Anyway, Lan Yan is dead now and there is no evidence, so he doesn't believe that the emperor only listened to Jiang Zhiyu's one-sided story and believed her without reservation.
As long as she insisted that she had never seen him, how could she get evidence to prove that she had seen Liu Jie?
Xiao Yanli thought so, but his heart was still heavy.
The emperor also expected that he would not admit it, so he just looked at him and said nothing.
If we send someone to search the Sixth Prince's mansion...
【Searching the house is useless.】
As if he knew what the emperor was thinking, Jiang Zhiyu muttered inwardly:
Xiao Yanli arrived so slowly, he must have made plans. Although he believed Lan Yan wouldn't betray him, he wouldn't take any chances.
[I guess they've already sent someone else to tell Liu Jie to stay out of the spotlight. The search of his house now is just fulfilling his wish and proving his innocence.]
It would be better to pretend to focus on investigating the truth behind Lan Yan's death, and then publicly send a few small forces to track down Liu Jie. With Liu Jie's personality, seeing that there are only a few people tracking him, he will definitely let down his guard.
The emperor thought it feasible.
Xiao Lingyu also nodded secretly.
That’s it!
Xiao Yanli was feeling lucky that he had let Liu Jie go early. Now he was not afraid even if his house was searched.
While everyone was thinking different things, the old doctor with white hair and a hurried look finally arrived. The emperor raised his hand to exempt him from the salute. The old doctor understood and stopped beside Lan Yan's body and began to examine it.
But now the person is dead and has no pulse, so we can only check the appearance and pupils. As for the rest, it still has to be left to the coroner.
Fuping looked up and the emperor understood what he meant and waved his hand.
The old doctor looked at Lan Yan's crimson pupils and purple lips, frowning and saying, "Your Majesty, my preliminary observations suggest that this woman must be frightened and overwhelmed, with her emotions fluctuating wildly, and the poison in her body has backfired on her heart meridians."
"What kind of poison?"
The old doctor frowned and said, "According to my observation, this poison is strange, and it seems to be the poison from the Southern Gu."
Jiang Zhiyu paused while eating his snack:
[You have good eyesight! This is the poison Xiao Yanli asked Malzahar for earlier.]
[On weekdays, there's no significant effect. However, on the first Monday of every month, the pain becomes unbearable. Only the antidote can alleviate it. If there's no antidote, even being tortured to death by slicing wouldn't even be one thousandth of the pain.]
[Even after using such a vicious poison, how could they still have feelings for Xiao Yanli?]
Jiang Zhiyu was very confused.
[Even if Ace loves me, there's a safe word, and it can even bring pleasure. What's the big deal?!]
emperor:"……"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
There was confusion in both of their eyes.
What is Ace Adore? What is a safeword?
However, both of them knew how to grasp the key points. They ignored the incomprehensible words of Ace's love and safe words and immediately locked onto that girl.
If there was only Lan Yan, there would be no need to say "we".
How many people are under Xiao Yanli's command?
The emperor took a deep breath.
He did not object to his sons building up their power. After all, human life was mortal, and he was very open-minded. He would not be like the late emperor, who pursued immortality in vain.
Abdicate when it is time to abdicate.
As for who will become the emperor in the end, it naturally depends on their own abilities.
However, that was when he was old. Now he is still in his prime, and the people below him are getting restless one by one. Who can tolerate this?
In front of me now, no matter how capable he is, he has to lie down before me!
The emperor's eyes were cold.
Xiao Yanli knelt on the ground without saying a word. Soon, Fuping came in with the coroner.
The Emperor said: "Investigate for me why she died so suddenly and whether there was someone involved who was obstructing her."
As he spoke, his eyes never left Xiao Yanli, and he was obviously suspicious of him.
Xiao Yanli let him look at him calmly.
[This is the male protagonist, he has the male protagonist's aura, how could he be found out so easily?]
He used a silver needle to penetrate Lan Yan's crown, just like in a childhood drama, but he was stronger. After inserting the needle, he used his internal energy to shatter it.
[Of course, in this case, Lan Yan's skull probably can't be saved.]
emperor:"……"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
After hearing Jiang Zhiyu's words, the emperor couldn't help but take a breath.
Putting aside other things, Lao Liu's ruthlessness makes him the best choice to be the emperor.
Sure enough, the coroner examined the body and came to the same conclusion as the old doctor.
The emperor pressed his eyebrows.
Now that it has come to this, Xiao Yanli will never admit it no matter what. Now that the fire pattern has been exposed, Xiao Yanli will probably use a different mark...
It was obvious that they had the initiative in everything, but because of Lan Yan's death, they seemed to be in a passive position.
Compared to the emperor and Xiao Lingyu's deep thoughts, Xiao Yanli seemed even more relaxed than when he first came in. He said in a calm voice, "Father, your Majesty sent for me. Besides this blue smoke, is there anything else?"
The emperor looked at him with his eyelashes slightly lowered: "You really don't know, who assassinated the prince?"
Xiao Yanli's eyes widened dramatically: "The Crown Prince was assassinated? Is he injured? Has the murderer been caught?"
Xiao Lingyu looked at him coldly.
[If a child is showing off like this, he's probably spoiled. Just give him a spanking.]
The emperor's eyes lit up.
Yes, as the ancients often said, a filial son is born under the stick. Xiao Yanli is so reckless now. In the final analysis, it all comes down to those four words: he was not beaten enough!
The emperor was furious when he thought about how he had pretended to be stupid and had deceived himself.
Xiao Yanli had no idea what the emperor was thinking, and he was still looking at Xiao Lingyu provocatively, pretending to be concerned.
Now, regardless of whether the evidence is confirmed or not, it is difficult to link myself to the assassination. However, the prince has wrongly accused his own brother without any evidence. Given the emperor's style of doing things, he will definitely be punished.
A sneer appeared on Xiao Yanli's lips.
Sure enough, the next second, the emperor shouted coldly, "Come here! Hold the Sixth Prince down and give him thirty lashes!"
Xiao Yanli hadn't yet wiped away the smile on his face. When he heard the address, he looked at the emperor in surprise.
"Father?"
Why hit him?!
His surprise at this moment was very genuine, and the emperor didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.
"All of this is due to you saving Lan Yan and Liu Jie, and secretly helping them. You're well aware of Liu Jie's reputation, yet you've never mentioned him to me. You simply can't judge people well. These thirty lashes of the cane will serve as a lesson for your poor judgment!"
This is of course just an excuse.
Xiao Yanli looked at him in surprise, unable to find any words to refute.
“…”
This, this is fucking bullshit, he's not the emperor, he's a dog, and he can even blame himself for this?!
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