Qi Xiao was in a state of great turmoil.
He still tried to pretend he knew nothing, but now that Qi Sichen had finally found the evidence, he wasn't going to give him that face.
Qi Sichen's lips curled slightly, but his eyes looked as if he were looking at a fool, or as if he were waiting for a monkey to perform on stage.
"Uncle, what exactly happened? My mother was perfectly fine in the palace, so why did she come here in this state, and you didn't even stop her when you saw her!" Qi Xiao asked angrily.
"You don't know?" Qi Sichen's light voice reached Qi Xiao's ears like adding fuel to the fire.
A single tear could extinguish the flames of anger in a person's heart, allowing them to grow into a raging inferno, enough to burn down the entire Prince's residence.
Fortunately, Qi Xiao was cautious and had endured for so many years. Even when he was so angry that his fingertips were trembling, he still managed to suppress his anger. With his brows furrowed and a completely ignorant look on his face, he asked, "Uncle, what do you mean by that? I've been in the manor all night and haven't gone out at all. How could I possibly know what happened in the palace?"
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Lin Wanyue, who was also watching the show, and his voice softened considerably: "Wanwan, why are you here so late? You're just a child, you should be going to bed earlier."
"I've heard my sister-in-law say before that you're the most kind-hearted among the princes, and now it seems she's right. Even now you're still so stubborn, and you still have time to care about my Wanwan?" Qi Sichen said with a smile.
After he finished speaking, there was another commotion outside.
It turned out that Lin Yanping and Lin Weiming had come.
They not only came themselves, but also brought several imperial physicians and coroners from the Ministry of Justice.
It seems they've made many plans.
When they arrived, their guards had already surrounded the entire study of the First Prince's residence. Now, Lin Yanping and his group had arrived with an even larger force, and everyone in the First Prince's residence was under control; not even a fly could escape.
"Your Excellency, what exactly is going on? Quickly, have the imperial physician come and examine my mother!" Qi Xiao said with a worried expression, completely ignoring Qi Sichen's words.
"..." Lin Yanping glanced at him, waved his hand, and several imperial physicians quickly stepped forward to bandage the bloody wound on Xiao Yuehan's leg.
Physician Liu placed his hand on Xiao Yuehan's wrist to take her pulse. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he jumped up in fright, shouting, "The Empress Dowager has no pulse!"
Moreover, his hands were icy cold, and his pale skin looked like that of a dead person under the moonlight.
The other imperial physicians, who were closest to Xiao Yuehan, turned pale with fright upon hearing Physician Liu's words. They reached out and placed their hands on her pulse, while some carefully observed her breathing through her nose.
Then they were all extremely surprised to find that although Consort Xiao was blinking at them and her body was limp, she was indeed not breathing and had no pulse!
How is that possible?
They had practiced medicine for many years and devoted themselves to studying the art, but they had never seen anything so bizarre.
No breathing, no pulse, and even a frighteningly low body temperature—isn't that a corpse?
However, Consort Xiao's body was still supple, and her eyes were still able to keep their eyes on them, her pupils moving.
Is this...is this a zombie?
"Zombie...zombie!" A slightly younger imperial physician was so terrified by his own thought that he wet himself. He didn't even care about the gauze he had taken out. His legs were so weak that he wanted to fall to the ground. With his last bit of strength, he tried to run towards the door.
All the guards and imperial physicians standing in the study courtyard froze instantly. The guards gripped their swords tightly, while the imperial physicians trembled as they clutched their medicine chests, staring anxiously at Consort Xiao.
"Shut up!" Qi Xiao's face was very ugly, and he almost squeezed out the words through clenched teeth: "Don't talk nonsense!"
He glanced in Xiao Yuehan's direction.
Xiao Yuehan walked over to him and said softly, "Xiao'er, you don't need to pay attention to them, your mother is fine."
"..." Before she could finish speaking, Qi Xiao's face turned even paler.
"Guards, seize the Crown Prince!"
"The eldest prince, Qi Xiao, is a member of the royal family and bears heavy responsibilities, yet he is utterly incompetent and immoral, causing great disappointment. He openly oversteps his bounds and disregards ethics, morality, and royal dignity. He is obsessed with witchcraft and sorcery, using it to harm the harem."
"He wouldn't even spare his own mother. Empress Dowager Xiao gave birth to him and raised him; her kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Yet he could be so heartless as to do such a heinous thing. It's truly the act of a beast, and it's intolerable to Heaven." Qi Sichen suddenly spoke up.
The guards, who were already prepared, swarmed forward. Although Qi Xiao was skilled in martial arts, he had no chance of winning against these well-trained and trusted guards.
Qi Xiao knew he was in dire straits, but he didn't know how much Qi Sichen knew about him.
He had been very careful and cautious, and had not given himself away in the slightest.
But how did things come to this?
Qi Xiao made up his mind and decided to take the gamble!
He knelt down before Qi Sichen with a thud and shouted, "Uncle, what exactly is going on? I've been asking you this, but you've been refusing to answer! Do you think I'm responsible for my mother's current condition? But I've grown up in the palace all these years, where could I have learned any witchcraft? On the other hand, the little princess you're holding, of unknown origin, is known throughout the capital as a little fairy! Shouldn't you suspect her?"
"No matter how much you love this little girl, you can't be so unreasonable and distort the truth! I haven't done anything wrong, yet you're trying to frame me for the sake of a little girl. If my father knew this in the afterlife, how heartbroken he would be!"
"Shameless! How dare you slander my daughter!" Lin Weiming charged forward and kicked Qi Xiao in the leg.
Lin Yanping was also very angry about this, but with his current physical condition, his old arms and legs really couldn't outrun Lin Weiming, who was in his prime.
By the time he ran over, Lin Weiming had already kicked the man to the ground.
Lin Yanping could only pull the man back, saying, "There is a difference in your status; you must not act rashly against the royal family."
"Hmph, what kind of imperial family does he think he is! He has no shame at all, he even uses witchcraft on his own mother. It's a waste to raise a son like that! I'd rather raise a shovel." Lin Weiming said indignantly.
Lin Wanyue nodded in agreement: "To dare to do something but not to take responsibility is not the act of a real man!"
Qi Sichen raised an eyebrow and said, "Even if others don't dare to touch you, I am still your elder. Since you have the guts to slander others so casually, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson."
After saying that, he kicked Qi Xiao hard, and no one expected that the change would happen at that moment.
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