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

"You said that she only listens to Jun Li?"

Although I had only met that woman a few times, she seemed to be a very proud person.

Such a person actually only listens to Jun Li. Either there is some agreement between them, or there is some shameful relationship between them.

"Yeah." Wu Meifeng nodded and responded in a muffled voice.

She was now angry and upset.

He was angry that he was threatened by Jiang Xue and had to go along with her and said things he shouldn't have said.

"Okay, I believe you for now."

Noticing the changes in Wu Meifeng, Jiang Xue knew she was not lying.

So he let Fudong let go completely and walked straight out of the gate of Kunyi Palace.

"Princess, where are we going now?"

Xiaochun followed Jiang Xue and asked her with some confusion.

This direction doesn't seem to be the way out of the palace.

"Go to the Inner Court."

Since Mengxun only obeys Jun Li's orders, Jun Li must have known that she killed Doctor Xu and stole the pagoda.

As long as we catch Jun Li, would we still be afraid of not finding Meng Xun?

However, when she arrived at the Inner Court, the atmosphere there was extremely tense, which made Jiang Xue feel something was wrong.

Xiao Zhan's expression was very serious, with an unusual flash of anger in his eyes. Qing Feng stood behind him with a worried look on his face. Seeing Jiang Xue coming, he looked at her as if seeking help.

"How is this going?"

Jiang Xue looked up at Xiao Zhan and asked softly.

"Jun Li was released."

Xiao Zhan said that even though he tried to be gentle when speaking to Jiang Xue, he could still hear the anger in his tone.

"Released? How could this happen? No one in the inner court can leave without the emperor's order, right?"

If it was an order from Emperor Beiling, how could Prince Gong's Mansion have no news at all?

"Princess, it was Prince An who specifically asked the Emperor for an order to release the person today."

The eunuch in charge of the Inner Court replied.

His Royal Highness Prince An? Xiao Yun?

Why would he ask the emperor to release Jun Li?

He knew that Jun Li and the Prince Gong Mansion were sworn enemies. As Xiao Zhan's most trusted eighth brother, why would he help the enemy escape?

No matter how they calculated it, neither Xiao Zhan nor Jiang Xue had expected Xiao Yun to ask to let Jun Li go.

"By the way, Your Highness, where is the man in iron armor?" As soon as he came in, he only saw Qingfeng. Tieyi had obviously come with them, but there was no sign of him.

Xiaochun didn't see anyone, so he asked Xiao Zhan directly.

As he was talking, Tieyi ran over from a distance. Without even looking at Xiaochun, he reported to Xiao Zhan with a serious face:

"Your Highness, I went to Prince An's mansion, but His Highness Prince An didn't return. The housekeeper told me that after His Highness Prince An went out yesterday, he was restless and didn't sleep all night. He came to our mansion early this morning, and then I don't know where he went."

After Tieyi said this, things seemed even more weird.

"What happened when His Royal Highness Prince An went out yesterday? What made him so uneasy?"

Jiang Xue had not forgotten the dazed look on Xiao Yun's face when he was playing chess, and his expression of wanting to say something but not being able to.

She could tell that he had something to say to them, but for some reason, he didn't dare to speak.

"Yu Mo has always been straightforward and upright. It must be something big that makes him so embarrassed and worried." Xiao Zhan didn't believe that Xiao Yun let Jun Li go of his own will. The look on his face this morning, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to, was deeply imprinted in his mind.

"His Royal Highness Prince An must have been threatened by something. For a man as straightforward as him, what could possibly pose a threat to him, unless..."

Jiang Xue lowered her head and thought for a while. Not long after, she and Xiao Zhan looked up at the same time and said a person's name in unison: "Jiang Chongyi!"

When Jiang Xue and his men arrived at Chongyi Palace, they heard shouting.

"Your Highness Prince An, please accept my condolences. The Queen is gone!" the imperial physician consoled.

Jiang Xue slowly walked towards the bed where Empress Chongyi was, her eyes fixed on the lifeless face.

As a doctor, she knew without any examination that Jiang Chongyi was really dead.

"This old minister pays respect to Princess Gong."

The old doctor turned around and saw Jiang Xue, and immediately stood up and saluted.

When Xiao Yun heard the three words "Princess Gong", his body trembled and he didn't dare to look back.

But when he thought of Jiang Xue's superb medical skills and the miracles that had brought Jiang Chongyi back from the brink of life and death several times before, he rekindled his hope.

He mustered up the courage to turn around, kneeled in front of Jiang Xue, lowered his head and begged: "Fourth sister-in-law, please, please save mother."

He didn't dare look her in the eye, because he knew that his private request to his father to release Jun Li would be like a betrayal to his fourth brother and sister-in-law.

The guilt in his heart almost made him breathless. He wanted to tell his fourth brother and sister-in-law everything this morning, but his mother's life was in the hands of others, and he was in a dilemma.

Now that things have happened, there is no room for redemption. I guess in the eyes of his fourth brother and sister-in-law, he has become a traitor.

"Your Highness Prince An, please get up first."

Jiang Xue felt mixed emotions at the moment. Facing Xiao Yun, she really didn't know what expression to use to face him.

If Yun Che were here, he would probably feel the same as I do.

She bent down and helped Xiao Yun up from the ground with her own hands. Although she was sure that Empress Chongyi had passed away, she still took Jiang Chongyi's pulse under Xiao Yun's expectant gaze.

"Your Highness Prince An, please accept my condolences. This time, even I can't save the situation."

Jiang Xue's words were like a death sentence for Xiao Yun, hitting him hard in the heart.

Xiao Yun sat on the ground in despair, staring blankly at Jiang Chongyi's pale face.

Tears slid down her cheeks silently, and anyone who saw her grief would feel sympathy.

"Mother concubine!"

He shouted out the last cry with all his might, and Xiao Yun cried in grief.

The maids and attendants looked away reluctantly, and the entire Chongyi Palace was filled with sadness.

Soon, the news of Jiang Chongyi's death spread throughout Yujing City.

After expressing his condolences briefly, Emperor Beiling handed over all the funeral arrangements for Jiang Chongyi to Xiao Yun.

The Queen Mother felt sorry for the child and sent Mo Yan to help with the funeral.

During the whole process, Xiao Yun had lost his former vitality. He looked listless and slow to react, like a body without a soul. The Queen Mother felt deeply distressed when she saw this.

"Alas, how could such a good person just be gone? Yu Mo was such a good kid, why did he have to suffer like this?"

While chatting with the Queen Mother, Jiang Xue could see that the old lady was really worried about Xiao Yun's condition.

“Changle, I know that the boy Yu Mo released Jun Li without permission, which must have made Yun Che and you uncomfortable. But he must have had his reasons for doing so, so you and Yun Che should not hold a grudge against him for this. This child has already lost his mother, and cannot bear a second blow.”

The Queen Mother had also heard about Jun Li being released from the Inner Court. Although she was also curious about why Xiao Yun did this, she originally wanted to call him in to ask him clearly. Unexpectedly, Jiang Chongyi suddenly passed away. Seeing him like a walking corpse now, it was really heartbreaking.