When the Ninth Prince returned to Prince Lin’s manor, the sky had already darkened. His mood was as gloomy as the night.
Peng Huayu, worried that something might have happened to the Ninth Prince, had been waiting for him. Seeing the prince’s dejected appearance, Peng Huayu rushed forward. "Your Highness, what did His Majesty want with you?"
The Ninth Prince did not answer; he sat down with a vacant, listless stare. After a long while, he replied in a hollow tone, "Father has already guessed that I am the one behind this case."
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