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

Upon seeing this, Chu Jingming secretly clenched his fists in his heart and worried about Jiang Xue and others who were still in the imperial mausoleum.

I wonder if they have found the locust tree mentioned by Luo Shi. Is this earthquake related to them? If they fail to return before the arrival of Emperor Xiyong, things will be very difficult!

"My second brother seems very worried. Who is he worried about?"

Chu Feimo watched coldly, his eyes occasionally glancing at Fang Lansu who was standing next to Chu Jingming. Seeing Fang Lansu's face turn ugly because of his words, Chu Feimo was secretly proud of himself.

"Your Highness, why do you have to meddle in other people's business? Do you want to know who I am worried about? Why don't you pay more attention to the people around you and see if they can continue to serve you?"

As soon as Chu Jingming finished speaking, Chu Feimo felt a chill rising from his back. What on earth did this man do?

"What did you do?" Chu Feimo stood in front of Chu Jingming and asked.

His expression was still disgusting, and what made people even more angry was that Chu Jingming had obviously seen through his plan and responded quickly. This was a great humiliation for Chu Feimo.

Since childhood, his father always felt that he was not as good as Chu Jingming - not as good at studying, not as good-looking, not as knowledgeable, and not as courageous as him. If he was not the eldest son of the queen, how could the position of the crown prince be passed to him, Chu Feimo?

Therefore, since he could remember, he was full of hostility towards Chu Jingming and always wanted to surpass him in all aspects. However, today, Chu Jingming's understated words were like a heavy punch that hit him directly in the heart.

Could it be that everything he had spent three months carefully planning was easily cracked by Chu Jingming?

"What did I do? Haha, why don't you go and see for yourself, Your Highness?" Chu Jingming had a sneer on his lips and stared at Chu Feimo quietly.

Even though he did nothing at the moment, the invisible feeling of oppression had already made Chu Feimo feel suffocated.

"How dare you touch my people!" Chu Feimo was suppressed by this momentum, and the anger in his heart instantly burned up. His usual calmness was no longer there, and he turned into an out-of-control beast.

The veins on his forehead were bulging with anger, looking extremely scary. Chu Jingming took a step back calmly to avoid being splashed by the other party's saliva.

In fact, he did send people to monitor Chu Feimo's troops hiding in the city, but this was a long-term contest that could not be easily ended.

Chu Feimo is not a simple character either. His subordinates have undergone a long period of training and have extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is not easy to defeat them.

The reason why Chu Jingming said this was just to make Chu Feimo lose his composure and expose more secrets.

However, Chu Feimo suddenly realized that Chu Jingming might be lying to him. If his troops were really mobilized, Fengxiao City would have fallen into chaos long ago.

"Haha, second brother's acting skills are getting better and better. Even I was almost fooled by you!" Chu Feimo's mind turned and he understood.

Chu Feimo sneered and calmed down: "If my second brother really touched my people, why didn't he bring him to the emperor to complain?"

Seeing that Chu Feimo was not as flustered as he expected, Chu Jingming was not impatient either.

"Your Highness, your father's carriage is about to depart." Chu Jingming did not continue this topic, but pointed at the luxurious carriage beside the palace gate and reminded him.

Chu Jingming knew that as long as Chu Feimo made a move, his men would definitely react. Once there was movement, it would be easy to reveal flaws.

Sure enough, on the way to the imperial mausoleum, the spies arranged by Xiao Zhan quickly helped Chu Jingming locate the rebels hiding in the city.

Chu Feimo glanced coldly at Chu Jingming beside him, thinking to himself: Second brother, you should think more about how to get out of this predicament. Breaking into the imperial mausoleum is a serious crime, and I will make you pay the price this time!

On the other side, inside the imperial mausoleum.

Huge fallen rocks blocked the road, separating Xiao Zhan from Jiang Xue and Chu Yan.

"Jiang Xue, are you okay?" Xiao Zhan asked loudly, his voice penetrating through the barrier of the boulders.

"I'm fine." Jiang Xue and Chu Yan supported each other and stood up. Chu Yan sprained her foot while avoiding falling rocks and frowned in pain.

"Ayan, how's your foot?" Luo Shi was able to overcome obstacles. When he saw the swelling on Chu Yan's ankle, he was very worried.

"Don't worry, it's just a sprain. Just rest and you'll be fine. Go and look for the remains with Emperor Bei Ling." Seeing that a lot of time had passed, Chu Yan anxiously urged Luo Shi.

"But..." Luo Shi wanted to say something, but suddenly stopped talking alertly, turned around with a nervous look on his face.

"What happened?"

Chu Yan noticed that Luo Shi looked strange, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Some people are coming, and there are quite a few of them." Luo Shi replied.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum, so these people must be members of the royal family.

"It's Emperor Xiyong." Jiang Xue added.

"But why are they here today?"

Today should be the birthday celebration of Emperor Xiyong, why would he rush here with a group of people?

"This place is connected to the underground veins of the imperial palace. Maybe the commotion just now attracted the attention of the imperial palace." Xiao Zhan said from behind a huge rock on the other side.

"Luo Shi, time is running out, go look for the remains!" Chu Yan felt something was wrong and urged Luo Shi.

Luo Shi knew that he could not delay any longer. Although he was worried about Chu Yan, he decided to follow Xiao Zhan, hoping to complete the mission as soon as possible and return safely.

“Yun Che, be careful.” Jiang Xue warned the people on the other side of the boulder. She was no less worried than Xiao Zhan.

"Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible." Xiao Zhan responded, gently stroking the boulder in front of him, as if he could see the person opposite through it.

"Father, footprints were found outside the imperial mausoleum. Someone broke in without permission!" Chu Feimo observed the small footprints on the ground and reported to Emperor Xiyong with a sneer.

"How audacious! It has been decades since the last theft, and now there are still people who dare to set their sights on the imperial tomb!" Emperor Xiyong was so angry that his veins were throbbing.

"This group of bandits actually dared to desecrate the resting place of the late emperor! Come, light a fire at the gate of the imperial mausoleum and force them out!" the queen ordered angrily.

"Stop!" Chu Jingming immediately stopped the guards who were about to take action.

"Second brother, what do you mean by this? Do you still want to protect these thieves?" Chu Feimo said sarcastically, but he was secretly proud in his heart. As long as Chu Jingming showed a hint of favoritism, he could put the crime of trespassing on the imperial mausoleum on his head.

"Father, the imperial mausoleum is the resting place of our ancestors, and we must not use fire to disturb their peace.

Even if we can control the fire, it's fine. But if it gets out of control, not only will we not catch anyone, but we will also destroy our ancestors' tombs. That would be a crime of treason. How would the people and ministers view our royal family?"

Chu Jingming didn't even look at Chu Feimo, but bowed his head and spoke directly to Emperor Xiyong.