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

At night, a dark shadow quietly slipped into Lin Wan's palace.

Lin Wan sent all the maids away, leaving only two or three trusted confidants to serve. The Emperor of Beiling had decided to stay in Ye Zhaoyi's palace overnight, so she could let loose.

"You failed to kill Jiang Xue today. This is a lesson for you."

The man grabbed Lin Wan and spun her around.

"Tieyi, have you found any clues over there?"

After washing off the blood on his body, Xiao Zhan felt much refreshed. He changed into clean clothes and asked Tieyi about the situation.

The black horse was particularly difficult to tame, and its temper was even more violent than that of an ordinary wild horse, which made Xiao Zhan feel that something was wrong.

Moreover, he found slight scars on the horse's hind legs, but because the horse's hair was black, the scars were not very obvious.

The scars are very fresh, probably caused by the sudden rise of sandstorms.

No wonder the horse suddenly went crazy, and before Jiang Xue fell into the arena, he seemed to see a black shadow flash by.

It seems that Jiang Xue almost got into trouble this time, and there must be someone behind it.

Realizing the problem, he immediately sent a signal to Tieyi, asking the people from Linglong Pavilion to quickly find out who this person was.

This person must be found quickly. To Jiang Xue, this person is a time bomb.

"Your Highness, there is news from the palace that the Imperial Household Li Gong sneaked into the stables the night before the competition and took away the horses' fodder."

Tieyi reported honestly.

Li Gong, just as expected.

It seems that the wound on the horse's leg was also his work. Apart from Xiao Zhan himself, Li Gong was the only one who had the most contact with the horse.

"Who has Li Gong been close to recently?" Since he took action, it means that he may be related to the person who wanted to kill Jiang Xue, and clues may be found from him.

"Li Gong is a subordinate of His Royal Highness Prince Li, and he has been going to Prince Li's mansion frequently recently."

"I know that. Besides Prince Li, has he had any contact with anyone else?"

Xiao Li would never do such a thing. If he wanted to kill Jiang Xue, he would have done it long ago, and his method would be direct. He would not have gone to the trouble of creating such an accident.

"Except King Li, there seems to be no one else." Tieyi said with a frown.

"Continue investigating. Have people from all walks of life keep a close eye on Li Gong these days. Report any movement immediately."

Xiao Zhan thinks that he is not a good person. Anyone who dares to touch him must be prepared to bear the consequences.

"Why do you suddenly want Jiang Xue to disappear?" Lin Wan leaned against the man's chest, gently drawing circles on his chest with her fingers.

A few days ago, this man suddenly sent someone to tell her that he wanted her help and specifically wanted to kill Jiang Xue. Lin Wan was puzzled by this.

What on earth did Jiang Xue do? Why did he want her to disappear?

"As for the reason, I will tell you naturally when the time comes. Now you just need to help me with this matter. I guarantee that your Lin family's position will be as stable as Mount Tai in the future, and no one can shake it."

The man patted his chest and assured that he knew Lin Wan would definitely agree.

Although Lin Wan is now the Imperial Noble Consort and has a son named Xiao Yan, Emperor Beiling's favor towards her is decreasing. In the past few years, he has come to Qiwu Palace very rarely.

In the past, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li were evenly matched, and the Xiao family's position was relatively stable. But now the strength and connections displayed by Prince Gong Xiao Zhan in the royal competition have broken the balance. In addition, Jun Li has been making frequent moves recently, and is even about to marry the fifth princess and become Bei Ling's son-in-law.

The Minister of Zongzheng and the Minister of Honglu were imprisoned one after another, leaving their positions vacant. General Sun was also about to retire, and the most popular candidate to succeed him was actually the Marquis of Zhenbei.

These changes have caused changes in the court, and the power of the Lin family has been gradually weakened. Without strong backing, the current position of the Lin family would be in jeopardy.

"Okay, I promise you, I will definitely bring Jiang Xue's life to you."

For the sake of the Lin family, and to give Xiao Yan a better chance of winning the battle for the throne, Lin Wan agreed without hesitation.

"The Festival of Lights will be here in a few days, and the bustling scene on the streets will surely be a sight to behold."

The man spoke as if to himself, and Lin Wan's lips curled up into a cruel smile.

Over the next few days, the wound on Jiang Xue's hand healed a lot, and because she used her own secret ointment, not even a scar was left.

Xiao Zhan has been accompanying her to read and paint these days, enjoying the rare leisure time.

"Princess, it looks like today is the Festival of Lights. Can we go out and join in the fun?"

Fudong is a playful girl who loves to join in the fun. She has been staying in the palace these past few days, either busy with preparations for the second day of the second month or speaking well of Xiaochun in front of Tieyi.

I don’t know what’s going on, Tieyi enjoys bullying Xiaochun, but privately he always begs Fudong to help him establish a good image.

Isn't this asking for trouble? If you really want to establish a good image, can't you just be nicer to Xiaochun?

This incident made Fudong feel like a nobody. She had to endure Tieyi's bullying of Xiaochun, and at the same time she had to speak well of Tieyi in front of Xiaochun. She was so busy that she was choking on him. She was so angry that she just wanted to vent it during the Lantern Festival. Otherwise, she would be really upset.

Seeing the light of expectation flashing in Fu Dong's eyes, Jiang Xue smiled helplessly, turned her head and said to Xiao Zhan: "Let's go, let's join in the fun."

"Well, okay." Xiao Zhan nodded with a smile and agreed gently.

As night falls, the streets are brightly lit and crowded with people. The flow of people is more than double that of usual, and most of the people on the street are couples, holding colorful lanterns in their hands.

This was the first time Jiang Xue had seen such a grand occasion in her life. Even in her previous life, she had never had the opportunity to experience such a noisy folk festival. She looked at the various lanterns hanging on both sides of the street, red, white, blue, green, colorful and dazzling.

At this moment, she seemed to be back to her real sixteen years old, like an ordinary girl, strolling around with Fudong and Xiaochun. Finally, they stopped in front of a stall selling turquoise jewelry.

"Hey, young lady, please take your pick. These are all top-quality turquoise shipped back from the Kingdom of Qian." The vendor had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that Jiang Xue was extraordinary and dressed in gorgeous clothes. He knew that she was the daughter of a wealthy family and enthusiastically introduced a variety of jewelry.

Jiang Xue's eyes fell on a bracelet, which was made up of sixteen turquoises. Each turquoise was pure sky blue, with a fine texture, strong luster, and translucent texture. It could be called the finest turquoise.

"Do you like this?" Xiao Zhan picked up the turquoise bracelet that Jiang Xue liked and gently put it on her wrist. The turquoise made Jiang Xue's already fair skin look even more delicate.

"It suits you very well." He smiled at her dotingly, and then generously asked Qingfeng to take out the silver and hand it to the vendor: "Just buy this."

"Oh, thank you very much, sir. You have a really good eye. This bracelet is the best." The peddler was very happy to meet such a generous customer just after opening the business today. He thought this was a good start.