Chapter 380 Hard to Come By_2

Nearing the kitchen.

Little Zheng suddenly said, "Xiao Xi shouldn't have been so eager to stand out. His Majesty's question wasn't difficult. How could no one have answered it?"

Little Round followed up, "It's just that they didn't dare, that's all. There are only so many positions in the palace, one radish for each hole. If you win the Emperor's praise, isn't it because you want to knock someone else out of their spot?"

Zhou Yi remained silent, but his heart was in turmoil, like stormy waves crashing.

Perhaps influenced by Xiao Xi, or maybe due to the desires within his own heart, Zhou Yi also dreamed of power.

Wouldn't it be glorious to return home with the reins of a department in hand, bringing honor to my ancestors?

Now, listening to Little Zheng and Little Round, it seemed as though Xiao Xi, having earned the Emperor's praise, was intentionally given trial medicine by Eunuch Xu and then died from poisoning!