The more Xie Shiyan listened, the more radiant the person before him seemed.
"Killing three birds with one stone".
"One from the Gu family, one from General Xie, who else?"
Gu Jiangli giggled and said, "Of course it's the princess. You don't really think she'll stop doing anything after she's given up on you, do you? She's probably up to no good."
"I understand people who turn love into hate better than anyone else; they're always ready to bite you."
"She couldn't find an opportunity, so we gave her one."
"One straight bait can catch three fish, which is a great deal."
Xie Shiyan rested his chin on his hand and asked, "Then what should I do?"
"It's very simple, just cooperate with me."
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Liu was depressed all day long.
They were either in the ancestral hall or locked inside a room.
General Xie knew that she was still grieving because of her brother's death.
I kept trying to comfort them, but it didn't work.
Afternoon.
Liu was sitting in the pavilion by the lake.
General Xie specially bought her some jewelry that she liked, hoping it would make her happier.
But Liu only glanced at the gold-inlaid jade bracelet before setting it aside.
General Xie was getting a little anxious.
“Madam, so much time has passed, and Baoxuan in the afterlife would not want to see you so depressed every day.”
Liu remained unmoved.
“Master, I’ve told you many times, Baoxuan isn’t someone who doesn’t understand the proper etiquette and manners.”
"No matter how unruly he is, he knows that she is a princess and he would never lay a hand on her."
"Unless someone is gossiping behind his back and teaching him to do these things."
"I've told you so many times, have you listened? Have you checked?"
"On the first day of their marriage, Xiaozhu clearly saw Baoxuan and that Gu Jiangli sitting by the lake talking. If it weren't for Gu Jiangli instigating things behind the scenes, how could Baoxuan have died?"
General Xie shook his head and sighed: "Madam, I know you have some prejudice against Gu Jiangli. She has spoken rudely to you several times, which has indeed made you unhappy."
"If you want to deal with Gu Jiangli, you'll have to wait until after the baby is born, right?"
"Gu Jiangli is pregnant now, and your mother values this pregnancy highly. Why would you want to cause her trouble?"
Liu stood up angrily, about to lose her temper, when she saw two maids standing very close together outside the pavilion, whispering to each other.
She immediately found the source of her anger.
"What are you two saying? How dare you be so rude in front of me and the master!"
General Xie was somewhat surprised to hear her get angry.
Because Liu would almost never get angry like this in the past.
The two girls were clearly startled and quickly knelt down.
"Please forgive us, sir and madam, we didn't mean it..."
Liu asked angrily:
"What were you whispering about just now? Say it in front of me."
The two girls exchanged a furtive glance, and one of them spoke up:
"Reporting to Madam, Xiaozhu said she heard General Xie and his wife arguing, smashing many jade ornaments, and apparently... they even started fighting..."
General Xie stepped forward, his eyes widening in disbelief. "What?! Gu Jiangli is pregnant, and they still got into a fight?"
The little girl continued, "It was General Xie who did it. It's said that they've been arguing a lot these past few days, and some people have even seen the marks on Miss Gu's wrists."
"However, the general forbids servants from gossiping, so it's all being discussed privately by the maids..."
Liu listened, stunned for a long time, and then burst out laughing.
The anger in his eyes was instantly replaced by a surge of excitement.
"Haha...Aren't they supposed to be deeply in love? Aren't they supposed to be steadfast in their affection? Come on, take me to see how they start fighting. Lead the way."
General Xie was worried, so he had no choice but to go along.
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As soon as they stepped outside the courtyard, they heard the sound of porcelain shattering on the ground.
It's clear that the argument was quite serious.
However, there were no servants in the courtyard; they must have all been driven away.
Summoning her courage, Liu cautiously approached the door and pressed her ear against it.
Sure enough, Xie Shiyan's angry roar could be heard from inside.
"Gu Jiangli, don't think you're safe just because you're pregnant! I haven't killed you yet, but do you think you'll still have a chance to live after you give birth?"
Gu Jiangli retorted in a shrill voice:
"What? Didn't you say you didn't care about my identity, General? Didn't you think my identity was unimportant? Now you feel that my background in the Southern Kingdom is not good enough for you?"
Liu, standing outside the door, covered her mouth, almost crying out.
"You think you're good enough for me? If you weren't carrying my child, I would have chopped you and that lotus flower down with me long ago!"
"Do you think I don't know what a maid from the Gu family is up to, coming in through the side gate of the Xie residence every day to see you?"
Gu Jiangli snorted coldly and said angrily, "It's just a message exchange with a maid from my family. What's so great about that that makes the general so angry?"
"I only recently learned that I was originally a daughter of the Gu family of Jingzhao, and it was at that time that I learned that the entire Gu family were spies sent by Nanlin."
"So what if that's the case? I can't choose my background!"
"Besides, I finally found my family and I'm just communicating with my father. Why can't I do that?!"
Liu and General Xie, standing outside, stared wide-eyed, their eyes bulging like copper bells.
Just then, Gu Jiangli let out a sobbing sound.
"Ugh... Let me go!"
"Do you really think I don't know what you wrote in your correspondence with the Gu family? You're practically revealing everything you saw in the Xie family army camp!"
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