"Keep an eye on him." Qing'er left Xinglan's room, leaving behind a single sentence.

After returning to her room, she asked Shuangxi to prepare hot water so she could take a bath and change. "Shuangxi, you should throw away those clothes."

Shuangxi knew that Qing'er had just gone to Xinglan's place, and that something unpleasant must have happened again, so he didn't say much and just did as Qing'er asked.

Qing'er, who was taking a bath at the moment, was naturally unaware that the same thing had happened in the Xiao residence.

It has to be said that the two people behind this are really something. One of them tried to seduce Qing'er and get her to kill Xiao Jian, while the other tried to seduce Xiao Jian and get him to kill Qing'er. If Xiao Jian and Qing'er hadn't already discussed it and firmly believed in each other, they might have actually succeeded in their scheme.

Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, who were acting alongside Xiao Jian and Qing'er, were currently inside Yonghe Palace. "Yongqi, tell me, what exactly are they trying to do?"

"I think the person behind this is trying to wipe us all out in one fell swoop."

"Look, whether Xiao Jian kills Qing'er or Qing'er kills Xiao Jian, our marriage will be affected. Er Kang and Zi Wei are both friends with Xiao Jian and Qing'er, so we'll definitely be in a difficult position..."

"While we were all grieving, they used the drugs they had given Qing'er and Xiao Jian to control them and make them attack the Emperor..."

"So, you know who they are?"

"Their parents were both bandits. The man's name was Chu Xinglan, and the woman's name was Cao Muyun. They were childhood sweethearts. Their parents committed all sorts of evil deeds, including burning, killing, and looting. The Emperor ordered Prince Yu to arrest them and bring them to justice. After the matter is investigated, they will be executed in the autumn."

Little Swallow frowned and said, "So, those two were fish that slipped through the net, and all they did was to avenge their parents?"

Yongqi shook his head. "No, their ambitions are much greater. They want to seize the throne, but my intuition tells me they don't have the guts. Someone must be instigating them from behind."

"However, they are keeping a low profile, and no specific information has been found yet."

Little Swallow sighed, "Then let's deal with these two people first, so they don't cause any more trouble for my brother and sister-in-law."

Ever since Chu Xinglan thought he had already shared a love affair with Qing'er, his gaze towards Qing'er has been filled with possessiveness, as if he wanted to do that kind of thing to Qing'er at any moment.

Qing'er felt uneasy, so she always carried the protective magic item that Xiao Yanzi had given her with her, lest she be tricked by Chu Xinglan.

"There are only three days left until you have to kill Xiao Jian. Are you afraid?" Chu Xinglan sneaked into Qing'er's room. Qing'er knew that she was about to put on an act again.

As long as Chu Xinglan's actions weren't too outrageous, she didn't resist and let him hold her in his arms.

Hearing Chu Xinglan's question, Qing'er smiled slightly, touched his face, and said, "As long as you are by my side, I am not afraid of anything."

"She really is my good Qing'er." What he was thinking was that the best way to win over a woman was to get her body. As long as he made her his woman, she would definitely obey him.

Chu Xinglan became interested again and wanted to take off his clothes, but Qing'er suddenly got up, turned her back to the bed, and looked at him with a smile. She slowly took off her outer clothes. Chu Xinglan thought that Qing'er was inviting him, so he immediately pounced on her and put her down on the bed.

Unexpectedly, he had already fallen for Qing'er's trick the moment she beckoned to him with her finger.

Seeing that he had already been infected, Qing'er immediately picked up her clothes and went to another room to take a shower and change.

The next morning, Qing'er took off her coat, lay down next to him, and disdainfully put his hand under her head, muttering to herself, "Xiao Jian, I've sacrificed so much, you have to make it up to me!"

When Chu Xinglan woke up, he saw Qing'er lying in his arms and felt very content. He thought to himself, "Qing'er, after you kill Xiao Jian, I will kill the dog emperor. When I ascend the throne, I will definitely make you my most beloved concubine..."

He couldn't rest easy if he didn't keep such a beauty by his side.

Taking advantage of the early hour, Chu Xinglan sneaked out of Qing'er's room. After he left, Qing'er immediately got up and changed her clothes.

By June 18th, everything was ready.

Following royal protocol, Qing'er rode in a sedan chair, carried by the Cining Palace to the Xiao residence outside the palace, where the memorial tablets of Xiao Jian's parents were already placed.

Emperor Qianlong also came to the Xiao residence to oversee things. Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, Fu'erkang, Xia Ziwei, Fu'ertai, and Benjamin were also present. Just as the couple was about to bow to each other, Qing'er suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed Xiao Jian. Xiao Jian did the same, but at the crucial moment, the knife that was about to stab Qing'er was stopped by Chu Xinglan...

Chu Xinglan's first reaction struck him as odd, but he also knew that there seemed to be something about the plan that he was unaware of.

When Cao Muyun saw Chu Xinglan save Qing'er, her jealousy flared up. "Brother Xinglan, have you forgotten how your parents died? It was her parents who caused your family's ruin. How could you save her?"

"She must have deliberately slept with you to seduce you, right? Otherwise, why would you do something so disrespectful to your parents?"

This unexpected turn of events left the ministers who came to observe the ceremony completely bewildered, with no idea what had happened.

"Mu Yun, you should know that she is still useful to me, but you are the one I love the most." Chu Xinglan quickly went to Cao Mu Yun's side to comfort her.

"No, that's not it. You've been by her side for months, you've fallen for her long ago. And after she was kidnapped, you were the one who did it that night, you were the one who did it to her... That's why she listened to you today and killed Xiao Jian..."

"..." This passage contained a great deal of information, and everyone was discussing it.

After watching them bicker like dogs, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi finally stepped forward and explained the whole story.

Xiao Jian and Qing'er also stated that they were just acting, and that it was to force them to come out.

As for what happened after Qing'er was kidnapped, they drugged her, causing her to hallucinate.

That's all I'll say.

But Cao Muyun was unwilling to give up. "Xiao Jian, it's a waste that people in the martial arts world call you the Great Hero Xiao. The woman standing next to you has clearly lost her virginity, yet you still try to cover for her. It seems you want to become a cheap father..."

"You're talking nonsense, Qing'er and I..." Xiao Jian hurriedly tried to explain, but Qing'er stopped him.

"You clearly like him, yet you insist on fabricating such a fact just to ruin my happiness with Xiao Jian?"

"I made it up? He was the one that night... I heard you making those noises outside, I wanted to kill you!"

Actually, those marks on Qing'er's body were made by her, just to make Qing'er believe that she had really lost her innocence and that even if she really married Xiao Jian, she would be abandoned.

But unexpectedly, after Chu Xinglan regained her memories, she came up with such a plan: to have Qing'er kill Xiao Jian in public. Naturally, she couldn't just sit idly by, so she also went to find Xiao Jian, wanting him to kill Qing'er. Once Qing'er was dead, she would be free of threat...

"She's lying!" Upon hearing this voice, Cao Muyun turned around in disbelief to look at the person who had come in.