While Su Jinhuan fell asleep, the various noble houses in the capital found themselves in deep agitation.
This matter was no trivial affair. Although efforts had been made to conceal it, the intricate web of interests in the capital meant that by dawn, more than half of the elite were already aware of it.
Inside the Fengqi Palace, the Empress and Shen Shiqian wore grave expressions. They had assumed the plan was foolproof and that no one would be idle enough to meddle in such trivial matters on the outskirts of the capital. Never had they imagined that the Chancellor's Estate would stumble upon it by sheer coincidence.
Chapter 25