The little nobleman thanked him profusely, and when he was getting up to leave, he was caught off guard when he heard Li Chen ask: "By the way, there is an unsigned letter in the bottom drawer of my imperial desk. Have you seen it?"
Xiao Guizi completely relied on instinct and replied: "I saw it, I didn't move..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xiao Guizi saw Li Chen's cold eyes and immediately realized that he had spilled the beans.
Xiao Guizi, who turned pale in an instant, sat down on the ground, completely stunned.
"What a courage."
Li Chen walked up to Xiao Guizi and looked down at him condescendingly.
"You are so kind as to help me organize my desk. Do you need to open the drawers to organize it?"
Xiao Guizi was startled, and his whole body shivered as if he had returned to his senses.
His first reaction was actually... to run.
Li Chen watched him run, his eyes as if he were looking at a mentally retarded person.
In this East Palace, masters from the land of fairyland come and go, but where else can a little eunuch go?
Sure enough, just as he ran to the door, several knives were placed on Xiao Guizi's neck by Ouchi guards.
Xiao Guizi was stunned on the spot. He turned to Li Chen and knelt down with a bang, crying: "Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness, please spare your life!"
Li Chen said indifferently: "Bring people in."
The Ouchi guard pressed the little noble son with a knife and brought him to kneel in front of Li Chen.
Xiao Guizi continued to cry and beg for mercy.
Li Chen's eyes were cold and he said, "Tell me, who is behind this?"
Xiao Guizi said with a sad face: "Yes... he is the housekeeper of the Zhao family."
"He gave the slave a sum of money and asked the slave to pay attention to what was on His Highness's table when cleaning it every day. He wrote it down and told him that the slave was greedy for money and went astray because of his obsession. I beg Your Highness to have mercy!"
"very good."
Li Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "There are so many things that people with higher positions, higher status, and abilities than you dare not do, but you did it, you have the courage."
After speaking, Li Chen waved his hand to the Ouchi guards and motioned for them to drag the little noble son down.
Xiao Guizi was dragged away by Ouchi guards by his arms, and his cries and pleas gradually faded away.
It's obvious what his fate will be.
Li Chen was not surprised that Zhao Xuanji reached out to the East Palace, but he was not sure how much Zhao Xuanji knew.
If Zhao Xuanji does nothing, there will be a problem.
It was as quiet as death these days, and Li Chen felt a little uneasy.
Now that he finally caught some of his tricks, Li Chen was able to confirm that Zhao Xuanji was still evil-minded.
Recalling the words of Emperor Daxing and Sanbao, Li Chen lamented that these two people were really experienced and had already understood Zhao Xuanji thoroughly.
He will never give up the fight for power.
Thinking about countermeasures, Li Chen turned around and saw Wan Jiaojiao, whose eyes were as red as a rabbit's, kneeling in front of him.
"What are you doing?" Li Chen asked in shock.
Wan Jiaojiao said with a sad face: "Your Highness, this slave is guilty."
Li Chen's scalp felt numb. Could it be that Zhao Xuanji bribed Wan Jiaojiao as well?
"This servant is His Highness's personal assistant, but she failed to discipline the people below and let them inform the outside world. All this is my fault."
The more Wan Jiaojiao spoke, the more aggrieved and frightened she became. Big tears rolled down her face, her face filled with self-blame.
Li Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you."
