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Prime Minister Wei still did not say a word.
Xiao Qingqian frowned as he called for the hidden guards to forcefully bring the Prime Minister Wei out of the palace.
When Tian Sisi heard about this, she became even more pleased. The news of Prime Minister Wei being forced to kneel in front of the Old Emperor quickly spread.
The wooden fish was knocking happily, but when Xiao Qingqian heard the sound of the fish, his eyebrows tightened.
”Hiss!”
Hearing this term of address which he had not heard for a long time, Tian Sisi was wild with joy as she turned to look at Xiao Qingqian.
”Your Highness!” Her lips were trembling violently and her tears were quickly flowing.
”Are you happy that something happened to Wei Qing?”
Just a single sentence, was like a bucket of ice-cold water being poured over him. It caused Tian Sisi to be incomparably shocked, but at the same time, feel an unbearable heartache.
”Your Highness, why should I be happy when something happens to Elder Sister Princess?”
Xiao Qingqian's heavy eyes firmly locked onto hers, ”Are you not happy?”
However, the sound of the wooden fish knocking on the door had completely revealed the joy in her heart.
”Your Highness, is what I'm doing now poisonous in your heart?”
Xiao Qingqian did not reply. He only looked at her deeply for a short while before he started to walk away.
Tian Sisi tightly clenched her wooden hammer and gritted her teeth.
When Xiao Qingqian went to the Inner Palace, the imperial physician had already helped the empress dowager take a pill that understood a hundred poisons. However, this pill was unable to alleviate the empress dowager's headache.
He left the palace and headed straight for the Jing Zhao Estate.
Seeing Wei Qing leaning against the wall of the dungeon with her eyes closed, she raised her eyebrows.
Wei Qing slowly opened her eyes, ”Why are you here?”
”Do you have any countermeasures?”
She suspected Tian Sisi, but since Tian Sisi had been reciting scriptures in the side hall and the Tzu Ning Palace was heavily guarded, she shouldn't have the chance to run out.
Then who was it, and when did the poison come?
”Prime Minister Wei is begging royal father in the rain. This king has already ordered his men to bring him back!”
Wei Qing replied with an ”Oh”. She felt warm in her heart, but also sad.
”This King believes in you!”
The short five words surprised Wei Qing.
”Why do you believe me?”
Xiao Qingqian did not give his an answer.
When he returned to the palace, he called for the imperial chef in charge of the empress dowager's meals. He interrogated the empress, but didn't find anything unusual. The suspicions in his heart grew more and more.
”Father, do you really believe that Wei Qing will poison Royal Grandmother?” Xiao Qingqian appeared in the imperial study room and directly asked.
”What did you find out?” Old Emperor asked instead of answering.
Xiao Qingqian shook his head, ”Just now, this son had already called the chef in charge of Royal Grandmother's meals over, but I didn't find anything strange!”
”Therefore, the fishing line isn't long enough!” Old Emperor glanced at the drizzle outside the window.
The main purpose of the person who poisoned the empress dowager was still to blame Wei Qing.
Xiao Qingqian's hanging heart finally relaxed, ”Just now, this son even made a trip to the Jing Zhao Prefecture's dungeon.”
Old Emperor retracted his gaze and looked at Xiao Qingqian's face once again.
”This son knows that father is planning on doing as he pleases!”
”You sure are calm!”
”This son will be on high alert!”
”Do you already have a plan?”
Xiao Qingqian also looked out the window at the drizzling rain, ”It's not even the rainy season yet, but it's already raining heavily in the capital, I wonder how is the situation in the south?”