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After Bai Fu followed Qu Pei away, only Situ Qing and Situ Xu, father and son, were left in the hall.

Situ Qing looked at his sixth son and snorted, "Since you are here, why don't you tell me what you think about this matter?"

Situ Xu was stunned for a moment, and said subconsciously: "I don't have any opinion..."

The voice just paused for half a second, and Situ Qing snorted coldly and continued: "But what?"

Situ Xu: “…” It’s really hard to fool his father when he gets serious!

Situ Xu was silent for a moment, then he spoke slowly after careful consideration: "I just remembered another thing."

Situ Qing raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What did you remember?"

Situ Xu: "I thought of the two things: the sudden illness of my brother, the Crown Prince, during the Leng family banquet, and the fire at the Qiuwu competition."

After saying this, Situ Qing's face suddenly darkened.

Situ Xu glanced at his expression and said casually, "In the matter of the Leng family banquet, the clues initially pointed directly to the fifth brother, but later it was found that it was the Crown Princess Yuan Jia who did it, and there was even a mastermind behind her, but Yuan Jia died suddenly at that time, and the case was left unresolved."

After a pause, Situ Xu continued, "The fire at the Qiuwu Competition was the same. The Crown Prince fell ill, and the Fifth Brother was not only suspected, but he almost fell ill and even nearly died in the fire. If it succeeds, it will kill two birds with one stone, getting rid of the Crown Prince, the Fifth Brother, and Xie Yuantang. If it fails, the eldest sister will take the blame."

When he said this, he suddenly knelt down and said, "I dare not say too much about others' faults, but I feel that what happened today is very similar to the previous two times. Both the time and the motive point directly to Xie Yuantang. But the more obvious it is, the more strange it is. I really can't figure it out."

Situ Qing asked in a deep voice: "What are you confused about?"

Situ Xu said, "I can't figure out what Xie Yuantang wants to do by doing something that everyone will suspect. Is she trying to lose my father's trust and favor? Or is she trying to be accused of murdering the empress dowager? Or is she trying to be accused of being a witch?"

Situ Qing was slightly stunned, and subconsciously, he recalled the playful and lively appearance of Xie Yuantang in Zhong Li Palace. Perhaps she was mature enough and smart enough, but could a nine-year-old girl remain calm after committing murder?

And the way she tried to please him was so cute and innocent.

If possible, Situ Qing really didn't want to doubt her. In his heart, Xie Yuantang had long been his child just like his other children, and he even doted on her more.

Situ Xu observed his father's expression and said, "Besides, if it wasn't Xie Yuantang, how did the person behind it do it? And why did they assassinate the Queen Mother at this time and put the blame on Xie Yuantang, a nine-year-old girl?"

Situ Qing snorted coldly: "You can't figure it out? Let me tell you, because Princess Cang Que is coming soon, I want to depose the crown prince but I have been hesitant to act. Someone can't wait any longer, so they are forcing me to make a decision as soon as possible, and the Queen Mother is the strongest obstacle on the road to deposing the crown prince."

"As for why I want to put the blame on Xie Yuantang, it's because Yan'er has recovered, and I have always paid more attention to the two of them, which has led to some people making random guesses and thinking that I will make the fifth son the crown prince, so I have to solve this hidden danger in advance."

"As for how to do it, it couldn't be simpler. Don't some people have plenty of poisons that can drive people crazy?"

After he finished speaking, he stared at Situ Xu with a gloomy look: "Xu'er, who do you think this person is?"

Situ Xu looked up in shock, and for a moment his eyes met with Situ Qing's. He then hurriedly lowered his head and said, "I don't know, and I dare not guess."

Situ Qing sneered: "Don't dare to guess, or don't dare to say?"

Situ Xu lowered his head and rested his forehead on the back of his hand: "I dare not."

Looking at his youngest son, Situ Qing rubbed his temple and said, "Okay, you can go down."

After a pause, he continued, "Tell your mother and Feng'er not to run around recently, okay?"

"Yes, I obey your orders."

Situ Xu bowed respectfully and took his leave. He did not dare to raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead until he was a long way out of the door.

He looked up at the pale sky, laughed at himself and said, "This time, I'm really on a pirate ship."

It was clearly agreed that it was just to leave a way out, but it turned out that he had already made the decision in his heart.

-

The Fifth Prince's Mansion.

The imperial physician came and prescribed medicine before leaving.

Situ Yan was listening to Bai Fu's words and nodded, "Okay, go down, boil the medicine and drink it in the evening."

Xie Yuantang leaned his head back on his legs, blinked and asked, "Why bother? Bai Lang left evidence, and it can't be traced back to me anyway."

Her nosebleed had stopped long ago, but her face was still a little pale. Situ Yan helped her rub the acupuncture points on her hands and said, "Father may not investigate, but he will have a seed of suspicion in his heart. Letting Bai Fu make this trip is to remove this seed of suspicion in him."

Xie Yuantang looked at him with a smile: "How do you know that Lao Liu will speak for us? What if he doesn't say anything?"

Situ Yan's peach blossom eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and his thin lips curled slightly: "He will, Lao Liu is not a fool, he will naturally know who is better to choose."

Xie Yuantang tilted his little head and looked at Situ Yan. The more he looked, the more he liked him.

Even this angle of death can make her look so beautiful, she really deserves to be her boss Tang’s person!

Xie Yuantang poked his jawline mischievously with her little hand: "My husband is really amazing, I like your domineering aura of planning and strategizing!"

Situ Yan looked down at her.

Only when he looked at her, those peach blossom eyes would lose all their deep darkness and become clear and simple.

He chuckled and pinched her fingertips, and asked, "Do you like me more now or the silly me before?"

Xie Yuantang: “…”

Why are there still people who are jealous of themselves?

Her boss Tang would never be fooled by such a proposition!

Big Brother Tang blinked his eyelashes, waved his hand and said domineeringly: "What choice do you want? I want both!"

Situ Yan: “…”

-

Because of the Queen Mother's affairs, the whole world of Xuan Zhao changed quietly.

Queen Jiang was imprisoned, and all the palace maids in Jingci Palace were detained and interrogated day and night.

The court was unusually harmonious. No one, whether civil or military officials, was making a fuss at this moment.

The harem also fell into silence. From concubines to princes and princesses, all were obedient and quiet. Even Situ Feng stayed in Fengyi Palace and did not dare to walk around.

This kind of days continued for several days.

During this time, Xie Yuantang had been staying at home to recuperate. She felt that her nosebleed was just an accident, but Situ Yan thought it was a big deal and insisted that she take good care of herself and not do anything.

When everyone is idle at home, there is only one person who is busy as a whirlwind.

That’s Bailang!

Thanks to the enthusiastic promotion by the little beggar and the chicken-raising customers, the "dog-raising" business is now booming and they are overwhelmed with orders!

It happened that at this critical moment, Xie Yuantang had a nosebleed. Situ Yan did not allow her to drink the nutrient solution anymore, nor did he allow Bai Lang to take Zero and the others out, so Bai Lang had to work alone.

Bai Fu, Hong Qiu and others often woke up to see Bai Lang lying on three dogs in a miserable state like a beggar.

He stretched out his hand to them and said in a hoarse voice, "Give me water!"