Chapter 558: Consort Liang (1) (2/2)

The moment Prince Jin left Qinzheng Hall, a eunuch ran over with a smile.

Prince Jin’s azure eyes fell upon the eunuch, but it was hard to tell if there was any emotion in those depths.

The eunuch’s joy was unaffected by this though. When he ran up to Prince Jin, he first made a deep bow, before announcing warmly, “Fourth Prince, Consort Liang has invited you over for dinner!”

The eunuch in a dark-red robe was a trusted servant of Consort Liang. His name was Liu Buyong and he was nearly forty. Back when Prince Jin was being fostered in Chengxiang Hall, this eunuch was already working there, so one could say he had watched Prince Jin grow up.

Prince Jin didn’t answer immediately. He stood on the snow-white steps of Qinzheng Hall, looking down upon Liu Buyong, and the wrinkles that were starting to show on his face.

Liu Buyong suddenly felt a chill run down his back. There was a tinge of shock and confusion on his face. He didn’t understand why the gentle Fourth Prince had suddenly became hard to read.

Just as Liu Buyong was about to be overwhelmed by Prince Jin’s gaze, he heard the prince’s voice.

“Lead me there.”

As soon as those words were spoken, Liu Buyong felt the grip on his heart loosen and his anxiety washed away. He wanted to check Prince Jin’s mood, but he didn’t dare to look at Prince Jin due to the lingering fear from just a moment ago. Thus, he lowered his head, bent his back, and led Fourth Prince away.

When they arrived at the entrance of Chengxiang Hall, Prince Jin could see a tall and skinny figure standing in a corridor from far away.

The man had his back to the main entrance of Chengxiang Hall, and the dim light of dusk was fanning out from behind him, forming a warm halo of light. Unfortunately, it was too dark for Prince Jin to make out his expression.

This silhouette belonged to someone who was most familiar to Prince Jin. It was the second prince who had grown up alongside him— no, wait, he had already become heir apparent ever since the eldest prince had passed and was now the current Crown Prince.

In the past, he would have gone up immediately and called out affectionately to his Second Brother, but this time, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Who could have thought that Consort Liang, a woman he respected like his own mother, would turn out to be the culprit behind his mother’s death!

Consort Liang was even his mother’s cousin!