Chapter 107 Did you think crying a few times would make me let you go?
"You want to kill me?" Lu Yuan twisted her wrist in disbelief, his face beyond ugly, exuding a sense of absurdity.
He saved her life many times, but she actually wanted to take his life?
Okay, very good.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions.
But he found that even his hands were trembling.
Disappointment, anger.
And the pain that even he himself was unwilling to admit.
He shoved Jiang Zhi onto the bed behind him, his voice chillingly calm, "I want to see just how many hidden weapons you have on you."
Jiang Zhi gasped, sinking into the soft bed, her pupils shrinking. She saw Lu Yuan already leaning down, exploring her body inch by inch upwards from her calves.
Burning fingers traced her knees through her clothes, moving down to her waist. The pressure was neither too light nor too heavy, yet it carried an irresistible sense of possession.
It resembled a loving caress between lovers, yet it lacked any hint of ambiguity, feeling as cold as if one were being tortured in a prison.
Jiang Zhi tensed up, as if she had been thrown into an ice cellar. "Stop it!"
Lu Yuan chuckled softly, but there was no warmth in his laughter. He looked at her lips, which she had bitten until they turned white, and his eyes were filled with a cold calm.
“When you made the deal with Yan Wenhong, you should have thought this day would come,” he said in a low voice. “Since you dared to do it, you should be able to bear the consequences.”
His hand moved over her waist, under her armpits, and down her collar, his rough, warm fingertips reaching behind her ear.
Jiang Zhi felt a shiver run through her body and trembled uncontrollably.
This is absolutely outrageous!
She couldn't hold back any longer and slapped Lu Yuan across the face.
Lu Yuan paused briefly, his eyes flashing with rage. He reached out and grabbed her chin. "You really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"
However, the person opposite him just stared with a pair of large, dark eyes filled with tears. With a slight tremor, the tears rolled down onto the back of his hand.
“You…” Lu Yuan’s rationality briefly returned.
"Shameless, you bastard!" Jiang Zhi bit her lip, glaring at him angrily. Even when she cried, she wasn't weak and helpless, but rather stubborn and defiant. "How dare you treat me like this?!"
She stiffened her neck, tears streaming down her face.
Lu Yuan felt a strange clench in his heart as she burned him with tears. The anger in his heart could neither be ignited nor swallowed, leaving him feeling suffocated.
She never shed a single tear even after falling off a horse and sustaining such a serious injury.
Now, however, it seems to be overflowing like it's free, as if it's hitting his heart.
But I've already been fooled by her, so I mustn't fall for her tricks again.
"You think I'll let you go after you cry a few times? You're being far too naive." His voice was cold.
Jiang Zhi's temper flared up as well.
She fiercely wiped away her tears. "What did I do to make Lord Lu want to strangle me? I was just trying to protect myself. Is it okay for you to kill me but not for me to fight back? What kind of logic is that?"
"If you're so afraid of death, why did you sell information about the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the first place?" Although Lu Yuan stopped, his expression did not soften at all.
"When did I ever sell information about the Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Jiang Zhi's voice was thick with sobs, but her words were very clear. "I lied to Yan Wenhong about those things. Only a fool would believe that."
Lu Yuan, who had been called a fool, was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Jiang Zhi has calmed down.
She cried in front of Lu Yuan just now, partly out of anger and partly out of acting.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan, like the other men, also fell for this.
If she had known, she should have cried for him right away; then she wouldn't have had to suffer this humiliation.
"Lord Lu, think carefully. Did I learn any of that information from you? I discovered Song Jianyuan's matter myself, and he died suddenly on the way, not in the imperial prison. So I did you a favor."
"As for the news of the Crown Princess being poisoned and the hoarding of troops, I made it all up to him. He foolishly jumped into the trap, so how can he blame me?"
Tears still clung to her eyelashes, as if they might fall at any moment, yet she possessed a defiant spirit, like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"Then why did you say that I was having an affair with you?"
Jiang Zhi's voice was tinged with grievance, "If I didn't say that, how would he believe me?"
"So all those intimate gestures you made towards me in the past, even inside the Prince Su's residence... were just for show, for the Third Prince and Yan Wenhong to see."
He didn't use a questioning tone, so he probably already knew the answer.
Jiang Zhi felt a little guilty, but still spoke with confidence, "I did use Lord Lu in this matter, but at the same time I eliminated such a big scourge for the court. My merits and demerits cancel each other out, yet Lord Lu still wants to take my life. It's really unreasonable."
She is absolutely right.
To achieve one's goals by any means necessary is the golden rule of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Jiang Zhi's actions were not only correct, but if they were done by an ordinary person, Lu Yuan would even have praised her.
But why did an inexplicable, suffocating feeling spread through my heart?
It prevented him from maintaining his composure.
“Miss Jiang’s methods are truly admirable,” Lu Yuan said, his tone revealing no emotion. “I will report this matter to His Majesty and record your merit.”
"Then I thank you very much, Lord Lu," Jiang Zhi said irritably.
Seeing Lu Yuan's obviously displeased expression, I wondered what was wrong with him.
The truth has been laid out. I only used him a little. As a man, he suffered no loss whatsoever. Why be so petty?
He was almost strangled to death and hadn't even said anything yet!
She couldn't help but touch her neck.
Lu Yuan noticed the purplish-blue finger marks around her neck and, remembering that he hadn't held back, could only sigh, "I used too much force and hurt you."
Jiang Zhi snorted, "It's good that Lord Lu knows."
Lu Yuan's murderous aura had dissipated, and he had returned to his usual cold and silent demeanor, as if his loss of control just now was merely an illusion.
"Did Yan Wenhong confess to being the mastermind behind it all?" Jiang Zhi couldn't help but ask.
Seeing that Lu Yuan was about to speak, she remembered something and immediately waved her hand, "Never mind, Lord Lu, it's best not to say anything more to me, otherwise if the news leaks out later, you will definitely suspect me again."
Lu Yuan swallowed back the words he was about to say.
"May I get up now, Lord Lu?"
Jiang Zhi lay on the bed, Lu Yuan's hand still holding her waist, making it impossible for her to get up.
Lu Yuan's expression stiffened, and he stood up to step aside.
Yan Wenhong was right about something.
Jiang Zhi only treated him as a handy knife, which she could discard at will after she had used it.
She was a cold-hearted, heartless woman.
Unfortunately, once something like this starts, you shouldn't expect it to end easily.
He will let her know what kind of person she has messed with.
Yan Wenhong's matter passed by without serious incident; only the Emperor's final judgment remained to be seen.
Soon, news came from Doctor Xue, asking Jiang Zhi to come over.
"I look at this prescription from left to right, but I still can't see anything strange about it. Apart from this bitter almond, although it is slightly toxic, the dosage is small. I usually use it with caution when prescribing medicine. As long as you pay attention to your diet, there will be no problem."
Jiang Zhi had a sudden thought, "What dietary restrictions apply to this medicine?"
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