latelenovela Chapter 369 was ordered by His Royal Highness Prince An!
Chapter 369 was ordered by His Royal Highness Prince An!
As soon as Luo Xiyao finished speaking, Xie Qian'an's face changed suddenly, and then quickly returned to normal.
That's impossible. Mother clearly said everything has been taken care of.
Xie Qian'an looked at Luo Xiyao intently, as if trying to determine the truth in her words.
Xie Rong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, suddenly straightened his back.
"Where's the evidence?"
"The evidence is in the current Rui Wang Mansion!" Luo Xiyao said.
Prince Rui's Palace?
The ministers looked at each other in confusion.
How could the poisoning of the fifth prince be related to Prince Rui?
When the Fifth Prince was poisoned, Prince Rui had already left the capital. Could it be that...
Everyone had various guesses in their minds, and Xie Rong also looked confused.
Luo Xiyao knelt on the ground and said calmly, "I wonder if the emperor still remembers what Doctor Pei said when he examined the fifth prince."
Seeing Xie Rong frowning, Luo Xiyao reminded him, "Divine Doctor Pei said that the poison that the Fifth Prince was poisoned with came from the same place as the poison that His Royal Highness Prince Rui was poisoned with."
Luo Xiyao's words exploded among the ministers like a thunderclap.
The ministers did not dare to interrupt the emperor's question and could only look at the people around them in shock.
When was His Royal Highness Prince Rui poisoned?
How come they haven't heard of it?
These two poisons come from the same place, could it be...
Xie Rong suddenly realized, "But what does this have to do with the evidence you mentioned?"
"This is what I want to say." Luo Xiyao said.
"That day in the palace, I learned that His Royal Highness Prince Rui had been poisoned. After leaving the palace, I felt overwhelmed with guilt."
"I have been living alone in the capital since I was young. His Royal Highness Prince Rui has always taken good care of me, but I didn't even know he was poisoned."
"So I went to Prince Rui's mansion and wanted to ask the guards there if they knew anything about this."
"When I was young, I often went in and out of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The guards around His Royal Highness Prince Rui all knew me."
"After much persuasion and racking my brains, I finally learned from a guard that the guard who poisoned His Royal Highness Prince Rui has been apprehended and is currently being held in Prince Rui's mansion..."
Seeing Xie Rong's strange expression, Luo Xiyao quickly continued, "But if there's more to it, whether the guard who poisoned the food was questioned and what he said, I can't ask him anything."
"The guards at Prince Rui's Palace said they couldn't tell me, but I think if the emperor summoned them to question him, they would tell me the truth."
"This servant thinks that since the poison that infected His Royal Highness Prince Rui and the Fifth Prince originated from the same place, and the method of poisoning was so secretive, it is likely that they were the work of the same group of people."
"If we can find the person who poisoned Prince Rui, my innocence will be cleared."
"Your Majesty, this poison was truly not administered by this humble servant. What benefit would it bring to His Royal Highness Prince Rui if I poisoned him? Your Majesty, I beg your pardon."
Luo Xiyao's throat was almost dry after talking so much.
After hearing Luo Xiyao's words, Xie Qian'an clenched his fists suddenly, and then slowly loosened them.
No, that guard had been killed by his men a long time ago. How could he come back to life and come out to testify?
All this is just Luo Xiyao's excuse.
Xie Rong looked at Luo Xiyao who was kneeling on the ground with a dark look in his eyes. He quickly glanced at Xie Qian'an and then looked away.
He said, "In that case, then let's do as you say, Li Shunquan!"
"Yes! I'll go right away." Li Shunquan immediately understood and went downstairs to arrange for people to go to Prince Rui's Mansion.
Everyone was waiting for the so-called witness, and the hall was extremely quiet.
Xie Rong sat at the top, closing his eyes to rest.
Luo Xiyao winked at Shen Qionghua, and Shen Qionghua gave him an approving look.
The eye contact between the two was discovered by Xie Qian'an, who had always been vigilant, and he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.
However, Li Shunquan had already sent people to Prince Rui's Mansion, so it was too late to do anything now.
Time passed slowly, and when Li Shunquan came in again, everyone's eyes were focused on... behind him.
An Yi followed Li Shunquan in with a man who was dressed sloppily, had a messy beard and a pale face.
When they got closer, they both knelt down and bowed, "Your servants pay their respects to the Emperor."
"Raise your head." Xie Rong said in a deep voice.
The two of them slowly looked up.
Xie Qian'an stared at the man with a scruffy beard, his brows furrowed.
This matter was handed over to his confidant. He had never seen the guard who was bribed, so he didn't know whether this person was an imposter or not.
Not being able to confirm his identity would put him in a very passive position in the current situation.
"Which of you poisoned King Rui?"
Although the tone was questioning, Xie Rong's eyes had already fallen on the face of the man with the scruffy beard.
The man felt as if a thorn in his back, and was so frightened that he immediately kowtowed, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face as he kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was bewitched for a moment. I won't do it again, I won't do it again!"
Xie Rong looked at the man as if he were a dead man, and his majestic voice echoed throughout the hall, "Tell me! Who ordered you to do this? If you dare to hide it again, I will have you chopped into a human pig and make you wish you were dead!"
Upon hearing this, the man trembled with fear and said, "It was... it was His Royal Highness Prince An. It was His Royal Highness Prince An who ordered this! It was His Royal Highness Prince An who ordered this servant to poison His Royal Highness Prince Rui!"
Although the voice was soft, it was particularly clear in this quiet hall.
The secret tactics used by the princes in their fight for the throne were laid out before the emperor and all the officials.