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Chapter 253: Suspicion Arises over the Empress Dowager

Qingzhi carried the Wing King out and placed him in a spot.

Perhaps fearing that the Wing King might leave while he was away on business, he found a thick rope, wrapped it around the Wing King's wrists, and had the Wing King face away from the pillar, thus binding him completely to the pillar.

To prevent the other party from calling for help while he was away, Qingzhi did not remove the object from Yi Wang's mouth.

The once-powerful Crown Prince was deposed and made the Prince of Wing, yet he was treated like this even after being sent to his fiefdom. The Prince of Wing felt like dying, and he groaned in anger a few times.

But no matter how much he cried out, no one came to his rescue, leaving the Wing King feeling very frustrated. He lowered his head, unsure of what to say.

After returning to the house, Qingzhi took out the tinderbox again.

He had only meant to scare the Wing King; he didn't really intend to set the fire. After all, he had a lot to do in a short time, and if he didn't make proper arrangements, he would definitely be in a panic if something happened.

Thinking of this, Qingzhi remembered that he had hung a corpse outside the window earlier to save trouble. He stood by the window, pulled the corpse in, and casually threw it aside.

He rubbed the tinderbox vigorously to create a flame. Under the light of the flame, Qingzhi's face appeared even more yellow. He remained silent and threw the item directly on the ground.

The flames quickly engulfed the cloth or wooden stools near him, and the fire intensified, spreading rapidly until it consumed everything.

After all, their main objective was to deal with the Empress Dowager. Qing Zhi found a place to leave the clues and quickly retreated when the fire was about to get close to him.

He returned to the place where he had tied up the Wing King, untied him, and strode off to other places.

As the fire broke out, many people at the post station were awakened by the thick smoke. The leader of the soldiers who had come with the Wing King was immediately on edge when he learned that the Wing King's house was on fire.

He hurriedly tried to stop many people from putting out the fire, and the shopkeeper and waiter also helped, but the fire was too big and they couldn't put it out in a short time!

They could only fetch water again and again, trying to extinguish the raging fire completely.

After the fire was extinguished, they found some strange things.

The news quickly reached the Emperor's ears, and he immediately turned his suspicious gaze to the Empress Dowager, since the clues they had reported to him almost pointed to the Empress Dowager.

What does this mean? It means that the Empress Dowager was likely someone who could send people to deal with the Prince of Yi.

Thinking of this, the Emperor summoned his trusted confidant. After telling him about the matter, he said in a deep voice, "Go and investigate this matter immediately to see if it was the Empress Dowager who did it!"

The confidant was somewhat confused about the emperor's attitude. After all, the emperor hadn't cared about the empress dowager cheating on him before, but now he was concerned about the matter of Prince Yi.

The Emperor had originally intended to deal with Prince Yi, and this is just the fulfillment of the Emperor's wish.

Seeing the other person standing there dumbfounded, the Emperor was already in a bad mood, and this only made him angrier. He glared at the other person and asked angrily, "Aren't you going yet? Do you need me to invite you over?"

The confidant nodded hurriedly, took his sword, turned around and strode away from the place.

The emperor sat there, his mind preoccupied with the matter, and had no interest in reading the memorials before him.

the other side.

When the Empress Dowager learned of this, she was very uneasy. She was unaware that there were clues pointing to her; she only knew that the Prince of Yi had mysteriously perished in a sea of ​​fire.

But she was more puzzled, feeling that something was very wrong. How could the Wing King have died in the fire?

But she never imagined that it was the Prince of Yi and the Empress who chose to harm her. She had previously learned from the Emperor that the Empress originally wanted to go to the Prince of Yi's fiefdom and have the Emperor depose her from her position as Empress.

However, the emperor ultimately did not depose the empress, which caused the empress to complain for a long time, feeling that the emperor was preventing her from living with Prince Yi.

The Empress Dowager knew that she had won this contest with the Empress.

But she still felt uneasy, as if something else might happen at any moment.

"Your Majesty, Physician Song has come to examine you as usual." Granny Hua walked slowly to the Empress Dowager's side, bowed her head and spoke a few words to her.

"Why did she come here for a consultation?" the Empress Dowager asked impatiently. She already disliked Song Miqiu very much, and now she came at this critical moment. Wasn't she just trying to get in her way?

These words made Granny Hua pause. She said with a hint of helplessness, "Isn't it because you're not feeling well that His Majesty has been having Song Miqiu come to examine you on certain days? Today is the day for your examination."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager choked, inwardly grumbling at Song Miqiu, but outwardly not showing it. At the same time, she instructed Granny Hua to bring the person in.

Song Miqiu strode in, stood in front of the Empress Dowager and bowed to her. When she looked up, she saw that the Empress Dowager had given her a disdainful look.

She knew she was not favored by the Empress Dowager, but she couldn't be bothered to care too much. After all, she was only following the Emperor's orders and didn't want to come to Cining Palace.

Every time she comes to Cining Palace, nothing good ever comes of it. If it weren't for the Emperor's constant use of his imperial power to threaten her, and the unpleasant feeling of being locked up in the dungeon by the Imperial Guards, she wouldn't have shown up.

Seeing that Song Miqiu was still standing there in a daze, Granny Hua urged her repeatedly, "Imperial Physician Song, you should come over and examine Her Majesty's pulse as soon as possible, so as not to delay Her Majesty's rest time."

Song Miqiu nodded slightly. She strode to the Empress Dowager's side, ignoring the Empress Dowager's unfriendly attitude. She lowered her eyes and placed her fingers on the Empress Dowager's pulse.

After observing for a while, Song Miqiu discovered that the Empress Dowager's health was deteriorating, although it was not very obvious on the surface.

A slight smile played on her lips. This was why Song Miqiu had been in charge of the Empress Dowager's health. If someone else were to examine her, they would quickly discover that the Empress Dowager's health was extremely weak.

Faced with the questioning look in Granny Hua's eyes, Song Miqiu replied with a smile, "Your Majesty's health is slowly improving. Although you look a little pale now, you'll be fine after taking good care of yourself in the future."

Hearing this, Granny Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief. She trusted Song Miqiu's words completely and quickly prepared to send Song Miqiu out.

Just as the two were about to leave the bedroom, the Empress Dowager suddenly called out to Song Miqiu.

"Imperial Physician Song, may I ask you, how is His Majesty's health now?"

How could Song Miqiu not see through the Empress Dowager's thoughts? The Empress Dowager's biggest backer in the palace was now the Emperor, so she was more worried about the Emperor's health than anyone else.