Feeling the hard, cold sensation on her neck, the woman was initially stunned, her whole body stiffening at that moment.
But then, she gripped the longsword in Pei Yunyi's hand tightly, her sorrowful eyes glistening with tears: "Ayi, what are you saying...?"
Her voice trembled slightly, her brows furrowed, and she looked bewildered and surprised: "Didn't we already agree on this in front of His Majesty yesterday?"
"Our purpose in coming here is to find out He Jingyan's true intentions and to find something to use against him..."
As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks, "It takes a thousand years of cultivation to share a pillow with you, but who has deceived you...? Don't you love me anymore?"
Looking at the face in front of him that was exactly the same as Song Xizhi's, and hearing her sweet, cloying voice, Pei Jingyan felt a wave of nausea wash over him.
But at this moment, a great sense of fear welled up in his heart.
She even knows this news, so what about Zhizhi?
Pei Yunyi's veins bulged on the back of his hand, and with a slight twist of his wrist, the blade in his hand embedded itself in the woman's snow-white neck, and blood gushed out instantly.
His voice grew even deeper, he gritted his teeth, his large hand gripping the woman's chin, tightening it little by little. Every word Pei Yunyi uttered was filled with immense killing intent: "Where are Song Xi's men?"
The woman felt the pain in her neck, and she felt the man's gloomy eyes, which contained the threat of death. At that moment, all the blood in her body seemed to freeze.
She never imagined that after studying and imitating for so long, even her every move was so lifelike that no one could tell the difference.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yunyi saw through his plan in an instant.
The woman stared directly into Pei Yunyi's eyes, sobbing and shaking her head, crying out loudly, "Your Highness, please don't..."
"Please, please let me go, please let me go..."
Pei Yunyi's jawline tightened, her eyes were bloodshot, and she slowly pushed the long sword in her hand towards her neck: "Tell me where she is!"
But to everyone's surprise, the woman raised her hand and began to tear at the front of her clothes.
With a rustling sound, her fair skin and bright red bodice were revealed.
Pei Yunyi cursed under his breath, subconsciously shifting his gaze, and at that moment, the long sword in his hand loosened slightly.
When he suddenly came to his senses and tried to reach out and stop the woman in front of him...
But she suddenly pushed herself back, then rushed forward like a madwoman, slamming her slender white neck against Pei Yunyi's sword.
Pei Yunyi felt a buzzing in his ears.
In the blink of an eye, a torrent of blood gushed out.
The woman clutched her severed neck, gasping for breath, then raised her head and gave Pei Yunyi a seductive smile.
She clearly had Song Xizhi's face, but at this moment her eyes looked like those of a demon crawling out of hell.
A panicked shout rang in my ears, and then the locked room door was suddenly kicked open.
He Jingyan staggered and crashed through the door. When he saw the bloodstains all over the room, his eyes narrowed sharply.
"Zhizhi! What on earth happened?!"
He Jingyan screamed and rushed to the soft couch. Trembling and pale, he covered the blood gushing from Song Xizhi's neck and cried out in heart-wrenching sobs.
He Jingyan was followed by many ministers' wives and even many common people.
They and He Jingyan happened to hear Song Xizhi's shouts outside, so they hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw this scene in front of them!
Madam Xin screamed and rushed to Song Xizhi's side without hesitation.
Before her tears could even fall, she screamed in a blank mind, "Zhizhi! Zhizhi! Quickly, go and call the imperial physician!"
Song Xizhi lay in He Jingyan's arms, shaking his head, his breath weak and his voice broken.
“He Lang…He Lang…”
"Your Highness...he bullied me...he tried to humiliate me..."
"I can't let you down, I can't let General Zeng down... so..."
He Jingyan seemed completely shocked when he heard this.
It was only after everyone on the scene had recovered from their panic that they realized Song Xizhi's hair was disheveled and her clothes had been violently torn open, making it look as if she had been raped!
Everyone stared in disbelief in Pei Yunyi's direction, and He Jingyan, losing his temper, shouted:
"Your Highness! You not only raped Zhizhi, you also killed her!"
"Pei Yunyi! I risked my life for you, I devoted myself to the cause! But you stole my wife and enjoyed my life!"
"Zhizhi finally accepted me, and you're going to rape her!"
He roared with heart-wrenching intensity, his sorrowful and grief-stricken gaze bringing grief to everyone present and intensifying their resentment towards Pei Yunyi.
Song Xizhi lay on the spot, covered in blood, her face growing paler and paler. Her voice was soft, and she was almost in tears:
"My husband... I can no longer bear your children..."
"But you must remember, I love you the most..."
After saying this, Song Xizhi lowered his raised hand completely.
She closed her eyes completely.
He Jingyan also cried out in anguish.
Pei Yunyi stood still, his cold gaze fixed on the farce without a trace of emotion.
He now fully understood He Jingyan's intentions.
He Jingyan wanted to win people's hearts, so he showed affection for Song Xizhi in front of everyone, making everyone believe in their love.
His original plan was roughly to bring Song Xizhi to Fengning County, obtain General He's remains, find the whereabouts of the late empress, and then replace Song Xizhi.
Finally, he would have the fake Song Xizhi seduce him, and if he took the bait, He Jingyan would send someone to catch them in the act.
The fake Song Xizhi then switched sides, claiming that he had raped her.
From then on, he was disgraced, lost popular support, and had no chance of inheriting the throne.
The fake Song Xizhi would then be able to inherit all the connections that Song Xizhi and the Marquis of Anding had made with He Jingyan.
Song Xizhi saved many people with his medical skills and even won the favor of Master Yuanhui.
However, Zhizhi discovered He Jingyan's problem ahead of time and found General He's body, getting ahead of them.
They had no choice but to change their plans. They had already taken action yesterday at the Marquis of Anding's residence, replacing Zhizhi.
When the fake Song Xizhi realized that she had seen through her trick, he ran headfirst into his own sword.
Very good, really very good!
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