"High Priest, I can explain." The Minister of Justice spoke very quickly, and the blood drained away from his face.
The high priest was too stingy to even give him a glance, and just stared at Qu Li without blinking.
"You'll make people think you're abusing your power and bending the law!" Qu Li sneered, "Since I didn't do it, I also want to see who framed me!"
She had just replayed the scenes that happened after Ah Qi appeared in the prison.
She could feel that the other party did not seem to want to frame her, but seemed to have other purposes.
Unable to figure it out for the time being, she didn't think about it any further.
The high priest was so angry that he laughed, "What a heartless girl!"
He was not a tolerant person, and basically gave all his good temper to Li Ran and Qu Li in front of him.
Since she doesn't care about this favor, he will let her suffer a little.
"Since you like staying here so much, then stay here."
After saying this, he walked away.
It is not right to keep the Minister of Justice away, nor is it right to lock the prison door.
Qu Li saw his dilemma and taunted him, "Why aren't you following? Are you planning to let the suspect go?"
After this incident, she finally realized that the high priest in Xiling was like the emperor.
"High Priest, I will take good care of Miss Qu, so you can rest assured!"
When he came outside, the Minister of Justice immediately forced a flattering smile.
The high priest suppressed his anger because the little emperor had rebelled and secretly ran away from the palace, and he was also furious because Qu Li did not appreciate his kindness.
At this moment, seeing the face of the Minister of Justice filled with a fawning smile, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
"You're the Minister of Justice, not an innkeeper! If you want to resign and open an inn, I'll help you!"
The high priest's face was unusually gloomy, and a cold aura was surging around him.
The Minister of Justice stammered violently, "I, I just..."
"Just what?"
"nothing."
The high priest took a deep look at the dark abyss-like prison cell of the Ministry of Justice, frowned, and got on the carriage without hesitation.
Inside the palace, the little emperor wiped his hands and face, then called the guards in.
"If I secretly go to the Ministry of Justice Prison now, will that person come back to the palace?"
The guard thought seriously, "I don't know either, but it seems the High Priest left because of Miss Qu's matter."
"Do you still remember what the King of Zhongshan said to me when he came here that time?"
"I will naturally remember it."
"This time, the disaster in Dagan was so severe, and it was my sister who provided relief grain! Do you think a woman as powerful as her can help me deal with the high priest?"
"Your Majesty, please think twice! After all, Miss Qu returned to Xiling with the High Priest. What if this is the High Priest's plan..."
The emperor is now in a difficult situation. He is really afraid that all this is the sinister plot of the high priest.
"Yidao, I am still young, and if he ascends the throne, he will be condemned by the people of the world, so he has not taken action against me yet!
But to him, I am nothing more than a puppet! Once he feels the time is right, he will abandon me without hesitation. By then, I will still not be able to escape death!"
Having said that, pain filled the little emperor's eyes, but his fists were clenched tightly.
"Since I can't escape death, why should I let him control me? Living in humiliation every day?"
Zhao Yidao felt sorry for his situation, his jaw clenched, his expression solemn: "No matter what decision the emperor makes, I will follow him to the death!"
"Make arrangements. I'm going to the Ministry of Justice prison."
"If the Emperor does this, will he..."
"I'm going this time openly and honestly! Didn't he always teach me to be a wise ruler who is strict with himself and cares about the people? I'm doing what he taught me. How could he possibly stop me?"
Zhao Yidao also realized that the little emperor was really going to go against the high priest this time.
"I'll make the arrangements right away."
As soon as the high priest returned to the high priest's mansion, Tianqing ran over with red eyes.
"High Priest, you must save Miss Qu!"
Thinking of the girl's unappreciative look, the high priest felt a surge of restlessness in his heart, and his eyes became deeper and colder as if they were poisoned.
"I have my own arrangements for this matter. You go back to Lanyuan first."
Tianqing wanted to say something but stopped himself. Finally, he was frightened by the powerful aura emanating from his body and had to bow and retreat.
The high priest was feeling upset when news came from the palace that the little emperor was going to the Ministry of Justice prison.
The wrinkles between his brows deepened, and murderous intent surged in his eyes.
The little emperor walked into the prison and appeared in front of Qu Li.
She squinted at him and teased, "Should I call you Ah Qi or Your Majesty?"
"elder sister!"
The little emperor, Ah Qi, had a gentle expression on his face, but his eyes were full of apology.
"The Emperor must have heard that I was brought here by the High Priest, so he wanted to get close to me on purpose! Of course, it might also be because of Changsun Lingyue."
"Sister, I approached you because you look a lot like Miss Changsun."
"Then why did the Emperor deliberately frame me and put me in jail? Was it just to make the High Priest anxious?" Qu Li stood up and glanced at him indifferently. "Now, everyone in Xiling is under the High Priest's control. To put it nicely, you're the Emperor of Xiling. To put it bluntly, you're just a puppet supported by the High Priest!"
“Bold!”
Zhao Yidao couldn't bear to hear Qu Li belittling the little emperor like that, and he scolded him fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes.
"One knife!" The little emperor shook his head at her, "You step back first."
"emperor!"
Zhao Yidao didn't believe Qu Li.
She could make the pervert who teased her die without knowing why. If he hadn't been prepared, she wouldn't be in the Ministry of Justice prison now!
How could he let her stay alone with the little emperor when she was such an unpredictable person who used poison?
"One knife, sister won't hurt me!"
Zhao Yidao hesitated to speak.
Qu Li sneered: "If I wanted to harm him, I wouldn't give him candy!"
"You didn't know he was the emperor at that time." Zhao Yidao still looked alert.
"You only know that I was brought to Xiling by the high priest. Don't you know that I agreed to it passively?"
"One knife, sister won't hurt me!"
The high priest put something in his body, whether it was poison or something else.
He is not afraid of such a domineering thing, so how could he be afraid of Qu Li?
Zhao Yidao finally retreated reluctantly, but he was guarding the door and would rush in at the first moment if anything went wrong.
Qu Li crossed his arms and said, "Tell me, why did you go to so much trouble to get me into the Ministry of Justice's prison? What was your purpose?"
"Sister, you checked my pulse before. I've been in immense pain every fifteenth day of every month these past few years!"
Qu Li frowned thoughtfully, staring at his eyes full of sincerity with scrutiny.
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