"You mean, the Crown Prince's horse and that lion were injected with the same stimulant?"
"good."
Xie Ling finished speaking.
After examining the samples, Physician Qiao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, just as the Crown Prince said, their symptoms are exactly the same."
The words were spoken.
A guard brought a suspicious-looking man from the northern desert to the emperor.
"Kneel down! You might as well confess the truth!"
Xie Ling raised an eyebrow, a knowing look flashing in her eyes.
It seemed that everything was under his control.
Li Shengyuan frowned: "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, while I was on patrol just now, I spotted a suspicious person near the stables. He ran away as soon as he saw us."
"When he was arrested, this was found on him."
"Your Majesty, it's a stimulant," Physician Qiao confirmed.
"I'm innocent! I never went to the stables. These people appeared out of nowhere and captured me!"
The young man from the Northern Desert cried out.
Xilong's face was ashen.
He understood,
Xie Ling came for him.
He deliberately injected Lee Hyeoncheol's horse with stimulants and arranged for someone to take the blame for his subordinate.
It was all because of that lion yesterday; Xilong had indeed tampered with it.
Therefore, regarding Li Xuanche's matter today, he is even more unable to defend himself and cannot clear his name of suspicion.
The emperor was indeed furious.
"Siron!"
"You people of the Northern Desert are becoming increasingly rampant. Yesterday, you even used a lion to test my Crown Prince,"
"Today they've targeted my eldest prince again!"
"Guards, seize Xilong and his envoy immediately!"
Li Shengyuan was furious and gave an order.
Xilong cried out that he was innocent, but to no avail.
Empress Rouci looked at him with such hatred that she wished she could tear him to pieces: "Your Majesty, such a villain must not be allowed to run rampant any longer!"
"In my opinion, we should order his execution immediately!"
Upon hearing this,
Li Shengyuan frowned, pondered for only a moment, and then said:
"Pass down the order: if the Crown Prince is not found within three days, execute all of Xilong and his men!"
"Let the King of the Northern Desert see the fine son he has raised!"
Xilong was utterly despondent.
"Your Majesty, I am as close as brothers with the Crown Prince, how could I possibly harm him!"
"This must have been a setup!"
After he finished speaking, he stared fiercely at Xie Ling.
"Whoever benefits is the murderer!"
Xie Ling glanced at him coldly and scoffed silently.
They didn't take him seriously at all.
Li Shengyuan was furious and could not listen to his sophistry: "The witnesses and evidence are all there. You still want to deny it? It is precisely because A'Che regarded you as a brother that he was deceived by you. If you Northern Desert people do not behave yourselves, I will not hesitate to send troops to wipe you out!"
Xilong was stunned, his face turned pale, and he opened his mouth, but in the end, he couldn't say a word.
They gave up arguing.
Now, the only hope is to find Li Xuanche.
There might still be a glimmer of hope.
Although the polo match was cancelled due to the prince's accident and disappearance.
But at this point,
The outcome has already been decided.
In front of everyone, Li Shengyuan fulfilled his promise from the previous day.
Take out the other half of the military tally.
It was handed over to Xie Ling.
"Your Highness, I hereby bestow this military tally upon you today. From now on, you and Feng Miao will work together to maintain this prosperous and peaceful era and ensure the safety of the Great Yue region."
"Your subject obeys."
Xie Ling stood tall and elegant, neither humble nor arrogant. After calmly accepting the gift, he spoke in a calm yet solemn tone.
Every move he made exuded coldness from the bottom of his heart.
Mi Shan watched as a dark glint flashed in his eyes after he accepted the military tally.
I understand he had been planning this for a long time.
The day has finally come.
Now that he has military power, it won't be long before Li Shengyuan is completely sidelined.
afterwards.
Mi Shan found Xie Ling.
"Congratulations on getting what you wanted. However, you were also responsible for Li Xuanche's accident, weren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ling turned around.
"You care about him a lot?"
"Does it matter whether I care about him or not?" Mi Shan was slightly taken aback.
Xie Ling lowered her cold eyes.
He thought he had misheard.
Otherwise, how could one sense a trace of concern for that fool in Mi Shan's tone?
“I thought you would at least be happy. He treated you like that, and I eliminated him. Wouldn’t that be a happy thing for you?”
"So it really was you." Mi Shan took a deep breath, looked around to make sure no one was watching, then stepped forward, her eyes burning with intensity.
"Tell me, where did you hide him?"
"I didn't save that person. If it were me, I would have just let him die under the horses' hooves."
After Xie Ling finished speaking, Mi Shan was startled.
"Not you?"
She was stunned.
“But I clearly saw that it was Uncle Liang who took him away.”
"You know it's Uncle Liang, not me," Xie Ling said coldly.
Mi Shan understood.
It was Uncle Liang who came to save Li Xuanche.
If it has nothing to do with him, the most likely reason is because of the Garuda.
"Actually, I'm also very puzzled as to why Xu Junliang would do such a thing. What exactly is his relationship with Li Xuanche?"
Xie Ling spoke calmly and eloquently.
Suddenly, my arm was grabbed.
Mi Shan tugged at his sleeve, then quickly let go, her tone tinged with urgency:
"Take me to him. I want to see Uncle Liang."
"Why?"
Xie Ling was slightly taken aback, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes, "Could it be that you have feelings for Li Xuanche..."
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