After Xu Nian regained consciousness, she was so angry that she smashed her rice bowl.
"Niannian, this time you took the initiative," Jiang You said guiltily, trying to defend himself.
"Jiang You, you are shameless." Almost every inch of Xu Nian's exposed skin was unharmed.
Xu Nian then realized that he had been quite restrained towards her when he was A Jiang.
Jiang You was a complete and utterly ravenous wolf; even if all that was left in his mouth was bone, he would chew it up and swallow it.
"Niannian, you really can't blame me this time." Jiang You wanted to say that he was innocent, but when he thought about what he had done, innocence was not a word he could use to describe himself.
"If it's not your fault, why should I be blamed?" Xu Nian glared angrily. She really wanted to bite Jiang You to death so that he wouldn't cause her trouble in the future.
"It was you who started it, my wife." Jiang You's words only made Xu Nian more embarrassed and angry.
"Shut up, don't say another word, get out." Xu Nian kicked Jiang You out; she needed to be alone to calm down.
The current situation is not suitable for going against Jiang You; she will only suffer losses.
But this can't go on forever. Right now, she's just a puppet being manipulated by the other party.
If he has a single thought, even if she doesn't want to, her body will do as he says.
Xu Nian disliked this feeling of being out of control.
"Niannian, what are you thinking about?" Jiang You went to get more food and came in, only to see Xu Nian's ever-changing expression.
She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice him come in.
"Jiang You, can we have a proper talk?" Xu Nian thought and thought, but she couldn't find an effective way to get away from Jiang You. As long as the love potion was in her body, she would be at his mercy.
"What does Niannian want to talk to me about?" Jiang You put down his food and sat down next to Xu Nian. He wanted to see what she was up to this time.
"Jiang You, can we live like a normal married couple?" Xu Nian conceded, acknowledging their relationship.
"As long as you're willing to stay by my side, Nian Nian, that's fine." Jiang You didn't want to control Xu Nian any longer; he still wanted her to genuinely like him.
Even if she doesn't like him, she can stay by his side forever.
As long as she doesn't think about leaving.
All he did was to get her to face him and accept him from the bottom of her heart, little by little.
So what if his methods are despicable? He only wants to take her as his own person.
"It's that simple?" Xu Nian looked up in surprise.
Jiang You patted Xu Nian's head and chuckled, "What did Nian Nian think I would do to you?"
She thought he would ask her to do something, and she was prepared to agree.
"Niannian, eat first." Jiang You placed the food back in front of Xu Nian, and this time she didn't smash the bowl again.
After finishing their meal, Xu Nian asked, "Jiang You, where is this?"
She had noticed long ago that the layout here was different from the cabin, but she didn't care to ask him about it at the time.
“This is our home from now on. I can’t let you live with me on the mountain forever.” Jiang You himself didn’t care, but Xu Nian was different. She was a pampered daughter raised by her father, and there was no reason for her to suffer if she was with him.
She should live a life of luxury, surrounded by fine clothes and food, maids and servants; she should have everything that others have.
He wanted to pamper her and cherish her.
Let her bloom like a flower on a branch, displaying her beauty freely and unrestrainedly.
Instead of being confined to a corner by him, watching helplessly as she withers and falls into ruin.
"Jiang You, can you let me write a letter to my father? He'll be worried if he can't find me after I've been missing for so long." Xu Nian grabbed Jiang You's hand, observing his expression as she spoke, and only finished speaking when she saw that he was alright.
Jiang You: "Niannian, when I took you away, I told your brother that he knew you were with me."
After pausing, Jiang You decided to tell Xu Nian what he knew. "Moreover, your father announced to the public that you were dead. When they were holding your funeral, the imperial edict summoning you to the palace happened to arrive. The eunuch who delivered the edict did not believe you were dead and even forced your father to open the coffin for an autopsy."
"So you can't contact your father now, otherwise he'll be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Jiang You was secretly relieved that he had managed to snatch the person away early, otherwise he would have had to go to the palace to steal her out.
"Jiang You, do you know the contents of the imperial edict summoning me to the palace?" Xu Nian frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
"The old emperor has taken a liking to you and wants to make you his concubine."
"A man about to be buried, yet he still has so many thoughts. Is he really not afraid of having the chance to win a beauty but not having the chance to enjoy it?" Jiang You sneered, clearly showing that he had little respect for imperial power.
When Xu Nian learned that she was to enter the palace as a concubine, her expression turned sour.
No wonder Xu's father announced her death; ostensibly a concubine, she was secretly a hostage.
Mr. Xu did not want her to become a victim of power; he would rather not have her as his daughter than have her spend the rest of her life in misery.
"Niannian, do you want to know who poisoned your father?" Jiang You's words pulled Xu Nian back to reality. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
“There was a capable man by the old emperor’s side. He used to be a member of my clan, but he was expelled for violating clan rules.”
"After leaving the Northern Frontier tribe, he pledged allegiance to the old emperor. Over the years, he has used his Gu poison techniques to help the old emperor get rid of a lot of trouble." Jiang You's meaning was clear: the person who wanted Xu's father dead was the current emperor.
"Aren't you going to do anything about what he's doing?" Xu Nian was furious. The current emperor doesn't care whether someone is good or bad; as long as they threaten his imperial power, he will eliminate them.
For example, Xu's father held military power and had a great reputation, which had already affected the emperor's imperial power.
Would the emperor not know that Xu's father was loyal?
He knew, but that didn't stop him from wanting to get rid of this person who posed a threat to him.
The art of rulership can sometimes be utterly incomprehensible.
“Niannian, he didn’t cause any harm to the Northern Frontier Clan.” Jiang You smiled helplessly. He understood Xu Nian’s feelings, but the Northern Frontier Clan had its own rules.
That person violated the clan rules and has been expelled from the Northern Frontier, so what he does next has nothing to do with the Northern Frontier clan.
“But he’s using poison to harm people.” Xu Nian glared stubbornly at Jiang You.
“Niannian wants me to kill him.” Jiang You slowly revealed a smile, and a sinister aura suddenly appeared between his brows.
"That's right, are you willing?" Xu Nian's idea was simple: without this accomplice to evil, Xu's father might be able to enjoy his old age in peace.
“I will naturally do whatever Niannian wants to do.” Jiang You is not afraid of Xu Nian asking him to do anything; he is afraid that she will not ask anything of him.
After all, people who have no desires or wants are the hardest to move.
As long as she still has desires, one day she will realize that he is indispensable to her.
Xu Nian cannot live without Jiang You, just as Jiang You cannot live without Xu Nian.
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