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

But after Jiang Xue sensed carefully, she found that there was no trace of Qu Shang around, which made her feel very strange.

Recalling the interaction between Li Yi and Qu Shang in the cave last time, it stands to reason that Li Yi should not act alone.

When Li Yi mentioned Qu Shang, his expression became complicated and he remained silent. Jiang Xue's heart moved, as if she had guessed something.

"Could it be that you were abandoned by Qu Shang?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xue suddenly felt her body lifted into the air, and then was hit against the stone wall behind her by a huge force.

Her shoulder was hit hard, and the whistling wind in her ears almost tore her apart. In just a moment, the solid stone wall cracked.

Enduring the severe pain all over her body, Jiang Xue's eyes swept over the fist that was so close to her, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "It seems that my guess is correct."

"You are indeed annoying." Li Yi's voice was icy cold and full of murderous intent. He hated Jiang Xue's wit, which made him feel uneasy.

Before he finished speaking, his hand had already grabbed Jiang Xue's shoulder like an eagle's claw, leaving a deep scar.

Blood was pouring out, but Jiang Xue gritted her teeth and didn't utter a single groan. The blood flowed down her arm and gradually seeped into the cracks in the stone.

Behind her, a mysterious light shone through the cracks in the stone, but Li Yi did not notice this detail.

"Qu Shang's fate has changed because of me. If you kill me, aren't you afraid of the impact on Qu Shang?"

Facing Li Yi's imminent fatal blow, Jiang Xue spoke calmly, successfully making Li Yi's hand stop just an inch away from her head.

"How do you know you didn't lie to me?" Li Yi's hand hung there, not letting go.

Qu Shang had warned him that this woman was scheming and that most of the time, her words could not be fully trusted. However, when it came to Qu Shang's safety, Li Yi did not dare to take it lightly.

"Then just try to kill me." Jiang Xue said in a relaxed tone, with a calm expression on her face, not at all like the panic that a dying person should have. In fact, she was extremely nervous inside.

She was gambling, gambling that Li Yi would believe her, gambling that she could escape this disaster. She couldn't die, absolutely not, because Qiqi's life was closely connected with hers, if she was gone, her daughter would have a hard time surviving!

Finally, Li Yi withdrew his hand and let go of Jiang Xue.

"Princess Changle, are you okay?" Chu Yan stood up with great pain and asked Jiang Xue with concern. She looked extremely weak with blood all over her body. Chu Yan wanted to go forward to help her, but was stopped by Li Yi.

"Ah!" Li Yi grabbed the two tightly with one hand each. He used great force, especially pressing on Jiang Xue's injured part, which made her frown and groan.

"Let's go!" Li Yi didn't care whether he would hurt them, and pulled the two injured women out of the imperial mausoleum.

"The people have been brought here!" After arriving at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum, Li Yi rudely pushed them in front of Emperor Xiyong and others.

"Third sister? Princess Changle? What a surprise." Chu Feimo sneered, looking back and forth between the two of them.

"Didn't you say that the third sister was injured in the martial arts training ground and was recuperating at home? Why did she come to the imperial mausoleum? And brought a stranger with her."

The face of Xiyong Emperor became extremely gloomy: "Huaiyu! Your behavior has constituted the crime of deceiving the emperor, which is unforgivable! How dare you bring people into the forbidden area without permission? It's so audacious!

Come, tie up Princess Huaiyu and execute her on the spot! As for Princess Changle, take her to the inner court to await trial!"

"Father, please wait a moment." Chu Feimo hurriedly stopped him.

"Third sister has a unique personality, but she has always been law-abiding and has never made a big mistake. The Imperial Mausoleum is the holy land of Xiyong. She knows its importance and would never knowingly commit a crime. I suspect that someone may have misled her."

"What do you mean?" Emperor Xiyong frowned slightly, as if he had sensed something unusual.

Chu Feimo's words triggered the emperor's vigilance. Was he targeting the second son again?

"Everyone knows that the third sister has a close relationship with the second brother. She will inform the second brother first no matter where she goes. This trip to the imperial tomb might also be the second brother's idea." Chu Feimo continued.

"Your Majesty, I think so too. Although the Third Princess is a bit naughty, she would not do such a thing. This break-in into the imperial mausoleum is most likely related to Prince Ming!"

The queen saw Chu Feimo's intention and immediately expressed her approval.

"Your Majesty, what solid evidence do you have to prove that this matter is related to Prince Ming? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Concubine Ming interrupted coldly, refuting the Queen.

"Judging from the time they entered the Imperial Mausoleum, they must have triggered a lot of traps. As we all know, the designer of these traps was my second brother, who is most familiar with the layout of the Imperial Mausoleum.

If he hadn't revealed the secret of the mechanism, how could the third sister and the others have gotten so deep?"

Chu Feimo looked directly into Ming Fei's eyes, his tone carrying a clear threat: "I believe that if you carefully check Third Sister's belongings, you will definitely find relevant evidence."

Chu Feimo knew that Chu Jingming would never teach such a complicated mechanism diagram by word of mouth, and he must have left behind a blueprint. Once the blueprint was found, the fact that Chu Jingming instructed his third sister to break into the imperial mausoleum would be undeniable.

This would not only allow Chu Jingming to bear the crime of trespassing into the imperial mausoleum, but would also remove this obstacle without any soldiers being deployed. Why not do it?

"Stop! Although the Third Princess is not favored, she is still a princess after all. I will not allow you to insult her like this!"

Ming Fei stood in front of Chu Yan, firmly protecting her. She made a promise to Chu Jingming that she must protect Chu Yan and not let anyone hurt her!

"Your Majesty, the Third Princess is your daughter. To insult her is to insult the royal family and undermine your prestige. Do you really want to see the Crown Prince treat his own sister like this?"

Seeing that Chu Feimo refused to give in and kept pressing forward, Concubine Ming turned to Emperor Xiyong for help, hoping to get his protection.

"Stop." Emperor Xiyong's gaze fell on the thin figure behind Concubine Ming, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes.

He seldom showed any affection or even concern for this child.

Ming Fei was right. She was her daughter. To insult her was to devalue herself. As a princess, she should be respected even if she made a mistake, not to mention that she had not been convicted yet.

"Father, are you so partial to my second brother?" Upon seeing this, Chu Feimo's jealousy and dissatisfaction that had been pent up in his heart for many years erupted like a volcano, and it was difficult to contain it!

In Chu Feimo's opinion, Xiyong Emperor's actions were not only to protect Chu Yan, but also to support Chu Jingming! He was unwilling to let Chu Jingming fall into his trap!

Father, oh father, Chu Jingming is your child, am I not your child?

Why! From childhood to adulthood, you have always favored him! Since you value Chu Jingming so much, why do you want me, Chu Feimo, to be the crown prince?

You also named Chu Jingming the Prince of Jiuzhuming. This honor even overshadows me, the crown prince! This makes me a laughing stock in Fengxiao City!