When The Empress Dowager finished speaking, the King found that her words made sense.
He had been spoiling Lord Huai since he was little, and he could understand that he might lose his temper somehow. And now Xunyang being missing was just a tiny matter known to a few people and it could be retrieved. As long as he could bring her back, he could drop this and pretend nothing had ever happened.
The King looked at Zhou Huaijin seriously. He was waiting for him to make the confession.
Zhou Huaijin, however, still had no expression on his face, despite what the Empress Dowager said.
"You think I did it, father?" Zhou Huaijin smiled ironically. "I am a spoiled Lord, but I am not a stupid person. Xunyang is my sister, but why should I stop her from marrying the prince of the North Qi Land or steal her away?"
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