Chapter 176 is finally paid off.
King Ding said, "Present the evidence."
As soon as the sound faded, two soldiers carried an incense burner into the hall.
When the incense burner was placed on the ground, it made a slight bronze sound.
"This is an incense burner from the Emperor's palace, and it is also evidence of the Emperor's poisoning."
"Inspectors, come in and examine it."
As he spoke, he pulled out the evidence from his pocket, "These are the results of the previous verification. Pass them down so that everyone can see them."
"Look at the evidence that His Highness Prince Jing murdered his father."
Someone immediately took it and showed it to Prime Minister Li.
Prime Minister Li was shocked and furious. "They actually poisoned the Emperor!"
He immediately knelt before the coffin and wailed, "Your Majesty! I never imagined that you were murdered by Prince Jing."
"Such a ruthless person deserves to be killed by everyone."
The officials watching from behind immediately knelt down, their faces filled with grief.
"Kill them!"
"He must be executed in court!"
In the blink of an eye, he became the target of public criticism.
Xie Yan watched them perform.
The inspector quickly picked out a piece of adulterated incense from the ashes. "This is Maple Dew Poison Incense, mainly made from the poisons of aconite and prepared aconite root. Throw it into the incense burner and burn it."
"His Majesty is already in poor health; if he inhales this, it will quickly become fatal."
The officials sighed in dismay, and the inspector confirmed it.
On the day the Emperor passed away, only Prince Jing and Xue Yubai were in Yongxi Palace.
Prince Ding sneered: "My royal brother knew you had treacherous intentions long ago, so he instructed me to take precautions."
"Now that the evidence of the murder is here, Prince Jing, what else do you have to say?"
Xie Yan looked at Xue Yubai and said, "I have nothing to say. In order to repay my former brother and let him have everything he wants, I will admit my guilt today."
"Give him his wish!"
Xue Yubai was shaken, his gaze wandering, his hands rubbing together in front of him, not daring to meet Xie Yan's eyes.
"Because one of my lifelong wishes is to fulfill his wish." Xie Yan walked up to him, his expression pained, his eyes bloodshot.
“Yu Bai, the person I owe the most in my life is you, and also your Xue family. Today I will repay the debt of gratitude to your Xue family.”
"My not-so-bright life has been changed because of you."
"It is because of you that I feel there is still true love in this world."
"It was because of Grand Tutor Xue that I had the opportunity to enter the academy."
"It was your Xue family that made me yearn for home."
"I've always wanted to be your family, and I'll spend my whole life repaying you."
"Now, I can say that I have given back."
After saying this, Xie Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, and the intense pain made him bend over and clutch his abdomen.
Xue Yubai's eyes were filled with panic. He hurriedly supported his body, his voice trembling, "Xie Yan."
“Brother,” Xue Qingning’s voice suddenly appeared. She was dressed in mourning clothes and appeared in Chongde Hall.
Women were not supposed to be in the Chongde Hall, but Xue Qingning, who was watching from outside, was worried that Xue Yubai would act on emotion.
They had no choice but to step in and stop it.
"Brother, Prince Jing has already committed suicide by poison. Please let go!"
She choked back tears, her voice carrying a subtle warning as she looked at Xue Yubai.
She pulled him away and addressed the officials, saying, "I know you can't accept the fact that Prince Jing murdered the Emperor."
"He's your best friend, no one can accept that."
Xue Qingning pulled Xue Yubai, not allowing him to see Xie Yan's painful appearance any longer.
She was afraid he would lose control and regret it.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yan endured the excruciating pain, stood up, and looked at Xue Qingning.
His face was flushed like a sunset, his eyes were bluish, his lips were dark, and the beauty in the corners of his eyes was stained an eerie red by the deadly poison.
Cold sweat poured uncontrollably from his forehead, running down his smooth jawline and splattering onto his dark dragon robe.
"Xue Qingning, you put poison in the tea that day, and those three sticks of incense today are the bait."
"You've already set my death date. As long as I show mercy to Shen Nanzi and her son, you'll turn on me and use poison to lure poison into poison."
Xue Qingning's heart skipped a beat, and her face turned ashen. "Prince Jing, I know you are unwilling to accept this. If it weren't for my brother and Prince Ding accusing you, you would already be the new emperor."
"You resent us, but you can't forget to have wronged me!"
Blood continued to spill from Xie Yan's mouth. "Come here, I'll tell you another secret."
Xue Qingning dared not go over, staring intently at Xie Yan.
Xie Yan approached her and whispered in her ear, "The Emperor's will lists Xie Hongrui's name; he is the Emperor's chosen heir."
Xue Qingning's expression changed drastically, her eyes filled with shock.
"It's the one you cooked yourself, only I covered it up with a layer." Xie Yan smiled, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
She suddenly remembered the way the Emperor looked at her—it was…
Xue Qingning nearly stopped; she had been tricked by Xie Yan.
Xie Yan actually made her burn Hong'er's will herself!
She glared at him, her anger barely contained!
Xie Yan turned to look at Xue Yubai, her eyes filled with bloody tears and churning with extreme pain.
His originally smooth and handsome features were distorted and deformed due to extreme pain.
Each breath felt like swallowing a blade, a shattering sound escaping from the throat.
"Xue Qingning's alliance with Prince Ding is a recipe for disaster; you must be careful."
“You’ve been good to me for over twenty years, and you only chose power at the last moment. I don’t blame you.”
"However, the road ahead is still arduous, and you will have to walk it alone."
His face, contorted with pain, forced a smile. A beautiful face juxtaposed with a狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) expression, a beauty shattered.
Xue Yubai hugged him tightly, weeping bitterly, "Xie Yan, Xie Yan, I'm sorry."
Xie Yan leaned on his shoulder, blood staining his mourning clothes. "Xue Yubai, remember to bury me next to my mother, okay?"
"Okay! Okay!" Xue Yubai nodded hurriedly.
However, he discovered that Xie Yan's body was sliding down, and he couldn't hold on to him at all.
"Xie Yan," he growled, tears welling up in his eyes.
Xue Qingning turned her face away, her eyes filled with hatred and regret.
Xie Yan's crown fell to the ground, and the jade beads that fell scattered across the hall, making a crisp sound.
Like Xie Yan's memories, it struggles within the Abandoned Flower Palace.
That year, he was six years old. He squatted through the crack in the door, watching a group of children suddenly surge into front of the Abandoned Flower Palace.
They were dressed in fine clothes, and each was followed by a servant.
They were holding marbles in their hands, all made of white jade.
They lay on the ground in front of the Abandoned Hall, flicking jade beads with their fingers, seeing who could hit whose jade bead.
That person's jade bead was his.
They played on the ground for an hour, and Xie Yan, who was hiding inside, had already figured out the rules.
He had been confined in the Abandoned Palace for far too long; ever since he could remember, he and his mother had lived in this very place.
He longed for the outside world and wanted to play with those people and children.
While his mother was in her room, he quietly opened the door, which was locked from the outside.
Xie Yan's body was small, so he could crawl out from underneath.
But when he went out, the children went elsewhere.
He really wanted to play with them! So he followed in their footsteps.
However, he was met with a severe beating.
They seemed to know who he was, spitting at him and hurling insults at him.
Only one boy stopped them and carried him back.
From then on, Xue Yubai was added to his life.
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