Under the cold gaze, Song Zhijing staggered back.
“If I don’t plan ahead, things will turn out just like in my dream. You don’t know who your mother is, you don’t know who Zhang Shu’er is, and you yourself, ask yourself honestly, if a flood comes, you won’t abandon me and your family?”
Li Ruo's gaze grew increasingly sharp. "Your mother took my dowry and conspired with the steward to kill me so that Zhang Shu'er could have a place to sit. Shouldn't I have taken revenge? After I woke up, she even planned to kill me a second time. Shouldn't I have killed her?"
Song Zhijing was stunned.
"Why do you always think of yourselves first? Even when you've done something wrong, you like to blame others instead of reflecting on your own actions. What did you do after the flood? You continued to exploit the people and even tried to scavenge for the spoils at General Mountain. Do people like you deserve to be public officials or even human beings?"
Last time you fell into the water and died, that was that. You didn't come looking for me, and I didn't look for you. We would never see each other again in this life or death, wouldn't that be better? But you were greedy and wanted to kill us. Did you expect me to wait for you to kill us? Song Zhijing, you have only yourself to blame for this situation!
Song Zhijing just stared at her intently, his throat moved a few times, but he choked up and couldn't say a word.
"I'm asking you, who did you find in the capital? Who gave you those soldiers? Where did you hide the rest?"
Song Zhijing's shoulders slowly slumped. "How did you know?"
"We went to that cave and saw it by chance?" Li Ruo asked. "Now it's Commandant Liu leading those soldiers, right? Prince Jiangning has already seen through your plan, and you're a prisoner again. It's no longer possible for you to reap the benefits without lifting a finger. If Prince Jiangning finds Commandant Liu first, he'll only face death."
Song Zhijing's pupils contracted. Commandant Liu! This loyal man, "You'll spare his life?"
Seeing that he was softening, Li Ruo said, "I will spare his life, as long as he doesn't cause trouble."
Song Zhi stared at her for a long time. This person was really different. Her gaze was so open, and she had a confident and even a little proud smile on her lips. She looked just like that little girl who was riding on horseback and suddenly looked back.
Unfortunately, he was no longer there.
"Okay, I'll tell you..."
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