Chapter 286 I Just Like Lord Lu
Jiang Zhi sighed, "I know, and I don't mean to blame you."
Ultimately, Lu Yuan did it all for her sake.
"What, are you afraid of me?" Lu Yuan keenly sensed her change in mood and turned her face to face him.
An unease rose in my heart for no apparent reason.
He wouldn't care if anyone said he was ruthless or cold-blooded.
But Jiang Zhi is different.
Will she, like everyone else, avoid me at all costs?
"How could that be?" Jiang Zhi noticed his unease, reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, her round, dark eyes staring at him intently. "I just like Lord Lu."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "How is it?"
Jiang Zhi laughed, her slender fingers pinching his firm, iron-like arm. "It's hard."
She kissed the corner of his lips again, "Cold."
"His heroic spirit is overwhelming, his imposing presence is irresistible."
Lu Yuan does indeed possess a unique aura. He appears as a cold and taciturn, jade-faced demon, yet she has pulled him down from the unreachable clouds into the mortal world because she has become tainted by worldly desires.
This contrast made her heart flutter.
Lu Yuan was stunned.
I never expected her to say something like that.
He took a deep breath and hugged her even tighter. "Azhi, what should I do?"
"What?"
"I feel like I'm finding it harder and harder to let go of you."
He could now even begin to understand Xiao Xuanyou's obsession with her.
After having had her, how could I willingly let go?
*
The next morning, Lu Yuan received a message from Ye Qi, saying that Lady Wang had asked her subordinate to convey that she wanted to see him.
Lu Yuan sat on the embroidered stool, letting Jiang Zhi apply a simple disguise to his face. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Ye Qi's head was wrapped in gauze and frowned, asking, "What happened?"
Ye Qi said with a bitter face, "It's all because of that young lady last night. She was too ruthless. If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would have been disfigured."
Who would have thought that he, a dignified member of the Imperial Guard, would be chased and beaten by a girl wielding a stool? If word got out, it would be incredibly embarrassing.
Lu Yuan said coldly, "Indeed shameful."
"If it weren't for your orders, boss, not to hurt anyone, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state," Ye Qi couldn't help but complain.
It's so frustrating, so incredibly frustrating.
Lu Yuan sneered, "You can't even subdue a girl who's unarmed. All those years as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard have been for nothing."
Jiang Zhi couldn't help but turn Lu Yuan's face back, "Don't move around, I won't be responsible if you draw it crooked."
Lu Yuan, who was reprimanding his subordinates, was not annoyed by the interruption. He simply nodded and said calmly, "Okay, I won't move."
"Send someone to tell her that my wife and I will go see her in a little while."
Ye Qi was thoroughly outmaneuvered by his boss, so he didn't dare linger and tactfully closed the door and left.
Lady Wang was getting impatient waiting at the inn.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan enter with Jiang Zhi, he immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Brother Lu, is it true that you know the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"
Lu Yuan nodded, "Of course, but they need to be interested in Lady Wang's news, otherwise there's nothing I can do."
Lady Wang made up her mind, "Alright, as long as you can help me pass on the message that the Embroidered Uniform Guard will be responsible for the safety of my family of three, I guarantee they will not be disappointed."
Half a day later, Wang Niangzi and her family boarded a carriage bound for the capital.
Before leaving, Madam Wang made a point of checking the token of the Imperial Guards who were responsible for picking them up. Only after confirming that everything was correct did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The family of three was soon taken to the secret prison of the imperial prison.
Yu Jun was in charge of the interrogation.
Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi were waiting in the dark room next door.
From the dark room, Wang Niangzi's voice could be heard clearly without anyone on the other side noticing.
"My lord, I have a secret that I have kept to myself for more than ten years. I thought it would be taken to the underworld with me, but I did not expect the Prince of Xiang to be so ruthless. So I have nothing to worry about anymore."
Lady Wang had initially been skeptical of Lu Yuan's knowledge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but now that she had entered the Northern Garrison and met the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, all her doubts were dispelled.
Now, the only ones who can rival the Prince of Xiang's mansion and save her family are the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
He was a man who deserved to die anyway. As long as he could save his daughter's life and protect her happiness for the rest of her life, he would have no regrets in dying.
"Tell me everything in detail. If it is true, I will guarantee the safety of your whole family."
Yu Jun's eyes were covered in dark circles.
The lady suffered a severe hemorrhage after her miscarriage. Although she was saved from the brink of death, she has remained weak ever since.
He was filled with remorse and took care of her day and night. Only after seeing that her complexion had improved these past two days did he return to his post.
Having received permission, Lady Wang finally spoke slowly.
"My family doesn't know that I used to be a girl from Qifeng Tower named Hongxuan."
“In the past, I was quite beautiful and knowledgeable in calligraphy and painting. I caught the eye of the King of Xiang and would often come to sit with me for a while… So I developed other thoughts.”
“The days of selling smiles at the door are not easy. I thought of attaching myself to Prince Xiang, even if I was a lowly concubine or even an outsider. Unfortunately, every time Prince Xiang came, he only talked about poetry and painting and did not take any further action.”
The woman, blinded by greed, secretly slipped an aphrodisiac into Prince Xiang's tea during one of his visits…
Yu Jun sat at the head of the table, completely hidden in the darkness, and said coldly, "You dare to use medicine on His Highness Prince Xiang? You really don't want to live."
Madam Wang kowtowed and apologized, saying, "I know my sins are unforgivable, but it is precisely because of this that I have discovered a terrifying secret."
Yu Jun raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What secret?"
Jiang Zhi, who was next door, couldn't help but lean over to listen closely.
"In order to achieve my goal, I used a very high dosage of the drug, but even so, His Highness Prince Xiang did not react."
"Only then did I realize that His Highness Prince Xiang was wounded on the battlefield and was no longer able to have sex."
"How dare you!" Yu Jun slammed her hand on the armrest, her voice sharp and stern. "His Highness Prince Xiang fought bravely on the battlefield and died for his country. How dare you, a petty scoundrel, insult and slander him?!"
"This humble woman dares not speak nonsense. I witnessed everything with my own eyes. Please, Your Excellency, investigate thoroughly!" Madam Wang began to kowtow repeatedly. "Your Excellency can find out about the matter between Prince Xiang and me simply by going to Qifeng Tower."
"If you know such a big secret, how have you managed to survive until now?" Yu Jun asked again.
"His Highness Prince Xiang is kind and benevolent. Although he was furious when he learned of the incident after regaining his senses, he did not kill the woman."
But he said that now that I knew this secret, someone would surely want to take my life. So he made me take a drug to fake my death, sent someone to transport me out of Qifeng Tower, and told me to take this secret with me to my coffin and never mention it again, otherwise I would not escape being killed.
“If it weren’t for the Prince of Xiang’s cruel killing of me and A Yue, I would never have revealed a single word about this matter.”
Jiang Zhi stood frozen in place.
She never expected to learn such a big secret from Lady Wang.
Since His Highness Prince Xiang was unable to consummate the marriage before their marriage, Xiao Yunheng could not possibly be His Highness Prince Xiang's bloodline!
She looked at Lu Yuan in shock.
Even Lu Yuan's usually indifferent face showed surprise.
They both guessed at the same possibility.
Royal bloodlines cannot be confused. Xiao Yunheng was not born to Prince Xiang, yet he still received the Emperor's favor for so many years, and even the crime of treason could not shake his position.
Therefore, there is only one answer.
Xiao Yunheng was Xiao Xuanyou's half-brother and Emperor Xuanzhao's biological son.
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