A Tao knelt on the ground, her hands clamped behind her back by Wu Fang, her face ice-cold.
"Did King Luo order you to assassinate me?" Ji Xingzhi said calmly, her face as usual, without a trace of nervousness, as if the person being assassinated was not her but some other unrelated person.
A Tao turned her head away, turned a deaf ear to Ji Xingzhi's words, and said nothing.
Ji Xingzhi didn't care. She drank her tea carelessly and said thoughtfully, "Could it be Luo Bai?"
Ji Xingzhi's self-talking words made A Tao's body stiffen. No matter how well she concealed it, she could not hide it from Ji Xingzhi's eyes.
Seeing this, Ji Xingzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and she winked at Wu Fang: "Wu Fang, go and bring Princess Luo here for questioning."
Wu Fang understood and said insincerely, "Yes."
Before Wu Fang could move, Ah Tao couldn't help but speak, "This matter has nothing to do with the princess. I killed her maid Ah Tao, took Ah Tao's skin, made a human skin mask, and wore it on my face to impersonate Ah Tao. I lurked by the princess' side, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the emperor. The princess was unaware of all this."
Ji Xingzhi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked, "Oh? How do you prove it?"
Hearing this, A Tao struggled slightly to get her arm back, but Wu Fang held it even tighter. A Tao snorted coldly and looked up at Ji Xingzhi.
Ji Xingzhi glanced at Wu Fang and said, "Let her go."
Wu Fang frowned slightly: "But..."
Before Wu Fang finished speaking, Ji Xingzhi glanced at him nonchalantly, and Wu Fang had no choice but to let go.
A Tao raised her hand and fumbled around on her scalp and behind her ears for a while, then she tore off a layer of skin from her face along with her scalp and hair, revealing a bloody face that vaguely resembled another person.
"Can the Emperor be trusted now?" Ah Tao asked with a smile. This smile made her face bleed profusely, looking extremely terrifying.
Ji Xingzhi frowned slightly. Because A Tao had worn the human skin mask for too long, her original face had become ulcerated due to excessive infection. After all, it was the skin of a dead person, so a lot of thought must have gone into putting it on.
Looking at Ah Tao, whose face was festering and bleeding, and whose head was bald, Ji Xingzhi sighed inwardly and thought for a moment before saying, "Take him away and await your punishment."
"Yes." Wu Fang said.
Watching Ah Tao being taken away, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but hold his forehead. He knew without a doubt that Luo Ling was the mastermind behind the scenes. At this moment, Ji Xingzhi suddenly felt that Luo Ling was easy to deal with, but Luo Bai was difficult to deal with.
As expected, early the next morning, Luo Bai came to Shaohua Palace and made a scene, demanding that Ji Xingzhi release A Tao.
Ji Xingzhi was given a headache by the noise.
Fortunately, a savior, Ji Ruhua, came.
At that time, Ji Xingzhi was having breakfast, and Luo Bai was sitting beside her crying, insisting that Ji Xingzhi let him go. At this moment, Ji Ruhua came, and Juan naturally followed her.
"Your Highness." Ji Ruhua bowed.
Juan also knelt on the ground and bowed.
"No need to be polite. Cousin, didn't you two know that you don't need to perform formalities when you see me?" Ji Xingzhi said, putting down the chopsticks in his hand.
In response, Ji Ruhua just smiled and turned her eyes to Luo Bai: "I heard that the princess was crying and making a fuss in the emperor's bedroom, so Ruhua came to see if she can help."
Luo Bai seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He stood up and ran to Ji Ruhua. He hugged Ji Ruhua's arm and begged, "Beautiful sister, can you ask me to let Ah Tao out?"
Hearing this, Ji Ruhua was slightly startled. Facing Luo Bai, she placed her soft hand on his shoulder and tried to persuade him, "Princess, A Tao made a mistake. The Emperor locked A Tao up to prevent her from making a bigger mistake. Therefore, A Tao cannot be released, understand?"
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