I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

"But don't add anything randomly next time, it still affects the taste a bit."

Jiang Hao raised his head, looked at the old man, and suggested seriously.

Looking at his expression and tone of voice, it was as if he was in a restaurant and suggested to the boss "less spicy" or "less coriander" casually.

Hearing this, the old man's face suddenly changed. Not only did his pupils shrink suddenly, but his whole body couldn't help but tense up.

Until he saw that Jiang Hao didn't move, he realized that his reaction was too big. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a while.

After a long while, he finally spoke quietly, as if he deliberately lowered his voice, and his voice became a little hoarse:

"Did you find it?"

"Of course, I have eaten these dishes countless times. I can tell what they taste like just by smelling them."

Jiang Hao nodded and answered very confidently.

It seems that this is the quality that a gourmet should have.

"Then why are you still eating?"

The old man looked puzzled.

"Why not?"

Jiang Hao looked at him and asked,

"These are all the specialties of those old restaurants. It's not easy to eat a bite, especially after being imprisoned. I don't know if I can eat them in the future. What's more, you specially sent them here. If I don't eat them, won't these things be wasted?"

"..."

Seeing Jiang Hao's serious look, as if it was a great sin to waste these delicacies, the old man was speechless again.

The two seemed to be on different channels, and he finally gave up the idea of ​​getting to the bottom of it.

"Maybe you are right."

"After all, whether you eat it or not, the final result is no different."

"Anyway, it's better to be a full ghost than a hungry ghost."

At this point, he seemed to have regained his confidence.

Then, without waiting for Jiang Hao to say anything, he sat down cross-legged in front of Jiang Hao.

His back was straight, his eyes were looking straight ahead, and he was no longer humble and reserved as before, but instead had a hint of arrogance.

"Since you have discovered it, I will not hide it. Yes, I did add something to these meals."

"It will probably take less than half a cup of tea for those drugs to take effect. With your physical fitness, you will definitely not be able to resist for a few breaths. By then, you should be able to die peacefully. This is also my greatest respect for you!"

At this point, he stared at Jiang Hao without blinking, as if he wanted to see Jiang Hao's reaction after hearing these words.

For example, astonishment, panic, or despair.

But to his disappointment, he did not see these emotions on Jiang Hao's face.

Jiang Hao was as calm as ever, as if he had already put life and death aside and did not care when the poison in the food would take effect.

"Didn't you just say that today is a great day and you should wait until I finish eating before you can talk? Now I have finished eating, why don't you talk while there is still some time?"

"..."

The old man looked at Jiang Hao deeply.

Although he didn't understand why Jiang Hao was so calm, he didn't refuse.

Because he really needed someone to confide in now.

At this moment, his expression suddenly became extremely deep, his eyes seemed sad and happy, and there was an indescribable complexity.

"Originally, I always thought that enduring humiliation and sleeping on firewood and tasting gall was a joke."

"But now..."

"Watching my old opponents commit suicide by themselves, I don't need to do anything, and I can easily see them defeated. Isn't this great news?"

Jiang Hao's eyes flickered slightly.

Looking at the old man in front of him, it was obviously not the real old man.

After just a moment of hesitation, he soon had a guess in his mind.

"The old opponent you are talking about, could it be... the female emperor Ji Luoyao?"

The old man was stunned.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Hao immediately knew what was going on and spoke again: "So, your true identity should be... the third prince Ji Xuanjing?"

This time, the old man was really shocked.

He seemed to have never expected that Jiang Hao would reveal his identity after he only revealed such a little information.

That's right, he was the third prince Ji Xuanjing who had failed in the battle for the throne with Ji Luoyao.

Ji Xuanjing took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Hao again: "As expected, you are the resourceful Duke of Weiguo. It's not unfair that I lost to you!"

Since his identity had been exposed, Ji Xuanjing no longer pretended.

He simply tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing an ugly face full of scars.

To be honest, based on this ugly face alone, even if he told his identity to others, I'm afraid few people would believe himIt was the third prince.

Because in everyone's impression, the third prince was extraordinary and suave, and this face was completely unrelated.

This was probably one of the reasons why he was able to escape death.

Jiang Hao was also amazed for a while.

Compared with the eldest prince Ji Xuanming, who had an advantageous status but was ambitious but incompetent, the seventh prince Ji Xuantai, who was extremely talented but arrogant, and the third prince Ji Xuanjing, who was both civil and military and good at forbearance, had always been his enemy.

Now it seems that his judgment was indeed correct.

If Ji Xuanjing had not taken the initiative to appear in front of him, he would not have thought that the other party was still alive, and even hiding in this imperial capital under an assumed name.

"If it weren't for you, Duke of Weiguo, who was behind the scenes, how could Ji Luoyao be my opponent?"

"What's funny is that you, Duke of Weiguo, have worked so hard to help her ascend to the throne, and you have worked so hard to rectify the court for her. However, after everything has stabilized, she is the first to attack you, completely disregarding the kindness in the past..."

"Do you regret it now, Duke of Weiguo?"

Ji Xuanjing asked Jiang Hao with a smile.

Jiang Hao looked calm and ignored it: "What's the difference between regretting or not, things have already happened anyway."

"Haha, Duke of Weiguo is really kind-hearted!"

Ji Xuanjing sneered at the words, not hiding the irony in his heart.

He didn't have the same good mentality as Jiang Hao.

Even at this moment, he was still indignant and spent every day in hatred.

"But even if Ji Luoyao succeeds in seizing the throne, she is ultimately just a hopeless person."

"Not only did she destroy the Great Wall by putting a great talent like you, the Duke of Wei, into the prison, but now she is actually seeking death by reducing the power of the vassal states. I can guarantee that she will not be able to go far in the future. Even if she wins by chance this time, her future defeat is just around the corner!"

"When that time comes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall. I will wait in this imperial capital, waiting for her to fall from that highest position!"

Ji Xuanjing said with hatred on his face.

Then he looked at Jiang Hao again, with hatred in his eyes, and said coldly, "But I can't touch her for the time being, so I can only kill you, the Duke of Wei, to relieve my hatred!"

So I am a scapegoat?

Jiang Hao was helpless. After thinking for a while, he said, "Speaking of which, the Third Prince and I are both in the same boat. We were persecuted by Ji Luoyao. Why kill each other? It's better for you to focus on dealing with Ji Luoyao. I will pretend that I didn't see you this time. How about that?"

Jiang Hao looked at Ji Xuanjing and suggested sincerely.

Ji Xuanjing was stunned for a moment. Obviously, he didn't expect Jiang Hao to make such a suggestion. He didn't react for a long time.

Then he seemed to remember something. He frowned and said with a puzzled look: "Hey, that's not right. Half a cup of tea has passed. How come you are fine?"