The person who asked her to come to Daning Country in the first place was Li Tianyang. Only Li Tianyang knew that she was a craftsman from the Chu Kingdom. As long as Li Tianyang died, her identity could be concealed.
After thinking for a long time, she stared at her pitiful eyes and slowly said with an innocent look:
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Xi'er didn't know that those people were from the Chu State at first. I also went to Prince Xi's Mansion several times during this period and didn't find anything unusual about their identities. The reason why Xi'er took them in These people live in Prince Xi's Mansion solely for your sake, the Emperor."
Concubine Li's words made the emperor frown in confusion, and he shouted with distorted anger,
"That's nonsense. Could it be that I asked him to shelter the Chu people privately?"
Seeing this, Concubine Li continued to tell with tears in her eyes,
"Your Majesty does not know that Li Tianyang, a native of Chu, was originally a fool in Lijiazhuang, but one day he suddenly became not stupid and became very smart. Xi'er heard about this incident by chance and asked someone to inquire about it. After a while, I found out that Li Tianyang was actually possessed by a god, so he suddenly became enlightened, and he could also make immortality pills. Xi'er knew that you were not in good health recently, so he wanted to get you a few of these pills. He wanted to take the pills, so he allowed these people to stay in Prince Xi's Mansion, but who would have thought that Xi'er was deceived by these Chu people because of his eagerness for medicine. Your Majesty, please be aware that Xi'er was wronged."
"That's nonsense."
The emperor's face was ashen and he waved his sleeves and roared,
"Hmph! It's been half a year, why haven't I even seen a small pill? You still dare to say that you made some immortality pills for me. It's really unreasonable."
Seeing that the emperor was angry, Concubine Li inadvertently rolled her eyes a few times, then lowered her head and replied:
"Your Majesty, have you felt refreshed recently?"
Her words stunned the emperor for a moment, and then he replied coldly:
"What do you mean by that?"
Concubine Li finally boldly raised her head to look at the emperor, and then softly replied in an aggrieved voice:
"Your Majesty, the medicine you drank recently was given to you by my concubine. Xi'er got these medicines from the Chu people. If you don't believe me, ask Eunuch Liu."
Just when the emperor turned to look at Liu Xi, he hurriedly bowed and replied:
"Back to the Emperor, what Concubine Li said is true. You were not in good health some time ago and kept coughing. Concubine Li sent some small pills for you to take and see, and she didn't let the servant tell you. The servant originally wanted to I wanted to give you one to try, but seeing that your mental state improved after eating it, I simply gave it to you every day."
When Liu Xi said this, a shrewd and proud look flashed deep in Li Fei's eyes.
The emperor would not know that Concubine Li had prepared this rhetoric a long time ago. Those little pills were indeed given to her by Li Tianyang, but they were not nourishing pills, but pills that could make people feel excited. After taking these pills, Planting medicine will consume a person's energy and internal strength. Once he stops taking it, the person will become sluggish. Until one day, the person will suddenly die suddenly. This is also the reason why Concubine Li didn't let Eunuch Liu tell the emperor. She doesn't know why. Eunuch Liu only knew that the emperor's mental state improved after taking this medicine, so he kept giving it to the emperor.
Of course, they had long-term plans for giving the emperor this medicine. They wanted the emperor to suddenly stop the medicine before the Chu people invaded the capital, making him depressed, and then took the opportunity to kill him, so that Leng Xi could Taking advantage of the chaos, he ascended to the throne.
But she didn't expect that Xiao Lingzi and others would rush back so quickly, and that they would seal Prince Xi's Mansion overnight and trap all the Chu people there without any preparation. The plan was disrupted.
The emperor looked at Concubine Li suspiciously, his expression much gentler than before.
Concubine Li lowered her head and pondered for a long time. She knew that the emperor had already believed her words, so she struck while the iron was hot and continued to complain with tears streaming down her face:
"Your Majesty, Xi'er has been blaming himself these past few days because he was worried that he might unintentionally lead a wolf into your house and make you angry. If he hadn't considered Xiaobao and the hundreds of people in Prince Xi's Mansion, he would have fought to the death with the Chu people. , he has been besieged by the Chu people for the past few days, he has lost a lot of weight, and I feel very distressed when I see him!"
At this point, Li Fei actually raised the handkerchief in her hand and started to cry while wiping her tears.
Looking at Concubine Li's rosy face, the emperor sighed and asked again:
"Then what is your relationship with that Chu man? How did you manage to get close to that Chu man so easily and kill him?"
The emperor's words made Concubine Li's face turn pale instantly. Her body shook several times, and then she sobbed with a trembling voice,
"Your Majesty, I... I am not familiar with the Chu man. It's just that the Chu man said earlier that I look very similar to a woman he knows, so he gave me the opportunity to get close to him. , and gave me the opportunity to kill him."
Although Li Fei's explanation was a little weak, the emperor still nodded solemnly to express his belief.
At this moment, someone came to report from outside.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yu is here."
Hearing these words, Li Fei suddenly raised her handkerchief to cover her face and started crying.
"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for Xi'er's family. The Chu people must not let them go. You must let them know the serious consequences of angering the Daning royal family. You must let the world know the majesty of the royal family. You can’t let anyone step on you.”
When the emperor saw her crying here, he raised his hands impatiently.
"Back off, I understand."
Seeing that Leng Yu had walked in, Concubine Li gave him a cold look and quietly retreated.
Although Li Fei was not sure whether the emperor would believe what she just said, the emperor's tone softened a lot, which also proved that the emperor already believed most of it.
As for those Chu people, she expected that Leng Yu would definitely let them out of the city. Then the emperor would be furious and divert his attention. Then her improvised excuse could temporarily get away with it.
Thinking of this, she whispered to the grandmother beside her:
"Follow what I said and go send a message to Prince Xi..."
In order to prevent the emperor from becoming suspicious again, she had to ensure that her and Leng Xi's words were consistent. She had to make Leng Xi look like he had been deceived by the Chu people and was forced to do nothing. She just had to get rid of this matter first. There is still time for everything.
Leng Yu came to the emperor and was about to bow when the emperor couldn't wait to ask:
"Can you control the new king of Chu?"
Leng Yu replied directly with a calm expression:
"No, I let them out of the city."
