Chapter 190 I Won't Touch You
Xiao Xuanyou was still reeling from the shock and surprise when Jiang Zhi's cold, chilling voice pulled him back to reality.
He pressed down on her shoulders, a barely concealed panic in his eyes. "Chanyi, you should know, my opponent was lurking in the shadows back then. I only did this to ensure your safety..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Zhi interrupted him, "Don't call me Chanyi."
"Of course I know that His Highness the Crown Prince has his reasons, but what do those things have to do with me? It wasn't you who died in the brothel."
She now knows that the person was Xiao Yunheng, and that she did indeed almost die at his hands.
But can this erase the harm Xiao Xuanyou did to her?
“No, I don’t want to hurt you,” Xiao Xuanyou held her in his arms, kissing her hair, forehead and chin. His voice was low and husky, as if he were talking to her, or as if he were talking to himself, “I love you, Zhi’er.”
"If you don't want to hurt me, then what is Your Highness doing now?" Jiang Zhi looked at him with a cold sneer on her lips.
"You want to imprison me here again, and make me your plaything?"
"You're forcing me to have your child, so I can never escape?"
She took off her outer garment herself, revealing her fair and delicate skin.
"If Your Highness desires my body so much, I am powerless to resist, like a fish on a chopping block. Please use me."
She smiled faintly and helplessly, "If I get pregnant, I can just take another abortion pill. It's not the first time, right?"
The veins on the back of Xiao Xuanyou's hand holding her bulged as he recalled the image of her lying in a pool of blood, her body ice-cold, in his dream. His chest heaved violently, as if a huge hole had been opened in his heart, letting in a blast of cold air.
The passion that had been coursing through his body cooled in the face of her cold, indifferent gaze.
With trembling hands, he helped her put her coat back on, holding her tightly as if he wanted to embed her into his soul.
“Zhi’er, I told you, I will never let you repeat the mistakes of the dream.”
Her death in his dream still terrifies him even now.
He originally thought she had already been intimate with Shen Ci'an, which is why he couldn't suppress his jealousy and wanted to possess her regardless of the consequences.
Now that he knows she is still a virgin, he can't help but feel more apprehensive.
No wonder there were no ingredients for contraceptive soup in the dregs of the medicine she usually drank.
It turns out that the intention was not to have children for Shen Ci'an, but that nothing had actually happened.
At least Shen Ci'an still knows to cherish her body.
Xiao Xuanyou placed her on the couch, then got up and said, "I won't touch you tonight. You should rest well. I'll come to see you again tomorrow."
After saying that, he didn't look at Jiang Zhi again and strode away.
He was afraid that if he stayed here any longer, he would lose control.
As soon as Jiang Zhi saw him leave, she retracted the sharp thorns that had been raised all over her body.
The feigned indifference and nonchalance crumbled instantly, scattering into a pile of dust.
She then realized that she was ice cold all over and trembling all over.
We need to find a way to leave this place.
Meanwhile, in contrast to the peace and tranquility of the Eastern Palace, the Prince Su's residence had been turned upside down.
Xiao Chengjin, who rushed back to the Prince's Mansion from the Eastern Palace, only to find that the mansion had been surrounded by soldiers when he arrived at the gate.
Meanwhile, the guards in his own residence were driven to one side, all bearing injuries, clearly having been thoroughly "treated".
Xiao Chengjin was already on edge because of the failed assassination attempt, and now seeing the state of the Prince's mansion only fueled his rage.
"How dare you! Who gave this order? Are you trying to rebel?!"
He drew his sword and held it against the Imperial Guards guarding the entrance to the Prince Su's residence, shouting sternly, "If you dare to stop me again, believe me, I'll take your dog's life!"
"It was my order." A cold, hard voice rang out.
Lu Yuan emerged from inside, one hand on his sword, his dark hem brushing against the threshold in the night. His jawline was taut, and his face was expressionless.
"If Your Highness Prince Su is not satisfied, you may kill me with a single sword stroke."
Xiao Chengjin narrowed his eyes and smiled, his androgynous face revealing a hint of masculinity. "Lord Lu, is this an order from the Emperor?"
“No,” Lu Yuan sneered. “It was this envoy and General Xie who witnessed the assassins infiltrate the Prince Su’s residence tonight. In order to prevent the assassins from escaping and to protect the safety of the Prince Su’s residence, this envoy had no choice but to do so.”
"Nonsense! How could an assassin possibly be connected to the Prince Su's mansion?" Xiao Chengjin thought to himself, "This is a frame-up!"
"Whether it's closed or not, we'll find out after we've searched the place," Xie Qi sneered as he followed.
His face was also gloomy, his thin lips were tightly pressed together, and his peach blossom eyes flashed with rare anger.
Upon seeing Xie Qi, Xiao Chengjin's expression darkened further. "Xie Qi! You must have been instructed by someone to deliberately distort the facts. Don't think that just because you have military merits, I can't do anything to you!"
His gaze swept over the two men with hatred. "You attacked the Prince Su's residence without any evidence. I will definitely go to my father and report you to him. I will make my father decide my fate!"
"Please go ahead." Lu Yuan and Xie Qi didn't even glance at him again, and stepped inside to continue directing their men to search the mansion.
Xiao Chengjin's dark, sullen face changed color again and again.
He had made thorough preparations this time, and they were unlikely to find any evidence inside the Prince Su's residence.
Just wait until dawn when he enters the palace to meet the emperor, and then his father will punish him severely and skin him alive!
However, in less than half an incense stick's time, a loud shout came from inside the mansion: "Found it! Found it!"
Xiao Chengjin's heart tightened, and he didn't care about anything else. He immediately pushed aside the guards at the gate and rushed in.
At the courtyard gate, a burly guard in imperial guards had a piece of black cloth, stained with blood, hanging from the tip of his sword.
"This was found in the bushes near the study entrance. Please take a look, Commander!"
Lu Yuan accepted it with a cold expression.
Xiao Chengjin immediately retorted, "Impossible! I have never had such a thing in my residence!"
“The evidence is conclusive. Once I get those assassins to talk, we’ll see how His Highness Prince Su explains himself before His Majesty,” Lu Yuan said.
Xie Qi became even more unscrupulous, drawing his sword with a "whoosh" and pointing it directly at Xiao Chengjin's face.
"I advise you to hand her over to me right now, or I won't let you off the hook!"
Xiao Chengjin realized something was wrong. "Who is she? Who are you looking for?"
During the banquet, Xiao Chengjin had been focused on Xiao Xuanyou's actions and hadn't noticed Jiang Zhi being taken away by the men in black.
"You know perfectly well why you asked that question. You coveted her back in the hunting grounds, and now you've gone so far as to kidnap her," Xie Qi stepped forward and grabbed his collar. "If you don't tell the truth and hand her over, I'll tear down your Prince Su's mansion tonight!"
Xiao Chengjin was genuinely confused. "The hunting grounds? You mean Princess Qinghe, now Madam Shen?"
"Good to know. If you dare to hurt her, I will immediately lead my troops to raze your Prince Su's mansion to the ground!" Xie Qi's eyes surged with ferocity, and his bloodthirsty ruthlessness, honed through countless battles, was unleashed without reservation at this moment.
Xiao Chengjin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on and let out a very short laugh.
"Xie Qi, she is Shen Ci'an's wife. How could you... covet the wife of an official and then so openly try to stand up for her? It's utterly ridiculous."
"Hahaha, that's the funniest joke I've ever heard. What exactly do you want? If Madam Shen has really been kidnapped, it should be Shen Ci'an who steps forward. What are you doing jumping around like this?"
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