Although Prince Mo wields immense power in Beijiang, this is the capital. In the capital, Prince Mo’s greatest backing is the maternal family of Consort Yu. He did not bring many troops back with him at all. Every other prince has at least thirty thousand soldiers stationed around the capital; Prince Mo alone brought only three thousand personal guards. To put it bluntly, should anything happen, Prince Mo would be unable to even protect himself.
If the matter of him beating his own brother were brought before the Emperor, Prince Mo would not be able to escape punishment; the Emperor detests nothing more than fratricide. Why, then, would Prince Mo take his son out only to give him a beating? This point, Consort Rou truly could not fathom.
"The other person..." Lu Shangfeng was also unsure who it was. He thought for a moment, his brow furrowing deeper. "The other person, it seemed, was a woman..."
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