Not only the ministers were surprised, Su Li was also surprised. She quickly looked at Dongfang Ze. At this time, the emperor didn't see Dongfang Ze but only saw Dongfang Zhuo. He actually followed her and wanted to see her? Too strange! The ominous premonition hanging over my heart became more and more intense.
Dongfang Ze asked in a solemn voice: "My father-in-law, do you know why my father told Princess Mingxi about it?"
"I don't know. Your Majesty didn't tell me the reason, so I don't dare to speculate." Eunuch Gao bent down and nodded, his respectful expression looked the same as usual. He whispered to Chao Su Li: "Princess, please. Your Majesty is waiting inside!"
All the officials were watching, but Su Li could not resist the order and had to go with Eunuch Gao. Looking at the disappearing figures of the two of them, Dongfang Ze's handsome face sank slightly and his eyes were cold.
The emperor's bedroom was large and spacious. After passing through three screens, one went deeper and deeper before arriving at the luxuriously furnished emperor's bedroom.
The doors and windows in the hall were closed, and the light was dim.
Dongfang Zhuo sat quietly at the table, his stern face in the dim light and shadow, and it was difficult to distinguish happiness and anger. Behind him was a large carved bed, with the emperor lying quietly. His pale face was haggard due to illness, and his eyes were closed. There was no hint of the imperial power of the past. He was motionless and seemed unconscious.
Su Li's heart sank instantly.
How could a seriously ill and comatose old man issue such edicts
She looked at Dongfang Zhuo who was sitting beside her with doubtful eyes, knelt down and saluted respectfully: "I'll see you at dawn, Your Majesty."
The dragon ** is supreme, and there is no response.
"Princess, please get up." Dongfang Zhuo glanced at her calmly, trying his best to suppress the excitement that kept rising in his heart.
Su Li was stunned, but didn't move.
"Father's illness is so violent that the imperial doctors are helpless. He finally woke up after taking the medicine just now, and now he is asleep again. Let him rest for a while." Dongfang Zhuo stood up and went to help her.
Su Li lowered his head, with thousands of thoughts running through his mind. His bright eyes looked at the man with a cold face, full of doubts that he could not speak.
"Since Father has called you in, you should sit down first.
. "He let go without leaving a trace and ordered someone to bring tea.
Su Li looked at the dragon lady again and frowned slightly. One of the emperor's hands was exposed outside the brocade quilt, but there was no one around to serve him!
Dongfang Zhuo glanced at Eunuch Gao, and he immediately called the palace maid to tuck the brocade quilt for the emperor and put down the bed curtain.
With her sight blocked, Su Li's inner uneasiness suddenly increased.
A cup of hot tea was handed to her. Su Li took it and put it on the table without drinking. There are thousands of thoughts in my heart that are constantly changing, but my face is very calm. She raised her head and fixed her eyes on Dongfang Zhuo's face.
He was also staring at her without blinking, his expression so focused that he looked a little different from usual.
"This tea was a tribute sent from Wandi a few days ago. It's called Yinhua. There are only ten tea trees in the world, so it's extremely rare. Why don't you drink it?"
Su Li just looked at him and said nothing.
Dongfang Zhuo suddenly laughed at himself: "At this point, have you completely despaired of me?"
"If you step back from the brink and turn around in time, I might be able to trust you again." Su Li said coldly.
"Hahaha!" He suddenly laughed out loud. There was no smile in his eyes, only the coldness of despair and resentful hatred. "Hahaha?! That's good, but the one who should look back is not me, but you!"
Su Li gave him a cold look, "Dongfang Zhuo, what do you want to do?"
He raised his eyes to look at her, and the gloom in his dark eyes was clearly visible. "Do you want to know who is the real culprit who killed me and Li Su?"
Su Li's eyes twitched, "The real murderer? Who is it?"
Dongfang Zhuo didn't answer, but took out something from his arms and put it on the table with a "pop" sound. The exquisite silver box is rare in the world, and the workmanship patterns all show its noble and unique quality.
Su Li's eyes changed slightly, the silver box containing the Phoenix Blood Jade!
Dongfang Zhuo's cold fingers flicked on the mechanism, the lid of the box opened silently, and a glowing red light filled the room.
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"Phoenix Blood Jade?" Su Li frowned.
"Yes, this thing is a wedding gift given to me and Li Su by Dongfangze." Dongfang Zhuo's low and hoarse voice carried a hint of pain, "Because of it, I made a mistake that I will regret for the rest of my life!"
Su Li's heart couldn't help but beat faster. As if the scene of the blood jade shining in the sun reappeared before her eyes, she closed her eyes unconsciously. The shameful past came back to mind. She couldn't help but reached out and closed the silver box with a snap. The red light disappeared immediately.
"Li Su..." Dongfang Zhuo called in a low voice, holding her hand with his slender fingers, looking at her face that turned pale for a moment, and sighed, "I once thanked God for allowing me to meet you, and let my father do whatever it takes. The Queen Mother has decreed a marriage, and I just want you to be my princess, my only princess. I think about it day and night, looking forward to the wedding day coming soon. But I didn’t expect that people with ulterior motives have already been deployed in the dark. , used all the insidious and vicious tricks to put me in a place of eternal destruction!"
Su Li took a deep breath, but her chest hurt and she was speechless.
"I have been proud in my life and have never bowed to anyone. He had already calculated this, so he tried every means to find this evil jade and set up a dark trap. He conspired to frame him and hired murderers to kill people." Dongfang Zhuo's eyes were dark. A bit cruel.
"What?" Su Li shouted in a low voice, "How is it possible? The Li Su case has been investigated long ago, and the real culprit behind the scenes is Yu Linglong."
"Huh!" Dongfang Zhuo snorted through gritted teeth, "Yu Linglong is just a scapegoat, she is by no means the real murderer!"
Su Li stared at him in surprise and said coldly: "She confessed in person, how can it be false?! Dongfang Zhuo, you are doing these things for no reason. I advise you to worry more about the emperor's condition!"
Dongfang Zhuo's eyes darkened, and uncertainty swirled on her face. After a while, Fang smiled and said, "I know you won't believe my words easily..."
"I can prove that what he said is true." A deep and familiar voice suddenly sounded, exceptionally loud in the silent room. Su Li was startled and stood up immediately. When she turned around, she saw the regent Li Fengxian standing in front of the door. His heavy eyes gradually became gentle when he saw Su Li. He walked forward slowly and said softly: "Princess Mingxi, long time no see."
Su Li was stunned. It had indeed been a long time since he saw Li Fengxian. His hair on his temples had grown a few percent whiter. The signs of aging in the corners of his eyes were getting heavier, and his complexion was no longer as good as before. After experiencing family changes and career decline, the regent was no longer the high-spirited father he remembered. Su Li's throat seemed to be choked by something, and she couldn't speak.
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"Prince Regent, please take a seat." Dongfang Zhuo ordered someone to serve tea.
Li Fengxian lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "The emperor is seriously ill, and King Jing'an did not hesitate to bleed blood for medicine. All the officials were shocked. This act of filial piety by the prince can move heaven and earth. Why do you invite me here at this time? What is the important matter?"
Dongfang Zhuo sighed and said: "Father's illness is good and bad, and I just do my best and obey fate. Today I invited the regent to come because I know that the regent has been secretly investigating the purchase of the concubine Jade. Regarding the murder of Lisu, could it be that the regent has always had doubts about the 'Lisu case'?"
Li Feng glanced at him first, nodded and said, "That's right! I really don't believe that Yu Linglong would do such a vicious thing!"
"But Yu Linglong has confessed in person!" Su Li couldn't help shouting.
Li Fengxian took a deep look at her and said in a deep voice: "Since Su Su's accident, I have never stopped investigating. Su Su is the heart and soul of me and Xijin. I have watched her grow up, what is she like?" My child, how could I not be clear about this?"
Su Li suddenly held her breath and saw her father's fists clenched tightly on the table. The pain in his eyes was clearly visible, and her heart was also in pain.
"Someone told me that she committed suicide when she was pregnant out of wedlock. I didn't believe it at all! I personally led people to salvage for three days and three nights by the river, and finally found her body. At that time, she clearly had sword wounds. She was basically injured. Someone killed someone! In anger, the king immediately went to the palace to face the Holy Spirit and asked Your Majesty to make the decision for her. However... the Queen Mother knew about this matter, and the Queen Mother advised me that this matter needs to be discussed in the long term. "
It turns out it means the queen! Su Li's eyes widened in shock.
"Su Su has always been kind to others and has no enemies. Therefore, the person who harmed her must have other motives. The conspiracy he designed is vicious. This person must be very serious." Li Fengxian's tone began to become sharp.
"So the prince treated her coldly and disdainfully, and buried her in the wilderness with the intention of relaxing his guard against the real culprit. He thought he had succeeded, and then secretly investigated the truth?" Su Li couldn't believe that her father had endured this. .
"That's right! That's what I thought. However, the thief planned it carefully. I spent several months investigating it, but to no avail. If Princess Mingxi hadn't helped uncover the case and restored Su Su's innocence, I would have I'm afraid that I will have no face to see Xi Jin and Su Su under Jiuquan in the future! ... However, that day in the main hall, Linglong was suddenly accused of being the mastermind behind Su Su's murder. This king was unexpected. At that time, she personally said I admit that the details and physical evidence matched one by one. I was shocked and believed it before I could think too much. I was hating and angry with her. But afterwards, when Li Yao packed up her mother’s belongings, I suddenly realized that this She shouldn't have done this
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Su Li felt cold and asked, "Why is the prince so sure?"
Li Fengxian said coldly: "Shenmen charges a very high price for killing people. To buy a life, the price is usually more than ten gold. How shocking is it to kill my regent's daughter, the concubine of Prince Jing'an?! The asking price is at least a hundred gold. Linglong's mother-in-law, elders She passed away without wealth and power. The monthly income in my house was only five taels of silver. The items I usually gave her were less than a hundred gold in total! There was not a single precious thing missing from her relics. There is no record of pawns or loans. She definitely doesn't have enough money to buy a murderer! What's more, she has a good relationship with the queen. How can she plot to destroy the marriage between the Regent's Palace and Jing'an Palace and go against the queen? "
Su Li's eyes darkened. She had had this question before, but at that time she thought that Yu Linglong was obsessed with jealousy and would act boldly and recklessly for Li Yao. Now that I think about it, this doubt is indeed difficult to explain, and I was a little confused for a moment.
"Then in the opinion of the regent, who is the real mastermind behind the scenes?!" Dongfang Zhuo's eyes flashed sharply.
Li Fengxian sneered and said: "After much thought, he was the one who benefited the most from destroying the marriage. Afterwards, he came to my house to pay homage. It was to verify that this man was very deep in the city and acted carefully. I... really couldn't catch him. He has no excuse... I am ashamed of Su Su, I am ashamed of Linglong... "
Su Li naturally knew who the "him" Li Fengxian was referring to! Su Li's heart seemed to be suddenly strangled by something, and she couldn't get through it.
Dongfang Zhuo's expressionless face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the brocade box on the table.
"King Jing'an, you called me here and said that you had new clues about this case, but is it true?" Li Fengxian looked at him with clear eyes, filled with urgent desire and hope.
"That's right. All the conspiracies are due to this thing." He flicked his fingers, and the silver box opened suddenly, and red light jumped out, dazzling.
Only then did Li Fengxian notice this object, his expression suddenly changed, his eyes were extremely sharp, and he asked: "Phoenix Blood Jade?! After Su Su's accident, this object was kept by the queen. The empress has checked it carefully and there is no problem!"
Dongfang Zhuo said with a gloomy look: "He is so clever in finding such a mysterious thing, how can he easily let people see the mystery!"
"What mystery?" Li Fengxian and Su Li asked in surprise at the same time.
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Dongfang Zhuo didn't answer immediately, he only looked at Su Li, his eyes were painful and indescribably complicated. He gritted his teeth and said slowly: "It is said that the Phoenix Blood Jade is an auspicious spiritual object, and there are rumors of its owner. No matter who gets it, they are eager to confirm whether the rumors are true. I, too... am the same."
The palm of Su Li's hand suddenly felt warm, as if she had seen Dongfang Zhuo put the Phoenix Blood Jade into her hand with great anticipation. Yes, who would give up the opportunity to prove how powerful this spiritual object is? Dongfang Zhuo didn't know how. Even she was extremely curious at that time.
"So I handed it over to Li Su. I am still proud of it. The Phoenix recognizes its master, and I am the real one! But... all the words of surrendering and acknowledging the master are all fake!" After saying that, he punched the table hard. There was a bang, and Su Li's heart sank.
Dongfang Zhuo gritted his teeth and was furious, and his handsome facial features were already distorted.
Su Li tried her best to suppress the panic in her heart and said in a deep voice: "What is the mystery of this thing?!"
Dongfang Zhuo said again: "... I know that what I say is unfounded, and you must not believe that he is the real murderer behind the scenes! So today, I will use facts to prove who is your enemy!"
As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger and slashed his wrist! Blood gushed out and dropped on the glowing red jade. Suddenly, a golden light shone, piercing everyone and unconsciously reaching out to cover their eyes. In the blink of an eye, the golden light disappeared, but Su Li intuitively saw that the phoenix's wings seemed to move in the moment of the golden light.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the phoenix-blood jade miraculously changed. The phoenix in the jade, bowing its head and ears, miraculously transformed into the fluttering wings they first saw, ready to fly.
I saw a flash of joy in Dongfang Zhuo's eyes, and murmured: "He really didn't lie to me."
Su Li looked at his gloomy face in confusion, and the panic and uneasiness in her heart began to expand infinitely.
Dongfang Zhuo glanced at the palace maid standing in a corner, pointed at her and shouted: "You, come here!"
The palace maid walked forward slowly. She looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. She didn't know what he wanted. She was a little scared and trembling.
Without saying a word, Dongfang Zhuo handed over the silver box and said coldly: "Pick it up."
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