Clue (3)

"We've asked the old people in their neighbors and learned from them that after the families of the five of them became rich, they returned to their hometowns one after another. However, we went to their hometowns to investigate, but they didn't actually go back." One Dot paused. "I heard that banditry was rampant in those few years. There were often unclaimed corpses thrown into the wilderness."

It was very likely that those people had been silenced.

The old prince thought that Shangguan Pu had destroyed the dragon robe. Without physical evidence, he didn't even kill the embroiderers, let alone kill their families.

Lord Jing, however, was different. He took a few years to frame the crown prince so that he wouldn't leave any traces behind. That showed how meticulous he was. How could he let those people live?

Song Jingchen rubbed his temples. Actually, the old prince was also a witness, but he couldn't convince the public with his bad deeds.