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When Zhou Zhiji arrived, the corpse was fished out from the well. Wasn't that Xiao Hua Zi? If someone died, there would be nothing left, not to mention dying in the water. Zhou Zhiji bent down to inspect the body. There were no signs of resistance, which meant that this young eunuch did not experience any battles before he died. There were no injuries on his body.

The moss at the edge of the well had a few traces of sliding feet, and the print matched the size of the shoe on his foot, and the moss on the sole of the shoe was proof that he had indeed jumped over the edge of the well.

Therefore, he should have committed suicide.

Of course, Zhou Zhiji did not believe that this was suicide, and that it was his subordinate who said so. The person who killed the king had courage, and it was definitely deliberate. How could he not think of a way out? Thus, this young eunuch must have been silenced by someone, and then turned into an illusion of suicide. But in order to prevent the people in the palace from panicking, Zhou Zhiji did not say anything, and only ordered his men to search Xiao Hua's room.

The only thing in the room was a bag of poison, with nothing beside it. It could be seen that he had dealt with it cleanly, placing the blame for the killing of the monarch on Little Hua Zi. After some investigation, he found that Little Hua Zi was very solitary and didn't interact much with anyone, so no one knew what Little Hua Zi would do, nor did they know what he did, nor did they understand why he jumped into a well to commit suicide.

Holding the poison bag in his hand, Zhou Zhiji turned around and returned to the Qianyuan Hall.

Dongfang Weiming sat in the side hall's warm room. He had just finished meditating and recovered some strength. He remembered that it had been many years since he had lost his inner force to someone else. If this hadn't happened suddenly, how would he have … Dongfang Weiming looked down at his palm, the fingertips of his left hand, sharpening the cocoon on his right palm. He suddenly remembered what she had said before.

The little girl sure knew how to enjoy herself. She was really sharp-tongued. The skin on his hands and even the tips of his fingers were a bit rougher than an ordinary person's. This was because he had grown up in the martial arts world and had practiced martial arts all his life, so he didn't have the tender flesh of a noble king. Only by doing everything personally would he be able to command the three armies. Only then would he have his current status and position.

The power and influence of Dongfang Family was built up bit by bit by relying on blood and bones. How many times had they passed by death, how many times had they attacked the city walls, and how many times had they outnumbered the enemy. These things were things that the officials in the imperial court would never understand. Why was he able to remain calm? After he was used to life and death, there was no longer any life and death in his eyes.

Zhou Zhiji entered the door and saluted, "Master!"

Dongfang Weiming regained his senses, "Did you find anything?"

"He's dead." Zhou Zhiji straightened his body, "In the little eunuch's room, I found a bag of poison, and sent it to Imperial Hospital." Giving Imperial Hospital to develop an antidote, there wasn't anything wrong with that.

"Do you know what poison it is?" Dongfang Weiming asked.

Zhou Zhiji shook his head, "The poison is very strong, but it doesn't seem to be the same as normal poisons. After saying that, Zhou Zhiji softly asked, "Master, are you alright? Just now, this humble servant saw that this lord was the emperor's poison, and he was truly frightened. It has been a long time since I have lost so much inner strength for someone else! "

Last time, it was also because of a woman.

Dongfang Weiming frowned, as if he was in a trance for a moment. Yes, many years had passed! It had really been many years! Why does it feel like yesterday? In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed, yet he was still standing in place.

Sighing lightly, Dongfang Weiming retracted his eyes and laughed bitterly twice, then said indifferently, "I'm fine!"

"Master, how should we treat the matter of the Emperor being poisoned this time?" Zhou Zhiji asked, "Are we continuing the investigation?" With regards to the matter of regicide, once the investigation was carried out, many people would die. The number of people implicated in this would be innumerable. But now, the only thing worth celebrating was that this Little Hua Zi was naturally eccentric and rarely interacted with others, so the clues here had already come to an end.

Dongfang Weiming squinted his eyes, "Let's call it a day!"

Zhou Zhiji was startled, "Master?"

"This kind of investigation will not benefit anyone in the end. Although Qi Yunshan moved, his Prime Minister's Estate was far too cold! " Dongfang Weiming coughed lightly twice, then slowly walked to the window and stood with his hands behind his back, "Have you investigated the matter regarding that tablet?"

"We've already captured him, but we won't speak about it even if we die." Zhou Zhiji lowered his head.

Actually, Dongfang Weiming had already expected such a result, this was clearly Qi Yunshan's doing, but he could not do anything to Qi Yunshan. The story of the inscription was widespread among the commoners, to the point that some people felt that Dongfang Weiming did all of this for the sake of claiming the title of emperor. A bunch of stupid people. If Dongfang Weiming really wanted to be the emperor, was it necessary to let Zhao Jing become the emperor? Blocking him up? Or did he do something evil for himself?

"I expected it!" Dongfang Weiming looked at the sky outside the window, "Kill them, throw them back!"

"Yes sir!" Zhou Zhiji nodded, "I understand!"

"Also, ask Zhao Yuannan to come over!" Dongfang Weiming had his own plans.

Zhou Zhiji was stunned, "Yes!" He immediately turned around and left.

Not long later, Zhao Yuannan knelt in front of Dongfang Weiming, trembling with fear and trepidation. "This servant greets Regent.

"Noble Heir... "A thousand years!" Just as Dongfang Weiming said this, Zhao Yuannan's face immediately became as white as paper.

Dongfang Weiming turned around, and stood at the window with the light reflecting off his face, and an ice-cold expression that could not be dispersed: "Zhao Yuannan!"

"Slave Hui Sheng!" Zhao Yuannan said in a sobbing tone, "Hui Sheng deserves to die, we failed to protect your majesty, we servants deserve to die! Please forgive my apologies Regent, I beg of you, your highness, please forgive this servant! This servant will do my best to take care of the emperor. Even if he doesn't have any merits, he will still have to put in a lot of effort.

Hui Sheng?

This was the name of the sinner!

It was Dongfang Weiming's punishment for Prince Su.

Dongfang Weiming snorted, "Using retreat to advance, is there any meaning? Hui Sheng, the reason this duke has come to find you today, is just to ask you a question from the bottom of my heart. If your answer is correct and the past is written off, this king can still allow you to rise to the top. But if you answered wrong, then for today's crime of regicide, you will sit down in succession! Do you understand what This King means? "

"Yes sir!" Zhao Yuannan's voice trembled violently. He really did not know what Dongfang Weiming wanted to ask, nor did he know if he could win this battle with Dongfang Weiming. He had even thought that if he died … Will the Emperor's full plan also be affected?

Dongfang Weiming did not speak for a while, he only stared at Zhao Yuannan and studied him for a while.

The surroundings were completely silent, making people feel as if their hearts were about to jump into their throats. Zhao Yuannan's panic was already written all over his face. He was still kneeling on the ground, his entire body trembling uncontrollably. Occasionally, he would secretly raise his head to look at Dongfang Weiming's expression, but he was so shocked that his face would turn pale.

Dongfang Weiming had already walked to the front of him and stood there with a condescending attitude, causing Zhao Yuannan to not know how to react.

"Do you remember your last name?" Dongfang Weiming asked.

Zhao Yuannan's body trembled like a sieve, "Wh … servant …"

"Tell me the truth!" Dongfang Weiming spoke in a heavy tone, her tone very light and her speech very slow.

But Zhao Yuannan was able to hear the killing intent, "Slave, this slave's surname is Zhao!" No matter what, he would die anyway. It would be better for him to just give it his all! What was his surname? He, Zhao Yuannan, was born with the surname Zhao. Even if he died, his surname would be Zhao.

"There aren't many left of the Zhao Clan's bloodline." If Dongfang Weiming were to point out something, then he would say, "Right now, it seems that the ones who wield the most power are only His Majesty. Zhao Yuannan, have you ever thought about what would happen to you if the Zhao Family were to fall in front of you one day? "

"If this day ever comes, I will have no face to face with the ancestors of the Zhao Family!" Zhao Yuannan kowtowed, layer after layer of cold sweat trickling down his back. Zhao Jing had told him at that time that if Dongfang Weiming ever asked him anything, he would try to tell her the truth. Now that Zhao Yuannan was speaking the truth, if something were to happen to Zhao Jing, the children of the Zhao Family would definitely have no hope. Once the Zhao Family was destroyed, he, Zhao Yuannan, would be unable to help it and would only be able to die!

Dongfang Weiming did not speak and the atmosphere dropped to a freezing point, causing Zhao Yuannan to heavily close his eyes. With Dongfang Weiming's current character, he was afraid that Zhao Yuannan was not far from his death. For a sinner to say something like that, he basically had the intention to fight against Dongfang Weiming! How could Dongfang Weiming forgive him?

However, this time, it was out of Dongfang Weiming's expectations. He did not have the intention to kill Zhao Yuannan, and only calmly sat down, "Stand up!"

Zhao Yuannan's heart skipped a beat, what kind of act was this? The Emperor had previously said that the matter of him being poisoned would arouse great suspicion on Dongfang Weiming, so his words must not flicker. Although it was normal for her to fear Dongfang Weiming, if she was too afraid, others would see through her. What kind of person was Dongfang Weiming, was to become a refined fox, and definitely not let his guard down in front of him.

"You have been walking within the Imperial Palace Services Office." Dongfang Weiming laughed dryly twice, "You should be very clear about what Fu Shengquan has done!"

Zhao Yuannan lowered his head, "This servant serves Young Master Fu, so …"

"If you were to take over Fu Shengquan's position, would you dare?" Dongfang Weiming asked.

Zhao Yuannan's eyes widened in shock, and his body subconsciously tensed up, but he did not dare reveal too much shock, and only slowly raised his head to look at the high and mighty Dongfang Weiming, "This servant … "Dare!" She asked with a trembling voice, "But isn't Regent worried? "Slave …"

"What are you worried about? With just you? " Dongfang Weiming scoffed twice, "Hui Sheng, you can't possibly think that just because you remember your surname that you can cause such a ruckus, right? You are just an eunuch. Even if I make you the manager of Imperial Palace Services Office, what can you do? Isn't he always waiting on the side of the emperor and seeing this king respectfully kneel and kowtow? There are so many servants in this palace, those who know their place are all more handsome than you, do you understand? "

"Yes sir!" Zhao Yuannan kowtowed.

Dongfang Weiming walked out of the side hall and headed towards the Bedchamber without even turning his head back.

Behind him, Zhao Yuannan collapsed onto the ground, unable to come back to his senses. It was only when Wei Shuge came and shouted a few times at him, that he finally gasped for breath, as his face turned deathly pale.

"What's wrong?" Wei Shuge was also nervous as well, "Hui Sheng, are you looking bad? Regent is making things difficult for you? "Or did he discover …"

Zhao Yuannan held onto Wei Shuge's hand, breathing rapidly, "Tell the emperor, it's done!"

Wei Shuge was startled, succeeded?!