Ji Fengyao: "..."
He silently tried to pull his hand back, but couldn't.
She couldn't figure out what this old hag was up to this time.
Surely this old hag doesn't think that by detaining her and Shang Xiye here, she can confidently arrange witnesses and evidence outside to frame her, right?
That old hag is overthinking it.
As early as the moment Princess Zhaoping had her accident, Shang Xiye had already secretly sent a telepathic message to Hei Xiao, who had been disguised as a guard and waiting outside, to investigate and arrest her.
Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager patted Ji Fengyao's hand affectionately and ordered, "Someone, bring a chair for the Ninth Princess."
Immediately, two eunuchs carried over a soft chair.
"Good child, their investigation will take a while, let's sit and wait," the Empress Dowager said kindly, pulling the bewildered Ji Fengyao along.
It was as if Ji Fengyao was the one she had cherished and loved for many years;
Instead of Zhaoping, who was lying next to him and had just been brought back from the brink of death.
Ji Fengyao: "..."
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!
There must be a lot of needles hidden in the cushions of this chair!
Just as Ji Fengyao was about to decline, the Empress Dowager seemed to see through her thoughts, reached out and patted the cushion twice, saying, "The cushion is quite thick, sit down."
Ji Fengyao suddenly felt like the world was a fantasy.
With a terrified expression, she transmitted her voice to Shang Xiye: "Holy crap, Your Highness, are we about to die? That old hag didn't even hide any knives or needles in the cushions!"
"Your medical skills can no longer be hidden." Shang Xiye lowered his eyes and glanced at the Empress Dowager, his eyes filled with an unconcealable darkness and murderous intent.
Ji Fengyao suddenly realized: So that's how it is!
This old hag had always been blind and foolish, which led to her developing a habitual way of thinking. Unexpectedly, she suddenly became intelligent again.
Empress Dowager Fengyao held Ji Fengyao's hand tightly, gently comforting her: "The women of our Great Zhao are mostly elegant. It is rare to find someone as cheerful and decisive as you. You even went to the battlefield with the Ninth Prince and made great contributions to our Great Zhao. The more I look at you, the more I like you."
Ji Fengyao's lips twitched: This old bastard!
They shamelessly put on this forced act of kindness, aren't they embarrassed?
Everyone in the hall felt embarrassed for her. Didn't she see that?
Even Ji Fengming, who was usually thick-skinned, couldn't stand it anymore. He casually tossed the peanuts and said nonchalantly, "Your Majesty, you are mistaken. The victory was entirely due to my brother-in-law. My sister, my father, and I had nothing to do with it."
Ji Chenhai leisurely sipped his wine, testifying without any panic: "Yes, indeed, the three of us just went to see the scenery beyond the Great Wall, we certainly didn't do anything serious."
Everyone in the hall: "..."
Empress Dowager: "!!!"
You shameless bastards! We're trying to flatter you, and you're still not happy!
Isn't this blatantly undermining her and embarrassing her in public?
Just as the Empress Dowager was feeling incredibly embarrassed, a large contingent of Imperial Guards entered, carrying three disheveled women, and threw them into the center of the hall.
As soon as one of the women landed, she raised her long, disheveled face and cried out to the Empress on the throne, "Empress, please save me! I don't know anything! They've framed me!"
She was the only remaining person in the Chen State Duke's Mansion, Chen Ziying.
Of all the people present, no one knew better than the Empress what kind of person her younger sister was.
Almost the moment the Empress saw Chen Ziying, she knew that she was most likely responsible for the poisoning today!
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