My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

When the guard heard this, he was scared half to death.

Everyone was in chaos, and Lu Xingcheng immediately said that they should notify the Empress Dowager immediately and then make a decision.

"This incident happened in our Cining Palace, and we must not let any news leak out. We have to wait until the Empress Dowager knows about it before making a decision. Otherwise, if any of you encounter such a thing while on duty, you will be in big trouble!"

Lu Xingcheng's words made sense, and the guards had no time to care about anything else and could only follow "Lan Baoer's" arrangements.

Besides, Lu Xingcheng arranged two guards to guard the "corpse", while he took two guards to hurriedly find the Empress Dowager.

Coincidentally, the Emperor was also in the Cining Palace at this time, discussing with the Empress Dowager how to let Qiqi return to the Wen Mansion.

"The Wen family had made great contributions in the war, and Qiqi has come back to help me solve my problems. The Empress Dowager shouldn't have imprisoned Qiqi in this Cining Palace without permission."

The emperor was very angry: "Now, I plan to explain to Qiqi in person, so as not to disappoint everyone in the Wen Mansion, General Ye, and my fourteenth brother."

The Queen Mother frowned.

"Your Majesty, I still think that Wen Qiqi is very suspicious. Your Majesty, think about it, how could she become the head of the village in Dongcheng? How could she meet General Ye..."

"I already know all these things, so there is no need for you to worry, Madam Empress."

The emperor showed displeasure: "Imperial Mother, when the late emperor was alive, he always taught his son to be kind and virtuous. After I learned that Qiqi was imprisoned in the Cining Palace by the Imperial Mother, I was really ashamed."

"This... I also have good intentions." The Queen Mother looked embarrassed. She had thought that after she had imprisoned Qiqi, General Ye and the Fourteenth Prince would surely not be able to hold back and would reveal clues.

If there is suspicion between him and the emperor, as the empress dowager, she will explain the whole story to the emperor clearly, and then her own son, the Thirteenth Prince, will be perfectly exonerated in the emperor's mind.

However, things were not as simple as the Empress Dowager thought. General Ye and the Fourteenth Prince did not take any action, and Wen Qixi was not at all panicked. He quietly and obediently copied scriptures for her in the Cining Palace every day.

As a result, the Empress Dowager's action aroused the dissatisfaction of the Emperor and Manchu ministers. Although the Wen family did not come to ask the Empress Dowager for the person, no one from the Wen family came to communicate since their sister was imprisoned in the Cining Palace.

In this way, the attitude is also very clear.

"I'm afraid that Mr. Wen is extremely disappointed with the Empress Dowager and me! Empress Dowager, it's not that your son blames you, but have you forgotten everything? My kingdom is worth a thousand gold coins, and Mr. Wen has eight hundred and still has some left."

After the emperor said this, he snorted coldly and walked outside with big strides. Unexpectedly, Lu Xingcheng ran in hurriedly from outside at this time!

Because he was the Empress Dowager's personal eunuch, he could come and go freely. The Emperor only brought Xiao Shunzi to the Cining Palace today. He wanted to talk to the Empress Dowager about Wen Qiqi, so he sent Xiao Shunzi back.

Lu Xingcheng ran in from outside and almost bumped into the emperor. He pretended to be terrified and shouted, "Empress Dowager...something bad has happened. Wen Qiqi, the daughter of the Wen family...has been...poisoned...to death!"

He uttered the last three words slowly, but once they were uttered, he couldn't swallow them back. Seeing the emperor turning pale with fright, Lu Xingcheng's heart skipped a beat. The next second, his legs went limp and he fell to his knees with a thump.

"Your Majesty... Empress Dowager, I deserve death! I have offended your Majesty and Empress Dowager, please punish me severely!"

At this moment, the emperor had no intention of punishing him!

The Empress Dowager was also terrified. She held her chest and asked repeatedly, "Lan Baoer, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly... What happened to Wen Qiqi?"

"Wen Qiqi...she...she..."

Lu Xingcheng did not expect that the emperor would come here today, so he was a little hesitant. He knelt on the ground, his eyes rolling around, wondering how to deal with the situation now.

"Speak clearly!" The emperor gasped violently.

Lu Xingcheng knew that he couldn't think about the situation any more.

Originally, he wanted to instigate the Queen Mother to suppress the matter herself, but now it seems that the Emperor has already found out about it. The only way to escape and protect himself is to put the blame on someone else.

"Your Majesty, please do not scare the Queen Mother. I will explain everything to you right away."

Lu Xingcheng is eloquent and good at performing.

He knelt on the ground, as if he was really frightened, and tremblingly recounted what had just happened.

"what?"

The emperor staggered, felt dizzy, and almost fell down in the middle of the Cining Palace. The empress dowager also widened her eyes, her palms felt cold, and she hurriedly held her forehead and sat back on the bed.

Lu Xingcheng stepped forward and supported the emperor, but the emperor waved his hand to push him away and hurried to see Qiqi.

"Your Majesty, where are you going in such a hurry? Please walk slowly!"

Xiao Shunzi just came back and saw that the emperor looked extremely bad and was shaking a little. He was immediately frightened and hurriedly came up to support the emperor while asking questions.

"I want to go see Qiqi. Xiao Shunzi, call the imperial physician immediately... have all the imperial physicians on duty in the palace come to me immediately."

Xiao Shunzi had been with the emperor for many years, and the last time he saw the emperor so flustered and anxious was when the previous emperor passed away. He knew that something was wrong, so he didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll go to the Imperial Hospital right away."

"Lan Baoer, what's the name of the eunuch who poisoned me?"

The emperor asked hurriedly as he walked quickly forward.

Lu Xingcheng lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, his name is Xiao Lengzi, and he has just entered the palace. He...he is my apprentice!"

When the emperor heard this, he looked at him fiercely, and Lu Xingcheng was so scared that he trembled all over and lowered his head even more.

"I was blind and didn't realize that he was such a sinister and evil person. I just felt that he was pitiful because he had no parents, so I accepted him as my apprentice. However, he was only my apprentice for a few days."

Lu Xingcheng quickly explained.

It is said that there is no evidence after death. This unfortunate little eunuch was an orphan without a father or a mother. He must have gone back to report by now. I am afraid that his son is dead by now.

Originally, Lu Xingcheng wanted to help him come up with an absurd reason to hurt Wen Qiqi. Now it seemed that he only needed to spread his hands and say that he knew nothing, and all the suspicion would fall on a dead person...

He had been planning this matter for several days. When Xiao Lengzi went back to report, he had already spent a lot of money to explain in detail how to deal with the matter and even how to hide the body.