Chapter 225 Revenge
Jiang Fei's body stiffened for a moment, but Pei Jing caught it keenly.
He lowered his head and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Fei gripped the edge of the fox fur with her fingertips, suppressing the turmoil in her heart and said, "It's okay."
She turned to look at Jiang Linyuan, her tone still calm, "Now that the people from the Sword Forging Pavilion are here, what are your thoughts? Do you want to go back with them?"
Jiang Linyuan lowered his eyes and said, "I haven't recovered my memory yet, so I don't plan to return to the Sword Forging Pavilion for the time being. I want to stay in the capital and find out the truth about the murder."
Jiang Fei's eyes moved slightly, but she said nothing.
Jiang Linyuan added, "I will have to trouble Your Majesty and Miss for a while. I hope Your Majesty will not mind. If it is inconvenient, I can find another place to stay."
"Of course not—"
Pei Jing just opened his mouth when Jiang Fei pulled his sleeve, forcing him to change his words immediately, "No need to find another place to live."
Jiang Linyuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
The two of them left the side courtyard and just as they turned around the corridor, Pei Jing held Jiang Fei's slightly cold hand and asked, "Xiao Cui, what happened to you just now?"
Jiang Fei didn't answer, but just pulled him back quickly. When they got back to Xiesongzhai, she turned around and said, "Jiang Linyuan didn't tell the truth. He has already recovered his memory."
Pei Jing was stunned, his eyes full of astonishment, "How did you find out?"
"That porcelain bottle." Jiang Fei said, "I have a few more porcelain bottles in my room. They are the medicine you gave me. They are in the cabinet beside the bed. Since Jiang Linyuan is looking for clues, he must have checked them all. It is impossible that he only looked at the porcelain bottle hidden in the dressing table."
"If he hadn't recovered his memory, how could he have recognized Qian Jixue's bottle in the dressing box instead of taking something else? Wei Ciying wanted to frame me, so she could only give me a sneak peek and definitely wouldn't tell Jiang Linyuan the details about the bottle."
Pei Jing suddenly realized something and frowned, "If that's the case, then why do you still want to keep him in the mansion?"
"Even if he hasn't recovered all of his memory, he should have recovered most of it." Jiang Fei said.
Pei Jing's face darkened. "You didn't expose him just now. Are you trying to protect him?"
"..." Jiang Fei: "Can you please stop looking at me while I'm talking? Turn your back."
Pei Jing said "Oh" and turned his back to look at the window frame. Strangely, his thoughts suddenly became clear.
"Do you want to see what he's up to?"
"Well, since he wants to pretend and insists on staying, instead of letting him go out and his whereabouts are unpredictable, why not keep him in the mansion and keep him under our noses so that we can keep a close eye on him and see what he is planning to do?"
Pei Jing listened, tapped his fingers in his sleeves, and his brows gradually relaxed.
That’s good. I thought she was reluctant to give up the rock tea and wanted to keep it to smell its flavor.
Although leaving him in the mansion seems like inviting a wolf into the house, it also takes the initiative. It is better than letting Jiang Linyuan go out to cause trouble secretly and make it impossible for people to figure out his movements.
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As the night fell, a figure sneaked out from the side yard, and under the cover of darkness, he avoided the guards and sneaked out of the palace.
The black shadow twisted and turned and finally stopped at the entrance of a secluded alley.
At the end of the alley, a carriage was waiting there quietly, and a little dim light came through the gaps in the hanging curtains.
When he approached, the curtain was lifted from the inside by a white hand.
The light from inside the car clearly illuminated half of the person's face. It was Jiang Linyuan who was staying at the palace.
"No one is following you, right?" Wei Ciying asked.
Jiang Linyuan bent down and got on the carriage. The carriage was warm and there were lamps hanging on the wall, illuminating the person sitting opposite.
"I sneaked out." Jiang Linyuan took a breath, smiled at the person opposite him, and said, "The palace is heavily guarded, and it's really not easy to get out. I haven't been feeling well lately, and I get out of breath after running a few steps."
Wei Ciying wasn't concerned about that. "Did you find anything?"
Jiang Linyuan glanced at her, took out a small, plain white porcelain vase from his arms, and placed it on the low table between them.
"I found this in Jiang Rufei's room."
The plain white glazed porcelain vase shone with a delicate luster under the candlelight. Wei Ciying recognized at a glance that it was Qian Jixue, whom she had hidden in Jiang Rufei's room.
But she couldn't show it, so she pretended to be surprised and leaned closer and asked, "Is this poison?"
"It should be." Jiang Linyuan's eyes were cold. "I asked someone to check it out. It's definitely highly poisonous. It seems that she is the one who harmed me."
Wei Ciying lowered her eyes to look at the porcelain bottle, and curled the corners of her mouth calmly.
She put a lot of effort into setting up this plan, and Jiang Linyuan did not disappoint her.
"So what are you going to do now?"
Jiang Linyuan frowned. "The palace is heavily guarded, with secret guards everywhere. Even though I've recovered most of my strength, I'm still outnumbered. Furthermore, Jiang Rufei's food, clothing, and daily expenses are carefully scrutinized. I'm not close to them, so I have no chance of attacking her."
Wei Ciying was slightly disappointed when she heard this. "Are you just going to let it go like this? It's true, escaping from the gates of hell is a blessing. Jiang Rufei has the support of King Zhaoning, and they are powerful. If you want to save your life, you can only swallow this loss. It's better to flee as soon as possible, and maybe there will be a chance of survival."
This is apparently an advice, but in fact it is a provocation.
"I can't swallow this!" Jiang Linyuan clenched his fist and said pointedly, "I will make the person who hurt me suffer a fate worse than death."
Hearing this, Wei Ciying felt a sudden chill on the back of her neck, like a cold snake crawling along her back.
It was clearly herself who pushed Jiang Linyuan to the brink of death, and these words made her feel inexplicably guilty.
But the shock only lasted for a moment and was replaced by a secret pleasure.
Wei Ciying raised her eyes to look at Jiang Linyuan, and saw that the anger in his eyes was almost burning out, all directed at Jiang Rufei, so she couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of her mouth.
"I'd like to ask the young lady for a favor," Jiang Linyuan said.
"Me?" Wei Ciying asked, "How can I help you?"
Jiang Linyuan said in a deep voice: "I can't start by taking advantage of her food and clothing, but fortunately I live in the palace, so it's easier for me to find out her whereabouts. If I take action when she's out, the chances of success will be much greater. But I don't have anyone around me to help. If you can lend me some hands..."
Wei Ciying's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Where are your family members? Haven't you contacted them yet?"
Jiang Linyuan shook his head. "I haven't been able to contact him yet. The letters were all sent from the palace. I'm afraid they were intercepted."
Wei Ciying curled her fingertips in her sleeves, and a hint of calculation flashed quickly in her eyes.
Didn't manage to contact the Sword Forging Pavilion? This saved me a lot of trouble.
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