The next day, as expected, Qiu Shuxia denounced the Crown Prince openly, saying that “He is nepotistic, mediocre and incompetent, and can’t even control over his bodyguard. How can we entrust the state to him?” The faction of the Eastern Palace, who were worried about the Crown Prince’s injury, had not yet considered how to rebut him when Emperor Xianjia, who hadn’t shown up for a long time, once again stepped forward to help the Crown Prince circuitously!

He first ...