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

She nodded to Chu Limei to express her gratitude: "Thank you for bringing Eleven back."

"You're welcome. I just happened to be passing by and saved the eleventh princess."

Chu Limei answered softly. Following Shangguan Jin's instructions, she did not reveal the details of what happened in Jiuli Lane so as not to arouse more suspicion.

After all, her presence in that unusual alley was noticeable enough.

"You have been very kind to Eleven, and we are grateful to you."

The Queen Mother said, and promised: "If Princess Xiyong needs anything, I will satisfy it as long as I can do it."

Chu Limei was secretly delighted because this was exactly the answer she expected. She cleverly raised the issue of inconvenience in accommodation and expressed her hope for a better living environment.

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "In that case, why not move to the palace? There are many vacant palaces now. The princess can choose any one except the Queen's Fengming Palace."

When Chu Limei heard this, she was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

It was the next morning when Xiao Yun learned about Xiao Shiyi's accident. He quickly arranged to monitor the Feng family and hurried into the palace.

"Fourth brother, I heard about Eleven..." When he walked into the study, he saw Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue discussing countermeasures with serious expressions.

"Yumo, you're here." Xiao Zhan said as he pointed to the chair in front of him, indicating that he should sit down and talk in detail.

"What happened?" Xiao Yun sat down as he was told and asked.

"A tragedy occurred in Jiuli Lane. The madam of Yingchun Temple was brutally murdered and her body was cut into pieces. The five rooms were filled with corpses."

Xiao Zhan handed the letter in his hand to Xiao Yun: "That madam is not an ordinary person. She has many strong thugs under her. It is not easy to deal with her, but now no one in Yingchun Temple survives."

"It's just a small brothel. Maybe they have provoked some powerful enemy. Why should Fourth Brother worry too much?"

Xiao Yun took the letter and glanced at it quickly, wondering why Xiao Zhan attached so much importance to this place.

"If it were an ordinary brothel, it would be fine, but this Yingchun Temple has a hidden story."

Jiang Xue handed over a list of intelligence organizations secretly established by successive Beiling emperors. Yingchun Temple was one of them, established by the previous emperor's ancestor to collect intelligence on underground transactions in various countries.

"For decades, the Queen Mother has been manipulating all this behind the scenes. Now you know why those concubines who committed crimes were sent there."

Jiang Xue explained that she had just learned the true identity of Yingchun Temple from this list.

"Even the Zhao Jinyan I sent over before, the Queen Mother didn't object. Now that I think about it, everything has a reasonable explanation."

"What does the Empress Dowager think about this?" Xiao Yun was surprised by this discovery and asked in disbelief.

"The Empress Dowager didn't say anything. Since the rise of Tingfeng Tower, the role of Yingchun Temple has gradually weakened and it has become an ordinary place for sex.

She didn't care whether it disappeared or not. But what she was worried about was that someone in Yujing City could quietly massacre more than 30 people overnight. If such a person was harmful to the royal family, the consequences would be disastrous. "

"Do you need me to investigate?" Xiao Yun realized the seriousness of the problem.

"No need, I have asked Lin Wenxing to handle this matter. The Dali Temple will find out the truth as soon as possible." Xiao Zhan replied.

"That's good."

Xiao Yun nodded: "Fourth brother, I want to go see Xiao Eleven."

“The Eleventh Princess was so frightened that she trembled with fear even when a eunuch approached her. Yun Che was also unable to approach her, so Your Highness Prince An, please do not visit the princess for the time being.”

When mentioning the Eleventh Princess' current condition, Jiang Xue sighed unconsciously.

Xiao Yun sighed deeply, his heart filled with guilt.

If he had not agreed to let Xiao Shiyi go to the Lantern Festival, she would at most be angry with him now, and would not have encountered such trouble.

The two guards who had failed in their duties had been sent to the Inner Court to be beaten with twenty boards, and were now recuperating in the mansion.

"By the way, Fourth Sister-in-law, I heard that Chu Limei moved into the harem?" Xiao Yun remembered the palace maids' idle chat he heard on the way.

Jiang Xue explained, "Chu Limei saved the eleventh princess and sent her back personally. The Queen Mother allowed her to enter the palace to thank her for saving her life."

Although the person was indeed brought back by Chu Limei, Jiang Xue always felt that things were not that simple.

Jiuli Lane is not an ordinary place. Once a woman enters, there is almost no possibility of her coming out.

How did a seemingly weak Chu Limei do it? And the timing was too coincidental. However, there was only suspicion but no evidence, so she said nothing.

Chu Limei wanted to live in the harem, so let her live. She wanted to see what tricks this woman could come up with.

"Princess Xiyong and Shangguan Jin have been getting close recently. You should pay more attention to her. I don't think her purpose in entering the palace is simple."

Xiao Yun was worried that Chu Limei's move into the harem might cause a bigger disturbance. He was afraid that someone would destroy the happiness that Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law had worked so hard to obtain.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Jiang Xue answered, and Xiao Zhan beside her silently held her hand tightly, as if silently promising that if anyone dared to hurt Jiang Xue, he would not let them off easily.

At the same time, in the Tenth Prince's Mansion, the steward was startled by the sudden appearance of Xiao Jin. Didn't you say you would be back in three days? Why are you here now?

What was even more frightening was the cold eyes and murderous aura emanating from him when he walked in.

"Your Highness, you are back."

The steward went to greet him and saluted. When he got closer, he smelled a hint of blood. Xiao Jin was wearing black clothes, so even if there was blood on them, it would not be easy to detect.

The steward looked at him nervously, but was finally frightened by that icy gaze and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Prepare the bathtub, I want to take a bath."

Xiao Jin said in a low voice that after a night's hard work, they finally cleared out the villains who intended to harm Eleven.

The palace looked particularly gloomy under the night, and the robes of the Tenth Prince Xiao Jin were stained with marks that were difficult to clean. He nodded slightly, and the figure of the steward quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Although he was only seven years old, the majesty that Xiao Jin exuded made people around him dare not look directly at him.

Only when the eleventh princess appeared before him would his expression soften a little.

"come out."

Xiao Jin's voice echoed in the silent space. After a moment, a shadow quietly appeared behind him.

"Did you find it?" he asked without looking back.

"Yes, Your Highness, the person has been brought here." The shadow guard replied respectfully.

"Well done, you may leave now."

Xiao Jin's mouth corners slightly raised, and a barely perceptible cold light flashed in his eyes. Anyone who dared to hurt the people he cherished would pay the price.

Deep in the dungeon, the figure on the cross looked particularly miserable under the dim light. The person bound here was the vendor who had been rude to the little princess at the lantern festival.

At this moment, his eyes were wide open and his face was full of pain and fear.

"When you treated Eleven that day, she also begged you to let her go, didn't she?"