Swish!
The white handkerchief straightened like a stiff knife and sliced through his throat.
Lord Chen's eyes widened immediately.
Blood dripped onto his hand. Lord Chen could only touch his neck briefly before his whole body collapsed and twitched on the floor. Grunts emitted from his throat and his head drooped as he took his final breath.
The shadow guards were very quick. The moment Lord Chen fell, they dragged him away and cleaned the blood away rapidly. The whole process was very professional, none of them even blinking an eye at the carnage.
The conservative courtiers were shell-shocked at this point, and their hands were trembling.
His Highness had already made his intentions so obvious, yet Lord Chen had to interfere in this matter of political marriage.
And before that, Lord Ge was dragged away in the same manner…...