After marrying the heirless prince, I gave birth to three children

Xie Yao was surprised. She didn't expect that Concubine Shu was so perceptive that she discovered the problem in just a few days.

"Thank you for your concern, aunt." Xie Yao said, "It's not a big deal."

There were only a few people who knew about Xiao Ji's health, and Concubine Shu was obviously not one of them.

Concubine Shu didn't ask any further questions, but just said, "That's good."

Xie Yao suddenly realized that Concubine Shu was not really asking without any regard for the circumstances. Her question was both out of concern and as a reminder.

Even Concubine Shu noticed something was wrong, so what about others?

If someone discovers something, there is no guarantee that someone with ulterior motives will not take advantage of this loophole and do something.

After Concubine Shu's reminder, Xie Yao became a little more defensive. She thought she had hidden it well enough, and at least she and His Highness should be treating each other with respect in front of outsiders.

But now it seems... it's still very obvious.

As for the reason, Xie Yao knew it clearly in her heart. She and His Highness had a very good relationship in the past, so even the slightest change now could be keenly noticed by others.

This is a problem.

Neither of them said much about the matter. Even now that everything was quiet, they could still hear Concubine Li's voice coming from the palace, and it didn't sound steady.

Xie Yao knew that Concubine Shu came here for the late queen, and now both of them were waiting for it to be over.

Zhu Qing was very tactful and brought two chairs, asking Concubine Shu and Xie Yao to sit down.

Soon, the hall became quiet.

Then the tightly closed palace door was opened from the inside, and Si Bei and Shan Shan walked out, but their expressions were a little strange.

Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat. "Not going well?"

Si Bei said carefully: "It went smoothly. Concubine Li said everything, but..."

Shanshan said quickly, "But she doesn't know where the witchcraft poison came from, and she doesn't have any other witchcraft poison on hand."

Shanshan glanced at Xie Yao with some resentment, as if accusing her.

Although she also knew that this level of witchcraft poison could not be found everywhere like cabbage, Xie Yao's words still made her heart moved.

Xie Yao frowned, "She doesn't know where she came from?"

Si Bei immediately presented his confession, "This is the confession, please review it, Princess."

Xie Yao took it and started looking through it. Concubine Shu also came over to look at it together. Si Bei was obviously used to doing this and his records were very detailed and thorough.

In her confession, Concubine Li heard about the witchcraft poison by accident from two palace maids. Later, she caught the two palace maids and forced them to hand over the witchcraft poison, which she secretly gave to the late queen.

Later, when Concubine Li wanted to find the two palace maids again, she learned that they had died unexpectedly, and the clue was gone.

As for the method of triggering the witchcraft poison, Concubine Li also learned it from the palace maid, but she had never tried it on the late queen.

It was used on Xiao Ji several times, starting from childhood.

Seeing this, Xie Yao was filled with murderous anger and a strong murderous intent in her heart. Damn Concubine Li!

He even harmed the little prince!

Xie Yao calmed down a little, and her face looked very ugly: the clue was broken.

but……

Xie Yao was not without some guesses in her mind. As early as she knew about her relationship with His Highness, she had guessed that there was someone behind Concubine Li.

Now it seems that Concubine Li was just being used.

She looked at Concubine Shu, "Aunt, have you finished reading?"

Concubine Shu's face looked extremely ugly, with murderous intent in her eyes. She looked like she wanted to rush into Weiyang Palace and kill Concubine Li first to vent her anger!

Although Concubine Li was being used by someone, it was Concubine Li who did it.

If Concubine Li had not harbored malicious intentions, the schemes of the people behind the scenes would not have gone so smoothly.

The more Concubine Shu thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but say, "Let me kill Li Tianxiang first!"

"Aunt, calm down." Xie Yao quickly grabbed Concubine Shu. "Killing her would be a relief for her. Her current condition... is even worse than death!"

"That's right!" Shanshan immediately patted her chest and said, "With me here, I guarantee she will neither live nor die."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's anger subsided a little. She glanced into the hall and saw Concubine Li rolling on the ground in a mess, screaming in pain.

Her usually calm face was now filled with anger. "Even so, I still hate it enough! She deserves to have experienced all the pain my sister went through with humility!"

She's such a good sister...

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu's eyes flickered, and she looked at Xie Yao and said, "Crown Princess, I may have some ideas about the person who ordered Concubine Li..."

Xie Yao and Concubine Shu exchanged a glance and said, "Go to the Yangxin Palace to see His Highness."

This matter concerns the late queen, who was the mother who would rather die than save His Highness, so Xie Yao naturally would not hide it from Xiao Ji.

When Concubine Shu heard this, she hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay."

Xie Yao let Concubine Shu walk in front, while she walked side by side with Shanshan, looking sideways and lowering her head to talk to Shanshan...

Yangxin Palace, a side hall.

Xiao Jiren did not go, but his mind was never at peace.

Although he didn't remember Xie Yao, he remembered everything else, but the parts related to Xie Yao would be automatically blurred and corrected.

At first glance, he wouldn't think there was anything wrong.

But when you know that you have lost your memory, if you think about it carefully, you can notice the incoherence of your memory.

While Xiao Ji was thinking about this, he felt a slight pain in his heart.

Very good, after a few days of adaptation, the pain has subsided again.

"Your Highness."

Si Nan's voice came from outside, "The Crown Princess and the Consort Shu are here."

Xiao Ji immediately collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Come in."

The matter in Weiyang Palace must have been completed, and Xie Yao came to see him after receiving the news.

Xie Yao and Concubine Shu quickly entered the side hall. Si Nan tactfully took everyone away, and he and Si Bei personally guarded outside the hall, and no one was allowed to approach the side hall.

Xie Yao presented the confession to Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, please read this."

Xiao Ji reached out to take it, his fingers inadvertently brushing across Xie Yao's soft skin, his fingertips and his entire body trembling slightly.

A tingling sensation rose in my body...

Xiao Ji's body stiffened slightly, and then he flipped open his confession as if nothing had happened. As he looked at the contents, his expression became serious.

There are no more romantic thoughts in my mind.

"This confession..." As soon as Xiao Ji opened his mouth, Xie Yao understood what he was going to ask and nodded immediately, "It was obtained by Shan Shan using various means. It is absolutely authentic."

This confession... is extremely problematic.

"Aunt." Xie Yao looked at Concubine Shu, indicating that she could continue what she had just said outside the Weiyang Palace.

Concubine Shu nodded slightly and said, "A few days ago, when Miss Wei San entered the palace late at night to ask to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty was originally not prepared to meet her. Later, Miss Wei San broke into the outer hall, so Your Majesty had to meet her."

If it weren't for her dissuasion, the emperor would probably have punished Wei Chan.

Concubine Shu continued, "Your Majesty's words... showed considerable disdain for the young lady from the Wei family."

This sentence contains a lot of information.

It's widely known throughout the nation that His Majesty had a deep affection for the late Empress, a lifelong lover of hers, and that the late Empress was from the Wei family. Logically, His Majesty should show his love for the Wei family, but instead, His Majesty looks down on the Wei family's daughters...

The meaning is self-evident.

Originally, the emperor and Princess Yongle were on Xie Yao and Xiao Ji's list of suspects, and now Concubine Shu's words undoubtedly added to the emperor's suspicions!

Xie Yao just felt a chill.

So all these years of deep affection were just acting?

Xie Yao calmed down a bit and said, "Concubine Li said that she learned the method of causing the witchcraft poison to become agitated from the palace maid, but she never used it on the queen mother."

"On the way here, I asked Shanshan, and she said... if Concubine Li had caused the voodoo poison to take effect before His Highness was born, I'm afraid Queen Mother... wouldn't have survived until His Highness was born."

The ending is inevitable: one corpse and two lives.

Upon hearing this, both Concubine Shu and Xiao Ji felt a chill run down their spines.

If the emperor really sent the witchcraft poison to Concubine Li, his actions would be simply...

The Hall of Mental Cultivation fell into deathly silence.

After a long while, Xie Yao said, "These are just speculations. Whether it is true or not requires further verification."

"He's unconscious!" Concubine Shu's voice was a little gritted. Because of her suspicion, she was unwilling to call him "Your Majesty". Even the words she said were filled with hidden hatred.