Chapter 270 The clue is broken
Xie Yao was surprised. She didn't expect that Concubine Shu was so perceptive that she discovered the problem in just a few days.
"Thank you for your concern, aunt." Xie Yao said, "It's not a big deal."
There were only a few people who knew about Xiao Ji's health, and Concubine Shu was obviously not among them.
Concubine Shu didn't ask any more questions, she just said, "That's good."
Xie Yao suddenly realized that Concubine Shu was not really asking without any consideration. Her question was both out of concern and as a reminder.
Even Concubine Shu noticed something was wrong, so what about others?
If someone finds out, there's no guarantee that someone with ulterior motives won't take advantage of this opportunity to do something.
After Concubine Shu's reminder, Xie Yao became a little more defensive. She thought she had hidden it well enough, and at least she and His Highness should be respectful to each other in front of outsiders.
But now it seems... still very obvious.
As for the reason, Xie Yao knew it clearly in her heart. She and His Highness had a very good relationship in the past, so even the slightest change now could be keenly noticed by others.
This is a problem.
Neither of them said much about the matter. Even now that everything was quiet, one could still hear Concubine Li's voice coming from inside the palace, and it didn't sound steady.
Xie Yao knew that Concubine Shu came here because of the late queen, and now both of them were waiting for it to be over.
Zhu Qing was very tactful and brought two chairs, asking Concubine Shu and Xie Yao to sit down.
Soon, the hall became quiet.
Then the tightly closed palace door was opened from the inside, and Si Bei and Shan Shan walked out, but their expressions looked a little strange.
Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat. "Not going well?"
Si Bei said carefully: "It went smoothly. Concubine Li said everything, but..."
Shan Shan said quickly: "But she doesn't know where the witchcraft poison came from, and she doesn't have any other witchcraft poison in her hands."
Shanshan glanced at Xie Yao with some resentment, as if accusing her.
Although she also knew that this level of witchcraft poison could not be found everywhere like cabbage, Xie Yao's words still made her heart moved.
Xie Yao frowned, "She doesn't know where she came from?"
Si Bei immediately presented his confession, "This is the confession, please have a look at it, Princess."
Xie Yao took it and started to look through it. Concubine Shu also came over to look at it together. Si Bei was obviously used to doing this and his records were very detailed and thorough.
During the confession, Concubine Li heard about the witchcraft poison by accident from two palace maids. Later, she caught the two palace maids with evidence and forced them to hand over the witchcraft poison, which she secretly gave to the late queen.
Later, when Concubine Li wanted to find the two palace maids again, she learned that they had died unexpectedly, and the clue was gone.
As for the method of initiating the witchcraft poison, Concubine Li learned it from the palace maids, but she had never tried it on the late queen.
It was used on Xiao Ji several times, starting from his childhood.
Seeing this, Xie Yao was filled with murderous rage and a strong murderous intent surged in her heart. Damn Concubine Li!
He could even do that to a little prince!
Xie Yao calmed down a little, and her face looked very unhappy: the clue was broken.
but……
Xie Yao was not without some guesses in her mind. As early as she knew about her relationship with His Highness, she had guessed that there was someone behind Concubine Li.
Now it seems that Concubine Li was just being used.
She looked at Concubine Shu, "Aunt, have you finished reading?"
Concubine Shu's face looked extremely ugly, with murderous intent in her eyes. It looked like she wanted to rush into Weiyang Palace and kill Concubine Li first to vent her anger!
Although Concubine Li was being used by someone, it was Concubine Li who did it.
If Concubine Li had not harbored evil intentions, the plans of the people behind the scenes would not have gone so smoothly.
The more Concubine Shu thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but said, "Let me kill Li Tianxiang first!"
"Aunt, calm down." Xie Yao quickly grabbed Concubine Shu, "Killing her would be a bargain for her. Her current condition... is even more painful than death!"
"That's right!" Shan Shan immediately patted her chest and said, "With me here, I guarantee she will neither live nor die."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's anger subsided a little. She looked into the hall and saw Concubine Li rolling on the ground in a mess, shouting in pain.
Her usually cold face was now filled with anger, "Even so, my hatred is not enough! She should have experienced all the pain that my sister went through with humility!"
She is such a good sister...
Thinking of this, Concubine Shu's eyes flickered, and she looked at Xie Yao and said, "Crown Princess, I may have some ideas about the person who ordered Concubine Li..."
Xie Yao and Concubine Shu looked at each other and said, "Let's go to the Yangxin Palace to see His Highness."
This matter concerns the late queen, who was His Highness's mother and would rather die than save his life. Naturally, Xie Yao would not hide it from Xiao Ji.
When Concubine Shu heard this, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
Xie Yao let Concubine Shu walk in front, while she walked side by side with Shanshan, looking sideways and lowering her head to talk to Shanshan...
The Hall of Mental Cultivation, a side hall.
Xiao Jiren did not go, but his mind was never at peace.
Although he didn't remember Xie Yao, he remembered everything else, but the parts related to Xie Yao were automatically blurred and corrected.
At first glance, he wouldn't think there was anything wrong.
But when you know you have lost your memory and think about it carefully, you can notice the incoherence of your memory.
While Xiao Ji was thinking about this, he felt a slight pain in his heart.
Very good, after a few days of adaptation, the pain has subsided again.
"Your Highness."
Si Nan's voice came from outside, "The Crown Princess and the Consort Shu are here."
Xiao Ji immediately collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
The matter in Weiyang Palace must have been settled, and Xie Yao came to see him after receiving the news.
Xie Yao and Concubine Shu quickly entered the side hall. Si Nan tactfully took everyone away, and he and Si Bei personally guarded outside the hall. No one was allowed to approach the side hall.
Xie Yao presented the confession to Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, please read it."
Xiao Ji reached out to take it, his fingers inadvertently brushing across Xie Yao's soft skin, his fingertips and his entire body trembled slightly.
A tingling sensation rises in the body...
Xiao Ji's body stiffened slightly, and then he flipped open his confession as if nothing had happened. As he looked at the contents, his expression became serious.
There are no more romantic thoughts in my mind.
"This confession..." As soon as Xiao Ji opened his mouth, Xie Yao understood what he wanted to ask, and nodded immediately, "I got it by Shan Shan using some tricks, it's absolutely authentic."
This confession... is extremely problematic.
"Aunt." Xie Yao looked at Concubine Shu, indicating that she could continue what she had just said outside the Weiyang Palace.
Concubine Shu nodded slightly and said, "When Miss Wei San came to the palace late at night to ask for an audience with Your Majesty a few days ago, Your Majesty was not prepared to meet her. Later, Miss Wei San broke into the outer palace, so Your Majesty had to meet her."
If it weren't for her dissuasion, the emperor would have punished Wei Chan.
Concubine Shu continued, "Your Majesty's words...are quite disdainful of Miss Wei."
This sentence contains a lot of information.
It is well known throughout the country that His Majesty has a deep affection for the late Queen and has loved her all his life, and the late Queen was from the Wei family. Logically, His Majesty should love the Wei family and all their relatives, but instead, His Majesty looks down on the girl from the Wei family...
The meaning is self-evident.
Originally, the emperor and Princess Yongle were on Xie Yao and Xiao Ji's suspect list, and now Concubine Shu's words undoubtedly added weight to the emperor's suspicion!
Xie Yao just felt a chill down her spine.
So all these years of deep affection were just acting?
Xie Yao calmed down a little and said, "Concubine Li said that she got the method of causing the witch poison to become agitated from the palace maid at that time, but she did not use it on my mother."
"On the way here, I asked Shanshan, and she said... if Concubine Li had caused the witchcraft poison to become agitated before Your Highness was born, I'm afraid that Queen Mother... wouldn't have survived until Your Highness was born."
The ending is bound to be one corpse and two lives.
Upon hearing this, both Concubine Shu and Xiao Ji felt a chill run down their spines.
If the emperor who sent the witchcraft poison to Concubine Li was serious, then his actions would simply be...
The Hall of Mental Cultivation fell into deathly silence.
After a long while, Xie Yao said, "These are just speculations. Whether it is true or not still needs further verification."
"He's unconscious!" Concubine Shu's voice was a little gritted. Because of her suspicion, she was unwilling to call him His Majesty. Even the words she said were filled with hatred.
"Your Majesty, there is no way to ask for the time being." Xie Yao said, "But perhaps we can use the process of elimination."
and……
She glanced at Xiao Ji and found that there was a breakthrough point beside His Majesty.
Li Dajian has been with the emperor for many years. If this is true, he should know some clues, right?
And Li Dajian had shown his goodwill to her last time, saying it was because of the late queen.
Whether it is credible or not is not yet known, but it is indeed a breakthrough.
"Method of elimination?" Concubine Shu frowned, "How to eliminate it?"
"During that period, there were not many people who could do such a big thing in the palace. Excluding those who didn't do it... the remaining ones have big problems. Just confirm it."
The Empress Dowager has passed away and her whereabouts cannot be verified for the time being.
If we really want to exclude someone, then the target now is...Princess Yongle.
"Your Highness." Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji and said, "Leave this matter to me. You are responsible for the affairs of the northern border. I'm afraid you will be very busy next."
Xiao Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Okay."
If it were someone else, he would naturally be worried, but Xie Yao... she was different.
Concubine Shu immediately said, "Leave Li Tianxiang to me."
She is very angry now. If she is not allowed to torture Li Tianxiang to vent her anger, she is afraid that she will be angry to death!
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji looked at the same time.
Concubine Shu said with great discretion: "Don't worry, she won't be killed."
Xie Yao was right. If she was killed like this, wouldn't it be a bargain for Li Tianxiang? She wanted Li Tianxiang to spend every day, every minute, and every second of the next day in regret.
"Okay." Xie Yao and Xiao Ji agreed at the same time.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Shu temporarily put aside the matter of Li Tianxiang, looked at Xiao Ji and then at Xie Yao. The two of them had a tacit understanding, but compared to before... there was a big difference.
Concubine Shu originally didn't plan to care about this matter anymore, but seeing this, she still reminded him, "I will be careful about the extent, but you guys."
"If there is any misunderstanding, it is better to clarify it as soon as possible. Don't let others take advantage of you at the critical moment."
After Concubine Shu finished speaking, she immediately turned around and left, apparently leaving some space for the couple.
"Aunt... guessed it?" Xiao Ji asked.
Xie Yao nodded.
"Is the change...big?" Xiao Ji's question was full of uncertainty.
Xie Yao was silent for a moment, then nodded again.
In the past, His Highness looked at her with love in his eyes, but now there is only indifference, as if she was a stranger.
She could understand, but it still hurt when she saw Xiao Ji's eyes.
"It's alright." Xie Yao said, "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry. I won't delay Your Highness from handling your business."
After Xie Yao finished speaking, she also left the Yangxin Palace.
The problem between her and Xiao Ji cannot be solved by just talking.
Xiao Ji looked at Xie Yao's back, his lips moving, as if he wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he couldn't say anything and just watched her leave.
Maybe... the changes are really big.
But if someone wanted to do something between him and Xie Yao...that would be absolutely impossible.
Xie Yao left the side hall and went to the main hall to visit the emperor, and also paid her respects to Princess Yongle.
But when Xie Yao met Princess Yongle, she felt something was wrong.
The way the eldest princess looked at her today... was far less kind and loving than yesterday. There was no smile on her face, and her eyes were even a little cold.
Xie Yao: "..." How did she offend the eldest princess?
Although she was confused, she still bowed respectfully and said, "Aunt."
The princess hummed, motioned Xie Yao to sit down, and then said: "If you hadn't come today, I would have ordered someone to summon you to the palace."
Xie Yao's heart shuddered, and her mind raced.
Princess Yongle has already said, "I know that you and the Crown Prince have a very close relationship. Even matters in the court will be discussed with you by the Crown Prince."
"And you have always been smart and can see through many things. But because of this, you should warn the prince that not everything can be done."
There was a very clear warning in Princess Yongle's words.
At this point, Xie Yao also understood.
I'm afraid that the princess has already known about Pei Chen's affairs, so she said this to her at this moment.
These words were not just meant for her, but also for her to convey them to Xiao Ji.
Judging from the eldest princess's angry expression, I'm afraid she didn't say anything harsh to Xiao Ji.
Xie Yao could also understand.
First, Xiao Ji is now the regent, and his authority cannot be violated.
Second, Xiao Ji is his nephew after all.
Xie Yao did not refute, but bowed her head and admitted her fault, "Aunt, please calm down. It was Yaoyao who was wrong."
She did not deny it. If she did, it would only make the princess even angrier.
Besides, she actually knew about this matter.
The eldest princess snorted, "Now you realize your mistake." When she did this, no news of it leaked out, and she did it without any hesitation.
"Aunt." Xie Yao said, "Your Highness is also considering the North. The war in the North is dangerous. If the situation is controlled as soon as possible, more people in Xia Country can be protected and fewer soldiers in Xia Country will be killed or injured."
"Zhenbei Hou has been in the northern border for many years and is most familiar with the situation in the northern border..."
The eldest princess still had a stern face, but her eyes were much softer.
How could she not understand these principles? If not, she would have summoned them back long ago.
She sighed softly, "You know, if this matter gets out, I'm afraid the court will not be peaceful."
Your Majesty just fell into a coma and the Crown Prince has issued a new decree. There is no guarantee that he will not be accused of disrespecting the emperor and his father.
Especially now that several families in the court are eyeing them covetously.
Xie Yao picked up the teacup, placed it in front of the princess, and said softly, "For the sake of Xia Country and the people, Your Highness is not afraid of these external reputations."
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