Qi Ji was not moved at all. Even after the coronation ceremony, when many ministers knelt in front of the Hongyuan Hall, he still did not take back his decision.
Seeing that they were unable to persuade Qi Ji, the ministers turned their attention to Jiang Jiuyue.
They believed that as long as the new King of Chu died, Qi Ji would no longer be bewitched by him and would not take such an unnatural move as allowing women to take the imperial examinations and become officials in the court.
Ru꿷 Jiang Jiuyue is staying in the Lingnan Palace temporarily, and she can move in after the renovation of her Chu Palace is completed.
After the coronation ceremony, Jiang Jiuyue had nothing to do for the time being, so he planned to go back to his hometown to pick up his family and take charge of the canal operation.
Just before Jiang Jiuyue was about to leave, a martial arts master bribed by a court minister took action.
That night, Jiang Jiuyue packed her luggage and was about to go to sleep when she suddenly heard some subtle noises coming from the roof.
Jiang Jiuyue had very good hearing, and although the noise was very subtle, like the sound of a cat passing by, it still alerted her.
She blew out the lights in the room, hid behind the screen, and quietly looked at the place on the roof where the movement disappeared.
Not long after, the tiles on the roof were lifted, and a black figure landed lightly in the room.
Jiang Jiuyue narrowed his eyes. The man in front of him was indeed quite skilled. He fell to the ground from such a high roof without making any sound.
The black shadow walked silently towards the bed. Because Jiang Jiuyue had already lowered the bed curtain in advance, when the black shadow approached, it could only swing the bed curtain open first, and then stab at the pillow with a quick, accurate and ruthless knife.
After one slash of the knife, the black shadow instantly realized something was wrong. The bed was empty, there was no one at all!
Before he could draw his knife and leave, Jiang Jiuyue had already shot out a needle, and a few seconds later, the black shadow fell to the ground.
Jiang Jiuyue came out from behind the screen and looked at the fainted black figure on the ground thoughtfully.
Qi Ji's family had already entered the palace. For example, only she and some servants lived in the original Lingnan Palace. It was obvious that this man came for her.
So she didn't kill him directly, but wanted to force him to tell her who sent him to assassinate her.
Jiang Jiuyue knew very well that the person who sent him must be a minister in the court, and it was because she had proposed to Qi Ji that women could take the imperial examinations and become officials.
This man was just a hired killer, and she wanted to know who sent him.
Once he has confessed everything, it won't be too late to die with the mastermind behind it.
Jiang Jiuyue called a few servants, carried the person to a side room, and asked someone to prepare some things.
After more than an hour, the killer slowly woke up and found himself tied up tightly and unable to move at all.
"woke up?"
Jiang Jiuyue held a needle and looked at him with a smile.
The killer felt a tingling sensation on his scalp for a moment. He knew very well that the person in front of him must be his target of assassination this time, His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
The killer didn't say anything. As killers they also have professional ethics. If they told everything when asked, how would they survive in the underworld?
Jiang Jiuyue smiled and said, "It's okay. I didn't expect you to say it directly. Otherwise, wouldn't all the things I prepared be wasted?"
After saying that, Jiang Jiuyue walked closer with the needle in his hand, stood in front of the killer, and inserted the needle into one of his acupuncture points without hesitation.
The killer instantly felt a sharp pain like the collapse of the heavens and the earth, but he was tied up and could not move. He could only wail in agony.
"I forgot to tell you, there is a secret recipe on this needle. Once it pierces your acupuncture point, it will feel like thousands of knives cutting your flesh. Within an incense stick of time, you will die of pain."
Jiang Jiuyue's smile became even more charming under the candlelight. "How about it? Are you going to recruit now or not?"
The killer could no longer endure such severe pain. He knew that Jiang Jiuyue was definitely not lying. After an incense stick of time, he would die here in pain!
"trick……"
The killer almost squeezed out a word from between his teeth; he had reached his limit of endurance.
Jiang Jiuyue pulled out the needle and blew on the needle tip. "I'll give you some time to relax. Once you're done, tell me the truth, otherwise..."
The killer gasped for breath, and after barely catching his breath, he gritted his teeth and said, "The person sent here is the Minister of Personnel, Ma Lin."
Jiang Jiuyue put away the poison needle and said, "He was the only one? No one else was involved?"
The assassin shook his head. "I only know that the Minister of Personnel found me and gave me money to assassinate you. I don't know if he was involved in the conspiracy."
Jiang Jiuyue also knew that what he said was not a lie. As a hired killer, it was already very good for him to know who the buyer was.
There was no more information that could be obtained from the killer, so Jiang Jiuyue planned to let him go for the time being. He would still have time to spare when he went to court tomorrow.
At daybreak, Jiang Jiuyue put on the court dress specially made for her, had the killer tied up, and took him to the court.
Jiang Jiuyue was the last one to step into the hall. Qi Ji was a little surprised when he saw her.
Because Jiang Jiuyue asked for leave from him, she should have set off to return home, so why did she come to the court again?
"Why did the King of Chu come to the court? Wasn't this the one you set out with?"
Jiang Jiuyue nodded slightly towards Qi Ji, "I was originally going to go back home, but something went wrong last night, so I came to the court to settle the accounts."
Qi Ji showed some doubts, "What went wrong last night?"
Jiang Jiuyue clapped his hands, and the general of the Lingnan Army, who had now become the Royal Guard, sent the killer in.
Qi Ji was even more confused, "Who is this person?"
Jiang Jiuyue turned to look at the pale-faced Minister of Personnel Ma Lin, "This is the assassin hired by Minister Ma, who came to assassinate 놖 last night."
Qi Ji's face darkened instantly, "Ma Lin!"
Marin immediately knelt down and stammered, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please understand! I, your humble servant, have never bought a killer!"
Jiang Jiuyue kicked the killer and said, "You say."
When the assassin arrived at the Golden Palace, he dared not lie anymore and immediately shouted, "Your Majesty! It was the Minister of Personnel Ma Lin who bribed 놖 to assassinate the King of Chu! He gave 놖 five taels of gold and said that he would give 놖 another tael after the mission was accomplished!"
Jiang Jiuyue looked at Ma Lin coldly, "Master Ma, can you explain it?"
At this time, Marin could only grit his teeth and not let go, insisting, "I didn't do that! Your Majesty, please understand! This killer must have made random accusations! He wants to put me in an unjust position!"
Jiang Jiuyue raised her eyes to look at Qi Ji, "Your Majesty, do you mind if I use my own methods to make him confess honestly?"
Qi Ji originally wanted to bring Ma Lin down. Naturally, he would feel more at ease if he let his own people take the position of the Minister of Personnel, so he agreed directly.
Marin looked at Jiang Jiuyue who was approaching step by step in horror, and wanted to ask his colleagues for help, but no one paid any attention to him. They all retreated several steps away, fearing that they would be affected.
Jiang Jiuyue signaled the guards to grab Ma Lin and smiled at him, "Please move, Master Ma. There are good things in the side hall to entertain Master Ma."
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