jdhmnovel Chapter 225 Fang Haoyuan is dead
Chapter 225 Fang Haoyuan is dead
Li Siming got into trouble one after another, and his followers all felt that he was unreliable and wanted to join Li Siqi.
Of course, there were also many court ministers who felt that Li Siqi remained silent on the surface, but suddenly made big moves in secret, and they all became wary of Li Siqi.
Down towards the back.
Li Siqi hadn't taken a few steps when a group of ministers surrounded him and started to flatter him in various ways.
"The Ninth Prince is really young and capable. He helped the Emperor accomplish such a big task in a short time."
"That's right, the Ninth Prince is extremely efficient in doing things, which makes this humble official admire him."
"The Ninth Prince is also a careful and intelligent person."
……
Li Siming panicked when he saw that there were also his own followers and cronies among the exaggerated ministers surrounding Li Siqi.
After the people walked away, Li Siming quickly surrounded them.
"Lord Wang, what did you just say to my ninth brother? You spoke so passionately." Li Siming said quickly.
Lord Wang mentioned by Li Siming is the leader of this group of court officials. As long as he is stabilized, the others will naturally be no problem.
Lord Wang, who was named by Li Siming, was stunned and turned around reluctantly.
In fact, he had seen Li Siming early on, and just wanted to say a few words to the Ninth Prince to make his presence felt and then quickly slip away.
But Li Siming actually called his name personally, so Lord Wang could only sigh helplessly, turned around and saluted Li Siming.
"Reporting to His Royal Highness, I ran into the Ninth Prince by accident when I was leaving the morning court just now, and then I chatted with him for a while. We talked about some trivial matters, which are not worth mentioning."
Lord Wang was ready to evade the question, but how could Li Siming do as he wished?
Lord Wang has been following the current emperor since he ascended the throne, so he is of great significance to the emperor and is naturally the target that Li Siming wants to win over.
"Lord Wang, are you distancing yourself from me because of my mother's family?" Li Siming did not give Lord Wang a chance to shirk his responsibilities and went straight to the point.
"I dare not." Lord Wang pretended to be frightened.
"Sir Wang, you have followed my father since you were a child, and you have watched me grow up. Although my father is angry about my mother's family, it shows that those involved in the case should be beheaded, and those who should be confined should be confined."
"Father did not abandon my position as Crown Prince. This proves that Father is a man who clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments. He did not vent his anger on me. He also found out that this matter had nothing to do with me. So you don't have to panic. When I inherit the throne in the future, I will definitely benefit from your help. Promotion is a basic condition."
Li Siming stared at Lord Wang and spoke word by word.
After these words were spoken, Lord Wang and several court officials around him were slightly stunned.
They thought about it and seemed to feel that what Li Siming said was correct.
After all, even though the emperor really liked Li Siqi, he did not make him the crown prince. Instead, he made Li Siming the crown prince.
Moreover, even though Li Siming did something that threatened the emperor's position, the emperor still did not choose to punish him and just confined him to his feet for a few days, which was enough to show how much the emperor valued the prince.
So the ministers' attitude towards Li Siming returned to its previous enthusiasm.
"Your Highness is right."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will take Your Highness' words to heart and follow Your Highness till death."
"Your Highness is wise."
……
After calming the ministers' hearts, Li Siming immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then enthusiastically sent the ministers back home one by one. On the way, he kept asking about their well-being and bringing them closer together.
Li Siqi, who was walking behind, saw all of this.
A disdainful smile appeared on Li Siqi's lips.
Just overestimating your own abilities.
Li Siming turned around and went back to the palace.
As soon as he arrived at the palace, Xu Yingying immediately surrounded him.
"Fang Haoyuan is dead? Was his death your fault?" Xu Yingying asked tentatively.
Li Siming smiled and said nothing.
Xu Yingying understood immediately. She didn't expect that Li Siqi would actually kill Fang Haoyuan just for her simple words, and he did it cleanly and efficiently without any delay.
Even now, when she heard that Fang Haoyuan was gone, she still felt it was an illusion and found it hard to accept.
"Let me take you to make clothes! Some girls' clothes." Li Siqi suddenly said to Xu Yingying.
"Huh? Why?" Xu Yingying asked somewhat confusedly.
"I believe many people have known about your disguise as a man after your last time in the East Palace. I plan to slowly help you restore your identity as a woman. It's not good for you to keep pretending to be a man among men." Li Siqi explained.
Xu Yingying was convinced by Li Siqi's words.
She nodded and said, "Okay."
noon.
Xu Yingying put on women's clothes and entered the palace to continue investigating the death of the late queen.
The investigation went exceptionally smoothly this time. The Imperial Concubine did not show up, nor did she make things difficult for Xu Yingying.
Presumably, the slaughter of her mother's clan dealt her a great blow.
When Xu Yingying passed by the imperial concubine's bedroom, she found that the once prosperous palace had become desolate.
Is it going to fall?
Unable to suppress her curiosity, Xu Yingying sneaked in when the palace servants were not paying attention.
After flowing into the mansion, Xu Yingying found that the imperial concubine was lying on the bed with a pale face, looking like she was about to die.
Seeing this, Xu Yingying suddenly felt that her chance had come. She wanted to take the opportunity to "play a trick" on the Imperial Concubine to see if she could trick her into getting any useful information out of her.
Xu Yingying quietly approached the imperial concubine on the bed and wiped tears on her eyelids.
Yes, Xu Yingying wants to put on a big show with Camellia.
Camellia floated in front of the Imperial Concubine with her hair loose, and said in a very sad tone: "Imperial Concubine, I died so tragically~"
“How miserable~”
"I feel so lonely down there by myself, why don't you stay and keep me company!"
……
Of course, the imperial concubine did not disappoint her.
When the imperial concubine slowly opened her eyes and saw Huahua appear in front of her, she suddenly became frightened.
The imperial concubine screamed in horror: "Ah——"
"Empress, aren't you dead?"
"I didn't kill you. If you want revenge, you should go find those who killed you!"
……
Xu Yingying, who was hiding in the dark, immediately understood the secret behind the death of the late queen when she heard this.
Just as Xu Yingying was about to turn around and leave without questioning the Imperial Concubine, she noticed a strange smile on the Imperial Concubine's lips, completely different from her frightened look just now.
Xu Yingying immediately understood that the death of the late queen was definitely related to the Imperial Noble Concubine, and the Imperial Noble Concubine's panic just now was just an act for her.
Upon seeing this, Xu Yingying and Chahua mercilessly tied up the Imperial Concubine, and then began to search her bedroom for evidence that she had murdered the late Queen.