He was about to win, but Hua Qi suddenly interrupted him with a word "Stop fighting". Ah Liu was of course not happy at all. However, after Hua Qi said this, even though he knew that this madman was clearly trying to change the subject, he couldn't ignore it. It was true that the eldest prince was Zhang Shou's enemy and not a good person, but who else, other than the emperor, would dare to kill him like this
Seeing Ah Liu staring at him, Hua Qi was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and glared back angrily: "Why are you looking at me? It wasn't me who did it!"
Zhang Shou heard Ah Liu's insincere "oh", while Hua Qi was annoyed that someone was trying to cover up his mistake. Even though he knew that it was impossible for Hua Qi to do this, he couldn't help but tease Ah Liu, "Yes, yes, Master Hua Qi, don't bother with this kid Ah Liu. Of course I know it wasn't you."
"You... like master, like servant!" Hua Qi finally recovered his normal state. After a gruff laugh, he folded his hands and said calmly, "The reason why we know that he was poisoned and not committed suicide is because the eldest prince had bite marks on his lips and his wrists were tied behind his back. Even if he wanted to pretend to be murdered, he couldn't tie himself up and take the medicine."
"Whether he committed suicide and then had his hands tied, or he was tied while alive and then force-fed drugs, there is a certain difference in the bruises, and after all, there are signs of struggle." At this point, Hua Qi glanced at Ah Liu, "After I reported this to the palace, I could see that the emperor was very angry. After he approved it, I came to tell you."
"No matter who did this, no matter whether the emperor really hates his son, it doesn't mean that someone can beat him to such an incredible thing." He paused and then laughed at himself, "Fortunately, the emperor thinks that I have the ability to appear and disappear at will, but I don't have the time."
"And if I were to do it, I would never do such a thing as forcing someone to take drugs and tying their hands. Of course, it is also possible that the person who did this deliberately used this method to confuse the public."
Hua Qi glanced at Ah Liu and laughed, "If you hadn't been inseparable from your young master every day and never left the capital, you might have been suspected. And the people from Duke Zhao's mansion didn't leave the capital during that time. In short, anyone who has a grudge against the eldest prince is always suspected. Of course, the most unlucky one is the emperor."
Zhang Shou thought about the emperor's mood when he learned about this, and he felt that he must have been in a terrible mood. He deposed the empress and expelled the sons, and then not long after, they all died one by one. Even if the emperor knew that he didn't do it, could he tell others about this? I'm afraid that when he goes down in history, in addition to deposing the empress and expelling the sons, the emperor will also have the reputation of killing his wife and children within a year.
Later generations don’t care whether it is true or not. Anyway, it is impossible to verify it after decades or hundreds of years. As long as historians say with certainty that you killed your wife and children within a year, then you killed your wife and children.
As expected, just as he was thinking this, Hua Qi sighed again: "The Emperor has always been indifferent to rumors, so he even intended to issue an order to depose the Queen, but who knew that the Queen Mother would take the initiative to take it over. To be honest, I'm not worried about anything else. After all, neither the Duke of Zhao nor you would do such a thing. I'm only worried..."