Her guards

Chapter 275 The Princess Won't Leave
"When I killed Consort Li, the emperor asked me to select the sharpest knife in the world from the royal treasury."

"It's so good to have power and status. If it were me in that life, even if I wanted to kill someone, I wouldn't even be able to get my hands on a knife."

What does "that life" mean? Zhu Yunxiao's consciousness was already hazy. Even though they were pressed so close together and someone was speaking right next to his ear, he could hardly hear them.

He didn't want to listen at all.

He is going to die.

how come!
How could he be dead!

He knew that the people around Yang Luo were not good people; they were vicious.

So he doesn't let anyone else get close to him.

Yang Luo...

Yes, Yang Luo was also very fierce; he witnessed the killing of Consort Li.

But that's because they had the emperor's backing and the emperor's permission!
He is different!

Now he is the one with the emperor's backing, the one who has the emperor's permission.

How dare she kill him?!
Moreover, he said he would protect her, help her, and safeguard her future as a princess.

Didn't he explain it clearly? Didn't she understand? She's now under suspicion by the emperor and facing a life-or-death crisis.
"I..." Zhu Yunxiao tried to grab the person in front of him, but the knife had pierced his body, leaving him weak and powerless. "It's for your own good..."

He could only make broken sounds.

Yang Luo braced herself against his body. He was so heavy, much heavier than when Jiang Meng pounced on her and tried to kill her in that previous life.

She looked up at him and nodded gently.

"You didn't immediately confess to His Majesty, and you even exonerated me. It seems you really care about me."

She smiled again as she spoke.

"But you're doing this for your own good."

“I am a princess, and my birth mother is someone the emperor can’t forget. So even if I do something wrong, the emperor will forgive me and keep me. In this way, you can mediate between my father and me, and we will both depend on you.”

What's wrong with that? Zhu Yunxiao glared at her angrily: "...I'm fine, you're fine, we're all fine...isn't that better?"

How could he die!

How could he die at this time? He had such a bright future ahead of him!

Yang Luo looked at him: "You have already extricated me from this matter. You also said that no matter whether the emperor suspects me or not, I am still his daughter. I have a lifetime to dispel my father's suspicions about me. Why should I keep someone like you, who controls me and threatens my future?"

Incredible! Incredible! Zhu Yunxiao's furious strength finally allowed him to grab her shoulders: "You, you—"

"Do you hate me? Do you regret being so good to me?" Yang Luo hugged him tighter, leaned closer to examine his face, and sighed softly, "Your expression right now is really... varied."

Unlike when she died, there was only bewilderment and terror.

"Although you know that I switched identities with the maid, in your eyes the maid is the more powerful one."

"You think I've always been hiding behind others and relying on them to get to where I am today."

"Do you think I need to find someone else to rely on next?"

"That's where you went wrong."

“Zhu Yunxiao, you should have directly accused me before the emperor and had him imprison me. That way, I would have had no chance to kill you.”

As Yang Luo spoke, her smile deepened.

"You have no idea, I was terrified when I first met you."

"I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of never having another chance to do something."

"When I heard you say you didn't tell the emperor directly, I was... so happy!"

She grabbed Zhu Yunxiao's body tightly, trying to shake him, but she was too weak and could barely hold him up.

She could only express her joy with her eyes sparkling.

“Ever since I killed Consort Li, I have carried a knife with me.”

"This time, it's finally your turn to be killed."

"Does it hurt when a knife pierces your heart?"

Zhu Yunxiao did not answer. His rich face had turned ashen. He pressed heavily on Yang Luo, who swayed and was about to be knocked down when Tao Hua reached out to support her.

Peach Blossom was speechless.

She rushed in and saw Yang Luo not shouting, yelling, or making a fuss, but instead holding Zhu Yunxiao and talking excitedly...

This scene is too bizarre.

She dared not disturb him, only letting the guards block the door, while she vigilantly stayed by Yang Luo's side in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

But she knew nothing would change...

With a muffled thud, Peach Blossom's vision turned red as she saw Yang Luo pull out his knife.

Blood gushed out, almost staining Yang Luo's plain clothes, which had been pressed against her body, red.

As Yang Luo drew his sword, he released Zhu Yunxiao.

With a forceful pull, Peach Blossom Shot silently knocked Zhu Yunxiao to the ground.

Zhu Yunxiao, lying in a pool of blood, suddenly grabbed Yang Luo's skirt.

Peach Blossom instinctively reached for another blow, but Yang Luo stopped her.

"Your Highness," Yang Luo looked down at him, "is there anything else you want to say?" Zhu Yunxiao on the ground moved his lips as if he wanted to say something.

But the sound was too soft, so Yang Luo simply squatted down.

Zhu Yunxiao looked at the girl and suddenly remembered the first time he met her; she had looked at him coldly in the same way.

It turns out that nothing has changed from the beginning until now.

He was indeed wrong to act this way today.

The mistake wasn't what she said, but that he wanted to have her.

That's why this oversight occurred, giving her this opportunity.

"Do you like me?" he murmured.

It's interesting that Zhu Yunxiao asked this before he died.

Yang Luo looked at him and said softly, "In my previous life, I liked him."

Zhu Yunxiao did not respond further, but simply kept his eyes open in silence.

Peach Blossom whispered, "He's dead."

"He's dead," Yang Luo said, squatting motionless, staring at Zhu Yunxiao's face.

This is what happens when someone dies.

I wonder if anyone stared at her like this after she died in her previous life.

should not.

Who would care about her?

Her mother was already dead, and Ah Sheng was also dead at that time. Even if he wasn't dead, he was a complete stranger to her.

Zhu Yunxiao and the Duke of Ding'an wouldn't care about her.

Even if the emperor in the palace knew about her, he probably still thought it was a misunderstanding between Yang Tong and the daughter born to the accountant.

Nobody cared about her.

She was all alone in this world.

"Miss Yang, let's go quickly."

Yang Luo looked up and saw Tao Hua's anxious face.

……

……

"what happened!"

"Princess--"

"Get out of the way—"

Besides the sound of peach blossoms, the noise from outside also drifted in.

Yang Luo looked outside. The hall door was blocked by the guards, but after all, it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Even if someone was killed, it couldn't be hidden from them.

The leader in embroidered clothes has already led his men to surround us.

“Miss Yang,” Peach Blossom said softly, “Sheng You and Uncle Hong will stop them. I can take you away from the capital. Preparations have already been made outside the capital. We’ll change your identity and escape quickly…”

Yang Luo looked at her and asked, "You guys were all prepared a long time ago?"

Peach Blossom said, "Yes, I already told you. The young master said that it was also dangerous for you in the capital, so he left us behind..."

Yang Luo interrupted her: "I know, you said that." He raised an eyebrow and smiled at Tao Hua, "But I thought you were just saying it. Actually, you were keeping an eye on me in the capital to see if I would threaten your young master, for example, by reporting to the emperor."

Peach Blossom's face stiffened for a moment, then she said decisively, "Even so, there's nothing we can do, Miss Yang. It's always good to be wary of others, but we won't ignore you if you're in real danger."

Yang Luo nodded.

If there is any real danger, they will definitely risk their lives to protect her, just like Ah Sheng.

From the moment she met Ah Sheng, her wariness and exploitation were genuine, but so was her willingness to help.

It's pointless to worry about whether her intentions are genuine or not; as long as the outcome benefits her, that's all that matters.

She smiled and said, "I know, Sister Peach Blossom. You're not urging me to go to the Emperor now, forcing me to rely on family ties and threaten suicide to buy more time for your young master. Instead, you're preventing me from seeing the Emperor and protecting me as I leave. You genuinely care about my life and death."

This child must have been traumatized too much. At a time like this, she's thinking about all sorts of nonsense. Peach Blossom gently coaxed the girl who was still squatting on the ground, "Let's go quickly. Things have come to this point. There's no need to see the emperor anymore, lest we walk right into a trap..."

Yang Luo stood up: "I'm not leaving."

Peach Blossom was taken aback: "Miss Yang, you killed Zhu Yunxiao, the Emperor will find out—"

“Sister Peach Blossom, you’re still the same as before, running away whenever something happens,” Yang Luo said, glancing at the corpses at his feet. “So what if they’re killed? So what if they know?”

Before… Peach Blossom thought, she vaguely remembered that back then, Miss Yang used Miss Liu's identity to study. Suddenly, Miss Liu's father came to the capital and exposed her identity at the Duke of Ding'an's mansion. The Embroidered Uniform Guard also came knocking, and her identity was about to be exposed. They advised her to leave immediately, and Miss Yang did the same, quietly listening to their conversation, and then…

"Why run? So what if we get exposed?"

Miss Yang's voice came again.

“I won’t run away. I’ve never thought of leaving since I came to the capital.”

"Sister Peach Blossom, have Sheng You go and call someone to see me."

"Let the embroidered-robed men in; after all, this is their government office."

(End of this chapter)