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

And her public identity is Jiang Chen’s fiancée!

"It's late at night, go to bed early."

Xiao Zhan put her down without even looking at her, turned around and turned off the lights.

"Aren't you leaving?"

After a while, Jiang Xue's eyes adjusted to the darkness. She turned her head and saw Xiao Zhan still standing by the bed. She asked in confusion.

Xiao Zhan did not respond, but his determined figure said it all.

"How can I sleep if you stand like this?"

She was a little crazy. Was he trying to scare her on purpose?

How can one sleep peacefully with someone standing by the bed?

In the darkness, Xiao Zhan smiled slightly. This was a small revenge for her ignoring him for half a year. It was quite interesting.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Xiao Zhan finally made a move, but the next scene surprised Jiang Xue even more.

He actually lifted the quilt and lay down?

She was startled and tried to sit up, but the injury on her back started to hurt badly due to the excessive movement.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Zhan immediately pressed his hands on her injured area and used his internal energy to help relieve her pain.

A warm force flowed into the wound, quickly dispelling the pain.

This warm current seemed to have a calming effect, and soon a feeling of drowsiness came over me.

Jiang Xue felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and she closed her eyes unconsciously.

Seeing her fall into a deep sleep, Xiao Zhan withdrew his hand, looked at her peaceful sleeping face, and sighed with contentment.

He wrapped his long arms tightly around her back and pulled her close.

How long has it been, this hug?

For the past six months, he tossed and turned every night lying alone in that cold bed, unable to fall asleep.

Xiaoxue, this time, I will never let you leave.

After a good night's sleep, Jiang Xue felt full of energy.

When I woke up, the bed next to me was empty.

I suddenly felt an indescribable sense of loss in my heart. My hand touched the still warm bed sheet. It was obvious that the person had just left not long ago.

"you're awake?"

Xiao Zhan walked into the room and saw her sitting up.

Her face heated up slightly as she thought of last night's intimacy.

You're already married and living together, Jiang Xue, why are you still shy?

She said to herself secretly, then pulled herself together and got up.

Maybe it was because Xiao Zhan helped her regulate her internal strength last night, so her injuries felt much better today.

After washing up and going downstairs, Jiang Chen was already waiting downstairs.

Seeing her coming down, Jiang Chen said, "Let's go, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ready, the Third Princess's exorcism ceremony is about to begin."

At the Prince's Mansion, the Third Princess Shangguan Xun arrived at the ceremony early in the morning accompanied by the Crown Prince Shangguan Jin.

Among the guests attending the ceremony were many powerful and prominent people, including the Fourth Prince Shangguan Xi, Prime Minister Cao Yuan, Crown Princess Cao Zhilan, the Fourth Prince's concubine Cao Zhiqing, and the leaders of all major nobles.

Jiang Xue and Jiang Chen arrived at the Prince's Mansion almost immediately before the ceremony began, accompanied by Xiao Zhan and Mo Chenjun.

"You're not pretending this time?" Mo Chenjun was surprised that Xiao Zhan revealed his true face. After all, he was wearing a mask at the Crown Princess' birthday banquet last time.

"Shangguan Jin had already seen me in the inn. What's the point of pretending now?"

At that time, in order to take care of Xiaoxue, he didn't even have time to conceal his identity and was caught by Shangguan Jin.

In this case, wearing a mask seems redundant.

"Indeed." Mo Chenjun nodded in agreement and looked around.

"Father is here too?" He couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw General Mo in the crowd.

As the Taiwei of Beixi, Mo Jue was known for his strict self-discipline. He was always busy in the barracks, either training soldiers or studying military tactics. Even the emperor did not dare to summon him casually, so as not to disturb his work.

Today, Mo Chenjun was quite surprised to see him at the Third Princess's exorcism ceremony.

"The third princess is deeply loved by the royal family. Most of the people attending the ceremony are prominent figures. It is not surprising that General Mo shows up. Look, aren't the people standing next to Cao Yuan the eunuchs who have frequently interfered in state affairs recently? General Mo has always been opposed to eunuchs interfering in politics. He may have come here to supervise this time under the order of the emperor." Xiao Zhan explained.

The atmosphere at the ceremony was solemn and everyone's expression was very serious.

Jiang Xue stood in the most conspicuous place, and could be seen clearly by the Crown Princess and Shangguan Xi.

The two exchanged glances and understood each other.

Halfway through the ceremony, the sorcerer claimed that the three princesses were haunted by evil spirits, causing them to be in a trance. In order to exorcise the evil spirits, he gave each of them a spell, claiming that after the exorcism, the evil spirits would return to the haunter and turn the hand holding the spell red.

Everyone held the talisman tightly in their hands, waiting for verification after an hour.

During this time, Jiang Xue was invited by the Crown Princess to a room in the mansion to talk. This scene was noticed by Cao Zhiqing, and out of curiosity, she quietly followed.

Outside the room, she saw Jiang Xue go in. She had intended to get closer to eavesdrop, but she heard a sudden noise from inside the room, which frightened her so much that she dared not act rashly.

In the room, Jiang Xue successfully avoided a surprise attack and used the Ecstasy Powder to confuse Shangguan Xi and Cao Zhilan. He quickly seized the musket from Shangguan Xi, a weapon with great power that was worth taking back for research.

"Hand over the musket!" Shangguan Xi shouted in confusion, trying to snatch the weapon back, but was kicked away by Jiang Xue.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Fourth Prince, this thing is too dangerous and is not suitable for you to keep." After Jiang Xue finished speaking, she put away the musket and placed the two people's talismans into a bottle of special liquid. Soon the talismans turned red.

"There is still some time left, please enjoy this peaceful time. Princess, please cherish this beautiful scenery." After saying this, Jiang Xue smiled and carefully closed the curtain for them. Soon after, a gentle and warm voice came from behind the curtain.

Jiang Xue left the room and inadvertently looked at the bushes outside the door, feeling something strange.

She went closer to check, but found nothing behind the bushes.

Maybe I'm just overthinking it?

After looking around again to make sure everything was alright, Jiang Xue turned and left.

Not until she walked away did Cao Zhiqing, who was hiding behind the stone tablet, quietly walk to the window and catch a glimpse of a scene that made her both surprised and shy.

Suddenly, the people in the house raised their heads, and Cao Zhiqing was so scared that she hurried back to the ceremony site along the path.

After a while, Jiang Xue returned to her seat and sat down. Everyone held the talisman in their hands and waited for the master to examine it.

Soon, most people passed the verification, with only two people absent, namely Crown Princess Cao Zhilan and Fourth Prince Shangguan Xi.

"Where are the Crown Princess and the Fourth Prince? Why are they nowhere to be seen at this important moment?" Shangguan Jin frowned and asked the maid beside the Crown Princess.

The maid knelt down hurriedly and expressed her ignorance.

It turned out that after Jiang Xue entered the room, the Crown Princess asked all the servants to leave and did not allow anyone to approach.

The maids thought that the Crown Princess would show up soon, so they did not report it to their superiors. However, until now, the Crown Princess has not shown up, how can this not make the maids anxious?

Cao Zhiqing certainly knew where her sister had gone, but she didn't dare tell the truth.