The Eastern Palace's Hidden Guard and protectors, even though many had been lost on missions outside the Capital in attempts to kill Ling Hua, still had many left.
Today, Xiao Ze made his move, taking away all of the Eastern Palace's Hidden Guard and protectors, intent on surely killing Ling Hua. However, even the man sent by Wen Xingzhi did not foresee that with all forces deployed, not one would return.
He looked at Xiao Ze, "How did the Crown Prince return unharmed then?"
Xiao Ze humiliatedly said, "The people of Xiao Zhen joined forces with those of Ling Hua; aside from this palace, the rest were ambushed and killed."
The man realized and said, "So that's what happened."
With that said, it wasn't surprising.
He didn't feel like consoling Xiao Ze as the men who died were not from Youzhou, but Xiao Ze's own. He asked, "Did the Crown Prince summon me here to discuss the next steps?"
