Chapter 93 Not an outsider
Upon hearing of the assassination attempt on Sang Ji's side, Crescent Fox, who was far away in the Forbidden City, rushed over that very evening.
He tripped and fell when he got off the carriage.
Liu Jiao planned to find out who was behind the assassination attempt. Holding a plate of milk pudding for herself, she ate as she walked towards Sang Ji's study.
As the shoe tip touched the threshold, the voice of Crescent Fox was solemn: "It may be my royal brother, Xin Pingyan, who assassinated you. He is by nature suspicious and distrustful. You have learned too many secrets over the years, and you are a military general. If you resign, he is very likely to kill you."
The two stood side by side.
Sang Ji denied it: "His Majesty had already killed them before. After I dealt with them, I searched for them once, but His Majesty did not continue."
Crescent Fox asked instinctively, "Who is that?"
Liu Jiao's curiosity was also piqued.
She tried to hide behind the threshold to continue eavesdropping, but the tray of milk pudding in her hand bumped into the door frame.
Crescent Fox and Sang Ji both looked over at the same time.
Liu Jiao lowered her head.
Crescent Fox turned around and exchanged a glance with Sang Ji, her brows furrowed.
Her expression was serious, with a hint of apology:
"Miss Liu, we are discussing business, and it's not convenient for outsiders to hear. Could you please leave?"
Liu Jiao was stunned. Before she could react, Sang Ji interrupted Crescent Fox: "No."
Crescent Fox turned to look at Sang Ji, but Sang Ji only stared at Liu Jiao:
"She is not an outsider."
Immediately, Crescent Fox watched as Sang Ji walked up to Liu Jiao.
He led her into the study and brought her his own dental chair.
He then gently pressed Liu Jiao's shoulder, making her sit down, his expression softening.
Only then did he regain his cold demeanor, casually saying to Crescent Fox:
"continue."
...
According to Sang Ji, Liu Jiao learned that it was possible that someone from the Li family had attempted to assassinate her.
The Li family... Li Du?
When the Li family was mentioned, Liu Jiao first thought of Li Du.
Liu Jiao remembered that Li Du was the heir of the Li family.
After the conversation, the room fell silent for a moment.
Crescent Fox wanted to say something, but Sang Ji said coldly, "Princess, it is not advisable for you to stay any longer. Your humble servant and my wife have other matters to attend to."
Sang Ji was chasing away the guests.
Liu Jiao raised an eyebrow, looking on with amusement.
Judging from this tone, are they treating the princess like an outsider?
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Li Du was kept behind by the head of the Li family today.
The head of the Li family, dressed in a black dragon robe, gazed intently: "Are you willing to lose like this?"
“Killing Sang Ji will allow you to avenge yourself, but Xin Pingyan will also lose one of his most important military confidants.”
Li Du and the Sang family have a long-standing feud. Li Du's parents were killed by Sang Ji's parents because they knew about Xin Mi's secrets.
After he became an orphan, he was also forced into slavery in slave factories.
Fortunately, Li Du was rescued by Liu Jiao, which allowed him to escape his misery.
His goal from childhood was to take revenge on the Sang family. To this end, he joined the Li family, which also regarded the Sang family as their mortal enemy, and worked his way up to the position of heir.
Killing Sang Ji, the heir whom the Sang family had carefully nurtured, was the most severe punishment for the Sang family.
"We'll fight to the death."
Although the Li family and their cronies surrendered, they still harbored ambitions and wanted to support a member of the imperial clan to ascend to the throne.
Li Du was given a new crossbow.
The head of the family is old and can no longer make decisions.
It was up to Li Du to decide whether or not to kill Sang Ji.
Should we seek revenge?
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