Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Jiang Xue nodded when she heard this and said, "I understand."

When the two came to the courtyard, Jiang Xue went straight to the corridor and sat down, then told Xiaochun: "Go and help me make some refreshing tea."

Xiaochun understood and called away several servants who were sweeping the courtyard, leaving only Jiang Xue and Chen Jin.

Jiang Xue called Chen Jin to him and asked, "I couldn't find you all day yesterday, but what happened?"

Chen Jin cupped his fists and bowed to Jiang Xue, saying, "Yesterday, I followed the Prince Consort in accordance with His Highness's instructions."

Jiang Xue nodded and asked, "Where have you gone?"

Chen Jin said in a low voice: "Everything is normal during the court. After the court, the Prince Consort went to the Ministry of Rites to handle official business. About before lunch, he heard some news and left the Ministry of Rites."

"What news did you hear?" Jiang Xue asked doubtfully, "Did someone pass the news to him, or did he learn it by accident by listening to other adults' discussions?"

Chen Jin said: "This minister doesn't know that the Ministry of Rites is an official office after all, and I can only watch from outside."

"Then how do you know he left after hearing the news?"

"The prince-in-law left in a hurry, and if it was an ordinary official business, he would be either in the palace or in an official office. After the prince-in-law left, he went to a private residence alone."

"Where? Who did you meet?" Jiang Xue asked.

"From the residence of Master Yin Xue of Jingzhao Mansion."

Jiang Xue's hands suddenly clenched.

Xue Ke, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture? The Jingzhao Yin Mansion was caused such a fuss by Jing Ye's people the night before yesterday. Shouldn't he have been busy cleaning up the mess in the mansion yesterday?

How could he still have time to spend a whole day with Gu Lintan?

It seemed that Jingye's knock on the mountain to shake the tiger was really shocking.

In other words, this matter is closely related to Gu Lintan, so the statement in the letter that he was the orphan of the Chao family must not be empty talk.

Jiang Xue looked serious and asked: "The prince-in-law has been in Xue Mansion the whole day? Have you heard what they said?"

Chen Jin shook his head and said: "In the official's house, and it is daytime, I cannot get too close to the two of them. And -"

"Master Xue was not in the mansion at first. Master Xue hurried back to Xue's mansion after the consort's visit. After the two entered the house, Master Xue left within an hour."

Jiang Xue frowned. Xue Ke was not in the mansion. He thought he was actually staying in the mansion.

So it was Gu Lintan who took the initiative to find Xue Ke.

The Jingzhao Yin Mansion was in charge of the road guidance and registration of merchant teams entering and leaving Jijing. If Xue Ke had something to do with Beixi's army and horses, he would have been ordered to open the way for others to enter the city.

Now that something was going on, it was time for him to take the initiative to find his master and find a solution. Why did Gu Lintan go to him?

What's more, such a big thing happened in Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and Gu Lintan personally went to Xue Mansion to look for someone at this time. Isn't he afraid of dragging himself into troubled waters?

So, whose instructions did Gu Lintan get that forced him to go find Xue Ke? Or, what is the purpose of looking for him?

She looked at Chen Jin and said, "After Mr. Xue left, where did the consort go?"

Chen Jin shook his head and said: "I haven't gone anywhere, just in Xue Mansion. I didn't leave Xue Mansion until dinner."

"Who or what did Master Xue bring with him when he returned home?" Jiang Xue asked hurriedly.

Chen Jin thought about it carefully and said, "I entered the house with only one boy. The boy was holding a wooden box in his hand. I have no way of knowing what he was carrying."

He suddenly remembered something and said, "But when Mr. Xue left with the boy, he did not take the wooden box with him."

Jiang Xue nodded and said, "I understand. After leaving Xue Mansion, did you go straight back to Gu Mansion?"

"Perhaps I left the Ministry of Rites in a hurry today, and there are still official matters that have not been completed," Chen Jin said. "The prince-in-law went back to the Ministry of Rites at the end and stayed for more than an hour before coming out."

Jiang Xue said in a deep voice: "I understand. You can rest and take a rest, and then continue to keep an eye on Lumingzhai. I will bother you these days. If there is anything unusual, you must tell me as soon as possible. If you get stuck, I couldn't come back for a while, so I tried to find a way to send a message."

Chen Jin asked: "Your Highness, do you still need to practice self-defense in the morning?"

Jiang Xue shook her head and said: "In these days, I will just practice as you taught me before, while you focus on the consort."

Jiang Xue waved her hand to indicate that he could leave, but Chen Jin suddenly said:

"One more thing."

Jiang Xue raised her eyes and looked at him, wondering: "What's the matter?"

"When I secretly followed my consort yesterday, I discovered——"

"There are two other people following, and their skills are not inferior to mine."

Jiang Xue said in surprise: "Are you following you or the prince-in-law?"

Chen Jin said: "It should be for the prince-in-law. When I left the house, I noticed that the person was following him nearby. It was the same when I arrived at Xue's house. It was not until we returned to the house that one of the two left. I went out to visit at midnight last night However, one of them still remains, not far from the Prince Consort’s residence.”

Jiang Xue asked: "Can you clearly see the costumes of those two people?"

"Ordinary warrior attire," Chen Jin said, "It's just that the two of them must have discovered me, but they didn't take action against me."

"I want to ask Your Highness for instructions this time. If we encounter it again, do we need to solve these troubles?"

Jiang Xue was silent for a moment and shook her head at Chen Jin.

"Since I haven't done anything to you, I guess it's not for us. You can ignore it for now and just go about your business as usual. If there are any other instructions, I'll tell you."

The person following Gu Lintan was another master who was on par with Chen Jin - it seemed that she had to ask Jing Ye if he had arranged the manpower.

It's not surprising that Jing Ye would let people follow Gu Lintan. After all, Gu Lintan has a close relationship with Qian Guo and the rebel party, and there is always something to be gained by following him.

Jiang Xue suddenly thought of another thing.

She then asked Jiang Yu to finish the game, using the news about Su Xi's mother and son as bait to lure Gu Lintan into taking the bait, and only waited for him to take action before she could close the net.

Now if he is really being watched by someone sent by Jing Ye, wouldn't the existence of Su Xi's mother and son also be discovered by Jing Ye? !

Jiang Xue sighed helplessly, sat there and thought again and again, then resignedly went back to the house and took out the bottle given by Jing Ye, and followed the method he taught to attract Ban Ban.

She polished the ink and wrote the small note herself, made an appointment with Jingye to meet him at night, then rolled up the small note and handed it to Banban's claws.

Jiang Xue felt a little irritable.

Jing Ye, Jing Ye, nothing can get around Jing Ye.

She still didn't know what his intentions were, so Jiang Xue could only follow the temptation and wait for the future.

And this seduction—Jiang Xue had thought about it as early as yesterday. Since she didn't know why he came here, she had to give it a try.

Just as Banban's front legs flew away, Xiaochun's back legs came into the house.

"Your Highness," she said with a smile, "Aunt Dong sent a message, saying that the Queen's body is much better today, so Your Highness does not have to worry."

Jiang Xue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit my grandfather early today. I still have something to talk to Qiong Shuang about."

She didn’t know if she would be able to meet the person Lu Qiongshuang promised to find for her today.