A person's words tend to be kind when they're nearing death. Consort Jia had no need to lie about this before she passed.
What if what she said was true?
What if the former Emperor indeed intended to depose the Crown Prince and establish Rong Heng as the new Crown Prince?
This utterly overturned Rong Shuo's understanding.
After calming down, Rong Shuo tried hard to recall in his mind, attempting to find another possibility.
Gu Lan spoke up: "If this were true, the former Emperor would not have casually eradicated the future Crown Prince's maternal family. There's a problem with that Holy Decree, and the imperial edict that led to Rong Jing's accession might also have issues."
Her words caused the eyes of the two brothers before her to turn deep.
