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

Xiao Zhan's satisfaction was almost beyond words, and he was very happy about Jiang Xue's tacit choice. It turned out that she had chosen the day in his mind. This woman and he really had a tacit understanding.

"What a great day!" The Queen Mother's eyes narrowed into a line with joy, and it was obvious that she was very pleased with Jiang Xue's decision.

Once the date was set, the empress dowager personally drafted an edict and asked Mo Yan to deliver it to the Emperor of Beiling. Soon, everyone in the palace knew about the wedding day.

Next comes the busy time of preparing the betrothal gifts and wedding banquet.

“Yun Che, you two will have to go to the Empress to pay your respects later. You are a prince, and the Empress is your legitimate mother, so you must inform her before you marry a daughter-in-law.”

Although they knew that the Queen might cause trouble for them, they could not avoid this step, otherwise it would become a handle for being unfilial and would inevitably lead to criticism.

"My grandson will keep this in mind."

"Changle also understands."

The two of them saluted respectfully, then left the Luan Yi Hall side by side.

"Empress Dowager, would you like me to follow them just in case?" Mo Yan caught the Empress Dowager's subtle worry and volunteered.

The Queen Mother hesitated to speak, and finally just waved her hand: "The child knows what's going on."

Over the years, she has watched every move made by Xiao Zhan. He is very smart and knows how to protect himself in the most appropriate way.

"Mo Yan, go and make the arrangements. I will personally take care of His Royal Highness Prince Gong's betrothal gifts and wedding banquet!"

This was undoubtedly an announcement to the six palaces that Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue were the Queen Mother's treasures and no one dared to offend them easily.

On the other side, outside Fengming Palace, a palace maid held a wooden stick and swung it at Xiao Gui mercilessly.

Xiao Gui shrank back in pain, rubbing her numb knees gently with her hands. She had been kneeling for four hours, and her body could no longer bear the strain.

The palace maid paced around her triumphantly, looking down at the helpless Xiao Gui with contempt.

Humph, so what if she's a princess? Her parents don't love her, and she has no one to rely on. She's still bullied by us servants.

The palace maid took out all the anger she had suffered from the Queen on Xiao Gui. As soon as she showed the slightest sign of fatigue, the wooden stick would fall on her back without mercy.

Anyway, even if the queen saw it, she wouldn't punish her at all.

"Ouch!"

Xiao Gui finally couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground, holding on to the ground with trembling hands, as if even this strength was almost exhausted. From morning till dusk, she hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, and the red light in her body had already been lit, and her lips, which had once been as beautiful as cherry blossoms, had faded to a pale color.

"Hey, you dare to be lazy? Get up! If the Queen finds out, I won't be punished with you."

The palace maid widened her eyes, scolded viciously, and swung the wooden stick in her hand again, about to fall.

"stop!"

Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan happened to see this scene when they walked in, and immediately spoke out to stop it.

"Your Highness Prince Gong, Princess Changle has arrived."

When the maid saw the newcomers, she was not panicked, but raised her chin with a proud look, as if she didn't care about them at all. In her opinion, she was the queen's person, so what could they do?

"Fudong, go and help Xiao Gui up."

Fu Dong took the order and stepped forward, but was stopped by a palace maid.

"Princess Changle, Xiao Gui made a mistake, and the Queen punished her to kneel here. You'd better not interfere, so as not to get involved in unnecessary trouble."

Fu Dong was furious at the maid's sarcastic attitude, but she still considered the occasion and did not act rashly. Xiao Chun was much more straightforward, rushing forward and kicking the maid to the ground. She held her stomach and wailed.

Fudong and Tieyi looked at each other, speechless.

Sister, you are really something.

The two exchanged glances and saw that Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan were just watching silently, obviously approving of Xiaochun's actions.

Fu Dong walked around the palace maid and carefully helped Xiao Gui to Jiang Xue's side.

Seeing her pale face, Jiang Xue quickly reached out to take her pulse and examined her carefully.

"What on earth is going on? Someone please explain it to me!"

The queen came out upon hearing the voice, and the scene before her made her frown, and then she questioned in a stern voice.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Gong and Princess Changle did not distinguish between right and wrong and ordered their men to beat me. They also interfered with Xiao Gui who was being punished. Please, Your Majesty, help me!" The beaten maid climbed up in pain, covering her abdomen and crying.

The Queen's face was gloomy, her sharp eyes penetrated the two of them, and she said coldly: "Prince Gong, Changle, do you admit your mistakes?"

"Mother, I also want to know what mistake my ninth sister made to deserve such a punishment. Kneeling is one thing, but how could the palace maid be so arrogant in front of the princess and even resort to private punishment? Doesn't this violate the palace rules?" Xiao Zhan did not answer directly, but spoke frankly about what he saw. His voice was so loud that even people outside Fengming Palace could hear it clearly.

Just then, Ye Zhaoyi and Sun Xiurong came to pay their respects. As soon as they entered the door, they heard this conversation and hurried forward.

"Empress, what happened here?" Sun Xiurong recognized Jiang Xue at a glance, nodded and turned her eyes to Xiao Gui who was almost fainting, "Oh, Xiao Gui, what's wrong? Why is your face so pale?"

She hurried forward and together with Jiang Xue, helped Xiao Gui to steady himself.

"Empress, is what His Royal Highness Prince Gong said true?" Ye Zhaoyi was born in the family of the Dali Temple Minister. She had outstanding ability to solve cases and quickly captured the subtleties of the scene.

In her opinion, the Queen seemed to be taking action against Xiao Gui.

"Xiao Gui made a mistake, so I must discipline him. Otherwise, wouldn't it be considered as a poor parenting? If this gets out, wouldn't it bring shame to the royal family? While I was punishing him, Prince Gong and Changle interfered without authorization. Not only did they interrupt the punishment, they also injured my maid! This is simply a disregard for me. They are committing crimes against their superiors and should be severely punished!"

The Queen was furious. Fengming Palace had been in trouble recently. Concubine De had repeatedly caused trouble to help her brother Wang Changqing, and even proposed to marry Xiao Min to Jun Li, adding fuel to the fire! She wanted to vent her anger by punishing Xiao Gui, but something unexpected happened, which made her very angry.

"Fourth brother, Sister Changle, save...save me..." Xiao Gui felt dizzy and in unbearable pain all over his body. He half leaned on Jiang Xue, begging for help with his dying breath. His appearance was pitiful.

"Empress Xiurong, please take care of Xiao Gui for the time being." Jiang Xue entrusted Xiao Gui to Sun Xiurong, walked towards Xiao Zhan, and looked directly at the queen.

"Empress, you said that Xiao Gui made a mistake and was punished. Can you tell me what mistake she made that made you poison her food as a punishment?" Jiang Xue's words were like thunder out of a blue sky, shocking everyone present.

After hearing what Jiang Xue said, the Queen was surprised and furious: "Changle, what do you mean by that? I only made her kneel for four hours. How could I say she was poisoned? Stop talking nonsense here!"

Although the Queen was not very fond of Xiao Gui, she would never take the safety of the royal bloodline as a joke.

"Four hours?" Ye Zhaoyi frowned. "Empress, although there is no clear rule in the palace, kneeling for four hours is not something that even a grown man can stand, let alone a princess? Isn't this punishment too harsh?"