The emperor opened his mouth to stop him, but finally endured it. After all, Ni Yueshan had the courage to reach in, so as a bystander, why should he be anxious?
The emperor looked at it indifferently, and saw Ni Yueshan's hand really put in...
But, surprisingly, the snake remained indifferent...
Ni Yueshan turned around and looked at the servant. The servant had a look of surprise on his face. He had expected Ni Yueshan to be bitten, but he wasn't?
In his extremely disappointed eyes, Ni Yueshan slowly took out his hand and said, "Send the poisonous snake to him!"
Upon hearing this, the other party's face turned pale instantly.
"There must be something strange about this snake. I am wronged, wronged!"
The other party kowtowed hard to the emperor, begging for forgiveness, but the emperor did not care about the life of a small servant. He just watched indifferently until the cage was placed in front of him. The servant resisted in his heart, but the guard grabbed his hand and moved closer to the cage.
The servant screamed in fear, beads of sweat pouring down his forehead. Then he shouted, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I confess everything! I confess everything!"
The emperor's indifferent expression changed slightly. "Then tell me."
"Slave, I am the servant of the eldest son of the prime minister's mansion. I heard that the eldest son is dead. I guess in my heart that he must have been murdered! That person, that person must be..."
As he spoke, he turned his head and looked in the direction of Ni Yueshan. "I once heard from the eldest young master that the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince in the Crown Prince's Mansion have been targeting him. So I guess it was the Crown Princess who killed my master! So I used this opportunity to avenge my master! And to frame the Crown Princess!"
When Ni Yueshan heard the servant mention Ni Hongbo, he knew he was going to put the blame on the Prime Minister's Mansion. But he didn't expect that while throwing dirty water on the Prime Minister's Mansion, the servant would also want to take all the blame for Jing Chengzhi...
Is this person really completely bribed?
Ni Yueshan curled his lips slightly and said, "Father, this servant claims to be seeking revenge for his master, but how could a servant afford to buy venomous snakes? There must be no less than six venomous snakes. It's winter now, and venomous snakes hibernate! Finding more than six of the same species of highly venomous snakes is no easy task."
"Furthermore, those five people were bitten at almost the same time. How could a servant release five snakes at the same time, heading towards different tents? Even if the snakes were ambushed long ago, it's unlikely because those people with the powdered coats haven't returned yet, so the snakes won't obediently sneak into the tents!"
"So, five people had to return to the tent before releasing the snakes. Only then would the venomous snakes crawl into the tents and kill people. The bites happened at the same time, doesn't that mean they were released at the same time? His accomplices must have been at least four. A venomous snake costs ten taels of silver, and there were six in total, which equates to sixty taels of silver!"
"Hey, young man, what position do you hold in the Prime Minister's residence? Can you afford to spend sixty taels? Sixty taels is enough for you to earn nearly ten years' worth of money, right? Plus, you were able to release the first venomous snake less than three hours after I arrived at the hunting grounds. If you were buying it on the spur of the moment, would you need a horse to get to the nearby snake vendors?"
"How much is this horse? Where did you get the horse? How can you come and go in the hunting grounds at will? If you are really so devoted to the young master, why didn't you accompany him when he was kicked out of the prime minister's residence and went to study?"
One question after another left the servant speechless. It had to be said that Ni Yueshan's questions were too sharp. He didn't know how to answer or how to argue.
Ni Yueshan was looking at him, even the emperor was looking at him. He had never felt such tremendous pressure before, and the servant no longer dared to be afraid of death!
He suddenly reached out towards the cage in front of him. After smelling the powder between his fingers, the poisonous snake immediately opened its mouth and bit him, but the severe pain he had imagined did not come. He opened his eyes in surprise.
Ni Yueshan then smiled and said, "Sorry, the fangs of the venomous snake have also been pulled out!"
The servant looked at Ni Yueshan in surprise. He was actually tricked!
From the beginning, he didn't want to die, and because he was greedy for life, he chose to confess some information. But after being interrogated, he felt that he couldn't make it up, so he simply chose to die. But now...
He actually chose to be poisoned to death. He had no choice!
Seeing the servant's stunned expression, Ni Yueshan looked at the emperor: "Father, this man keeps saying that he did it for Ni Hongbo, but Ni Hongbo is dead, and he shouldn't be so loyal. Why on earth would he allow a servant to be so bold as to murder someone? It must be someone in the hunting ground who ordered it, right?"
Ni Yueshan looked at the emperor, with a confident glint in his eyes. Although his words sounded like questions, they were actually telling him that someone had bribed this servant in the hunting ground to murder people.
The emperor's eyes darkened, and then he said, "I understand. Princess, don't worry. I will investigate the rest myself!"
Who at the scene has a grudge against Ni Yueshan?
The emperor might have known the truth in his mind, but once a prince's true identity was revealed, the emperor might not necessarily execute him. Ni Yueshan was giving the emperor face.
After all, the emperor had released her before.
"Then I'll take my leave!"
Ni Yueshan walked out without any hesitation.
The emperor looked at Ni Yueshan leaving and had to admit that Ni Yueshan was much smarter than he had imagined.
After Ni Yueshan walked out of the tent, Qingdie immediately came to greet her: "Crown Princess, what's the matter?"
"The servant has already confessed that he was involved in this matter, but the identity of the murderer has not yet been revealed. We don't need to do anything else. We just need to wait for the emperor to announce the final result and give those ministers an explanation!"
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