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

Chu Feimo has been racking his brains these days to deal with his predicament. His position in the old emperor's heart is declining day by day. If this continues, he may not be able to keep his position as the crown prince.

He needed to find a way to get the old emperor to abdicate as soon as possible. These days, he had been preparing for the birthday banquet, hoping that the reform would be successful so that he could succeed smoothly.

As for Jiang Xue, he has decided not to bother her anymore because she is too smart for him to completely control. In this case, she should also disappear with Chu Jingming!

"Your Highness, Prince Ming and the Third Princess have not taken any special actions recently," the spy reported.

Chu Feimo paused for a moment when he heard this. This was not like Chu Jingming's style.

"What about Princess Changle?" he continued to ask.

Chu Jingming might be busy with the birthday banquet, but Princess Changle did not take any action, which Chu Feimo expressed his doubts.

"Princess Changle has been with the third princess recently, and seems to be preparing for the birthday banquet." The spy replied.

"Keep following and report back if anything happens!"

Chu Feimo frowned, the spy's words made him feel uncomfortable. He had a lot of things to deal with at the moment, and he was in a bad mood. He waved his hand impatiently and asked the spy to leave.

At the same time, in the Third Princess's Mansion, Jiang Xue was standing in the garden looking up at the eaves.

"What is Princess Changle looking at?"

Chu Yan had just finished washing up and saw Jiang Xue as soon as she went out. She asked curiously and looked in the direction she was looking, but found nothing.

"It's a messenger crow."

Jiang Xue raised her lips slightly, retracted her gaze, and turned to Chu Yan. She was wearing a tight martial arts training suit today, and her hair was simply tied up with a red rope, making her pretty face look even more heroic.

Seeing this, Jiang Xue was a little confused: "Is the princess going out?"

"Let's go to the martial arts training ground. The day after tomorrow is our father's birthday. If we don't want to attend, we have to find an excuse." Chu Yan smiled at Jiang Xue.

"The Queen must be having a headache about how to avoid an unlucky person like me. If I give her a reason, she will definitely let me get what I want."

Jiang Xue nodded in agreement, and admired the Third Princess's wit even more: "Then I will go with the princess, and then I will have an excuse to stay in the mansion."

"Okay." The two smiled at each other and went to the training ground together.

On the emperor's birthday, Chu Yan used the excuse that she was injured while practicing martial arts and was unable to move, and obtained the emperor's special permission to not enter the palace. Jiang Xue stayed in the Third Princess's Mansion on the pretext of treating Chu Yan's injuries.

As the most valued son of the old emperor and the most powerful figure in the court, Chu Jingming naturally could not miss this banquet. Before entering the palace, he specially sent someone to give Chu Yan the blueprints containing the secrets of the imperial mausoleum mechanism, so that she could take advantage of the lax guards during the emperor's birthday banquet and sneak into the imperial mausoleum.

"Jiang Xue, are you ready?"

As the music signaling the start of the palace banquet sounded, Xiao Zhan confirmed that the time had come and asked Jiang Xue.

"I'm ready." Jiang Xue nodded in response. She put on her nightgown, and her figure looked more agile.

"Where is the third princess?"

After changing her clothes, Jiang Xue looked up and asked Xiao Zhan. Seeing her dress different from usual, Xiao Zhan's heart was moved. This was the first time he saw her dressed so differently, and it was indeed very charming.

“Yun Che?” Seeing him standing there in a daze, Jiang Xue gently stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

"She's already waiting outside the door."

Xiao Zhan held her hand and kissed her gently: "Jiang Xue, you are so beautiful today, I can hardly control myself."

Jiang Xue's cheeks flushed, and she gently pushed him, saying coquettishly, "You, you are still so slick at this time."

"How can I pretend to be serious in front of the person I love? Jiang Xue, don't look at my appearance, I am actually very fragile inside." Xiao Zhan said with a smile, his eyes full of love for her. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead lightly.

"Okay, let's go."

Although he had a lot of tenderness for her in his heart, he did not forget the mission tonight. Holding Jiang Xue's hand, the two of them lightly jumped over the back wall of the princess's mansion and boarded an ordinary carriage parked in the back alley.

"Remember, don't leave any trouble behind."

There were several figures standing next to the carriage. Before Xiao Zhan got on, he glanced at the several dark shadows on the roof of the princess's mansion and gave orders in a cold tone.

At the same time, the palace was brightly lit and melodious with music. The old emperor sat on the throne, holding a beautiful woman in his arms, admiring the singing and dancing with a dazed look, surrounded by the flattering voices of the ministers, and he seemed very comfortable.

"Second brother, why don't I see your favorite female guard today?" Chu Feimo was holding a wine glass, half lying in a chair, with a playful look in his eyes.

Chu Jingming sat next to Princess Fang Lansu. Fang Lansu was already in a bad mood due to being put in solitary confinement, and her face became even uglier when she heard Chu Feimo mention Yunyan.

"She's just a woman of humble origin. How could the prince bring her to such a place?" Fang Lansu's words were so sarcastic that even Chu Feimo frowned slightly.

"Please pay attention to your words and actions. Being disrespectful in front of the emperor is a serious crime." Chu Feimo reminded, even though he was just causing trouble.

Chu Jingming said coldly: "You don't seem to know what is the limit and what is the bottom line."

"Speaking foul language, is this the way the Fang family teaches us?"

"Your Highness!" Fang Lansu was hurt by these words and screamed so loudly that it could be heard even outside the palace.

The dancers and musicians all stopped, and the ministers all looked at her.

"She is just a woman of commoner origin, why does Your Majesty always embarrass me for her!"

Fang Lansu could no longer bear it and she protested loudly, surprising both her father Fang Kui and her uncle Fang Qisheng.

Usually, although Fang Lansu is willful, she still knows how to handle the situation.

Even though he knew that his daughter had been wronged, quarreling with Prince Ming on such an occasion would not only ruin the atmosphere of the banquet, but would also likely anger the emperor.

For a moment, the banquet became unusually quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the daughter of the Fang family.

"Does Princess Ming think that being born a commoner means being of low status?" A concubine broke the silence, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

"Empress Mingfei, my daughter is ignorant. Please forgive me." Fang Kui quickly stood up and knelt down to plead for his daughter.

Ming Fei was originally of commoner origin. She was once a charity star in Fengxiao City and was deeply loved by the people.

Eight years ago, Fengxiao suffered from famine and the people were living in misery. It was this empress who urged the emperor to open the granaries and release grain, thus quelling the unrest.

Therefore, she was promoted by the emperor to the position of Ming Fei, a special status.

Now, Fang Lansu offended this prestigious queen as soon as she opened her mouth, and Fang Kui felt very upset.

"Patriarch Fang, please discipline your daughter. If word like this gets out, how sad will the people be? Are the efforts made by the emperor and me to rally the people's hearts going to be wasted just because of your daughter's words?"

Ming Fei's eyes were as sharp as a knife as she stared at Fang Kui, making him feel very uncomfortable.