Lai Xing'er mistakenly thought that his fake eunuch's old bottom was recognized, his legs were weak, he fell to his knees, and stammered and replied: "Little one...... The little one entered the palace two years ago and ...... half a year ago."

Mama Xia thanked him for taking the initiative to test the medicine, and reminded: "You knew Furong before you went to the East Palace on an errand, didn't you?" ”

Lai Xing'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she still couldn't help but tremble and nodded.

Mother Xia then asked, "On Chinese New Year's Eve, you bumped into Wang Shi and Lao Shen in the cabin, and then reported it to Furong, right?" ”

Lai Xing'er shook her head in horror.

The prince snorted, and Mama Xia was afraid that he would immediately dispose of Lai Xing'er, so she hurriedly asked, "Can someone prove that it's not you?" ”

Lai Xing'er stabilized her mind a little, thinking that as long as her old bottom was not broken, she would have to live, so she kowtowed to the ground and said: "The little one only told Concubine Jing Niangniang that she can testify for me." ”

The prince said disdainfully: "Since you are a nail buried in the palace, how dare you not report this kind of thing?" Although Jing Niangniang treats you well, she may not be able to carry it for you, you can think clearly! ”

Lai Xing'er was about to open his mouth to distinguish, Wang Bao'er hurriedly ran in and reported: "Lord Li Jinzhong came to ask for a meeting. ”

The prince's eyes flashed, and he immediately ordered: "Mama avoided it, and Lai Xing'er stood up and waited beside the palace." Please come in, Lord Lee. ”

Not long after, Li Jinzhong walked in with Wang Bao'er with a heavy heart. The crown prince motioned for him to sit down and asked, "Lord Li has come here at night, there must be something important to tell you, and this palace is willing to hear about it." ”

Li Jinzhong was slightly stunned when he saw Lai Xing'er standing beside the prince, and said: "What happened during the day, presumably Lord Lin has already told His Highness that this little doll is very clever!" ”

The prince knew that he was reminding himself to come to Xing'er to avoid it, but he said intentionally: "This palace heard that Lai Xing'er was grazing horses in the idle yard before coming to the East Palace, and Lord Li is no stranger to him." ”

Li Jinzhong's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "When the two ladies entered the palace half a year ago, the queen mother specially ordered the old ministers to select some clever little eunuchs to supplement the East Palace to wait, and Lai Xing'er was in that batch." Now, to be able to serve in front of His Highness is his creation. ”

Li Jinzhong did not shy away from telling Xing'er's origin, although it was beyond the prince's expectations, but he had already made up his mind, neither did he open his mouth to ask Xing'er to step down, nor did he want to play dumb riddles with Li Jinzhong on the topic of Lai Xing'er, so he no longer talked to him, and waited for Li Jinzhong to take the initiative to explain his intentions.

Li Jinzhong hit a soft nail as soon as he came up, which was quite boring, but the development of the case took a turn for the worse, forcing him to come to the prince in advance to show his heart in order to protect himself. He coughed dryly twice, and said thoughtfully: "The old minister and General Zhang have retried He Shaosheng together, and he was indeed instructed by others to take the blame for others. ”

The prince remained silent, waiting for him to continue. Li Jin was loyal and said: "According to his confession, Shang Jing, the steward of the prince's inner fang, is the one who commanded it. ”

Lai Xing'er was dumbfounded when she heard this, but the prince only asked quietly: "What does Master Li want?" ”

Li Jinzhong was forced to be helpless, so he had to put his plans together: "According to the old minister, no matter who He Shaosheng is instructed to come out to confess, it is to cover for the Xia family. According to Xia's statement, Wang's was plotted by someone and went crazy by taking drugs by mistake before committing a shocking case, and Xia's statement has been preliminarily verified. Then, the key now is to find out who drugged Wang's family, not the person who made He Shaosheng guilty, once the real murderer is revealed, everything else will become insignificant. I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks? ”

The prince said a little absentmindedly: "The Xia family is proficient in medical skills, and someone is more willing to believe that she is plotting against the Wang family." ”

Li Jinzhong nodded: "The Xia clan is indeed the first to bear the brunt, and the suspicion is the greatest. But the real mastermind behind the scenes showed his feet prematurely because he was eager to draw the focus of this case to the crown prince, which is why the old minister asked to see him tonight. ”

The crown prince was obviously shocked by his words, and his body couldn't help but lean forward, looking at Li Jinzhong with blazing eyes.

Li Jinzhong continued: "Today, the Xia family said in front of the old minister that the Wang family was drugged Wu Yufei in advance, and although it was verified to be correct, first, she refused to tell the origin of the black feather fei in her hand, and second, she concealed her identity and hid in the East Palace in the past few years, which is really suspicious, so even if Your Highness sends someone to ask for it, the old minister will never dare to release her. But some people went behind the back of the old minister and used the excuse that the prince came to ask for someone, and privately put the Xia family back to Ning Xiangxuan, which is the first suspicion; Lai Xing'er and a forbidden army sergeant are both parties who verify the medicinal power of Wu Yufei, Lai Xing'er took water mixed with medicine, and the sergeant swallowed a piece of Wang's remains, according to common sense, Lai Xing'er took more medicine than the sergeant, but only a few hours later, Lai Xing'er regained consciousness, and the sergeant is still in a state of madness, which shows that someone quietly gave Lai Xing'er something similar to the antidote afterwards, this is the second suspicion; From these two points, the old minister thought that someone was trying to trap the prince in an unforeseen situation. ”

The prince glanced at Xing'er and said abruptly: "This palace has been deposed yesterday, where will there be any unforeseen situation!" ”

Li Jinzhong's face was solemn and silent.

Lai Xing'er was originally apprehensive, and there was still a trace of luck in the exposure of his eyeliner identity, but seeing such a confidential matter, the prince did not shy away from him, and listened to Li Jinzhong's confession of the case, and he gradually understood a cruel truth: it is unlikely that he will survive tonight.

The prince suddenly asked Lai Xing'er: "Someone wants to kill this palace, come to Xing'er, tell me, what should this palace do?" ”

Lai Xing'er stared at a pair of frightened eyes, Mu Ran shook his head, not knowing how to answer.

"So, Master Li, what do you say?"

Li Jinzhong completely understood: in order to gain the trust of the prince, he must dedicate what he thinks in his heart without reservation. At the same time, he also felt a little lucky: it seemed that the prince had been on guard for a long time, and it was not too late for his trip tonight. He looked at the prince and said eight words softly: "Taoguang is obscure, and it is braked by static." ”

Without thinking, the prince used his hand to make a little fuss, and asked, "What about him?" ”

Li Jinzhong lowered his eyebrows and replied obediently: "The old minister ordered someone to return him to His Highness, but His Highness's order is obeyed." ”

A smile slipped into the corner of the prince's mouth: "My lord is really an old man who seeks the country, even so, I am afraid that after my lord goes back, I am afraid that he will have to rush to write a chapter overnight, and there will be no more adults in this palace." I also ask the adults to use some manpower to inquire about the whereabouts of the bereaved relatives in the future. ”

Li Jinzhong heard the prince say this, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He hurriedly shouted at Laixing: "Boy, I haven't come to thank the prince for not killing." ”