Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 855 Putting the blame on

Li Xuanye was the first one to rush in. He stepped into the inner room and stopped abruptly. He looked at Zhao Xiwei with deep eyes from a dozen steps away.

Zhao Xiwei lowered his head and looked at Pei Cairen on the ground. His face was getting whiter and whiter, and he was clearly dead.

She raised her head again, looked at the person in front of her, opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

When Pei Cairen shouted, there was no movement outside. Now as soon as the person dies, the emperor and his gang arrive. Does that mean that they have actually arrived a long time ago?

And she just said that Pei Cairen must be killed.

Zhao Xiwei felt very tired.

Not only did she fail to kill her enemy with her own hands, she was also charged with murder.

Li Xuanye's eyes were still looking at her so deeply, as if he was waiting for her to speak, waiting for her to confess first.

Zhao Xiwei silently let go of his hand and let Pei Cairen lie there - at this moment, whether she was explaining or acting, it was just superfluous.

The minor officials came to their senses first, and they all knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, this, this, this matter..."

After all, Lord Bo Gaoqiao was older, and he hurriedly gathered the courage to add the rest of his words: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, such a big event happened in the Secretary's Office, and I didn't know about it. This is a crime worthy of death. Please punish me!"

Zhao Xiwei felt ironic when he heard this.

The court is full of human beings, and they have taken out the entire secretariat with just "no knowledge", and they have shown their loyalty with just "he deserves to die".

At the same time, it was equivalent to pushing Zhao Xiwei out.

Li Xuanye's eyes became colder and colder.

The emperor's face was even more ugly, and the veins on his forehead were pulsing, which was a sign that he was extremely angry. Cao De on the side did not dare to express his anger. After all, he thought that the dragon body was important, so he winked at the officials.

How dare officials accept this?

Gao Qiao was still smart. He quickly bowed his hands to Zhao Xi and said politely: "What happened in the room just now? Please report it to Your Majesty, Princess."

This is the most honorable step. According to the rules of the court, if the minister kneels down to confess his crime at this time and then cries and begs, it is certain that the whole body will be left. In case someone helps to plead for mercy, it will be spared. It is also possible that the death penalty may be commuted to imprisonment.

Gao Qiao thought he had been a big help, but Zhao Xiwei remained silent.

A lot of people came today, including not only the emperor and the prince, but also the eldest princess, Gu Yuci, and Gu Yong - all of them were disadvantageous to her, and they all came.

She didn't look at those people, but she could feel that in their eyes, some were angry, some were hatred, some were resentful, and some were confident of victory.

What should she say at this time?

After a moment of stalemate, Li Xuanye finally spoke.

The voice was extremely cold and endlessly coercive: "Zhao Xiwei, what's your explanation?"

What's the explanation? ?

Zhao Xiwei suddenly raised his head again and met his scrutinizing eyes, feeling a dull pain in his heart.

Maybe it was because her scar had healed and she had forgotten the pain, or maybe it was because she had never fully awakened from love, and she still expected him to speak for her at this time.

Li Xuanye's eyes moved slightly and he was about to say something.

"Impossible!" Suddenly, Gu Yuci rushed forward with a lunge. She squatted down next to Pei Cairen and shouted hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Pei Cairen, Empress Pei is really dead!! "

"Dead", this sharp voice aroused all the officials present, and the emperor's anger increased to a higher level, and even his breathing was somewhat uncontrollable.

Gu Yuci struck while the iron was hot and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty! Empress Pei was fine when she entered the library! My daughter can testify! She came in fine! Now she is dead!"

After a pause, she lifted up her skirt and knelt decisively on the ground: "Although Mrs. Pei is guilty, in the end..." her tone was a little late, as if she was infinitely worried, "...she is the biological mother of the prince..." " Zhao Xiwei." Li Xuanye suddenly spoke up, interrupting Gu Yuci's preparation, and called, "Say."

Gu Yuci's expression changed slightly.

Even at such a time, he still protected Zhao Xiwei, which showed that he had good intentions... The corners of his lips curled up slightly, showing a hint of sarcasm.

Zhao Xi pursed his lips slightly and was about to think of how to speak.

Gu Yuci spoke out again: "Zhao Xiwei!" She smiled meaningfully, "Your Highness has given you a chance, and he has also given the Zhao family a chance. In full view of the public, the laws of nature are clear. Remember not to conceal any deception!"

After saying that, his smile turned cold and he glanced sideways at Zhao Xiwei.

With this look, Zhao Xiwei saw the arrogance of the winner and his own complete defeat.

I thought Gu Yuci had lost, but that was not the case. The real loser was herself.

Gu Yuci has never received any affection, and seems to be a failure, but she is never sad; while she thinks she has the sincerity, and seems to be a winner, but is often heartbroken.

Thinking of these, I became more and more exhausted both mentally and physically.

But this was not the time to be overflowing with emotions. She had more important things to do - Gu Yuci reminded her: she was not alone, there was the entire Zhao family behind her.

Even though this family hadn't given her much kindness, she couldn't let so many people die in vain.

Suppressing her emotions, she tried to stay rational, defended herself, and reported the key points of the cause and effect: "...Pei Cairen accidentally hit the bookshelf, fell to the ground and lost his voice...This incident was purely accidental, sir. The woman didn’t know.”

There was silence in the room. The eldest princess walked closely to Pei Cairen's body, looked at it briefly, then walked around the body, looked around again, and finally placed her eyes on the incense burner.

"Slow down." The eldest princess suddenly raised her hand, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Pei did not die from an accident, but from poisoning!"

"What?" The emperor's face was full of anger, "Poisoned? How could a good person be poisoned! Where did the poison come from?"

"Your Majesty, look." The eldest princess pointed at Pei Cairen, "There are ashes on her fingers."

Everyone's eyes were fixed. They were far away and couldn't actually see clearly, but since it was the eldest princess who testified, there could be no mistake.

The eldest princess pointed to the incense burner again: "And in this incense burner, there are burned papers."

A chamberlain quickly came forward, held the incense burner, smelled it, turned it over again, and finally threw himself on the ground and knelt down, holding the incense burner high above his head: "Your Majesty, it is clear that it is true!"

The emperor still stood where he was, with gloom gathering on his face.

"Your Majesty..." The pain in Zhao Xiwei's temples was unbearable, but she knew she had to say something at this time, and she couldn't just become a scapegoat. But as soon as she opened her mouth, Li Xuanye stepped forward.

Zhao Xi was slightly stunned.

He frowned, took a closer look at the incense burner, then turned around and squatted down next to Pei Cairen's body.

When I stood up again, my eyes were already filled with a chilling frost.

When Zhao Xiwei met his eyes, he felt as if he had been stabbed by a sharp sword, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

When he spoke again, his breath was stagnant and his voice trembled slightly: "Your Highness, I don't..."