Hongli looked at Xin Bin with a complicated expression. He didn't know whether he should believe her or not. Xiao Huazi... was Xin Bin's palace servant after all.
Seeing that Hongli was still silent, Xin Bin raised her tear-stained face and said, "Is it possible that until now, the emperor still refuses to believe me?"
"I also hope it has nothing to do with you, but..." Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Wu had already walked in and whispered in Hong Li's ear. The latter nodded slightly and said, "I understand, please step back."
Get off."
Xin Bin's heart tightened and she asked: "Your Majesty, is there any news about Xiao Huazi? Has he been captured?"
"Don't worry about Xiao Huazi's affairs. I asked Xiuzhu to come in and serve you." After saying this, Hongli strode out with Xiao Wu. After a while, Xiuzhu opened the curtain and entered. She quickly
Stepping to Xin Bin's side, her eyes were red and she said: "Master, don't be too sad, it will be fine."
Xin Bin glanced at the hanging curtain, wiped the tears on her face, and whispered: "Xiao Wu came in just now, but did they catch Xiao Huazi?"
"I don't know, but I have already told Master Wende according to the master's instructions. I believe he has already taken care of Xiao Huazi's affairs."
Xiuzhu's words made Xin Bin feel slightly at ease, and she turned around and said, "Where are the Queen and the others? Are they causing trouble for you?"
Xiuzhu shook his head and said: "That's not true. After I came back, I have been waiting outside. No one has come to see me."
Xin Bin frowned slightly and said: "It's strange, you and Xiao Huazi are both close to me. Logically speaking, the Queen will not let you go so easily."
Xiuzhu thought for a while and said: "Xu is the Queen and they are all focusing on Xiao Huazi at the moment, so they will pay no attention to the servants." Then, she said carefully: "Master, the Emperor...do you believe me?"
Xin Bin's face darkened and she said coldly: "Looking at the emperor's appearance, he is still dubious. The situation is extremely unfavorable for us!" As she said that, she patted the bed bitterly and gritted her teeth: "This time, Xiao Huazi was really fooled.
He was killed, and he didn't even know he was being stared at. He even swore to me that no one had found any trace of him.
; Even... it caused me to have no children!" When she mentioned this, her heart throbbed with pain. She did all this to get rid of Yong Cang and let the queen taste the pain of losing everything.
, but the person who died was Yongxuan, and her child also died due to this incident. It was really not worth the loss.
Xiuzhu sighed deeply: "Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless for the master to think too much. I only hope that... the emperor can eliminate his suspicions about the master as soon as possible."
While they were talking, Hongli stared at Agui with a gloomy expression, "You said Xiao Huazi is dead?"
"Yes, the people sent by me found Xiao Huazi at the foot of the cliff. He should have slipped and fell when he was running away." After a pause, Agui continued: "It was the twelfth elder brother who encountered a black bear before.
The cliff where something almost happened."
Hong Zhou was also there, and he was surprised when he heard this: "Dead?"
Agui said truthfully: "Yes, when we found out, Xiao Huazi had no breath. There was a blood-stained stone next to his head, and there was a wound that matched the shape on the back of his head. It should have been when he fell.
He accidentally hit his head and died." After a pause, he looked at Hongli and said, "But there is one thing that I find very strange."
"What is it?" Facing Hongli's inquiry, he said: "This place is far from the cliff. Even riding a horse will take about half an hour. Xiao Huazi is just a palace man who doesn't understand martial arts. How can he be so good?
With enough physical strength, I can keep running there.”
Hongli frowned and said, "Didn't your people catch up with him all the way?"
Agui lowered his head in shame and said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, because the trees in the pine forest are lush and the sky is dark, so I have been unable to catch up, but..." He frowned and said: "Listen to the soldiers below.
It was said that Xiao Huazi's speed had slowed down, but then he ran very fast again for some unknown reason, and even used the terrain to escape their tracking for a time, so that they were unable to catch Xiao Huazi before he fell off the cliff."
Hong Zhou frowned tightly and said, "Even for my younger brother, it is extremely difficult to run from here to the cliff in one breath. It seems that this matter is weird." Before Hongli could say anything, he added
Said: "As my brother said bluntly, if Xin Bin is really related to Lie Yan's madness, then the person who wants Xiao Huazi dead the most is not us, but Xin Bin."
Hongli stared at him and said: "You mean... Xiao Huazi's fall from the cliff was not an accident, but was caused by Xin Bin?"
Hong Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, only the dead can keep secrets absolutely. Xin Bin is not as innocent as she said."
Xiao Wu whispered from the side: "Your Majesty, I remember that when Xiao Huazi escaped, Xin Bin asked Xiuzhu to chase him. Could it be that... Xiuzhu was the one who killed Xiao Huazi and then pretended it was an accident?"
Hongli ignored his words and only turned his gaze to Agui, "When you found Xiao Huazi, were there any signs of being murdered?"
Agui shook his head and said: "That's not true, but..." Before he could continue, Hongli said: "Xinbin had just had a miscarriage at that time, how could she have the intention to arrange for Xiuzhu to kill someone? Besides, Xiuzhu is a palace maid.
Instead of being an assassin, does Lao Wu think she can do all this?"
Hong Zhou frowned slightly. Hong Li's words were clearly showing favor to Xin Bin. He said, "Xiuzhu can't do it, but Wen De can. He has many people under him."
"Wende..." Hongli murmured and repeated, staring at Hongzhou and said: "Do you think all this is a conspiracy between Xinbin and Wende, and that they teamed up to kill Yongcun?"
"Yes, the only deviation is that Xin Bin never thought that she would eventually harm herself." As soon as Hong Zhou finished speaking, Hong Li asked: "What's the reason?"
"The emperor's regard for the twelfth elder brother is their best reason." Faced with Hong Zhou's words, Hongli was about to speak when suddenly a guard walked in quickly and whispered in Hongli's ear,
The latter nodded and waved for him to leave.
After the guards had gone away, Hong Zhou said again: "Your Majesty, do you want me to investigate Wen De?"
Hongli shook his head and said: "No need. Dai Jia's family has been officials for generations and is loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Princess Cheng is also from this family, and Xin Bin has been humble and docile since she entered the palace. I believe they will not interact with this family.
It's related." We won't wait for Hong to finish.
Without words, he added: "Also, although what you said before is right, my regard for Yong Cang will indeed make him a target, but similarly, you must not forget that Xin Bin has no heirs, even if Yong Cang
Death will not do her any good."
"But she is pregnant with a dragon fetus in her belly. If she gives birth to a little brother, then the twelfth brother will be the biggest obstacle on the road to becoming emperor."