Su Tongwei is dead.

He died at the hands of the princess.

Su Chen sat on the ground, his back pressed tightly against the wall.

He never expected it to turn out this way; it was completely unexpected.

But I can't think about that right now.

Because the female in his arms was trembling.

"Su Chen..." Jiang Zhixia's voice was muffled against his chest, trembling with suppressed emotion, "Could you... move a little further away..."

As she spoke, she snuggled closer to the man, as if she wanted to stuff her whole body into his.

Waaaaa, Mom! I killed someone!!

I just said I was going to kill her, but I didn't really mean to kill her. How did she suddenly stop breathing?

Jiang Zhixia lost her earlier frenzy. The thought of the corpse not far away, which had died in her hands, terrified her.

She slowly raised her head slightly, glanced quickly at the bed, and then buried her face back down even faster, her whole body trembling even more violently.

"Waaaaah..."

She's a law-abiding citizen, and the bloodiest thing she's ever done is kill chickens and fish; now she's killed a living person!

Su Chen saw that she was clearly terrified, yet she still insisted on peeking at him. Helpless, he gently pressed down on her head in his arms to prevent her from looking up.

"Stop looking."

Jiang Zhixia gave an "Oh" in a tearful voice, and obediently shrank back and didn't move.

The room fell silent.

Su Chen raised his head, his gaze falling on the bed, somewhat bewildered.

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Jiang Ting rushed over immediately after receiving Jiang Zhixia's message, only to find this scene before him.

The female, who had blushed with embarrassment just days before, was now huddled in her ex-fiancé's arms, pale and trembling.

My heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, throbbing and aching, and I frowned deeply.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Zhixia poked her head out from Su Chen's arms.

Seeing the person at the door, her eyes welled up with tears, her lips trembled, and she looked at him with teary eyes.

"Big brother..." Her voice was soft and hoarse, trembling uncontrollably, "I, I killed someone..."

Jiang Ting's brows furrowed even more.

He strode in, glanced at the motionless body on the bed, and looked at Su Chen.

"Take her out of here, I'll handle things here."

Su Chen looked at him, hesitated, and opened his mouth, "Your Highness, it's me..."

"There's no need to say anything now," Jiang Ting interrupted him, his eyes darkening slightly. "Get out."

Su Chen glanced at the female in his arms and had no choice but to shut his mouth.

He picked up Jiang Zhixia and turned to leave.

After they left, Jiang Ting walked to the bedside and examined the lifeless, rotten flesh on the bed.

He had always known about Su Chen's underhanded tactics. Although the methods were unsightly, they were done cleanly, and no one would investigate the males who died at his hands.

But Su Tongwei is different. She is female, and the Empire's laws protecting females are extremely strict. It would be very difficult for Su Chen to kill her and escape unscathed.

But now Su Tongwei is dead at Jiang Zhixia's hands.

He rubbed his temples.

No matter how she died, the royal family will do everything in their power to suppress the matter. The Empress Dowager and His Majesty will not allow such a thing to get out.

Su Chen really got off easy.

He stood there expressionless for a while, then turned on his personal terminal and began to arrange the follow-up matters.

Su Chen carried Jiang Zhixia all the way back to the villa.

He gently placed the person in his arms on the bed, and just as he was about to pour her a glass of warm water, his clothes were grabbed.

"Don't go..." Jiang Zhixia peeked out from under the covers with her red eyes, looking at him pitifully, "Don't go..."

She was still terrified, unable to shake off the horror of the murder.

Su Chen stopped moving.

He looked at the female wrapped up in a ball on the bed, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Princess, I won't leave."

Jiang Zhixia finally breathed a sigh of relief, pulled the blanket up a bit, revealing only half her face, and muttered aggrievedly, "Why did she die after just two slaps? I... I really didn't use much force..."

Thinking back to those two slaps that made his hands hurt, he felt more and more guilty as he talked about it.

Maybe... I put in a little effort...

But she was so angry at the time!

That fat woman spoke so rudely; how could she say such vicious things!

Su Chen was seeing things getting better every day, so how could he possibly endure those kinds of stimulation!

Su Chen looked at her and gently comforted her, "It's not because of the princess... she didn't have many days left to live anyway."

Jiang Zhixia blinked, as if she had realized something.

Su Chen looked at her nervously.

He knew that the princess had always understood that he was taking revenge on Su Tongwei.

But she never asked any questions. When the Su family had their accident, when the sanatorium exploded, and when Su Tongwei was sent to a protective institution, she didn't ask a single question.

But today, she saw it.

What would she think if she saw Su Tongwei become like that?

Do you find him disgusting?

Su Chen lowered his eyes, his fingers tightening slightly.

He killed many people, including the elders of the Su family and Su Tongwei's beastly husbands. When they died, they looked far worse than Su Tongwei.

If the princess knew everything, how would she look at him?

"Su Chen..."

A hand emerged from under the covers and gently grasped his hand.

Su Chen looked up and met a pair of wet eyes.

Jiang Zhixia peeked her face out from under the covers, forced a smile at him, and said, "Su Chen, tell me... wouldn't you say I've avenged you?"

Su Chen was stunned.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Zhixia tried her best to calm herself down.

"Don't listen to what she said. Your father's death wasn't your fault. If you listen to her, your father will be heartbroken... She became like that; it's her retribution. You, you did a good job!"

Su Chen stared at her blankly.

She said he did a great job.

Did she know what she had done? Did she know how many of her blood relatives she had killed?

The hand holding hers was small, soft, and trembling slightly.

But those same hands had rushed forward just now to shield him from those words that were driving him mad.

The princess was terrified, but she kept comforting herself.

He didn't know what to say, and remained silent for a long time with his head down.

The pressure on his hands gradually loosened.

Su Chen looked down and found that the princess had already fallen asleep under the covers.

He hesitated, trying to pull his hand away, but as soon as he moved, the princess tightened her grip as if startled.

Jiang Zhixia opened her eyes and looked at him groggily.

"Are you... are you leaving?"

"Could you stay with me for a while? I'm a little scared..."

Su Chen looked at her, her eyelids drooping with sleep, but she was too scared to sleep soundly, and his heart melted.

He sighed, slowly climbed into bed, and pulled the princess into his arms through the thick blankets.

"It's alright," his voice was extremely gentle, "Princess, don't be afraid, it's alright..."

Jiang Zhixia huddled under the covers and snuggled closer to him.

The hug was through the blanket, but the warmth and sense of security felt incredibly real.

Su Chen gently patted her back, like he was coaxing a child.

Only after the princess had fallen into a deep sleep did he carefully climb out of bed.

Su Chen stood by the bed and watched her for a long time before quietly retreating.

He closed the door, turned around and walked down the corridor, then stopped in his tracks.

In the living room, behind the long table, under the lamplight, sat a man exuding an air of dominance.

Jiang Ting arrived at some unknown time, radiating a chilling aura.

Su Chen met that cold gaze, paused for a moment, and then calmly walked over and sat down opposite him.

He said, "Su Tongwei wasn't killed by the princess."

"It was me. I poisoned her. I can confess what kind of poison it was and when I administered it."

Jiang Ting didn't say anything.

Su Chen lowered his eyes: "I will accept whatever punishment Your Highness decides for me."

He knew what awaited him if he said that.

Investigation, detention, sentencing.

Murdering noblewomen or blood relatives—either one of these crimes would be enough to land him in prison for decades.

Jiang Ting remained silent.

He simply raised his hand with a cold expression and threw one, two, three... a stack of documents onto the table one by one.

Su Chen looked down.

The documents showed faces with gruesome deaths, all of whom had died at his hands.

The elders of the Su family, Su Tongwei's beastly husband, and the clansmen in the sanatorium who had once bullied him.

Jiang Ting looked at him coldly: "You think I can't find out these things?"

Su Chen closed his eyes.

He knew, of course, that if the royal family wanted to investigate, they would be able to find out.

He dared to take action before because these people weren't important enough. As long as things were done cleanly on the surface, no one would bother to investigate the deaths of a few males.

But Jiang Ting's actions were undoubtedly a way of telling himself something.

He knew everything from beginning to end.

Su Chen opened his eyes and met those cold, emotionless eyes.

"What does Your Highness intend to do with me?"

Jiang Ting's voice was tinged with anger: "You should ask yourself how much more trouble you want to cause her."

"You used your status as the princess's husband to stir up trouble in the Su family, killing the female mother, killing clansmen, and killing blood relatives. Now you've made her bear the blame for killing females."

"Haven't you caused her enough trouble already?"

Su Chen clenched his fists.

He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse: "I never intended to harm the princess, nor did I want to involve her."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have destroyed his own mental strength, nor would he have risked changing Su Tongwei's medicine.

Jiang Ting stood up and looked down at him.

"How you are dealt with is not up to me."

As for who has the final say—

Jiang Ting had already turned around and pushed open the door to Jiang Zhixia's bedroom.

Su Chen stood alone facing the table full of documents, his gaze sweeping over the clansmen whose faces were contorted in agony.

He stared at it for a long time, then slowly lowered his head and exhaled a deep breath.

Jiang Zhixia was not sleeping soundly. She opened her eyes groggily, still feeling a little dazed.

I turned my head and saw someone sitting by the bed. I was startled, but relaxed when I saw who it was.

"Big brother?"

Jiang Ting sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her calmly.

Jiang Zhixia was stunned for two seconds before she remembered what big thing she had done.

She beat Su Tongwei to death.

He's made something of himself, truly made something of himself.

Someone was killed.

She looked up nervously and met those unfathomable eyes.

"Big brother, what should we do about Su Tongwei's matter?"

Jiang Ting didn't speak, he just looked at her, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

Jiang Zhixia had a vague sense of foreboding.

She hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Where is Su Chen?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ting's face visibly darkened.

Jiang Zhixia's heart skipped a beat.

not good!

She jumped up and tried to run away!

I had just rolled over when I was pulled over by an irresistible force!

The next second, she was pressed face down onto the man's lap.

Jiang Zhixia was stunned.

What kind of pose is that?!

Before she could even recover from this shameful position, something even more shameful happened.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Zhixia felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

She was completely petrified.

Jiang Ting! Spank her! Her bottom!

Ugh! No one has ever spanked her in either of her two lifetimes!

A wave of shame washed over me instantly, and my whole body turned so red I felt like I was about to burst into flames!

"Jiang Ting!!!"

She stopped calling him "elder brother" and started shouting his full name while struggling frantically.

Jiang Ting used her strength to lift her up and help her sit up.

The female in his arms blushed with anger, and he chuckled.

"You've become bolder."

She was the first person, besides the Empress and His Majesty, to dare call him by his name like that.

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