Chapter 270 Paralyzed for so long, it's long since useless.
“I was poisoned a lot when I was young, so I can tell at a glance whether there is anything unusual in the tea,” he laughed. “Besides, Madam Shen is not that kind of person.”
"Yes, after all, not everyone would stoop so low as to use a binding spell on someone."
Xiao Yunheng glanced at her and couldn't help but laugh, "So Madam Shen is still angry."
"Shouldn't I be angry?" Jiang Zhi couldn't help but say, "I have never offended the Prince of Xiang, so why have you tried to harm me time and time again?"
Xiao Yunheng frowned. "There's nothing we can do about it. Madam Shen is more effective than any other method."
"Despicable and shameless," Jiang Zhi gritted her teeth.
"Oh? This is the first time someone has commented on me like this," Xiao Yunheng said, not angry at all, but even somewhat smug. "It feels pretty good."
Jiang Zhi: "What exactly do you want?"
"No matter what, Madam Shen is safe until I come up with a next plan." He said gently.
"...Then I really have to thank you."
Jiang Zhi gritted her teeth and asked again, "There's another thing I'm very curious about: how did the Crown Prince of Xiang know that I had faked my death and then went to Xuzhou?"
She couldn't understand this matter.
"Oh, you mean this?" Xiao Yunheng said calmly, "You didn't know that this fake death medicine was developed by Doctor Xue, and that it was sold to him at a high price?"
I see.
Jiang Zhi felt that she was not wronged in being kidnapped.
Who would have thought that Xiao Yunheng had known about her actions all along?
"It seems we have no choice but to fight to the death," Jiang Zhi sighed.
“That’s not necessarily true,” Xiao Yunheng said, holding a teacup in his hand and smiling at her. “Perhaps if you consider leaving Shen Ci’an and coming with me, I might not lay a hand on my own woman.”
Jiang Zhi felt a sense of absurdity.
"You should know what my body is like after I took the drug to fake my death, right?" she asked, suppressing the urge to splash tea on his face.
Xiao Yunheng said calmly, "It's alright, she's just a concubine, there's no need for you to have children."
Jiang Zhi narrowed her eyes.
She hated it most when people called her a "concubine".
She sneered, her gaze seemingly casually falling on his lower body, her words laced with sarcasm, "Indeed, after being paralyzed for so long, he should be useless by now, how could he possibly have children?"
Xiao Yunheng was stunned, seemingly shocked by her naked and vicious words.
He then chuckled softly, "Chatting with Mrs. Shen is truly delightful."
"Really?" Jiang Zhi curled her lips. "Then let's talk about something more interesting—how's the renovation of the Prince's library going?"
Xiao Yunheng's previously indifferent expression stiffened. "Madam Shen really knows how to pierce people's hearts."
The library is the culmination of my father's hard work during his lifetime.
My mother told me that my father actually disliked swordsmanship and preferred books and poetry.
But since he had an elder brother who was both the legitimate heir and the crown prince, and because he couldn't bring himself to be cruel to his own flesh and blood, his father could only become a vassal and had to leave the capital to fight on the battlefield.
As a result, they lost their lives there.
Now, even the library, which he had devoted his entire life to, was burned to the ground by Xiao Xuanyou's men.
Why should everything in the world give way to the Crown Prince? Why can the Crown Prince do whatever he wants?
His resentment reached its peak.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi's face showed a regretful expression. "What a pity. Back when I almost fell off the library, it was the Prince of Xiang who saved me."
As she recalled, she got up and went to the terrace outside the private room. "If I remember correctly, it was on this kind of terrace."
“It was much taller back then,” Xiao Yunheng said, standing behind her, a full head taller and more slender than her. “So, considering that I risked my life to save you back then, don’t you really want to consider being with me?”
Jiang Zhi suppressed her annoyance with him and only smiled, "I was truly grateful to the young master back then, who would have thought it was just to test me?"
Xiao Yunheng wasn't annoyed that she had pointed it out. "You really hold grudges, Madam Shen."
“Yes, I’m a very petty person,” Jiang Zhi looked at him. “I always try my best to pay back what others owe me.”
She spoke as she moved closer to him.
The servant outside the terrace, fearing that Jiang Zhi might do something to her master, kept a close eye on her movements.
Unexpectedly, she stepped forward and hugged Xiao Yunheng's waist!
The guards were stunned, having never seen such a bold woman before, and quickly turned their gaze away.
Xiao Yunheng was also taken aback.
But he wasn't used to this kind of contact with people, and subconsciously frowned and reached out to push her away.
Unexpectedly, a tingling pain suddenly came from my lower back.
He was immediately unable to move.
"What is Madam Shen planning to do?" He remained calm and simply looked down at her.
Jiang Zhi withdrew the silver needles from her hand, a smile appearing on her beautiful face. "Of course, let's collect some interest first."
After saying that, she held him tightly, who was temporarily unable to move, and together they fell over the railing!
The railings looked like they had been neglected for years, and they were so loose that they broke easily.
The two of them fell off the building together.
By the time the guards realized what was happening, it was too late.
With a muffled thud, Xiao Yunheng fell heavily to the ground, landing on his back and spitting out a mouthful of blood with a muffled groan.
This was a place that Jiang Zhi had specially chosen.
On the third floor, Xiao Yunheng wouldn't die from the fall, but he would certainly suffer a lot.
The terrace faces north, and few people pass by below, so it won't injure pedestrians.
Her carriage was parked not far away, making it convenient for her to leave.
The railings were also tampered with last night.
Therefore, Jiang Zhi above Xiao Yunheng was completely unharmed except for her hairpins being slightly messed up.
She hurriedly got off him, and deliberately pressed on his chest a few times, causing Xiao Yunheng, who was already injured, to vomit blood a few more times.
"Oh dear, Prince Xiang, how did you get so badly injured? You saved me once again, how can I possibly thank you enough?"
She blinked, quickly stood up before the guards arrived, and put on a veil to hide the gloating expression on her face.
"Master, are you alright? I have failed in my duty. I will take you to Doctor Xue for treatment right away!" Xiao Yunheng was helped up by the guards, who were pale-faced.
He had turned his gaze away for a moment and hadn't seen clearly how the two of them fell from the third floor!
Xiao Yunheng frowned and pushed him away.
Looking at Jiang Zhi, who was already being supported by her two maids.
“It’s really scary. The railings in this teahouse are so flimsy,” Jiang Zhi said, her face veiled so her expression couldn’t be seen, but her eyes were bright and she didn’t seem scared at all. “They’re just as dilapidated as the railings in the library of the Prince of Xiang’s mansion.”
Xiao Yunheng showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, he looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Madam Shen... you really do hold grudges."
He coughed up another mouthful of blood, clearly suffering from serious internal injuries.
The guard looked worried. "Master, let me take you to heal your wounds first."
"Get lost." Xiao Yunheng glanced at him sideways, showing no patience whatsoever for Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Zhi also chimed in, "Yes, Prince Xiang should hurry up and get treatment, otherwise it will be my fault if he develops a chronic illness."
She and Xiao Yunheng fell off the balcony together, and even if there were suspicions, no one could blame her.
However, this kind of thing can only happen once, not twice.
Xiao Yunheng wouldn't be so foolish as to let her succeed time and again.
He had secretly harmed her so many times, and today he was just collecting some interest to relieve the pent-up frustration in his chest that had been building up for days.
This is also what the imperial physician said; it is beneficial to both body and mind.
Seeing Xiao Yunheng's disheveled and internally injured state, she felt much better and decided to have the kitchen prepare more dishes when she got back today.
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