After crushing the Buddhist beads, Xiao Yanli's excited emotions seemed to calm down.
He loosened his grip, letting the debris fall to the ground. "I don't know who it is yet, but it definitely couldn't be Xiao Chuji."
Xiao Chuji's movements in the past few days were all under their noses. If it was really him, they would definitely not have failed to notice it.
Uncle Zhang was silent for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Could it be that person from the East Palace?"
Xiao Yanli seemed to have heard something extremely ridiculous, and curled his lips. "Even if he really has no one else to use, he would definitely not hand him over to my fifth brother who just suffered a defeat, and he would definitely not hand him over to Xiao Lingyu."
Uncle Zhang didn't know why he was so sure. Even if the queen was dead and Xiao Lingyu was no longer favored, he was still the crown prince.
Isn't it only natural to hand this matter over to the prince?
How come Xiao Yanli said it was absolutely impossible?
Xiao Yanli also knew that Uncle Zhang was confused, but he didn't say much.
For some unknown reason, Xiao Yanli did not tell Uncle Zhang the true identities of He Yanting and Xiao Lingyu.
He only knew that He Yanting was also a prince, but he thought that he was a prince who was exiled to the common people by the emperor and given to General He to raise.
"If it's not Xiao Chuji, the battle against Nan Gu is crucial, and there's no way it's going to be handed over to Xiao Siyuan, who just suffered a defeat. So the only ones left are He Yanting, Jiang Kang'an, and Jiang Wenjing."
"He really is an old fox. I should have thought of it earlier when I saw he was silent."
Xiao Yanli's eyes turned slightly cold.
"I'm afraid he's already decided on his candidate from the beginning, but he's holding back, waiting for us to make friends and investigate, and for us to reveal our true intentions, so he can catch us all in one fell swoop."
Uncle Zhang's eyelids twitched wildly: "So now..."
"The emperor is probably well aware of what's going on. These new officials aren't as patient as the old ones. If they're reprimanded by the emperor again, they'll probably be scared out of their wits."
Xiao Yanli said this, his tone full of regret.
This time, they are afraid that they will have to start all over again with the emperor.
There was no time to regret. Xiao Yanli sighed deeply and then ordered Uncle Zhang, "Send more people to keep an eye on the Xu Mansion. Don't let any of their movements go unnoticed!"
As expected, after Xiao Yanli said those words yesterday, the next morning, the Sixth Prince's door was crowded with people. They were all gatekeepers from various mansions, and they all held gift boxes in their hands. These were the things Xiao Yanli brought when he visited him in the past.
They landed in front of the prince's mansion and turned and ran away as if a dog was chasing them.
After listening to Uncle Zhang's report, Xiao Yanli waved his hand and said, "If you don't want it, forget it. Put it away."
He spoke calmly, but the fingertips of his hand holding the book were white.
…
In the palace, Song Shiwei received the emperor's favor and began to make perfume.
Compared to other perfumers who dared not add too much, Song Shiwei could be said to have added a lot. As a result, the empress dowager's wakefulness time became longer and longer.
After such a long time, the Queen Mother also understood the whole cause and effect. She stared at Song Shiwei, wishing she could swallow her whole.
After knowing that the emperor only had hatred for the empress dowager, Song Shiwei would certainly no longer be kind to her.
Seeing the way the Queen Mother looked at her, Song Shiwei smiled lightly, walked up to the Queen Mother, and slapped her in the face.
There was a "pop" sound, and it seemed to echo in the empty hall.
The empress dowager was stunned by the slap. It took her a long time to react and she struggled forward.
But her hands were tied, and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't touch Song Shiwei.
"A slap in the face is all it took," Song Shiwei covered his mouth, looking surprised. "I was here before, and you had dozens of people beat me up. Oh, I forgot. The Empress Dowager is in a high position and has great power. Naturally, she wouldn't take such a small matter to heart."
Her voice was cold.
"If I had known this, I would have let them beat you to death!"
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth.
She regrets it!
If she had suspected that there was something wrong with Xiang, she shouldn't have kept this bitch around!
"What a pity. I wouldn't have known this earlier," Song Shiwei sighed softly. "Actually, you should thank Prince Yu. If Prince Yu hadn't acted so quickly, His Majesty might have kept him for a while, and you wouldn't have to suffer like this. You should have been freed long ago."
The Queen Mother was startled and looked at her suspiciously.
Song Shiwei looked at the Jinyiwei standing beside him and raised his voice, "If you had smelled this fragrance for a while longer, you would have died suddenly. What a pity."
In fact, this is not the case. Even if the Queen Mother continues to smell it for a period of time, she will become addicted, but the degree of addiction will be greater than it is now.
She originally thought that the empress dowager had become addicted and could not live without the calming incense for a day, which was equivalent to the fact that she could not live without herself for a day.
With the Queen Mother's support, everything I do will be more convenient.
What a pity.
Now, he said this just to please the emperor through the mouth of the Jinyiwei.
The Queen Mother gnashed her teeth in hatred upon hearing this, and regretted countless times in her heart why she had allowed Song Shiwei to enter the palace.
"Okay, enough small talk," Song Shiwei took a few steps forward and walked to a relatively safe position. "You should know what His Majesty wants to know. Tell me yourself. I don't think you want to go through that kind of pain again, right?"
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with fear, but she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Impatience flashed in Song Shiwei's eyes.
In fact, interrogating such people is both simple and difficult.
If you ask her when she has an attack, she will definitely tell you everything she knows, but the problem is that this kind of thing has some impact on the nerves, so most of the time, her speech is incoherent and her logic is unclear.
It's not that Song Shiwei hasn't tried before, but the things she got, let alone giving them to the emperor to make a contribution and let him see her value, she was thankful that no one questioned her IQ.
"Why are you hesitating? You should know His Majesty's current attitude towards you. If you tell him the truth, His Majesty will be pleased and may even spare your life."
Song Shiwei advised gently, but the next second, her voice turned cold: "If you still insist on not changing your ways, look over there..."
The Queen Mother looked in the direction her white fingers were pointing and saw that next to the incense table, there was a pile of fragrant grass that almost formed a small mountain.
"These doses are enough to kill you back and forth."
The Queen Mother shuddered violently.
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Are you scared? If you are, just say it. You were so smart when you were young, but now that you are old, don't get stuck in a rut."
"After all, death is like the extinguishing of a light. When you die, everything is gone."
"You've been through it all before, so you should know the meaning of the saying 'As long as the green mountains remain, there's no need to worry about running out of firewood.'"
Song Shiwei leaned over to her ear and whispered something, like a devil's whisper.
There was a flicker in the Queen Mother's eyes, as if she was wavering.
Her voice was dry: "Are you... sure that he can spare my life after I tell him?"
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