"Mother also said that when she was attending to the former Emperor, about half a month before he passed away, she inadvertently witnessed him drafting an edict to depose the Crown Prince. In her opinion, the new Crown Prince the former Emperor intended to establish was you."
After Rong Shuo finished speaking, Gu Lan and Rong Heng were stunned.
His words were like a thread, connecting the various small pieces of information Gu Lan had known previously.
In an instant, Gu Lan thought of many dramatic possibilities.
The fine drizzle soaked Rong Heng's shoulders and also weighed down his heart.
Rong Heng remembered the kindness that Consort Jia had shown him before; it turned out that she saw him as a valuable asset because she had witnessed the former Emperor's favoritism towards him.
"The Consort thought too simplistically. At that time, I was just a child. Even if Rong Jing were deposed, he would have made the Third Imperial Brother the new Crown Prince."
