si-mexico Chapter 86 Difficulty Falling Asleep
Chapter 86 Difficulty Falling Asleep
Madam Jiang said quietly, "How do you know the Pei family doesn't know about this?"
"You can actually say such shameless things as deceiving everyone?"
"Or perhaps..." Old Madam Jiang glanced at Madam Liu from head to toe.
Liu was immediately startled and her eyes widened.
"You do the same?"
"Oh dear, could it be that Sister Luan isn't Father's child?" Jiang Zhi, who was standing to the side, exclaimed in shock.
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Luan, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately looked down and stared at Jiang Zhi in disbelief.
"Jiang Zhi, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"How could I not be my father's child!"
Jiang Zhi took a deep breath, covered her mouth, and said, "Oh."
Madam Liu immediately shook her head and angrily said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could that be? Luan'er is the Marquis's child!"
"Hmm," Jiang Zhi said, "Don't get agitated, little lady. I'm just going along with what Grandmother said."
Jiang Zhirun's eyes darted around slightly, and he said innocently, "However, if you want to prove your innocence, why not have a blood test?"
“No!” Liu immediately retorted.
Fine beads of sweat kept appearing on her forehead.
Lady Liu's reaction made Marquis Zhenyuan feel that something was wrong.
He stood up and angrily said, "Liu Huizhi! Could it be that Jiang Luan really isn't my child?"
"No!" exclaimed Madam Liu, "How could that be!"
"We've been married for over a decade, how can you doubt me like this?"
Jiang Zhi had already ordered someone to bring clean water, preparing to have the Marquis of Zhenyuan perform a blood test to confirm his kinship.
"Father," Jiang Zhi said, "Let's begin."
Liu's face was deathly pale, and her whole body was trembling.
Marquis Zhenyuan frowned deeply.
He was also worried that the final result wouldn't be what he wanted.
The atmosphere in the front hall was oppressive.
As the two drops of blood separated in the bowl, the Marquis of Zhenyuan felt as if his heart was being torn apart.
Jiang Zhi leaned forward, surprised, "Oh my god, how could we have separated?"
"That shouldn't be the case, how could that be?"
“That’s right,” Gu Liang said. “I really didn’t expect that Jiang Luan is not only shameless, but also not a member of the Jiang family.”
"It seems more reasonable that it's not someone from the Jiang family."
Jiang Zhi and Gu Liang, a married couple, sang in unison.
Madam Jiang, sitting in the main seat, suddenly felt her vision go black. She shouted at the two maids, "Hurry up and drag the second young lady away!"
Jiang Luan stared in disbelief at the scene before her.
He then glanced at the guilty-looking Liu.
I seem to understand something.
She struggled on, pleading, "Grandmother, Grandmother, I won't be thrown into the pig cage! Grandmother, have mercy!"
Her desperate shouts echoed throughout the front hall, and several old women dragged her out of the front hall without any hesitation and headed towards the woodshed.
"Master Hou, Master Hou."
Lady Liu crawled to the feet of Marquis Zhenyuan and tugged at his trouser leg.
Before she could finish speaking, she was kicked away by the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
"Guards, drag Liu Shi to the woodshed as well!"
Several guards came over, dragged Liu Shi up, and headed towards the woodshed.
Marquis Zhenyuan suppressed his anger, forced an awkward smile, and turned to look at Gu Liang.
"I'm sorry Your Highness made me laugh. It's getting late, so please rest at the manor."
"I'll go and ask the servants to arrange guest rooms."
"No need," Jiang Zhi answered first. "His Highness has matters to attend to in the army, so he won't be staying at the residence."
Jiang Zhi turned and smiled at Gu Liang.
Marquis Zhenyuan let out an "Ah".
"It's alright," Gu Liang said. "It's nothing important in the army."
Jiang Zhi was stunned.
His smile seemed somewhat inexplicable to Jiang Zhi at that moment.
Marquis Zhenyuan smiled.
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Gu Liang entered the room and sat down on the bed.
Gu Liang, who had taken the bed first, gazed intently at Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Zhi stood with his hands on his hips, looking at Gu Liang with a complicated expression.
He wouldn't want to...
Gu Liang said in a deep voice, "Aren't we husband and wife?"
Jiang Zhi quickly said, "Don't forget our three rules."
Gu Liang did not answer immediately.
He knew that, of course, but he hadn't thought of doing that; he just felt that she was a little afraid of him.
It's funny, really; she wasn't even afraid of killing people.
Why would I be afraid of myself?
He wanted her to trust him a little more.
After all, from the matter of Prince Xuan's Ministry of War to today's catching Prince Jing in adultery, every step has been a risky gamble.
He couldn't be sure what she would do next, nor could he be sure how long he could stay with her.
Jiang Zhi could feel her heart beating a little fast.
He leaned forward, his voice leisurely yet slightly seductive, "You're not afraid to sleep, are you?"
She is very open and honest; it would seem petty of her to refuse.
Jiang Zhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he said disdainfully, "Who wouldn't dare?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped onto the bed.
She lay in bed, staring wide-eyed at the ceiling, perhaps because she had slept too much during the day, which made it difficult for her to fall asleep for a long time.
Gu Liang, standing beside him, remained silent.
She thought about turning her head to see if he was asleep, but quickly dismissed the idea.
She interlaced her fingers in front of her chest, and her heart wasn't beating as fast as before. She sighed inwardly.
She had seen all sorts of storms and waves, and she hadn't been this timid when she first met Gu Liang.
We're just sleeping in the same bed now.
Even if she shares a bed with him, Gu Liang can't possibly eat her alive.
No, of course not.
Jiang Zhi turned her head to look over. He wasn't looking at her. Since he wasn't looking at her, she figured it wouldn't be against the rules for her to look at him.
Jiang Zhi stared at his well-defined profile, her gaze sliding from his high nose bridge to his lips, then to his chin, and finally to his Adam's apple.
Gu Liang suddenly turned over, and the two were separated only by a thin brocade quilt.
Jiang Zhi tensed up and unconsciously clutched her chest.
She felt her heart pounding, definitely because it was too hot and the room was too stuffy.
Jiang Zhi pulled his hand out of the quilt and covered Gu Liang with the brocade quilt again and again.
And he secretly, quietly got up.
She took a deep breath as she stepped out of the room.
It was definitely too stuffy inside.
She strolled to the stone table in the courtyard, sat down slowly, and looked up at the sky.
She remembered how humiliated Gu Yuan had been at Princess Zhaoyang's residence that day; he couldn't have remained inactive.
Since he took a liking to me in my past life to deal with Gu Liang, he will deal with Gu Liang in this life as well.
She wanted to make everyone around Gu Yuan disappear one by one, and finally kill him with her own hands.
She remembered that Gu Yuan secretly kept a lot of bodyguards.
The leader of the secret guards, Liu Yunzhu, is cold-blooded and ruthless, but he has a fatal weakness: he is in love with a girl.
If we could find that girl...
A cold wind blew by, and she shivered, pulling on an outer robe.
"What are you thinking about in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Gu Liang asked.
"What are you doing out here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, Your Highness?" Jiang Zhi asked in return.
Gu Liang looked at Jiang Zhi and said, "Someone keeps tossing and turning, making it hard for me to fall asleep."
Was he not asleep?
Jiang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject, "Your Highness, is there anyone you want to kill?"
Gu Liang paused, staring at her.
The night outlined Jiang Zhi's features. The little girl was naturally well-behaved, but her bright eyes held a hint of coolness.
She possessed both the coolness of moonlight and the brightness of the sun.
A flicker of emotion crossed Gu Liang's dark eyes.
“That’s what I should be asking you,” Gu Liang said slowly.
Is there anyone you absolutely must kill?
Jiang Zhi's expression changed slightly.
Of course he did. He ruined her life, and he could only repay him with his life.
"If someone harmed your closest relative, how would you feel?"
There was a hint of determination in her tone.
“Then I will help you.” Gu Liang gazed at her.
His voice was as gentle and elegant as clear, moist water.
Jiang Zhi's heart skipped a beat.
She clenched her fingers, which were tucked into her sleeves, and then turned her eyes away.
"Gu Liang." Jiang Zhi looked up at the crescent moon hanging in the night sky. "There's moonlight tonight."
Gu Liang also looked up at the crescent moon in the sky.
He recalled the night he nearly died after returning from the Colosseum, when a crescent moon was gazing down upon him.
"The moon is at its fullest on the sixteenth day of the lunar month," Gu Liang said, accompanying her as they admired the waning moon.