Chapter 992: 467 The Truth Comes to Light (Third Update)_3 Chapter 992: 467 The Truth Comes to Light (Third Update)_3 Did he really issue the order to poison the two children from beneath the ground to the Dragon Shadow Guard?

How did he do it?

In a dream?

Wait, there’s one person who wasn’t an imperial guard of the late emperor.

Long Yi.

This thought had just flashed across Princess Xinyang’s mind when she dismissed it. Long Yi had been sent by her to quell the unrest at Fengdu Mountain at that time. He didn’t return until Xiao Hen was nearly a month old.

He simply had no opportunity to commit the crime.

So, was it really the other four Dragon Shadow Guards who did it?

But she couldn’t figure it out. She had never issued an order to poison the two children, and the late emperor would have never done so… If there isn’t a third person who could also command them, did the late emperor really crawl out from under his coffin board?

It couldn’t be that the late emperor, before his demise, had ordered them to plot against her and Marquis Xuanping’s son, especially when the late emperor clearly knew she and Marquis Xuanping could never have children—-
Her train of thought came to an abrupt halt!

Princess Xinyang was stunned.

She seemed to have inadvertently understood something.

Marquis Xuanping was young at that time, but the late emperor saw his potential. He was the youngest military marquis of Zhan Country, personally conferred by the late emperor, who valued him as if he were his own left arm and right arm.

Yet beneath the late emperor’s favor was a solid defense against Marquis Xuanping.

The late emperor had covertly arranged her marriage to Marquis Xuanping. So why covertly? It was because if the late emperor could live longer, he planned to personally kill Marquis Xuanping. If he died early, then it would be up to her to kill Marquis Xuanping.

But at the same time, the late emperor also realized that Zhan Country was as fragile as a pile of eggs — it couldn’t do without Marquis Xuanping for a moment.

So the late emperor decided to use Marquis Xuanping to the greatest extent. As long as he didn’t rebel, he could live; the moment he harbored a rebellious heart, he would be executed immediately!

However, Marquis Xuanping was extremely vigilant, and ordinary assassins could not get close to him. Then the late emperor came up with the idea of a beauty trap.

Of all the princesses, why did he choose only her? It was simply because the late emperor understood that she could never fall for Marquis Xuanping.

Only someone who would never fall for Marquis Xuanping could deal the killing blow at any critical moment.

Nevertheless, the late emperor was born into a royal family and had been an emperor for so many years. How could he not understand the unpredictability of life?

What if she were to fall for him anyway?

The late emperor didn’t allow her to bear Marquis Xuanping’s child, didn’t allow her to have an entanglement with Marquis Xuanping that couldn’t be justified or severed.

To directly kill Marquis Xuanping was also not an option. The state needed him. The only condition for killing Marquis Xuanping was if he turned traitor.

As long as he didn’t betray, he could live.

But her children could not.

The Dragon Shadow Guards’ initial target had always been Little Xiao Qing. Sadly, even though Little Xiao Qing was born half a month earlier, there was little difference in size compared to the newly born Little Xiao Hen. The Dragon Shadow Guards probably made a mistake the first time, and only on the second attempt did they accurately feed the poison into Little Xiao Hen’s mouth.

Why use poison instead of another method, Princess Xinyang didn’t know.

It was all considered by the late emperor.

Maybe it was to avoid leading back to the Dragon Shadow Guards, or perhaps the late emperor showed a final bit of mercy to his own grandson — leaving him a dignified intact corpse.

Princess Xinyang’s strength drained from her body, and she collapsed to the ground with weakened knees.

“Princess!” Yujin rushed in.

She hadn’t waited for Princess Xinyang to return in Bishui Alley but received news from the Princess Residence that the princess had come back, although something seemed amiss.

She hurried over.

“Princess, what’s wrong with you?” Yujin knelt before her, holding her slightly trembling shoulders and asked.

Princess Xinyang’s face was devoid of color, her eyes hollow, brimming with endless sorrow, yet unable to shed a single tear.

Princess Xinyang said in a daze, “I thought that when father emperor entrusted the Dragon Shadow Guards to me, it was at least a sign of his trust, that only I could shoulder this responsibility.”

Yujin, with a heartache, supported her: “Princess…”

Princess Xinyang laughed self-mockingly, “But in the end, he still didn’t trust me… He was cautious of Marquis Xuanping… and also of me…”