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

When he got closer, he saw some dust scattered on the windowsill - this was particularly out of place in the room that he always required to be spotless.

"Someone took the Fourth Young Master away." Realizing that something was wrong, Murray's face suddenly became serious.

Jiang Xue immediately thought of Ding Tu. Who else except him would go to the trouble of taking an unconscious person away?

"Do you know where Emergency Manager Ding Tu lives?" she asked in a low voice.

"Ding Tu? Could it be that Mr. Si's disappearance is related to him? Is there a grudge between them?" Murray responded in confusion.

Jiang Xue inadvertently glanced at the room opposite and happened to meet Cao Zhiqing's gaze through the crack of the door.

"Ms. Cao should be the most clear about this issue. Mr. Mo, the situation is urgent. I need to know where Ding Tu's room is immediately." Jiang Xue said anxiously.

Although Ding Tu was controlled by the Tongxin Gu and would not harm Si Ruochen for the time being, his subordinates might not necessarily show mercy.

Therefore, she must find Si Ruochen as soon as possible.

Seeing Jiang Xue so anxious, Mo Rui finally believed her concerns. He decided to put his doubts aside and the top priority was to find the missing person.

Regardless of whether Ding Tu took away the unconscious Si Ruochen, this behavior was definitely not out of good intentions.

"Follow me." Mo Rui led the way out of the room and showed Jiang Xue the way.

When Xiao Zhan saw Jiang Xue coming out with a serious look on her face, he immediately realized something was wrong. "What happened?" he asked.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zhan and Qiu Qianhuan quickly followed and went to Ding Tu's residence together.

"Senior brother is missing, and I think Ding Tu is not unrelated." Jiang Xue explained as they walked.

Arriving at Ding Tu's room, Murray knocked on the door several times but received no response. He didn't care about etiquette and pushed the door open directly - the room was empty, everything inside was in perfect order, as if no one had ever lived there.

At this time, the door of the next room opened, and a burly man in Western clothes appeared.

"Master Mo Si, what are you doing?" the man asked.

It turned out that the sound of Murray pushing the door hard just now startled the neighbor named Fang Rong.

"Mr. Fang, have you ever seen Ding Tu?" Murray asked politely.

Fang Rong crossed his arms, leaned against the door frame and shook his head: "I haven't seen him since last night. But before you arrived, I did hear some noises and a woman's voice."

"Can you recognize who that woman is?" Jiang Xue asked.

Just as he finished speaking, a sound came from Fang Rong's room.

Jiang Xue looked towards the source of the sound and seemed to see a woman's figure behind the screen.

Fang Rong moved his position intentionally or unintentionally to block her view.

Fang Rong smiled apologetically and explained, "My wife is pregnant and has severe morning sickness. I hope you can bear with me." He then turned to Jiang Xue and asked in confusion, "Who is this..."

As the bodyguard of the Fang family, Fang Rong came to Qian Kingdom on behalf of the head of the family to deal with the land division issues.

He was not familiar with Jiang Xue, and because Mo Rui had been traveling abroad for many years, he did not know much about the nobles in Huyin City. He only knew that Jiang Xue was Si Ruochen's junior sister.

"Are you talking about the person who has been sleeping in my room?" Fang Rong seemed to remember something.

"Yes, he is missing now. We suspect that Ding Tu took him away." Murray said, "If Brother Fang has any news about Ding Tu, please let us know."

"I understand." Fang Rong stroked his chin and thought, "Ding Tu's whereabouts are indeed unknown, but the voice I just heard is very similar to that of Miss Cao. You can go ask her."

When Jiang Xue thought of Cao Zhiqing's eyes, she felt something was wrong. She signaled Qiu Qianhuan to check Cao Zhiqing's room, but as expected, there was no one inside.

"Now you should believe what I say." Jiang Xue looked at Mo Rui.

Si Ruochen, Cao Zhiqing and Ding Tu all disappeared, which was obviously not a coincidence.

Mo Rui clenched his fists, thinking back to the previous conversation between Cao Zhiqing and Ding Tu, and anger burned in his heart.

"I trust your judgment," Murray replied.

"In that case, can you tell me why Cao Zhiqing came to Qian Kingdom?" Jiang Xue asked.

The simultaneous disappearance of the two must be related. If we know Cao Zhiqing's purpose, we can find their whereabouts.

"She was sent by the Crown Prince to marry Prince Yuan," Murray revealed.

After learning this, Jiang Xue had a plan in mind. "We need to go to the palace," she announced.

In the Taiwei Mansion, Taiwei Meng was shocked to see Jiang Xue dressed as a man. At this time, people from Xiyong, Beixi and Yingxia gathered in the palace, and they were hostile to the princess.

Jiang Qiyuan was eyeing the princess' life covetously, and entering the palace at this time would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

It is different inside and outside the palace. Once your whereabouts are exposed, you will face being hunted down by the entire imperial guard.

Even if the Tieyun Army came to rescue, it would probably be too late.

"Princess, please think carefully." Meng Chunyi advised, "Now entering the palace not only faces obstacles from within Qian Kingdom, but also needs to be wary of snooping from the other three kingdoms. In addition, Jiang Qiyuan has strengthened the control of the palace gates, and anyone entering the palace will be strictly checked. Princess should not suffer such humiliation."

"It will be too late when those foreigners leave." Jiang Xue replied, "Don't worry, I have a way to avoid being checked."

Murray held his chin up in thought. As a representative of Beixi to discuss the division of territory, he would not be blocked from entering and leaving the palace.

"Since I brought Cao Zhiqing here to present to Jiang Qiyuan, she and Ding Tu were most likely in the palace after they disappeared from the inn. Ding Tu is good at socializing and has already penetrated into the upper circles of the Qian Kingdom. It is easy for him to get close to Jiang Qiyuan."

"If my senior brother was really taken away by them, he must be hiding somewhere in the palace." Jiang Xue analyzed. Although she didn't think Cao Zhiqing was really willing to be Jiang Qiyuan's plaything, she obviously had other intentions, which was not a good thing for Jiang Xue.

Murray then said, "Then I will go directly to see Jiang Qiyuan and ask him to release him."

However, Murray, who came from the underworld, did not understand the complexity of court struggles.

He thought that as long as he found the person, he could just ask for his release. After all, Si Ruochen was just a stranger to Jiang Qiyuan.

Jiang Xue gently pressed her forehead, exchanged glances with Xiao Zhan, and understood why Shangguan Jin chose Mo Rui.

He has a simple heart and is an upright person, so there is no need to worry that he may have other intentions.

"Fourth Young Master, you may not be familiar with the palace rules. Now that the envoys from the three kingdoms have gathered, Jiang Qiyuan has issued a palace ban. If you rashly ask for help, the officials may take the opportunity to force Jiang Qiyuan to deal with your senior brother.

Ding Tu is extremely cunning and must have made thorough preparations. Senior Brother's hiding place must be a place that even the Weiwei dare not easily set foot in, most likely Cao Zhiqing's place. If you mention Senior Brother, Jiang Qiyuan will search there first.

If a man is found hiding in the room of the married woman, it will cause an uproar. Not only will my brother be in danger, but you may also be implicated, and even affect the Mohist School."