amaotonovel Chapter 70 Murder and Silence
Chapter 70 Murder and Silence
Seeing Jiang Luoyu's reaction, Jiang Qingyue understood perfectly well that Jiang Luoyu had hit the nail on the head, which was why she was getting anxious.
Sure enough, the moment Jiang Qingyue exposed him, he first looked at the two outsiders present, his gaze darting away, his face showing a mixture of embarrassment and rage at being exposed.
"What nonsense are you spouting! Chu Chu is my sister, of course I love and cherish her. I never imagined that your thoughts could be so filthy."
Although Jiang Luoyu was blaming, her tone lacked the force of an interrogation.
Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but laugh. "Jiang Luoyu, did I say anything? Who's the one who's despicable?"
I was saying you like Jiang Chuchu. After all, she's the younger sister you've doted on for so many years. Isn't it normal for you to like her? Why are you in such a hurry? You're just making a fuss over nothing."
Jiang Luoyu opened her mouth, then fell silent, realizing she had fallen into a trap set by Jiang Qingyue. "Jiang Qingyue, you're spouting nonsense and slandering me and Chuchu! I'll kill you!"
As she spoke, Jiang Luoyu took out a dagger and stabbed at Jiang Qingyue.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Qingyue called out, stopping Jiang Luoyu.
"Do you have any last words?" Jiang Luoyu was startled by Jiang Qingyue's sudden shout.
"Do you think that by killing me, no one will know about your shameful secret?" After saying that, Jiang Qingyue looked at Jiang Luoyu's subordinates and the two burly men beside her, and the meaning in her eyes was very clear.
The two people who were watching the show didn't expect the fire to suddenly spread to them. Especially when they saw Jiang Luoyu's murderous look, they couldn't help but spit and curse at Jiang Qingyue.
Jiang Luoyu's servants retreated hastily, their faces filled with panic. "Young Master, we don't know anything! Don't listen to this woman's nonsense! She's deliberately trying to make us kill each other, Young Master!"
However, Jiang Luoyu gave them no chance to explain and killed them with a single blow.
Then, he turned his attention to the two burly men.
"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. We've taken your money, so we'll keep our mouths shut and won't reveal a single thing about what happened today."
One of the slightly taller men quickly spoke up to comfort him.
However, Jiang Luoyu, who was already extremely guilty, was determined not to let anyone get away with it. He wouldn't allow anyone to spread rumors, otherwise it would definitely affect Chu Chu's reputation!
Seeing Jiang Luoyu gradually approaching them, the two burly men exchanged a glance, then rushed forward, ready to fight to the death!
The three of them instantly became entangled in a fight. Taking advantage of the moment, Jiang Qingyue pulled out a blade hidden in her sleeve, cut the rope, and escaped while the three were fighting.
But these two burly men were no match for Jiang Luoyu. In no time, Jiang Luoyu slit their throats with a single stroke, and blood splattered everywhere, even onto Jiang Luoyu's face, but he didn't even blink.
Jiang Luoyu looked at the empty pillar and the cut rope on the ground, then quickly stepped forward, preparing to catch up with Jiang Qingyue.
Jiang Qingyue knew that Jiang Luoyu would definitely catch up once she realized what was happening, and she didn't expect to escape successfully because of it.
Since the incident with the bandits, Jiang Qingyue had become more cautious and kept many emergency hidden weapons, poisons, and small blades on her person, just in case. She never expected that they would come in handy so soon.
A moment later, Jiang Qingyue looked at Jiang Luoyu, whose expression was distorted, blocking her way, and knew that she could not escape.
Although she might not be in this situation if she hadn't revealed this, she would probably still be at risk of being killed, because even though she had prepared in advance, she lacked confidence in dealing with multiple opponents.
That's why she deliberately revealed it.
In her past life, she only vaguely felt that Jiang Luoyu's feelings for Jiang Chuchu were a bit strange, unlike ordinary brother-sister affection. Later, because of the affair between Jiang Chuchu and the Crown Prince, she didn't think much of it.
Having been reborn and experiencing everything again, Jiang Qingyue noticed that Jiang Luoyu unconditionally doted on Jiang Chuchu, and even after the incident, he resolutely stood by Jiang Chuchu's side. In addition, his gaze always followed Jiang Chuchu, so Jiang Qingyue was certain that his feelings for Jiang Chuchu were not pure.
Therefore, she took this action today, forcing Jiang Luoyu to kill and silence her. With those people gone, she would be more confident in doing it herself. Sure enough, things went as Jiang Qingyue had predicted.
"Jiang Qingyue, today... you... must die!" Jiang Luoyu slowly approached Jiang Qingyue, holding a dagger that was still dripping blood.
"Jiang Luoyu, you're so agitated because your secret has been exposed, right? How come I know about the secret you've kept hidden in your heart for so many years? Don't you want to know how I found out? Are there any other people who know the truth?"
Sure enough, Jiang Luoyu stopped in her tracks. "Who else?"
"Do you think I'd tell you?" Jiang Qingyue provoked Jiang Luoyu in a very cheeky way.
"Ah! Go to hell!" Jiang Luoyu raised the dagger in her hand and shouted as she rushed towards Jiang Qingyue.
Just as Jiang Qingyue was about to scatter the powder, a stick suddenly flew straight from the side, hitting Jiang Luoyu directly. With its momentum, it pushed Jiang Luoyu several meters to the side before she fell.
Jiang Luoyu was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground.
Just as he got up to see who had attacked him, a figure kicked him in the chest, sending him flying backward and crashing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, "Your Highness?"
Turning around, it was indeed Qin Xuanyu.
He stepped forward and put his hand on Jiang Qingyue's shoulder, looking her up and down. "Are you alright?"
Jiang Qingyue took a step back, feeling somewhat uneasy. "No...it's nothing."
Qin Xuanyu's hand, which was resting on his arm, was suddenly lifted into the air before he realized what was happening.
"It's okay."
It turned out that Qin Xuanyu had been standing upstairs watching the carriage gradually disappear into the distance. When it turned into the other direction instead of heading towards the palace at the end of the street, he had a bad feeling and immediately chased after it.
As a result, after chasing for only a few steps, he ran into Qin Jinghao, who was late coming out of the Prime Minister's residence, and was tripped up.
Qin Jinghao kept exchanging pleasantries with him, seemingly not intending to end the conversation anytime soon. He was only concerned about Jiang Qingyue's safety, but couldn't say it outright. In the end, he came up with a plan.
"Weren't you picking someone up? Where is the person?" Qin Xuanyu pretended not to know.
"They're already on their way to the palace."
"Then why are you still here?"
"I..." Qin Jinghao felt a little guilty. "I still have things to discuss with the Prime Minister, so I'll have someone send Qingyue to the palace first, so that the Empress Dowager won't worry."
"I see. I saw a carriage from your palace heading towards the outskirts. I thought you were going for a walk in the countryside with Miss Jiang to cultivate your relationship. It seems I must have been mistaken."
Qin Xuanyu casually reminded Qin Jinghao.
"What did you say?" Qin Jinghao exclaimed in shock. "Uncle, are you serious?"
Qin Xuanyu nodded.
"You... Imperial Uncle, why didn't you say so sooner!" Qin Jinghao frowned, worried that something bad might happen and he wouldn't be able to explain it to his father and mother.
"Because this has nothing to do with me."
"You... Imperial Uncle, I'm leaving now!" After saying that, Qin Jinghao immediately rushed in the direction Qin Xuanyu had indicated. Only then did Qin Xuanyu use his lightness skill to chase after the direction where Jiang Qingyue's carriage had disappeared...