webnovelfull Chapter 634: The best strategy is to catch them all
Chapter 634: The best strategy is to catch them all
The sudden words made Xiao Yi frown. Just as he was wondering whether this was a trick, he saw Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining looking past him and straight at the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please."
Concubine Cheng and Xiao Yi were all stunned. Although they suspected something was wrong, they still subconsciously looked towards the palace gate.
At dawn, when Xiao Yi saw the bright yellow figure walking out of the palace gate, all the blood color faded from his face, and he showed a look of horror for the first time.
Concubine Cheng, Zhou Qingli and the other imperial guards were all staring in the direction of Emperor Xiao in horror, with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
Many of the royal guards' legs had begun to go weak, and they instinctively wanted to kneel down and salute.
Although they participated in the siege of the palace, it was more because of Lou Zhen's orders. Deep in their bones, they still naturally feared the imperial power and the emperor.
From the moment Emperor Xiao appeared at the palace gate, his eyes were only on Xiao Yi and Concubine Cheng. Although his face was a little pale, his eyes were as sharp as torches and he looked majestic, and he didn't look like he had been unconscious for a long time at all.
"It seems like this has been a setup from the beginning to the end."
Xiao Yi's whispered words instantly made Concubine Cheng and Zhou Qingli break out in cold sweats.
They looked at Xiao Yi in horror, but the latter just stared at Emperor Xiao.
Emperor Xiao stopped not far from the palace gate, and finally glanced at Lou Zhen's body on the ground, but then his eyes returned to Xiao Yi.
There was anger, disappointment, and sadness, and eventually all the emotions turned into scolding in my heart.
"You evil creature, I never thought that you would go to such lengths for the throne, and you..." Emperor Xiao's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he moved to Concubine Cheng, "I have treated you well over the years, and even when I knew you did something wrong, I always turned a blind eye. I never thought you would be so vicious."
"Your Majesty, I am innocent, I..."
Concubine Cheng instinctively wanted to explain herself, but before she could finish her words, after meeting Empress Shi's gaze, all the remaining words disappeared in her throat.
It's useless. In this situation, no matter what you say, it's useless.
Concubine Cheng's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. She had to hold on to Xiao Yi's arm to keep her balance.
"It's over, it's all over!"
She had never thought that the emperor would be safe and sound. Rebellion and forcing the emperor to abdicate were serious crimes, and now she was afraid that there was only one way left, death...
Compared to the despair emanating from Concubine Cheng, Xiao Yi had calmed down.
"Father, I want to know about the Imperial Guards in the palace..."
Emperor Xiao sneered, "I have been in power for many years, I am not incapable of controlling even this small group of imperial guards. They are rebelling under Lou Zhen's orders, but I am standing in front of them unharmed. Do you think they still have the courage to continue the rebellion?"
As he spoke, Emperor Xiao did not forget to glance at the other imperial guards present.
The many imperial guards present were instantly silent, not daring to even breathe.
Xiao Yi continued: "So, the poison in father's body has also been cured?"
"That's all thanks to me."
A happy and smiling voice was heard, and the little eunuch who was following Emperor Xiao with his head down raised his head and met Xiao Yi's gaze.
"Fourth Prince, we meet again." Cheng Du said with a smile. His eunuch uniform looked unusual against his handsome face.
"Cheng Du..." Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi, "Did you arrange this?"
"Yes." Jiang Suining nodded.
"When did this happen?"
"Not long after the Fourth Prince was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison."
At that time, she and Shen Yanxi suspected that Xiao Yi still had a backup plan, and it was very likely that he would attack Emperor Xiao.
Although they had no evidence, they still took the risk of telling their guess to Emperor Xiao. However, after the imperial physician took their pulse and examined them, he did not find anything wrong.
Of course, this doesn't mean that nothing was done. After all, the imperial physician didn't find anything when Xiao Ling died.
As for this kind of strange medicine, people in the black market knew more about it than they did, so they persuaded Emperor Xiao to agree to let Cheng Du enter the palace, hide in the dark, and investigate bit by bit.
Finally, it was discovered that a eunuch secretly sprinkled the medicine on Emperor Xiao's pillow while sweeping the floor every day.
The potion is colorless and odorless, and it is difficult to detect after it dries. However, if one is exposed to it day after day, it can take a person's life silently.
Cheng Du took off the eunuch's hat, played with it in his hand, looked at Xiao Yi and said, "The Fourth Prince is indeed capable. Such medicine is hard to get even on the black market. I think you estimated that the time was almost up, so you instructed the eunuch to increase the concentration so that the emperor would be poisoned in the next few days. It's a pity that the potion that the eunuch had hidden was replaced by clean water by me."
"Heh." Xiao Yi forced a laugh. "Since Father knows everything, why doesn't he just arrest the person and expose everything? Why does he have to put on such a show?"
"I just wanted to see how far you would go for the throne. Although I caught you red-handed, I always thought it might be a misunderstanding. I didn't expect you to be so cruel and vicious."
He was too stupid to have fantasies about his son. Since he could poison Ling'er, he could also poison his father. The love between brothers and father and son could not match the desire for the throne!
For a moment, Emperor Xiao felt more and more sad, and when he looked at Xiao Yi, disappointment and sadness dominated his eyes.
But Xiao Yi laughed out loud when he saw such a look, from a low chuckle to a sarcastic sneer. He stared at Emperor Xiao, his tone full of mockery.
"Father, do you want to see how far I can go, or do you want a sufficient reason to kill me and destroy the Cheng family? You know it in your heart."
"Xiao Yi!" Emperor Xiao was furious again, "In your heart, am I such a ruthless person?"
"Shouldn't an emperor be ruthless?" Xiao Yi asked in return. After a pause, he continued, "I poisoned you, and I cannot escape the death penalty. But if you kill me and leave my mother and the Cheng family, it will be a pain in your heart. How can you feel at ease when you sit on the throne?"
"Oh, right!" Xiao Yi suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi again, "I almost forgot about you. This rebellion should be what you want to see the most."
No matter whether it was the disaster relief case or the killing of Xiao Ling, these might not have made my father want to kill him completely. What could really make my father want to kill him was the fact that I poisoned him.
If they just get rid of themselves, Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi would inevitably be retaliated by their mother and the Cheng family in the future.
According to their plan, they would naturally not allow such a situation to happen.
The best strategy is to set up a trap to lure him into rebellion and then catch him all in one fell swoop!