Flip the table! The reborn villainous woman takes down her entire family and seizes her life.

Chapter 196 Pearl Garment

"What! How could this happen!"

"This is different!" The leader finally realized something was wrong, but he dared not move because of the long knife around his neck, and could only desperately try to signal to his left and right.

Unfortunately, his followers had already been captured, and soon a pile of daggers and short swords appeared on the ground.

Gu Liang looked at the pile of gleaming silver weapons on the ground and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you carrying a sword?"

"I...I...we did that to protect the Princess!"

Gu Liang nodded, approaching step by step, his gaze suddenly hardening, his tone turning cold, "Holding a sword without reporting, intentions unclear, identity unknown, kill."

At the command, blood splattered.

The loudest shouters fell to the ground on the spot.

Upon seeing this, the others' knees buckled and they all knelt down.

Amidst the pleas for mercy, they were taken away.

Soon after, a group of people dressed in the same clothes appeared beside the princess.

Apart from their appearance, their behavior was no different from that of the people sent by the emperor.

The eldest princess raised an eyebrow: "What is this?"

Gu Liang slightly raised her chin, "This is a servant specially chosen for you by your husband, so that you won't suffer."

The princess paused for a moment, then smiled.

The guards led the horses to them, and Gu Liang mounted them.

He glanced back in the direction of Kyoto, then loosened the reins. "Let's go."

A troop of horses sped towards the Northern Barbarians like a whirlwind.

Jiang Zhi lay down and fell asleep.

She had a long dream.

In her dream, it was pitch black, and she returned to the palace that imprisoned her.

The rain pattered outside the palace, and she huddled behind the gauze screen, hugging her knees.

Soon after, a warm candle flame arrived as promised, enveloping her.

This time, however, a tall, slender man stepped out from behind the screen, holding a candle.

Jiang Zhi got a clear look at the person's face.

The candlelight illuminated his handsome features, revealing his eyes that were both unfamiliar and strangely familiar...

It is Gu Liang.

The illusory dream came to an abrupt end. Jiang Zhi opened her eyes groggily, and in the hazy light, she seemed to see Gu Liang's brow bone appear before her eyes.

"Xun, Xun?"

Jiang Zhi's lips parted slightly, her voice weak.

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Wu Shi's voice rang in her ears, pulling her back to reality.

Seeing that the princess seemed a little dazed at noon, he worried that she had caught a cold in the study yesterday, so he immediately touched her forehead.

"Your Highness, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Jiang Zhi raised his head, shook his head, and saw the person in front of him clearly.

"At noon, I'm fine."

Seeing the princess's haggard appearance at noon, she felt very distressed, but knowing what kind of person her princess was, she didn't dare to bring it up again.

He simply draped a coat over her and led her back to her room to change.

"At noon, go and call Shuyao and Huajin here."

At noon, he withdrew and summoned two more people.

"Shuyao, have you prepared the clothes I asked you to?" Jiang Zhi asked.

"Your Highness, everything is ready."

Jiang Zhi took a sip of tea. "Next, you and Hua Jin do as I say, and someone will respond to you."

Shuyao and Huajin exchanged a glance and agreed.

"Let's go to Bai Xiaotang at noon."

Qin Qi said solemnly, "Please accept my condolences."

Jiang Zhi had no time for sadness; she simply raised her teacup to him, and the two drank at the same time.

Jiang Zhi put down his teacup and said, "My father's death was intended to cause chaos in the capital and to get the emperor's attention. The advantages and disadvantages of this are obvious."

Qin Qi had already thought of this.

"That's right, it's him. So, I'm going to expose his background to the world first and embarrass him."

Jiang Zhi wasn't sure if the emperor knew, but she wanted the world to know that he was an illegitimate child, so how could he not care about his reputation?

He's extremely concerned about saving face.

"Recently, Consort Duan in the palace has been fond of sending people out to find some new clothes, and tomorrow will be no exception."

Qin Qi asked, "Is this why you had someone make clothes for you?"

“Yes.” Jiang Zhi raised his chin slightly. “I will personally expose his true colors.”

"Tomorrow at Shenshi (3-5 PM), my men will be hawking their wares in the most conspicuous place. I'll have to trouble you, Your Highness."

Qin Qi thought to himself, "As expected of Gu Liangtao's wife, if the two of them are ruthless, they are number one, and who would dare to be number two?"

Jiang Zhi didn't care what he was thinking at the moment, but the expression on his face was more serious than usual.