Gu Ling'er's face turned pale because she understood the meaning of these words, but she still couldn't help but ask, "So, your husband also suspects that he is the fourth prince?"
Lin Bai was silent for a while and did not rush to answer. He only said: "We can use the elimination method."
"Currently, there are three people who are most likely to win the throne, the second prince, the fourth prince and the sixth prince."
"Let's talk about the Sixth Prince first. As mentioned before, he actually needs time. He needs time to consolidate the relationship with his own interest group and become stronger."
"Furthermore, the Cui family rebelled, the queen was placed under house arrest, and the fourth prince was disliked by the late emperor because of the blood transfusion. The late emperor was still alive, which was of greatest benefit to him. The expansion of his power during this period is the best proof of this."
"So, he was the least motivated."
Gu Ling'er nodded, "Yes! He does have no motive, and looking at the current situation, he is the one who bears the brunt."
Lin Bai continued: "As for the second prince, although the Cui family rebelled and the queen was under house arrest, to put it bluntly, these things have nothing to do with him."
"The queen was put under house arrest because of her mother-in-law. He was still a child at that time and could not participate. The Cui family's rebellion was not because of him."
"It is precisely because of this and his good performance during the blood transfusion that the late emperor did not suppress him. The reason why those courtiers left him was not because of the late emperor's suppression, but because they were worried about themselves."
"In fact, the late emperor should still have some support, otherwise he would not still have the strength and qualifications to win the title of heir to this day."
"It seems that as long as we give him some more time, he might be able to regain his previous advantage. So, he doesn't seem to have any motive."
Gu Ling'er thought for a while and nodded: "Not bad!"
"Another point is that this is his sincerity to his husband. He took the initiative to reveal this matter. If it were him, he would not have taken the initiative to reveal it."
Lin Bai pondered for a moment, but did not reply, and then said: "Lastly, let's talk about the fourth prince. He was disliked by the late emperor because of his blood transfusion, but he has many supporters behind him."
"Does he have a motive?"
Lin Bai thought for a while, "Yes! He does have a motive. If the late emperor doesn't like him and doesn't want to pass the throne to him, then it will be useless no matter how many supporters he has."
"The late emperor is still alive. Whoever the throne is passed on to will be the late emperor's word. Otherwise, it's not necessarily true."
Gu Ling'er said: "So, it's him?"
Lin Bai was silent for a long time, neither admitting nor denying. He only said: "One thing is strange. If it is really him, he would not hesitate to kill the king, so he should have taken big actions."
"Be more radical, and you may even directly intervene with force and ascend to power forcefully. Even if you don't do this, it is highly likely that you will create a fake edict or something like that."
"There's no reason to take such a huge risk by committing regicide only to get nothing done."
"Compared to the sixth prince who is arrogant on the surface and the second prince who makes small moves behind his back, the fourth prince is unusually quiet. This is obviously abnormal."
Gu Ling'er asked doubtfully: "Does your husband think it has nothing to do with him?"
Lin Bai shook his head, "It's hard to say for now, there are too few clues, but one thing is, if he wants to kill the king, it must be because of the throne."
There is no doubt about this. The prince killed his father for nothing more than the throne.
"But currently, it seems that the situation of the three princes has not changed significantly after the death of the late emperor."
Gu Ling'er nodded, as if faintly relieved, "Could it be that he is not the prince at all, but some other outsider?"
Lin Bai shook his head, "It's unlikely."
"Why?"
Gu Ling'er said puzzledly.
Lin Bai said: "There are only a few people who can come into contact with the late emperor and poison him. Moreover, these people must know that the late emperor is seriously ill. In other words, it will only happen sooner or later. There is no need to take such a big risk."
Judging from Dr. Liu's description, the late Emperor was already severely poisoned and was hopeless. There was absolutely no need for that.
If there is someone who has any grudge against the late emperor behind the scenes, there is no need to wait for the moment and it will be over after he dies.
Gu Ling'er said: "The same applies to the three princes! My father's time is running out, so there is no need for them to take action in a hurry."
"not necessarily!"
Lin Bai said, "There is a possibility."
Gu Ling'er asked anxiously: "What's possible?"
Lin Bai asked: "If the late emperor knew that his time was running out, what would he do?"
Gu Ling'er thought for a moment and blurted out: "Establishing a will is the top priority. He wants to arrange who will take over."
"good!"
Lin Bai said: "If someone knew the late emperor's thoughts in advance and knew that he was not the one who passed the throne to the late emperor, then that person might commit regicide, because only in this way would he have a chance."
"Otherwise, once the testamentary edict is confirmed, he will have no chance. This is probably the reason why the late emperor did not leave a testamentary edict, because when he wanted to make one, it was already too late."
Gu Ling'er's bright eyes changed drastically, this inference was too likely.
If not, and my father is already terminally ill, who would take the huge risk to poison him again?
There is no need at all. Only in this case will the other party not hesitate to take risks.
In other words, it must be a certain prince.
Second prince? The fourth prince? Or the Sixth Prince?
Gu Linger's face looked ugly.
Although he had been mentally prepared for this, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he actually found out.
There is no family affection in the royal family. Before the imperial power, everything was so cold.
She was silent for a moment, looked at Lin Bai and asked, "Who do you think it could be, husband?"
Lin Bai thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's hard to be sure for the time being. I don't know enough about a few of them. I have the most contact with the Fourth Prince, just based on my understanding."
"This person is ruthless and decisive. If it were him, he would most likely forge a will or force his way into power."
"However, this kind of thing is not absolute. Maybe he has other ideas. At least for now, considering the suspicions of the other two princes, he is the most suspicious."
Lin Bai did have a headache, because the two poisoning cases were confusing.
The biggest suspect in the first case was Zhou Yingkui, who seemed to be a completely impossible person. He couldn't even find a motive.
The second case was slightly better, at least there was a motive, but who it was was still a big question.
Although Lin Bai didn't like Gu Qiankuang, he had excellent abilities in all aspects and was particularly decisive. The first time he went to Li Dynasty, he wanted to kill him. Later, when he visited Wu Dynasty, he asked the late emperor to kill him. Own.
This is enough to show that this guy has good eyesight, is decisive, and is ruthless.
This kind of person should not be so silent once he commits regicide.
But if not him, who would it be?
Sixth prince?
This little rookie doesn't look like him at first glance, his skills are too green.
Could it be the second prince?
But it shouldn’t be! If it was him, why would he reveal this? Isn’t this causing trouble for yourself? The thief calls to catch the thief?
Is this necessary? What is his purpose?
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