Chapter 600 He knew it was all over.
"...Brother Huai, the news has been received."
That vile woman Li Shiyue has actually managed to build up her business in Jian'an to this extent!
This is truly my greatest concern... Next time I deliver this medicine, I must find an opportunity to slip it into its food;
This medicine is colorless and odorless. Prolonged use will cause qi and blood deficiency, leading to gradual weakness, like dying from tuberculosis, undetected by anyone... Remember to be cautious. After his death, I will surely help you control Jian'an... The revival of the Jiang family rests entirely on your shoulders...
Medicine? Poisoning? For October?
Li Xiatian's vision went black for a moment, and he almost lost his balance;
She hurriedly grabbed the armrest of the low couch to steady her swaying body caused by her intense emotional turmoil.
Li Xiatian's hands trembled as she frantically searched through the books on the kang table once more.
But they found nothing!
Forcing himself to calm down, Li Xiatian took a deep breath, composed himself, and left the side hall, heading towards Jiang Huai's study.
Finally, after searching through the study for a while, Li Xiatian found a small porcelain bottle and... a thick stack of papers containing information about Li Shiyue in a hidden compartment of the antique shelf!
This is a record left by Jiang Huai!
After quickly flipping through it, Li Xiatian discovered that it contained detailed records of when Li Shiyue trained troops, collected grain, and contacted which forces in Jian'an. It even included some of Li Shiyue's daily habits!
It turns out... it turns out that all those trivial things about Li Shiyue that she inadvertently revealed during what she thought was just casual conversation between husband and wife were actually written down by Jiang Huai and passed on to Jiang Huijun!
It turns out that Jiang Huai's usual gentleness and thoughtfulness, his love for Pingping and An'an, and his meticulous care for her... were all fake?
It was all to gain her trust, to infiltrate her, and to... kill October!
A tremendous sense of shock and betrayal overwhelmed Li Xiatian like a tsunami.
She felt a sharp pain in her chest and difficulty breathing. The baby in her womb seemed to sense her extreme emotional fluctuations and began to move restlessly.
Fifteen minutes later, Li Xiatian sat back down in the side room, holding the stack of papers in her hand. She lowered her head and, enduring immense pain, began to read them one by one.
A moment later, familiar footsteps came from outside the door.
Jiang Huai walked in carrying a tray, a gentle smile on his face: "Xia Tian, you're awake? Perfect timing, I went to Mirage Pavilion to buy this..."
His words came to an abrupt end.
He saw Li Xiatian's pale, bloodless face, the stack of fatal papers in her hand, and the small, white porcelain bottle that had been found on the table.
"Clang!"
The tray slipped from Jiang Huai's hands, and the bowl of chicken soup on it shattered, splashing fragrant broth all over the floor.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The color drained from Jiang Huai's face instantly. His lips trembled, and he instinctively took a step forward: "Xia Tian... let me explain..."
"explain?"
Li Xiatian's voice was as light as a feather at this moment, yet it trembled with despair, "Explain how you were showing me concern and care while plotting to poison my sister."
Explain how you could be holding our child while simultaneously sending news of Jian'an to that woman who wishes for him to die without a burial place in October?
Jiang Huai... tell me, how am I supposed to understand your explanation?
Tears welled up unexpectedly, blurring Li Xiatian's vision.
Her heart ached beyond measure, a thousand times more painful than any previous physical discomfort she had ever experienced.
The man she loved so deeply, the father of her two children, had such a terrifying face hidden beneath his mask!
"Summer...I'm not...I..."
Jiang Huai suddenly became incoherent, his face filled with panic, guilt and struggle, "I was forced!"
Yes! I was forced into it!
My cousin... she's the Princess Consort of Zhenbei!
She controls the power of Chiang Kai-shek's army, and she's using you and the children to threaten me!
If I don't listen to her, she won't let you off the hook!
I...I just wanted to protect you all..."
"Protect us?"
Li Xiatian smiled sadly. She suddenly stood up, took a few steps forward, and tears streamed down her cheeks. "Use poisoning October to protect us?"
Jiang Huai, do you still think of me as that silly girl from Lijiatun who knew nothing?
If he dies in October, the Jian'an era will surely descend into chaos!
Will the three of us be safe and sound then?
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact!
Jiang Huai! You're only doing this for yourself! For your Jiang family!
You're doing this for yourself!
No!
Summer, I truly did it all for you!
Jiang Huai strode forward, then suddenly knelt down with a thud. He hugged Li Xiatian's legs, tears streaming down his face, and choked out to Li Xiatian, "My heart is truly with you!"
My love for the child is genuine!
I just... I just had no choice... I couldn't disobey my elder sister's orders...
I never intended to really hurt October. I never thought of using this medicine!
In the summer, I... I just... just wanted to make do...
Jiang Huai's touch made Li Xiatian feel a chill of nausea.
She jerked her leg back, staggered backward, and felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.
Li Xiatian had to raise her hand to cover her stomach, leaning against the cold round table, panting heavily. Her eyes were filled with pain, hatred, and unbelievable sorrow.
"Perfunctory? This poison is also perfunctory? These messages being sent out are also perfunctory?"
Jiang Huai, your words... sound so fake..."
Li Xiatian's voice was broken and fragmented, "You make me feel... everything in the past... being with you, haha, it's all a joke... haha, haha..."
Seeing Li Xiatian in such agony, Jiang Huai felt as if his heart was being slowly tortured.
He knew it was all over.
His lies were exposed, and his ugly intentions were revealed.
Overwhelmed by immense regret and despair in that instant.
Summer...kill me.
Jiang Huai suddenly raised his head, his face showing a tragic expression of near relief. "I'm sorry to you, sorry to the child, sorry to Shiyue... I deserve to die!"
"To die by your hand... is better than to die by someone else's knife... at least... at least the last person watching me is you..."
After saying this, Jiang Huai closed his eyes, and tears slid down his cheeks.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiatian trembled violently.
Kill him?
The man she once deeply loved?
The father of her child?
Li Xiatian's eyes subconsciously looked towards the place where the soft pillows were placed at the head of the bed;
There was a sharp dagger inlaid with gemstones that Li Shiyue had given her for self-defense.
The dagger was a trophy that Li Shiyue obtained in the Turkic lands. Shiyue had once told her, "Sister, you should not have the heart to harm others, but you must be wary of others."
Now, is this knife really going to be stained with her husband's blood?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
