Chapter 184 Lord Gou is crazy? Lord Gou is dead!
"During this time, the Seventh Prince, besides going shopping and eating with Yu Youning, also came to take care of the emperor. He personally brewed the emperor's medicine and fed it to him."
"What?" Queen Nan's face was filled with shock. "How could this be so? I've never known about this before? Didn't I tell you that for safety reasons, no one should touch the Emperor's medicine? Zhao'er, what's going on?"
Wei Zhao had been in the hall the entire time.
Not only Wei Zhao, but also Wei Xu and other princes were all there.
But they never spoke, just stood in the corner.
At this time, Queen Nan asked Wei Zhao, and everyone looked in the direction of Wei Zhao.
Being stared at by so many people, Wei Zhao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't poison you."
The minister who had just spoken, Lord Gou, who had led the team to Dayong during the Three Kingdoms Competition, was still staring at Wei Zhao. "The Seventh Prince said he didn't poison anyone, but do you have any evidence?"
"You insist on saying I poisoned him, but what evidence do you have? Just because I made medicine for my father and fed it to him, does that mean I was the one who poisoned him?"
"Who else could it be besides you? Who else could have access to the Emperor's medicine? Who else could have tampered with it?"
"And of course—"
Wei Zhao said these few words and suddenly stopped talking.
"Why didn't the Seventh Prince say anything? If there really was someone else, why didn't the Seventh Prince reveal that person?"
Queen Nan also frowned and looked at Wei Zhao, "Yes, Zhao'er, if there really is someone else, you should tell us! This will clear your suspicion!"
Wei Zhao's expression was a little heavy and he shook his head subconsciously.
Seeing Wei Zhao remained silent, Lord Gou pressed the issue, "Seventh Prince, it's not that you don't want to speak, it's that you have nothing to say, right? Because no one else has ever come into contact with the Emperor. It's only you from beginning to end. If you try to implicate others, they won't acknowledge you, so it's useless for you to say anything!"
Jiang Liyang sneered, "The Seventh Prince is reluctant to speak because he doesn't want to be like you, suspecting others at will, and he wants to save face for you. But since you are pressing me so hard, there is no need to save face for you anymore. Seventh Prince, please speak up!"
Empress Nan glanced at Jiang Liyang coldly, "Since Lord Jiang said so, it seems there really is such a person. In that case, Zhao'er, then just tell me. I would also like to know who else has secretly approached the emperor."
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhao's expression grew more serious. "Yes...it's Third Brother."
"Xu'er?" Queen Nan's voice suddenly rose, her face full of disbelief, "How is this possible!"
She had repeatedly reminded Wei Xu not to come here alone, and Wei Xu had agreed at the time. How could he come here secretly?
But thinking of Wei Xu's temper and personality, Queen Nan felt that it was really possible that Wei Xu would do such a thing.
Although she thought so in her heart, Queen Nan's face did not show any directness. She just looked at Wei Xu with some confusion, "Xu'er, your seventh brother said that you were here, is it true?"
Wei Xu stood there with his head down, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
After hearing what Queen Nan said, Wei Xu suddenly raised his head, "Mother, I——"
Although Wei Xu did not admit it directly, the people present were not fools, but smart ones.
Just looking at Wei Xu's reaction, what else did they not understand? Wei Xu had indeed been there.
"Even if the Third Prince came before, it was only because he cared about the Emperor..."
Jiang Liyang sneered, "Master Gou, your words are quite interesting. The Seventh Prince served medicine to the Emperor, but in your mouth, it became poisoning and regicide. How could the Third Prince come here secretly just to show concern for the Emperor?"
Lord Gou's face turned pale. "The Third Prince is the legitimate son of the Empress, and his status is noble. How could he do such a sneaky and immoral thing? Even if he did nothing, if the Emperor is not good, the Third Prince will eventually succeed to the throne-"
Before he could finish his words, Lord Gou hurriedly covered his mouth, his eyes full of fear.
What's going on?
How did he say what was in his mind?
These words can be thought in your heart, and everyone can know them, but they must never be said in front of others!
Once it is said out loud, it means that he is coveting the throne!
What would a person who covets the throne not dare to do? This is simply handing his own handle to the other party.
As expected, upon hearing this, Jiang Liyang's brows instantly turned up in anger. "The Emperor is still alive, yet Lord Gou has already decided on a successor. I think Lord Gou is the one who usurped the throne! Lord Gou doesn't have the courage or the ability to do such a thing on his own. Who is supporting Lord Gou behind the scenes?"
"I......"
"Master Gou just kept saying that the Third Prince would succeed to the throne. So, Master Gou is the Third Prince's man? Or, Master Gou, is he the Empress's man? The Empress has heavily guarded the place and won't let us see the Emperor. Is she trying to kill the Emperor so the Third Prince can ascend the throne?"
After listening to Jiang Liyang's words, Queen Nan even wanted to kill Lord Gou.
This guy is more likely to cause trouble than to do anything good!
He didn't do the task assigned to him well, but he put her and Xu'er on the fire with just one sentence!
Queen Nan ignored Jiang Liyang and only looked at Lord Gou with a gloomy look. "Lord Gou, what did you mean by that just now? Who taught you to say that? This palace and the Third Prince are completely loyal to the Emperor and have no second thoughts. We dare not covet the throne. By saying that, aren't you putting this palace and the Third Prince in an unfair position?"
Cold sweat kept coming out of Lord Gou's forehead and flowing down his cheeks.
It looks like it just got rained on.
But he didn't even dare to wipe the sweat off his face. His mind was racing, trying to come up with a suitable explanation.
Finally, he came up with a pretty good idea, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly:
"Empress, didn't you tell me that the Third Prince is the legitimate son and will ascend the throne sooner or later?"
"You also said that the emperor is seriously ill and even the master of the Divine Doctor Valley is unable to cure him. It is no longer useful to be loyal to the emperor wholeheartedly."
"If you want to continue to be valued and continue the glory of your family, you should join a new master and support the new emperor to ascend the throne. With the merit of following the emperor, our family can continue its glory for decades more!
You also said that something big was going to happen today, and told me not to worry about anything else but to focus on the Seventh Prince and blame all the bad things that happened on him."
Lord Gou's voice was not high, but it was definitely not low either.
In this quiet bedroom, the sound was clearly heard by everyone.
Everyone present looked at Lord Gou in shock.
Although no one spoke, everyone was thinking one thing in their hearts: Lord Gou is crazy!
To reveal the conspiracy between Queen Nan and him in front of so many people is to seek death!
Is Lord Gou tired of living?
Not only is he tired of living, he doesn't even want his family to live anymore?
Queen Nan was so frightened by Lord Gou's words that her eyes were wide open, almost popping out.
"You..." Queen Nan pointed at Lord Gou, "What nonsense are you talking about! When did I ever say such a thing?"
"Her Majesty has said this more than once. I don't know which time you're referring to, but if you're asking about the most recent time, it should have been last night!"
After saying the last word, Lord Gou covered his mouth tightly.
He clearly didn't think so in his heart, so why did he answer like that?
Queen Nan was furious. "You... you're talking nonsense! This man is talking nonsense. You can't believe a single word he says! Someone, take him away and execute him now!"
Jiang Liyang was also a little surprised. He didn't understand why Lord Gou suddenly seemed crazy and said all these words.
But no matter what the reason is, this is a good thing for him.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Liyang intervened, "Empress, I think Lord Gou, since he's so confident in what he says, it must be true."
"What nonsense!" Queen Nan was extremely angry. "Lord Jiang has been an official for so many years, how could he believe such nonsense? What are you still standing there for? Hurry and give him to me!"
The queen is the queen after all, and her words are imperial decrees.
Jiang Liyang could stop it the first time, but he couldn't stop it all the time.
The guard stepped forward, covered Lord Gou's mouth to prevent him from talking nonsense, and carried him out.
Lord Gou, who was being carried out, had a pale face and eyes full of despair, but he did not struggle.
From the moment he said those words, he already knew that he had no way out.
He's dead, so he's dead.
I just don't want to implicate my family.
He wanted to beg for mercy, but he didn't dare to open his mouth.
If he opens his mouth and says something he doesn't want to say, then his family will really have to die with him.
As they watched Lord Gou being carried away, the bedroom fell completely silent.
There are so many people standing here, but it is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop.
But this kind of silence makes people feel uneasy.
After a long while, Jiang Liyang chuckled, "Empress, what should we do next?"
Queen Nan's eyes were almost spitting fire, but she could only suppress her anger and asked in a cold voice, "What should we do?"
"Just now, Lord Gou kept saying that it was the Seventh Prince and Yu Youning who poisoned the Emperor, but the Empress just said that Lord Gou's lies are complete nonsense and not a single word of his can be believed. So what should we do next? Who was it that poisoned him? Was it still the Seventh Prince?"
Jiang Liyang asked seriously, but his eyes were full of sarcasm and his face was full of pride.
Queen Nan's face turned ashen, and the words she spoke seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.
"Re-investigate! The Emperor has so many servants around him. Interrogate them one by one, right here. I don't believe we can't find out who poisoned the Emperor!"
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