"Are you certain the evidence you have against the Fifth Prince for colluding with the enemy is ironclad?" This news was, after all, too earth-shattering. Without concrete proof, it would be an act of slandering a prince and inciting public unrest—a grave crime punishable by the execution of one's entire clan.
"Of course. Though they haven't been communicating much lately, I have preserved the letters I intercepted and sent forged ones in their place. I have already planted people within their ranks; now I am just waiting to see whether the Crown Prince or the Fifth Prince meets their downfall first." Xiao Jue’s look of certain victory gave Su Jinyu a sense of reassurance, and in his improved spirits, he raised his wine cup more frequently.
However, as time dragged on, Xiao Jue grew increasingly restless. When he grew restless, his tolerance for alcohol plummeted, and he was already beginning to feel quite tipsy.
Chapter 308