He was the dignified Prince Xi, but someone had croton injected into his own home, causing him to have diarrhea and almost die. This was no small matter. If he didn't investigate the matter thoroughly, where would he put his face?
After a while, the man in charge of the wine cellar came trotting in front of Leng Xi. He knelt on his knees and explained:
"Your Highness, all the wine in our palace comes from the wine cellar. When you felt unwell, the imperial physician went to the wine cellar to take samples for examination. There is nothing wrong with the wine in the cellar. The imperial physician also said that one of the pots of wine sent by these two girls contained croton seeds. This shows that the wine in question did not come from the wine cellar, but was tampered with later. Please investigate carefully, Your Highness."
Leng Xi's brows were twisted into a knot. The imperial physician had already told him about this problem. It was obvious that someone had tampered with that pot of wine.
The matter was roughly clear. He looked at the two girls again and suddenly raised his voice and scolded them harshly:
"After you two took the wine from the wine cellar, did that wine jug pass through anyone else's hands?"
The two girls hesitated for a while, and one of them replied timidly:
"After passing through the young master's hands, we happened to run into him when we arrived at the dining room door. He said... he wanted to change it for you with something with a lower alcohol content. He then left with the wine jug and came back after a while, saying he was worried you wouldn't be used to it, so he didn't change it."
Xiaobao?
Listening to the girl's words, Leng Xi's face became even uglier. Could it be that his own son poisoned his own father? This was truly a laughable thing.
He used all his strength to scold the butler:
"Call Xiaobao."
Upon hearing this, the butler hurriedly accepted the order, then turned around and ran outside.
At this time, Xiaobao was sitting on the bed with a dull look in his eyes. He knew that his father would soon find out about him, send people to arrest him, tie him up and hang him up, and then beat him up.
Thinking of this, he timidly shed tears until the tears blurred his vision, and he didn't bother to wipe them away.
He couldn't think of anyone who could plead for him except his grandmother, but his grandmother was in the palace and he couldn't see her.
What should he do? Will he bring trouble to his mother?
Just as he was daydreaming, there was a knock on the door. He was startled. Then, the door creaked and was opened from the outside. The housekeeper's voice came in.
"Young Master, the prince invites you over."
Xiaobao shrank back into the bed. He knew that what was coming would come, and he couldn't hide even if he wanted to.
He simply wiped away his tears and nodded to the housekeeper:
"I understand. I'll go right away."
In fact, he really wanted to say goodbye to his mother. He seemed to have anticipated that he might not be able to come back alive after this trip. According to his father's violent temper, even if he didn't order people to beat him to death, he would definitely put him in solitary confinement for several years.
At that time, my mother, who doesn't understand what's going on, will definitely question my father, and if things go wrong, my father will lock her up.
Thinking of this, Xiao Bao tightened his nose in fear. Seeing that the housekeeper was still waiting there, he asked in a low voice:
"I'll go by myself later, you go back first."
"Young Master, the prince wants you to go now. It seems like there's something urgent. You'd better not delay."
It seemed that his father did not intend to let him say goodbye to his mother. He bit his lip and nodded heavily.
"Okay, I'll come over after I change my clothes."
The butler then retreated to the door and waited for him.
After a while, the housekeeper brought Xiaobao to Lengxi. Lengxi had already dismissed all the servants, and he waved his hand to signal the housekeeper to leave.
When only the father and son were left here, Leng Xi leaned against the edge of the bed, looking at Xiao Bao standing in front of him with his hands hanging down, lowering his voice and roaring,
"Why did you poison me? Are you hoping for my early death?"
Xiaobao shook his head vigorously. He suddenly knelt on his knees, buried his head in the ground timidly, and dared not make a sound.
"You hate me, don't you?"
Leng Xi's questioning voice once again reached Xiao Bao's ears. He listened to his weak voice and whispered back:
"Dad, I was wrong. I didn't know it was a laxative, and I didn't mean to hurt you. I was wrong."
“Bang!”
Leng Xi suddenly slapped the edge of the bed and raised his voice to ask:
"You were wrong? You still have the guts to admit it! You almost killed your father. Is it enough for you to just say you were wrong?"
"father……"
Xiao Bao looked up at Leng Xi, his eyes suddenly reddened, and he kept begging for mercy:
"Dad, I really didn't mean to hurt you. I was wrong. Please punish me. Any punishment is fine, as long as you don't kill me."
Xiaobao's words left Leng Xi stunned. No matter how cruel he was, he would not kill his own flesh and blood. Why would this child have such an idea?
Is he really that scary?
He looked at Xiaobao and asked in a slow voice:
"Who gave you this laxative?"
This question made Xiaobao hesitate. He didn't know whether he should reveal the source of the laxative.
Originally, he promised An An not to tell anyone about this, but that was when he thought the laxative was actually sugar. Now that he knew that An An was trying to harm his father on purpose, should he still keep his promise?
Seeing him silent, Leng Xi's voice sounded again.
"As far as I know, you've never left Prince Xi's mansion alone. Could it be that your mother bought this laxative for you?"
Seeing that he began to doubt his mother, Xiaobao suddenly felt a little scared. He was afraid that his father would be cruel to his mother again. He shook his head hurriedly.
"No, no, I don't know about this. It has nothing to do with me."
"It has nothing to do with her? Then who gave it to you?"
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