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Chapter 140 I Want You to Be My Son-in-Law

Guanqi scratched his head, glanced at Yushu, and said guiltily, "That myna bird suddenly died just as it was about to reach Yecheng."

Liang Jiang was taken aback: "Why?"

Guan Qi said with great annoyance, "Maybe he died from overeating."

Gu Xizhi's expression hardened: "Do you know how important this myna bird is to us?"

Guan Qi knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me."

Liang Jiang advised, "Forget it, you can't blame Guan Qi for this. Raising birds is a science in itself. Besides, taking a bird this far away could be caused by many factors, such as the climate, being startled, or not being used to the environment."

Guanqi looked at Liangjiang gratefully, feeling that she hadn't called her "aunt" for nothing.

Just as Gu Xizhi was about to ask another question, there was a sudden knock on the door of the next guest room.

Next door was Liang Jiang's room, and everyone was gathered in Gu Xizhi's guest room.

The person who came walked very lightly, as if they were deliberately walking on tiptoe.

Everyone looked at each other.

Liang Jiang got up, nimbly climbed back into her room through the back window, and walked to the door: "Who is it?"

The person outside lowered their voice: "Wu Ming, it's me, open the door quickly."

The accent sounded familiar, and Liang Jiang suddenly realized that the person was the mustachioed man she had met at the written examination that day.

What is she here to do?
Liang Jiang opened the door, and just as she had expected, the person who came in was indeed a woman dressed as a man with a small mustache.

The man with the mustache asked Liang Jiang in a low voice, "May I go in?"

Liang Jiang hesitated for a moment: "What do you want with me?"

The man with the mustache grabbed Liang Jiang's hand, and before he could even speak, his voice was already trembling with tears: "I haven't had a good appetite these past few days, I feel nauseous and want to vomit, I think I might be pregnant, what should I do?"

Liang Jiang was startled. After all, she had dragged her along a fast run just two days ago, and the movements were so rough. Could it be that she had upset her baby? So she involuntarily raised her voice: "You're pregnant! Why didn't you say so sooner?"

The man with the mustache quickly covered her mouth, glancing around as he said, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear! Can we go inside and talk?"

Liang Jiang didn't understand. She was pregnant, so what was she doing here? It wasn't her doing. But she nodded and stepped aside.

The man with the mustache immediately slipped into Liang Jiang's guest room.

Liang Jiang glanced warily to her left and right, and saw a dark shadow flash by at the end of the corridor before disappearing.

She calmly went back into the house, closed the door, and asked the man with the mustache, "Did you come alone?"

The man with the mustache shook his head: "I brought some men with me, they're waiting outside the inn. What's wrong?"

"There was someone outside just now, but they disappeared in a flash. Perhaps I was just being paranoid."

Liang Jiang reached out her hand to her: "Are you really pregnant? Let me see."

The man with the mustache didn't extend his hand: "You can also take a pulse?"

"meeting."

"That's wonderful!" the man with the mustache exclaimed happily. "I've really found the right person."

"What do you want from me? I don't know how to have an abortion."

The man with the mustache touched his stomach and said, "I'm not pregnant. I was just kidding you."

Liang Jiang frowned: "Is this joke funny?"

“Okay, I admit, someone was indeed following me just now. I deliberately told that person so they could hear. If he dares to go back and talk nonsense, I can use that against him.”

"You came here just to set this trap?"

"Of course not, I'm looking for you about something else. I heard you advanced to tomorrow's selection."

"I haven't yet thanked you for your help, which gave me the opportunity to participate in today's competition. I'm glad you didn't disappoint."

"I've already seen your answer sheet, and it's no surprise that you passed. I also expected that you would advance to tomorrow's selection."

However, there are quite a few people participating in the martial arts test tomorrow. I've heard that several of them come from prestigious families and have received guidance from renowned masters. Are you confident that you'll ultimately be able to fight Huyan Chao?

She can even see the answer sheet? She's definitely not someone to be underestimated.

"I'm here to spar, winning or losing doesn't matter." "No, you have to win!" The mustachioed man's words carried a hint of pleading: "You must go all out and win tomorrow's match."

Liang Jiang asked in surprise, "Why?"

"Because, among all these people participating in the martial arts test, I think you are the best. You are the most suitable to be the prince consort of Xiliang."

Liang Jiang chuckled and lowered her voice: "Have you forgotten that I, like you, am a woman? Besides, I can't beat that Huyan Chao."

"You don't need to worry about that. Just listen to me, I'll let you win."

Liang Jiang waved her hands repeatedly: "What are you talking about? Aren't you trying to get me into trouble? What if the emperor really takes a liking to me and makes me marry the princess, and then gives me a promotion and a title? How am I supposed to handle that? I'll lose my head."

"I guarantee you'll get out unscathed!" the man with the mustache said confidently. "I'll give you an extra five thousand taels of silver later, how about that?"

Liang Jiang asked in confusion, "Why are you so concerned about this matter?"

The man with the mustache said dejectedly, "That Huyan Chao is too powerful, like a toad trying to eat swan meat. He insists on marrying Princess Mumin. I don't want him to succeed."

Liang Jiang's heart skipped a beat: "Are you very familiar with the princess?"

“Of course,” the man with the mustache replied without hesitation, “She is me, and I am her. We are inseparable. As long as she doesn’t marry Huyan Chao, whatever you want, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree.”

"I don't want money, I just want Huyan Chao to pay for the lives of the ten thousand elite soldiers who died in battle. Can you agree to that?"

The man with the mustache was taken aback: "What did you say?"

Liang Jiang said slowly and deliberately, "I've heard people say that Huyan Chao gained his current wealth and status by betraying his soldiers. If I wanted his confession to comfort the spirits of his ten thousand elite troops, could you do that?"

The man with the mustache shook his head: "Huyan Chao's achievements overshadow the emperor's, and even the emperor is very wary of him. I can't do it."

"Then how can you guarantee that I will eventually beat him? Wouldn't I just be humiliating myself?"

The man with the mustache took out a small box from his pocket and waved it in front of Liang Jiang.

"Since you're so determined to take that corrupt official Huyan Chao's life, I won't hide it from you. I have a pill here, colorless and odorless. I've heard that after taking it, it can make one's limbs weak and one lose all strength. Wouldn't it be as easy for you to defeat him then?"

"You had the opportunity to poison him?"

“I don’t have one, but the princess can.”

"Will the princess participate in tomorrow's finals?"

The man with the mustache nodded: "I am on very good terms with the princess. I will introduce you to her tomorrow."

Liang Jiang reached out her hand: "May I take a look at your medicine?"

The man with the mustache hesitated for a moment, then opened the box and handed it to Liang Jiang.

Liang Jiang's expression turned somewhat serious: "Where did you get these pills from?"

The man with the mustache said smugly, "I spent three thousand taels of silver to get it."

Liang Jiang said helplessly, "You've been tricked. This pill isn't some kind of bone-softening powder, and it's poisonous."

The man with the mustache was furious: "This is outrageous! These lackeys dare to lie to me. When I get back, I'll take their heads."

“Your lackey dares to deceive you like this. What you need to do is not to settle accounts with him, but to reflect on why he did this and what you said to him.”

The man with the mustache looked at her suspiciously: "You mean someone is instigating this, trying to use someone else to do the dirty work?"

"Perhaps it's a case of using someone else to do the dirty work, or perhaps it's just to frame you?"

The man with the mustache frowned and thought for a long time before clenching his teeth and saying, "Then what can we do now? Isn't Huyan Chao bound to win?"

Liang Jiang pondered for a moment: "Although your medicine is fake, I happen to have another kind of medicine."

A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared on the mustachioed man's face: "What medicine?"

"It is colorless, odorless, and non-toxic, but it can cause hallucinations and mental agitation."

The man with the mustache looked at Liang Jiang suspiciously: "You wouldn't be thinking of..."

Liang Jiang nodded: "This is the only way to defeat him. It all depends on whether you have the courage."

"What do I have to be afraid of?" The man with the mustache said without the slightest hesitation, gritting his teeth, "I will do whatever it takes to make sure that Huyan Chao wins this match."

(End of this chapter)