Chapter 162 Who Do You Choose?
Prime Minister Cui chuckled lightly, "Over the years, I have made many plans in the capital, but I have never taken you to heart. I have misjudged you."
Qin Jinzhi scoffed, "Prime Minister Cui wants to see me just to spout this nonsense?"
Looking at Qin Jinzhi's unruly demeanor, despite her beautiful face, Prime Minister Cui felt as if he were seeing Qin Ziyi in his youth again.
"To be fair, among my peers, I have the best impression of Qin Ziyi."
Qin Jinzhi's eyes were full of sarcasm. "Oh, you're jealous of my father."
Prime Minister Cui was taken aback, then said quite frankly, "When I was young, I did have some jealous thoughts, but that is not the reason for Qin Ziyi's death."
Qin Jinzhi didn't say anything, she just stared at him.
After a long silence, Prime Minister Cui said, "The only one to blame is the overwhelming power of the Zhenbei Army."
Qin Jinzhi looked at the sanctimonious face and laughed out loud, then burst into unrestrained laughter.
"Prime Minister Cui, do you think I'm a three-year-old child who's easy to fool? Are you trying to put on airs by spouting a few ambiguous words?"
Qin Jinzhi got up and walked to the table. "It's just an excuse for a bunch of greedy jackals to try and get what doesn't belong to them."
You so-called prestigious families are not satisfied with the current situation and want to rise above the imperial power!
My father is just blocking your way. As long as the Zhenbei Army is here, you won't be able to succeed so easily.
You are nothing but a bunch of thieves trying to steal the throne.
Cui Cheng remained calm, unperturbed by Qin Jinzhi's words.
"So, you've started taking revenge on the powerful families, first the Shen family, then the Du family, and now it's the Zheng family's turn. Did you bring Aying into your life to get revenge on the Cui family?"
Qin Jinzhi nodded. "All the families that participated in the siege of my father must die."
The Cui family was no exception.
However, I wouldn't be as wicked as you members of the elite clans to prey on an eight-year-old child.
Cui Ying is the person I have chosen to be the future head of the Cui family.
She will become my sword, and then, destroy you all.
Upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, Prime Minister Cui's face turned cold. "You are still young, and it's good to be proud and ambitious, but being too sharp can hurt both yourself and others."
Qin Jinzhi's smile was mocking.
"Prime Minister Cui, even now you dare not admit it, you are just afraid."
When you were young you were afraid of my father, now you're afraid of me!
You're afraid I might really bring about the downfall of your families, so you condescended to come see me, aren't you?"
Prime Minister Cui had to admit that this child, whom he had never planned to include, was both exceptionally talented and incredibly dangerous.
Qin Jinzhi seemed to suddenly realize something, "You discovered that Cui Ziyu was poisoned? How about that? You painstakingly found the king of all poisons and fed it to your own brother. Are you heartbroken for his suffering from the poison, or are you afraid that the Cui family's reputation will be ruined?"
She leaned closer to Prime Minister Cui, "I guess it's the latter."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and returned to her chair, placing her feet directly on the table.
"Well, now that your sanctimonious facade has been exposed, Prime Minister Cui, are you ashamed or relieved by your brilliant schemes? After all, all your plans have come true."
Prime Minister Cui chuckled lightly.
"I overlooked you. It seems that keeping you around back then was a mistake."
Do you know why your mother poisoned you with the Azure Poison?
"Because I promised her that if she fed you this poison, I would agree to let her become the second wife of the Cui family, and she could be with Ziyu openly."
Qin Jinzhi's expression changed drastically. "It was you! Do you know how much pain I've been in?!"
After she finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed.
A smile gradually appeared on his face. "Prime Minister Cui, how was my performance? A biological mother poisoning her own child for her lover—this kind of blow is truly heartbreaking."
Prime Minister Cui was taken aback, not expecting Qin Jinzhi to have such an expression.
Qin Jinzhi burst into laughter, then looked at Prime Minister Cui with a mocking expression.
"Prime Minister Cui, what's wrong with you? Have you forgotten that I'm a madman!"
How can a madman have feelings?
Oh right, you still don't know why your old butler took the blame for you back then, do you?
Because he really did send a letter to Cui Liu.
Since this letter wasn't from you, Prime Minister Cui, quickly guess who it was from?
Did they send your loyal old butler a deadly letter?
Prime Minister Cui's expression changed slightly.
Qin Jinzhi laughed even harder at his reaction.
"Prime Minister Cui, do you think I poisoned Cui Ziyu? He drank that poison willingly. Now guess why he would willingly drink that Azure Poison?"
Prime Minister Cui frowned in disbelief, "Yao Miaoyin isn't dead?"
Qin Jinzhi felt as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. "It seems your good brother has been hiding a lot from you."
Prime Minister Cui could hardly believe it; he frowned and stared at Qin Jinzhi.
"You actually used Yao Miaoyin to control Ziyu, who is your own mother!"
Qin Jinzhi sniffed, "It's true that you're all hypocritical. You always want the people you've hurt to repay evil with kindness. Sometimes I don't even know if I'm the one who's crazy, or if you are."
Looking at Qin Jinzhi's face, Prime Minister Cui realized he had let a wolf cub go.
The wolf cubs have grown up and will kill them all!
A murderous glint flashed in Prime Minister Cui's eyes. "All that happened before was because no one was on guard against you. Now that I know, do you think I'll still let you go?"
Qin Jinzhi tilted her head and pointed to the location of her temple.
"Prime Minister Cui, have you been confined for too long and lost your mind?"
It's not that you won't let me go, it's that I won't let you go!
Preparation? What preparation? Did you tell him to prepare beforehand when you killed my father?
The victor is king, the loser is villain!
"You killed my father, so I'll kill you all. Isn't that just common sense?"
Prime Minister Cui sneered, "You think you can take me on?"
Qin Jinzhi nodded, "Just me."
She glanced at the doorway and said casually, "It's a rare occasion to see Prime Minister Cui today, so how about we play a game?"
Qin Jinzhi took out a porcelain bottle from her waist and poured the medicinal powder inside into the teacup in front of her.
"This is a poison that will kill you instantly, causing your intestines to burst and your stomach to rot. You can choose to give this cup of tea to Cui Ying, or to your so-called second son who is the pride of heaven."
Qin Jinzhi's eyes lit up with excitement. "Let me guess, which one is the child that Prime Minister Cui loves the most?"
Prime Minister Cui's face finally showed anger. "Absurd!"
Qin Jinzhi wasn't angry at all. "Cui Ying will be back soon. If she doesn't drink this cup of tea today, I guarantee you, it will be in your second son's belly tonight! You know I mean what I say!"
Prime Minister Cui slammed his fist on the table and stood up, “Insolence! Do you think this capital is your royal backyard? If you dare to harm my son, I will never let you get away with this!”
Qin Jinzhi, however, looked excited and spoke in a ghostly voice.
"Prime Minister Cui, who do you choose?"
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