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

If the secret between my sister and the Fourth Prince were revealed, it would not only be a blow to the Cao family's reputation, but also disrespectful to the Fourth Prince.

"The Fourth Prince's concubine looks very nervous. Did something happen?" Mo Huan, the Crown Prince's concubine sitting next to her, noticed her uneasiness and asked with concern.

This question made everyone's attention turn to Cao Zhiqing.

Cao Zhiqing suddenly felt countless doubtful eyes focused on her, especially the cold eyes of her father Cao Yuan and Crown Prince Shangguan Jin, which made her shudder. She lowered her head and said hurriedly, "I don't know, I really don't know anything."

Jiang Xue frowned slightly, she realized that the aura she felt outside the room just now should be Cao Zhiqing.

"What wing room? What on earth are you talking about, kid?"

Cao Yuan immediately knocked Cao Zhiqing's head harshly and scolded her loudly. He knew that his daughter was always timid and could not hide anything. Looking at her current appearance, it was obvious that she was frightened by something, and something big must have happened in that wing room.

"Which room are you talking about?" Shangguan Jin walked up to her and asked sharply.

His face was gloomy and his aura was so oppressive that it made people feel breathless.

"The wing room in the bamboo garden." Cao Zhiqing answered in a low voice.

"Come with me!"

Shangguan Jin led everyone to the wing room quickly. Before leaving, Jiang Xue glanced at Cao Zhiqing and found that a barely perceptible sneer flashed across her flustered face. She couldn't help but become more wary of this woman.

When they arrived at the wing, the sound coming from inside was still clearly audible. Everyone present knew what the sound meant.

When they were still dozens of steps away from the wing room, everyone stopped, only Shangguan Jin drew out his sword expressionlessly and chopped the door open with force.

Through the translucent curtain, the figures of two people in the room can be vaguely seen. At this moment, the affair between Cao Zhilan and Shangguan Xi was exposed.

Cao Yuan's face turned red with anger, and he almost wanted to rush in and teach his shameless daughter a lesson.

"Rebellious girl, how dare you do such a shameful thing? If I don't punish you today, how can I explain to the prince?"

As the prime minister, Cao Yuan was furious when he saw his eldest daughter ruining her reputation in public, bringing shame to the crown prince and humiliation to the family. He grabbed the sword of a person beside him and rushed towards Cao Zhilan.

boom!

Jiang Chen stretched out his hand to block Cao Yuan's knife.

"Prime Minister Cao, the prince hasn't spoken yet. Aren't you being a bit too intrusive?" Jiang Xue walked slowly closer and glanced at Cao Yuan with a cold look.

She understood Cao Yuan's thoughts. He wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Cao Zhilan and then put all the blame on Shangguan Xi. In this way, the Cao family could not only preserve its reputation, but also gain a good reputation for being selfless.

"Master Cao, the agreement between me and the prince does not guarantee the safety of the Cao family."

Cao Zhilan's story must be confirmed.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you stop me?" Cao Yuan was furious. This was the first time he encountered someone who was so bold to openly contradict him.

"She is my sister-in-law. Why is the Prime Minister dissatisfied?" Before Jiang Xue could speak, Shangguan Jin turned around and interrupted Cao Yuan in a stern tone.

Step sister?

Shangguan Jin's words were like a bomb, which stunned all the Beixi ministers present and made them look at Jiang Xue in surprise.

Didn't the prince always dislike Si Ruoxi? How come she suddenly became the prince's adopted sister?

The eunuch next to Cao Yuan cast a profound glance in Jiang Xue's direction and whispered something in Cao Yuan's ear.

Cao Yuan's face turned increasingly grim. He loosened his grip on the sword, clenched his teeth, moved sideways away from Jiang Xue, and stepped aside.

Inside the house, the noise gradually grew louder. The breathing of the two people could be heard clearly, and they were oblivious to the disturbance in the outside world.

Shangguan Jin's face was so gloomy that blood almost dripped out. He shouted sternly, "Come here, arrest this shameless couple. Such a corrupt moral character cannot be tolerated."

Following Shangguan Jin's order, two teams of guards rushed into the house and forcibly separated the man and woman who were entangled with each other.

"Your Highness, the person has been brought out."

Two people who were not fully awake were dragged out. Seeing this, their servants quickly brought coats and put them on.

Seeing this scene, several older ministers, except Cao Yuan and the eunuch, turned their heads away at the same time, with embarrassment on their faces.

"Pour water on them to wake them up." Shangguan Jin gave an order, and a basin of cold water poured down on the two of them.

The cold well water made Shangguan Xi suddenly sober up and tremble all over; Cao Zhilan also screamed because of the cold and regained consciousness.

"Ah!" She found herself almost naked, wearing only an outer coat, kneeling in front of everyone, and screamed in fear again.

"Enough, you still have the nerve to shout? You've done such an ugly thing and ruined the family's reputation, Cao Zhilan, do you think I dare not do anything to you?" Her scream made Shangguan Jin frown, and he scolded her harshly, and his eyes swept towards Cao Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, making him feel a chill.

"Your Highness, I'm innocent. I didn't do that." Cao Zhilan hurriedly explained, tightening the collar of her coat while trying to grab the hem of Shangguan Jin's clothes.

But her attack was in vain, because Shangguan Jin quickly took a step back with a look of disgust on his face.

"No? Do you think everyone here is blind? As my Crown Princess, you actually did this with my brother in broad daylight. Today is my third sister's ceremony, such a solemn moment, but you have no respect at all.

Blasphemy against the gods, tarnishing the reputation of the royal family, I cannot bear the responsibility of being such a Crown Princess, I will write a letter of divorce to the Emperor today, giving you freedom, you can do whatever you want in the future!"

"Your Highness, please think twice. My daughter has been doing her best to manage the household since she married into the Prince's Mansion. Although she has no outstanding achievements, she is also diligent and hardworking. She is kind by nature and must have been misled by others to make a mistake. I hope Your Highness will be wise and give her a fair judgment."

Cao Yuan immediately knelt down and pleaded for his daughter. Even though she had lost her position, he wanted to use her as a last-ditch effort to protect the family.

If Shangguan Jin really divorced her, not only she but the entire Cao family would be disgraced. No matter what, he could not let the divorce letter be written.

Hardworking? Kind-hearted? Shangguan Jin sneered in his heart. It was ironic to use these words on Cao Zhilan. He remembered clearly that since she entered the Prince's Mansion, many concubines in the mansion had suffered misfortunes one after another. Even the new Mo Huan almost fell into her hands.

What’s infuriating is that Mo Huan was pregnant at the time.

How he was looking forward to the arrival of that child, because the birth of the child would not only make his position as crown prince more secure, but also deepen his ties with the Mohist school.

However, when Mohuan was three months pregnant, a wild cat sent by Cao Zhilan caused her miscarriage.