The Emperor said, "When I was living in the estate of the heir apparent, not only did the former Crown Prince suspect me, but His Majesty also suppressed me along with many ministers in the court. The noble families all wished they could send assassins to have Third kill me. Didn't I still manage to get through it?"
How did you manage to get through it?
The Empress rolled the question around her tongue but ultimately didn't say it aloud.
How did the Emperor manage to get through it? He returned from afar, killed the Third Prince who was contending with him, forcing the former emperor to appoint him as the Crown Prince.
If she speaks it out, does it hint that the Crown Prince has the same intentions?
Moreover, isn't it coincidental that it's also the Third Prince contending with the Crown Prince now, her own son?
The Empress only felt a sense of injustice, holding her chest unable to speak.
