Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 282

Chapter 282: Chapter 280: Kneeling Down_1

He sighed. But Lu Tianzhuo was already dead. No matter how much hatred or blame he felt toward Lu Tianzhuo, what use was it now?!

Li Zhijie pressed on the wound on his shoulder and spoke in his hoarse voice, "Go and bring the bird’s nest porridge prepared for the princess. I will personally deliver it to her..."

"Yes!" The maid immediately scrambled to her feet and retreated.

When Li Zhijie entered with the bird’s nest porridge, he saw Li Tianfu glaring at him with reddened eyes, like a cornered young beast.

He had everyone in the room leave, slowly approached the bedside, and his gaze fell on the horrifying marks on Li Tianfu’s neck. He knew she truly wanted to die.

He spoke softly, "I know you’re upset over A Zhuo’s death and want to join him. But have you ever thought that A Zhuo’s great revenge is still unfulfilled; he cannot rest in peace?"

Li Tianfu opened her mouth, but her damaged throat couldn’t make a sound. She angrily kicked over the bird’s nest porridge placed by her bed by Li Zhijie to express her fury.

Li Zhijie was not annoyed. He shook the porridge off his robes, "You might not know A Zhuo’s true identity."

Li Zhijie watched Li Tianfu’s teary eyes glaring at him and handed her a handkerchief from his sleeve, "A Zhuo was the adopted son of Pang Pingguo, the Great General of Shu Kingdom. He entered Xiliang’s Imperial Palace to avenge his adoptive father, Pang Pingguo. To A Zhuo, nothing was more important than avenging his adoptive father."

Li Tianfu was stunned, and her tears seemed to freeze in her eyes.

"You were probably the biggest surprise in his life!" Li Zhijie’s eyes were deep and dark, "He used everyone, including me, but never used you! If he wanted to use you, he would have encouraged you to get close to the Emperor of Jin, become the emperor’s favored concubine, and then... influence the emperor to kill Bai Qingyan, wiping out the Bai family! After all, you obeyed his every word, but he didn’t do that!"

Lu Tianzhuo could use Li Zhijie, and Li Zhijie could similarly use Lu Tianzhuo to persuade Li Tianfu.

"He... arranged for Bai Qingyan to come so she could be killed. But, Princess... I am King Yan of Xiliang. I couldn’t watch Bai Qingyan die at the posthouse. We couldn’t afford another fight."

Seeing Li Tianfu refuse his handkerchief, he raised his hand to wipe away her tears, "If without A Zhuo, you really don’t want to live, why not help fulfill A Zhuo’s wish? Once you become the favored concubine of the Emperor of Jin... or the future Emperor of Jin, killing Bai Qingyan and avenging A Zhuo would be easy."

Li Tianfu clenched the pendant in her hand tightly and bit her lip, glaring at Li Zhijie.

"Are you thinking that I am only trying to deceive you into working for Xiliang?" Li Zhijie sighed, "I, Li Zhijie, swear to the god of Xiliang, there is no falsehood in my words concerning A Zhuo! If the princess can become the favored concubine of the Emperor of Jin or the future emperor, it indeed benefits Xiliang. But as people of Xiliang, we must work for Xiliang’s benefit. This doesn’t conflict with avenging A Zhuo."

"Princess..." Li Zhijie stood respectfully at the door and bowed. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}