It's not like he had never seen Xiao Li covered in blood before, but this is the imperial palace.

Xiao Li didn't even look at him, and appeared at the door of the imperial study covered in blood.

The emperor had also heard the report and quickly came out. Seeing Xiao Li's condition, he was frightened and hurried over: "Xuan Yang, what happened to you? Where are you injured?"

At this time, he seemed like a normal brother.

Xiao Li looked at him with a hollow look in his eyes, as if he had lost his soul and was numb: "Royal brother... the Queen Mother wants to kill me..."

The emperor doubted his ears: "What did you say?"

She reached out and gently grasped his sleeve: "The Queen Mother said that I gave Concubine Hui a dirty drug and that I had violated the palace rules. She sent a group of people to hold me down and beat me to death."

"I have never done such a thing, my royal brother..."

How could the emperor not know about Concubine Hui’s affair?

Wasn’t that done by Chen Pingting?

Chen Pingting did say that she drugged Xiao Li in order to deal with him, but in the end the palace servant who served the food mistakenly sent the food to the neighboring Concubine Hui. Could Xiao Li be blamed for this?

The emperor's face suddenly darkened. He knew without asking that this matter was related to Chen Pingting. The empress dowager had done many stupid things to protect her.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Brother Huang will make the decision for you!"

Xiao Li smiled weakly: "Thank you, my royal brother."

Then he fell down heavily.

Her injuries weren't enough to cause her to faint, but at this moment, fainting would make her look more like a victim.