Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 280 - 278: The Fourth Prince is Bewildered

Hearing this, Lin Yi also fell into deep thought:

"Indeed, that’s possible. After all, it appears that it was the Left Martial Guard who set the fire, and the only one they’re related to would be the Fourth Prince."

However, as Lin Yi spoke, his tone shifted:

"But other possibilities cannot be dismissed. Perhaps someone is taking this opportunity to maliciously frame the Fourth Prince.

Considering his character, he surely knows that if this is exposed, if the Left Martial Guard are caught, he will be the first to be suspected.

Based on what I know of him, he should not be foolish enough to do such a thing."

Upon hearing this, the young Emperor also frowned, as this scenario did indeed seem as foolish as Lin Yi suggested if it were indeed the work of the Fourth Prince.

Still, it could not be wholly ruled out that he wasn’t behind it. Who knows if he was intentionally misleading everyone.

When everyone believes he would not commit such folly, he might do the opposite and be the actual orchestrator.

This way, he could effectively clear himself of suspicion.

However, Lin Yi truly could not understand one thing – if it were the Fourth Prince who did this, what exactly was his purpose?

To burn down the Glazed Tile Shop? What would be the significance of that?

Logically, Lin Yi should be the Fourth Prince’s first target.

Just like the ambush on the frontline, the Fourth Prince didn’t go after the Glazed Tile Shop but ordered an attack on Lin Yi en route.

After all, Lin Yi was the one who had truly offended him and posed a real threat.

As the two speculated, a report from the Shadow Guard finally arrived.

Shortly afterward, Ying Yi approached them:

"Your Majesty, a confession has been obtained over there.

According to them, it was indeed the Fourth Prince Mansion’s people who sent the message and instructed them what to do."

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell into deep thought, and Lin Yi felt increasingly that something was amiss.

Could this truly be the doing of the Fourth Prince?

If that were true, then he had overestimated the Fourth Prince.

Meanwhile, inside the Fourth Prince Mansion,

The Fourth Prince, who was intimately engaging with his concubine, suddenly received a report that the Glazed Tile Shop was ablaze.

This caused him to flip his concubine off him and quickly get dressed to head outside.

"What’s the matter? Where is the fire? Give me a detailed account."

"Reporting to the Prince, the Royal Glass Store caught fire. According to our people there, the front hall of the store has been burned to the ground. A preliminary estimate puts the loss at no less than a million taels!"

Just as he finished speaking, another subordinate hurriedly ran over and whispered in the Fourth Prince’s ear:

"Our Left Martial Guard subordinates have found out that the arsonists are indeed from the Left Martial Guard."

The Fourth Prince, who was initially gloating over Han Xinwei’s Glazed Tile Shop’s misfortune, became instantly furious after hearing this sentence.

He kicked over a nearby table, his eyes ablaze with rage:

"Damn it, who told them to do this?

Investigate! I order an immediate investigation to find the mastermind behind this!

Someone is trying to frame me!"

Indeed, as Lin Yi speculated,

The Fourth Prince was not the mastermind, nor did he order the fire. He was not foolish to that extent.

But now that the Left Martial Guard were involved, it became harder to dissociate from the matter.

Immediately, he thought of one person – his sixth brother.

It was very likely that the sixth brother was behind this.

The reason was clear without guesswork – to frame him.

Now, with his own influence dwindling and everyone against him, suppressing his strength would inevitably elevate the sixth brother’s power. Soon, only the sixth brother might compete with the young Emperor in influence.

Thinking this, the Fourth Prince was furious, wishing he could rush to the sixth brother’s residence and cut him down.

But, of course, that was implausible.

So, as the Emperor sent people to investigate, the Fourth Prince also dispatched his own agents.

And moreover, he devised a plan to clear himself of suspicion.

After a brief contemplation, he called out to the servants outside:

"Prepare my horse immediately! I must go to the palace to see His Majesty!"

Indeed, the best way to clear suspicion now was to promptly see the young Emperor and lay bare the truth.

If he did nothing, the blame would inevitably fall on him.

While the Fourth Prince was anxiously busy with his preparations, at the backyard of the foreign Glazed Tile Shop, several foreign men were drinking, merrily chatting and laughing.

"Ha ha, well done indeed.

Surely no one would expect us to be manipulating things from behind the scenes.

That Fourth Prince wants to frame us? He’s really courting death. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

I want to see how he’ll clear himself of this suspicion!"

After saying this, the Prince glanced at a nearby servant and made a throat-slitting gesture:

"Clean up the aftermath, take care of the messenger."

Finishing his command, he continued to lift his bowl and drink heartily.

However, they did not anticipate that while they feasted and drank, a woman was discovered by the Shadow Guard.

To be precise, it was supposed to be a deceased person, but seemingly miracously, she had survived.

"Your Majesty, we’ve just received news from the Shadow Guard. They discovered several foreigners leaving the city. Our men followed them all the way to a deserted mountain area and found three Han women’s bodies dumped there.

Among those bodies, miraculously, one was still showing signs of life, and our people have revived her.

She is weak, but is currently being questioned by our people.

As soon as there is news, a report will be sent back immediately."

Hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, spotting a gleam in each other’s eyes.

Both thought simultaneously that this would be a significant breakthrough.

...End of the Chapter...

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