Since Consort Liu's passing, Li Yan was like a changed man.
He lost his former arrogance and pride, growing cold and silent.
To unmask the mastermind behind Zijuan, Li Yan had tried every method he could think of, yet he still had nothing to show for it.
The culprit was hidden too well; Li Yan couldn't find any trace of them.
At a dead end, Li Yan overheard people discussing the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince, which made him suddenly recall his mother's dying words.
She had said the person behind Zijuan could only be one of two people:
Either the Second Prince or the Fourth Prince.
The motive, of course, was the struggle for the title of Crown Prince.
Li Yan had always looked down on the Fourth Prince.
It was precisely this contempt that made him believe the Fourth Prince was incapable of plotting against him and Consort Liu.
