"What happened?" Ji Xi asked.

The attendant replied in a panic, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has passed away!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xi staggered and fell to the ground with a thud.

Jiang Ming also gasped, his brows furrowing into a knot!

This turn of events was completely unexpected!

The Crown Prince of Yan has died!

In this way, the heir of the Yan ruler would have to be chosen from the two children born to the Yan queen. What the hell!

It seems that the Queen of Yan was afraid that things might change if she waited too long, and wanted to "secure the victory" in advance!

The prince's death must be related to her!

"When did this happen? How did he die?" Ji Xi asked, her eyes red and wide.

The waiter trembled with fear as he said, "Just now, the Crown Prince ate some raw fish... then vomited a large amount of bloodworms, and then died!"

"Oh! My son! Waaah!"

Princess Xi of Yan beat her head and stamped her feet, weeping bitterly.

"Does the Crown Prince really like eating raw fish?" Jiang Ming asked, frowning.

Ji Shishi replied, "That child likes to eat that thing..."

"Pass down the order!"

Ji Xi cried out, "Execute the entire family of those who delivered the raw fish to the Crown Prince! No! Cut their entire clan at the waist! Bury them with my son!"

"Your Majesty, wait!"

Jiang Ming waved his hand: "The Crown Prince's death is suspicious. There must be a mastermind behind it. The person who sent him the raw fish might just be a scapegoat!"

"Waaah!"

Ji Xi cried out in anguish, "My son is dead. I don't want to ask about right and wrong anymore! I just want them to die too!"

"Your Majesty!"

Jiang Ming objected, saying, "If we do this, the real mastermind might get away with it! Besides, I think... the person who killed the Crown Prince and the person who wanted to kill the Princess are the same person!"

"The same person? Mr. Jiang, who exactly is this person? Tell me!"

Ji Xi was so agitated that her eyes were bloodshot.

"Well......"

Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, please don't get agitated. It's not that I don't want to tell you who she is; it's just that if I reveal her identity, your plan to kill her will no longer work!"

"Oh dear! Mr. Jiang, my son is already dead, why are you still keeping me in suspense!"

"I'm not trying to keep you in suspense."

Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Haste makes waste. If Your Majesty trusts me, I will definitely find the culprit within three days!"

"Waaaaah!"

Upon hearing Jiang Ming's words, Ji Xi could only beat her head and stamp her feet, continuing to wail.

Ji Shishi winked at the waiter, signaling him to get lost.

Jiang Ming frowned, lost in thought...

Originally, it was thought that by using the "three-day limit" as bait, the Queen of Yan would lose her composure and launch a coup ahead of schedule.

And look what happened!

With the crown prince dead, she felt certain of what was going on!

Three days later, she might not necessarily "fall for it"!

This is really troublesome!

"Your Majesty, besides the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince, do you have any other sons?" Jiang Ming asked.

"Waaah, they're all gone... They're all dead..." Ji Xi cried out in anguish.

"well!"

Ji Shishi sighed and said, "Jiang Lang, my brother used to have seven sons, but they either died young or died in accidents. Now only the two born to the Queen of Yan remain..."

"No!"

Jiang Ming waved his hand: "The Prince of Yan has eight sons!"

"Eight?" Ji Shishi looked bewildered.

"good!"

Jiang Ming replied, "In his early years, when the Prince of Yan was still the Crown Prince, he had a relationship with a woman. Later... that woman and her son were left to wander among the common people, but they were never recognized by the Yan court! Now, that son has come of age and is exactly twenty-five years old this year!"

"Waaaaah! Mr. Jiang!"

Ji Xi cried bitterly, "At a time like this, please don't joke with me! Waaah! When have I ever had such a son?"

No! You do!

Jiang Ming said with a smile, "Your Majesty, of course I know you don't have it, but... you must say you do, and you must say it in a very convincing way!"

"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean?"

"Hehe, Your Majesty, listen to me..."

Jiang Ming explained his plan in this way.

"Your Majesty, at this time, you must listen to me. Otherwise, not only will you fail to avenge your family, but you may also face death!"

"Brother Wang! Just listen to Jiang Lang. He won't harm you. He's doing this for the sake of our Yan Kingdom!"

"Okay! Mr. Jiang, then I'll do as you say!"

......

Inside the Queen's bedroom in the Yan King's Palace.

Queen Yan bit her lip, her brows furrowed, pacing anxiously back and forth in the palace...

Just now, the eunuch told her the news of the Crown Prince's death, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before they could even enjoy their happiness for a short while, their trusted eunuch brought them more bad news!

That is, the King of Yan ordered that his chief clerk be sent as an envoy to the State of Jin to immediately bring back his eldest son who had been stranded there!

"What? The eldest son? Where did he get an eldest son?" Queen Yan was completely bewildered.

The eunuch replied, "Your Majesty, it is said that... the child was born when the King was still the Crown Prince, with a commoner who picked mulberry leaves. Because of the difference in their social status, the King did not take care of the woman. Later, the woman gave birth to a son and raised him herself. He is now twenty-five years old!"

"What? There's actually such a thing?"

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