Chapter 238 It was all to deceive you and take liberties with you.
Xie Qi, completely oblivious, said earnestly, "This was my fault, and I will take responsibility for her."
"Take responsibility?" Lu Yuan, who had been uninvolved, suddenly narrowed his eyes, held the Embroidered Spring Blade horizontally in front of him, and said in a calm yet cold voice, "Please enlighten me, General Xie."
A cold light sliced through the air, the blade aimed directly at Xie Qi's face.
Xiao Xuanyou also stepped forward at the same time, each move overflowing with murderous intent.
Xie Qi, however, was not afraid at all.
His unwillingness to fight them doesn't mean he can't beat them.
He wore a flamboyant smile, and the aura he had developed from years of fighting on the battlefield was unmatched by ordinary people. Even when facing two experts, Xiao Xuanyou and Lu Yuan, he was not at a disadvantage.
Moreover, the two of them had their own agendas and no chemistry whatsoever.
Xie Qi was well-versed in military strategy and deception. He caught Xiao Xuanyou's sword and led it towards Lu Yuan.
At first, Lu Yuan didn't take it to heart, but after it happened several times, he couldn't help but frown.
"What does Your Highness mean by this?"
Xiao Xuanyou glanced at him. "Does Lord Lu not know that swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield?"
He was well aware of Xie Qi's intention to sow discord.
But he had indeed disliked Lu Yuan for a long time.
Anyone who has designs on Chanyi should disappear forever.
Lu Yuan let out a laugh from his chest, "Then Your Highness, please be careful."
The two of them went from acting independently to a three-way battle in an instant.
Jiang Zhi watched helplessly as Lu Yuan, who had originally gone to break up the fight, joined in without saying a word. The three of them fought fiercely, completely disregarding the consequences.
If this continues, even the General's Mansion will be demolished.
She took a deep breath. "Stop! Prince Xie didn't force me; it was my own choice!"
Xiao Xuanyou and Lu Yuan paused briefly, both frowning as they looked at her. "Voluntary?"
Xie Qi interjected at this moment, "Zhizhi, don't be afraid. This has nothing to do with you. I can handle it."
Upon hearing his address, Lu Yuan immediately gave Xie Qi a dangerous look.
However, realizing that Jiang Zhi's current name also contains the same syllables, she didn't say anything.
Xiao Xuanyou, however, no longer cared about titles. He stood there, staring intently at her, and asked, "Voluntary? Then why didn't you take your medicine?"
When they were in the Eastern Palace, she would often threaten him with this matter.
Now that it's Xie Qi's turn, he's saying it's voluntary?
This was something Xiao Xuanyou simply couldn't tolerate.
Jiang Zhi chuckled, “Your Highness, you may not know this, but I have taken extremely strong medicine and will never be able to conceive again. Your Highness need not worry that I might become pregnant and use this to curry favor with the Marquis of Wuyi.”
"An extremely potent drug?" Xiao Xuanyou suddenly remembered the fake death drug that Li Jinyan had prepared for Jiang Zhi when she used the pretense of death to leave the East Palace. It was extremely harmful to her body.
So, she will never be able to get pregnant again?
Upon hearing this news, Xiao Xuanyou was at a loss for whether to be happy or sad.
The good news is that Chanyi will no longer die in such a tragic way.
Tragically, how could she possibly become his crown princess in this state?
And the one who started all of this was himself.
Xiao Xuanyou could no longer hold onto the sword, and it fell to the ground with a clang.
His hands, hanging by his side, were also sticky and covered in blood, whether his own or someone else's, he couldn't tell.
He seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he was completely lost.
"What exactly happened while I was poisoned?" Lu Yuan pursed his lips, his eyes as calm and deep as the seabed, concealing an indescribable storm.
Jiang Zhi took a deep breath, "Young Master Xie was afflicted by the Entangling Silk Curse. If he doesn't get an antidote, he will lose all his internal energy and become a cripple... At that time, I will be the only person by his side."
"So you're so generous as to sacrifice yourself to help him?"
When Jiang Zhi was questioned by him, she felt as if her heart was being squeezed and she was having difficulty breathing.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath. Although he was furious, he tried his best not to frighten her when he saw her pale and uncomfortable face.
He still had a dagger wound on his back, which had already reopened and was bleeding during the fight.
But these pains were nothing compared to hearing the news that Jiang Zhi had volunteered to detoxify Xie Qi.
How could she do this?! How could she do this?!
Just thinking about how Jiang Zhi and Xie Qi were actually... when she later fell into a coma after being poisoned and was unconscious...
He simply couldn't control the rage in his heart, wishing he could kill Xie Qi with a single blow.
He gripped the knife handle tightly, his knuckles cracking.
"You promised me you wouldn't push me away before leaving Yaocheng, but now you're going back on your word."
His blood was surging, and his body, which had just recovered, was now swaying precariously.
"Lord Lu, the situation was urgent at the time, and I had no choice. Please let me explain..."
"Out of desperation?" Lu Yuan's voice was as cold as ice. "Is there no one else around to help him detoxify, so he had to come to you?"
"If he loses all his internal energy without being detoxified, then let him become a cripple and die."
"Was it that he couldn't force the medicine out with his internal energy, or did he simply not want to force it and just wanted to deceive you and take advantage of you..."
"Lu Yuan, stop trying to sow discord between me!" Xie Qi's previously relaxed expression immediately turned ugly, and he was so angry that he almost jumped up. "My feelings for Zhizhi are as clear as day, don't use your filthy thoughts to slander me!"
At that time, he was not in a good state of mind. Let alone forcing out the poison, it was already very difficult for him to avoid harming Zhizhi.
How did it come to be that Lu Yuan deliberately drugged Zhi Zhi so that he could do *that* to her?
What if Zhizhi really misunderstands him and never talks to him again?
This Lu Yuan is a dark and scheming person; he just can't stand to see him doing well!
"Alright, then please tell me, Prince Xie, if it had been another woman beside you at the time, would you have used them to detoxify yourself?"
"I..." Xie Qi was stunned for a moment, then immediately became furious.
Lu Yuan was clearly setting a trap for him!
If he says he can, it means he's a bastard who doesn't care about other women's reputation, can't control his lust, and is selfish.
If he says no, it means Lu Yuan's guess was correct. He could clearly control himself, yet he still let Jiang Zhi detoxify him.
Well, Lu Yuan, I really underestimated him!
Xie Qi's chest heaved with anger as he retorted, "Lord Lu speaks so eloquently, but what if you were the one poisoned? What would you have planned to do then?"
Lu Yuan sneered, "First, I'm not that stupid to be drugged without realizing it. Second, I'm not that useless; even if I were poisoned, I have the ability to force it out. Third—"
He glanced at Jiang Zhi, his eyes swirling with a calm yet cold obsession. "I would never be so shameless as to use an innocent woman to vent my lust and leave her covered in wounds."
"Why bother saving such a stupid, useless, and shameless man?"
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