Xuanyuan Duo looked completely bewildered: "Didn't Father Emperor have tuberculosis?"
Xuanyuan Zhi knew he knew nothing, so he leaned closer and said, "Actually, the reason Father Emperor got tuberculosis was all because of the third prince."
These words startled Xuan Yuanduo, who immediately looked at Xuan Yuanzhi warily: "What do you mean by this?"
Why keep bringing up the third child?
What does the Emperor's illness have to do with the third prince?
"You said Father's health has always been good, so how come he suddenly got tuberculosis?"
Xuan Yuanzhi's question left Xuan Yuanduo completely bewildered. He stammered, "Father may be suffering from an illness due to overwork!"
Looking at the naive Xuanyuan Duo, Xuanyuan Zhi wanted to roll his eyes: "Hang Yuqing checks Father's pulse every three days. If Father really was suffering from overwork, would it have been discovered only when he developed tuberculosis?"
If it were normal tuberculosis, Hang Yuqing would have discovered it long ago, instead of waiting until his father fainted to find out that he had tuberculosis.
Moreover, Hang Yuqing himself said that tuberculosis does not come suddenly, and the reason why the Emperor contracted tuberculosis this time was very strange!
Xuanyuan Duo seemed to remember that Hang Yuqing had also mentioned that his father's illness was strange, but...
"Even if Father suddenly falls ill, it has nothing to do with the third prince, right?"
Xuan Yuanzhi glared at him: "Don't you understand? The day Xuan Yuanzhan left the capital, Xuan Yuanyu saw Father Emperor and Father Emperor immediately fell ill. Moreover, Father Emperor's illness came on so strangely. You're telling me this has nothing to do with the Third Prince? I won't believe it even if you beat me to death!"
Xuan Yuanduo looked flustered by Xuan Yuanzhi's words and said nervously, "Don't talk nonsense without evidence!"
How can it be that Father's tuberculosis is definitely related to the third prince? He has no evidence at all, yet he keeps accusing the third prince.
"You want evidence, don't you?" Xuan Yuanzhi leaned closer to Xuan Yuanduo again: "The night before Father Emperor fainted in court, the third prince went to the national treasury in the middle of the night, dismissed the eunuchs guarding the treasury, and stole something from the treasury."
"What?" Seeing Xuan Yuanzhi's mysterious look, Xuan Yuanduo asked subconsciously.
“He took the snow silkworm that the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang gave to my father.”
Ever since his father contracted tuberculosis, he had been suspicious of Xuanyuan Yu, so he had been investigating what Xuanyuan Yu was doing on the day his father had the accident, and sure enough, he found some clues.
"Snow silkworm! What is he going to do with that?" Xuanyuan Duo was still completely confused.
Xuanyuan Zhi snorted coldly: "Who knows? Anyway, the day after he took the Snow Silkworm, Father Emperor fainted in court."
Xuan Yuanzhi's words implied that Xuan Yuanpeng's fainting was related to Xuan Yuanyu and Xuecan.
Even if Xuanyuan Duo was slow on the uptake, he understood at this moment: "You mean that the third prince used that snow silkworm to harm Father Emperor!"
Isn't the snow silkworm a sacred medicine of southern Xinjiang?
How could you harm your father, the emperor, using snow silkworms?
Xuanyuan Zhi sneered wickedly: "Who knows if it's a snow silkworm or a Gu poison? The Southern Frontier is extremely skilled in Gu poison. Moreover, I heard that when that Southern Frontier Holy Maiden lived in the palace, she was having a very intimate affair with the Third Prince. Back then, many palace servants heard their shameless voices. Whether Father Emperor's serious illness is related to the Third Prince, you can think for yourself!"
Xuan Yuanzhi's reminder made Xuan Yuanduo realize that the Southern Frontier Saintess did indeed seem to have some entanglement with the Third Prince when she was in the palace.
She clearly said she wanted to marry Xuan Yuanzhan, but she went to Lao San's room every night to fool around with him. He wouldn't even look at a woman like that!
However, I've heard that the people of Southern Xinjiang are extremely skilled in using Gu poison, and that the Gu worms are incredibly powerful; they're said to be able to easily slaughter an entire city.
If that woman bewitched the third prince, then perhaps the emperor really was harmed by the third prince.
As soon as Xuanyuan Duo thought this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
He quickly shook his head.
No, no, no!
The third prince would never harm his father, absolutely not!
After a brief moment of self-hypnosis, Xuanyuan Duo finally found his voice and retorted to Xuanyuan Zhi, "Even if the third brother took the snow silkworm, it doesn't prove that he harmed Father Emperor. You have no evidence at all."
"The third brother was very cautious this time. Even Hang Yuqing couldn't find any clues. He really didn't leave any evidence." As for real evidence, Xuan Yuanzhi really didn't have any.
Xuanyuan Duo immediately felt confident, believing that his idea was correct: "Then you shouldn't have wronged the third brother even more. The third brother would never harm Father!"
Moreover, since he used such a vicious method as Gu poison, the third brother's heart shouldn't be that bad!
Xuan Yuanduo's naiveté left Xuan Yuanzhi speechless: "When Father Emperor is seriously ill, the ones who benefit the most are the third brother and me, but I can be sure that Father Emperor's illness has nothing to do with me, so this matter must be related to the third brother."
This one connection alone was enough to make him suspect Xuan Yuan Yu!
"You'd better not say anything without evidence!" He was just speculating, so how could he believe him?
Seeing that he kept harping on the evidence, Xuan Yuanzhi wanted to roll his eyes again: "If I had evidence, I would have reported him to the Emperor long ago. How could I tolerate him overseeing the country with me!"
It is precisely because there is no evidence that he has endured until now and has not reported him to his father.
However, what he could find out, his father could also find out, so there was no need for him to report it.
Seeing that Xuanyuan Duo still didn't believe him, Xuanyuan Zhi was too lazy to explain further: "I didn't say that we must investigate the matter of the third brother harming the emperor. Even Hang Yuqing couldn't find any evidence, so I'm afraid no one else can either. But have you thought about it? The third brother even dared to secretly harm the emperor. Does such a heartless person deserve to be the emperor of our Eastern Chu?"
Xuan Yuanzhi's words left Xuan Yuanduo frozen in place. He couldn't help but wonder: if it really was the third son who harmed the emperor, should he still support him?
For the first time, Xuan Yuanduo showed a confused expression. Xuan Yuanzhi was secretly pleased and pressed on, "Also, he even harmed Father Emperor without hesitation. Do you think he would consider his brotherly relationship with you when he is really forced to do so?"
Xuanyuan Duo frowned, his heart filled with panic once again.
If the third prince even dared to harm his father, how could he possibly care about his life or death!
Seeing that he could think, Xuan Yuanzhi knew that his opportunity had come: "Besides, it was he who killed Father. Do you think Father is really senile? He was perfectly healthy and suddenly became so sick. Does he really not want to investigate? Does he really not want to pursue the matter? If one day Father finds out that it was the third prince who murdered him, do you think he will still have a chance to sit on that throne?"
This sentence really hit Xuanyuan Duo right in the heart.
Yes! The third son harmed the Emperor. If the Emperor finds out the truth, how could he possibly pass the throne to the third son?
To plot against one's father is tantamount to treason!
If he ends up on the same side as the third brother, then not only will the third brother die, but he will also die!
With just one thought, Xuanyuan Duo was already covered in cold sweat.
He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and looked up at Xuan Yuanzhi: "What do you want me to do?"
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