When Ji Zi heard that his mother had died, his heart broke He did not dare cry in front of his father, so he hid and wept in secret .
Even then Gongzi Shuo and Xuan Jiang did not stop. They kept pouring poison into Duke Xuan’s ear . They said Ji Zi resented him for his mother’s death, that he had sworn to take their lives as payment .
By now Duke Xuan completely believed them . Day and night he heard their whispers and their pushing . Mixed with his own twisted feelings toward Ji Zi, he finally made up his mind . Ji Zi had to die .
