Book One, Chapter 57
In the great hall, Zhao Fu sat on the highest seat, and below him was a beautiful maid. She was precisely the maid who wanted to serve Huo Baiwu, yet she poisoned Huo Baiwu. Her name was Huo Qianhua.
Now that two of Fire Country's noblest and most powerful people had been poisoned consecutively, it caused everyone in Fire Country to feel insecure and the situation had become unstable.
His first task was to find the person who poisoned the girl. Otherwise, the matter would not be resolved.
Everyone was trying to guess who the culprit was. Zhao Fu also wanted to get the evidence. The culprit was Li Baiqing.
Huo Qianhua was extremely nervous and afraid in her heart. She originally wanted to use this chance to ascend to the heavens in a single step, but who would have thought that she would fall into hell instead. She had no idea why His Majesty would suddenly be poisoned. She didn't seem to have done anything.
Zhao Fu said, "Tell me everything that happened that day in detail!"
Huo Qianhua pitifully begged, "My lord, it really wasn't me who poisoned you. Please spare my life, I will definitely repay you."
Zhao Fu said with a smile, "I know it's not you. Tell me the details now, so I can find the real poisoner."
Huo Qianhua thought about it carefully, "That day, everything was normal. I followed His Majesty's orders to pay attention to the Empress' movements. When I discovered that she had left the palace, I went to report to His Majesty. Seeing that His Majesty was being ignored by the Empress, I couldn't help but …"
Zhao Fu said, "Did anything happen to you before this?"
Huo Qianhua shook her head. Then, she suddenly recalled, "Oh right, I felt especially cold in the morning. Then, I returned to normal."
Zhao Fu understood that someone must have used her as a medium to poison Huo Baiwu. Moreover, he knew that Huo Baiwu wanted Huo Qianhua to pay attention to the Empress.
Who would know so much about the affairs of the palace?
There didn't seem to be any third party involved in the affairs of the Fire Country. Of course, Li Baiqing was the biggest suspect, but there wasn't any evidence to prove that Li Baiqing had done it.
However, even if he wasn't the one who did it, Zhao Fu wanted to prove that he was the one who did it. He looked at Huo Qianhua and said, "Do you want to live?"
Huo Qianhua immediately said, "Yes, please save me, I will definitely repay you."
Zhao Fu's eyes sized up Huo Qianhua as he chuckled, "Then come and repay me now!"
When Huo Qianhua saw Zhao Fu's gaze, she heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. She smiled as she walked towards Zhao Fu.
A few hours later, Huo Qianhua leaned into Zhao Fu's embrace and smiled, "My lord, are you satisfied?"
Zhao Fu smiled and said, "En, just do as I say, and I promise you won't die."
Huo Qianhua smiled and said, "Many thanks, my lord!"
The little white bird walked in and looked at the scene in front of her. She did not mind much and asked, "Husband, how is your investigation going?"
Zhao Fu smiled and said, "It's done!"
The blazing white bird said angrily, "Who is it? If it dares to poison my Royal Father and Royal Mother, I will definitely skin it alive. "
Zhao Fu said, "I didn't find out who the poisoner was. Li Baiqing is a big suspect. I want to frame him."
The Blazing White Bird hesitated. "It's not good to not have any evidence, right? This might cause him to lose his life, and he's third sister's man. In actuality, I just want the throne; it's not that I don't want to kill him. "
Zhao Fu looked quite surprised; he had never thought that the blazing white bird would have such thoughts. He calmly said, "Don't worry, he won't die so easily. I won't let him die like this; after all, he's still my little brother."
The blazing white bird did not dare to disobey Zhao Fu and could only nod.
After half an hour, Huo Baiwu woke up. The poison that could disappoint even higher-beings had been removed by Zhao Fu's bloodline power, and Huo Baiwu had obtained massive benefits. His constitution and power had been greatly strengthened, which was why he had recovered so quickly.
Huo Dongmei sat by the side and looked at Huo Baiwu caringly as she asked, "Are you alright?"
Looking at Huo Dongmei, Huo Baiwu felt incredibly moved. He understood that he loved Huo Dongmei the most, and he said gently, "En, I'm fine!"
Huo Dongmei smiled and said, "I'm at ease as long as you're fine! I'll be leaving now. "
Because she was worried about Huo Baiwu, Huo Dongmei had stayed here the entire time. She wanted to go and properly thank Zhao Fu.
Huo Baiwu pulled Huo Dongmei and said with a slightly pleading tone, "I want you to stay with me for a while."
Huo Dongmei looked quite surprised; Huo Baiwu had never spoken to her like this before. Her heart softened and she nodded in agreement.
Huo Baiwu grinned.
Huo Dongmei thought of something and said coldly, "I've already ordered everyone to track down the person who poisoned you. If we can't find him, he will act again. This time, we definitely can't let him off."
Huo Baiwu nodded and said, "En!"
At that moment, someone came to report, "Your Majesty, Queen, and the Second Princess wants to see you; she says that she has found the person who poisoned you."
Hearing this, Huo Dongmei felt quite curious and had the blazing white bird come in.
The blazing white bird brought Huo Qianhua in and said, "Royal Father and Queen Mother, according to her confession, the person who poisoned you is most likely Li Baiqing. When the incident happened, she saw Li Baiqing, so it was definitely Li Baiqing who poisoned her when she wasn't paying attention."
Huo Baiwu looked at Huo Qianhua and said, "Is what the Second Princess said true?"
Huo Qianhua nodded.
Zhao Fu did not directly say that Li Baiqing was poisoned because of fear; that would be too silly.
Huo Dongmei seemed to believe in Li Baiqing and said for him, "But just because of this, we can't say that Li Baiqing is the culprit."
Huo Baiwu also said, "Indeed, we can't be so careless!"
The blazing white bird said, "Even if it isn't him, he is still a great suspect. I ask royal father to capture him and investigate carefully; otherwise, we won't be able to convince the masses."
Huo Baiwu looked at the blazing white bird in shock and found that his daughter had matured quite a bit. She could actually use the big picture to pressure him. However, since the matter had become so big, they had to do something to calm the masses. This could also test the two of them.
Huo Baiwu said, "Mm, give the order to capture Li Baiqing!"
Huo Dongmei said, "Your Majesty, you can't do this; it will greatly harm Bai Qing."
Huo Baiwu said earnestly, "He is the person I chose, and it is precisely because of this that I want to test him."
Hearing this, Huo Dongmei did not say anything else.
The blazing white bird gave a trace of a smile; everything was just as Zhao Fu had said. What she had just said was what Zhao Fu had told her to say. She said, "Then I'll immediately take people to capture Li Baiqing!"
Su Yan quickly received the news, and he looked quite panicked as he said, "Right now, Huo Baiwu has sent people to capture us. If they capture us and then investigate, they will easily find out that we poisoned him!"
Li Baiqing's expression was quite unsightly and he did not say anything. He had endured for so long, and now he might lose everything. Taking revenge against Qin was like a joke.
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