For Ruan Pu, this was a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
As long as he controlled public opinion, with Princess Chang and the support of the influential elite, the court's situation could be overturned. At that point, Emperor Wenzhi might actually stand on his feet and not leave everything to Pei Jue's singular dominance.
Even if the Emperor continued to be disappointing...
Once it's proven that Pei Jue's lineage is tainted and his family background isn't clean, even if Emperor Wenzhi wanted to abdicate, it wouldn't hold any legitimacy.
Of course, Ruan Pu suspected that Pei Jue wouldn't comply so easily.
But even if he didn't eat the Chuntao peach, and didn't contract that rash disease, it would still be hard for him to explain away —
