Chapter 219 The Emperor Questions

Wang Ergou's voice was filled with madness, and the revenge in his tone was not concealed at all, "Li Tianxiang!"

"It was Li Tianxiang!" he repeated through gritted teeth, "She was the one who drugged the late queen!"

Xiao Ji's eyes narrowed, and even in the darkness, they seemed to be staring at Wang Ergou, but he did not speak rashly, but wanted to hear more from Wang Ergou's mouth.

But Xiao Ji was disappointed.

Wang Ergou kept repeating these two sentences over and over again, and finally looked at Xiao Ji, "Now that you know the truth, go kill her and avenge your mother!"

"Go, kill her! Kill her!" Perhaps because he had been deceived for many years and woke up from the dream, Wang Ergou could not stand the stimulation and seemed very irrational at this moment.

"How did she poison him?" Xiao Ji concealed the disappointment in his eyes and finally spoke.

"I..." Wang Ergou said one word and then got stuck. He racked his brains to recall...how Concubine Li poisoned the late queen.

In the end, he still couldn't remember anything, so he could only insist, "Anyway, I know it's her!"

Xiao Ji frowned. He could tell that Wang Ergou was not deliberately concealing or shirking responsibility, but he really didn't know.

This is a big problem.

He had high hopes for the national teacher, but the result was...

"The prophecy when I was born..." Xiao Ji only reminded him, and Wang Ergou immediately said, "It was her. She told me! She said that if she wanted to avenge Shaoyao, she should say this prophecy when the late queen gave birth."

"At that time, my mind was full of hatred since the late queen gave birth to a child. I didn't think too much about it. She said that this could help her get revenge, so I did it."

"But I didn't expect that the late queen passed away in less than twenty days, and you really..." Wang Ergou's sanity finally returned, and his voice was a little complicated at this moment.

Obviously, this is why the Imperial Master was certain in his heart that it was Concubine Li who had attacked the Queen, otherwise how could Concubine Li know all this in advance?

This is valid information.

"So, this must have been done by her!" Wang Ergou asserted, and immediately urged, "Now that you know that she did everything, go and kill her for revenge!"

"If you don't dare, let me out! I'm going to kill her!"

The only thing on Wang Ergou’s mind now is killing, killing, killing.

"Do you know where she got this poison from?" Xiao Ji asked again.

If the poison was indeed administered by Concubine Li, then where did she get it from? She was in the palace at the time, and according to his investigation, Concubine Li's brother was only a minor official sent out to the outside at that time.

It was after the Queen Mother's accident and Concubine Li's pregnancy that Concubine Li's brother received top grades in the year-end assessment, was transferred back to the capital, and then rose to a high position step by step.

The person he had suspected the most in the past was Concubine Li. He also asked people to investigate the place where Concubine Li's brother had been exiled, but no clues related to the witchcraft poison were found.

He didn't know the origin of the Imperial Master before, so he naturally suspected that the witchcraft poison was related to the Imperial Master, but now it seems...

The speculation is exactly the opposite of the fact.

Wang Ergou: “…She didn’t say that.”

"Over the years, whenever she had something to ask me, she would just send me messages unilaterally, and I usually couldn't contact her." Wang Ergou's voice was full of resentment, "I thought she was Shaoyao's sister, so I accommodated her in everything. I don't know how many lies I told for her and how many people I deceived..."

"If it weren't for me, would so many people support Xiao Hong?" Wang Ergou kept chattering, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment in his heart over the years. "When she wants to win over someone, she asks me to say something that sounds like a prophecy, and then the prophecy will come true, but only a few times... When she wants someone to do something for her, she asks me to say it..."

"So, you have been living in seclusion for so many years. Is it her request or you don't dare to lie to His Majesty?" Xiao Ji asked.

It was rumored that the Imperial Master had been living in seclusion for many years, and had been silent since the last prediction that he would not live past the age of 25. But no one expected that he was secretly using his "prophecy" ability to help Concubine Li win over people.

No wonder Mrs. Xie Zhang and the Zhang family were able to invite the imperial master to choreograph Xie Yao last time.

"I am a little afraid of His Majesty." Wang Ergou said honestly: "I always feel that His Majesty... doesn't seem to trust me very much..."

Wang Ergou muttered something and started saying bad things about Concubine Li again, and ended by asking Xiao Ji to kill Concubine Li.

Xiao Ji asked a few more questions, and only stopped talking when he was sure that he could not get anything new out of Wang Ergou.

He didn't want to listen to Wang Ergou repeating the same thing anymore, so he turned and left.

When Wang Ergou heard his footsteps, he became anxious and fluttered in the dark to get closer to where Xiao Ji was.

At the same time, he was still shouting, "Kill her, kill her!"

"Are you going to just let go of the revenge for your mother's murder? The late queen sacrificed her own life to save you..."

Xiao Ji could no longer hear what was said afterwards.

He left the dark and damp basement, and as soon as he went out, he raised his hand to block the glaring light and narrowed his eyes.

Naturally, he would not easily let go of the revenge for his mother's murder, but he would not explain every detail to the imperial teacher either.

Li Tianxiang...

Xiao Ji's eyes adjusted to the light and he turned to look in the direction of the imperial city, with murderous intent in his eyes not concealed at all.

He had suspected before that it was Concubine Li who harmed his mother, and now his suspicion has been verified, but at the same time he also knew another thing: there might be someone else behind Concubine Li.

Xiao Ji felt a little heavy.

As soon as he returned to the Prince's Mansion, Si Nan came forward and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you to enter the palace."

Xiao Ji turned around and headed towards the imperial palace.

Regardless of whether his father was looking for trouble with him because of Pei Chen and Zhao Ying's marriage, he had to go. Besides... he was afraid it would be another tough battle.

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor." Xiao Ji saluted respectfully.

"The prince is here." Contrary to Xiao Ji's expectations, the emperor seemed to be in a good mood. "Sit down."

After expressing his gratitude, Xiao Ji sat down and waited for the emperor's next words.

"Have you made any progress on the matter you said you wanted to investigate a few days ago?" the emperor asked with concern.

Xiao Ji was slightly stunned and shook his head, saying, "He hasn't let go yet." They both knew who he was talking about.

The emperor said: "I know this is your concern, take your time."

Xiao Ji responded with a yes.

The Yangxin Palace fell silent again, and it seemed that the previous conversation was just an awkward chat for the sake of conversation.

Seeing Xiao Ji lowering his head and remaining silent, the emperor frowned imperceptibly and spoke again: "I summoned you here today for another matter."

The emperor's eyes fell on Xiao Ji, his gaze burning, "You always told me before that you didn't have much time left."

"But besides you, who else can be qualified to be the crown prince?"