When the second prince met his gaze, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next second, the leader said in a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, there is a character 'Yi' engraved on this dagger!"
Yizi?
Everyone was taken aback at first, then all turned their gazes to the Second Prince.
The empress, who had been watching the drama unfold, suddenly turned pale and turned to look at her son.
How did this get involved with Yi'er?
Qi Yi was completely dumbfounded: "What? Say that again!"
The leader, head bowed, repeated, "The character 'Yi' is engraved on the dagger."
It should be noted that the emperor admired martial arts and bestowed weapons upon each of his sons, and each of these weapons was engraved with one character from their name.
Qi Yi was furious. He had only sent someone to assassinate Qi Jinzhao tonight. The deaths of these three people had nothing to do with him!
He immediately knelt down before the emperor.
"Father, this matter has nothing to do with me. This word must have been deliberately carved there to frame me!"
His eyes were hard, and his words were filled with anguish; he seemed to be innocent.
However, only those who wronged him knew how wronged he was; others did not believe it.
Qi Jinzhao's party members suggested, "We can send someone to determine when the character was carved and see if it matches."
Upon hearing this, Xi Xingxue became somewhat worried. She glanced at Xie Yin, only to see that he remained calm and composed, as if he had already prepared for it.
The Emperor said, "Since that's the case, let's arrange it this way. Starting today, send some Imperial Guards to guard Yi'er. We'll discuss this matter in detail when we return to the palace tomorrow."
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