"Have you found out where the rumors started?"
Yun Cheng shook his head. "Not yet. But these rumors are spreading like wildfire, so someone must be pulling the strings. Prince Jing is already imprisoned, yet there are still people working on his behalf. They have considerable influence, so this is no simple matter."
Everyone said that the Fourth Prince, Xiao Chenglin, had a crippled leg. Never mind vying for the throne, his life was worse than that of many sons of noble families. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he lived a bleak, hand-to-mouth existence.
But now, at a time like this, so many people had appeared overnight to speak for him.
It was clear he was by no means as unambitious as he appeared.
"To be able to deceive Xiao Chengxuan and live so long in the Capital City without making waves is quite an achievement," Shen Yanchuan said.
Back then, Xiao Chengxuan was dazzlingly prominent.
