Since Xia Houzhe was going to assume Chu Ze's identity, he naturally had to understand everything about him thoroughly to prepare for the future. Hence, the exchange about the hide-and-seek game was inevitable.
However, Chu Ze clearly told him he was asleep in the pavilion, yet now Emperor Chu claims it was at the rockery.
Did Chu Ze deceive him?
How old was he when that happened, seven or eight?
It's too distant a memory to recall clearly.
If Chu Ze had such a cunning mind at such a young age, then over the years, were his compliance and meekness genuine, or merely a facade imposed by the need for the poisonous insect antidote?
If it was a facade, then might he have secretly planted spies around Xia Houzhe?
Xia Houzhe pondered the behaviors of the people around him over the past two years. The deeper he delved, the more terrifying his thoughts became.
