The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 179 : A Tooth for a Tooth

Translated by : Irisu

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Amongst Jiang Xin Zhi's many predictions, none of them had anything to do with Jin'er being Jiang Ruan's friend. He was stunned, "What?"

"You don't remember me anymore?" Jin'er looked at Jiang Xin Zhi's shocked expression, and was a little anxious. After seeing that there was no one else around, she stooped closer and said, "At the palace banquet, you saved my life and I... I have come to repay this debt. Do you really not recall?"

Jiang Xin Zhi frowned. At first, he did think that this young lady was somewhat familiar yet he was not sure where he knew her from, but now that he heard her mention the past, the event abruptly came to mind. During Empress Dowager Yi De's palace banquet, some assassins had appeared, and he recalled that he seemed to have saved two young ladies. Now that he thought about it, one of the ladies aligned with the appearance of the young girl before him. Only... He was shocked, "You are a young lady from an official family, why have you come here?"

At first, he did not take heed of who she was so naturally did not know her identity. However, to be able to attend the palace banquet, she most definitely was a young lady from an official family. With such delicate skin and tender flesh, how did such a pampered young miss enter this enemy camp; how had she come from the capital to this frontier juncture that was more than ten million miles away, and most importantly, what about her parents?

"We were taught in our fu that the favour of saving one's life must definitely be returned like a gushing spring." Jin'er said seriously, "Since you saved my life, no matter what, I must repay you. You are being held in the enemy camp, therefore, if you suffered an unfortunate accident, I would no longer have a chance to return the favour. Because this would go against the teachings of the fu, I made a decision to mix amongst the women of the reinforcement camp to come here- this was all so that I would not violate the family teachings. Once my parents come to know, they will definitely support me in this decision."

This sounded like sophistry; shoving false arguments down people's throats[1]. For a young lady to come here so boldly- as a person born into an official family, she must pay attention to her reputation. Thinking about how her parents must be half angered to their graves, it was commendable that she was still able to speak with such passion and justice. With his head somewhat throbbing, Jiang Xin Zhi replied, "You shouldn't have come here, it's too dangerous."

[1] 强词夺理 (qiǎngcíduólǐ) – to twist words and force logic (idiom); sophistry; loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument; shoving false arguments down people's throats.

"Since I've already arrived, I must not be worried about the danger." Jin'er replied quickly, which truly suited her straightforward temperament, "But if you're planning to chase me away, then that truly would be dangerous."

"Then how did you manage to enter the enemy camp?" Although he was roughly following along with her words, as Jiang Ruan's friend, Jiang Xin Zhi could no longer act coldly towards her. However, he still felt somewhat suspicious and unclear about her means.

Upon hearing his question, Jin'er laughed. "Deputy General Jiang, Xiao Wangye has arrived with the Jinyi Guards, consequently how could he look on without lifting a finger to help you. You are Xiao Wangye's brother-in-law, so if Xiao Wangye didn't care about you, when he returns would Ruan Meimei allow him to have good days ahead? Xiao Wangye has already sent people to save you, only..." Jin'erstuck out her tongue, "while the people under his command are truly skilled in martial arts, those South Xinjiang people truly have treacherous thoughts, thus, they are afraid of raising suspicions. Ordinary girls were unwilling to come; the daring ones weren't smart enough, and the smart ones are afraid of death. There was only me who was both daring and smart, who took the initiative to offer myself for the assignment, and only then did Xiao Wangye send me here. However, I'm only the support because in the end, I still have to rely on the people under Xiao Wangye for help."