I am meant to be alone

Sheng Li's eyes had anger, but at the same time guilt could be seen there. "Does his majesty know about this?" Ying Lili politely asked.

"Father knows about the Prime Minister but I do not think he knows about the Empress. That's the way the Empress plays. Even if in the future, the Prime Minister gets caught, the Empress will turn aside. You have seen yourself how she planned to kill me. Your uncle trusted the wrong person just to get the throne," Sheng Li pronounced.

Ying Lili with an inquisitiveness looked at Sheng Li. "I analyzed everything and this was the most probable answer I got. The Empress knew that after winning Juyan, my campaign would be over and I would be back to the Palace, which was not acceptable to her at all. From my spies, I found out that along with your father, your uncle had also come to Juyan, but your father did not know about that.