Had anyone else brought this up, Bochun would not have connected the dots, but the Crown Prince's sinister tone made his true intentions impossible to discern.
Putting these scattered clues together, Bochun could not help letting her mind wander.
Lin Jingyue stopped writing, picked up a pine-soot inkstick, and ground it gently with an indifferent expression. "The Marquis Manor is full of gossipy people. Remember never to speak of this matter again."
Chapter 41