Ji Yongyong didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ji Jie's gourd. He glanced at Ji Lin several times to ask for confirmation, but Ji Lin ignored him.
It's really the water thrown away by a married girl. Ji Yong hates that you have not yet officially married Ji Jie, yet you obey his words like this. I am your brother, the brother you grew up with. How can you? You can turn your elbows outward!
"Second uncle, let's go in together?" Ji Jie saw Ji Yong standing still and made a gesture of invitation.
"Well... I suddenly remembered that there are very important things at home that need to be dealt with, so I won't go in!" Ji Yong found a lame excuse and wanted to leave. In his opinion, following him would undoubtedly be a threat to his life. suspected of.
"Haha, it's not a good idea for you to go back now, right?" Ji Jie said meaningfully: "If you encounter any danger on the way back, it will be too late to regret it. You'd better go in with me. Don't worry, you are my second uncle. Brother, what can I do to you?"
Ji Yong wiped the sweat from his head and followed him obediently.
Queen Yan in the palace has long been an ant on a hot pot. First she heard that Ji Yong's people were going to rush in to cause trouble for her, and then it turned out that Ji Jie led his army to surround the palace. In addition, there were rumors spreading on the street. Leaving a message, she didn't know how to decide for a moment.
"I would like to inform Empress Yan, Lord Zhaowen Ji Jie, Prince Ji Yong and Princess Ji Lin to ask for an audience!" the eunuch's high-pitched voice sounded outside the door.
Empress Yan said without thinking: "No! I will not see anyone!"
"This is not good!" the eunuch said anxiously: "We have been surrounded by people. We are just like fish on the chopping board. We must not act petty at this moment. Please think carefully, Queen Yan!"
This makes sense. How could a wooden door stop Ji Jie and Ji Yong? It was a great honor for them not to break in directly.
Queen Yan cleared her throat, took a deep breath, and then said: "Invite them in!"
The eunuch opened the door from the outside, Ji Jie and Ji Lin stepped in together, and Ji Yong followed behind with his head hanging down.
"Hey, we're all here, why didn't you send someone to notify us in advance!" Empress Yan said with a smile on her face: "As a sister-in-law, I better prepare!"
Ji Lin didn't speak, and Ji Yong didn't speak either. Ji Jie said, "Sister-in-law, you're welcome! We are here today to ask you something. Since we are a family, I will get straight to the point! How did King Yan die?"
Queen Yan was stunned for a moment, then squeezed out two tears from her eyes, and said in a serious tone: "I died a sudden death!"
"No!" Ji Jie shook his head.
"Isn't that right?" Empress Yan pretended to be surprised and said, "Maybe my brother-in-law also thinks that the rumors on the street are true. First he said it was Ji Yong who killed the king, then he said it was me, and then he said it was him. The two of us did it together, and I estimate that if the news spreads in a few days, sister Ji Lin and brother-in-law, your names will also appear in the list of murderers."
She was able to explain everything in just a few words. Ji Jie admired Queen Yan's ability to express herself in words. This woman was not simple, and the wisdom in her mind was not inferior to that of King Yan, but she refused to use it on the right path, otherwise she would definitely He is a good helper to King Yan.
"Sister-in-law, please stop making excuses!" Ji Jie took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, shook it in the air, and said unhurriedly: "I have found out the cause of King Yan's death. He was killed by a stick. A very thin silver needle inserted into the head to cause death is not a sudden death at all!"
The bodies of Empress Yan and Ji Yong trembled at the same time. This subtle movement did not escape Ji Jie's eyes, and he believed in his own judgment even more.
"The place where the silver needle is inserted is the Tianmen point on the top of King Yan's head!" Ji Jie continued: "Tianmen point is one of the major points on the human body. Inserting a silver needle into it one inch can treat head wind, but as long as it exceeds one inch, it will It will kill someone! Precisely because it is very dangerous to give acupuncture here, most doctors have not mastered this technique, and few people know the result of inserting a silver needle into Tianmen point. There will be death symptoms, which will occur after an hour. When the attack occurs, it will look like a sudden death, which is good for hiding people’s eyes and ears!”
At this point, Queen Yan's body began to shake violently. King Yan's death time was in the afternoon. Pushing forward an hour would be the time for nap. The person who can attack during this time must be someone close to him.
And the place where King Yan took his nap that day happened to be the Queen Yan's palace.
"Sister-in-law, do you need me to say anything else?" Ji Jie suddenly said this, and Empress Yan was startled, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.
Ji Lin looked at Empress Yan with disbelief and said, "I didn't expect that it was you who murdered my brother. What good will this do to you?"
"That's it, you are such a vicious woman, why do you want to murder the king! I will kill you!" Ji Yong drew his sword and rushed forward. If Ji Lin remembered correctly, it was the first time that he had been brothers and sisters with him for so many years. Seeing him showing righteous indignation.
"Stop!" Ji Jie reached out and grabbed Ji Yong's wrist.
"You asked me to kill her, and I will kill her to avenge my brother!"
"I think you want to kill someone and silence them!" Ji Jie twisted it hard, causing pain in Ji Yong's wrist. He dropped the sword involuntarily and screamed like a pig.
"Why, he was also involved?" Ji Lin was even more surprised.
Ji Jie nodded, pointed at Ji Yong and said: "It was your sister-in-law who did the trick, but it was him who came up with the idea! Although your sister-in-law is an average character, she stays in the palace all day, how can she know how to kill people with silver needles?" , Ji Yong told her!"
Hearing these words, Ji Yong, who was screaming, stopped and his face was ashen.
Although Ji Jie explained these things clearly, Ji Lin still failed to understand the motives of the two of them for killing, especially Queen Yan. Why did she join forces with Ji Yong?
It is easy to say that Ji Yong wanted to kill King Yan, because he coveted the throne of the king.
But what about Queen Yan? The King of Yan only has one woman, and the next generation of heirs must be her son. Now her son is only four years old and has not been canonized as a prince. Why should she harm King Yan at this time? Is she so stupid? To the point of helping Ji Yong ascend to the throne?
"Now that things have come to this, I advise you to tell the truth!" Ji Jie pulled a chair over and sat down with Ji Lin in his arms.
Ji Lin looked angry and shouted: "Speak quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for not caring about the relationship between brother and sister. I think you know very well what kind of crime it is to conspire to kill the king! I will give you a chance to confess. If you don't tell me, , I’m going to use severe punishment!”
Empress Yan was so frightened that she peeed. Of course she knew what Ling Chi would get if she tried to murder the king!
Ji Jie added: "Whoever speaks out first, I will decide to let him live, which means that only one of you two can live!"
"I say, I say!" Empress Yan said in a changed tone, as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Ji Yong told me that the king plans to pass the throne to his brother-in-law Ji Jie, not to our son. He
He also asked me to kill the king... He said that he would support my son to become the king as soon as the king died, but he changed his mind in the end..."