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

Jiang Xue became vigilant reflexively and asked, "Why did the prince say that?"

Jing Ye didn't leave a word, but walked directly into the inner room, and the door closed with a bang.

Jiang Xue was left alone standing there with a shocked face.

After a moment, she stretched out her hand to close the curtain hat, turned around and left Wanbao Tower.

She walked to the corner of the stairs and saw Ji Yan, who looked like he was watching a show.

Jiang Xue suddenly remembered something and said to Ji Yan: "That stone my sister likes, build it according to her wishes, and I will send someone to pay for it."

Just as Ji Yan was about to answer, Jiang Xue immediately lifted her legs and went downstairs.

Ji Yan stood not far behind her and watched her go downstairs, shook his head and sighed.

"Why are these two people doing this?"

After saying that, he turned around and entered the inner room.

Jiang Xue left Wanbao Tower and walked to the street, where Xu Chong and Gan Ning were already waiting.

When Xu Chong saw him approaching, he immediately got out of the car and set up the benches. Jiang Xue walked onto the carriage expressionlessly and said, "Go home."

On the carriage, Fu Dong looked at Jiang Xue's gloomy face and asked, "What's going on, Your Highness?"

Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "It's nothing."

Not long after, she suddenly asked: "Do you still remember Congde?"

"What?" Fu Dong was confused for a moment, and then his face was filled with fear.

Li Congde was Jiang Xue's favorite little Huangmen in Changle Palace.

Since she suddenly disappeared three years ago, other palace residents may not know, but it is impossible that she and Fu Dong, who served Jiang Xue closely, did not know that Li Congde had something to do with the death of the eldest prince.

But the palace had already issued a ban, and the man kept silent about it.

Fu Dong murmured: "Why did Your Highness suddenly think of this person..."

"When did he come to Changle Palace?" Jiang Xue asked.

"The eleventh year of Kangren, Your Highness."

"Eleven years...I was thirteen then, right?"

Fu Dong nodded.

"He came to Changle Palace as soon as he entered the palace?" Jiang Xue asked.

Fu Dong tried his best to remember and said: "It shouldn't be the case. Li Congde used to serve His Majesty's pen and ink in front of the palace."

How could King Qian Guoan's hands and eyes be so powerful that he placed a little Huangmen who would serve the princess personally in the palace and knew her diet, preferences, and habits like the back of his hand?

She checked back then and found that most of Xiao Qi's family letters were delivered by Li Congde.

I think back in those years, before Li Congde served in Changle Palace, he had already been in contact with Xiao Qi.

So why did this person come to Changle Palace?

Jiang Xue couldn't remember.

"Since you are serving in front of the emperor, why did you come to Changle Palace?"

Fu Dong said: "Back then, His Majesty was having a discussion with a minister. Li Congde accidentally spilled the tea onto the gentleman while he was waiting."

"That lord is an admonisher. He immediately urged your majesty to severely punish Li Congde based on the principles of regulating the family and governing the world, as a warning to others."

"At that time, His Highness happened to be on his way to see His Majesty. He asked Your Majesty to go with you to the Imperial Garden to accompany the Queen and the uncle's wife to enjoy the flowers."

"His Highness saw that Li Congde was still young and couldn't bear it, so he begged His Majesty to fine him only half a year's salary, remove him from the imperial court, and let him serve in Changle Palace."

Fudong finished speaking carefully and asked: "Has Your Highness forgotten? But yes, Your Highness is careful and kind. There are many cats, dogs, eunuchs and maids who were rescued in the palace. I guess Your Highness cannot remember them all."

"What's the name of that admonisher?" Jiang Xue asked.

Fu Dong tried hard to remember for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "The servants grew up in the palace. They really don't know much about the adults outside the palace, and they can't remember them. I know it was the admonisher because he made a lot of great sense at that time. , I almost violated Zhu Ming's advice and insisted on punishing Li Congde. His Highness debated with him for a long time before saving him."

Jiang Xue said: "I know."

Fu Dong asked: "Why did Your Highness suddenly think of this person?"

Jiang Xue shook her head, with a look of tiredness on her face, and said to her: "I just suddenly thought of it when I was wandering in my mind. I'm tired, please close your eyes for a while. Call me when you get there."

Fu Dong nodded carefully and said, "Okay."

When they arrived at Gu Mansion, the carriage entered the backyard directly from the side door. Jiang Xue got out of the car and asked Fu Dong to find someone to find Xiaochun to ask Qingxuan for questioning.

Xiaochun entered the house, and Fudong was changing Jiang Xue's clothes, and was about to take off her bun and comb it again. Jiang Xue saw Xiaochun coming in, and said to Fudong: "Go to the kitchen, help me make a cup of ginseng soup, and deliver it in person." The study room is for the consort.”

Then he said to Xiaochun: "Come and help me comb it."

Fudong felt blessed, walked to the door, handed the comb into Xiaochun's hand, and then went out to the kitchen.

Jiang Xue said: "Close the door."

Xiaochun nodded knowingly, stretched out his body and looked out the door. After confirming that no one was around, he closed the door and pulled the bolt.

"Your Highness, Ruan Yisui is back."

Jiang Xue raised her eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said, "Let him wait for now. Come over and help me comb my hair first."

Xiaochun nodded, walked behind Jiang Xue, and slowly combed her hair.

"Xiaochun, you were brought up by Aunt Dong since you were a child. You are most familiar with palace affairs. I have something to ask you."

"Your Highness, please speak." Xiaochun did not stop the movements of her hands, but lowered her eyebrows and concentrated on combing her hair.

"Is there a palace official in the palace who is responsible for recording the entry of foreign ministers and wives into the palace?" Jiang Xue asked.

"Yes, it's in the Secretary's Office." Xiaochun replied, "Whether it's the purchase of items from the palace or the departure of the palace, the dispatch of guards, foreign officials ordering women to come to the palace for an audience, the number of people going to and from the court and their signatures, all records are kept. In the book."

"How long is the storage period?" Jiang Xue asked.

"It was originally kept, but Emperor Ru was the first to..." Xiaochun hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, we just discuss it privately in the room, let's talk about it."

"In the third month of Emperor Xianru's reign, he burned all the records in the palace. Therefore, our dynasty only reorganized the records in the first year of Kangren, which is when His Majesty succeeded to the throne." Xiaochun said, "Your Highness is Do you want to check these records? I wonder which year the records are from? If it is before Emperor Ru, I'm afraid I won't be able to find it."

Jiang Xue nodded and said, "It's good that I'll be here during my father's reign."

She turned around and looked up at Xiaochun, and said firmly: "Xiaochun, I know that my mother asked you to look at me, but no matter what, I can't tell Aunt Dong, nor my mother, can you do it?"

Xiaochun held the comb, bit her lip, and asked softly: "Will this matter harm His Highness?"

"I promise you, absolutely not." Jiang Xue held her hand.

"Slave can do it."

"Okay," Jiang Xue smiled and said, "Maybe you remember Li Congde?"

Xiaochun Xiu's lips parted slightly, and she said with some fear: "How could His Highness think of this person?"

This is taboo in Changle Palace and no one knows about it.

"Don't be afraid, I need you to help me check the list of foreign ministers who entered the palace to discuss political affairs with my father in the eleventh year of Kangren, one month before Li Congde was transferred to Changle Palace."

"It would be better if you could remember the day he was assigned to Changle Palace. Find him directly and tell me the name of the minister."