The report came from a personal servant who had served King Shu for nearly thirty years. He claimed that King Shu had threatened his family's lives, and since he lacked concrete evidence, he hadn't dared to expose the truth for all these years.
Before Princess Consort Qi entered the palace, she had met secretly with King Shu numerous times, even staying out overnight on several occasions. These facts were confirmed after the Emperor's brutal interrogation of the Qi Family.
Some things, once you start following the clues, quickly lead to the truth.
The Emperor was enraged and immediately ordered the Ninth Prince to be brought back from Youzhou.
Fearing a rescue attempt, the Emperor dispatched Commander Lu and Xie Mingxu together. Clearly, he was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.
The most wounded party was undoubtedly Princess Shu. It was bad enough that her husband had never loved her, but now that he was dead, their past grievances should have been laid to rest.
