The emperor looked at Li Guiren's frightened and innocent look. He couldn't help patting her on the shoulder and comforting her in a low voice: "Idiot, I believe you are. Why are you swearing so randomly?"

"Your Majesty, you are so kind... If you can trust me, I will be satisfied."

Weak and helpless, Li Guiren clutched the emperor's clothes tightly, and she huddled in his arms like a bird. The emperor's pity became stronger and stronger. He hugged Li Guiren tightly, but he also He had the heart to push her away. At this moment, Xiao Xuanmo asked aloud: "Father, how do you plan to deal with Mr. Zhao's matter? This crime of deceiving the emperor is not a small crime..." Your Majesty Narrowing his eyes, he looked at Zhao Qinghuai coldly. Zhao Qinghuai couldn't help but tremble. He cried and begged the emperor for mercy. "Uncle, Your Majesty, I... I am really unjust. I was really obsessed for a moment. This I couldn’t help but do something wrong.”

The emperor doesn't want to hear Zhao Qinghuai's voice at all now. His eyes are full of disgust and hatred: "Come here, take him to the heavenly prison for confinement. Without my will, he will not be allowed to step out of the heavenly prison."

After Zhao Qinghuai heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was only sent to the sky prison, and the emperor did not punish him with death. As long as he did not die, he would still have a chance to get up. He could still accept this result. Li Guiren A bit of resentment flashed through her eyes, and she clenched her sleeves tightly. She was very dissatisfied with the emperor's treatment. She had lost a maid and was almost killed by Zhao Qinghuai. Unexpectedly, the emperor only punished Zhao Qinghuai by imprisoning him in heaven. Prison? Xiao Xuanmo is not surprised by this result. After all, his good father has always been partial to Concubine Zhao. Even if Zhao Qinghuai committed such a serious crime, the emperor would not do it for the sake of Concubine Zhao. Zhao Qinghuai was executed. He lowered his eyebrows and raised the corners of his lips in a half-smile. He did not ignore the provocative light that flashed in Zhao Qinghuai's eyes... Was he proud? Being proud meant he had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Wouldn't the emperor kill him for his crime? Oh, I don't know, what would Zhao Qinghuai think if he knew that this was just the beginning? Xiao Xuanmo silently counted the time, and just when the guards were about to take Zhao Qinghuai into custody, When he was escorted out of the imperial study, Zhou Tong suddenly asked for permission outside and blocked Zhao Qinghuai's way. A hint of suspicion flashed across the emperor's eyes... Why did Zhou Tong block Zhao Qinghuai's way? Zhou Tong entered and asked the guards not to escort Zhao Qinghuai away. Zhao Qinghuai's face became very ugly. The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense... It seemed that something was deviating from his prediction little by little. Zhou Tong entered, directly lifted up his robe, and knelt down towards the emperor. "Your Majesty, regarding the case of the nine corpses, I have investigated to the bottom of the matter."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. Finally something happened that made him feel happy. When he asked who the murderer was, Zhou Tong raised his eyes and slowly looked at Zhao Qinghuai, who was kneeling limply on the ground. Zhao Qinghuai noticed that Zhou Tong At the same time, when he looked over, his body couldn't help but tremble suddenly. He said in a trembling voice: "You... what are you looking at me for?"

Zhou Tong raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Why are you so nervous, deputy commander? I just glanced at you, do you need to be so sensitive and excited? Or, are you feeling guilty and afraid that these nine murders have a lot to do with you? Relationship?"

Even if Zhao Qinghuai couldn't help it, he shouted hysterically: "Zhou Tong, don't talk nonsense... Stop making false accusations on me for things that are unfounded and unsubstantiated. The murder of the nine corpses has nothing to do with me." , don’t even think about slandering me."

"Really? Then let's see today whether the murders of the nine corpses have anything to do with you, right?"

Zhou Tong said and clapped his hands: "Xiao Xi, come in."

Xiao Xi? Zhao Qinghuai's eyes trembled. He raised his head in disbelief and looked in the direction of the door. The next moment, he saw a charming-looking woman in her thirties, about the same age as Zhao Qinghuai, slowly walking into the door. In the imperial study room, his face became ugly. Isn't this Xiao Xi dead? How could she still be alive? Zhao Qinghuai was so flustered that he quickly lowered his head to avoid the gaze that Xiao Xi was looking at. Xiao Xi was originally The son of the Zhao family was the eldest maid serving beside Concubine Zhao. But just half a year ago, Xiao Xi fell into the water and drowned, completely disappearing from the palace. No one thought that Xiao Xi would actually be alive and appear in the palace. Imperial Study Room. Not only Zhao Qinghuai was shocked, the emperor and Eunuch Zhou also found it incredible. Because of Concubine Zhao, they were naturally familiar with this Xiao Xi. The emperor clenched his fists, and some things seemed to gradually surface... His face became more and more livid. Eunuch Zhou was so horrified that he did not dare to breathe... This dead person actually came back to life? How many unknown and shocking things are hidden in this? Xiao Xi With a bit of hatred flashing in her eyes, she walked step by step in front of the emperor, then knelt down and said, "My slave, Xiao Xi, please give your regards to your majesty. Long live your majesty."

The emperor looked at Xiao Xi with a lot of doubts in his eyes. "Xiao Xi, didn't you fall into the water and die? How could you be alive again? Do you know that Concubine Zhao suffered a lot because of your death? A while."

"Since you are not dead, why did you hide the news of your death and not return to the palace to continue serving Concubine Zhao?"

Xiao Xi knelt down with her forehead on the ground. She had been crying so hard that she couldn't make a sound. She raised her red and swollen eyes and replied in a hoarse voice: "To answer your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to come back to serve the noble concubine, but that I I can't come back. Once Mr. Zhao learns that I'm not dead, he will attack me again..." "I did die once at that time, but I am a fellow villager with Dr. Zhang from Tai Hospital, and he learned that I He personally collected my body after hearing the news of his death. Unexpectedly, as soon as he transported my body out of the palace, I coughed up a lot of water and came back to life. In order to save my life, I had to remain anonymous... and live a casual life. The days of living a secret life.”

Eunuch Zhou couldn't help but asked: "You mean, your falling into the water seems to be related to Mr. Zhao?"

Xiao Xi nodded while crying. She pinched her sleeves and wiped her tears. "Yes... I was pushed into the water by Master Zhao. I drowned little by little in front of him."

"Why did he want to kill you? Logically speaking, you are a son of the Zhao family and a member of the Zhao family. Since you are a family, why would he kill you?"
Chapter completed!