C4

In the dead of night, other than the Meditation Garden, the place of the Duke Palaces was brightly lit.

The Meditation Garden was a distance away from Ling Xiao's courtyard, so Gu Jingyao did not know that a fight had just occurred over there. Out of the dozen or so assassins, only one of them managed to escape.

Judging from Ling Xiao's calmness, he obviously knew that there would be an assassination attempt tonight. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any heavy soldiers guarding the Nichang Pavilion that Gu Yaoyi lived in.

However, the irony was that there weren't any guards in the Meditation Pavilion. This gave the assassins who had managed to escape an opportunity to do so.

Gu Jingyao, who felt a burning pain behind her back, couldn't sleep at all. She could only close her eyes and count the number of sheep in order to spread the pain.

Suddenly, the window was pushed open from the outside.

Under the dim moonlight, Gu Jingyao saw a black shadow rapidly pouncing towards her.

Without Gu Jingyao's confirmation, a long, ice-cold sword appeared on his shoulder. The sword still reeked of blood, but there were no traces of it.

Their gazes met, and Gu Jingyao was frightened by the murderous look in the other's eyes. She tried her best to remain calm, so that she wouldn't scream out loud.

"Since you won't kill me, then let's talk about the conditions. I want to live." Gu Jingyao calmed herself down and said in a low voice.

"Your identity." The man in black said with a cold tone.

"A woman who can't be your hostage." Gu Jingyao glanced outside the window. She could vaguely hear someone shouting for the assassin.

Thinking for a moment, he knew why the man in front of her had come to her room. He quickly said: "They will catch up to you soon. You are injured, so you should not be able to escape this layer of encirclement. "It would be better to work with me, and each of us will get what we want."

"Speak." The black clothed man's words were concise and his voice was very low.

"I don't care if you will continue to kill Ling Xiao, but if you can leave here alive, in the future, you must repay me for saving your life. I will pay you even if I need my own power."

As Gu Jingyao finished her sentence, she heard the sound of the gate opening. Anxiety could not help but appear on her face.

"Alright." The man in black nodded. He didn't ask Gu Jingyao why she believed that he would keep his promise, but rather decided to hide on the rooftop.

"Hide in the back of my room and don't scare my maidservants." Gu Jingyao whispered.

The man in black was a bit hesitant and didn't like the arrangement, but he still followed Gu Jingyao's instructions.

As the sound of footsteps got closer, Gu Jingyao struggled to get out of bed.

She gritted her teeth and fell to the ground, letting the wound tear her apart.

Fresh blood dyed the ground red, and the thick smell of blood was able to conceal the smell left behind by the man in black.

Struggling to sit up, Gu Jingyao raised her trembling hands and took off her thin clothes. Her slender arms were covered with small knots as the night breeze blew them.

When Ling Xiao burst through the door, he saw Gu Jingyao turn her body to the side, half-naked. He immediately waved his hand to stop the people behind him from following her.

No matter how annoyed Gu Jingyao was, as long as she was still Princess Consort of Zhennan Marquis, Ling Xiao would not allow any man to see Gu Jingyao's body.

"Does Your Highness not know to knock on the door before entering? Even if we are husband and wife in name, we should not be so rude! "

Gu Jingyao pretended to be flustered as she covered up her clothes and asked angrily, "Your highness is very rich and willful. I don't care, but to kick out two of my doors in one day is too extravagant. You don't take me, Royal Father's consort, seriously. Aren't you afraid that someone will accuse you of disrespecting the Son of Heaven?"

"An assassin has appeared in the Duke Palaces. This king wants to search through the Meditation Garden, so don't stop this duke from doing business." Ling Xiao only glanced at Gu Jingyao once before turning his gaze away.

It was as if a Resurrection Lily had bloomed on its snow-white skin, thanks to the blood-colored decorations.

It made Ling Xiao recall the enchanting scene from last night and he actually had the urge to ask Gu Jingyao for one more time.

However, this was only on impulse. Ling Xiao had always been self-disciplined in his life and would never make another mistake when he was awake. Otherwise, he would never be able to forgive himself.

Ling Xiao glanced coldly at Gu Jingyao and said contemptuously, "This king has forgotten that the wangfei has a criminal record. Could it be that after hearing the footsteps, she is only half undressed and wants to seduce this king?"

"I don't even want the heir of the prince, how could I want to tempt the prince?"

With both hands on the edge of the bed, Gu Jingyao struggled to stand up.

Because of her actions, the wound became even more lacerated, and the bright red color on her back became even more eye-catching. "Your Highness came to me to find an assassin, or did you want to take this opportunity to take my life?"

Not to mention this Meditation Garden is so remote, I don't even have a guard protecting me. If the assassin really did come here, how could I still have my life to talk to the prince? How ridiculous! "

Looking at Gu Jingyao's back, Ling Xiao felt guilty. When had he ever done anything to a woman?

However, Ling Xiao was furious that Gu Jingyao drugged him.

At that time, she only wanted to vent her anger. At that time, she even had the heart to kill Gu Jingyao.

If Gu Jingyao's real mistake was not to drug Princess Consort of Zhennan Marquis, then she shouldn't have been delusional enough to become Princess Consort of Zhennan Marquis.

He shouldn't have known that Gu Yaoyi and Ling Xiao were in love with each other, yet he insisted on marrying him no matter what the cost.

After hearing Gu Jingyao's words, Ling Xiao walked into the room and said coldly, "If you don't mind being seen naked by the guards, I'll order them to search the house right now."

"How dare you!"

Gu Jingyao turned around abruptly. With a pale face, she said decisively, "Ling Xiao, if you want to force me to death, you can just say the word. You don't need to resort to such underhanded means. You don't care about your own reputation, but I can't not care about Ping Marquis Mansion. Even if I die, I must leave this world innocently! "

"You woman, you've already decided that I want to kill you?" Ling Xiao frowned. He was really frustrated by how Gu Jingyao accused him of murder time and time again.

Gu Jingyao had once regarded Ling Xiao as a heaven and earth, and even though he had treated her harshly, she still adored him.

When did Gu Jingyao no longer have love in her eyes? How come she was so wary of him?

"If you don't want to kill me, then why did you bring a group of subordinates here to search even though you know full well that there are no assassins here? Do you know that once the news spreads out, I, Gu Jingyao, will no longer have the face to see anyone, and my Ping Marquis Mansion will be criticized by others! " Gu Jingyao clenched her fists tightly.

However, after getting angry, he started to sneer, causing Ling Xiao's back to turn cold.

"Why are you laughing?" Ling Xiao stopped and asked with a frown.

"I understand. Prince Zhi isn't searching for an assassin, but he wants to give me the crime of seducing you, and take this opportunity to present myself as a husband and wife, right?"

I believe that your highness really misses last night's events. I don't believe that with your mental fortitude, a mere bewitching medicine can cause Your highness to be unable to hold it in, and that you wish you could eat me up and leave me alone. " Gu Jingyao smiled sweetly, her lips curving into a charming smile.

Her slender fingers brushed away the gauze covering her shoulders, and spoke gently: "Your highness wants to force me to become a prostitute, you can just tell me directly, after all, you are his legal wife, no matter how much I despise you, I can't reject you right?"

Gu Jingyao only wore a thin gauze covering her body. With this action, the body wrapped in a medicinal cloth was exposed in front of Ling Xiao.