Chapter 780 Visiting Min Ji in Prison
As it turns out, Emperor Xiaozhao's obsession was not about the thirty strokes of the cane imposed on the King of Chu.
Because after the attack on the King of Chu, Emperor Xiaozhao still showed no reaction.
Just when Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue were at a loss, Qiao Qinghe hesitated for a long time before finally tentatively asking, "Princess, may I give it a try?"
Both of them looked at her with suspicion, but still nodded in agreement: "Of course."
"Please, Madam."
Qiao Qinghe slowly stepped forward and said to Emperor Xiaozhao, "Your Majesty, I am Qiao Qinghe. Is the person you can't let go of... Min Ji?"
Upon hearing this, both Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue were taken aback.
Li Sanqi was the first to react and asked anxiously, "Is it Zhong Hao? Is Zhong Hao the person Father Emperor can't let go of?"
Before Li Sanqi could finish speaking, a childish voice exclaimed in surprise, "It moved! Grandpa Emperor's finger moved!"
The speaker was Li Yiqian.
Because the little guy is short, no one notices him standing by the bed.
After he called out to Emperor Xiaozhao and the emperor did not respond, everyone turned their attention to the other people.
Perhaps he had been standing for a while, because the little guy couldn't stand up anymore, so when no one was paying attention to him, he lay down on the edge of the bed.
Coincidentally, the position where he lay prone was exactly where Emperor Xiaozhao's left hand was.
So, the bored little guy started poking Emperor Xiaozhao's fingers.
Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Qinghe finished speaking, Emperor Xiaozhao's finger twitched slowly.
If the little guy hadn't been playing with his grandfather's fingers, no one would have noticed.
The little guy's voice startled everyone, and everyone turned to look at Emperor Xiaozhao's left hand, which should have been under the covers but had been pulled out by the little guy.
However, when everyone looked closely, Emperor Xiaozhao's fingers remained completely still.
Li Sanqi looked at the little guy suspiciously, "Qian-ge'er, did you really see your imperial grandfather's finger move?"
The little guy nodded very seriously: "It really moved!"
Without seeing it with their own eyes, no one knew whether the little guy was telling the truth or not.
Seeing that no one believed him, the little guy visibly became aggrieved.
Seeing that his little mouth was almost pouting to the sky, Qiao Qinghe smiled and patted his head, saying in a doting and sincere tone, "Don't be sad, Qian-ge'er. I believe what our Qian-ge'er said is true."
The little one was comforted and gave Qiao Qinghe a sweet smile, nodding his head happily.
After calming the little one down, Qiao Qinghe turned to Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue and said, "I'll continue."
The two nodded.
Qiao Qinghe then addressed Emperor Xiaozhao again, saying, "Your Majesty, do you intend for the two princesses to kill Min Ji?"
Although Qiao Qinghe was speaking to Emperor Xiaozhao, her gaze remained fixed on his fingers.
Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue stared intently at Emperor Xiaozhao's left hand.
However, Emperor Xiaozhao's fingers did not react.
Everyone was somewhat disappointed.
It seems the little guy must have misread it.
Even if the little guy wasn't mistaken, Emperor Xiaozhao's reaction was probably unconscious.
Qiao Qinghe, however, did not think so.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to know the reason why Min Ji caused chaos in Dayan?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xiaozhao's fingers finally moved again.
Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue both showed expressions of shock.
Then Qiao Qinghe continued, "If you trust me, I will go to the prison to interrogate Min Ji."
Emperor Xiaozhao's fingers twitched again.
Sure enough, when Emperor Xiaozhao was lucid, he said that you were making arrangements for the aftermath, but he overlooked Min Ji.
When he tried to uncover the truth again, he was speechless.
Thus, Min Ji's motives for destroying the Crown Prince, Li Sanqi, and Dayan became an obsession he could not close his eyes to.
After finding the cause, Li Sanqi and Li Jingyue did not hesitate and immediately arranged for Qiao Qinghe to go to the Dali Temple where Zhong Hao was imprisoned.
After Emperor Xiaozhao woke up and finished making his final arrangements, Zhong Hao was transferred to the Dali Temple.
Because the fact that Zhong Hao was Min Ji was too unbelievable, after discussions among Li Sanqi, Li Jingyue, and the three regents, it was ultimately decided to conceal Min Ji's identity and have him tried as Zhong Hao.
Zhong Hao colluded with the defector Min Ji to incite the deposed crown prince to rebel. Afterwards, he attempted to kill him to silence him, so he murdered the deposed crown prince and even killed his own granddaughter, Zhong Liu Niang.
Not only that, the Empress Dowager's affairs and Emperor Xiaozhao's poisoning could all be attributed to Zhong Hao.
In short, Zhong Hao will bear all the blame and die silently.
Li Sanqi's crimes were cleared, Min Ji was dead, the hidden danger of Dayan was eliminated, and everyone was happy.
Half an hour later, Qiao Qinghe met Zhong Hao, or rather, Min Ji, in the Dali Temple prison.
This is Qiao Qinghe's third visit to Dali Temple.
The first time she came was for Min Rong. On that occasion, Min Rong told her that he had met Min Ji.
It was on that occasion that her only son, the son who had disappointed her for two lifetimes, died in front of her.
The second visit was for the Countess of Annam.
From the Earl of Annam, she learned the true identity of the Earl of Annam's wife.
She turned out to be the eldest daughter of Min Ji and his wet nurse's daughter, born before he married Wang.
Lady Annan said that Min Ji needed a noblewoman to be his principal wife to save the precarious Marquis's mansion, but he was reluctant to let her mother become a concubine, so he hid the mother and daughter away.
But who knows how much of what Min Ji said was true and how much was false?
All she knew was that the Duchess of Annan died under someone else's identity. She never even had her own name!
I don't know if it's just karma or reincarnation, or that retribution is inevitable.
Now, Min Ji is also going to die under Zhong Hao's identity.
Yes, the third time, which is now.
She came to ask for an answer on behalf of Emperor Xiaozhao, and also to see Min Ji one last time.
"You've arrived."
Min Ji stood inside the iron bars, dressed in prison clothes, yet remained calm and composed.
His gaze towards Qiao Qinghe was calm, his tone of voice was calm, and even the faint smile on his face conveyed boundless tranquility. It was as if they were not in a prison, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years, but rather adversaries.
"You knew I would come?" As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Qinghe realized she had asked a foolish question.
She frowned unhappily, gave herself a look of utter contempt, and then looked at Min Ji with a serious expression.
"I've always wondered, why did you do this?"
"Destroy Min Rong, destroy the Xuanping Marquis's mansion, destroy the Min family..."
"Destroy the Crown Prince, destroy Li Sanqi, destroy Dayan..."
"What is the point of all this?"
Qiao Qinghe stared straight at Min Ji, trying to see something on his face, but Min Ji's face remained calm with an unchanging smile.
She saw nothing.
After she finished speaking, Min Ji waited a moment before slowly saying, "You're a smart person; you should have some guesses about this, right?"
What do you think my purpose is in doing this?
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