The Empress gazed intently, "Originally, to prevent anyone from discovering Yi Yi's whereabouts and acting ahead of us, we told no one. This included the two brothers, not out of distrust, but fear they might inadvertently let it slip.
"Thus, we never expected the second prince would come to know about it.
"However, his knowledge makes sense, after all, he is the Crown Prince, and his channels of information and network are stronger than King Yan's."
"I understand. So, before the deposed Crown Prince forced the palace, neither the Emperor nor the Empress had ever spoken to His Highness King Yan about the matter regarding the elder prince."
The Empress nodded, "One should say, before the truth of this matter was revealed, everyone assumed Yi Yi was no longer among the living."
Fu Zhen stared at the Empress, taking a long time before retracting his gaze.
The Empress was as open as ever, not a hint of hesitation when discussing this matter, unlike someone concealing the truth.
