"That old pig-dog!"
Ji Xi trembled violently as she cursed, "I truly regret not cooking him yesterday!"
"Your Majesty, we should immediately convene court and summon all officials to discuss important matters! As for the meat soup, the kitchen is also preparing it; we can handle both without delay..."
Jiang Ming suggested.
"Fine! Fine! Time for court!" Ji Xi gritted his teeth and struggled to sit up.
......
Jiang Ming's scheme for Ji Xi had another purpose besides 'luring the snake out of its hole' to expose the mastermind behind the assassination of Ji Shishi.
That was to help the Prince of Yan screen the 'loyal, treacherous, good, and evil' in the court.
These ministers, one by one, displayed their vicious and ugly side in the court, or they were opportunistic and sycophantic!
Of course, there are also those who are loyal and kind-hearted!
The ascension of a new king is like a 'demon-revealing mirror,' showing everything clearly and plainly!
The eunuchs under Eunuch Li were recording everything that Shi Qiu and his cronies did, as they made a ruckus in the court.
The Queen was summoned away by a eunuch to listen to Ji Shishi's 'Royal Secrets,' leaving only the young Prince of Yan behind.
More than an hour has passed, the sun is high in the sky, and the person still hasn't returned.
The ministers in the court were not in a hurry at all; they were all laughing and joking.
These people from the post-war party felt that spring had arrived, and they were releasing all sorts of pent-up emotions...
Some advised the young King Yan to purge the ministers who had previously served the Crown Prince, while others pledged their loyalty to him, clarifying that they had long been loyal to the Empress Dowager... Still others advised the young King Yan to cede territory and sue for peace, and not to go to war with the State of Qi.
The young Prince Yan was, after all, only 12 years old. He got a headache listening to the ministers' noisy chatter and kept asking the eunuchs around him when his mother would be back.
Just as they were arguing and making all sorts of boastful remarks, Eunuch Li shouted loudly, "The King has arrived!"
Upon hearing this commotion, the assembled officials were all taken aback, and the entire hall fell silent instantly.
"Eunuch Li!"
Shi Qiu pointed at Eunuch Li's nose and cursed, "You old eunuch, are you blind? The King is sitting right here in the court. Which King are you referring to?"
Eunuch Li ignored him.
At this moment, Prince Yan, Ji Xi, walked out from behind the hall, slightly unsteady, supported by Princess Ji Shishi.
Upon seeing this, Shi Qiu was so frightened that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground!
The other ministers were also trembling with fear and retreated repeatedly.
Some of the more astute ministers immediately knelt down obediently, their buttocks sticking out high.
When the young Prince Yan saw his father arrive, his eyes widened in surprise, and his mouth opened wide in an "O" shape.
He was still just a child, lacking in cunning. Upon seeing Ji Xi, he immediately tumbled off his throne, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Ji Xi: "Greetings, Father..."
Ji Xi stared intently at her son with her sinister eyes, her gaze filled with resentment and complex emotions.
yes!
After all, he had called him "Dad" for so many years, and he had raised him as his own flesh and blood for so many years.
They even considered making him the crown prince...
Now that she knows he is someone else's child, the explosive and conflicted emotions she feels are like being slowly tortured every second.
"Take it down!"
With a cold shout, Prince Yan Ji Xi immediately ordered the warriors behind him to step forward and tie up the young Prince Yan.
"Father, spare me! Father, spare me!"
The third prince, who had only been the Prince of Yan for two hours, loudly begged for mercy.
But the samurai didn't care about any of that; they held him down firmly and dragged him away.
The assembled officials, including Shi Qiu, all knelt on the ground in terror, beads of sweat the size of soybeans seeping from their foreheads and temples.
"Shi Qiu, Deng Zhi!"
After sitting on the throne, Ji Xi looked at the two ministers with a fierce expression.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here..."
"Your subject is here..."
Shi Qiu and Deng Zhi responded, trembling all over.
Ji Xi pondered for a moment and said, "Just now, I overheard you saying something behind the curtain..."
"This old minister is senile! This old minister is senile! Your Majesty, this old minister is possessed by a ghost, this old minister is talking nonsense! Your Majesty! What this old minister said is all false, none of it is the truth! Waaah!"
Before Ji Xi could speak, Shi Qiu frantically confessed his guilt and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, it's me too! I'm possessed by a ghost too! Waaah! Your Majesty, please spare me!"
Deng Zhi also kowtowed desperately to admit his mistake, banging his forehead on the ground repeatedly, like he was ramming a ram.
The two of them were arguing so much that Ji Xi had a headache. Even the methods she had devised to kill them didn't seem to satisfy her anger.
"Where is Ji Bochang?" King Ji Xi of Yan surveyed his ministers.
"Your Majesty!"
The court official Zizhi replied, "Ji Bochang... has been arrested by the Queen's order and is being held in my custody."
"Summon him to the palace to see me immediately... cough cough cough!" Ji Xi coughed.
"promise!"
......
Ji Bochang spent the entire day yesterday, from morning till night, in immense mental torment.
First, he was to be deep-fried by the King of Yan, and then he was condemned by the court officials as the culprit who "invited the wolf into the house".
Only after the Prince of Yan left with Jiang Ming did he feel fortunate to have escaped with his life, and he sullenly returned to the post station.
Seeing his worried face, Chen Ermei asked him what was wrong.
Ji Bochang was a complete idiot. He told Ermei everything that the Yan ministers said about Jiang Ming being a Xianbei spy, which terrified Ermei!
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