603 Ending Like This (2)
There was naturally no need for him to investigate such a small matter personally. Eunuch Wang had investigated it thoroughly.
The Emperor was poisoned after eating the stick of candied hawthorn. The poison must have been on the stick of candied hawthorn. Eunuch Wang was an experienced worker in the palace. After thinking about it, he guessed it in his heart.
In order to verify his guess, he took all the candied hawthorn that the three little black eggs had given to the Emperor to let Yu Wan test the poison.
Yu Wan soaked the candied hawthorn in clean water and tried with the silver needle. As expected, the silver needle turned black.
These candied hawthorns were originally for her sons. If the Emperor hadn’t interfered and used Fuyuanzi to exchange for their candied hawthorns, her three precious sons would have been poisoned.
The things were bought by the Queen, so she was the most suspicious. However, Yu Wan did not think that the culprit was her.
The Queen was focused on the Prince Consort. In order to redeem the Prince Consort’s heart, she did not even care about her dignity. Not to mention poisoning the Prince Consort’s precious babies, she probably did not even dare to touch a strand of their hair.
It was also unlikely that it was that idiot commandery princess. If she had such a scheme, she would not have been bullied by Yu Wan.
After eliminating them one by one, only Nangong Li was left.
Nangong Li was a scheming and sinister man. He must have discovered that they were using the Queen to sow discord between them and the Queen, so he thought of a sinister method to poison the food sent by the Queen.
If they didn’t know Nangong Li’s character, they might have really suspected the Queen.
Even if they knew that the culprit was not the Queen, Prince Yan would definitely vent his anger on her if something really happened to the children. No matter what, Nangong Li had achieved his goal.
In terms of strategy, other than being too vicious, there was really nothing wrong.
Unfortunately, he was unlucky.
This matter was ruined by the Emperor. Prince Yan would vent his anger on her if anyone in the Ziwei Pavilion was poisoned. As for the Emperor…
Yu Wan touched her chin.
Prince Yan seemed to have even more objections to him for raising such a heinous daughter.
Yu Wan’s guess was right. When he heard that the person who was poisoned was the Emperor, Prince Yan’s expression was very calm. He led the three confused little black eggs back to their room to sleep.
The Emperor did not know about the Queen’s efforts to redeem the Prince Consort’s heart, so he naturally could not eliminate the Queen as a suspect. Of course, he also understood that the poison was not targeted at him. It was precisely because of this that he was even angrier.
If he hadn’t come to see the children at the last minute, they would have been harmed! Such cute little fellows. When he thought of them…
The Emperor did not dare to think further. He was trembling with anger. She didn’t even let go of a few innocent children. What was her heart made of? Could it be that just because they were the descendants of the Prince Consort and another woman, she could not tolerate them?
She could not even tolerate a few innocent children in her heart. In the future, how could she tolerate thousands of commoners?!
The Emperor sat at the head of the bed and said angrily, “Call the Queen over!”
The Queen was already waiting in the side room. When Eunuch Wang was investigating the case, she was watching from the side. She knew better than anyone that she had been framed. However, she did not suspect her son. Instead, she suspected Yan Jiuchao and his wife.
She was worried that they were unwilling to accept her, so they deliberately put on a bitter show. However, when she thought about it, she felt that it was impossible. Who would risk their sons?
Before she could figure it out, she was summoned into the room by the Emperor.
“Father…”
“Evil creature, kneel down!”
The Queen’s heart skipped a beat and she knelt down in a daze. “Father, I’m innocent—”
The Emperor said, “You were the one who got someone to buy the things, and you were also the one who got someone to send them over. Along the way, the pageboy went to Li’er’s courtyard, and then came to Ziwei Pavilion. The people of Ziwei Pavilion have never come into contact with candied hawthorn. I’m the first.”
The Emperor did not give the Queen a chance to refute at all. He placed all the evidence in front of her. “Did you ask Li’er to poison them?!”
“So what if they find out? He was sent by the Queen. The things were asked by the Queen to buy. How can they suspect me? Even if they know that I once came into contact with those things, I’m the Queen’s son. How could the Queen be able to remove herself entirely?”
Nangong Li’s plan worked. His tampering was discovered, and the Queen was successfully dragged down by him. Unfortunately, the person who suspected them changed from the Prince Consort to the Emperor.
This was another story.
The Queen walked to the bed and grabbed the Emperor’s hand tightly. She cried and said, “Father, I didn’t… I was wronged… I was wronged… I never thought of harming them…”
The Emperor’s eyes turned cold. “So you want to harm me?”
The Queen was stunned.
The Emperor said self-deprecatingly, “That’s true. You’re the only daughter I’ve recognized and the future Emperor. Even if I lose my power for a moment, I won’t be able to shake your status. I’m old and don’t have many years to live. The country will be yours in the end. Those spineless servants have long sought refuge with you. It’s not difficult for you to know my whereabouts, right?”
It was true that she had spies in the palace, and it was also true that many people around the Emperor had joined her. However, this time, she really did not contact them! No, she really didn’t!
The Emperor smiled.
There was a rumor among the people—it was better to see a ghost cry than to see a ghost smile. These words were the same for the Emperor. When the Emperor had a straight face, it was not the most terrifying thing. What was terrifying was when he smiled.
That was when he was the most heartless.
The Emperor looked at the dawn outside the window and muttered, “I don’t know that in your hearts… I’m already a dead person.”
The Queen shook her head. “Father!”
The Emperor couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath. He said coldly, “Guards, pass down my decree. The Queen is immoral and can’t withstand this heavy responsibility. From today onwards, she will be deposed of her position and moved out of the Queen Manor!”
