Wu Jingyi glared at the two, thinking how he always seemed to encounter foxes. In the Imperial Court there was the old geezer Yang Chenghua, and now carrying out his duties, he had encountered two youngsters.
He had intercepted letters from Prince Duan before, but they had no knowledge of the messages being conveyed.
This time, the content of the letter was something he could roughly guess. By comparing the phrasing on the note, he might actually be able to decipher their method of message passing.
If that were the case, it would be an enormous contribution.
Since ascending to the throne, why hadn't the Emperor moved against Prince Duan? Was it reluctance?
Of course not. It was because the late Emperor had left Prince Duan with many contingencies, and the Emperor feared that Prince Duan might act out of desperation, causing turmoil in the Imperial Court, which is why he had been allowed to live until now.