noffsinger Chapter 153 Making You Worry
Chapter 153 Making You Worry
Outside the door, Xingluo suddenly appeared from some corner, and Jiang Zhi stopped abruptly.
She clutched her chest, her heart pounding as if a drum was being struck.
Xingluo noticed her flushed face and became curious.
"Your Highness, is there anything you need to do?" Xingluo asked.
Jiang Zhi composed himself and said calmly, "His Highness has woken up. Go and prepare some food for him. Oh, and also ask Doctor Xiaobai if he has any dietary restrictions."
Xingluo accepted the order and left.
Jiang Zhi took a few steps forward and reached out to touch his face.
The heat on her face hadn't subsided; she pursed her lips, then couldn't help but smile.
Tonight, Jiang Zhi hosted a feast at the tavern of Hongying Inn to reward Bai Wuyou and Gu Liang's guards.
"You've all worked so hard these past few days," Jiang Zhi said, raising his glass to express his gratitude.
Having spent some time with Jiang Zhi, the guards could tell she wasn't just a superficial person, and they raised their glasses in return.
Jiang Zhi poured Bai Wuyou a glass of wine, "I almost misunderstood Doctor Bai today, please don't blame me."
Bai Wuyou had a very faint scent, but Jiang Zhi had smelled it when he was trapped in the secret room, so he remembered it very clearly.
When she first smelled it, she almost thought that the medicine from that day was made by Bai Wuyou, but then she thought that Bai Wuyou was someone Gu Liang trusted, and it was highly unlikely that he would plot against him.
With Wen Guzhu also chiming in, Jiang Zhi, thinking a little deeper, realized that someone was hiding something from her and didn't want her to know.
No one but Gu Liang could have come up with such a thing. He was quite stupid to think that the two of them could keep it from her.
Bai Wuyou took the wine, shook his head, and simply said, "It's alright."
He felt there was no need to keep it from her and not know anything, anyway, Gu Liang would explain later, and his princess was not someone to be trifled with.
That night, the tavern at Hongying Inn was even more lively than it had been during the day.
As night deepened, Jiang Zhi walked onto the covered walkway and could still hear laughter and chatter behind him.
She stood in the empty corridor, looking up at the sky. The dark blue sky was dotted with stars, and the Milky Way stretched across the sky, with countless stars like grains of sand.
Unlike Yanjing, Chong'an Prefecture possessed a majestic aura that enveloped the surrounding lands, advancing relentlessly.
Jiang Zhi stood alone in the wind, letting the effects of the alcohol dissipate before returning to his room.
She arrived at her door, about to push it open, but then paused.
The candles in her room were burning.
She extinguished the candles before leaving, didn't she? Could there be a thief?
Jiang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then pulled a small knife from his sleeve and pushed open the door.
A soft couch had appeared in the room at some point, placed by the window, with a candlestick beside it. Gu Liang was reading a book.
Jiang Zhi sheathed his knife and looked at Gu Liang, who was wearing undergarments. "What are you doing here, Your Highness?"
“If not here, where should I go?” he asked in return.
"At a time like this, she's still thinking about murdering her husband?"
He saw through Jiang Zhi's little actions clearly.
Jiang Zhi smiled indifferently and slowly strolled into the room. "This is His Highness's inn. There are so many other rooms; why are you staying here?"
Gu Liang said shamelessly, "I'm seriously injured, can't I even rest here for a while?"
Jiang Zhi glanced at him, "I'm not good at serving people, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take good care of Your Highness."
Gu Liang tossed aside the book in her hand and said indifferently, "You don't need to serve anyone, and I wouldn't want you to serve me either."
Jiang Zhi turned her eyes away, sat down at the table, and poured herself a glass of water.
The water in the kettle was warm, indicating that someone had prepared it in advance.
"I heard you're hosting a dinner party at a tavern tonight," Gu Liang said. "Everyone's saying a big spender has arrived, but why didn't my big spender's wife invite me?"
"If Your Highness is worried about what I've squandered, it's no use, since it's all gone anyway."
Her tone was self-righteous.
Gu Liang looked at her lips, glistening with moisture, and his eyes darkened. "Are the drinks at the shop good?"
Jiang Zhi thought about it carefully, "It is a bit worse than Huazhuolou, but the overall taste is still good."
"Looks like you've had quite a bit to drink."
He remembered that she only had one drink at Huazhuolou, and as long as he was there, she couldn't drink more even if she wanted to.
She raised an eyebrow at Gu Liang, "Your Highness doesn't like me drinking?"
Perhaps it was the effects of the alcohol, but her eyes flushed slightly.
Gu Liang remained seated on the couch, motionless.
“Drinking too much is bad for your health,” he said in a deep voice. “If you want to drink, I’m feeling better now, I’ll drink with you.”
Jiang Zhi didn't speak. She stared at him intently for a while.
"Your Highness is such a kind person." She smiled sincerely.
Gu Liang frowned slightly. She had said the same thing before, but she had clearly not meant it that time. This time, she was just holding back her anger.
“Zhu Tao,” Gu Liang said, “I have always been sincere in my kindness to you, from beginning to end.”
Jiang Zhi said "Oh" and slowly walked up to Gu Liang.
"So Your Highness feels that I haven't been good enough to you?" Jiang Zhi glanced at him. "Then I'll go and reflect on my actions and won't bother Your Highness any longer."
She got up to leave, but Gu Liang grabbed her and made her fall back into his arms.
Gu Liang wrapped his arms around her waist. "I take back what I just said. I've never met anyone better than you."
"You are the most precious person in my heart, for better or for worse."
Her eyes were as calm as the night outside the window.
"If I were disloyal and dishonest, and my mouth were full of lies, would Your Highness still be willing to be my husband?"
Jiang Zhi felt a bittersweet feeling.
“I said,” Gu Liang said earnestly, “I love you, I’ve loved you from the very beginning, and no matter how you change, my love for you will never change.”
She smiled at him and asked, "When will the toxins in your body be gone?"
Gu Liang took her hand and kissed it. "It'll be over soon."
"You're not allowed to brush me off." Jiang Zhi's face hardened. "This is the second time, after the one in the secret room. Last time it was Gu Yuan who attacked, but this time it's the Northern Di. Have you considered whether they're colluding?"
"It's not just between them," Gu Liang said, "Gu Yuan is with me, and the Northern Di are with the Emperor."
"The Emperor?" Jiang Zhi was shocked.
She thought he was just wary of your military power.
When the emperor commands the death of his subjects, the subjects have no choice but to die. Throughout history, countless loyal ministers and generals have died because of the emperor's suspicion. However, if the emperor were to collude with the northern barbarians for this reason, it would not be eliminating dissidents, but rather selling out the country for personal gain.
Gu Liang chuckled and pinched Jiang Zhi's cheek. "Why do you believe everything I say?"
Jiang Zhi nudged him, "You wouldn't joke about something like this."
She finally understood why Gu Liang always looked at the emperor with disdain.
He never addressed that person as "Your Majesty" in private, not because he resented that the emperor had sent him to the Northern Barbarians, but because he felt that the emperor was simply unfit to be the ruler of a country.
"He's the one who poisoned you?"
“And Gu Yuan,” he said.
Jiang Zhi's expression changed. "When?"