"Your Majesty, we did not see Princess Xuanyang appear in Fuyun Tower." This was the answer from the patrol camp soldiers.

"Your Majesty, Princess Xuanyang is unwell and is recuperating in her mansion. The imperial physician has just left the princess's residence." This was the answer from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

"Your Majesty, Princess Xuanyang has never left the princess's mansion from beginning to end." This was the reply from the leader of the imperial guards sent by the emperor to protect Xiao Li.

The emperor frowned, and then his cold gaze fell on Xiao Jingzhao: "Who do you say beat Jiaruo?"

Xiao Jingzhao was already holding back his anger, and now he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"This group of people are lying with their eyes open. They are all helping Xuan Yang to perjure himself. Your Majesty, please investigate."

Xiao Jingzhao's greatest stupidity was probably that he expected the emperor to see clearly.

The emperor was very confident. He trusted his imperial guards, his imperial physicians, and his patrol camp.

Although Xiao Li was indeed capable of beating people, he was certain that these people would not dare to deceive the emperor.

Xiao Jingzhao was being unreasonable, so he could only ask helplessly, "Why did Xuan Yang beat Jia Ruo?"

Xiao Jingzhao was speechless for a moment. He carried Xuezhi away and found someone behaving strangely, so he asked Jiaruo to go back and check, and then they started fighting.

There is nothing that cannot be said, but Xuezhi's identity cannot be exposed.

The emperor understood, but he hadn't thought of an excuse yet.

"Xuan Yang has been unwell and has been unconscious for several times. The King of Southern Qi and you have been back for so many days. I have sent people to visit her several times, but she refused to come out. How could she have gone to that Fuyun Building and had you run into her?"

Xiao Jingzhao was depressed: How could he know it would be such a coincidence?

Emperor: "I haven't seen you for a few years. I almost didn't recognize Jiaruo. Why did you two start fighting?"

Xiao Jingzhao was angry: She was the one who attacked Xuezhi first.

The emperor sighed: "Since you two have met, you must have talked about something. What did she say to you?"

Xiao Jingzhao felt aggrieved: every word she said was humiliating and insulting, and he couldn't say anything.

The emperor looked at her with a wise eye, seeing through everything: "As her brother, you were there, and she hit Jia Ruo, and you didn't stop her?"

Blood flowed out of Xiao Jingzhao's mouth: He tried to stop him, and was beaten to his knees.

The Emperor said, "I know Xuan Yang and Jia Ruo don't get along, but that happened many years ago. Jia Ruo is already so old, how could she still not understand? If she was bullied, she should have spoken out. I can't help but stand up for her. Why lie and frame Xuan Yang?"

Xiao Jingzhao was unwilling to give in: "The guards around me can confirm it, and the King of Wei was also there at the time."

The emperor looked at Xiao Jingzhao with an even stranger look in his eyes: "You knew I sent the Prince of Wei to invite Xuanyang, and you actually framed him as well?"

At this point, the final blow!

Xiao Jingzhao came out of the imperial study and halfway through he became so angry that he vomited blood.

He steadied himself against the wall, refusing to fall to his knees. His eyes were filled with gloom and violence: "Xiao Jingyun, Xiao Xuanyang...you are really going too far!!!"

Not far behind him, a dark purple sleeve stopped for a moment, watched him stagger away, and then turned and disappeared.

The emperor was baffled. "Why did Prince Ping of Yan and Jia Ruo insist on framing Xuan Yang? Although they mentioned Xuan Yang a few days ago, they weren't so hateful."

The emperor did not doubt his own people, but he just couldn't figure it out. He simply waved his hand and said, "Come, go and call the King of Wei."

Xiao Jingyi came out of the princess's mansion with a stern face, looking like a real human.

“Puff!”

He quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth. No, he couldn't laugh, otherwise it would be difficult to fool his brother.

But the imperial sister is so amazing.

Prince Yanping and Princess Jiaruo were thrown down from the building. The patrol battalion went to check on the two first, while all the people around her disappeared. She traveled lightly and got on the carriage and went out through the back door. By the time the patrol battalion found the back door, she had disappeared.

When she returned to the princess's mansion, she did not go through the main gate, but went directly back through the secret passage. Everyone inside and outside the princess's mansion thought she was still at home.

As for the imperial physicians, it is easier to explain. Those imperial physicians were pulled away to develop various medicines. They met Xiao Li when they went there, and saw him again when they left.

In the meantime...no one asked about this.

While he was still thinking about how to take the blame, the imperial sister had already firmly asserted that they had no evidence to accuse her and His Majesty would not believe it.

The facts proved that this was indeed the case. The imperial sister was truly meticulous in her planning and strategizing, as if she had already thought of everything from the moment she left home...

Xiao Jingyi's smile faded a little as he looked at the sky outside the sedan where snowflakes were floating.

Imperial sister...

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"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"No need to be polite."

The emperor sat beside the chessboard and waved to Xiao Jingyi: "Come and play a game with me."

Xiao Jingyi looked embarrassed and said distressedly: "My royal brother knows that I am most afraid of playing chess."

The emperor smiled and said, "I'll give you two seeds."

Xiao Jingyi could only bow and say, "Then I would be very disrespectful to refuse."

Xiao Jingyi had just touched the chess piece when the emperor couldn't wait to ask, "You went to see Xuanyang today. How is her health?"

Xiao Jingyi made a nonchalant move: "My sister is fine, just need to rest and recuperate."

The emperor feigned anger and said, "Then why didn't she come even when I called her?"

Xiao Jingyi chuckled, "She's weak and afraid of the cold, so she doesn't want to go out. My brother didn't see it. Her room has floor heating and a charcoal basin, so it's so hot that she can wear only thin clothes. The maids said she hasn't left her room for a few days."

Xiao Li was in a coma for a whole month before, and was in a coma again a few days ago. He has lost a lot of weight. It is natural that his body is weak and cannot withstand the severe cold.

The Emperor: "I asked you to persuade her to come out and reunite with the Prince of Southern Qi and the others. Why haven't you come out for several hours?"

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