"Wan Ziyang is Father's man. If I punish him without asking, it will anger Father immensely," the Crown Prince was adamant about refusing to kill Wan Ziyang rashly.
He knew his father too well.
Although the accusations he'd pinned on Wan Ziyang would be enough to warrant death, the execution order could only come from his father. If the Crown Prince took matters into his own hands, this would be equivalent to usurping power.
"You do not have to worry about that, Your Highness. The great plan in the Capital has been executed. The Emperor is no longer a threat." Su Junqing was explicit about his intentions.
The spies hidden in the Capital had started taking action against Emperor Xuanwu. They no longer needed to care about whether the Emperor would be furious or not.
"We should decide when the plan has succeeded." The Crown Prince shot Su Junqing a side glance.
