The crown princess looked at him. “If even you are calling it an uproar, how can I not know about it?”

Zu An seized the opportunity to ask, “Does the crown princess believe that Cheng Xiong will be punished?”

The crown princess had paid close attention to this matter. After all, it had implications on the battle between the crown prince and King Qi. She remained silent for a moment, then shook her head slightly. “Even though the Embroidered Envoy and the Security Officer have deemed him guilty, the Commandant of Justice firmly believes that he was framed. There isn’t enough physical proof. At most, they can pronounce Cheng Gang guilty, but it will not be enough to bring down Cheng Xiong.”

King Qi’s faction was extremely powerful. They had the Qin clan at the head of the military, the Left Confidential Assistant of the Imperial Secretariat Yu Xuanchong, Secretariat Director Lian Yu, Chief Attendant Pei Zheng, and many more big shots serving in their respective important...