"Hmph! She's quite good at manipulating people..."

Empress Yan sneered, "Very well! Then I will personally interrogate her and see what kind of ivory can come out of her dog mouth. If she can't give a coherent explanation... I'll skin her alive! And then I'll skin her alive!"

After saying this, the Empress Yan, led by the young eunuch, went to the imperial prison in the palace.

The so-called imperial prison was different from the ordinary court prison.

The Imperial Prison of the Court of Justice is for ordinary prisoners, and it follows the formal national judicial procedures.

The imperial prison, on the other hand, was used to detain people whom the emperor himself wanted to arrest or kill.

These prisoners skipped the regular judicial process and could be tortured however the monarch wanted!

Upon arriving at the "special cell" in the imperial prison, Empress Yan, with the smug satisfaction of a victor, looked coldly at Princess Ji Shishi, who was bound hand and foot...

Ji Shishi, on the other hand, looked at her with eyes full of resentment.

"snort......"

Empress Yan sneered, "Speak, what secret do you have?"

Ji Shishi glanced at her attendants and the jailers of the imperial prison beside her, and said after a moment's thought, "Sister-in-law, you don't want everyone around to hear, do you?"

"You may all step back..." Empress Yan said coldly.

"promise!"

The servants all withdrew.

"Now you should tell me, right?"

The Queen of Yan sneered, "I'd like to hear what secrets the Yan royal family has that even I, the Queen, don't know."

"Oh......"

Ji Shishi didn't respond to her question, but shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Sister-in-law, can't you really spare my life? Do you have to go to such extremes?"

Hehehe...

The Empress laughed loudly, "Me, going to extremes? It's not your time to go to extremes now!"

"Me? What did I do wrong? Just because I like Jiang Ming?" Ji Shishi asked suspiciously.

"Oh!"

Empress Yan sneered, "Who you like is none of my business! Tell me, why do you insist on letting that tuberculosis-ridden wretch continue to be the crown prince?"

"Oh!"

Ji Shishi smiled bitterly, "So that's what you wanted to say, sister-in-law. I was just stating the facts... Deposing the eldest son in favor of the younger one is detrimental to the country. What did I do wrong?"

"Hahaha!"

Empress Yan laughed loudly, "Yes, you are the eldest princess, showered with the love and affection of your dead brother! What could you possibly have done wrong? But have you considered me? Hmm? Have you considered... what my fate will be if he becomes the Prince of Yan?"

"I didn't think that much about it... I was just stating the facts!"

"Oh!"

Empress Yan sneered, "So you're just talking about the facts? Fine, I'll just talk about the facts then. You colluded with the Xianbei, caused chaos in the court, and killed the King. I'll execute you, and you can't complain!"

"So, you were the one who sent the assassin to kill me?" Ji Shishi asked coldly.

"Oh!"

Empress Yan sneered, walked up to Ji Shishi, pinched her chin, and looked at her with smug resentment: "That's right! It was I who sent people to do it. What can you do about it? Do you expect me to sit here and wait to die? Hmm?"

"You're so vicious!"

"Hahaha!"

Empress Yan laughed loudly: "Me, so vicious? You Ji family people are so shameless, with double standards. You don't say anything when you're vicious, but when others retaliate, you accuse them of being vicious? Alright! I don't want to hear any more of your nonsense. Just tell me your secrets... If you called me here just to deceive me and buy time, then don't blame me, your sister-in-law, for making sure you suffer a terrible death!"

......

Ji Xi, in the next secret room, heard the conversation between the two women very clearly!

He was so angry that his liver was almost cirrhotic. His eyes were wide open, and he was about to explode when Jiang Ming grabbed his wrist tightly.

"Your Majesty!"

Jiang Ming frowned and said, "Have you forgotten what you promised me? You were to be patient!"

"Still putting up with it, my ass!"

Ji Xi said angrily, "That damned poisonous woman, even if she died a thousand times or ten thousand times, it would not be enough to quell my hatred. I had guessed before that it might be her, but I never expected that it really was her!"

"Your Majesty!"

Jiang Ming frowned and shook his head frantically: "If you continue to act so impulsively, I won't help you anymore. The Princess... is trying to help you uncover an even bigger, earth-shattering secret!"

"A shocking secret?"

"Um!"

Jiang Ming nodded: "The real show hasn't even started yet. Just listen patiently for now, and you can go on stage when the climax comes!"

......

"Speak! What treasures does the Yan Kingdom possess?" The Queen of Yan stared intently at Ji Shishi with eyes as sharp as a venomous snake.

"Oh......"

Ji Shishi smiled bitterly, "Sister-in-law, even if I tell you, you probably won't spare my life, will you?"

"snort!"

Empress Yan sneered, "Are you trying to bargain with me? What right do you have to bargain with me?"

"I have no right to bargain... Once I'm in your hands, do you think I'll have a good ending?"

"Hahaha!"

The Queen of Yan sneered, "You're one of the more sensible people out there. Fine! Considering our past relationship as sisters-in-law, if you're willing to tell the truth, I might spare your life and let you drink poison... That would preserve the dignity of the royal family!"

"Then I should thank my sister-in-law..."

"No need! Speak quickly! I'm going to make this clear from the start!"

The Queen of Yan looked at Ji Shishi with malice and said, "If you dare to lie to me, I will strip your corpse naked and let all the men of Yan see it! Then I will skin you alive!"

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