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

"Why are you still wearing a human skin mask?" The big hand pressed gently on Jiang Xue's chin and found the gap between the mask and the skin.

"Beiling has announced my death. If I show my true face and get discovered, I might be killed. This mask was specially made by my master, and ordinary people can't see it."

If it weren't for the tacit understanding between the siblings, and if it weren't for Si Ruochen standing beside them, even Jiang Chen might not be able to recognize that the person in front of him was his own sister.

When Beiling was mentioned, flames of hatred burned in Jiang Chen's eyes.

He will never forget the shame that Beiling brought to their Feng royal family.

His parents died after being tortured, and his only sister was married to the Beiling royal family as his wife. After hearing that Xiaoxue was forced to jump off the city wall by the Beiling army, he wanted to rush into Yujing City to avenge his sister.

Fortunately, Mr. Shen sent him a message, telling him that Xiaoxue was safe and sound, which calmed him down.

"Besides the three of us, who else knows your identity?"

Jiang Chen looked at her. With Jiang Xue's current status, she couldn't go back, whether in Beiling or Qian Country. Once her identity was exposed, her life would be threatened. Since the siblings were finally reunited, he planned to let her stay with him. It would be more reassuring to take care of his only sister in person.

"Except the three of us, no one else knows." Si Ruochen said.

"That's good." The fewer people who know about this, the better.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Then you two follow me."

That's what I was waiting for.

Jiang Xue's eyes lit up and she was excited. She followed Jiang Chen and left the woods.

At this time, Xiao Zhan cleverly used the terrain to repel the pursuers. After reaching a safe area, he sent people to search for Jiang Xue and the other person, but to no avail.

"Still can't find them?" This was the last group of people going out to look for them, but there was still no clue about the two.

Xiao Zhan frowned. He had been searching for so long but still couldn't find the person. Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, my worries became even stronger.

"Your Highness." At this time, Tieyi came over with a jade pendant in his hand and an extremely ugly expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" Tieyi's expression caught Xiao Zhan's attention. He looked down at the jade pendant in Tieyi's hand, and his eyes widened instantly.

That was the jade pendant with his name on it! It was the one he had requested for marriage at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet! Since marrying Xiaoxue, she had always carried this jade pendant with her. How could it not surprise people to see it here now?

"Where did you find this?"

He held the jade pendant and examined it, his voice trembling slightly.

"In the woods not far ahead." Tieyi replied.

This is the territory of Beixi. The appearance of this jade pendant here means that Xiaoxue is now in Beixi.

"Tie Yi, send a team to escort the Marquis of Zhenbei back to the barracks."

The jade pendant in his hand made Xiao Zhan feel complicated. After some struggle, he finally decided to stay in Beixi to find her whereabouts.

"Your Highness..." Tieyi called out, trying to dissuade his master from his thoughts.

In his opinion, that woman was not worthy of His Highness's treatment. From the moment she stabbed the knife into His Highness's vest, she was no longer the Princess Gong whom he respected.

"Go ahead." Xiao Zhan didn't give him a chance to refute and waved his hand to let him leave.

Xiaoxue, since you have chosen to give up on me, why do you appear here again?

He stared at the jade pendant in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Jiang Chen took Jiang Xue and Si Ruochen back to his mansion in Beixi.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Chen quickly had someone prepare a room for the two of them and sent clean clothes to change.

While changing clothes, Jiang Xue touched her waist and found it was empty.

He was startled and looked down, only to find that the jade pendant he was wearing was missing.

The jade pendant originally belonged to Xiao Zhan, and it had his name engraved on it. She had been carrying it with her since her marriage.

Now that it's suddenly gone, I feel a sense of emptiness in my heart.

I searched every corner of the room but couldn't find the jade pendant. After searching for a long time, I sighed.

Forget it, those who want to leave can't be kept. The gap between Xiao Zhan and I is already insurmountable. Even if we meet face to face, we don't know how to face each other. So let's just lose the jade pendant. It's just right, so she can stop thinking about it.

Having said that, the part that is suddenly missing in my heart can never be filled.

She sat there in a daze for a long time, until the maid knocked on the door to remind her to eat, and then Jiang Xue came back to her senses.

She changed into clean clothes, took off her hat and walked out. When the maid saw the scar on her mask, she was slightly startled, then immediately lowered her head, pretending not to see it, and led the way in front of her, bringing her to the dining table.

The dinner table had a rich variety of dishes, and half of each side dish was made according to Jiang Xue's favorite taste.

Jiang Chen hasn't eaten at the same table with his sister for a long time, and he misses this long-lost feeling very much.

A rare hint of warmth appeared on his usually cold face, which surprised the servants.

Their master had never shown such tenderness to any woman before.

Even the third princess, whom he had admired for a long time, had never received such care from him.

Who is this woman with a flawed face? Why does the master look at her with such affection?

When the three were eating happily, a servant suddenly came to report that a distinguished guest was visiting.

After hearing the name of the distinguished guest, Jiang Chen's face, which was originally smiling, gradually turned cold.

"Let him in."

Putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Jiang Chen gave Jiang Xue a wink.

One is a biological sister, and the other is a good brother who grew up together. The tacit understanding between them can be said to be unmatched.

Just a glance, without many words, can make you understand what the other person means.

It seems that this person has bad intentions.

Jiang Xue also put down her chopsticks and looked towards the door.

"Haha, Master Huaichen, I hope I am not disturbing you by visiting you at this time."

He said polite words, but his actions were not polite at all.

The visitor was an elder in his late 40s, wearing a dark green robe. He strode in, followed by a large group of attendants, as if he regarded this place as his own residence.

As soon as he entered the room, he didn't even show basic etiquette. He didn't care that Jiang Chen was still eating, and sat down at the table, calling a strange woman over. He completely ignored the fact that Jiang Xue and Si Ruochen were also sitting at the table.

Jiang Xue looked at him, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.

"Master Huaichen, do you still recognize this woman?"

Jiang Chen took a look at the woman and felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her.

"It looks familiar, but I'm sorry Jiang Chen can't remember it clearly."

Jiang Xue and Si Ruochen also looked at the woman. She had a pretty face and a plump figure. She lowered her head and occasionally glanced at Jiang Chen secretly with shyness in her eyes.