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

"I don't smell anything unusual." She carefully examined all the food samples brought in, but found nothing unusual.

However, it was this apparent calmness that made her suspicious.

After thinking for a moment, she decided to use an extreme method to verify her guess - she gently cut her finger and dripped a drop of blood on each food.

"Jiang Xue!" Xiao Zhan hurriedly stopped her, his eyes full of worry. Why did she do this? Didn't she know that this would hurt herself?

"It's okay, I just want to confirm something. It's just a small wound and it will heal soon." Jiang Xue explained softly.

Soon after, the food that was dripped with blood began to emit a strange smell, exactly the same as that detected in Jiang Xue's blood before.

It appears that the smell only becomes apparent when the substance enters the bloodstream.

Jiang Xue had the answer in her mind: "Mo Tian, ​​who is responsible for preparing the meals for my brother these days?"

Someone actually dared to attack her brother right under her nose. Did they think that the people of Qian Kingdom could be bullied?

"Replying to Princess, your Highness's meals have always been specially prepared by the small kitchen."

"So, have you checked the identities and backgrounds of the people in the kitchenette?"

"Most of the personnel were brought from Qian Country, and there are very few outsiders."

At this time, Jiang Chen stood up and interrupted, "Jiang Xue, let me handle this matter."

He looked at her with a comforting smile on his face and said, "Don't worry, your royal brother is not so easily defeated."

"Royal brother, you knew that the food was problematic, but you still ate it on purpose?" Jiang Xue heard the implication in his words and asked in astonishment.

"If you don't eat it, how can you lure Shangguan Jin to show up?"

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly and said, "You have also heard about Shangguan Jin's movements these days.

On the surface, he was as steady as a rock, but secretly he had colluded with Dongyang, Chengyuan, Daying and other countries, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of many countries gathering together to destroy Beiling in one fell swoop.

Chu Limei and the Tenth Prince are his key chess pieces. If anything happens to any of them, it will trigger a war between Xiyong and Beiling. In this way, he can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and finally get the advantage. "

"So you plan to use yourself as bait to lure Shangguan Jin out, and then catch him in one fell swoop to eliminate the hidden danger." Xiao Zhan succinctly summarized his strategy.

Jiang Chen nodded: "Since all this was instigated by Shangguan Jin, if we want to stop it, we naturally have to start with him. Only by curbing the leader, the others will naturally restrain themselves."

"You know Shangguan Jin has improper thoughts about you, and you are willing to be bait. This is too risky." Xiao Zhan said with a frown.

If the plan fails and Shangguan Jin takes him away, no one knows how Jiang Chen will react. Taking Jiang Chen hostage is equivalent to controlling 300,000 Tieyun troops, and even puts Bei Ling and Ying Xia in a passive situation.

Jiang Chen understood Xiao Zhan's concerns. Looking at the worry in Jiang Xue's eyes, he felt full of guilt.

He gently rubbed her head: "Jiang Xue, my brother has made you worried. But if we don't do this, how can we let Shangguan Jin show his hand? Do we really have to wait until he gathers the power of all countries to fight back? By then it will be too late."

"I know."

Jiang Xue sighed. Although her brother's approach was indeed risky, it might be the only way.

"I understand your good intentions. But next time something like this happens, please tell me in advance so that I can be mentally prepared."

She didn't want to experience again the horror she felt when she walked in and saw her brother falling to the ground.

"Okay, my brother promises you."

The next morning, just after dawn, the northern mansion was surrounded by heavy troops, and the entire Yujing City was shaken.

"What happened? Isn't this the residence of the Prince of Beixi? Why are there so many soldiers surrounding it?" The people were talking about it and looking at the scene in front of them curiously.

Not long after, Shangguan Jin was escorted out by Nan Jingxing's men and put on a carriage to the palace, while the people behind him were tied up and escorted forward like prisoners.

This scene made the onlookers even more excited and they wanted to know the truth of the matter, but the tight defense of the Yulin Cavalry prevented them from getting any inside information.

The noise from the northern palace soon spread to the ears of nobles from all over the world.

Everyone who knew Shangguan Jin became nervous. They sat in the mansion and carefully sent spies to collect the latest intelligence.

Everyone was secretly wondering if Xiao Zhan had discovered some secret, otherwise why would he deal with Shangguan Jin in such a high-profile manner, completely disregarding the fact that this might damage the relationship with Beixi.

"I wonder why Your Majesty has summoned so many troops to invite me here?"

Shangguan Jin sat steadily in the wheelchair, looking up at Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue sitting on the high seat. His expression was calm, without a trace of panic, as if he had been invited here as a guest.

"Why do you pretend to be confused, Prince Beixi? You should know why I asked you to enter the palace."

As soon as Xiao Zhan finished speaking, there was a noise from the side hall, and Jiang Chen slowly walked into the hall with the help of his attendant Mo Tian. He looked pale and was obviously unwell.

"What's wrong with Emperor Qian? Why does he look so unhappy?" an official couldn't help but ask.

"Prince, you should explain this matter clearly to me and the Queen."

Xiao Zhan stared at the man in the wheelchair with cold eyes and a chilly tone.

"Your Majesty's words confuse me. I was disturbed for no apparent reason this morning and was forced to enter the palace. I haven't figured out what's going on yet, and now you're asking me to give an explanation?

If there is to be an explanation, Your Majesty should give me one first.

I came from afar to attend your majesty's wedding, and not only was my accommodation shabby, but I also suffered such injustice. If word of this treatment spreads back to Beixi, wouldn't the relationship between the two countries be in jeopardy?"

Shangguan Jin's words were sonorous and powerful, and his expression was calm, as if he had really suffered a great injustice.

The royal heirs and officials present were all silent, because this involved the relationship between the two countries, and no one wanted to get involved easily, for fear of being implicated and having difficulty extricating themselves.

"Do not understand?"

Jiang Xue sneered and then waved. Tieyi and Qingfeng led a group of guards to enter from both sides. Each guard carried a corpse and lined up neatly in front of everyone.

"This is?"

Seeing the rows of corpses lying quietly, everyone's faces changed. Although Shangguan Jin remained calm on the surface, his hands hidden under his wide sleeves had unconsciously clenched into fists.

Jiang Xue stood in front of a row of corpses, looked at Shangguan Jin solemnly, and asked, "Do you recognize these people?"

She quickly dispatched people and brought these witnesses from Jiang Xue's residence in the shortest possible time.

They were dressed in Beixi costumes, and one of them was Shangguan Jin's personal bodyguard. With the evidence before her, she wanted to see how he could still argue.

"They are just some unknown people. How could I have known them?"

Shangguan Jin turned his head and answered with a sneer. These people paid the price for the failure of the mission and became abandoned pawns, so he naturally would not admit it.