Even if it is salted fish, you still have to show some face.
In order not to be underestimated by the dog man, Hua Manman fought repeatedly and failed repeatedly.
Until the sun was about to set, Li Ji said.
"That's it for today."
Only then did Hua Manman stop to catch his breath.
She slumped on the ground, panting from exhaustion, a fine layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her cheeks and nose were flushed.
Li Ji was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at her leisurely.
"This king has taught you for so long, so I can't teach you in vain. Tell me, what do you think you have learned?"
Hua Manman wiped the sweat off his forehead and replied seriously.
"After such a long period of serious study, I carefully compared the culture class and the swordsmanship class, and found that I am more suitable for farming."
Li Ji: "..."
Li Ji laughed angrily at her.
"Heh, with your thin arms and legs, you can still farm the land?"
Hua Manman was quite unconvinced: "Farming is the racial talent of our Chinese people. As long as you give me a piece of land, I will keep it for you and grow the fruits!"
She is not afraid of the cowhide being blown.
Anyway, this is Yuqing Palace, the emperor's territory, and it is impossible for King Zhao to let her farm here.
When Li Ji heard her heartfelt words, the smile on his face became wider.
"Okay, when I get back to the palace, I will allocate a piece of land for you, and see what you can grow in the end?"
Hua Manman: "..."
No, why didn't this man follow the routine
She was just bragging, but he actually took it seriously!
Li Ji leaned forward slightly, and said with emphasis: "If you dare to lie to me, I will double your schoolwork."
Hua Manman suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.
The dog man is going to use his homework to squeeze her dry!
She'd love to sing a song to him now—
You are so poisonous, you are so poisonous, you are so poisonous!
Hearing the singing in her heart, Li Ji couldn't help it anymore, and laughed outright.
This woman is really interesting.
The two returned to their residence.
As soon as Li Ji finished washing his hands, he saw Chen Wangbei walking in quickly.
"My lord, I just received the news that Jin Zhi committed suicide in prison."
Li Ji raised his eyes to look at him, his eyes were cold and severe: "She is so hurt, how can she commit suicide?"
Chen Wangbei: "I heard that she smashed the medicine bowl and cut her own throat with broken porcelain when she was not around."
Li Ji: "Who left the medicine bowl for her?"
Chen Wangbei: "My subordinates don't know, the prison is in charge of the Flying Dragon Knight, and our people can't intervene."
Flying dragon knights are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and only the emperor can mobilize them.
Now that Jin Zhi died in prison, it was said that she committed suicide, but everyone knew very well that she must have been silenced when she died at this juncture.
Dare to kill people under Feilongqi's nose, the mastermind behind the scenes really has the guts.
Chen Wangbei asked cautiously.
"What should we do next?"
If it were an ordinary person who knew that the only clues had been cut off, they would probably have no choice but to give up the investigation.
But Li Ji is different, he has locked the suspect target, even without the golden branch, he can find out the truth.
He originally planned to throw a bait to lure the mastermind behind the scenes.
But now he has better options.
Li Ji asked someone to call Hua Manman, and asked her if she still had the Mantra Pill
Hua Manman replied obediently: "There is one last one left."
Li Ji knew she was not lying through mind reading.
He expressed satisfaction with her honesty.
Li Ji continued.
"My king suspects that the mastermind behind the scenes is one of Wen Zhaorong and Yi Chongyuan."
Hua Manman immediately reacted: "You want to use the truth pill to make them tell the truth?"
Li Ji nodded: "Yes."
Compared with those twists and turns, it is obviously faster and more effective to let the person behind the scenes confess in person.
Hua Manman said awkwardly: "But I only have one mantra pill left, so I can't use it on two people."
Li Ji: "Then choose one of them to use the Mantra Pill."
Hua Manman was very curious: "Who do you plan to choose?"
Li Ji asked without answering, "Who do you think is more suspicious?"
Hua Manman had a bitter face: "My lord, this question is too difficult. I have only met them twice, and I don't know anything about them. How can I guess who is behind the scenes?"
Li Ji smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
"You can guess whatever you want, even if you guess wrong, it doesn't matter."
Hua Manman thought that there was only one chance. If she guessed wrong, not only would she waste the precious mantra pills, but she might also startle the snake.
They have to hit it straight.
Hua Manman began to think seriously.
There are only two suspects in front of her now.
Useful clues are none.
That being the case, she can only deduce from the motive of committing the crime.
Hua Manman asked: "Do Wen Zhaorong and Yi Chongyuan have any festivals with you?"
At this time, Li Ji was like a class teacher, and he showed great patience in the face of students' questions.
"Wen Zhaorong's younger brother used to be a young general under the king's command. Later, because he violated military discipline, he was ordered to be beheaded by the king."
Hua Manman gasped.
The revenge of killing relatives is irreconcilable!
She asked, "What about Yichongyuan?"
Li Ji said slowly: "She has nothing against me."
Hua Manman immediately raised Wen Zhaorong's suspicion in his heart.
Her motive for committing the crime is more sufficient.
However, the next moment she heard King Zhao speak slowly.
"But Yichongyuan has a son, who is now the sixth prince Li Yi."
Hua Manman was puzzled: "What does this have to do with you?"
Li Ji looked at her with a half-smile, and slowly explained the whole story.
"Today's sage has only five princes in total.
Although the third prince, Li Cheng, has been sidelined as the crown prince, the saint is now in his prime, and it is still long before the crown prince succeeds.
The other four princes must not be willing to be a foil.
Yichongyuan definitely wants to fight for her son. "
The harem concubines gave birth to more than five princes, but in the end, there were only five of them who could grow up smoothly.
The others died young for various reasons.
The one-fifth probability of success is neither high nor low.
It's enough to make a lot of people fall in love with it.
Hua Manman became more and more confused.
"Even so, it has nothing to do with you. You are King Zhao, and you have no competition with those princes..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she stopped abruptly.
She remembered what Li Zhaoyuan said that day.
It is rumored that King Zhao is the emperor's illegitimate son.
The emperor loved Zhao Wang more.
If the rumors are true, it means that King Zhao is also qualified to inherit the throne.
There is only one throne, and Yi Chongyuan, in order to ensure that her son can take the throne, naturally wants to do everything possible to get rid of all competitors who stand in the way.
Li Ji heard her thoughts clearly.
The smile on his face gradually faded, and his thick black eyes seemed like a bottomless abyss.
Hua Manman wanted to ask, are those rumors true
But meeting Li Ji's dark eyes, her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't ask anything.
(end of this chapter)