nycdaug Chapter 181: Kill the donkey after it has done its job?
Chapter 181: Kill the donkey after it has done its job?
After Ji Yuyao said this, Cang Jiu couldn't help himself.
In the past, Cang Jiu had a good impression of Ji Yuyao. He thought that this girl was well-educated, had medical skills, and cared about her master.
Ever since he found out that Doctor Ji and his grandson had other plans, he has disliked Ji Yuyao.
He glanced at Ji Yuyao sideways and wondered if Ji Yuyao was crazy.
If the old lady and the master really treated Miss Qin as an outsider, how could they specially invite Miss Qin to their house on such an occasion?
Cang Jiu and Qin Tiaotiao are two people who get to know each other through fighting. Ever since he had a fight with Qin Tiaotiao, Cang Jiu has privately become the new number one "fan boy" of Qin Ruo and his sister.
Not to mention that Qin Ruo also detoxified her master, so who is the outsider? Don't you know what's going on?
Cang Jiu took a step forward and was about to speak when he was stopped by Madam Xie's eyes.
"Miss Ji, Ruo'er is not an outsider, there is no need to avoid her."
Madam Xie glanced at Ji Yuyao calmly, and then said to Divine Doctor Ji: "Divine Doctor Ji, you can speak freely."
Doctor Ji couldn't guess Qin Ruo's identity, but Old Madam Xie clearly looked displeased.
"Yao'er, don't be rude! Madam Xie and the Ninth Prince have their own plans, why are you interfering?"
Doctor Ji scolded Ji Yuyao harshly, and then hurriedly apologized to Old Madam Xie and Si Heng: "I am not a good parent, please forgive me, Madam and the Ninth Prince."
Ji Yuyao was scolded for no reason, and she couldn't lose her temper in front of Old Madam Xie and Si Heng, so she could only shut up in dismay.
"Ignorance is not a crime. Doctor Ji, please take Heng'er's pulse first." Old Madam Xie's tone was still gentle, but there was no warmth in her eyes.
Doctor Ji secretly gave Ji Yuyao a warning look, telling her not to cause trouble, but Ji Yuyao turned her head away stubbornly.
In desperation, Doctor Ji could only put the matter of Ji Yuyao aside for the time being.
The moment she put her hand on Si Heng's pulse, his body trembled slightly and he didn't make a sound for a long time.
As soon as he felt Si Heng's pulse, Doctor Ji realized that the blood crystal grass was just a cover.
I'm afraid the Ninth Prince has already become suspicious. From the moment I stepped out of the capital, I have become a part of the game.
"Doctor Ji, how is my health?" Si Heng asked casually, without even looking at Doctor Ji.
"Congratulations, Ninth Prince. The fire and cold toxins in your body have all been cleared. I wonder which expert the Ninth Prince has invited, whose medical skills are far superior to mine?"
There was a hint of trembling in Doctor Ji's voice, and he turned his gaze to Qin Ruo as if he had a premonition.
But Qin Ruo just sat there quietly, with no expression on her face.
"Impossible! Grandpa, did you see it wrong? This Yanhanyin is so powerful that even you are not 100% sure about it, let alone..."
Upon hearing that all the toxins in Si Heng's body had been cleared, Ji Yuyao's face was full of disbelief and her voice rose several degrees.
"What's more? Besides being poisoned by Yan Hanyin, Heng'er also had a strange poison that you two took great pains to inflict on him?"
Old Madam Xie raised her hand and threw the cups on the table to the ground, her body shaking violently with anger.
Doctor Ji and Ji Yuyao were both shocked and knelt down quickly: "I, a commoner, dare not."
Madam Xie's face was stern, and her eyes were like knives as she swept across Ji Shenyi's grandfather and grandson: "Don't dare? Don't you two really think that what you did is perfect? What benefits did those people in the capital give you that made you do such a thing at the risk of having your entire family executed?"
"Madam, is there any misunderstanding here? Murdering the royal family is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the clan. How dare we..." Doctor Ji had cold sweat on his forehead, and he was still making his last struggle.
"Madam, Ninth Prince, is there any misunderstanding here? Could it be that you were instigated by a villain? How could we possibly harm the Ninth Prince? As soon as Grandpa heard the news of finding the Blood Crystal Grass, he immediately rushed here from the capital and almost lost his life. If we really wanted to harm you, the Ninth Prince, we could have found an excuse not to come."
Although Ji Yuyao was kneeling, her back was straight and she looked as if she had a clear conscience.
"After so many years, don't you know what kind of person my grandfather is? In order to detoxify you, the Ninth Prince, my grandfather risked his life and death to personally look for medicinal materials for you. If we had any evil thoughts during this process, you, the Ninth Prince, would have stood here and threatened us! Ninth Prince, are you going to kill the donkey after it has done its job?"
Ji Yuyao didn’t know what Si Heng knew, but that didn’t stop her from taking preemptive action immediately.
Si Heng spoke slowly at this time, his voice as cold as ice: "Kill the donkey after it has done its work? Ha! This king has never denied that you, Doctor Ji, did me a favor in the matter of Jie Yanhan. But you seem to have forgotten that when you were imprisoned in the capital, it was this king who came forward to protect you and settled our ancestors. If we really talk about gratitude, this king has no regrets."
"As for what you said, Miss Ji, he almost lost his life on the way from the capital. Is that true? Miss Ji, you really won't cry until you see the coffin. Cang Jiu, bring the person up!"
Cang Jiu clapped his hands, and soon a group of guards dragged several bloody people into the hall. It was obvious that those people had been severely tortured.
Doctor Ji only glanced at those people and closed his eyes resignedly.
"Doctor Ji, you two are really good at acting. You directed and acted the whole thing yourself, even going so far as to arrange the self-torture tactic. It's really hard for you."
After Si Heng finished speaking, he took out a few letters from his sleeve. These were the letters that Doctor Ji had secretly sent to the capital during his time at Xinglin Hall.
Even when Ji Yuyao was staying at Xie Mansion, she took advantage of no one paying attention to send out news about Xie Mansion.
"Ji Ce, Ji Yuyao, you didn't think that the king and the Xie family were completely defenseless against you, did you? I just let the guards relax a little, and you couldn't wait to tip off. Great job!"
"It has come to this, everyone has their own share of responsibility. It was Ji Ce who coveted fame and wealth and had evil intentions towards the Ninth Prince."
"When detoxifying the Ninth Prince, another strange poison was created. It was all my idea. Yao'er was not aware of it. Please, Ninth Prince and Madam, spare her life for the sake of our past friendship. Yao'er was just too obsessed with the prince and did something irrational at the moment. She had no intention of murdering the prince. As for me, I will leave it to the Ninth Prince and Madam to deal with." Doctor Ji kowtowed heavily to Si Heng and Madam Xie.
With both witnesses and physical evidence in hand, Doctor Ji knew that he could no longer refute his allegations.
The only thing he could do was to try his best to protect his only granddaughter.
The thing that Doctor Ji regrets the most now is that he shouldn't have brought Ji Yuyao to Xie Mansion to meet Si Heng.
So one wrong step leads to another, and when you want to turn back it is too late.
Once you get on that pirate ship, how easy is it to get off?