Chapter 1098 He Wants Her Dead!
There was a brief moment of panic in Xiao Yuansui's military camp.
Although the person involved was a "prisoner," General Shi personally ordered the military doctor to rush over with his medicine kit, fetching hot water, needles and thread, and bandages. Soon, the soldiers watching the commotion smelled the blood emanating from inside, but for those accustomed to death and survival in stronger stench, such a smell seemed insignificant.
Moreover, upon hearing that the person who committed suicide was a prisoner, the crowd dispersed as if they had heard a joke.
The sky grew completely dark.
The last two people left in the Green Silk tent were Shang Ruyi and Shi Yuxin. Before leaving, the army doctor gave them some detailed instructions. The knife in Green Silk's wrist was so deep that it reached the bone, and she had lost too much blood. Although she was still alive, she needed to rest. If she recovered by tonight, she would be considered to have been saved.
So Shang Ruyi stayed in the tent to watch over her.
Perhaps it was because of the overwhelming smell of blood in the tent, but Shang Ruyi not only felt suffocated, but even though the surroundings had quieted down, she could not calm down. Sitting at the foot of the bed, looking at Lüxiao's face, which had almost lost its charm and was now only pale, she felt a sharp pain in her chest and her body trembled uncontrollably inside her clothes.
But Shi Yuxin was still sitting next to her. In order to maintain the dignity of the Princess Consort of Qin, Shang Ruyi tried her best not to let her see her emotions, so much so that she twisted her hands together, leaving several bloody scratches on the back of her hands with her fingertips.
Immediately, she felt Shi Yuxin's gaze shift from Lüxiao's pale face to her bright red hands.
Shang Ruyi forced a smile as if to cover up her embarrassment and said, "Thank you."
Shi Yuxin glanced at her indifferently: "No need to thank me. My brother was captured by your people, so I need some resources to protect him. You, as the Princess Consort of Qin, are naturally the most valuable asset, while she—"
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Green Silk's face again.
"Something is better than nothing."
For some reason, although what she said was true, those four words felt like a huge rock crashing down on Shang Ruyi's heart. She even felt that Green Silk, who was lying on the bed, seemed to have a sudden drop in her breath.
Something is better than nothing... Isn't this exactly the situation that Green Silk is in now?
Shang Ruyi glanced at her bloodless lips again, sighed, and then said, "Even though you say that, I still thank you on her behalf."
"..."
"If it weren't for you, that doctor might not have been so attentive."
Shi Yuxin curled her lips slightly, indicating that she had heard it, but was not pleased.
Shang Ruyi knew that she was just worried about her brother's safety, so what she said just now was not just politeness; but what she said to Shi Yuxin was not entirely perfunctory flattery either—Lvxiao had left Chang'an with her, arrived at this place, met her Xiao Lang, and even got her "result," which could be considered as getting what she wanted, but because she was the one who brought her here, Shang Ruyi always had a vague sense of responsibility on her shoulders.
Bring her here alive, and ideally, leave alive as well.
However, with each breath, the pungent smell of blood lingering at the tip of her nose continued to seep into her body, like an inescapable ghost in the night, making Shang Ruyi constantly tremble with unease.
As if to calm herself down, Shang Ruyi said to Shi Yuxin, "Actually, she is a very smart and resilient person."
"oh?"
"Over the years, she has suffered a lot, but she has never given up."
"oh."
"This time, it must have been a moment of confusion."
"..."
Shi Yuxin glanced back at the quiet tent entrance, then at Lüxiao, and said, "It's muddleheaded."
After saying that, whether she couldn't stand the strong smell of blood in the tent or Shang Ruyi's nagging, she stood up and said, "It's getting late, I need to go back to rest. You—if you want to stay here and watch over her, then do as you please."
Shang Ruyi nodded: "Thank you."
Shi Yuxin waved her hand dismissively, turned around, and walked out.
Once she left, the tent became completely quiet.
However, Shang Ruyi's heart was in turmoil. She slowly loosened her grip, and what was clenched in her hand was the note that had killed Lüxiao. She didn't know if Shi Yuxin had seen it or not, but whether she saw it or not, the matter was already laid bare. With her intelligence, she couldn't possibly not guess why Lüxiao had ended up like this.
Just now, the tent was opened by many people, including busy military doctors, soldiers watching the excitement, and Shi Yuxin herself who came to check on the results. But from beginning to end, Xiao Yuansui did not step into the tent.
He knew that those two lines of poetry, especially the words "oriole," would be the death knell for Lüxiao.
He wanted to kill her.
He wants her dead!
To die for just two lines of poetry, for the words "warbling oriole," Green Silk was truly foolish...
Normally, Shang Ruyi would feel anger before pity for such a foolish person—not anger at Xiao Yuansui, but anger at Lüxiao's foolishness. But now, with the strong smell of blood in her nose and that pale, lifeless face reflected in her eyes, she felt only sorrow.
"Foolish..."
She murmured, "How could you be so confused?"
For a man who had ignored her for years but wanted to kill her the moment they met, she was actually willing to risk her life.
Green Silk was a dancer by profession. Since her debut, she has been like a nightingale, flitting among various men. Even with a ruthless man like Wang Shaoji, she was able to protect herself. In fact, while protecting herself, she could also protect others and help Shang Ruyi. This shows how well she understands men and how well she knows how to deal with them.
Such a smart woman, yet she is so stubborn and foolish in her love for Xiao Yuansui, having lost all her former intelligence and shrewdness.
Or does it mean that a woman becomes stupid when she falls in love with someone?
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but recall her past self. Was she like this after falling in love with Yuwen Ye?
Do I seem stupid in other people's eyes?
Just as Shang Ruyi's mind was in chaos, and she crumpled the already tattered paper into a ball, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the tent and stopped at the door. She instinctively became alert and stared at the tent with wide eyes.
Is it Xiao Yuansui?
Did he come to see Green Silk?
But the next moment, a somewhat unfamiliar voice immediately deflated her: "Princess Qin, are you there?"
They came looking for themselves.
Shang Ruyi sighed softly, somewhat puzzled, wondering who would come looking for her in Xiao Yuansui's camp. She simply whispered, "I'm here. Who?"
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