Chapter 239 Did she think she was easy to bully?
grass.
Xie Qi cursed under his breath and drew his sword, ready to fight him to the death.
Seeing that the situation, which had finally begun to improve, was about to descend into chaos again, Jiang Zhi couldn't bear it any longer and shouted angrily, "Xie Qi, stop right there! If you cause any more trouble, get out of my yard!"
Xie Qi stopped abruptly, looking at her in disbelief and with a wronged expression, "Zhizhi, you're being mean to me."
"Did you listen to the slander of that scoundrel Lu Yuan and think I really am that kind of person?"
Jiang Zhi's forehead veins throbbed.
She originally wanted to keep her trip to Broken Bone Cliff from Lu Yuan, but if she didn't explain it clearly now, Lu Yuan probably wouldn't let it go.
"That's not what I meant, but don't say anything!" She glared at Xie Qi, and seeing that although he was indignant, he still obediently shut his mouth, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Lu, didn't you want to know why Prince Xie didn't find someone else to cure the poison? It's because at that time, there were only the two of us in the cave."
"We are waiting for the frost-resistant grass to bloom."
"Zhizhi, didn't we agree not to mention this?" Xie Qi couldn't help but interject.
Lu Yuan should be made to misunderstand, he should be made to rack his brains and still not understand, and it would be best if he broke up with Zhi Zhi in a fit of anger.
A person with such deep thoughts shouldn't stay by Zhizhi's side.
Lu Yuan frowned slightly, "But Frost Balance Grass is not Ye Qi..."
He understood as soon as he opened his mouth.
Jiang Zhi gave a bitter smile. "I was afraid that Ye Qi would be punished by you for taking me to Broken Bone Cliff without my permission, so I kept it from you. It was wrong of me. But the reason why Prince Xie was poisoned was also because he accompanied me to find the antidote for you."
Jiang Zhi briefly explained what happened in the cave.
The more he explained, the paler Lu Yuan's lips became.
So the antidote was obtained for him by Jiang Zhi.
This happened entirely because of him.
He gripped the knife tightly in his hand, unsure whether to raise it or put it down.
If he had a choice, he would rather not have the antidote.
He could slowly interrogate these assassins and gradually force out the remaining poison from their bodies.
He also didn't want Jiang Zhi to have this kind of thing happen between her and Xie Qi because of him, and to be forever entangled with him.
“Lord Lu, Zhizhi has been running around for you and hasn’t had a proper rest or meal these past two days. Instead of caring about her, you come here and immediately start blaming her,” Xie Qi snorted. “If I were Zhizhi, I would never speak to you again.”
He was also fanning the flames from the sidelines.
Lu Yuan's face was as cold as ice, but unusually, he did not retaliate.
Jiang Zhi's temples started to throb again. "Young Master Xie, could you please shut up?"
"Okay."
Xie Qi, holding his sword, dodged to the side.
Jiang Zhi glanced at Lu Yuan and Xiao Xuanyou again and sighed.
If these three keep fighting amongst themselves and each of them gets seriously injured, then all my efforts over the past few days will have been in vain.
“Listen to me first. These are all Xiao Yunheng’s schemes, designed to use me to sow discord among you.”
Jiang Zhi gave Xie Qi a meaningful look, and Xie Qi reluctantly took out the secret letter from his clothes.
"This is a secret letter that Xie Qi intercepted from the Night Wolf Guard. The leader of the Helan tribe, Hutulie, colluded with Xiao Yunheng, intending to take advantage of your internal strife to launch an attack on Yaocheng and catch us off guard."
She showed the letter to Xiao Xuanyou and Lu Yuan.
The chill on their faces had not completely dissipated, but they still frowned as they looked at the secret letter in her hand.
The more I looked, the more alarmed I became.
It was written very clearly in the secret letter.
The Night Wolf Guards will send the Entangling Silk into Yao City, where their inside agents will take the opportunity to drug Jiang Zhi, this "Miss Ji," when she is out.
Whenever she takes the medicine, she will definitely need to find someone to counteract it. Whether she chooses Xiao Xuanyou or Xie Qi, it will inevitably cause another person to compete for it, creating a rift between the two of them.
Then, by sending someone to sow discord, they can make the two turn against each other, thus achieving their goal.
After Jiang Zhi showed them the letter, her expression turned cold.
The current situation is almost exactly as they planned in their secret letter.
“If you still care about the people of Yaocheng and still want to deal with Xiao Yunheng, then come in with me to discuss matters.”
After saying that, he didn't look at the three of them again, got up and slowly walked into the room.
Lu Yuan quickly pursed his lips, sheathed his sword, and supported her arm.
No matter how angry and jealous he was, Jiang Zhi's safety was always his top priority.
Xiao Yunheng coveted her and repeatedly used her to stir up trouble.
If she doesn't kill him now, Jiang Zhi will face endless crises in the future.
Xie Qi squeezed over and supported Jiang Zhi on the other side.
The three of them stopped at the door, and Jiang Zhi turned around to look at Xiao Xuanyou.
"Your Highness, the opportunity to eliminate Xiao Yunheng, your rival, is right before your eyes. Aren't you tempted?" Jiang Zhi asked, staring at him.
Xiao Xuanyou's face was gloomy, but he still followed after him.
The three of them finally sat down quietly.
Judging from Xiao Xuanyou's reaction today, if Jiang Zhi still hasn't realized that Xiao Xuanyou knows her identity, then Jiang Zhi's second life has been in vain.
Although she didn't know why Xiao Xuanyou was pretending not to recognize her, their current state was actually the safest.
She doesn't care about such things anymore.
The most urgent task is to eliminate Xiao Yunheng, this major threat.
Jiang Zhi saw that all three of them were injured to varying degrees, especially Xiao Xuanyou and Lu Yuan. The two were already injured, and now their injuries were aggravated. Blood had even flowed down the ground, and the room was filled with a strong smell of blood as soon as she entered.
But they remained silent, as if nothing had happened, as if they were locked in a stalemate.
Jiang Zhi sighed and could only ask Xie Qi to call a doctor to re-bandage and apply medicine to them.
The doctor looked at the three people who looked like they had been pulled out of a pool of blood, and his face turned pale with fright. His hands were trembling as he applied the medicine to them.
With Jiang Zhi's help, everything was finally taken care of. The doctor was covered in a cold sweat and stumbled away with his medicine box.
The room fell silent again.
"What do you plan to do with this secret letter?" Lu Yuan sat upright, leaning on his sword, as if the impulsiveness of just now had become an illusion, and he had regained his former cold and ruthless commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Xie Qi boldly squeezed next to Jiang Zhi, "Originally, I planned to send it to the capital and present it to the Emperor in person, but Zhi Zhi said that if it really reached the Emperor's hands, it would probably be suppressed again."
Xiao Xuanyou lowered his phoenix eyes, his eyes swirling with dark currents. “Miss Ji’s concerns are not wrong. Father Emperor treats the Prince of Xiang’s son extremely well and never has the heart to punish him too harshly. Even for a crime like treason, which is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of a family, he would probably be let off lightly if there were not enough evidence.”
Jiang Zhi couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her, "Why does His Majesty treat this Prince Xiang's heir better than his own son, the Crown Prince?"
"You must not speak ill of the Emperor." Xiao Xuanyou said this lightly, but he had his doubts in his heart.
He always felt that his father favored Xiao Yunheng, as if... he owed him something.
He had asked his mother about it, but she just shook her head and told him not to bring it up again.
“It was I who overstepped my bounds,” Jiang Zhi apologized, then added, “but if His Majesty continues to favor him, even if we produce enough evidence, we will not be able to bring down the Prince of Xiang.”
Xie Qi nodded. "Every page of this secret letter has the totem of the Helan tribe and the mark that belongs exclusively to Hutu Lie. Outsiders simply cannot forge it. This secret letter is the biggest piece of evidence, and Xiao Yunheng cannot deny it even if he wants to."
"The problem now is how to prevent His Majesty from showing favoritism towards the Prince of Xiang's heir," Lu Yuan said in a low voice.
"I do have a method, but I haven't figured out how to implement it yet," Jiang Zhi said hesitantly.
"Tell me about it first," Xiao Xuanyou said, looking at her.
“Make this a big deal, make it known to everyone,” Jiang Zhi’s eyes flashed with a cold light, “make it so big that even the Emperor can’t easily suppress it, forcing him to take action against Xiao Yunheng.”
Xiao Yunheng has attacked her time and time again. If she doesn't fight back, he will really think she is easy to bully.
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