After Xiao Fubao’s Life Was Stolen, He Became the Favorite of Everyone In the Capital

Chapter 387 Asking for trouble

The Queen Mother, who was originally not interested in this matter, showed a look of surprise when she heard what Li Shunfu said.

"According to what you said, the person most likely to attack this horse should be the Prince of Qi?" the Queen Mother asked.

Li Shunfu nodded hesitantly and explained: "Mother, if Prince Qi wants to take action against Li Xuan, but unexpectedly an accident occurs and his own children are accidentally involved, this is also possible."

The Queen Mother nodded. If Prince Qi wanted to do something bad, he would not tell his child openly. After all, the child was young and he would not tell the truth if he could not protect everything.

However, the probability of this is not high.

"If you were from Prince Qi's palace, wouldn't you tell your children to stay away from you and his horses beforehand? After all, a crazy horse might get into trouble if it gets too close," the Queen Mother said.

Li Shunfu was speechless for a moment.

"Continue to investigate, just investigate these two brothers and sisters." The Queen Mother said.

A look of embarrassment appeared on Li Shunfu's face: "The Queen Mother, these two brothers and sisters, Na Manu has committed suicide out of fear of crime, and his sister is both deaf and mute."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly.

Just like many things in the palace, the investigation reached a deadlock. It was obvious that the people behind the scenes had planned everything, and it was not that easy to dig out.

"Then let's put the matter on Prince Qi's head first. Their own children have suffered a crime, and their own servants are involved. They will definitely try their best to find the real culprit." The Queen Mother said casually.

Li Shunfu bowed and responded.

When Prince Qi's Mansion received the news, the whole family was furious.

"Investigate! We must investigate vigorously! Interrogate everyone in the palace three times to see if anyone knows more about the two people's background!" Prince Qi gave the order.

But when only the father and son were left in the house, he asked his son: "Did you do what happened at the racecourse?"

Prince Qi quickly shook his head and said, "Father, this is not what my son did."

Prince Qi is a mature man. When he heard this, he immediately looked at his son with scrutinizing eyes and asked: "Then what did you do behind my back?"

Prince Qi lowered his voice and said: "Father, although Li Xuan is very knowledgeable, he is a fool. He is no match for our Shuo'er. Shuo'er's real rival is the boy from Prince Luo's Mansion, Prince Luo's son. I have made a marriage arrangement with the girl from the Queen Mother’s family..."

"So you attacked that boy from Prince Luo's Mansion? How?" Prince Qi asked sharply.

Prince Qi nodded and whispered: "My son bribed the horse slave at the racecourse and prepared to inject an acupuncture on the horse of the boy from Prince Luo's family..."

When Prince Qi heard this, his eyes were full of hatred: "You have exposed your own flaws in doing things, but you have harmed your own children!"

Prince Qi opened his eyes wide and asked, "So our Shuo'er was harmed by Prince Luo's Mansion?"

Prince Qi snorted coldly and said, "Who is it if it's not him? Originally, he wanted to divert trouble to the east and accuse our palace of murdering the clan's children. Who would have thought that our Shuo'er would plunge into it."

"Then... what should we do?" Prince Qi panicked. "Shuo'er has suffered such a serious crime. If he is treated properly and has no sequelae, he will still be able to compete for the throne. If he is not treated properly, let's take a break as soon as possible." Prince Qi said.

The prince of Qi was so ambitious that he could not tolerate such a result. He added: "Father, my son also has several **** under the age of ten..."

Prince Qi glared at him and said, "Concubine, thank you for being able to speak out! Don't tell me, go directly to the palace and tell His Majesty!"

The Crown Prince of Qi whispered: "You can also let the Crown Princess record the concubine in her name..."

Prince Qi sneered, pretending not to hear this, and said instead: "Prince Luo's Mansion is always careful in doing things. It's good if you can find out the result. If you can't find out, think of something."

Prince Qi naturally understands what his father means. If he can't find out, he will frame him. Prince Qi's palace has always been unscrupulous in doing things from top to bottom.

Prince Qi added, "It's a pity that your mother and concubine couldn't see Li Zhaoyi when they entered the palace this time. I don't know what the situation is in the palace now."

Prince Qi's Mansion and the Li family had formed an alliance very early on. On the surface, this marriage was a marriage granted by the emperor, but in fact, Li Zhaoyi went to the emperor to find a way to increase his glory by granting a marriage.

"Father, now that Li Zhaoyi has fallen out of favor, and this woman has aged and lost her beauty, do we still support Li Ziqin as we did in the past?" Although the prince of Qi was allied with the Li family, he had always disliked Li Ziqin's arrogance.

Prince Qi scolded in a low voice: "Take a long-term view! This woman did not rely on her beauty to gain favor in the past. His Majesty's pampering of her has long been a habit. Although she has been demoted and banned, her brother is still in the previous court. Once she is reused, she can’t say when she will make a comeback.”

Prince Qi stopped talking.

"Not only can you not fall out with the Li family at this time, but you must also treat Li Ziqin more attentively than usual. This is a marriage granted by the emperor, and it cannot be canceled. Rather than being a villain who adds insult to injury, it is better to provide help in the snow and let the Li family remember our good deeds. "Prince Qi passed on his many years of experience to his son.

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was frowning as she listened to the replies from the people below.

"After so many days, people from the Li family are still running to the Imperial Master?" the Queen Mother asked.

The last time the little girls were out of the palace for a day, the Queen Mother sent people to keep an eye on Miss Li San. Since she left the palace, the biggest news in the Li family was that they frequently sent people to the Imperial Prefecture. Not only the housekeepers of the Li family went there several times. This time, even Li Ziqin himself made several trips.

The Li family obviously put all their chips on the national master.

The Queen Mother also couldn't understand why this national advisor was so important.

Although this person has the title of National Preceptor, he will indeed come out to perform religious rituals during national ceremonies, but this person does not like alchemy like the previous Imperial Preceptors, and he rarely even comes in front of the emperor. Most of the time he practices in seclusion in his own mansion.

"The Queen Mother, this matter should not be our concern at first, but our people unexpectedly discovered that Mr. Li has been contacting the courtiers during this time, and it seems that he has made unusual and big moves."

After hearing the report from her subordinates, the Queen Mother immediately frowned and asked, "What does he want to do?"

It was normal for courtiers to keep in touch outside of official business, but Li Ziqin entertained them frequently, almost every day, which was obviously not normal.

"Back to the Queen Mother, they were having a private banquet. The servants were far away and could not inquire about the specific situation inside. The servants wrote down the list of all the ministers who had close contact with Lord Li Ziqin during this period."