Su Mingyu was ushered into a small room, with several members of the West Shadow Army standing guard at the door. For all intents and purposes, she was under house arrest. She sat on a cold chair, carefully cupping her hands to blow warm air into them, though her heart remained remarkably calm.
The West Shadow Army had been lying dormant here for over a decade, undiscovered by anyone. What had prompted them to suddenly kidnap Jin Rong'er and force Prince Ning to show himself at this particular time? If they truly valued their lives, they would have remained in hiding, nameless and unknown, for the rest of their days. Yet, they had sought out Prince Ning.
It was common knowledge that Emperor Chen held no favor for Prince Ning; everyone else was desperate to distance themselves from him as quickly as possible. For these people to go to such lengths to align themselves with him, there could only be one motive: to stage a rebellion in Prince Ning’s name. Their wolfish ambition was plain to see, and she did not believe for a moment that Prince Ning failed to notice it.
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