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

While they were talking, the voice of a servant came from outside the door: "Sir, the exiled prisoners have arrived. Please go and check."

Jiang Xue and Lin Wenxing looked at each other and walked out of the room together.

"Everyone, leave." Lin Wenxing came to the prison door and waved to the guards. He only left a few confidants, as well as Jiang Xue and Qiu Qianhuan.

"Your Highness, you have been wronged." Lin Wenxing personally untied the chain on the prison door and welcomed Xiao Yun out.

Seeing Xiao Yun with disheveled clothes and covered with wounds, Lin Wenxing frowned and immediately ordered his men to investigate who dared to attack the prince.

"Your Highness Prince An." Jiang Xue stepped forward to check Xiao Yun's physical condition.

Fortunately, it was just some skin injuries, without any damage to the internal organs. But because he had not eaten or drunk water for several days, Xiao Yun looked very weak and needed to be nursed back to health.

"Fourth sister-in-law..." Xiao Yun called softly, his eyes full of complicated emotions.

Jiang Xue stroked his head gently: "I'm back."

Suddenly, Xiao Yun grabbed her hand tightly, squeezed it gently in his palm, and gestured to the side with his eyes.

Jiang Xue understood something instantly. She patted Xiao Yun's hand quietly and whispered in his ear, "Is there anyone from Xiao Yan in Liufang?"

Xiao Yun nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Lord Lin, the Eighth Prince is very weak. We need to take him out to recuperate." Jiang Xue suggested.

"Princess Gong, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this. He is a prisoner designated by His Majesty, and releasing him without permission may cause trouble." A confidant said worriedly.

"Even so, he is of royal blood after all, the emperor's son. Even if we punish him severely now, he may be forgiven in the future. But if His Majesty finds out that we have treated him harshly, that will be real trouble." Jiang Xue answered firmly.

These words not only convinced those present, but also warned potential spies.

The confidant suddenly realized and quickly admitted his mistake: "I was not thoughtful enough, please give me some advice, Princess."

Afterwards, Jiang Xue looked around and noticed a man with an unusual look, and then ordered Qiu Qianhuan: "Interrogate this person carefully."

"How's it going? Did he confess?"

Jiang Xue took Xiao Yun out of the cell, personally prepared healing medicine for him, and gave the task of interrogating the spy to Qiu Qianhuan.

About half an hour later, Qiu Qianhuan walked out of the dungeon.

"This guy kept his mouth shut, but we found this on him." As he spoke, Qiu Qianhuan handed over a map. When they unfolded it, they found that it was a detailed military deployment map of Yunzhou!

Seeing this map, Jiang Xue's heart tightened. The military secrets of the states in Beiling were strictly guarded by special personnel, and the map of Yunzhou was the responsibility of her uncle, Zhenbei Hou. If this map fell into the hands of the enemy, the consequences would be disastrous... her uncle might face the disaster of extermination!

"It's even worse." Qiu Qianhuan took out another letter, which was stamped with the seal of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

The letter turned out to be a secret letter colluding with members of the enemy country.

Although the handwriting is similar to Lu Changfeng's, there are slight differences upon closer inspection. It is obvious that this is carefully forged evidence intended to frame my uncle for treason.

"If the emperor really wants to convict Marquis Zhenbei, there will definitely be more unfavorable evidence." Qiu Qianhuan pondered.

Jiang Xue was silent. Her uncle had made outstanding contributions and held a stable position in the court. Unless there was irrefutable evidence, no one could shake his position.

However, now not only the important map is lost, but also this forged letter... If any accident happens again, such as the fall of Yunzhou, my uncle will find it difficult to defend himself even if he has a lot of mouths.

At this moment, a loud noise was heard outside the city, and the sound seemed to come from the direction of the city gate.

Looking outside, one saw continuous artillery fire. The defenders quickly gathered, the people fled in all directions, and the entire Yunzhou fell into chaos.

"Princess, be careful!" Qiu Qianhuan drew his sword swiftly and easily blocked an incoming arrow.

There were constant wailing sounds in the streets and the smell of blood was everywhere.

Jiang Xue protected Lin Wenxing with one hand and pulled Xiao Yun to dodge with the other, using a wooden board to block the rain of arrows.

"Xiao Yan's people have begun to take action." She whispered.

Xiao Yun beside him lowered his head, but judging from the anger emanating from him, he was already extremely angry.

This is all too much.

Outside the door, people fell down one after another. The crying of children, the screams of women and the elderly, and the shouts of strong men pierced Xiao Yun's heart like a sharp blade.

These are the people of Yunzhou, the subjects of Beiling!

That crazy man was not worthy of being called the emperor. Xiao Yan was afraid of the prestige of Zhenbei Marquis and was willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent people to eliminate him. Such a tyrant was worse than a beast.

Just as the Empress said, Beiling needs a new master. Only a kind-hearted person like the Fourth Prince is suitable to be the master of Beiling.

Anger and hatred made Xiao Yun's eyes burn with fire. He swept his gaze across the chaos outside with murderous intent.

At the same time, in the Xuchen Palace in Yujing City, Lu Changfeng stood tall and faced the furious emperor without fear.

The news of the Yunzhou rebellion quickly spread to the court. Xiao Yan could not hide his inner pride, but roared at Lu Changfeng: "Lu Changfeng, I treated you well, but you colluded with foreign enemies to seize my important land. This act of treason is really chilling. Tell me, what crime should you be punished for?"

"Your Majesty, I have never done anything disloyal." Zhenbei Hou responded firmly, "This must be someone's false accusation against me. Our Lu family has been loyal for generations, and I will never betray Beiling."

"False accusation?" Xiao Yan sneered, "As the Marquis of Zhenbei, you hold all the military secrets. Who could have framed you? If you hadn't leaked the defense map of Yunzhou, who could have stolen it from under your nose? Even if the map was stolen, it was due to your negligence. Now Yunzhou is in chaos and the situation is critical. All this is because of you."

Just as Xiao Yan was pouring all his anger on Lu Changfeng, Qing Feng whispered something to Xiao Zhan. Xiao Zhan's brows slightly relaxed, and he stood up after whispering an order.

"Your Majesty, I don't think this was done by the Marquis of Zhenbei."

These words shocked everyone present, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Zhan.

At this critical moment, someone dared to defend Lu Changfeng, which was undoubtedly a challenge to the emperor's authority.

Xiao Yan's determination to eliminate the Marquis of Zhenbei had already been made clear. Anyone who stood up to oppose him at this time would undoubtedly be seeking his own death.

"Prince Gong, do you know what you are saying?"

There was an undisguised murderous intent flashing in Xiao Yan's eyes, and his cold gaze was fixed on Xiao Zhan.

This rebellious son actually dared to disobey his orders in public. Did he really think that he dared not do it? Well, in that case, he would take this opportunity to get rid of Xiao Zhan and Lu Changfeng at the same time.

As for the Queen Mother, humph, he has tolerated her for too long, now is the time.

Once the obstacle of Xiao Zhan is removed, no one will be able to shake the throne.

"I have said that this matter has nothing to do with the Marquis of Zhenbei."