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

Then she found a seat between the two of them, keeping an equal distance.

She understood why her brother was so disgusted with Yun Che. After all, he had witnessed the atrocities committed by the Beiling army during the North-South War, and even witnessed the tragic death of his father at their hands.

This hatred is deeper than her.

"I'm fine." She turned around and gave Xiao Zhan a reassuring smile.

Although Xiao Zhan was somewhat dissatisfied with her choice, he understood her difficulty in being caught between her family and himself. So he adjusted the position of his chair and moved closer to Jiang Xue.

"Based on your understanding of the Cao family, what actions do you think they will take?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"Cao Ling's streaking incident had a huge impact, and the news quickly spread throughout Huyin City. The Cao family would definitely not let go of such humiliation easily. Cao Yuan specifically came to talk to me today and mentioned the way Cao Zhiqing was handled. I think the matter is a bit strange."

"Oh? Why is it strange?" Xiao Zhan knew that there were often hidden motives behind unusual phenomena.

"Cao Zhiqing is different from Cao Zhilan. She was born out of wedlock and her mother was not of high status. She was not valued at home. In addition, the scandal with Shangguan Xi before her marriage made the family despise her even more. Cao Yuan treated her worse than a dog.

But after she married into the Shangguan family, Cao Yuan turned a blind eye to her plight. But today, he pleaded for her and hoped that I would forgive her. This is unreasonable. "

Moreover, Cao Yuan did not show any concern for Cao Zhilan in the Inner Court, which made him even more confused.

Cao Zhilan's mother came from a prestigious family. Even if Cao Yuan thought that she had ruined the family tradition, he would at least take action for her mother.

But now it seems that Cao Zhilan has become mentally ill, with signs of abuse all over her body, and she has obviously suffered great torture.

If Cao Yuan had cared a little more, the people from the Inner Court would not have treated her like that.

Obviously, Cao Yuan had completely given up on her.

Cao Zhilan's mother had no reaction to this. Not only did she not fight for her daughter, but she was busy looking for someone to intercede for Cao Zhiqing, hoping to reduce her punishment, or at least not send her to the Inner Court.

"Maybe they kept Cao Zhiqing to restrain someone." Jiang Xue said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up and all turned their eyes to her.

"What do you know?" Shangguan Jin asked.

"I don't know anything, I'm just guessing." Jiang Xue explained:

"According to the description of His Royal Highness, Cao Zhiqing was born in a humble family and was not taken seriously. But now everyone in the Cao family is working hard for her, which means that there must be something crucial about her that is crucial to the Cao family.

Since she herself has no ability to bring benefits to the Cao family, the only possibility is that someone is influencing the fate of the Cao family through her."

Jiang Xue recalled the subtle expression on Cao Ling's face when he mentioned Cao Zhiqing when he held her hostage, and she had a bold idea in her mind: "Perhaps, there is some secret hidden between her and Cao Ling."

"Although Cao Ling is the third son of the Cao family, he is the son of the first wife, just like Cao Zhilan. If it is true as Xiaoxue said, there is some kind of secret relationship between Cao Ling and Cao Zhiqing, then it makes sense."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Cao Ling is the heir of the family. If Cao Zhiqing gets into trouble and implicates him, the future of the Cao family will be in jeopardy. Therefore, in order to protect Cao Ling and the continuation of the family, the Cao family will work so hard to rescue Cao Zhiqing."

"But what kind of thing could create such a close connection between them?" Shangguan Jin was confused.

"It's not difficult to solve this mystery." Xiao Zhan smiled slightly and looked at Jiang Xue: "With a little planning, we can find out the truth."

That night, Shangguan Jin came to the dungeon where Cao Zhiqing was imprisoned. Seeing Cao Zhiqing curled up in the corner, he asked the guard next to him: "How has she been these days? Has she shown any abnormal behavior?"

The guard checked the trays and found that the food was all eaten and there was nothing suspicious.

"Your Highness, she has been very quiet and just curled up there after dinner."

"Yes." Shangguan Jin nodded and said, "Cao Zhiqing, you do have some skills. Recently, the Cao family has been busy for you. Even Cao Ling came back to run around for you."

When Shangguan Jin mentioned Cao Ling's name, Cao Zhiqing's body trembled slightly, but she tried hard to hide her emotions and clenched her hands around her knees even tighter.

Shangguan Jin noticed her reaction and ordered expressionlessly, "Bring her out."

As the order was given, two guards walked in and carried Cao Zhiqing out.

Two guards took her out of the dungeon, into a car, and headed in an unknown direction.

On the way, Cao Zhiqing lifted the curtain of the car window, looked at the unfamiliar scene outside the window, and felt uneasy.

Where are they taking me?

Suddenly, the horses pulling the carriage neighed in fear, followed by the guards' screams and then two heavy falls.

The car stopped in a dense forest.

Cao Zhiqing curled up in the carriage, not daring to move, her eyes fixed on the door.

A hand suddenly lifted the car door curtain, and Cao Ling's face appeared in front of him.

"Aling."

Seeing him, Cao Zhiqing was overjoyed and threw herself into his arms. A faint blush appeared on her pale face, as if she was not meeting a long-lost relative, but more like the excitement of lovers meeting each other.

"It seems that the relationship between the siblings is more complicated than we expected."

Behind a big tree not far away, Jiang Xue and others leaned against the tree trunk with meaningful smiles on their faces.

"Young people are full of energy. It's been more than an hour and the car is still so lively."

Jiang Xue looked up at the night sky and couldn't help but marvel at their high energy.

Seeing her joking like this, Xiao Zhan also laughed, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Let's try it next time."

When Jiang Xue heard this, her cheeks suddenly turned red.

She rolled her eyes at him. What was there to say in such an occasion?

She raised her hand to knock on his arm, but he held it gently.

He liked her shy look the most.

"They're coming out."

Jiang Chen felt uncomfortable seeing their intimate actions. He glared at Xiao Zhan fiercely, then noticed some movement over at the carriage and quickly reminded him.

In the moonlight, the four saw the Cao siblings getting off the car. Their clothes were a little messy, and a few red marks could be vaguely seen on Cao Zhiqing's neck.

"Please keep this thing."

Cao Zhiqing took out a folded paper from her lapel and handed it to Cao Ling.

The paper was not big, but it was folded meticulously.

Cao Ling took the note and carefully hid it in his arms. Then he held her hand and gently placed a key in her palm: "This is a house outside my city. You can go there to take shelter first. When I finish my business here, I will pick you up right away."

"Okay, A Ling, I believe you." With tears in her eyes, she held the key tightly. The man in front of her was her only support in life.