Episode 35
Just as Dali Temple officials were troubled by Jiang Ci's stubbornness, Wei Zhao's sudden intrusion was like a breath of fresh air, and he offered to assist in the interrogation.Facing Jiang Ci's silent resistance, Wei Zhao adopted a unique technique - covering his face with a wet cloth, intending to use the illusion of suffocation to force him to speak.However, Jiang Ci still insisted on her innocence and pointed out the characteristics of Jiujie Peach's poison, implying that if she had really done it, the emperor would have died long ago.Wei Zhao keenly caught this, and after recording Jiang Ci's defense, he and Yi Fei quietly left.On the way, Yi Fei revealed the secret of the wet cloth. It turned out that the cloth had been specially treated and would not really cause suffocation.Wei Zhao thought secretly, suspecting that Jiang Cizhi was being framed, and that the man behind the scenes might be directly targeting the emperor.
In order to uncover the truth, Wei Zhao turned his attention to Cui'er. Although she was Tao Eunuch's spy, she was loyal to Jiang Ci.Cui'er not only denied any involvement in Jiang Ci's poison case, but also showed Yan Qiaoshuang's relics rescued from the fire as proof.Wei Zhao felt that his words were true and decided to adopt a strategy to divert attention.On the other side, Pei Yan heard the news that Jiang Ci was arrested, and anxiously asked to see the prince, and was successfully allowed to visit the prison.After Pei Yan heard this, he and Wei Zhao coincided with each other, thinking that the emperor might be the real culprit behind the scenes.Subsequently, Pei Yan planned and used the goose knife in Prince Zhuang's palace and the poisoning of the princess to cleverly plant doubts about Prince Zhuang in the prince's heart.In the end, with Pei Yan's prompting, the prince decided to hear the case publicly. As a key witness, Jiang Ci received the attention of both the prince and Prince Zhuang in prison. She skillfully dealt with it and neither side easily took sides.
