Denying it is certainly useless; the facts are right before them. Even if they really know nothing, as long as the two princes think they know, they must know.
As for how the two princes got wind of their return to the capital, does that matter?
No, that is not important at all. What matters is that they have learned of this news!
They had always wondered why the two princes would summon the Noble Clan Patriarchs. After hearing a word from Prince An Yang, they finally understood.
So it was because of this. If they had known earlier, they would have acted with more restraint.
All the Family Heads felt a tremor of fear in their hearts, dreading the possibility that these two might have discovered their actions of gathering intelligence in the palace and thoroughly investigated them, leaving them utterly without recourse.
In the future, they should be more cautious, instruct their people to be careful, lest they be discovered.
