Jingzhong wanted to go find someone, to explain... but the guard reminded him that they couldn't meet for three days before the wedding. It would be better for the general not to go.

After thinking about it seriously, Jingzhong decided that since their wedding was the day after tomorrow, it would be better to explain to her then.

So, in the following days, Jingzhong refocused on the wedding, determined to give Wan Ge the best wedding ever.

…

However, Jingzhong never expected that on his wedding day, as he was preparing to greet his bride, he would be greeted by the emperor's imperial guards.

Jing Zhong was taken away immediately on charges of accepting bribes without authorization and secretly colluding with Young Master Xie.

Jing Zhong was immediately imprisoned, and the only person who came to see him that day was Wan Ge, who appeared in front of him at this very moment.

"Wange, don't worry, I..." Jing Zhong was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

Wan Ge looked at him indifferently, her face devoid of any affection, only cold indifference: "General Jing, the evidence is now conclusive, you'd better confess your guilt sooner rather than later."

"What...did you say?" Jing Zhong couldn't believe what he had heard and stared at Wan Ge in shock.

A thought instantly popped into Jing Zhong's mind: "That cup of tea... did you make it? Did you deliver the account book and letters I put in the secret room to the emperor?"

"It's me," Wan Ge admitted directly in her cool voice.

Jing Zhong shook his head: "No, that's not right, it's not you, how could it be you? Don't you like me? Love me?"

Wan Ge smiled sarcastically: "Like you, love you? What are you thinking, General Jing? Haven't you ever heard who I really am?"

Jing Zhong took a step back, but tripped over something behind him and fell to the ground.

Rumor has it that the young princess of the Jin family has been in love with the young marquis Xie Nanyan for many years, but this has always been just a rumor. The two families have no relationship, and Xie Nanyan seems to be unaware of this.

Their previous encounters were so cold, and Wan Ge didn't seem to have any feelings for him, so how could Wan Ge possibly like him?

"No, that can't be. If it were true, you wouldn't have done this at all. The one who colluded with me is Xie Nanyan. If you did this, wouldn't you be killing him?" Jing Zhong forced himself to calm down and find the suspicious points.

Upon hearing this, Wan Ge burst into laughter: "Yes, since he doesn't love me, he might as well die. Who told him to like Wen Yueqing and not me?"

Jingzhong looked at her somewhat deranged state, still shaking her head, refusing to believe it: "So all what you said about liking me was fake? Just to get close to me?"

"right."

"So, it was all a lie that he took the knife for me and stayed right behind me?"

Wan Ge met his eyes, her gaze icy: "That assassin, I hired him, just so you would feel indebted to me and fall in love with me."

"I don't believe it!" Jing Zhong clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Jingzhong, you're such a fool. If I'd known you were so easy to fool, I should have acted sooner. Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. Anyway, you've committed a capital offense, and we'll never see each other again." After saying that, Wan Ge turned and left.

Jing Zhong collapsed to the ground, watching her departing figure, his consciousness growing increasingly blurred.

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Three days later, the matter of Jingzhong accepting bribes and colluding with the young marquis finally came to a conclusion.