The person behind this matter hadn't yet emerged.

It might be the Empress or Consort of Virtue in the Palace, but perhaps, neither of them had done that. It could be someone else who deliberately stirred up trouble and fanned the flames of disorder, pushing the imperial court and the Palace into chaos and even forcing the Emperor to subdue his son.

The previous scheme centered around the maple-leaf painting, but at present, every intrigue revolved around ...