"You've gone too far! With me here today, you're not leaving!"

General Xie took a large step and flashed in front of Gu Jiangli.

He stood firmly in front of the door, preventing Gu Jiangli from taking another step forward.

General Xie was furious, his eyes so fierce he looked like he wanted to devour Gu Jiangli alive.

Gu Jiangli sneered, "General Xie, you retired from the battlefield not just to take care of the Liu family, right? You are injured, and if we were to fight, you might not be able to defeat me."

"Arrogant! Even with my injuries, I am still a battle-hardened general!"

General Xie was furious and, disregarding his image, swung his fist and charged at Gu Jiangli.

But his movements were too slow, and Gu Jiangli easily dodged him.

A chair leg struck General Xie on the back, and he fell to the ground.

Startled, Liu rushed over to support him. General Xie cried out twice, "Ouch!"

"Gu Jiangli! You're assaulting your father-in-law!"

Gu Jiangli didn't even glance at her twice, pounding on the door as he coldly said:

"I'm just a daughter-in-law you don't acknowledge, how can you be considered my father-in-law?"

"Thump, thump," two more thumps.

Liu was so anxious that tears streamed down her face.

"Miss Gu, why go to such lengths? For someone of your status, being a concubine is already a great blessing. What more could you want?"

Gu Jiangli continued his actions, mockingly saying:

"Oh? Madam, you know your own status, don't you? With your background, being a concubine is already a great blessing. Why aren't you satisfied?"

"I..." Liu didn't expect Gu Jiangli to turn the conversation to her again, and for a moment she was speechless.

Gu Jiangli gave her a cold look, and with a final knock, the door lock was violently destroyed by Gu Jiangli.

The door was wide open, and light shone in from outside.

General Xie's expression grew even more grim.

"Quick! Stop her! We absolutely cannot let her ruin our plans!"

In her panic, Liu nodded, then abandoned General Xie who was still on the ground and ran towards Gu Jiangli.

Gu Jiangli frowned deeply.

If this continues, won't it never end?

She screamed in her mind, "Zizai! Put the sleeping pills on him!"

【Understood!】

Gu Jiangli produced a handful of white powder, which she scattered into the air. The powder, as fine as dust, vanished without a trace in an instant.

Liu, who rushed up, took a full sip, and immediately her eyes rolled back and she lost consciousness.

General Xie, who was behind her, was a step behind her.

She quickly rolled her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Jiangli covered her mouth and nose and hurried towards Xie Shiyan's direction.

Hopefully, it's not too late!

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After Xie Shiyan finished tidying up his clothes, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.

The pale yellow dress made Princess Jinghe look even more petite and adorable.

When Xie Shiyan saw her, he was not impressed at all; instead, he was filled with disgust.

"The princess came to me alone; does she not even care about her last shred of reputation?"

Princess Jinghe lowered her head, her face flushed, as if she were feeling very uncomfortable.

"Brother Ayan, I've come to apologize to you. I swear, from now on, I will never intentionally make things difficult for Sister Jiang Li again..."

"Hmph, you think you can make things difficult for her?"

Xie Shiyan felt from the bottom of his heart that the princess in front of him posed no threat to Gu Jiangli.

In terms of scheming and manipulation, Princess Jinghe is no match for Gu Jiangli.

"I... Brother Ayan, you still won't forgive me?"

Xie Shiyan said with disgust, "If you don't want to hear me say 'get lost,' then leave on your own."

Princess Jinghe stared at Xie Shiyan's cold back, as if he didn't even want to look at her again.

His fists clenched so tightly that his sharp fingertips almost drew blood from his palms.

The more he acted like this, the more she wanted to have him!

Princess Jinghe slowed her pace and suddenly called out, "Sister Jiang Li, you're back."

As expected, Xie Shiyan immediately turned his head away.

Taking advantage of the moment, Jinghe took out the porcelain bottle from her pocket.

In an instant, a strange fragrance filled the room.

The moment the smell reached his nose, Xie Shiyan sensed something was wrong.

By the time he stopped breathing, it was too late.

Everything before my eyes became blurry, my legs went weak, and a feeling of heat spread throughout my body.

He got infected.

"Jinghe!" Xie Shiyan gritted his teeth and called out the princess's full name.

The next moment, his body was embraced by a soft body.

"Brother Ayan, I'm here. From now on, let me be your wife. I will love you even more than Gu Jiangli."

"She's gone. She won't bother us anymore. After I become your wife, I'll accept her. Let her be your concubine, okay?"

Xie Shiyan shook his head frantically, trying to keep his senses afloat by gradually replacing the burning sensation with dizziness.

Hearing Gu Jiangli's name seemed to bring back some of his rationality.

We can't stay here...

Absolutely not...

His last shred of reason gave him the strength to push the body away and shout:

"Get out of my way!"

He shoved Princess Jinghe to the ground and then staggered away from the room.

"Brother Ayan! Where are you going!"

Ignoring the pain, Jinghe limped out, supporting her buttocks.

As soon as Gu Jiangli arrived at the door, all she saw was Jing He chasing after Xie Shiyan's back.

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