After the uproar surrounding the Cao Family subsided, things quickly returned to peace, and many officials wisely kept their mouths shut. Now, the name of Cao Dian had become a taboo in the imperial court. Every time Zhu Jie heard Cao Dian's name, he felt deeply displeased. He asked himself and knew he had treated the Cao Family exceptionally well; Cao Dian's position in the court was something countless people envied. Yet, in the end, he had nurtured a tiger that turned to bite him, and the person who had schemed against him every step of the way was actually Cao Dian.
It was both ridiculous and hateful.
Without the Cao Family to lean on, and with even his biological mother cast into the Cold Palace, Prince Kang was completely reduced to a headless fly. Only now did he gradually realize that without the Cao Family and his Imperial Father's favor, he was nothing. Even the sweeping palace maids dared to mock him behind his back—these humble maids were previously not even worthy of carrying his shoes. A fallen tiger is bullied by dogs; he was now experiencing this feeling to the fullest.
Chapter 538