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

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried about a conflict with our Xiyong?" the envoy asked anxiously, fearing that Beiling would underestimate Xiyong's power.

"Beiling has just experienced civil strife and its strength has been greatly damaged. It will not be good for Beiling to fight with Xiyong now." The messenger tried to convince Xiao Zhan with reality.

At this moment, Jiang Xue stepped forward and looked at the envoy with cold eyes: "If Xiyong really wants to be an enemy of Beiling, Qian Kingdom will never sit idly by."

The messenger showed surprise on his face. He obviously didn't expect Jiang Xue to express her opinion in this way. "Just now you mentioned that you and Yun Che are blood relatives. How come you have become enemies in the blink of an eye?"

Jiang Xue's eyes flashed with contempt: "Don't forget, the strength of the Qian Kingdom's Tieyun Army is not a joke. Go back and tell your master that if you dare to say anything more about the Ninth Princess, the Tieyun Army is ready to step into Xiyong King City at any time. Moreover, Prince Ming still owes me a favor, and he will be happy to welcome me when the time comes."

Jiang Xue showed no weakness in the face of the threat. The messenger turned pale with fear and was at a loss for a moment.

"If there is nothing else, please go back, envoy. I still have many matters to deal with." Xiao Zhan gave the order coldly, and then the guard Qing Feng took the envoy away from the palace.

Looking at the departing figure, Jiang Xue frowned, "It seems that I have to wake up Master quickly."

As long as Xiao Yunjian doesn't wake up, the relationship between her and Xiao Zhan will remain unresolved. Sooner or later, the ministers in the court will use this to put pressure on Xiao Zhan, which makes her feel very uncomfortable.

"I can still handle these pressures." Xiao Zhan flipped through a pile of memorials on the table that suggested sending Jiang Xue to Xiyong in order to seek peace, but his heart was extremely firm... He would never give his lover to anyone else.

Xiao Zhan was not too worried about the situation in Xiyong. After all, Chu Feimo was restricted by Prince Ming and could not cause any trouble for the time being.

However, he was deeply worried about the damaged reputation of the Ninth Princess Xiao Xianyu, fearing that she would find it difficult to recover from it.

"If she can't get out of the shadow by herself, the help from others will be limited. What we can do now is to protect her and reduce the harm caused to her by the outside world as much as possible." Xiao Zhan said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, I have a request..." At this time, Xie Linyuan, who was kneeling beside him, slowly raised his head, looked directly at Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue, and spoke.

At the same time, in Concubine Shu's bedroom, a storm was brewing.

"Tell me, did Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan really capture Xie Linyuan?" Concubine Shu sat up from the couch, frowning, and questioned Xie Qi who was standing in the hall.

"Yes, your majesty." Xie Qi replied complacently, "After the emperor and the princess questioned them, I cleverly led them to arrest Xie Linyuan immediately."

However, his pride was not appreciated as expected.

Concubine Shu's face became increasingly gloomy. She shouted angrily, "Idiot!" She swept the tea set on the table to the ground with a wave of her hand. "I gave you the opportunity to get close to the princess, and this is how you repay me? It seems that the drug in Xiao Xianyu's room has also made you lose your mind."

Obviously, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan let Xie Qi go, intending to use him to track down the clues behind the scenes, but Xie Qi had no idea that he had become a pawn.

Just as he was panicking, Concubine Shu ordered the guards around her to investigate the situation and summoned two mysterious figures.

Seeing this, Xie Qi tried to escape, but was quickly subdued. His knees made a crisp cracking sound under the intense pressure, accompanied by a scream of pain.

Just as the two men were about to commit further violence, two cold lights suddenly broke into the palace and cut off their arms in an instant.

Afterwards, Jiang Xue appeared at the door with her two followers, Xiaochun and Fudong. They held knives in their hands and had stern expressions.

"I didn't expect Concubine Shu to be so cruel, even more vicious than Princess Changle." Jiang Xue said coldly.

Faced with the sudden change, Concubine Shu still tried to remain calm: "Princess Changle is here, what can I do for you?"

Although she knew the other party had bad intentions, Concubine Shu pretended nothing had happened. She instructed her men to deal with the unconscious Xie Qi, but was stopped in time by Xiaochun and Fudong.

"Concubine Shu, how dare you attack the Xie family? Aren't you afraid of causing dissatisfaction from Marquis Yong'an?" Jiang Xue warned, signaling her followers to control the scene.

Even if Xie Qi deserved his punishment, he could not be allowed to die here easily; after all, he was still an important chess piece for the Yong'an Marquisate.

Although Xie Yu did not often interfere in government affairs, many powerful people in the capital owed him favors. Once he spoke, the entire court would be shocked.

Zhao Jinyan whispered the three words "Marquis Yong'an" with mixed emotions in his heart, including love and hate.

If it weren't for the family pressure, she might have spent her life with him.

But there is another reason, that is the existence of An Qingyan. If An Qingyan had not intervened, Xie Yu would not have broken off the engagement.

Her son, humph! He deserved to be plotted against!

She chose Xie Qi because of her hatred for An Qingyan. That woman had ruined her marriage, and now she wanted to take revenge on her son.

"Anyway, Xie Yu has been dissatisfied with me for a long time, so what if this one more thing happens?" With a slight smile on her lips, Concubine Shu slowly stood up and walked towards Jiang Xue.

Seeing this, the two maids Xiaochun and Fudong immediately became alert, tightly grasped their weapons, and moved closer to Jiang Xue to protect her.

"Why are you so nervous? With your martial arts, are you afraid that you can't deal with a weak woman like me?" Concubine Shu sneered and opened her arms to face Jiang Xue and the other two: "Your face is really disgusting."

Seeing this face, Zhao Jinyan couldn't help but recall the scene when she became a concubine.

On the wedding day, Xiao Yan publicly praised Lu Congfang as a thousand times better than her. As a member of a noble family, she could not tolerate such humiliation.

Since then, she has held a grudge against Lu Congfang and always looks for opportunities to make things difficult for her.

However, Crown Prince Xiao Yunjian, her husband Xiao Yan, and Prince Jiang Xun of Qian State all doted on her, which further aroused Zhao Jinyan's jealousy.

After the end of the Civil War, Zhao Jinyan was ecstatic when he saw Lu Congfang being arrested and returned to Beiling.

In order to take revenge, she and Lin Wan proposed to build the Locking Heart Pavilion, where Lu Congfang would be tortured.

For many years, she hid it very well, and everyone thought it was Xiao Yan's idea. No one knew that the real mastermind was her, Zhao Jinyan.

She had originally planned to keep this secret hidden forever, but when facing Jiang Xue, she couldn't help but want to tell the truth. She wanted to see how this face that looked like Lu Congfang would react.

"So, it was you who planned the humiliation my mother suffered back then." Jiang Xue was furious after hearing the truth. Her eyes flashed with anger, but her face was expressionless, as cold as the King of Hell.

The people around her retreated when they saw this, but Concubine Shu stared at her and said, "Tsk, I thought I would see a painful and twisted expression on your face, but I didn't expect it to be so plain."