Chapter 245 Became Especially Clingy
"Cicada skin".
His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of waking the person who was fast asleep, and he staggered and fell down by the bed.
Jiang Zhi's vision went dark, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a secret room.
Jiang Xue was tied up and hung on the wall, while Xiao Xuanyou sat below with a cold and stern expression.
“You gave her the medicine,” he said in a deep, menacing voice, “You killed her.”
Jiang Xue didn't have many injuries, but she just sneered, "Wasn't it you who killed her, Your Highness?"
Xiao Xuanyou's expression changed drastically.
"If you hadn't imprisoned her in Qifeng Tower, if you hadn't gotten her pregnant, if you hadn't been so slow to arrive—"
Jiang Xue stared at him, saying each word clearly, "She will never die."
Xiao Xuanyou reached out and grabbed her neck. "Say it again."
“Your Highness, we courtesans are of lowly birth. Every day, corpses are carried out through the back door. They were either played to death by customers or contracted incurable diseases,” Jiang Xue said with a sneer. “Since you treated Chanyi as a plaything, why are you so angry about her death?”
Xiao Xuanyou frowned. "When did I ever treat her as a plaything?"
"So that's not how it was supposed to be?" Jiangxue asked him. "Then why keep her trapped here? Why not give her an identity?"
"..."
A monstrous beast seemed to lurk in Xiao Xuanyou's eyes. "You don't need to know these things."
Jiangxue knew she couldn't escape death today, so she simply spoke her mind: "I warned Chanyi long ago that the biggest taboo in our line of work is falling in love with a customer, but she just wouldn't listen and fell in love with you. Now look what happened, she's lost her life for nothing. It's truly pitiful."
Xiao Xuanyou seemed to have been struck by lightning, and the grip on her hand loosened. "What did you say? What do you mean by 'falling in love'?"
Jiangxue looked at him in surprise, "So Your Highness didn't know?"
"Ha, ha, that's hilarious, the funniest joke I've ever heard."
Jiangxue laughed so hard she could hardly breathe. "She even came to me to complain, asking me how she could stop falling for you. Turns out this fool never let you know."
"Impossible, you're lying to me." Xiao Xuanyou's eyes turned bloodshot and his chest heaved violently.
Jiang Xue looked at him and said, "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, then so be it. The person is already dead anyway, so what's the point of worrying about this now?"
"I don't believe it! If she really had feelings for me, why would she run away time and time again, why would she reject me, and why would she abort our child!"
"Because you've never treated her like a person!" Jiangxue gritted her teeth. "She's just your possession. You can come and go as you please. Even if she was pregnant, you switched her medication. She never had a choice."
"A courtesan's life is like a floating duckweed. Does Your Highness feel any pleasure in humiliating such a helpless woman like this?"
Xiao Xuanyou's heart felt as if it had been ripped apart by a knife, bleeding profusely, making it difficult to even breathe, and his voice was hoarse and strained, "No, it's not like that."
How could he possibly humiliate her?
He just wanted to protect her and keep her from being known by the outside world. Once he had completely dealt with the person hiding in the shadows, he would give her a proper identity so that she could stand with him openly and proudly.
But why did things turn out this way?
Xiao Xuanyou was in a daze, and without even glancing at Jiang Xue, he staggered out of the secret prison.
Jiang Zhi's vision went completely dark, and she finally woke up.
She was panting heavily and realized she was covered in a cold sweat, her hair sticking to her cheeks, and she looked like she had been pulled out of the water.
Why would I have such a dream?
Jiang Xue was taken away by Xiao Xuanyou after her death.
She even harmed Jiangxue.
I wonder how she is doing now?
If I have the chance to go back to Kyoto again, I will definitely go and see her.
*
Xiao Xuanyou remained unconscious for three days and three nights before finally waking up.
He opened his eyes, first looking at the top of the tent, then struggling to turn his neck, and finally saw the woman lying beside him.
She must have been exhausted, because she knelt on the ground with her head resting beside him, her thick eyelashes casting a shadow on her eyelids.
Xiao Xuanyou moved his fingers as if to touch him, but Jiang Zhi woke up as soon as he made the movement.
Meeting Xiao Xuanyou's weak gaze, she was still a little dazed, then her eyes suddenly lit up, "You, you're finally awake."
The imperial physician has issued an ultimatum: if Xiao Xuanyou does not wake up today, he will never wake up again.
"That's great, I'll go and call the imperial physician right away."
Jiang Zhi was about to get up in surprise when she was stopped by Xiao Xuanyou's pale, bloodless hand.
"Wait, cough, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."
Jiang Zhi stopped in her tracks, her worry genuine. "Your Highness, you're in such a state, shouldn't we have the imperial physician examine you first?"
Xiao Xuanyou didn't say anything, he just looked at her.
Jiang Zhi sighed and sat back down. "What do you want to say?"
"I'm sorry, Chanyi." His voice was hoarse from a long illness, and his phoenix eyes were so weak they had no light.
Jiang Zhixin's heart tightened suddenly.
Is he no longer going to pretend?
Xiao Xuanyou gave a bitter smile, "Whether in dreams or in reality, it seems I've always been doing the wrong thing."
Jiang Zhi slowly withdrew her hand from his. "So Your Highness already knew? What are your plans now?"
Should we continue to capture her and lock her up in the Eastern Palace?
Xiao Xuanyou shook his head with difficulty, "Chanyi, I promise you, I will never do anything against your will again."
Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"If you do it again, I will make sure you never wake up again—can you forgive me?" He reached for her hand again, but because he was too weak, her hand was still trembling.
Jiang Zhi's gaze fell on him.
He was still wrapped in thick bandages, and his whole body was much thinner, making his jawline appear even sharper. His usual imposing presence had faded considerably, and his eyes were even covered with a thin layer of mist.
It all started because of her.
Jiang Zhi's heart softened inexplicably.
She died once, and he almost died trying to save her.
With their grudges balanced out, as long as he stopped forcing her, she could let go of her resentment and leave each other alone.
"good."
Xiao Xuanyou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the answer, but before he could say anything, he couldn't help coughing.
"I'll go and call the imperial physician in."
As soon as Xiao Xuanyou woke up, the whole courtyard became lively, no longer gloomy and lifeless.
Jiang Zhi was initially relieved by Xiao Xuanyou's assurance, but she soon discovered that Xiao Xuanyou seemed like a different person after waking up, becoming particularly...clingy.
He was too weak to get out of bed, and he ate and had his dressings changed in bed.
But he didn't like having his servants do these things, so he just looked at Jiang Zhi with a pair of faint, resentful eyes and didn't say a word.
Jiang Zhi moved her lips, but couldn't find a single word to refuse.
Fine, I'll just have to bear with it a little longer.
Once he recovers, I will be free.
So when Lu Yuan and Xie Qi came in to check on Xiao Xuanyou's injuries, they saw Xiao Xuanyou half-lying in Jiang Zhi's arms, being gently fed medicine by her.
Their expressions immediately became quite interesting.
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