Jiang Yao was really angry. Did he really think she was a soft persimmon that was easy to bully?
She snatched the clothes from He Wan'er's hand: "Give me the clothes, and just pretend you know nothing."
Today she wants to see what tricks Jiang Shu will come up with, and she will stick with her till the end.
He Wan'er was stunned for a moment. She originally came to question Jiang Yao, but she didn't expect that she would take the clothes directly.
For a moment, she seemed a little petty.
"Don't worry, I will tell you the truth when Master Su comes back, but I can't keep this tranquilizing incense. My father's official position is low, not as high as yours."
Jiang Yao knew that her willingness to speak the truth and not be afraid of offending Jiang Shu was already her biggest concession.
"I know. Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll take care of it for you."
Jiang Yao promised her solemnly, then went back to the room with the clothes in his arms.
"Jiang Shu, what should we do? Jiang Yao didn't fall for the trick."
Xu Jing was like a headless fly in the room, anxious and crying.
Jiang Shu was much calmer. She had thought Jiang Yao would tell her about the purse, but she actually admitted it directly. This made her feel uncomfortable as she had to keep a lot of her excuses in her stomach.
"You won't find a solution no matter how much you try."
"Then what do you say we should do?" Xu Jing sat down in front of Jiang Shu, holding her hand and crying, "I always listen to you. You can't just ignore me."
Jiang Shu's face turned cold, and she pulled back her hand: "Sister Xu Jing, there's no point in saying this. What do you mean by obeying me? If you didn't want to kill Jiang Yao, would you go and deliver the calming incense if I asked you to?"
"Didn't you tell me that if I didn't go, Master Su would not let me off for splashing water that day?"
"So you were only doing it for yourself. How can you say I asked you to go?"
"I."
Xu Jing had a lot of words she wanted to say to her in defense, but now was not the time to say them.
What's more, if she offended Jiang Shu now, it would be more trouble than it would take.
"Sister Jiang Shu, you know I'm just anxious, so I said this. I know you're doing this for my own good. Please give me some advice, Sister Jiang Shu. I'm really at my wit's end."
Just from hearing Lord Zhang say that he was going to execute Jiang Yao, Zhao Huang being so kind to Jiang Yao before he left, and Zhao Ce saying that he believed in Jiang Yao, Xu Jing knew that she had reached the end of the road, and that this matter would end up being about her giving the calming incense to Jiang Yao, and Jiang Yao would not be held responsible for lighting the incense.
"I dare not give you any advice, because in the end you still blame me for giving you orders."
Jiang Shu rolled her eyes and made to walk out.
Xu Jing held her tightly, pleading, "Sister, I said the wrong thing just now. Please, help me. I'm at my wit's end. I'll be dead if Master Su comes back."
Jiang Shu looked at her with sympathy: "It's not that I don't help you. Look at you, it was you who lost your composure and panicked today, and that's why you said the wrong thing and let Jiang Yao catch you in the act. Can you blame me for what happened today?"
"It's not my sister's fault. It's me. I'm not good at talking."
Xu Jing had no words to express her grievances. It wasn't that she was tongue-tied. She had been confronting Jiang Yao according to what Jiang Shu had told her in advance. However, she didn't expect that Jiang Yao was better at speaking than her. These few words had left her speechless.
Jiang Shu sat back on the stool with satisfaction: "I can give you some advice, but one thing must be made clear: no matter what happens, don't bring me into it."
"Don't worry, I won't, sister."
"Of course I'm not afraid of you dragging me out." Jiang Shu sneered: "My grandfather is the Grand Tutor, and your father is only a second-rank official. You can't afford to offend him."
"Yes, yes, of course I don't dare to give my sister away. Sister, please tell me what to do quickly. It's really too late to wait any longer."
"Things have come to this point. There is only one way for you to go."
A dark light flashed across Jiang Shu's eyes, and she leaned over and whispered in Xu Jing's ear.
Jiang Yao ate a few mouthfuls of rice at lunch, then moved a small stool and sat in the yard waiting.
Su Qianji didn't arrive yet, but Xu Jing did.
When she saw Xu Jing, she became extremely angry and moved her small stool away from her.
It’s not that she’s afraid of her, it’s just that it’s best not to contact her at this time. When Su Qianji comes back and figures things out, she will definitely not let Xu Jing go and let her experience the joy of life.
"Jiang Yao, why are you hiding?"
Xu Jing took a few steps closer.
Jiang Yao stretched out his hand: "Stop, stop right there. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't get so close to me."
Xu Jing's eyes were very red, she must have cried when she came, and her face looked very bad, probably because she was worried about what happened today.
"Jiang Yao, can I talk to you?"
Jiang Yao shook his head after hearing this: "There's nothing to talk about. If you want to talk, let's go to the Crown Prince."
Xu Jing's tears immediately fell. She cried silently for a while, then knelt down straight in front of Jiang Yao.
"Jiang Yao, I beg you, please don't give me away, okay?"
Jiang Yao was stunned. She thought Xu Jing was here to fight her, but she didn't expect that she was here to beg for mercy.
"I know I was wrong to give you the calming incense, but it was Jiang Shu who ordered me to do that. I know I was wrong. Please, let me go for once."
Jiang Yao looked at the small stool in his hand, his brows tightly furrowed.
I really want to hit her with a small stool.
How could someone be so shameless? She was really enlightened today.
"Jiang Yao, please tell me what you want me to do."
Jiang Yao pointed at the Moon Gate, then stared at her and said word by word: "See that door? Please curl up and get out."
Xu Jing kept shaking her head, tears streaming down her face. "Jiang Yao, please, I'll do anything you ask of me. Please let me go, okay? For the sake of serving Master Su together, please, let me go this time, okay?"
Jiang Yao let out a heavy breath, which made her head hurt. "If you have anything to say, let's go to the Crown Prince and talk it out."
She put down the small stool and at that moment did not notice the cold light that flashed in Xu Jing's eyes.
"Let's go to the prince and make things clear."
"Jiang Yao, please don't be so cruel, okay? I know I was wrong. It was Jiang Shu who ordered me to do it. Let's go and report Jiang Shu together, okay? Just let me go."
Jiang Yao was annoyed by what he heard and went forward to take her to Zhao Ce.
"No Jiang Yao, please."
Xu Jing screamed in surprise and suddenly jumped up from the ground with a shiny dagger in his hand.
Jiang Yao was shocked. She never thought that Xu Jing would want her life.
She turned around to dodge, but Xu Jing was faster and stabbed her neck with a knife.
Xu Jing was afraid that she would run away, so she grabbed Jiang Yao's wrist with her other hand.
At this critical moment, Jiang Yao thought he was dead, but the pain did not come for a long time.
When Xu Jing thought she was about to succeed, a white light flashed before her eyes. The dagger was clearly aimed at Jiang Yao, but it was bounced away. She didn't hold it firmly, and the dagger fell on her shoulder.
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