Fei Zhong's face went pale in shock. A terrifying thought instantly surged into his mind—Niang Niang intended to strike at Queen Jiang!
Though Queen Jiang was virtuous, she was far too upright, and she had always kept him and his colleagues from gaining King Zhou's favor.
If King Zhou had not recently become obsessed with beauty, they would never have had the chance to approach their ruler.
Now that Queen Jiang stood in their way, since the noble consort intended to act, he could use this opportunity to remove an obstacle and gamble for immense wealth and power.
"Does my beloved minister have any clever plan?"
Daji looked at Fei Zhong, amusement flickering in her eyes.
Such a sinister wretch was naturally most skilled in vicious schemes and poisonous plots.
Fei Zhong hesitated where he stood for a long while before a venomous plan suddenly rose in his mind.
Lowering his voice, he said viciously:
"Niang Niang, if Queen Jiang were made to assassinate Your Majesty, would such a charge be enough to ruin her reputation and leave her dead without a burial ground?"
"Are you joking with me? You yourself said Queen Jiang is virtuous and noble. How could she possibly assassinate the King?"
Fei Zhong shuddered all over in fright and hurriedly prostrated himself, his voice trembling:
"Niang Niang, please forgive me. That is not what I meant!"
Fei Zhong hurriedly kowtowed. "What I mean is, we bribe someone close to Queen Jiang and have them pretend to assassinate the King. Afterward, they can insist that they acted on the Queen's orders."
"At that point, with both witness and testimony established, the plan will succeed!"
At once, a seductive and sinister smile blossomed across Daji's face.
"Excellent. I will leave this matter to you.
"If it succeeds, I