Fuling, who was behind her, saw that she suddenly stopped halfway through and was immediately puzzled.

"Why did you stop, ma'am?"

Liu Zhiyi also noticed something unusual and was about to go over to see what was going on. However, before he even got close, Shen Ningzhu shouted,

"Don't come over here."

The sharp blade pressed against her slender white neck, and the cold touch made her shiver subconsciously. Her neck felt the sting of the blade piercing her flesh. With just a little force, her head would be chopped off.

Shen Ningzhu didn't dare to move.

After saying this, at the other party's eye signal, he stiffened his body and slowly stepped into the carriage. At this time, a satisfied laugh of the man was heard from the carriage.

There was unstoppable joy and pride in his voice.

"Zhuzhu is still aware of the current situation."

"Go back and tell Jiang Xuanyan that if he wants Zhuzhu to live, he must come alone to the foot of Yu County City at midnight tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whip was thrown out from the carriage and hit the horse's back hard. Just like that, the carriage rushed out quickly like an arrow and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

Several maids were so frightened that they didn't know what to do. They cried and said,

"What should I do? My wife has been kidnapped by criminals."

Liu Zhiyi's face was extremely grim. If she had heard correctly, the voice should be Jiang Yanche. As soon as the carriage left, she sensed several auras flashing nearby and quickly leaving.

Obviously, Jiang Yanche has many secret guards around him.

Those people were all very skilled and there were many of them, which was why she didn't take action.

Now that he saw people leaving, he no longer cared about anything else. He turned around and ran towards the banquet venue, praying in his heart, hoping that Jiang Xuanyan had not left yet.

Banquet scene

There was no one at the table for a long time, only Jiang Xuanyan was sitting at the first seat, gently scraping the teacup in his hand, taking a sip from time to time. In an instant, the fragrance of tea wafted in the air, lingering on his lips and teeth.

On the side, Jiang Yi stood quietly.

Seeing that he had finished his cup of tea, he went up to him and refilled it. After a while, seeing that he had finished his cup again, he refilled it again.

Until the third time, he couldn't help but ask,

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Besides, everyone at the banquet has left. We..."

Jiang Yi was a little confused.

Could it be that the Emperor is so reluctant to leave because he likes the tea here? This tea is just ordinary Mingqian tea, which is incomparable to the one in the palace.

Then why didn't he leave?

Hearing this, Jiang Xuanyan paused, and did not drink the tea that was brought to his mouth. Instead, he tilted his head slightly and

"Are they all gone?"

Jiang Yi was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that he was talking about the guests, and nodded instantly.

"Then...she also..."

Jiang Xuanyan's eyes gradually turned cold, and his expression quickly became extremely gloomy. He was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, shrouded in a thick cold air.

Jiang Yi was frozen stiff. He whispered,

"Yes, ma'am, they have already left."

After saying this, he lowered his head even lower, not daring to breathe. He could clearly feel the air pressure around him getting even lower, and cold air whizzed out from Jiang Xuanyan's body.

“Crack—”

The crisp sound of porcelain breaking was heard in the air. Jiang Yiyi looked up and saw that the originally good teacup had been crushed to pieces by Jiang Xuanyan, and the porcelain pieces were scattered all over the ground.

Blood dyed Jiang Xuanyan's entire palm red, flowing down his wrist and staining the precious material of his cuffs red.

"Oh……"

A sneer came from above my head.

"She's avoiding suspicion everywhere. She's afraid of having any connection with me outside! Zhuzhu, am I so shameful in your eyes?"

Jiang Yi:......

Jiang Yi was so frightened that he dared not even breathe. He could only silently take out a handkerchief and prepare to wipe it for him, but he was waved away by him.

Is it possible for a servant like him to hear such words? Jiang Yi wanted to disappear on the spot.

But Jiang Xuanyan didn't say anything, so he couldn't withdraw. So he racked his brains and tried to change the subject.

"By the way, Your Majesty, my men just discovered that the maid who doused the lady with wine and led her to the side rooms has an elderly mother."

"But my mother has been bedridden for years, relying on medicinal herbs to stay alive. So the maid has to work hard to earn money to pay for the medicine."

The monthly salary for a maid was only two taels of silver, which was not enough to cover her mother's medical expenses.

So she had to find another way.

"She entered the Princess's residence three years ago, when the Princess had just returned to the capital. Since then, she has done any job that could earn money. She's two-faced, often helping the Princess do shameful things, and she often sells news about the Princess's residence to others."

"This time, the princess originally wanted her to light a strong aphrodisiac incense in that room."

"But the incense cost twenty taels of silver, and she couldn't bear to part with it, so she took the money and told the princess that she could light the incense. In fact, she didn't even buy the incense."

"I secretly embezzled the money for buying incense and only used ordinary calming incense. Otherwise..."

Jiang Xuanyan's brows furrowed with every word he heard.

After Jiang Yi finished reporting the situation, he sat there for a long time without saying a word.

After a long time, he sighed deeply.

"She dared to attack Zhuzhu. I will not let her live. But... never mind. Send someone to take good care of her mother, find a doctor and buy medicine for her. Consider this as a reward for her hypocrisy in publicly tearing down Jiang Qingyi."

Jiang Yi saw Jiang Xuanyan's eyes gradually dimming, and realized that he must be thinking of his biological mother.

Suddenly, I felt heartbroken.

The emperor has never seen his mother since he was born. The son wants to support his parents but they are no longer around. This is probably the biggest regret in his life, right?

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