After thinking for a moment, Xue Zhiyi said, "That depends on who made the Wu Tan Zun. However, it seems that the Queen has no reason to harm the Queen Mother."
"You guessed right." Huo Wuyou said, "The ebony jar was presented by the Queen to my grandmother because she was feeling restless and restless at the time. The fragrance of ebony has a calming effect, so the Queen presented it to her."
After saying that, he smiled again and said, "Guess where the Queen's black sandalwood jar came from?"
"I can't guess, please tell me, sir." Perhaps because he had lived one more life, although Xue Zhiyi was two or three years younger than Huo Wuyou, he felt that Huo Wuyou was very childish at the moment.
Not knowing what Xue Zhiyi was thinking at the moment, Huo Wuyou raised his eyebrows and said, "If you knew who it was, you would be very surprised. This thing was given to the Queen by the wife of the Zhao family, the Marquis of Yongping."
Xue Zhiyi narrowed his eyes and said, "So, the most suspicious person is Marquis Yongping?"
Huo Wuyou shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe the Queen is also connected to the Zhao family."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat: This is not right... Yongping Hou is Prince Gong's man in this life. If he was the one who poisoned her, then Gu Shichong wanted to kill the Queen Mother.
What about the past life? In his past life, Yongping Hou served Prince Cheng, and the Queen Mother was poisoned... Who was Yongping Hou working for? Or did Yongping Hou have some other agenda?
Xue Zhiyi was startled when he was hit on the head, neither light nor heavy.
Huo Wuyou tilted his head and looked at her: "Aren't you awake yet? Why are you always in a daze?"
Slightly adjusting her hair, she suppressed her discontent and revealed a hint of surprise: "The Zhao family is truly rebellious and bold."
Seeing her pretending to be frightened, Huo Wuyou said, "When it comes to boldness, no one can compare to you."
He crossed his arms and looked at Xue Zhiyi. "Xue Zhiyi, you said that the Zhao and Xue families are relatives, and the Zhao family follows the lead of Prince Gong. Why did you reveal this matter in front of me?"
Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat at the question, and then she raised her round, almond-shaped eyes and said, "My Lord, have you lost your memory? I was framed by the Imperial Concubine's people and accidentally entered the Empress Dowager's study. It was only then that I accidentally discovered that the ebony jar dried up immediately after being touched with water. That's when I noticed something was wrong. How could I have known it was related to the Zhao family? Zhiyi is kindly reminding me, but now my Lord is suspecting me?"
Looking at her, Huo Wuyou became even more suspicious.
He sighed softly, "So, your accidental discovery has caused Prince Gong to lose his spies planted in Jianzhang Palace in vain. As a member of Prince Gong's faction, Miss Xue San, aren't you shooting yourself in the foot?"
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhiyi's eyes turned red, and tears welled up in her increasingly aggrieved eyes. She clutched the quilt on her knees, her voice still tinged with tears: "Does the Marquis of Lin'an have to bring up such a sad thing?"
"Crying again?"
Seeing Xue Zhiyi crying, Huo Wuyou felt suffocated: "Stop it now, you've already used this trick last time, I won't fall for it."
Xue Zhiyi ignored his revelation and cried intently, "I said last time that I was just a pawn used by the Xue family to show their loyalty to Prince Gong. What they did had nothing to do with me. I also said that I told the Marquis about my guess about the Wu Tan Zun in order to do him a favor so that I could leave the Xue family one day..."
Her tears fell, landing on the brocade quilt and soaking into the dark patterns. "Since the Marquis of Lin'an listened to my speculation and sent someone to investigate, he accepted my good intentions. Now that it has been confirmed, does the Marquis suspect that I am colluding with Prince Gong's faction and plotting against you? Is this engagement something I can influence?"
It would have been fine if this matter had not been mentioned. As soon as Huo Wuyou heard the word "engagement", he felt as if his tail had been stepped on, and he became even more furious.
"You have no control over the engagement, but you seem to be enjoying your status as the future Princess Gong."
Huo Wuyou suppressed his temper and smiled sarcastically: "In front of Lu Minchun, you can represent Gu Shichong's opinion, but now you tell me that you don't like this marriage?"
After hearing from Yangui today about her conversation with Lu Minchun, I felt a surge of anger in my heart.
He tutted his words and shook his head: "Why do I feel that you haven't used me enough and you still want to play tricks on me? Sorry, your tears are useless now."
Last time, he was temporarily bewildered and felt pity for this scheming woman, but no one would be fooled twice in the same place.
He, Huo Wuyou, will never take the bait this time!
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi was stunned, his tearful eyes drooped, and he lay on his knees sobbing.
Huo Wuyou was not in a good mood after having his affection taken advantage of several times. He wanted to see how long Xue Zhiyi could continue crying, so he looked at her with contempt on his face.
After crying for a while, Xue Zhiyi looked up at him and said with a slightly nasal tone: "My Lord, can you help me get a handkerchief?"
"Where?" Huo Wuyou did not refuse her request.
Xue Zhiyi said, "Perhaps they are kept by the maid. They should be in Jiangxuexuan now. My Lord, please ask my maid to fetch them."
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Huo Wuyou asked her back.
But Xue Zhiyi lowered his eyes again: "That's right, I shouldn't have troubled you, my Lord."
"Alright, alright." He took out his Supa and handed it to Xue Zhiyi awkwardly: "This is the only one, take it or leave it."
Xue Zhiyi looked at Huo Wuyou at this moment, only to see that he turned his face away from her, but the tips of his ears were red.
So she pretended to pinch the corner of the handkerchief with both hands, letting it slide across his palm carelessly, then she pulled it back, wiped her tears, and said in a sobbing voice, "Thank you, my lord."
As soon as he turned his gaze back, he met Xue Zhiyi who was looking at him with wet eyes full of gratitude.
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