CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 361

Yan Luan was focused on the Crown Prince’s condition. Perhaps the Great Nourishing Pill had taken effect; the Crown Prince’s complexion was unprecedentedly rosy, which delighted her. She started looking outside: "I wonder where the Second Prince is now. He must have heard about the Crown Prince’s situation and must be anxious, right? What are you talking about... Great Shift?"

Goodness, did she really not hear just now?

After all, it concerns the fate of the nation, and the one above the Crown Prince is still alive. Seeing that she hadn’t heard, everyone reacted and felt it was better not to let her know.

After all, Yan Luan is merely the Second Prince Consort, and the Second Prince himself doesn’t have much say in matters regarding the throne. Moreover, his temper is a mystery, giving the feeling that the two might not be reliable. Now, not knowing might be a blessing.

Chen Muxue and her companions exchanged glances without saying much.

Cen Lizhui adjusted his words and said to Yan Luan, "The Crown Prince’s condition has improved, but we discovered that the root cause of this ’sickness’ is not within the Crown Prince himself. We suspect there’s someone else using black magic to harm the Crown Prince."

Yan Luan’s eyes showed a hint of shock: "You mean someone is sticking pins in dolls of the Crown Prince?"

"It could also be considered a type of maleficent magic," Cen Lizhui nodded slightly.

This suspicion, however, made the silent Chu Wuyi associate it with another direction. If this is the case, the Chu Family raises women with specific birth charts, and those women gradually become weak. Looking at it this way, it seems similar to the Crown Prince’s symptoms, except that the Crown Prince is targeted personally, while the Chu Family targets innocent women as a whole.

"So the question becomes, who is harming the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince ends up like this or even dies, who stands to benefit the most?" Chen Muxue asked straightforwardly.

Although they didn’t say it, everyone actually had some suspicions in mind.

The Crown Prince, well, naturally the other princes aspiring to become Crown Prince would target him! Without the Crown Prince, there needs to be a new heir after all.

"Using maleficent magic in the palace is a crime that implicates nine generations!" Yan Luan said angrily, "Who dared to have the audacity? In my view, it’s either the Sixth Prince or the Fifth Prince."

Indeed, these two princes are the most prominent aside from the Crown Prince.

"The Fifth Prince wouldn’t do such a thing, would he? He’s the Crown Prince’s full brother, and doing something like this would be..." Lin Qing shivered.

Chu Wuyi sneered, "That’s the throne we’re talking about. Forget about full brothers; history has seen plenty of close relatives fight over it."

"Right, I see the Fifth Prince’s attitude doesn’t seem like he wants the Crown Prince to recover, so it’s likely him!" Yan Luan agreed.

Chen Muxue and Cen Lizhui exchanged knowing glances. The former said, "Don’t look at me, I know nothing."

Cen Lizhui rubbed his temple in distress, "It’s too early to draw conclusions on this; everything must be supported by evidence."

Suddenly, Chen Muxue burst out laughing.

Everyone turned to look at her.

Chen Muxue looked innocent and stammered, "I-I just thought that the maleficent magic is a deadly crime, and the Emperor angrily shouting, ’I’ll execute your nine clans!’ Then, the Princes rush up to hug the Emperor’s leg, ’Father!!’ Isn’t that awkward?"

Silence, silence was the Eastern Palace tonight.

"It’s so cold," Lin Qing shivered again.