General Xie and Lady Liu were sweating profusely.
The princess before me is no longer the same princess.
Liu suddenly felt a sense of regret.
But the die is cast, and things have come to this point; we can only proceed according to plan.
"Princess, rest assured, this time we will make sure Gu Jiangli dies without a burial place."
Princess Jinghe nodded in satisfaction.
General Xie quickly added, "Princess Jinghe, Shi Yan was once your beloved. He was bewitched by a vixen, which is why he said so many hurtful things and did so to you."
"But all of this was instigated by Gu Jiangli behind the scenes. In Shi Yan's heart, you definitely hold a certain place."
"Although Shi Yan was involved in this matter, it was certainly not his intention."
"Could you... target only Gu Jiangli?"
Princess Jinghe looked at General Xie with a half-smile.
"So Brother Ayan was also involved in this matter. General, don't worry, I know what I should do."
General Xie bowed to Princess Jinghe with a sigh of relief, completely unaware of the sinister glint in the princess's eyes.
Two days later.
As expected, the Gu family sent people to the Xie residence.
This time, a young man came.
His build and attire resembled those of a guard from the Gu family.
And his martial arts skills are quite good.
Gu Jiangli met with him personally at a side gate of the Xie residence.
“Miss, the master has not received your reply, so he sent me here to inquire.”
Gu Jiangli, her belly protruding, asked with some doubt, "Are you one of Father's people? I gave the letter to Hehua, didn't she go back to the Gu family?"
The guard shook his head to indicate no, and then said:
"Lotus doesn't disappear without a trace; something must have happened to her. I'll go back and tell the master to send more people to search the city."
Gu Jiangli took out the letter and placed it in the guard's hand.
"It's alright, I'll handle the lotus matter. You take care of the more important things first."
"This letter contains border defense maps, which I once saw by chance in a military camp."
"You must personally hand it over to your father."
"With this blueprint, Father can re-establish contact with Nanlin and surely break through the border defenses of Northern Qi in one fell swoop."
"This is a great opportunity for us to redeem ourselves, so we must be extremely careful."
The guard, with a solemn expression, tucked the blueprint close to his chest and nodded emphatically.
"Take care, Miss. If General Xie treats you badly, you can always return home."
Gu Jiangli sneered inwardly, but on the surface he appeared deeply moved.
"Xie Shiyan is indeed not a good person."
"However, I'm pregnant with his child, so he won't touch me for the time being. Besides, he's quite willing to go into battle, so he turns a blind eye to these things."
The guard asked cautiously, "Did he know all about what you were doing?"
Gu Jiangli sighed, "Xie Shiyan isn't stupid. He's been through many battles; how could he not see through these things?"
"He knew my identity and my intentions, but he did not stop me because he did not like to live out his days in the capital."
"He enjoys bloodshed and killing, and he can't wait for his father's plan to succeed."
The guard, persuaded by her words, asked somewhat nervously, "But with Xie Shiyan involved, even if war breaks out, Nanlin's chances of winning are very low..."
Gu Jiangli's expression turned cold, and his whole body exuded a chilling murderous aura.
"It's alright, tell Father not to worry, I will make sure Xie Shiyan has no chance to go to the battlefield."
"Once the flames of war are ignited, the Southern Kingdom will surely prevail."
The guard was impressed by her confidence.
He took two steps back, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said in a deep voice:
"Miss, if we win this battle, you will surely be credited with the greatest merit."
“I don’t care. Being able to help my father makes up for the regret of not being able to take care of him all these years. You should leave now, so that no one finds out.”
"yes."
The guard turned and left.
His footsteps were swift and powerful, indicating that he was quite skilled in martial arts.
They disappeared into the alley in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the guards disappear, Gu Jiangli glanced at the banyan tree to her right rear, then returned to her room as if nothing had happened.
As soon as Gu Jiangli disappeared, three furtive figures appeared behind the banyan tree.
General Xie knelt before Princess Jinghe once more, his voice filled with sorrow:
“Princess, we have not been aware of the wicked intentions of this poisonous woman, Gu Jiangli. The Xie family is indeed guilty.”
"But at that time, Shi Yan was bewitched by her and wholeheartedly protected her, which is why we, the elders of the Xie family, could not see through Gu Jiangli's hidden wicked heart."
"Please, Your Highness, put in a good word for the Xie family before His Majesty and forgive our sins."
Princess Jinghe's smile remained unchanged, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.
"I understand."
She heard the entire conversation between Gu Jiangli and the Gu family guards, and saw with her own eyes the letter that Gu Jiangli handed to the guards.
With her as a witness, plus the physical evidence on the guard's person.
Gu Jiangli is doomed to die!
Thinking of this, Princess Jinghe's smile deepened.
"General Xie, please get up. I know what to do."
"How could someone as good as Brother Ayan possibly want the world to suffer? So there's no way he would want to start a war between the two countries."
"So he must be innocent, and it's all Gu Jiangli's fault, right?"
General Xie staggered to his feet, nodding repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's all Gu Jiangli's fault."
Princess Jinghe smiled, walked to the side door, and looked towards a place a little further away.
Liu asked cautiously, "Princess, the man has already run away. What should we do?"
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