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

"I want Shangguan Xi to pay the price, and I want Si Ruoxi and the Gongzi Mansion behind her to be punished. Then I will take control of the Cao family. At that time, I will marry you grandly and never let anyone hurt you again."

At this moment, Cao Ling's eyes were burning with passionate feelings for Cao Zhiqing, which was shocking.

"But father and mother will not let me go easily." Thinking of Cao Yuan and the mistress of the Cao family's past harsh criticisms, Cao Zhiqing couldn't help but feel fear.

"Don't be afraid, they don't dare. I warned them that if you make any mistakes, everything in the Cao family will be reduced to ashes."

Ever since they acquiesced to Cao Zhilan offering her to Shangguan Xi, he was determined that if they dared to hurt Cao Zhiqing again, he would fight back at all costs.

Jiang Xue and the others then understood why Mr. and Mrs. Cao Yuan attached so much importance to the concubine's daughter whom they had always looked down upon.

It turns out that Cao Ling's feelings for Cao Zhiqing were so deep.

After a while, the Cao siblings left the woods, and Jiang Xue and the others appeared.

After checking on the two soldiers, they shook their heads and sighed.

Obviously, Cao Ling's attack was extremely heavy, and the two men were already dead.

"You guys, follow Cao Zhiqing."

Shangguan Jin ordered the guards around him to track Cao Zhiqing's whereabouts.

"The most important thing now is to find out what Cao Ling has in his hand. Since Cao Zhiqing is so careful in protecting it, it must be extremely important."

Jiang Xue had a hunch that Cao Ling would use these things to deal with the Young Master's Mansion.

"Those things are so important, Cao Ling must carry them with him. How can we get them?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I heard that Shangguan Xi would select a group of noble women to keep him company every three months. With his current recovery speed, he will recover soon, and that would be the perfect time to select noble women.

In the past, Cao Yuan was in charge of this matter, and now that Cao Ling has returned, he will naturally take over. I plan to pretend to be one of the candidate women, get close to him, and get those things."

From the moment Cao Ling took the items, Jiang Xue had a plan.

Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan objected to this plan, as they thought it was too dangerous to face Cao Ling.

"No, you know Cao Ling very well. You have no chance of winning a confrontation with him in your current situation. What if it happens again like last time outside the city, how will you get away?" Xiao Zhan was worried about Jiang Xue's safety and firmly disagreed with her taking the risk.

The last time Cao Ling attacked her, he was still terrified, and he would never allow such a thing to happen again.

Jiang Xue is irreplaceable to him, and he cannot bear any risks.

But Shangguan Jin did not object. He thought Jiang Xue's suggestion was reasonable because she had confronted Cao Ling before, and her wit and adaptability made her the best person to carry out this task.

Seeing the two most important people around her worrying about her, Jiang Xue felt very warm. But she knew that this mission had to be hers.

"What are you doing here?" Si Ruochen had just returned from outside collecting intelligence. He took off the human skin mask used for camouflage and asked curiously when he saw everyone gathered together.

Xiao Zhan and Jiang Chen smiled meaningfully when they saw Si Ruochen's true face. This made Si Ruochen shudder involuntarily, feeling a chill on his back.

"Have you ever considered my feelings?" Si Ruochen was forced by Xiao Zhan and Jiang Chen to sit in front of the mirror, with a helpless expression on his face. He had worked hard to bring back important news for Jiang Xue, and originally just wanted to have a good rest, but he didn't expect to meet these two guys.

"I haven't thought about it." The two answered in unison, leaving Si Ruochen speechless.

He was a strong man with a knack for disguise, good enough to evade capture if necessary, even if his disguise was limited in time. He was the perfect man for the mission.

"Even if His Royal Highness Prince Gong is cold and heartless to me, I can accept it. After all, we are not familiar with each other. Huai Chen, we grew up together. Don't you feel any guilt for treating me like this?" Si Ruochen looked at the women's clothing handed to him by Jiang Chen, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

"I'm sorry Ruochen, but I can't let Xiaoxue take risks." Although Jiang Chen felt that he owed his brother, he was more willing to sacrifice Si Ruochen for his sister's safety.

"Huai Chen, I don't think he's any good." When Jiang Xue saw Si Ruochen wearing women's clothes, she couldn't help but spit out the tea in her hand with laughter. Even Shangguan Jin put down the pastry he was about to eat, obviously amused by the tall Si Ruochen in women's clothes.

Although Si Ruochen was handsome and dressed more seductively than a woman, his muscular body made women's clothes look tight. Every move he made made the clothes make a tearing sound, and several cracks soon appeared on his shoulders and arms.

Such an outfit obviously cannot conceal his masculine features, so how could he sneak into the selection site?

"I also don't think this method will work." Jiang Xue finally stopped coughing and said as she took a deep breath.

“Royal brother, Yun Che, I know you are worried about my safety, but I have to do this. If you are really worried, I can take this with me, how about that?” Jiang Xue said, taking out a delicate pistol from her arms and placing it on the table.

This pistol was a small weapon she had specially selected from An Yun. After An Yun's demonstration, Jiang Xue knew that this weapon was not only powerful but also easy to carry. This was also the reason why she chose it.

"If you want to gain something, you have to take some risks." Shangguan Jin stood up and said to Jiang Chen and Xiao Zhan:

"We all know the power of this hand cannon. With it, even if Princess Changle's identity is exposed, she will not be at a disadvantage. Once the weapon is fired, the sound will be very loud, and our troops ambushed nearby will immediately rush to support, which can also ensure her safety."

"Where will the selection be held?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"This kind of thing will not be made public. It must be carried out in the Cao family’s mansion." Si Ruochen replied.

"I went to the Zongzhengfu to check the family tree and found that the noble women whose records were changed were not conservatives. In other words, they were looking for the daughters of new forces." Si Ruochen added.

"I will send someone to investigate carefully." Shangguan Jin said seriously.

Many of his new nobles were suppressed by the conservatives. The disparity in resource allocation and financial strength led to the new nobles being oppressed by the conservatives in many ways.

However, he did not expect that the conservatives headed by the Cao family would be so cruel that they treated the daughters of new-style nobles as playthings and abused them at will.

This kind of thing involves the reputation of the nobility. Once it happens, no one will speak up for those illegitimate daughters.

Even if the new nobles were insulted, they had to swallow their anger, because reputation and family honor were far more important than the lives of a few concubines.

Therefore, those nobles would rather bribe the people in the Zongzhengfu privately to tamper with the family tree than report to the court and ask the emperor for a decision.

Although Shangguan Jin had been educated in this way since childhood and thought it was natural, this situation now affected his sphere of influence and he had to take action.