As soon as Murong Ce regained his freedom, he immediately knelt and kowtowed, his forehead striking the brick floor with a heavy thud. "Imperial Father, I never defected to the Empress. It was Prince Ning! He framed me!"
"Framed?" Murong Ke gave a cold laugh. He pulled a secret letter from his robes and unfolded it before everyone. "Perhaps the Second Prince would care to explain why this letter, written by your own hand to Grand Secretary Du, mentions that 'the Divine Machine Battalion is ready, awaiting only for Prince Ning to walk into the trap'?"
The handwriting on the paper was bold and sweeping—it was undeniably Prince Rui’s own.
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