The Emperor has always wanted to get rid of him, poisoning him, hiring assassins and all that. Long Rui has long been displeased with The Emperor, so when he heard The Emperor was scared out of his wits by the Empress Dowager's corpse, he was secretly delighted.
Xuexue's smile was half real, half not. "Prince, you look quite happy, don't you? Don't tell me this was your doing?"
Long Rui nodded slightly. "I wanted to make a move too, but before I could, someone else did. Now that the Empress Dowager is dead, I've lost my chance."
Xuexue: "It really wasn't you?"
Long Rui shook his head. "No."
Xuexue thought for a moment, then said, "Even if this wasn't your doing, I'm afraid The Emperor will still suspect it was you."
