Emperor was apparent from the moment she summoned Commandery Princess Xianyun to the palace. It was Ao Mingyu's assassination of the Emperor that caught