Everyone knew that His Highness Prince Qing had used the pretext of hunting down Beiyi spies the day before yesterday to raid and detain people at Xiaoyue Pavilion.
At this moment, for him to admit that he had failed to capture any Beiyi spies was equivalent to publicly acknowledging his abuse of power and coercive plundering.
Quite a few officials whispered among themselves, shaking their heads and curling their lips.
Chapter 23