nashuaworldcup Chapter 17 One Bitch
Chapter 17 One Bitch
"Lixue, now you remember this: don't mess with me!"
Qiao Lixue's face was covered in cold sweat. She slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment and a barely perceptible fear as she stared at Jiang Zhi: "You... Jiang Zhi, how could you be like this... You're not Jiang Zhi, who are you?!"
Jiang Zhi's personality has always been gentle and mild, so how could he have such skill and a terrifying gaze?
"Jiang Zhi, what are you doing?" Jiang Luan entered in shock, looking at Qiao Lixue's pale face. "Lixue, what's wrong...?"
"Get out." Jiang Zhi walked back to the chair, inserted the hairpin into her hair bun, and said in a voice that was cold to the bone, "Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I might do."
Upon hearing Qiao Lixue's words, Jiang Luan looked at Jiang Zhi with suspicion and asked, "Who are you?"
If it were the real Jiang Zhi, how could he punish the wicked servant, pretend to be weak in front of his father, or even dare to be an enemy of the whole family?
Jiang Zhi used to love playing with Qiao Lixue the most, and he would never be willing to hurt her so badly.
And the way she acted last night, how could this be?
"Ridiculous." Jiang Zhi turned his head to look at her, his eyes icy. "We've known each other for so long, don't you even know who I am?"
She didn't want to stay here any longer; she just wanted to escape as soon as possible.
She helped Qiao Lixue up and called loudly to the servants, "Someone! Quickly fetch a doctor! Fetch the best doctor in the city!"
Jiang Zhi watched silently as Jiang Luan helped Qiao Lixue out, his gaze deep and his lips slightly upturned.
Close female friends? Harmonious coexistence?
That's the biggest joke in the world.
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The fact that Qiao Lixue's throat was cut by Jiang Zhi quickly sparked heated discussions in the Jiang family.
Jiang Jing'an could hardly believe it.
The Jiang family has been in constant turmoil since yesterday.
Before the news of the imperial decree granting them marriage could be fully digested, Jiang Zhi had already stirred up such a huge mess.
In a fit of anger, Jiang Jing'an immediately ordered his men to bring Jiang Zhi out for questioning, and even planned to punish Jiang Zhi according to family law in order to give the Marquis of Zhongjing's mansion an explanation.
At the same time, someone also needs to be sent to apologize to the Qiao family.
However, Jiang Zhi remained indifferent in the face of the Jiang family's angry questioning. "Qiao Lixue has committed insubordination and deserves this fate."
Insubordination?
As soon as those four words were uttered, the Jiang family members stared intently at Jiang Zhi.
She hasn't even had a chance to warm up to the imperial decree of marriage, and she's already putting on airs like the Princess Consort of Liang?
"You can also lay a hand on me."
"However, you should consider the consequences yourselves."
Jiang Zhi's eyes held an inscrutable expression.
"presumptuous!"
Jiang Jing'an's face turned red with anger at Jiang Zhi's threat.
He stood up and raised his hand to slap Jiang Zhi, but was stopped in mid-air by Jiang Zhi's words.
"After marrying the Prince of Liang, I became a royal lady."
Jiang Zhi slowly and methodically told them the facts, "If Father were to actually lay a hand on me, that would be a breach of respect between superiors and inferiors, and a grave act of disrespect!"
Marquis Zhenyuan's face turned ashen.
"Even if you marry the Prince of Liang, you're still my daughter! Can't I, as your father, discipline you?!"
"As a father, your first priority should be to protect your daughter."
Jiang Zhi looked at him coldly.
"Unfortunately, my father still couldn't do it."
"you--"
"Jiang Zhi, shut up!"
Jiang Zhi pursed her lips, glanced at her family with cold indifference and disdain, and was about to turn and leave.
"Lord Zhenyuan!" A guard rushed in, his voice panicked, "The Qiao family... Old Madam Qiao has arrived with her servants and guards, saying they demand an explanation from the Jiang family..."
Jiang Zhi stopped in her tracks, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"You should explain the trouble you caused to Madam Qiao yourself."
Marquis Zhenyuan glared at Jiang Zhi with disgust, then turned and headed towards the front yard. "What bad luck!"
"Zhi'er," Madam Liu said with a forced smile.
She gently advised her, "When you see Madam Qiao, sincerely apologize first. Just say that you and Lixue were just joking around, and it was just an accident..."
"It wasn't an accident, I did it on purpose."
Jiang Zhi's eyes were icy as she turned and headed towards the front yard.
Liu froze, her face turning ashen.
Madam Qiao brought quite a few people with her.
The Qiao family guards surrounded the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence. There were five burly old women and more than a dozen maids.
The massive crowd almost completely blocked the entrance.
"Madam Qiao." Marquis Zhenyuan hurriedly arrived at the front yard and apologized to Madam Qiao with a face full of remorse: "I am really sorry. I did not expect that Lixue and Zhi'er would have such a big conflict. It was our oversight. This matter was an accident."
"An accident?" Old Madam Qiao was wearing a dark green dress and a string of expensive beads around her neck, making her look elegant and noble.
"Our Lixue is pampered by us and has never suffered any grievances. She is best friends with your Jiang Zhi."
"She actually slit my throat, and you're telling me this was an accident? This was clearly intentional!! Lord Zhenyuan, I don't want to make things difficult for you any further. Please hand over the culprit and have her beaten to death in front of me, and this matter will be over."
Jiang Jing'an froze, then quickly explained, "Madam Qiao, you may not know this, but yesterday the Emperor issued an imperial decree betrothing Jiang Zhi to the Prince of Liang—"
"Is the Marquis of Zhenyuan trying to scare me by bringing up the King of Liang?"
Madam Qiao's eyes narrowed sharply, clearly indicating she wasn't buying it.
"Your Jiang family has plenty of daughters! Even if you beat the eldest daughter to death, there's always the second daughter who can take her place in marriage! All the King of Liang wants are daughters of the Jiang family, regardless of age."
Even though the Marquis of Zhenyuan was prepared to apologize, he did not expect her to be so difficult to deal with. However, the situation was beyond his control, so he could only apologize repeatedly: "Madam Qiao, please calm down. Lixue and Zhi'er are, after all, good friends. Today's incident was caused by Lixue impulsively breaking into Zhi'er's house after hearing that Zhi'er had been granted a marriage by imperial decree. If there is any fault, Lixue is not entirely innocent, is she?"
"Are you trying to say that Xue'er brought this upon herself?" Old Madam Qiao's face darkened.
“I told Xue’er long ago that Jiang Zhi is not worth befriending at all. How much can a disobedient daughter who killed her own younger brother be worth associating with? She just had to remember our past relationship. She deserves to suffer this punishment, but Jiang Zhi is the real culprit—”
"The Qiao family prides itself on being a distinguished family, but I never expected that Old Madam Qiao would be such a foul-mouthed shrew."
Jiang Zhi walked out and coldly looked at the scene before him. "No wonder he was able to raise such a shameless bitch as Qiao Lixue!"
Old Madam Qiao's face stiffened: "You...you...what did you say?!"
"What I mean is, it's that old hag, Madam Qiao, who raised that little slut, Qiao Lixue."
Jiang Zhi's gaze was sharp as a knife. "Doesn't Madam Qiao understand?"
Old Madam Qiao's expression spiraled out of control almost visibly, her face turning ashen and veins bulging on her forehead: "Jiang Zhi, how dare you insult me! You shameless hussy, how dare you insult me! Guards! Beat her to death! What are you all standing there for!"