Wei Nong immediately followed the master out of the hall and came to a wide two-entry room, which looked like Ji Fengzhi's residence. Wei Nong looked around roughly and saw that the island scenery was outside the window, and they had returned from the sea back to the surface of the sea.

Ji Feng Zhiwu poured himself a cup of tea and handed it to Wei Nong, sat down and asked, "Did you hear someone say about the 'fake death medicine'?" ”

Wei Nong nodded: "I just want to know, did you give him medicine?" Is he real...... Really dead? ”

Ji Fengzhi sighed: "I did lie to you at the beginning and used fake death medicine for the regent......"

When Wei Nong heard this, a burst of joy surged in his heart, but he heard Ji Fengzhi say regretfully: "It's a pity that he is indeed dead." ”

Wei Nong's heart ached, he only felt that it was difficult to breathe, and before he could ask a question, he heard Ji Fengzhi continue: "That day, Yuan Che broke into the main tent and assassinated, Zhan'er died on the spot, but the regent still had a breath. At that time, he was already aware of the existence of spies, so he told me with great difficulty to take precautions, told me to hold out until the Marquis of Zhenguo returned, and asked me to take care of you.

"I saw that he was still thinking about you before he died, and on the spur of the moment, I asked him if he would like to save his last breath, and maybe wait until you return. He said yes, so I made an excuse to send everyone out and quietly fed him fake death medicine. Later, I was afraid that his body would not rot and would be discovered by the spies, so I lied that it was the military doctor who read your medical book and found a way to keep the body from rotting, which deceived everyone. Ji Fengzhi said in a deep voice the inside story of the day.

"So the strange fragrance in the coffin is not a secret medicine to prevent the corpse from decomposing at all, but a fake death medicine from Momen? You stopped Lian Yong from coming to see his body, also because you were afraid that Lian Yong would find out this secret? Is that right? Wei Nong hurriedly asked.

"Yes," Ji Feng admitted, "We people in the Momen have all learned the turtle breath technique, and after taking the fake death medicine, they can show the appearance of fake death within half a year, and they seem to have no signs of life on the outside, but in fact, they sleep and wake up like normal people, and they will be conscious when they are awake." And within half a year of taking the medicine, someone must feed him the antidote to wake up, otherwise he will die completely, and even if he wakes up, he will need long-term recuperation. Because the damage to the body is too great, and there is no self-protection power for half a year, Momen will not use this method unless it is absolutely necessary. ”

"Then if you don't know how to breathe, what will happen after taking the feigned death medicine?" Wei Nong couldn't help but ask.

"It's like the regent, who has consciousness in his head, but his body is unconscious, and he will always remain awake, and he can't sleep and rest like ordinary people." Ji Fengzhi seemed to be unable to bear to say any more: "If you have strong willpower, you can still hold on for about a month; Those with weak willpower will die completely because they can't survive. ”

Hearing this, Weinong's whole heart trembled: "In other words, when I saw his 'body', he was actually conscious, and he could hear what I said, right?" ”

Ji Fengzhi nodded.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? Why didn't you tell me in the first place! Wei Thick suddenly became excited and questioned in a painful voice.

"Because there are spies in the army." Ji Fengzhi said helplessly: "And I promised the regent to keep it secret in front of you." ”

"It's impossible, he can't hide it from me," I don't know when, Wei Zhen's eyes were already full of tears, "he also wants to see me, why does he hide it from me?" ”

"Because though he was not dead, he was not alive." Ji Fengzhi patiently explained: "The regent has been poisoned by a strange poison, even if he has taken fake death medicine, he still can't escape death." The reason why he agreed to take the medicine was just to take his last breath and wait to come back and see you. His wish was granted, and once the day of poison came, he would surely die. In that case, what's the use of telling you? You're going to have to face his death again, but it's only more painful. ”

Her lips trembled slightly, trying her best to hide her sadness and disappointment, she still seemed to be unable to face the facts, shaking her head frantically and even speaking incoherently: "No, I saw King Ning transport back his coffin with my own eyes...... It must be his coffin, it must be ......"

"Coffin?" Ji Fengzhi seemed to remember something, and asked puzzledly: "You mean that the regent's coffin was transported away by King Ning?" ”

Wei Nong nodded, and after escaping from King Ning's palace, she retold what she saw on the night of the Lantern Festival, including the autopsy of Nie Xingji's mausoleum where she and Mingchen went away.

After Ji Fengzhi heard her words, he couldn't help frowning, and after a while, he said thoughtfully: "With my understanding of King Ning, he shouldn't be so fanfare about buying medicinal materials." ”

"That's what I thought at the time, that's why I thought...... Thought he was still alive. Wei thick covered his eyes, and tears slowly flowed out from his fingers: "King Ning is ...... after all After all, it was his maternal grandfather, and I thought that maybe King Ning would have known about the fake death pill a long time ago, so he would save him. ”

Hearing this, Ji Fengzhi's eyebrows frowned even tighter: "King Ning does know about the fake death pill, and he also guessed that I used the fake death pill on the regent. ”

"What?" Weinong's mind was a little confused: "I don't understand what you mean. ”

Ji Fengzhi also felt that something was wrong: "Do you remember that when we went to King Ning's Palace last year, King Ning left me to talk alone?" ”

Wei Nong nodded: "I naturally remember." ”

"On that day, King Ning told me about his relationship with the regent, and asked me if I had used fake death medicine for the regent, and I admitted it, but I also told him about the strange poison in the regent's body." The more Ji Fengzhi spoke, the more strange he felt: "I asked King Ning how he learned about the fake death medicine, and he said that Zhan'er told him before his death, not only the fake death medicine, but he also knew a lot of secret medicines of Momen, and forced me to write out the prescription for him." ”

"You promised?" Wei Nong hurriedly asked.

"I don't say no. Before Zhan'er was alive, King Ning had asked Momen to cut off contact with him, but you also know the circumstances of the assassination that day, so many killers were present, and the matter could not be concealed at all. When King Ning learned that Momen had contacted Zhan'er in private, he felt that Momen was disobedient and threatened to destroy the door to prevent future troubles, unless we offered a secret recipe. ”

Ji Feng couldn't hide the worry in his words, and his voice became heavier and heavier: "No matter how powerful Momen is, there are only a few thousand sects, and it is impossible to confront the king of a country. In desperation, I wrote to the master of the door to ask for instructions, and the master agreed, so I had to tell him all the secret recipes...... Includes a prescription for his heart disease. ”

"Also includes the prescription and antidote for the fake death pill?"

"Hmm...... Also included. ”

When the master and apprentice said this, they both felt that something was wrong, they looked at each other, and they both saw the deep doubt in each other's eyes. What is King Ning calculating? Is this related to Nie Xingji?

"In any case, since you have already opened the coffin and examined the body, it must be fake." Ji Fengzhi could only comfort slightly: "The deceased is gone, you just let it go!" The spirit of the regent in the sky, if you see you so persistent, I am afraid it will be difficult to feel at ease. ”

In fact, as early as the day of the opening of the coffin and the autopsy, Wei Nong was already dead, as Ji Fengzhi said, Nie Xingji had a strange poison in his body after all, even if Yuan Che could not be stabbed, he only had more than half a month to live. Today's inquiry was just the last glimmer of hope she had for the fake death pill, but she also knew in her heart that this hope was very slim, and it was probably just her own wishful thinking.

Ji Fengzhi saw that his expression was slightly sad, so he could only comfort him again: "King Ning is scheming, old and cunning, he must have some ulterior motive when he buys medicinal materials with such fanfare, maybe it is related to peace talks?" Don't think about it. ”

Speaking of peace talks, Wei Nong thought of persuading her to marry again, thinking of Nie Xingji's death of "people going to tea and cooling", and thinking of several important ministers of Yan State who were calculating her, even Yunchen ...... She felt even more angry and aggrieved in her heart.

So, Wei Nong told Ji Fengzhi everything that happened after returning to Yan Kingdom, and when it came to Yunchen to persuade her to marry, he was even more annoyed.

From beginning to end, Ji Fengzhi listened quietly, without any interruption or comfort, until Wei Nong finished speaking, he asked: "Do you really want to marry?" Or don't you want to be influenced by Yunchen to marry? ”

Wei Nong was stunned for a moment, realized the meaning of Ji Feng's words, was silent for a moment, and replied truthfully: "Yes." ”

Ji Fengzhi sighed lightly: "Then who are you angry with?" ”

"I'm angry because of the huge foundation of Yan Guo, they don't want to fight for more well-being, but think about opportunism and use my life to balance the interests of all parties! This is simply selfish to the extreme! After many days, Wei Nong can still remember the faces of those people at that time: "They didn't dare to say it to me, and they didn't have the face to say it to me, so they pushed Yunchen out to be this wicked person!" ”

"It's true that I don't have the face to tell you, especially the Marquis of Zhenguo and General Du, who used to work for the regent, and know the relationship between the two of you." Ji Fengzhi took a sip of the tea that had already been cooled, and then emphasized: "But you have to know that the regent is dead." To put it mildly, you can't ask them to be like you, guarding a dead man. If the king dies, the courtiers' duty of loyalty is completed, and they can choose to assist the next king, rather than ruining their careers. ”

Of course, if a courtier is loyal to the king and is willing to keep his inheritance after his death, this is a good thing. But the facts are in front of you, Yan is in turmoil so far, no one can hold it, do you want them to fight to the death? Ji Fengzhi asked in a deep voice.

Wei Nong clenched the teacup when he heard this, and shook his head: "I don't want them to be loyal to anyone all the time, they have their own interests to consider, this is normal." But I can't stand them using my marriage as a bargaining chip, even if 'people go to tea and cool', it doesn't cool down so quickly! ”

"So what exactly are you trying to accuse? Is it accusing them of selfishness? Ungrateful? Ji Fengzhi corrected her thoughts: "You said that they did not seek the well-being of the people of Yan Kingdom, which is also wrong. As the queen, you are the greatest blessing of the people of Yan Kingdom. What do the people want? However, there is no war, living and working in peace and contentment, once you enter the new dynasty, all forces can achieve their goals, and the war will cease, isn't this the greatest blessing of the people? And with your temperament, will you sit idly by and watch the people be displaced? Even if you don't understand the government, you will definitely strive for the greatest interests of the people of Yan Kingdom. ”

Wei Nong was confused when she heard this, and asked in surprise, "Master, who are you talking for?" ”