The beautiful and powerful minister hooked up with the crazy emperor and couldn't escape

Feng Jiuqing chuckled: "You dare to kill the king, what else can you not dare to do?"

The man suddenly looked up at Feng Jiuqing and then quickly lowered his head: "Your Excellency is accusing me of something, how can I have the guts to do that?"

Feng Jiuqing glanced at the man coldly: "You entered the palace seven years ago, so you can be considered an old man in the palace. You have been doing your job well all these years, and you have never made any mistakes. You can be considered a capable person. You have no family at home, and you are alone, so you have no worries. No wonder you are asked to do this."

The man raised his head again, with a faint smile on his lips: "For such a serious crime, you must provide evidence. Today, I was on leave and did not go to Xuanshi Hall at all. Even if you want to find someone to take the blame, you should not find me."

Feng Jiuqing looked at the man lazily: "Are you afraid of death? I originally thought that people like you have almost no weaknesses, and it would be very difficult to get you to speak the truth. But now——"

Feng Jiuqing paused for a moment, then stood up, drew out the guard's knife and placed it on the man's neck. The man's face turned even paler than before.

"Tell me the truth, or I will kill you right now."

The man looked at Feng Jiuqing and smiled softly, without any fear in his eyes: "Everyone said that your majesty has a kind heart, but it turns out that you are just like this. I am innocent. If you kill me, you will be killing an innocent person. Killing people requires evidence, otherwise it is a disregard for human life. Even if you are your majesty, you will not escape punishment."

Feng Jiuqing also laughed and put the knife back into its sheath.

"Who said I wanted to kill you? I just wanted to scare you. You are not afraid of death, but you don't want to die either. Otherwise, you wouldn't let Xiao Wenzi take the blame for you and fall into the pond."

Little Stick was about to say something but was interrupted by Feng Jiuqing before he could say anything: "You and Xiao Wenzi are both eunuchs testing poison for His Majesty, but His Majesty has never tested poison for anything I sent. And this time, I didn't send it in personally, so you can test the poison or not."

"If I'm not mistaken, you pushed Xiao Wenzi into the pool first, then pretended to be Xiao Wenzi and went to Xuanshi Hall, adding something to the pool under the pretext of testing poison. Yan Yiran couldn't possibly refuse your poison test. By the time the poison took effect on His Majesty, Xiao Wenzi would have been dead, and you would have perfectly avoided all suspicion."

The little stick's face became serious, and he looked at Fan Feng Jiuqing steadily: "Your Excellency's guess is really bizarre, but I haven't done it, I just haven't done it."

Feng Jiuqing chuckled: "Do you think I will believe it? It's been a long time since we last met - Aunt Gui."

The man's eyes suddenly became sharp: "I am a eunuch, not a nanny."

"Yes, when we first met at Prince Zhao's mansion, you smelled strongly of powder. Now it seems that this was to cover up the smell on your body. You are well versed in disguise, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see through your disguise. Unfortunately, I also know a little about disguise. Appearance can be changed, but you are used to the smell of powder, especially the powder unique to Jiangning Mansion."

"Other people's faces were all red under the sun, but you were too pale because you hadn't seen the sun for a long time. I saw your mouth move, and then that person said Xiao Wenzi was not there. You originally wanted to divert the blame and asked me to check on Xiao Wenzi, but unfortunately I didn't fall for your trick."

The man still had no panic on his face: "I didn't disguise myself. If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in the Imperial Hospital to try it out. Although I am a eunuch, it is not uncommon for eunuchs to like cosmetics. I like cosmetics, so I specially collected cosmetics from various places. Is this a crime?"

"Of course you didn't disguise yourself. What disguise could be safer than your true appearance? You are not Sun Xiaolai, but you are a little stick. There are many eunuchs testing poisons, and they are picked randomly each time. With the arrangement of someone with ulterior motives, it is easy for you to avoid being caught."

"Besides, you can disguise yourself, so it won't be difficult to find someone to replace you. In this way, you can get away and sneak into the Zhao Palace. If I am not mistaken, the assassination that I and His Majesty encountered in the Zhao Palace is also related to you. The hand behind you is really long!"

"As for the cosmetics, which are unique to the Zhao Palace, where did you collect them? Could it be that the dignified King Zhao would give you a gift?"

Feng Jiuqing took a sip of tea calmly and looked at the little stick leisurely.

Little Stick suddenly laughed out loud: "It's a perfect story. Your Excellency is indeed from the Grand Tutor's Mansion. The story is so true. But my servants have been in the palace all the time. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate. The cosmetics were bought casually. Who knows, maybe the King of Zhao's people are not clean and stole the prince's things, and they happened to be bought by my servants?"

Feng Jiuqing put down the teacup, propped up his head with one hand and asked softly: "It's true that there is no coincidence in the world. You can even encounter such a coincidence. Are you the chosen one?"

The little stick lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, thank you for your praise."

"One or two coincidences can still be coincidences, but too many coincidences must be man-made. How about you tell me who sold it to you, and I will help you check whether it is a coincidence or not?"

Little Stick whispered, "I bought it a long time ago, I have long forgotten where I bought it from."

Feng Jiuqing said meaningfully: "It's okay, I can check it slowly."

Little Stick lowered his head and said nothing.

Feng Jiuqing continued to ask: "I am very curious, why don't you destroy Xiao Wenzi's appearance, so that no one can tell whether it is you or Xiao Wenzi who died, and you can change your identity and hide in the palace. If nothing else, at least you won't be caught by me now. Is it because the people behind you are unwilling to give up your identity as a poison tester eunuch?"

The little stick boy was unmoved: "I cannot disguise myself, nor dare to murder Your Majesty. Your Majesty has wrongly accused an innocent person. How can you convince the public without producing evidence?"

Feng Jiuqing sighed softly: "You are still protecting the person behind the scenes, you are really loyal. Your identity has been exposed by me. Do you think the person behind the scenes will let you live, or will he kill you once and for all? You don't want to die, do you?"

The little stick's face turned even paler. He knew Feng Jiuqing was telling the truth, but he had no choice. Even if he told Feng Jiuqing everything, he would still die. He was going to die anyway, so he might as well say nothing. At least he could let that person live.

He was certain that Feng Jiuqing had no evidence, otherwise he would not have interrogated him here, but would have directly imprisoned and convicted him.

The little stick looked at Feng Jiuqing provocatively: "I know nothing! I haven't done anything! I am innocent!"

"It seems that the person behind the scenes has something on you, so you dare not tell the truth until now. But it's not a big problem. There are not many people who can plan so carefully for so long in the palace and play such a big game. How about letting me guess?"

Xiao Bangzi lowered his head and said nothing. Feng Jiuqing continued, "It's the Queen Mother, right? She has been in the palace long enough, so it's not surprising that she can plant a hidden spies like you. Did she poison Mo Ling in order to let her own son ascend the throne? After all, if something happens to His Majesty and he has no children, Prince Rui is the most likely person to inherit the throne."

"The Queen Mother is not a slave. She will not tolerate such slander from you." The little stick man tried to intimidate Feng Jiuqing.

Feng Jiuqing stood up and looked down at the little stick: "Since you have admitted it, then you are the queen mother. However, I still have a question. If you want to poison, why don't you use a lethal poison? Are you afraid of death or is there some other reason?"

When did he admit it?

This gentleman's ability to talk to himself seems to be a bit excessive.

The little guy's face looked very ugly. He didn't understand how Feng Jiuqing guessed so much, but he could only deny it now.

"I don't know what you are talking about. This matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. If you think I am guilty, I am powerless and can only let you slander me. But you don't have any evidence. Even if you kill me, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

"Since you are so stubborn, why don't you come with me to the Xuanshi Palace? I will ask someone to invite the Queen Mother and see who Your Majesty believes in. How do you think?"