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Chapter 152 There is a spy around me

The Western Liang army sounded the gong to withdraw their troops outside the city and sent envoys to negotiate peace.

Deputy General He inquired about how to deal with the Xiongnu chieftain Beixiong.

Liang Jiang and Gu Xizhi walked up to Shanyu Beixiong and bowed deeply to him.

“We each serve our own masters. You and Princess Mumin joined forces and used me to eliminate Huyan Chao. We can be said to have reached the same goal through different paths. Therefore, I can let go of the pursuit by the Chanyu General.”

"So, you already knew."

Liang Jiang nodded: "Princess Mu Min is very farsighted, and Liang Jiang admires her greatly."

"The princess also said that if the two countries stop fighting and live in peace, she would like to be friends with you, Princess Heya."

Gu Xi knew: "Our two countries have been at war for years, and the people are under immense burden. We also hope that our two countries can live in peace, exchange goods, and refrain from aggression. Therefore, we are willing to release you, General Shanyu, unconditionally right now."

However, I have one condition…

Shanyu Beixiong was somewhat surprised that Gu Xizhi and the other man were so agreeable: "What are your conditions, Your Highness? Please speak freely."

Gu Xizhi looked at him and asked seriously, "I only want to know, who exactly exposed my identity?"

Without hesitation, Shanyu Beixiong replied, "After you left Yecheng, a beggar delivered a letter to my residence. He said that someone had given him silver the day before and asked him to deliver it to my residence at that time."

"A letter? What does it say?"

"The letter only revealed the true identity of the Prince of Pingxi, and wrote nothing else."

What did the person who wrote to him look like?

Shan Yu Bei Xiong shook his head: "The beggar is blind. He said that judging from the voice, he seems to be a young man, but not a local of Ye City."

"General, do you have any other clues?"

"No," Shanyu Beixiong shook his head: "Originally, the princess did not want to kill you all and indicated that I could let you leave Xiliang and return to Chang'an. When I received the letter, I was still skeptical."

However, to be on the safe side, we could only report back to the King and wait at this crucial pass, without investigating the matter further.

Liang Jiang's heart sank. Did this mean there was a traitor within her ranks?

Therefore, he deliberately left a letter to lure Xiliang into hunting him down.

She looked at Gu Xizhi in surprise, but Gu Xizhi's expression remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever.

His vigilance and his special inquiry to the Chanyu General suggest that he had anticipated this all along.
Gu Xizhi continued to press, "Does the general have that letter with him? Is it a woman's handwriting?"

Shanyu Beixiong shook his head: "The letter is not with me, and the handwriting is crooked and seems to have been written with the left hand, deliberately altering the handwriting."

"Thank you for your information, General. I hope that when we meet again, we can shake hands and make peace, and enjoy a drink together."

Then he instructed his deputy general, He, behind him: "Send off General Shanyu."

Deputy General He did as instructed and immediately released Shanyu Beixiong.

Shanyu Beixiong thanked the two men, turned around, mounted his horse, and returned to Xiliang.

Liang Jiang then spoke, asking Gu Xizhi, "You know who it is, right?"

Gu Xizhi gave a soft "hmm": "I have some doubts, but I have no evidence, so I'm not sure."

"Who?"

"Your maid, Yu Shu or Yu Hua."

"The two of them? How could that be? They weren't around before; they were just sent to the capital. I never noticed anything suspicious about them before."

"It can take only one night to make someone betray you. She may be loyal to you one day, and the next day she may be harboring treacherous intentions."

"She's Tong Shouliang's woman?"

"It is highly likely. So when she arrived at the border, she happened to encounter Tong Shouliang's confidants being arrested, and she chose to stay."

Later, halfway there, they tried every means to feed the talking myna bird to death.

I had some suspicions about their identities at the time, but since I had no evidence, I couldn't tell you. However, when we discussed our next move later, I deliberately avoided mentioning them.

Liang Jiang said angrily, "I was worried that going to the capital would involve too many people, so I deliberately transferred people from elsewhere. I didn't expect that it would still give others an opportunity. I'm going to find them and ask them what's going on."

Gu Xizhi grabbed her arm: "Without proof, how could she possibly admit it? Don't act impulsively!"

Liang Jiang said angrily, "It's all thanks to Your Highness's safety today, otherwise I, Liang Jiang, would be responsible. How could I let her off so easily?" Seeing that she was like a wild cat with its fur standing on end, Gu Xi quickly spoke up to soothe her, "I'm not asking you to let her off, but to hold back for now. Leave this matter to me."

Liang Jiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded gratefully.

She has always been independent, decisive, and never dependent on men.

At that moment, I was surprised to find that having a man by my side, especially a man who was more capable than me and whom I could rely on, felt really relaxing.

The two returned to Deputy General He's office without making a sound, and everyone rested briefly.

Liang Jiang and the others were all covered in blood, their faces and hair sticky and slimy.

Deputy General He ordered his men to prepare water for washing and a simple change of clothes.

Liang Jiang took a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, let her wet hair down, picked up the blood-stained clothes from the ground, opened the door and went out, intending to find a place to throw them away.

After walking only a few steps, a blood-stained silk flower fell from her clothes and landed lightly on the bluestone ground.

It was Gu Xizhi who slipped it into her hand at the last crucial moment.

Liang Jiang bent down and picked up the silk flower. She couldn't help but recall the scene when Gu Xizhi had bravely shielded her from danger.

At that time, he must have already made the decision to sacrifice himself and protect his own safety.

A warm feeling welled up inside me.

However, what was his intention in giving me this silk flower? What significance did this silk flower hold for him?

Liang Jiang examined the silk flower closely; it seemed to be something a woman would wear in her hair. However, the color was generally considered unlucky unless there was mourning in the woman's family.

Is he filial?

Liang Jiang looked at it more and more familiarly, and suddenly remembered that two years ago, when her father died in battle and she returned to the capital to observe mourning for him, she had worn such silk flowers in her hair. They were made by Yu Ma herself, and there were three of them.

Later, when he left the capital and went to Fucheng, all his luggage was packed by his mother, and he didn't even notice where the silk flowers went.

How did it end up in Gu Xizhi's hands?
She racked her brains, then suddenly froze, stunned.

I once lost a silk flower, right there in the palace. It was a shameful thing, and I'd almost forgotten about it.

He, he, he always knew that he was the owner of this silk flower.

Was he in the palace that night as well?

Where is he? In the closet?

He asked himself this question!
Liang Jiang's face immediately burned, and the white silk flower seemed like a ball of charcoal, burning her hand.

That was two years ago, when I had just learned of my father's death and returned to Beijing.

She harbored doubts about her father's death and searched everywhere for the truth.

As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. The emperor held a banquet in the palace to celebrate Tong Shouliang's victory. Liang Jiang changed into a night outfit and took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the palace, hoping to sneak into the imperial study to search for intelligence from the border and find clues.

Because she wasn't very familiar with the layout of the palace and had a terrible sense of direction, she got lost in the dark and windy night.

Seeing a group of eunuchs hurrying towards him, he panicked and hid in an unfamiliar palace.

Upon entering, I realized that this appeared to be the sleeping quarters of one of the emperor's concubines.

The concubine had already retired for the night and was sleeping soundly when a section of her bare, lotus-root-like arm emerged from the brocade curtains.

There was a faint smell of alcohol in the hall; perhaps the concubine was drunk.

Liang Jiang held her breath and hid behind the door. By sheer coincidence, the eunuchs walked directly towards the bedchamber and stopped at the door.

"Are you sure the person really went in?"

"I'm sure, I saw it with my own eyes. They were both inside the house, and by then they should have taken off their clothes, and the deed was done."

"Then there's no chance of him escaping. You guys stay outside and make sure he doesn't fly out the window."

The voice was kept extremely low, seeping into Liang Jiang's ears through the crack in the door.

Liang Jiang was taken aback and looked at the low-hanging bed curtains.

Could it be that there's another lover in her bed?
(End of this chapter)