"I just said that Pei Wudao's eight major crimes were actually all the time when I was in the palace. Now, I might as well tell you."

“…”

"The first crime is to imprison your father; the second crime is to imprison your mother." Speaking of this, I looked at Yan Zicong with the corner of my eyes and smiled coldly: "There was indeed this statement back then, but Zicong, you live in Xichuan, don't you even know that such a big thing happened outside?"

He was stunned: "What?"

"Just a few months ago, the Supreme Emperor, who had been unconscious for many years, had recovered from his illness. After he woke up, he immediately calmed down the chaos in the court. He was regent and assisted the crown prince during the time when the emperor was seriously ill. Then, despite his age and weakness, he left the imperial city. The first major thing he did was to go to Shanxi to appease the Marquis of Jin Gongsun Shu and to quell the rebellion for the emperor."

“…”

"If you want to talk about the second crime, it is naturally about the Empress Dowager. Maybe this is something you have never cared about. But what I want to say is that when the Empress Dowager passed away, I was by her side. Do you want to know why this Empress Dowager, who you said was imprisoned, died?"

“…”

Yan Zicong had a slight face and did not respond.

I didn't expect him to jump into this pit, so I just smiled faintly and said, "She was in the Valley of the Guma River. Faced with the rebels' persecution, she was determined to protect the emperor, so she committed suicide."

“…”

"I won't tell you what the truth about their long-lasting residence in the deep palace is. Just talking about their actions, if the emperor really imprisoned them, will they protect him with their lives?"

“…”

Yan Zicong was speechless when I asked, and Xue Qian next to her could not help but want to speak, but I hurriedly interrupted her and said loudly: "If you have to ask the truth, I can tell you the truth. The reason why the Supreme Emperor abdicated to another palace for many years was because he was poisoned and unconscious. He could only rely on the sorcerer to practice the method of surviving stars and resusciting life to continue his life. If you want to say who was poisoned by him-"

I said this in one breath and suddenly stopped.

When the people around him heard this, they all held their breath.

At this moment, the sunlight above my head seemed to be even more intense. I felt that the hot temperature not only shine on my skin, but also seemed to be integrated into my body, making me tremble slightly.

Who was poisoned by Pei Ji?

I have thought about it over the years, but-

I took a deep breath and said, "This matter has been confusing, and it is difficult to prove it because it has been a long time."

Xue Qian immediately said, "Then why don't you say it? Are you intentionally hiding it?"

"Hide it? Who am I hiding it for?"

"Do you still need to ask? Whoever you were by your side at that time and who you are talking to now will naturally hide it for someone."

Seeing her righteous look, I couldn't help but sigh deeply in my heart, and then said, "I was indeed by his side at that time, but the fact is not what you think."

Xue Qian sneered: "Where is that?"

"The Supreme Emperor was poisoned and fell into a coma thirteen years ago. At that time, the current emperor was just a prince," I looked at her and said lightly: "And I accompanied him to Yangzhou to investigate a case. When he left the capital, the Supreme Emperor was safe and sound. When we were in Yangzhou to provide relief to the victims, we received news that the Supreme Emperor was seriously ill. He should have rushed back to the capital as soon as possible, but because of the sudden plague in Yangzhou, which caused the people, he did not set off to return to Beijing immediately, but stayed in Yangzhou. It was not until the epidemic was controlled that he brought me back to the capital."

“…”

"We only realized that the reason why the Supreme Emperor fell ill was because he was poisoned."

“…”

"This is the fact of that year."

“…”

"He has been far away in Yangzhou, and it is impossible to poison the Supreme Emperor who lives in the deep palace."

“…”

"If you want to tell me, who poisoned the Supreme Emperor and made him unconscious over the years, I can only be sure that he was still in the palace and could serve the Supreme Emperor at any time, but who was it—"

When I talked about this, I paused.

Everyone also looked at me with their breath, and the whole yard was so quiet that there was no sound at all.

I was silent. In fact, the words were already at the mouth, but it seemed to be something protruding out and choked in my throat. The feeling was so uncomfortable. I clearly held a sharp knife that could kill people, but the handle of the knife was full of thorns - before I could hurt others, I would hurt myself first.

Someone next to me was waiting for my answer, but when I saw my throat stuttering, I couldn't speak for a long time, so I urged, "Who is it?"

"Miss..."

"Cousin?"

...

I looked up at them. Although I hadn't looked at the person in the crowd, I seemed to feel that his gaze had been on me and had never left for a moment.

That feeling made me feel even more like a huge rock pressing on my heart.

I struggled in my heart for a long time and finally said, "Who is it - I didn't know at that time and haven't found it out now. Maybe the truth has been buried by time, but I think everyone will have their own conclusion in their hearts."

“…”

"I tell you the facts I see, and the fact is that the emperor today has never harmed his father."

He continued, "And after the emperor ascended the throne, she has been practicing Buddhism in the water pagoda. On several occasions, she wanted to become a monk and ordain, but she was stopped by the emperor, but that was not imprisonment, but hoped that she would stay in the imperial city."

“…”

"The emperor once said, even if the Supreme Emperor has been unconscious and even if the Empress Dowager has been chanting Buddha's name in the water pagoda, as long as they are all in the imperial city, there will be a home there."

When I said this, I saw the onlookers around me being moved and started to whisper.

At this moment, Xue Qian could no longer hold back. She immediately said: "These things are all the family affairs of their Pei family, and we don't need to know them. But under his rule, the Central Plains have been in chaos for years, the people are living in poverty, and even the Dukes, Marquis and nobles from all over the country have raised their troops to rebel against him. Isn't that true?"

When I heard her say this, there was no expression on my face, but I felt relieved.

This time, she helped me.

In fact, after talking about the two charges of "prisoning my father" and "forbidding my mother", I felt a little guilty. I was indeed following Pei Yuanhao and witnessing too many things about him. Although the first two charges were spread by rumors, I could argue for him, but the subsequent "forcing my brother" and "killing my brother" were a real crime. I even saw Pei Yuanchen burned to death in Qingmei Villa with my own eyes. Even if I really had the ability to be brilliant, I would not be able to distort the facts for Pei Yuanhao.

Fortunately, Xue Qian couldn't hold back and eliminated the "housework" of the Pei family.

I immediately said, "Okay, let's not talk about their Pei family's housework."
Chapter completed!