Chapter 40: Assassinating Yongxing

"I know my mistake. In the future, everything will be up to you."

Zhao Xian looked ashamed. Since he was young, Emperor Hongchang had commented that he was naturally stupid and useless. After coming of age, Zhao Xian had always wanted to do things to prove himself. In the end, he ended up in the Cold Palace.

"My old bones won't last much longer. Once His Highness has secured his position, I'll asked to return home to retire."

Zhang Zhengyang had been calculating gains and losses all his life. He would always seek luck and avoid calamity to plan for the long term. Before he died, he went against his heart when it came to his children.

In his opinion, pushing Zhao Xian to the throne was not a good thing. The bad thing was that his eldest son was of the Zhang family's bloodline.