"If I do everything myself, what else do you need me to do?" The little emperor looked worried.
The high priest was suspicious.
In the past morning court sessions, the little emperor was always well-behaved and quiet.
There is absolutely no sense of existence.
But today, he got really angry.
"High Priest, you need to keep a close eye on this case!" The little emperor looked at the high priest with unusual sincerity in his eyes.
The high priest's thoughts were in a mess.
Did he figure it out last night?
Or was he deliberately trying to make himself felt in front of all the court officials?
Facing the high priest's unfathomable eyes, the little emperor was not at all frightened.
"Dismiss the court."
The little emperor left.
All the courtiers looked towards the high priest.
"High Priest, what happened to the Emperor?"
"The Emperor was clearly unhappy with the High Priest's words 'withdraw from court'!"
"It seems that the emperor wants to show off his power to the high priest!"
…
The court officials were talking at random, like flies buzzing around his ears, giving the high priest a headache.
He said impatiently: "Enough!"
Everyone fell silent.
"Since the emperor asked me to keep an eye on last night's case, bring the person out now and I will try him personally." The high priest said to the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice shrank back and nodded in agreement.
The little emperor walked into the imperial study with a gloomy face. He did not see Qu Li. There were only a few candies on the imperial desk. He pursed his lips.
After Qu Li came out of the Tibetan medicine pavilion, he did not dare to delay for even a moment and hurried into the palace.
It happened to be during the morning court session, and she was afraid that the perverted high priest could sense her presence. After all, even if she hid at the critical point of space, she could be sensed by the high priest.
So she found Zhao Yidao and handed him a note.
During every morning court session, the little emperor was just a tool. The high priest might have thought that he was right under his nose and would not cause any trouble, so he did not notice that Zhao Yidao passed him a note.
After reading the contents of the note, the little emperor hated the high priest even more.
No matter how strong he looked, he was still a child after all. When he thought about the poisonous insect planted in his body by the high priest, he felt sick and terrified.
Zhao Yidao secretly observed his expression and whispered, "Your Majesty, I heard that the High Priest has asked the Minister of Justice to take Miss Qu out of the prison and to personally interrogate her."
"Sister is really capable. She can actually come and go freely in the palace!" The little emperor ate a piece of candy, and his restless heart calmed down a little bit. "I should trust my sister!"
Qu Li hurried and finally returned to the Ministry of Justice prison.
"It has nothing to do with me if someone dies!"
She looked at the Minister of Justice with a cold expression.
"The Emperor has ordered the High Priest to examine the case."
Qu Li raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced. "The Emperor is already angry with me because of my relationship with the High Priest. How can he just let the High Priest try this case? Isn't he doing something behind the scenes?"
"That's not clear!" The Minister of Justice forced a flattering smile, "Miss Qu, please!"
"You don't look very well. Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
After meeting, the high priest's first words were sarcasm.
Qu Li smiled faintly: "If you spend a night in jail, you'll know what it feels like! And this is the second time I've been in jail because of you!"
The high priest understood her expression and his smile deepened: "I don't mind you holding a grudge!"
"Then I'll take a little notebook and write it down!"
The high priest's mood improved a little, and he took her back to the high priest's mansion without even trying her.
Before she jumped off the carriage, a figure came running towards her. It was Tianqing.
"Ms. Qu, are you okay?"
"fine!"
Qu Li pinched her cheek, "Like a rabbit!"
"I knew the High Priest would not watch you suffer imprisonment! Besides, that man was wrong, he deserves to die!"
"Alright, alright, help me prepare the bath!"
After spending a night in prison, he went to the palace again. He was so tired that his body was sticky.
Moreover, she wanted to think about some problems while taking a bath.
Tianqing had tears in her eyes and nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice.
Soaking in the hot water mixed with flower petals, Qu Li felt relaxed all over.
The high priest calculated the date and entered the Tibetan medicine pavilion.
There was a faint fragrance lingering in the air. He had a keen sense of smell and could smell it as soon as he came in.
He gathered his eyebrows together and looked around like a searchlight.
He went straight to the third room, and the poisonous insects made a hissing sound.
His pupils narrowed and he turned and walked out.
Seeing his face as stern as ink, the secret guard appeared and said, "Master, what's wrong?"
"Who was here just now?" he asked.
The secret guards guarding the Tibetan Medicine Pavilion are highly skilled in martial arts and will definitely discover anyone who breaks in.
"There's no one here!" the secret guard answered without hesitation.
"No?"
"Indeed not."
"Nothing unusual?"
“No.”
The high priest's eyes were filled with dark clouds and his jaw was clenched.
Is it possible that he is too sensitive and his feelings are wrong?
He went back again and found that there was nothing wrong with the poisonous insects.
Maybe, I just think too much.
After taking a bath, Qu Li felt refreshed. Before the high priest came to find her, she took the initiative to go to him.
"You promised me before that as long as I followed you to Xiling, I would be able to find the answers I wanted! Now that I have a clue, you should keep your promise and not restrict my freedom, right?"
"Of course not."
"Okay, I'll be out in a minute."
"Although I won't restrict your freedom, since you're involved in a murder case, it's best not to go out casually recently."
"Since you insisted on bringing me to Xiling, you should have thought that you were bringing trouble upon yourself! Now that trouble has arisen, you can't just keep restricting my freedom."
"Wherever you are going, I will send someone to accompany you."
"You deliberately chose Changsun Lingyue to be the Firework Fairy this time. You should have thought that I would definitely have some doubts."
"I said, I never meant to restrict your freedom! But now, it's not appropriate for you to go out."
"I want to meet Prime Minister Changsun!"
The word "stubborn" was clearly written on her face, and her tone was uncompromising.
The high priest's eyes were gloomy, and low pressure continued to be released from his body.
"I'll go with you!"
"I don't think it's right!"
"There's nothing wrong! I was the one who brought you back to Xiling."
Qu Li sneered, "What I'm saying is wrong is that Prime Minister Changsun was a loyal minister, but you forced him to resign. And you're still using his grandson's affairs to keep putting pressure on him, forcing the Second Miss to become a Firework Fairy!"
"How do you know this? Did the emperor tell you?" The high priest raised his voice, and the dark color in his eyes seemed to want to devour Qu Li.
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