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

Jiang Xue successfully received the medicine sent by He Yuan.

He Yuan followed her instructions and made a chronic poison that could penetrate through the skin and wounds and enter the heart.

After he delivered the medicine to Jiangxue Palace, the next day, he submitted his resignation to the emperor and returned to Jiaodong with the He family.

Jiang Xue secretly left the palace to see him off. He Yuan was wearing green cloth that day, with gray hair and beard. He looked like an ordinary old man among the people.

Jiang Xue cried and begged him not to leave, and He Yuanyang asked her to return to the palace.

Jiang Xue asked: "Is it because of me... that you want to leave the capital?"

He Yuan still looked at her lovingly as before and said to her:

"I am getting old. I have been dreaming about my hometown recently. I really want to go back and see the scenery of Jiaodong."

When Jiang Xue was about to turn around and return to the palace, He Yuan said:

"Your Highness, you are not only the sister of the eldest prince, but also the daughter of the Holy Empress. You are also the princess of the world."

"Listen to Grandpa He and stop hurting, destroying and suffering yourself. You have your own responsibilities, so please cherish yourself."

"Your Highness, in the future, we must look forward to the past."

One month later, Jiang Xue received the news of Xiao Qi's death as she wished.

Half a year later, news came that He Yuan had died of illness.

When Jiang Xue heard it for the first time, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

She was stunned for a long time, and then asked Xiaochun again and again: "Grandpa He, did he really die of illness?"

Xiaochun replied: "Your Highness, yes. My colleagues in charge of the old hospital received the obituary notice from the He family and it is true that he died of illness."

"Did he really just die of illness?" she asked again.

Xiaochun saw that something was wrong with her and said, "Your Highness, I will send someone to Jiaodong to inquire about something for you."

Half a month later, the inquirer returned to the palace and reported that He Yuan had died of a sudden illness. He had been eating well and in good spirits the day before his death.

Xiaochun originally thought Jiang Xue was just too caring, so she comforted him:

"Your Highness, the visitor said that He Yuan was walking very quickly and peacefully, and was not suffering from any illness. Please don't be too sad."

Jiang Xue only said softly:

"You guys go down, I want to rest for a while."

After they left, she buried herself in the brocade quilt and cried bitterly.

She never thought that Grandpa He would be so upright.

How could Grandpa He be killed by a small illness due to his medical skills?

With Grandpa He's medical skills, there was no difficulty in creating the illusion that he had died of illness.

After all, the medicine he gave himself at that time could poison people's heart and cause them to die from sudden illness without even realizing it.

He told Jiang Xue not to cling to the past, but he could not forgive himself for betraying his original intention as a doctor.

He chose to bear all the consequences, all the sins.

Sixteen-year-old Jiang Xue knew that because of her resentment, she had driven to death Grandpa He, who was the best to her besides her parents and brothers.

Jiang Xue understood that He Yuan had practiced medicine to help the world throughout his life, and he would not have done such a harmful thing if she had not repeatedly forced him to do so.

She raised her eyes and looked firmly at He Zhilin, raised her hands to her forehead, slowly bowed down, and kowtowed to him.

This bow is to pay homage to Mr. He Yuanhe.

She stood up and bowed again.

This bow was a tribute to the guilt she felt towards the He family and He Zhilin.

There were hot tears in her eyes, and she said slowly: "If I hadn't been willful back then, Mr. He wouldn't have had to do anything against his will. His death was caused by me."

He Zhilin's eyes were blank and his mind was very confused.

He couldn't tell whether his grandfather died of old age, whether he died of excessive guilt and depression, or whether he actually committed suicide by taking poison to pay for his sins.

He didn't know how to face Jiang Xue at that moment.

Jiang Yu was at the side, trying to help Jiang Xue up.

Jiang Xue, however, remained unmoved. She said to He Zhilin:

"Brother He, I owe a lot to the He family, and I have no shame in treating you."

"Today I can see you again, and I have the opportunity to confess my sins."

"I'm not asking you to forgive me, I'm just asking you to tell me about this and let you know." She smiled bitterly, "I also want to give myself a chance to atone for my sins."

"Your Highness," He Zhilin sighed and said, "You should get up first."

He looked at the door with a complicated expression.

"I don't know exactly what happened back then, but I think I understand my grandfather as a person."

"He has an upright temperament. If he doesn't want to do it in his heart, he will not bow his head even if he has thousands of troops."

"Your Highness, when I was young, I often heard my grandfather mention you to me."

"Whenever I make a naughty mistake, he always says," he looked at Jiang Xue complicatedly, "he said, the little princess is three years younger than me, but she is very polite and obedient."

"To be disrespectful, Grandpa really likes Your Highness, as if he treats you as his own grandson."

"If there is anything fun on weekdays, if he gives me one, he will definitely leave one for you. If there is only one, it must be for you."

Jiang Xue's Changle Palace is also filled with many toys given to him by He Yuan when he was young.

If she lost her temper when she was sick and refused to see a doctor or take medicine, He Yuan would conjure up a toy to coax her every time.

Her heart ached, and she said, "I know, I deeply owe Grandpa He's kindness."

"No," He Zhilin said mockingly, "My grandfather often said that you are the king and we are the ministers. Only the ministers owe the king's favor. Your thunder, rain and dew are all blessings."

"I am not saying this to make His Highness blame himself." He said, "I just want to tell His Highness that my grandfather's choice was never to betray his true heart."

"It's just that there are thousands of original intentions. At that time, the one he chose to follow was the original intention of pity for His Highness."

"Your Highness, please get up. I don't want to mention this matter at this time." He said.

"I'm here now because of the matter between mother and son."

Jiang Xue interrupted: "Brother He, I chose to confess to you today just because I want to tell you."

She stood up and said: "I have already done a lot to Mr. He. I can no longer use his grandson to do things for me."

"Does His Highness only think that I am being used?" He Zhilin smiled bitterly.

"Does Your Highness think it is profitable for me to help His Highness?"

"No..." Jiang Xue hurriedly spoke, but was interrupted.

"Can't it be because I have feelings for His Highness?" He Zhilin said:

"Is there a brother-sister relationship?"

Brother-sister friendship, when he said these four words, even he was laughing at himself in his heart.

He Zhilin looked at Jiang Xue's stunned expression and said with a bitter smile:

"I overstepped my bounds and thought of myself as His Highness's elder brother."

"No," Jiang Xue said hurriedly, "When Mr. He was in the palace, I called him Grandpa He. Of course you are my brother."

"It's just a matter of the Gu family. I'm worried that it may be involved. I don't want to drag you into this muddy water."

"If He Zhilin's identity deters His Highness," he said with a smile, "then continue to regard me as the wandering doctor Yan Zhe."

"Your Highness is worthy of Yan Zhe, and we are strangers to Yan Zhe," he said, "so you don't have to have so many worries."

Jiang Yu suddenly spoke and said:

"Xue'er, you said before that only Zhi Lin has some clues about what you want to investigate."

"In that case, you should think about the priorities of the Gu family's matters before replying to Zhilin."

Jiang Xue hesitated.

Now my father doesn't know Gu Lintan's true character and wants to promote him.

Not only did he give Gu Lintan the post of editor at the Hanlin Academy, but he also deliberately introduced him to his grandfather and asked him to get involved in the affairs of the Chancellery.

I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before Gu Lintan takes an important position in the court.

She said: "Brother He, Grandpa He is kind to me, and I feel ashamed of the He family. I can't treat you as a stranger who met by chance."

"I deserve your help today. In the future, I will do my best to atone for my sins."

Jiang Yu said: "In that case, Zhi Lin, tell me why you came here."

He Zhilin said:

"After checking His Highness's pulse this morning, Gu Lintan came to see me."