Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 623

If the Third Prince faked his death and escaped, that's even more impossible; he doesn't have that ability.

Huo Tingsheng summoned the coroner, who carefully examined the body. The time of death matched the day the Third Prince disappeared, and the cause of death was drowning. Nothing else could be discerned.

Huo Tingsheng was now basically certain that this was the body of the Third Prince, who had been murdered by someone unknown.

Consort Xing's face was deathly pale, and her whole body was trembling.

She subconsciously felt that the Third Prince was indeed dead, but she simply couldn't accept this terrible fact.

With the Third Prince dead, what will their faction use to fight for the throne?

She only has one son, the Third Prince. Now she is over forty years old and it is impossible for her to have any more children. Even if she could, it would be too late!

The Xing family has no hope left!

As a concubine who lost her only son and had no favor with the emperor, one can imagine what her fate would be in the later years of her life in the deep palace!

Consort Xing's lips trembled, and she suddenly screamed hysterically.

"Your Majesty, it was Huo Jinghuai! He must have killed Bin'er! He's always kept a low profile, but he's actually very ambitious. Has Your Majesty noticed that ever since he started to show his talent, the most outstanding princes have all been ruined one after another! Only Bin'er is left. He must have thought that if he killed Bin'er, Your Majesty would have no choice but to make him the crown prince! ...Who else could it be but him!"

Although Consort Xing appeared to be insane, what she said was actually quite logical and persuasive.

Hearing this, Huo Tingsheng was immediately startled.

That’s right!

Since Huo Jinghuai began to perform better and better, the other princes have fallen one by one.

First, there was Jiang Yunwan's faction. Huo Sizhen was deposed as crown prince and sent to the cold palace. Not long after, Jiang Yunwan was also disgraced and sent there. The fourth prince lost his status as the legitimate son and his reputation was ruined. He was immediately kicked out of the game.

Then there's the Xing family faction. Xing Feng was directly exposed for embezzlement by "Huo Jinghuai" and lost his head. The Xing family was also severely weakened, and now even the Third Prince is gone.

If all of this was done by "Huo Jinghuai", then his scheming and methods are simply unimaginable!

Huo Tingsheng had only thought that Huo Jinghuai had made some progress, but he hadn't really taken him seriously because Huo Jinghuai came from a poor background and had a weak background. He wasn't competitive and had never been considered a candidate for the crown prince.

But now that I think about it, he might be far more terrifying than I imagined!

Like many emperors in the world, Huo Tingsheng had a conflicted attitude towards his successor.

They hoped that the crown prince would be outstanding, capable, and have the demeanor of a king, otherwise he would not be able to secure the throne of the Huo family and safeguard the Western Qi dynasty. At the same time, they also hoped that the crown prince would be content with his lot, not ambitious, impatient, or thinking of seizing the throne ahead of time.

Of course, this is unlikely to apply to the same person. Therefore, emperors usually prefer to use checks and balances. Although a crown prince is established, there are still other princes with similar strength to check and balance the crown prince and prevent one from becoming too powerful.

Now, Huo Jinghuai is not only the most powerful, but with the death of the Third Prince, he is the only one left!

In that case, Huo Jinghuai is indeed the prime suspect in the murder of the Third Prince!

Huo Tingsheng immediately felt a deep sense of dread towards "Huo Jinghuai".

He said coldly, "Men! Investigate Huo Jinghuai! Find out if he's involved in Lao San's death!"