It was only after Bai Jintong, under the guise of being grateful for the news he disclosed, had gotten the man sufficiently drunk that he said, "Actually, you didn't need to say it for me to guess. I reckon it's the rumor from before about the Regent Prince being the Emperor's consort, which finally shook His Majesty's trust in him. Now, the Emperor intends to have the Regent Prince..."
Bai Jintong made a throat-cutting gesture and said with some smugness, "Did I guess correctly?"
