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

"However, his oath lasted only three months before it was broken. Taking advantage of the emperor's illness, Bei Xi joined forces with other countries to invade Liang. Due to the emperor's previous promise, Liang was unprepared for this invasion, and the result was predictable. Even the royal city was breached.

The soldiers of Beixi were rampant in the city, burning, killing and looting, and the Xiu family was humiliated. The woman favored by the Emperor of Beixi died of humiliation after being tortured by a general. The Fourth Prince should be very clear about the identity of this general. "

Xiao Zhan's last words made Shangguan Xi shudder.

This history is sealed in the secret archives of Linglong Pavilion.

Liang was the motherland of Xiao Zhan's mother Qin Huaisu. The demise of this country was filled with too much humiliation and blood and tears.

It was just a small country, living a peaceful life, but it disappeared overnight.

Shangguan Xi is naturally combative and keen on competing for fame and status. Since childhood, he has wanted to surpass his brother Shangguan Jin.

Shangguan Jin was a man of both civil and military talents, and had made great military achievements. He also wanted to gain military merit and compete for a title.

In order to make his military achievements more brilliant, he took the initiative to propose an attack on the peaceful Liang Kingdom, just to add to his own record.

After destroying Liang State, he saw the extraordinary beauty of the women of Xiu clan, and he had evil thoughts. He ordered these women to be dragged into the military camp to serve as military prostitutes! He tortured them to death! The woman who was favored by the Emperor of Beixi became crazy and mad under his abuse, and finally died with hatred.

He did not dare let the Emperor of Beixi know about the atrocities he had committed against the Xiu family, especially the abuse of that woman.

Once this matter gets out, the Emperor of Beixi will definitely not let him go.

So when Xiao Zhan mentioned this matter in public, he was scared out of his wits.

He had clearly told everyone who knew about it to shut up, so how did Xiao Zhan know about it?

"Fourth Prince, there is no need to be so surprised. There is no impenetrable wall in this world." Xiao Zhan smiled coldly: "So now, Fourth Prince, are you willing to reconsider releasing the Marquis of Zhenbei?"

This bastard! He actually threatened him with something like this.

Shangguan Xi stared at Xiao Zhan with gnashing teeth, wishing she could tear him to pieces immediately to eliminate this trouble forever.

"Don't be impatient, Your Highness. If you don't want to be threatened by him, you can challenge him to a duel."

Seeing that Shangguan Xi was forced into a desperate situation by Xiao Zhan, Jun Li stepped forward and offered advice in his ear.

During negotiations, if you encounter a problem that is difficult to resolve, you can propose a duel and decide the outcome by the winner.

This is Shangguan Xi's only way out now.

"Okay." Rather than being forced into a dead end by Xiao Zhan, he would rather choose a duel. At least there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Xiao Zhan, I demand a duel. If I win, you have to drink the mute potion, take your people away, and never set foot in my Beixi again." He would never allow Xiao Zhan to speak again.

"What if I win?" Xiao Zhan asked with raised eyebrows.

"You can take Marquis Zhenbei away." Shangguan Xi replied.

"The Fourth Prince is quite good at taking advantage." Xiao Zhan sneered, "One more thing. All your Beixi troops must withdraw from my Beiling territory. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

"It's a word."

The duel was set, and the arena was filled with silence.

A few hundred meters away, several targets were neatly lined up in a row.

Shangguan Xi stood at the starting point, and after selecting the bow and arrow, she turned to Xiao Zhan and said, "You choose."

For this duel, he chose an archery competition, with each person shooting one arrow and the winner decided in one round.

Shangguan Xi has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child, and his archery skills are the only one that can be compared with Shangguan Jin.

Therefore, he had full confidence in his archery skills.

"Fourth Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Gong just injured his hand while trying to save this girl. If we let him compete, I'm afraid some people will say that his victory is unfair. To be fair, how about replacing him with a contestant who represents His Royal Highness Prince Gong? I think this girl is quite suitable." Jun Li stood aside with a forced smile, his eyes fixed on Jiang Xue.

Among this group of people, only this woman looks the most fragile, so it is perfect for her to be Shangguan Xi's opponent.

"Despicable." Before Jiang Xue could even open her mouth, Tieyi scolded her.

He said it was for the sake of fairness, but it was obvious that Jun Li was just looking for someone to pick on.

Xiao Zhan didn't like the way Jun Li looked at Jiang Xue, and was about to reject his proposal, but Jiang Xue beat him to it.

"Your Highness, let me try." Jiang Xue said.

"The girl is really straightforward." Seeing that she agreed, Jun Li's smile became even more intense: "Your Highness Prince Gong, let's get started."

Xiao Zhan looked at Jiang Xue with some worry, only to see her nod slightly to let him rest assured, so he believed her.

He nodded and signaled her to choose a bow and arrow, ready to start the duel.

Shangguan Xi stood aside with a bow and arrow. Because Jiang Xue was a woman, he didn't take her seriously at all, and didn't even look at this opponent. He turned his head and looked at the situation on the target.

Jun Li didn't care about Jiang Xue's condition. He ran to the target himself and gave instructions to the servants there.

Xiao Zhan looked at the strange smile on his face when he turned around, and always felt that something was wrong.

"Are you ready?" Shangguan Xi asked impatiently. This woman was really troublesome. How long did it take her to choose a bow and arrow?

"Fourth Prince, please." While choosing the bow and arrow, Jiang Xue looked around at the surrounding environment. She always felt that the target seemed a little strange.

"Women are women." Shangguan Xi glanced at Jiang Xue with disdain, took two steps forward, stood at the starting line, pulled the bowstring to the full, and aimed at the target. Before shooting, he deliberately glanced at Jun Li who was walking back slowly. The two exchanged glances, and Shangguan Xi smiled and loosened his fingers on the bow.

The arrow flew through the air at a high speed, making a whooshing sound.

“It hit the bull’s eye.”

After a while, the servant guarding the target shouted loudly.

"now you."

Shangguan Xi stood aside with his arms folded, waiting for Jiang Xue to make a move.

He had a look of disdain just now, but now he suddenly showed some expectation.

This made Jiang Xue feel more and more that something was wrong.

She pulled the bowstring to its full extent and aimed at the target in front of her, and the feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.

"What? Are you afraid that you won't hit the target? If you are afraid, it's not too late to admit defeat now."

Seeing that she was reluctant to let go of the bowstring, Shangguan Xi said sarcastically.

Jiang Xue ignored his sarcastic words and stared at the target more intently. She found that the shadow of the target she was aiming at seemed darker than other places under the sunlight.

"There's someone behind the target."

With a loud shout, Jiang Xue changed direction and aimed at Shangguan Xi who was beside her.

When Xiao Zhan heard this, he immediately asked Tieyi to go to the target to check, while he stopped Jun Li who was about to take action.

"Your Highness, it's the Marquis of Zhenbei. The one tied behind the target is the Marquis of Zhenbei."