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

Although the formal wedding ceremony has not yet been held, Xiao Zhan has ordered everyone in Xuchen Palace to respect Jiang Xue as the queen, and even changed the way they address her.

Jiang Xue seemed a little uncomfortable facing people other than Xiaochun Fudong.

"Put down the basin, and go find Xiaochun Fudong for me."

"Yes, sir." The maid did not dare to delay and immediately carried out the order and quickly left to find someone.

Finally able to enjoy a moment of peace, Jiang Xue went to the basin and began to wash her face.

As soon as I finished washing my face, I heard the maids whispering outside the window.

"I heard that the front hall is in chaos right now. The leader of the old nobles is arguing with the emperor, and the scene is very intense."

"What should we do? Your Majesty has only been on the throne for a short time, and those nobles are very wealthy and powerful. Can Your Majesty handle it?"

"If we can't hold on, our man will be in danger. It is said that the news from the Inner Court Department said that Concubine Jin was brutally murdered, her throat was pierced, and her death was extremely miserable."

"Is it true? So cruel? If the one here hadn't sent her to the Inner Court, Concubine Jin wouldn't have ended up like this.

No wonder the nobles made such a fuss. You know, Concubine Jin was born into a noble family. Killing her is equivalent to directly provoking the entire aristocracy."

Hearing this, Jiang Xue was shocked. It turned out that Concubine Jin was dead.

Jiang Xue put down the cloth in her hand and frowned. She only had Concubine Jin sent to the inner court, but did not kill her.

As the daughter of a noble, Concubine Jin is the key chess piece used by Yun Che to contain the nobles in the harem.

If anything went wrong with this chess piece, the nobles would certainly not give up easily.

In fact, Concubine Jin herself was not important, what was important was the power she represented. If she died in the inner court, it would be equivalent to giving the nobles an excuse to challenge the imperial power.

Since Yun Che became the emperor, the interests of many nobles have been cut back in favor of the common people, which made the old nobles resent Yun Che.

Now, they finally found a reason to unite and fight against the death of Concubine Jin.

This is not a good signal for the court.

At this time, a voice came from the door. "Why are you here?" Tieyi saw Xiaochun coming and asked.

"Since the princess is here, I have to come naturally." Xiaochun replied.

Looking at Tieyi, she blinked in confusion: "Why are you here?"

As the emperor's personal bodyguard, it was indeed unusual for him to stay here when the front hall was in chaos.

"To protect the Queen." Tieyi explained.

"Someone wants to harm the princess?" Xiaochun immediately became alert.

Tieyi nodded: "There are many people who want to deal with the queen."

"Xiaochun." Jiang Xue's voice came from the room, interrupting their conversation.

Xiaochun then walked into the room and saw that Jiang Xue had already put on her makeup.

"Accompany me to a place." Jiang Xue said to the two people who came in.

"Princess, are you planning to visit the Inner Court?" Fu Dong asked smartly, seeing through Jiang Xue's thoughts at a glance.

She smiled slightly, secretly praising in her heart: Fu Dong is the one who really understands me. This kind of tacit understanding cannot be cultivated overnight.

The three of them went to the Inner Court together, where they stayed for about half an hour, carefully interrogating all the people involved in Concubine Jin's imprisonment and thoroughly searching her cell.

"The door lock is intact." Fu Dong reported to Jiang Xue, "According to the guard, he left for a while last night because of stomachache, about half an incense stick of time. The murderer may have taken advantage of this opportunity to strike."

Jiang Xue stood in front of the cell, looking down at the pool of dried blood on the ground.

"Here is the most blood." She pointed to the ground, then pushed open the door and found a few drops of blood under the crack. "It seems that the door was open when the murder took place."

Following the blurry handprints on the door frame, one can imagine Concubine Jin struggling to escape before her death.

"Have you found the murder weapon?" Jiang Xue asked.

"No, Princess." The guard shook his head. "We looked everywhere after the incident, but found nothing."

"Who, then, besides you, holds the key to this door?"

"Only I and Eunuch Liu have the key. But not long ago, Eunuch Liu claimed that he had lost his share and was preparing to re-allocate it."

Thinking of this, the guard sighed: "Since then, Eunuch Liu has been worried all day long and can't even sleep well."

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: "There is something that may be worth telling you." He said to Jiang Xue:

"That day when I was filling in for Concubine Feng in the palace, I happened to see her holding a seemingly ordinary key. I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that I think about it, the timing is too coincidental."

"Why are you on duty at Concubine Feng's place?" Jiang Xue asked puzzledly.

"My friend is not feeling well and asked me to take his shift," the guard explained.

After hearing these words, Jiang Xue felt that the guard was not a man who would lie, so she decided to believe what he said.

"Where is Eunuch Liu now? I have something to ask him in person." She secretly decided in her heart that now that she had this clue, she must get to the bottom of it.

As long as the real cause of Concubine Jin’s death could be found out, those nobles would have no reason to trouble Yun Che anymore.

The guard thought for a moment, then turned around and said, "My lady, please follow me."

Following the guards to his residence, before entering the door, I heard a scream, followed by a chaotic voice, "Eunuch Liu."

When the door opened, I saw him curled up in the corner, trembling all over.

The guard's face suddenly changed and he immediately went forward and hugged him.

"Don't kill me, please don't kill me." Eunuch Liu held his head tightly and hid in the guard's arms with a terrified face.

Jiang Xue frowned as she sensed a strong smell of blood in the air.

What happened?

"What's wrong with Eunuch Liu?" Fu Dong asked with a frown.

Her eyes fell on the handsome but frightened eunuch. After confirming that no one was around, she gently closed the door.

This was originally where several guards lived together, but because of Concubine Jin's incident, the others moved out to avoid suspicion, leaving only this guard living alone.

It is for this reason that Eunuch Liu can hide here.

As a doctor, Jiang Xue could tell at a glance that Eunuch Liu was obviously extremely frightened, which was why he had such a reaction.

She quickly took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Xiaochun, asking her to feed it to Eunuch Liu.

After a while, Eunuch Liu's emotions gradually stabilized.

"I am rude, please forgive me, Your Majesty." After regaining his composure, Eunuch Liu kowtowed to Jiang Xue in apology.

Although his mental state has improved, he still can't help feeling nauseous and vomiting when he thinks of the horrific scene he witnessed last night.

"You look bad. What happened last night?" Jiang Xue asked with concern.

Jiang Xue found a chair and sat down, motioning for Eunuch Liu to stand up and talk.

"I..." Eunuch Liu seemed a little hesitant when asked.