Chapter 97 You two are a match made in heaven
When Yan Jinyue saw Tang Beixuan, she couldn't help but think of Pei Yi'an's betrayal. Her expression turned cold, and she couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Tang Beixuan, are you Pei Yi'an's concubine or his secondary wife now? Or has he already promised to make you the proper wife of the general?"
Tang Beixuan suddenly looked up, then turned to look at Yan Jinyue sitting opposite Yan Yang, her expression changing slightly: "Is this your revenge against me?"
Yan Jinyue narrowed her eyes: "What did you say?"
"Sixth Princess, is this your revenge against me?" Tang Beixuan seemed to finally know the reason, and her emotions instantly became agitated. "Just because you are a princess, does that mean you can do whatever you want? Pei Yi'an is a great general of the Yong Dynasty, who has made great achievements in battle. Just because Your Highness was frustrated in love, you want to arrest a great general who has made great contributions and throw him into the imperial prison, arbitrarily fabricate a few crimes against him, and cruelly try to kill him, isn't that right?"
She accused her sharply: "Sixth Princess, aren't you afraid of disappointing the people? Aren't you afraid of disappointing the soldiers on the border?!"
Yan Jinyue frowned, truly admiring the other party's ability to turn the tables.
Hard work and great achievements?
Distinguished military achievements?
Yan Jinyue walked up to her, slowly squatted down, and looked at her abdomen: "Pei Yi'an tried to win me back before, saying he was willing to make the child in your belly disappear... Tang Beixuan, is your child alright?"
Tang Beixuan clutched her abdomen, took two steps back, and looked at Yan Jinyue warily: "What do you want to do?"
Yan Jinyue smiled and said, "Was this child born an illegitimate child?"
Tang Beixuan's expression changed: "Sixth Princess, please show some respect—"
"I don't know if your royal brother acknowledges this child."
Tang Beixuan's pupils constricted, and the color drained from her face: "You... what did you say? I don't understand what the Sixth Princess is saying, I don't know what you're talking about..."
"Don't understand? Let me repeat it again." Yan Jinyue smiled, "If Pei Yi'an is accused of treason and his entire family is executed, and you take this child back to Nanzhao, will your brother—your crown prince brother—let this child live?"
Tang Beixuan's face turned deathly pale as she looked at Yan Jinyue in horror.
"You understood this time?" Yan Jinyue said with a smile. "Judging from your expression, you did understand. So you still think I'm taking revenge and deliberately framing Pei Yi'an? Tang Beixuan... oh no, I should call you Xue Beixuan, right? You're the Crown Prince of Nanzhao's own sister?"
Tang Beixuan felt a wave of panic wash over her, and her face turned deathly pale.
Yan Jinyue sneered: "Xue Beixuan, the child in your belly is evidence of Pei Yi'an's treason!"
She stood up and looked down at her condescendingly: "How could you be so stupid? Sleeping with him is fine, it shows your Crown Prince brother's sincerity in cooperating, but what does it matter if you get pregnant? A child can plunge Pei Yi'an into an abyss. Are you afraid that the evidence of treason is not conclusive, so you deliberately send the evidence to the Yong Dynasty capital?"
Tang Beixuan stood up from the ground, coldly looking at Yan Jinyue: "Since you know my identity, you should let me go back. I am the legitimate princess of Nanzhao. If you offend me, my father will definitely not let you off, and neither will my elder brother, the Crown Prince—"
"Don't be anxious." Yan Jinyue smiled slightly, signaling her to calm down. "Whether your father and the Crown Prince will let us go is another matter. Right now, someone wants to settle accounts with you."
After saying that, she turned to look at Yan Yang... Xue Ziying in his arms: "Miss Ziying, come and meet your old friend."
Ziying?
Tang Beixuan's expression changed drastically, and she abruptly turned her head to look.
A slender woman was nestled in Yan Yang's arms.
That figure, that posture, though thinner than before, evoked a sense of familiarity that sent Tang Beixuan's heart slowly sinking into an ice cellar.
Yan Yang looked down at the woman in his arms: "Shall we exchange pleasantries with an old friend?"
Xue Ziying remained silent for a moment, then moved her head out of his arms and turned around, meeting Tang Beixuan's shocked eyes.
The air was quiet for a moment.
Tang Beixuan's eyes narrowed as she stared at Xue Ziying. Fear, guilt, and shock flashed across her face. Her legs went weak, and she fell to her knees with a thud: "Ziying... Sister Ziying, what are you doing here?"
Xue Ziying stared at her expressionlessly, without uttering a word.
"Ziying, little sister." Tang Beixuan's expression changed, as if she had suddenly seen a lifeline. She quickly crawled forward and tightly grasped Xue Ziying's hand. "Ziying, little sister, save me! Please save me! I..."
“Princess,” Xue Ziying said calmly, her eyes indifferent as she looked at Tang Beixuan, “you have deceived me so deeply.”
Tang Beixuan's face turned deathly pale: "Ziying, what are you saying? You...when did I ever lie to you..."
Xue Ziying stared intently at her, her eyes filled with resentment: "You invited me to go horseback riding, but when we got to the horse farm, you drugged my tea... Xue Beixuan, dear sister, Your Highness Princess Nanzhao, why did you harm me? Why?"
"I didn't!" Tang Beixuan shook her head violently. "It wasn't me, Ziying. I didn't harm you, and I didn't lie to you... That tea, I... I don't know what happened. I drank the tea just like you. I... I also fainted and was taken to the border. I was given to General Pei as a gift. It was him... it was him who respected me and cared for me. That's why I... I didn't suffer such a terrible fate... Ah!"
Without warning, Xue Ziying turned her head, grabbed the teacup next to Yan Yang, and smashed it hard on her head.
Xue Beixuan screamed, clutching her head in pain, staring at Xue Ziying in fear, then closed her eyes and collapsed limply to the ground.
The room fell silent.
Yan Yang and Yan Jinyue stared in disbelief at the scene, never expecting that this small, thin woman would be so ruthless.
However, Tang Beixuan brought it all on herself.
This woman is a fool who harms herself and others.
Xue Ziying lowered her eyes and looked at Xue Beixuan lying on the ground. Her small hands, hanging by her sides, slowly clenched. Then she squatted down, grabbed Xue Beixuan's hair, forced her to look up, and slapped her hard across the face.
Yan Yang grabbed her hand: "Zi Ying."
Xue Ziying ignored her and kept slapping Xue Beixuan's face.
"Ziying." Yan Yang's voice deepened. "She's unconscious. Hitting her like this won't hurt her. Wait until she's awake before hitting her."
Xue Ziying stopped what she was doing, turned her head, and calmly looked at Yan Yang.
Yan Yang ordered, "Take Xue Beixuan to the pavilion in the back garden, put shackles on her hands and feet, and lock her up."
"yes."
Yan Jinyue reminded him, "Second brother, she is pregnant..."
"Is that a pregnancy?" Yan Yang frowned. "That's an illegitimate child born from Pei Yi'an's collusion with the Crown Prince of Nanzhao. It's evidence of Pei Yi'an's betrayal of you."
Yan Jinyue paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "That's right."
Yan Yang frowned at her: "She stole your husband, why didn't you kick her a couple of times just now?"
Yan Jinyue pointed at Xue Ziying: "Didn't she make a move?"
Yan Yang: "..."
"Second brother, you two are truly a match made in heaven," Yan Jinyue said sincerely. "Her ruthlessness is just like yours."
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