Second marriage to the regent

"It's dry, be careful with candles!"

In the quiet night, the watchman wandered alone on the street, the cold wind whistling, making him shiver.

"It's a crime to go out on patrol in this weather!" His palms were cold and he took a breath to warm himself.

Suddenly he saw a figure flashing past in front of him. He thought he was dazzled by drinking too much, so he didn't pay attention and turned around and left.

In the corner, the black shadow clenched the sword at his waist. If he dared to come over, he would be killed.

Seeing the watchman walking away, the black shadow appeared again and went straight to Jiang Mansion.

The shadow jumped directly over the wall and entered, carefully watching out for patrols along the way, and then followed the map to Jiang Lingyao's yard.

At this time, Jiang Lingyao was talking and laughing with her mother in the room, and the shadow could not find a chance.

At this time, the maid beside her suddenly left the room and went to the kitchen to change tea.

The black shadow immediately followed her and killed her while she was not paying attention.

People in the house saw that the maid went to change the pot of water and did not come back for so long. Mrs. Jiang was dissatisfied and said: "How do you do this, maid? It takes so long to do such a small thing?"

It wasn't strange that his mother was angry with Jiang Lingyao. His mother had always had a bad temper, but this maid had been with him for many years and had never made such a low-level mistake. So he changed to another maid and said, "Bai Shi, you go See what’s going on.”

"Yes, ma'am."

Bai Shi left the room and went straight to the kitchen, but he didn't see the maid. No one in the kitchen said they had seen her, which made Bai Shi suspicious.

She set out to report Jiang Lingyao, but then there was movement outside the house. She shouted loudly and ran out: "Who is there?!"

The black shadow made a noise and waited to evacuate quickly. When they came to check, they only saw the cold body of the maid.

The maid behind her who had never seen this scene immediately shouted: "Someone is dead! Someone is dead in Jiang Mansion!"

The cry instantly alarmed the entire Jiang Mansion, and many people came over to check on the situation.

Jiang Lingyao looked at the corpse lying on the ground. Forget about the broken neck, her tongue was pulled out and placed in her hand.

She sat there on her knees, holding her tongue in her hands, as if she were atoning for her sins.

Jiang Lingyao couldn't help but think about what he did during the day. Could it be that someone was seeking revenge?

A maid behind him whispered: "This sister was humiliating the young master of the Tang family at the door during the day. Could it be that his dead mother saw it and felt angry for her son, so she took her away."

"Bastard!"

With a snap, Jiang Lingyao slapped the maid directly. The maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Miss, calm down. I didn't mean it! Miss, calm down!" The maid was so frightened that she trembled all over and kept crying.

"Drag her down and deal with her according to family rules!" Jiang Lingyao was originally frightened when she saw the maid's death. This short-sighted person dared to mention what happened during the day in front of her. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire? ?

The maid was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. It was the Jiang family's rule that anyone who made a mistake would be beaten twenty times, so her small body had to be ruined.

Jiang Lingyao looked back at the body and ordered: "Dispose of the body and strengthen patrols. If anything goes wrong, I want you all to die!"

Looking at Jiang Lingyao who was furious, Bai Shi also made a guess and added more people to guard her.

Jiang Lingyao lay on the bed and didn't dare to fall asleep. She was afraid that she would be next.

Seeing this, Bai Shi consoled her: "Don't worry, young lady. I have strengthened my manpower and nothing will happen."

"You two are not allowed to sleep tonight. You all stay in your room for me. Do you hear me?" Jiang Lingyao ordered, looking fiercely at the maids in the room.

"This slave will definitely guard the young lady every step of the way!" the maid said with her head lowered.

Having someone watching over her made Jiang Lingyao feel a little more at ease. But the death of the maid kept her awake all night. When the sun rose in the morning, she walked out of the room staring at the dark circles under her eyes. Unexpectedly, a dart struck her and sealed her throat.

She fell to the ground in front of all the maids, and the entire Jiang Mansion was in chaos.

Jiang Lu, who was training in the military camp, was called back to the mansion early in the morning by Mrs. Jiang.

When Jiang Lu returned home, he was faced with a cold corpse. He was no longer his lively and active sister.

Looking at the poisonous spots on her delicate little face, I was shocked. Isn't this a strange poison from the Western Regions? Why did it appear in Kyoto?

His target couldn't help but think of Jing Ge.

"Can you see any clues?" General Jiang, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, suddenly said.

Jiang Lu covered Jiang Lingyao with a white cloth and said, "This is a strange poison from the Western Regions. I'm afraid someone will deliberately target the Jiang family."

"The Jiang family has been too aggressive recently, attracting a lot of attention. He dared to assassinate the Jiang family and brutally killed Miss Jiang. This person is so bold! Send more people to find him and avenge your sister. Hate!" General Jiang smashed the table beside him with one palm.

"My son understands!" Jiang Lu would never let this murderer go.

The news spread throughout Kyoto in an instant. Jing Ge and the others were the biggest suspects, so they were also banned from the Royal Station.

He Ning looked at the Imperial Guards outside the window, turned back to Jing Ge and said, "Brother, these people are going too far to pin this crime on us without any evidence!"

Jing Ge is also angry about this, but he must calm down and analyze calmly, and must not fall into the trap of others, otherwise he will not be able to wash away his grievances.

"This matter is full of doubts. Emperor Tianzhao only banned us. There is no evidence to prove that we did it. Therefore, during this period, we must not cause trouble, lest we not only fail to clear our grievances, but also take the blame for others."

After hearing this, He Ning gradually calmed down, sat down and said, "My brother has a good relationship with the fifth princess. Why don't you send someone to inquire about her situation?"

Now they know nothing about the situation in the palace and it is difficult to decide what to do next.

But Jing Ge didn't want to drag Li Nanyu into this muddy water, and refused: "How can she, a princess in a deep palace, understand the turmoil in the court?"

Seeing that her brother didn't want to implicate Li Nanyu, He Ning was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly appearing outside the window.

Jing Ge followed He Ning's gaze and saw Su Junxi walking towards here.

"Why did Princess Yuanzhao come back here?" He Ning was a little confused about Su Junxi's arrival.

"Yuan Zhao?" Jing Ge was a little surprised by Su Junxi's new title.

"Yes." He Ning looked away: "She was recently made a princess and given the name Yuan Zhao. I don't know what Emperor Tian Zhao's intention is."

Soon, the door was pushed open: "Master, Princess Yuanzhao is here."

As soon as Ye Tong finished speaking, Su Junxi came in uninvited behind him.

"I wonder why Princess Yuanzhao is here?" Jing Ge greeted him with a smile.

After Su Junxi took her seat, she took out the invitation and said, "Tomorrow is my wedding day, so I invite you two to come and join in the fun."

He Ning looked at the invitation on the table and said with a smile: "The princess has also seen it. We brother and sister are banned, how can we escape?"

"What's so difficult about this? Since I delivered this invitation to your door, you can naturally get out of this royal inn." Su Junxi showed a sweet smile.

But from Jing Ge's point of view, he felt that this woman was very dangerous: "Emperor Tianzhao's orders must still be obeyed. For this, I feel very sorry."

Su Junxi didn't take the invitation, got up and left.

"How can he take the emperor's position in time?"