The Fox and the Wolf pay witness to someone else's family drama

A deathly silence fell over the throne room, interrupted only by the rhythmic tapping of Chu Yun's fingers on the armrest.

"It was you?" Ru Long roared, straining against the guards keeping him in place.

Chu Yun smiled to himself. 

He had been entertaining that possibility ever since the conversation with the Third Princess, in which she revealed her suspicions that her mother was involved in the King's 'mysterious illness'.

While Chu Yun and Xiao Zai knew for a fact of Ru Long's involvement, the Third Princess' words prickled the back of his mind.

Ru Long would have needed help from someone within the palace to achieve his goals. He couldn't have done everything on his own -- especially since it concerned the Su treasury, and constant absences from court while he pursued his goals elsewhere.

Someone needed to cover for him.