The Xuan Emperor's eyes were fixed on the Fifth Prince, his whole face full of shock.

The civil and military officials were the same. Every eye had gathered on the Fifth Prince, and the look in them was full of disbelief.

Ning Chen had said the Fifth Prince had been playing the fool for more than ten years.

If it was true, then the depth in the Fifth Prince was frightening to think about.

The Xuan Emperor asked, unable to believe it, "Ning Chen, you are saying the fifth boy's idiocy, all that dullness of his, was put on?"

Ning Chen nodded. "Yes. The Fifth Prince is not an idiot. On the contrary, he is very clever, the depth in him has no bottom, and he is ruthless and cruel, savage and bloodthirsty."

The Xuan Emperor kept his eyes hard on the Fifth Prince.

"Father Emperor, Your child did not, Your child has been wronged... Ning Chen is talking nonsense, this is slander."

The Fifth Prince knelt on the ground, his face chalk white, and made his defense in a voice that tried to be fierce with nothing at all behind it.

Ning Chen sneered. "Whether you were playing the fool or not, all we have to do is bring Guo Wuxiang in to face you."

"I almost forgot. In fact we do not need Guo Wuxiang at all. My lord Right Chancellor should know it best of anyone."

Astonishment showed on every face among the civil and military officials, and they looked at the Right Chancellor.

Cold sweat stood out on the Right Chancellor's forehead, and he said, shaking, "Your Majesty, this old subject does not understand what my lord marquis is saying."

Ning Chen sneered.

"My lord Right Chancellor, you are not getting through this on one I don't understand."

Ning Chen bowed low to the Xuan Emperor and said, low and hard, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince and the Right Chancellor have long been in league!"

"They have dealt with the enemy and betrayed the country, made common cause with Nanyue, plotted against Your Majesty's life, and…