To Knock Out A Bear

"You should mentally prepare yourself for today's court session," Duke Li Shenyang commanded whilst boarding the carriage. 

Li Chenyang climbed into the carriage after his father. To say he wasn't nervous was an understatement. It would be more hectic than usual today. Even now, he didn't know who was alive or dead.

"We've eliminated many people who were ahead of us in the line for the throne," Duke Li Shenyang responded. "To be specific, the Royal family is dead. The biggest hurdle had been tackled, but the other Princes…"

"And the concubines?" Li Chenyang asked, even though he knew the answer to this. The Li Family didn't indulge in unnecessary deaths.

"Those who aren't a threat to us weren't targeted. Their fates were left up to them."

"Which Prince or Princess is alive?"