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"I crave vanity? Ha ha, I crave vanity? This is all your fault. If you could just look at me, even for a moment, I wouldn't have done such things. The way it is now is all because of you!" She laughed loudly as she spoke.
Mo Xiao Li watched her cry and laugh at the same time, frowning tightly. He understood her feelings at that moment, but wrong is wrong; no matter the reason, there was no turning back now.
He looked at the Warden and said, "The execution will take place tomorrow at noon." After saying that, he turned to leave.
However, he had barely taken a few steps when Consort Xi seemed to go mad, standing up and rushing towards the people around her, laughing and shouting, "You all go die! Just die!"
Immediately after, Consort Xi knelt before Mo Xiao Li and said, "I am already pregnant with your child, really." As she spoke, she gently caressed her belly. It was clear that her mind had completely unraveled. So he said, "Take care of yourself," and turned to walk out.
But before he could get far, he heard her say, "Since that's the case, let me tell you a secret, okay? It's about Xia Ziqian."
His foot that was about to step out stopped again. He turned around to look. Consort Xi was grinning foolishly and said, "Your Majesty, come here. I'll tell you secretly," waving her hand.
Mo Xiao Li initially didn't want to pay attention to her but thought perhaps there was something he didn't know. So he walked over. Consort Xi had completely lost her mind but still looked around carefully before lowering her voice to say, "Your Majesty, that Xia Ziqian is actually a spy from Nanyang. The assassination incident last time was done by him. Ha ha, you didn't even know; only I know." After saying this, she continued to laugh foolishly.
Mo Xiao Li never expected it would be like this. His brows furrowed deeply as he stood up and told the nearby guard, "Lock her up and carry out the execution on time tomorrow." After saying that, he left.
This time, no matter how Consort Xi called out, it was useless. After exiting the Prison and looking at the darkening sky outside, he turned to Zuo Yunqing and said, "Send someone to investigate Xia Ziqian's identity thoroughly. No one can know about this. Understood?"
Zuo Yunqing looked puzzled and said, "But Your Majesty, what if what Consort Xi said was false?"
"Whether it's true or false, I want to know. Go investigate."
After giving his instructions, he headed towards Qinxiang Garden.
...
A few days later, Mo Xiao Li was in Tianming Palace reviewing memorials when he heard Li Fusheng's voice and finally looked up. "What happened?"
“Left Guard requests an audience.”
“Announce him.”
As soon as the words fell, Zuo Yunqing walked in, first kneeling to pay his respects, then saying, “Your Majesty, I have investigated that matter thoroughly.”
“Oh? Please tell me,” Mo Xiao Li said while glancing at Li Fusheng.
Seeing this, Li Fusheng understood his meaning and told the palace maids and eunuchs on either side, “You all may leave for now.” With that, he led everyone out.
Once the room was empty, Zuo Yunqing said, “Lord Xia is indeed related to Nanyang, but it is connected to Wise King. It is said that he only follows Wise King’s orders.”
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li was still somewhat puzzled and continued to ask, “Then why does Xia Ziqian only listen to Wise King?”
“I do not know either.”
Just then, they heard a woman’s voice from outside. Mo Xiao Li recognized it as Mu Junqi’s voice and signaled for Zuo Yunqing to be silent. Looking toward the door, sure enough, when it opened, they saw Mu Junqi dressed in a light green palace outfit, with a touch of makeup on her face, giving off an ethereal feeling.
Zuo Yunqing hurriedly bowed to her. Mu Junqi smiled and said, “No need for so much formality.” Afterward, she turned to Mo Xiao Li, bowed again, and then said, “You have been busy with state affairs these past few days, so Consort made some soup for you to try.” Saying this, Ziyue brought forward a tray and placed it in front of Mo Xiao Li.
Mo Xiao Li smiled and said, “Thank you for your hard work; I will definitely drink it all.”
Mu Junqi smiled but felt the gaze from beside her. She then said, “If Your Majesty has any matters to attend to, Consort will take her leave first.”
“There’s no need to rush away. You can go rest in the side hall. I will come find you once I finish my business here. How does that sound?”
“Mm,” Mu Junqi nodded and left with Ziyue.
After she left, Zuo Yunqing continued, “Should I go bring Xia Ziqian here?”
"Um."
After a long while, Zuo Yunqing and Xia Ziqian appeared in Tianming Palace. Upon seeing them enter, Mo Xiao Li put down what he was holding, stood up, and looked down at Xia Ziqian.
Xia Ziqian maintained his calm demeanor. In fact, he had known that his situation had been exposed since Zuo Yunqing appeared in the Imperial Medical Office. He first bowed to him and then said, "I wonder what Your Majesty wishes to instruct me?"
"I just heard that you, Minister Xia, have colluded with Nanyang, so I want to clarify this!" Mo Xiao Li asked expressionlessly.
Xia Ziqian smiled slightly and replied, "What Your Majesty said is correct. However, my actions were also for Your Highness's sake."
"For my sake? How can you convince me of that?"
Xia Ziqian did not answer directly but looked around before saying, "When you confined the Empress in the Cold Palace, I was worried about her, which is why I reached an agreement with the Wise King. This led to everything that happened afterward."
Hearing this news again, Mo Xiao Li found it hard to believe at first. But then he began to understand what had happened that day. He had never heard of any illness requiring blood from both parents. It seemed that the plotting had begun back then; if it weren't for this, the subsequent events would not have occurred. Perhaps he would have continued to misunderstand her.
Thinking of this made him smile involuntarily. He had always understood that Xia Ziqian was not someone who would betray him, so he naturally believed his words. Just then, Zuo Yunqing suddenly spoke up: "If what you say is true, then why did you attack the Emperor that day?"
"That was merely the Wise King's attempt to probe the Emperor's strength. At that time, the Empress was very ill and kept rambling about the Emperor's name. Therefore, the Wise King decided to bring the Empress back but did not want to compromise so easily. So I assisted the Wise King in staging this act."
Upon hearing Xia Ziqian say this, Mo Xiao Li smiled knowingly and said, "You may rise; you handled this matter well." He then turned to Zuo Yunqing beside him and said, "If there’s nothing else, you may both leave." Without waiting for them to exit, he stepped out first. After all, Mu Junqi was still waiting for him in the side hall, and he could hardly imagine how much suffering Mu Junqi had endured back in Nanyang.
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