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

They thought: We did everything according to our master's instructions, but ended up with our heads and bodies separated. How are we going to work in the future?

Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue saw all of this and they secretly exchanged glances.

Jiang Xue raised her head and exchanged a glance with Madam Fang. Seeing her knowing smile, Jiang Xue then turned her gaze to the birds with unique shapes that Xiao Zhan had shot down:

"Oh, isn't this a white-crowned pheasant? I'm so lucky today. It's all thanks to the emperor that I can see such an auspicious bird."

Mrs. Wan's surprised voice immediately drew everyone's attention to the birds in front of Xiao Zhan.

Even Emperor Beiling was no exception. The gloomy aura on his body faded a lot, and he turned to look at the so-called auspicious bird.

The tense atmosphere in the entire venue suddenly relaxed a lot.

"White-crowned Long-tailed Pheasant?" Emperor Beiling repeated the name of the bird and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What kind of bird is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"Your Majesty, the white-crowned pheasant is a rare bird. It is small and exquisite. Because it looks a bit like a phoenix, people believe that it can bring good luck." Jiang Xue stood up from her seat, saluted, and answered respectfully.

This white-crowned pheasant is indeed rare, but saying that it looks like a phoenix and can bring good luck is just something Jiang Xue made up on the spur of the moment to deal with Emperor Beiling.

Now Emperor Beiling was feeling unlucky because the fox was killed, so of course she had to find some auspicious words to comfort him in order to make him feel better.

It just so happens that this white-crowned pheasant has three long tails. At first glance, it really looks a bit like a phoenix, except for its smaller size.

Then a light bulb went off in her head and she said what she just said.

Sure enough, after hearing her words, Emperor Beiling carefully looked at the birds, and the more he looked, the more he felt that they were exactly what Jiang Xue said. His expression also changed from gloomy to bright, and he nodded with satisfaction and smiled.

"Good, that's great. With this auspicious sign, our Beiling Kingdom will surely become more and more prosperous." After saying "good" several times, the Emperor Beiling finally felt relieved.

Although killing the fox fairy is a great misfortune, fortunately there are auspicious birds like the phoenix to resolve the disaster, so the fortune of the Beiling Kingdom will not be damaged. This is also good news for the Beiling Emperor.

"Your Majesty, this auspicious object was hunted by His Royal Highness Prince Gong. His Royal Highness Prince Gong has made a great contribution to the prosperity of our Beiling Kingdom."

Yong'an Marquis Xie Yu stepped forward and said with a bow.

Emperor Beiling paused, looked at Marquis Yong'an meaningfully, then turned back to look at Xiao Zhan, who was standing there neither humble nor arrogant.

He didn't know what he was thinking in his mind. After a while, he nodded and followed Xie Yu's words: "Marquis Yong'an is right. Prince Gong has made a great contribution by hunting this strange bird. Yun Che, tell me, what reward do you want?"

After all, this was in public, and if he didn't give a reward after his contribution, it would definitely attract a lot of gossip. So even though Emperor Beiling was unhappy with Xiao Zhan, since his contribution was exposed in public, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and reward him according to his merits.

“Hunting for my father and catching the auspicious bird is Yun Che’s job. I dare not accept this reward.”

As soon as these words came out, the corner of Emperor Beiling's mouth curled up slightly, thinking that this kid still has some self-awareness.

Just when he thought the matter was over, Xiao Zhan's next words left him dumbfounded.

“What Yun Che wants is just an explanation.”

"Explanation?" Emperor Beiling narrowed his eyes. What does this mean?

The people around started talking about Xiao Zhan's words. His Royal Highness Prince Gong wanted to ask the Emperor for an explanation. Could something have happened?

"What do you mean by this, Your Highness Prince Gong? Are you blaming the Emperor for not taking the initiative to reward you? You think too highly of yourself." Wu Meifeng sneered in a sarcastic tone.

After she said this, Emperor Beiling's expression, which had finally eased, darkened again.

He glared at Xiao Zhan, thinking to himself, who the hell does this kid think he is? I gave him face and asked for a reward, but he actually had the guts to complain that I didn't take the initiative to appreciate him. Doesn't he think he's my boss?

This guy is really careless.

Jiang Xue saw this, sneered in her heart and rolled her eyes.

"I didn't expect that Princess Qinwen is not only good at poetry, but also quite good at distorting other people's meanings."

Jiang Xue stood up and retorted. She didn't want her people to be belittled by this woman.

"Your Majesty, my prince was almost killed by an assassin while hunting and was seriously injured. If it weren't for Prince An and the Tenth Prince's rescue, this auspicious bird might not have been delivered to you. What your prince wants is that you can uphold justice and severely punish those bastards who assassinated your prince."

Jiang Xue didn't even turn her head, ignored Wu Meifeng who was so angry that her face turned blue, and turned to speak respectfully to Emperor Beiling.

"Assassinating a member of the royal family? This is a serious crime."

These words were like a stone thrown into the water, causing ripples. Everyone was shocked when they heard that Xiao Zhan had been assassinated.

This is a royal hunt. How dare someone attack the royal family at this time? How audacious!

The terrain in the North Circle is rugged, with steep cliffs all around. If you want to carry out an assassination, it would be the perfect place.

When the person is dead, we can say that he fell to death due to unstable terrain, and no one will doubt it.

"Changle, this is a hunting ground reserved for the royal family. Ordinary people cannot enter. You said someone assassinated Prince Gong. Do you have any evidence? Assassinating a prince is a serious crime. Don't talk nonsense." Emperor Beiling said seriously.

"If the emperor does not believe Changle, he can ask General Nan. After the general learned that my prince was assassinated, he was severely beaten by the assassin when he went to rescue him." Jiang Xue replied.

After hearing this, Emperor Beiling immediately ordered someone to call Nan Jingxing over.

Not long after, Nan Jingxing appeared in front of Emperor Beiling with the support of Lu Linyi.

When Emperor Beiling saw Lu Linyi carefully supporting Nan Jingxing, his eyes changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal so as not to let others notice anything.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Although he was injured, Nan Jingxing still endured the pain and completed the salute.

"General Nan, I want to ask you, was Prince Gong really assassinated? Were you injured by the assassin during the rescue process?"

Emperor Beiling did not let Nan Jingxing stand up and asked directly.

"Your Majesty, it is true. As soon as I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Gong was assassinated, I immediately ran to rescue him. I found His Royal Highness's blood-stained clothes at the bottom of the cliff, and then I was attacked by the assassin."

Although Nan Jingxing's saluting posture was very painful, as a soldier, he had extraordinary endurance. As long as Emperor Beiling did not order him to stand up, he would maintain this posture.

"Get up." Seeing that Nan Jingxing's wound began to bleed, Emperor Beiling coldly ordered him to get up.

Upon hearing the order, Lu Linyi immediately helped him to stand up with a look of concern, completely unaware of the gaze of Emperor Beiling.