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

The abandoned prince's eyes were red, and he almost cried: "That picture was taken away by that bitch Jiang Xue!"

"In other words, it's no longer with you?" Jun Li narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous aura spread.

His hand tightened, the sword flashed, blood gushed out, and the deposed prince's life came to an abrupt end before he could even open his mouth.

It's a waste and an eyesore to keep it.

Jun Li shook his wrist lightly, and the blood drops on the tip of the sword rolled to the ground, splashing out bright red flowers.

"Your Highness, what should we do with the young lady of the Lu family?" The guard following behind was holding the unconscious Lu Linyi, waiting for Jun Li's order.

Jun Li glanced back. Now that things have come to this, he might as well do the Lu family a favor! He threw the sword to the guard, then picked up Lu Linyi and said, "Go and call the people from the Dali Temple to clean up the mess. Tell them that the abandoned prince of Beixi kidnapped Miss Lu in order to save his life, and now he has been brought to justice!"

"Yes!" The guard took the order and looked up at Lu Linyi: "Then Miss Lu..."

"I will personally send her back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion." Jun Li answered straightforwardly.

Soon, the people from the Dali Temple received news that the abandoned prince of Beixi had died in the East Garden, so they hurried to the scene. Ye Rongxiu also quickly reported the incident to Prince Gong's Mansion.

"My cousin was captured by the deposed prince?" Jiang Xue stood up anxiously with a worried look on her face when she heard this.

"Yes, it is said that he was taken to the East Garden and later rescued by the prince of Xichen." The servant who came to report knelt on the ground and reported.

"Take him to Dongyuan? If he really wants to escape, wouldn't it be more reasonable to take his cousin and go straight to the city gate? Why would he go to Dongyuan?" Jiang Xue sensed something unusual, and her intuition told her that Jun Li must be up to something.

"Where is my cousin now?" Jiang Xue asked relentlessly.

"Princess, Miss Lu has been safely sent back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion." Hearing that Lu Linyi had returned home safely, Jiang Xue finally felt relieved.

"At the court this morning, my father was furious about the deposed crown prince of Beixi and ordered him to be beheaded in public. Now that he is dead, Jun Li has made a great contribution." Xiao Zhan took a sip of tea and slowly told Jiang Xue what happened in the morning court.

He had been keeping an eye on Jun Li since he first arrived in Beiling.

This person is extremely patient and will do anything to achieve his goal. In the first six months, Xiao Zhan witnessed with his own eyes how this once high and mighty prince endured humiliation, bowed to Xiao Yan for survival, and showed respect to the Beiling Emperor who killed his mother and insulted his father.

There was clearly rage burning in his eyes, but he was able to hide it skillfully. The sharp edge that occasionally leaked out could be suppressed by him in an instant. He was able to hide his emotions and calculations so deeply, and could endure a burden that ordinary people could not bear. This person was definitely not an ordinary person.

Xiao Zhan sometimes felt that he and Jun Li were fellow travelers who shared the same suffering. At least, they were fellow travelers on the road of silently enduring hatred. However, Xiao Zhan had his bottom line and would not sacrifice everything to achieve his goal.

"Jun Li is a proud and ambitious man. I'm afraid that his great contribution this time was not an accident." Jiang Xue frowned slightly and said to herself.

Xiao Zhan heard this and looked at him sideways: "Why do you say that?"

He also felt that things were far from that simple.

"Dongyuan is not close to the city gate, nor is it on the necessary route for escape. Even if the deposed crown prince wanted to find a place to hide from pursuit, he would not run so far. Unless he and Jun Li had colluded with each other, and he went to seek Jun Li's help."

Jiang Xue sorted out the facts carefully and put forward a hypothesis that seemed reasonable.

"Then how do you explain the matter of Miss Lu?" Xiao Zhan felt that her reasoning made sense and continued to ask.

Jiang Xue pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The abandoned prince of Beixi came to Beiling to borrow Beiling's military strength to regain the throne. The military map was his bargaining chip, and my uncle's army is the strongest in Beiling. I'm afraid that my cousin was kidnapped as a pawn they used to threaten my uncle."

"They?" Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows.

"I said 'they' because I haven't determined whether it was Jun Li or the deposed crown prince of Beixi who did it." Both are possible, but she is more inclined to believe it was Jun Li.

Because in his eyes, people are just tools to achieve his goals.

"Your analysis is indeed very methodical, but without empirical evidence, everything is still speculation."

Xiao Zhan admired Jiang Xue's insight, but also regretted the lack of solid evidence. Even so, his judgment was consistent with Jiang Xue's, and this matter was most likely a plan by Jun Li to kill two birds with one stone.

He wanted to take credit for this and win a place in Beiling.

It seems that the sleeping lion is about to wake up, so is it time for me to show my true strength?

Looking up at the sky of Yujing City, the dark clouds were getting lower and lower, and the situation became more confusing. No one could predict how the next drama would unfold, but what was certain was that the wind and rain would only get more violent.

It didn't take long for the news of the death of the deposed prince of Beixi to reach the ears of the Emperor of Beiling. Jun Li's men deliberately chose a busy street with a lot of people coming and going, and carried the body to the Dali Temple, just to let everyone in Yujing know that the deposed prince fell into Jun Li's hands.

The kidnapped eldest daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion was personally escorted home by Jun Li. This move made the Zhenbei Marquis so grateful that he owed Jun Li a favor.

Emperor Beiling took the memorial presented by Ye Rongxiu, which recorded in detail the cause of death and tragic condition of the deposed prince.

"Prince Xichen has made great contributions in capturing the abandoned crown prince of Beixi. He is rewarded with 100 taels of gold, a coral, and a bushel of pearls!"

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, all the civil and military officials in the court knelt down and saluted.

After retiring from court, Emperor Beiling moved to Concubine De's Kunyi Palace to rest. Upon learning that Jun Li had made great contributions, he took the opportunity to mention the marriage between Jun Li and Xiao Min.

Concubine De had pleaded with the Queen many times, but to no avail. This time she could not wait any longer and went straight to the Emperor of Beiling. Xiao Min had lost her virginity, which was an unspeakable secret of the Wang family. If she was married to someone else, the secret would be exposed sooner or later, so it would be better to marry her to Jun Li.

Although Jun Li did not know the inside story, he said that even if Xiao Min was not a virgin, he was willing to marry her and they were willing to keep the secret together.

This was a godsend for Concubine De and Xiao Min! Especially Xiao Min, who was already in love with Jun Li and was extremely happy at this moment.

It was thought that Emperor Beiling would have objections, but unexpectedly he agreed readily. In less than the time it took to finish a meal, the imperial decree granting the marriage was issued, and everyone in Dongyuan and the Fifth Princess's Mansion was filled with jubilation.

Jun Li sat in the main hall, holding the imperial edict in his hand, his eyes deep. Jiang Xue, just wait, I will let you come back to me soon.

When the news of the arranged marriage reached Prince Gong's Mansion, Jiang Xue was busy taking Xiao Gui's pulse.

"Sister Changle, aren't you sad?" Xiao Gui asked cautiously. After all, the entire Yujing City knew how much Princess Changle admired Jun Li.