Chapter 127: Magic Tricks

“The State Preceptor?” the third prince exclaimed. “You’re out of your mind!”

Cold sweat broke out of his skin, and his fingers trembled around the blood jade. To understand the reason why the prince reacted so strongly, one had to look back to what had happened in Northern Qi decades ago. At the time, Northern Qi still had a State Preceptor, whom the then emperor trusted with all his heart. He even allowed the State Preceptor to enter the area where the harem resided in freely.

The now emperor had been a child reared in swaddling clothes. Ever since his birth, he was considered to be the crown prince. His father was very fond of him.

But the emperor’s trusted State Preceptor colluded with other officials and laid his dirty hands on the harem. He got involved with one of the emperor’s consorts and almost got the crown prince killed for his own gain.

A mere State Preceptor like him was able to manipulate the fate of the entire country. Even the emperor hadn’t realized his true nature at first. Things could have gone awfully...