Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 922: On the Platform
Speaking of the Fifth Elder, Lin Yi showed a bit more disdain and sneered, "She? That old woman who only grows old but has no brains? She is not worth my trouble to plan. I just need to catch her and scare her and she will confess everything. If she doesn't listen, I will hang her up and beat her up, and she will be obedient... Why bother to impress her?"

Ji Wuyan seemed to be somewhat pleased and smiled, "If that's the case, I feel very honored to have you take such trouble."

The other party was also smiling, but this expression was always more creepy when it was made by Lin Yi. But even so, it can be seen that he was still in the mood to compliment the other party, "The young master of the Ji family cannot be neglected. If I remember correctly, the young master was born in Jiangnan. That year, the old patriarch had already moved the direct line of the Ji family to Yunzhou. The young master should have never been exposed to the art of witchcraft. But the young master is still very capable. A silver needle allowed our emperor to live a few more hours."

"How many hours? You mean, I only have a few hours left?!" The emperor was immediately anxious. He raised his hand to reach Zhang Dexian and wanted to sit up. However, he had already spent too much energy today and was exhausted. He could only lie there and breathe heavily. He knew that he didn't have much time left, but he really didn't want to beg this hateful son. He just called out hoarsely, "Xiuyuan, Xiuyuan... Ning Xiuyuan, hurry up, catch him, catch him alive, catch him alive! Force him to hand over the antidote!"

Ning Xiuyuan stood there, sighing helplessly, "Your Majesty, Lin Yi's martial arts are very high, and I... am indeed powerless to do anything."

The emperor took a deep breath and called out to someone else, "Yier... Yier, don't you want to be the emperor? Catch him and force him to hand over the antidote to cure me. I will immediately issue an edict to depose the crown prince... No, no, no, I will abdicate to you immediately and let you sit on the throne legitimately. How do you do that?"

If the emperor died here today, even if Li Yiwei really became the emperor in the future, he would inevitably be criticized for being cruel and ruthless, and his reputation of regicide and usurpation of the throne would probably be written into history books - Li Yiwei was naturally clear about this. He glanced at the small jar in Ji Wuyan's palm. The girl's white fingertips made the jar look even more red, and the rise and fall of the jar made people feel unreasonably palpitating.

At that time, Lin Yi wanted to discuss "cooperation" with Ji Wuyan because the little jar was snatched away by the other party. It can be seen that the little thing is very important.

What's in that jar?

As Li Yiwei was thinking, he nodded slightly towards Ji Wuyan and called out, "Miss Ji. According to what Lin Yi said just now, my father was probably infected by the Ji family's witchcraft. I know very little about these things, but it sounds like Miss Ji can cure it? If Miss Ji can really cure my father, I beg you to help me with the treatment. I promise that if you can really cure my father's illness, no matter what reward you want, I will do my best."

After saying this, he bowed slowly, cautiously and calmly.

The imperial doctors only then realized what was happening. They looked at each other with a changed expression, "Witchcraft, witchcraft?!"

The word "witchcraft" is the most taboo in the deep palace. Whenever there is a case of "witchcraft", there are countless casualties and widespread involvement. In history, whenever there is a case of witchcraft, all the imperial doctors are implicated! So for these imperial doctors, whether it is illness or poisoning, it is easy to deal with it. Whether it is illness or poison, there is always pharmacology to follow. But the thing called "witchcraft"... makes them change color when they hear it.

"Speaking of which... the woman who heads the Yunzhou Ji family is very mysterious. Rumor has it that she is very good at witchcraft, and it is also said that everyone in the family can raise witchcraft, but I don't know whether it is true or not. But in recent years, she seems to have the intention to turn over a new leaf... her business is booming, but I have never heard of her witchcraft again." As he said this, he turned to ask Doctor Chen, "Doctor Chen is also from Jiangnan, and has been very close to the Ji family recently. Have you heard anything?"

Doctor Chen shook his head silently, pursing his lips, looking like he had something on his mind but didn't want to say more. But there was a doctor stroking his beard, shaking his head and analyzing in a profound manner, "I have always found it strange. Since Chen Song is known as a miracle doctor, why is he willing to be a retainer in a merchant's house... Even if he can't enter the Imperial Hospital, wouldn't it be more comfortable to open a clinic in Yanjing City than to live under someone's sway? Now that I think about it, it's probably because of those witchcraft that have never been spread to outsiders."

After saying this, he stroked his beard and nodded seriously.

Doctor Chen frowned and retorted softly, "Don't talk nonsense, it's not true. The old lady just showed kindness to Senior Chen Song."

The old doctor sneered, "I don't believe it... Do you believe it?"

Everyone smiled and shook their heads. The so-called kindness of knowing someone and meeting someone was probably just that Chen Song was taken in by Old Lady Ji for a period of time when he left the Chen family. This kindness was really not enough in the face of a bright future. Besides, repaying a favor... would only be the best time after returning home in glory, right?

Smart people know how to choose.

Everyone laughed awkwardly, and the atmosphere became a little more relaxed for no reason. They all looked at Ji Wuyan - the young master of the Ji family, who knew the art of witchcraft, so what was there to be afraid of? It was only a matter of time before His Majesty's dragon body recovered.

Even the emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He waved towards Ji Wuyan with confidence and called kindly, "Miss Ji, Yi'er is absolutely right. As long as you can help me cure this damn poison, I will agree to whatever you want." He had been lying there for too long, so long that he could no longer remember the feeling of sitting on the dragon throne. This made him manic and desperate.

So much so that at this moment he grabbed Ji Wuyan as if he was grabbing the last straw.

All eyes fell on Ji Wuyan, even Lin Yi looked at her, with a strange smile on his face, as if he wanted to see what decision Ji Wuyan would make. The atmosphere was so intense that even if Ji Wuyan said she wouldn't do it, no one would believe her - this was exactly the effect Lin Yi wanted.

He wanted to put Ji Wuyan on a high platform and then watch her fall from the height.

Ji Wuyan was too beautiful. When faced with beautiful things, he couldn't help wanting to destroy them. His tongue slowly rolled over the back of his teeth. He stared at Ji Wuyan as if she were his prey, and asked with a bit of bloodthirstiness, "Miss Ji, do you want to save His Majesty, or cooperate with me? Although I can't promise you anything, will His Majesty really fulfill his promise? Isn't it common for the cunning rabbit to die and the running dog to be cooked?"