There really was a big storm brewing in the capital.

Jiang Qingqing had just sent Princess Qi Yang out of the capital when the most important news in the court came out.

"The verdict on the Xu family has come down. Fortunately, the Queen is from the Xu family. According to this verdict, the entire Xu family will probably have to undergo a major change."

"Isn't it? Why offend anyone else but the prince of the Xiao family who just returned triumphantly?"

"What does this have to do with the prince of the Xiao family?"

Jiang Qingqing was sitting in the carriage, waiting for Gan Yuan and the others to bring over some food, when she heard faint conversation coming from the teahouse next door.

"You don't know!? Do you know who was the mentor of Prince Xiao in the palace five years ago before he went to war?"

"I haven't heard of this. Whose is it?"

"Third Prince, speaking of the Third Prince, you must know him. Back then, it was Prince Xiao who gave the Ba Village to the Third Prince. Later, Ba Village was changed to Qi Town and developed quite well, didn't it?"

"So what does this have to do with the Xu family's collapse?"

Jiang Qingqing also became curious, so she slightly lifted a corner of the car curtain, trying to listen carefully.

"The eldest prince has taken over Lin'an Pavilion in Qi Town. That is the property of the Third Prince. Now that Prince Xiao is back, isn't he immediately supporting the Third Prince?!"

The person involved, Jiang Qingqing, nodded in understanding.

Oh, it turns out there is this layer of relationship.

It's incredible that she herself doesn't even know this connection.

At this moment, Gan Yuan and Gan Lin returned to the carriage. They looked at Jiang Qingqing mysteriously and whispered, "Your Highness, the Xu family has been executed."

Jiang Qingqing nodded. She had just heard that the ending was extremely tragic.

"We have taken back most of the power of the Xu family in the imperial court. Although we have saved the face of the old man of the Xu family, all the Xu family members close to the capital have been banished. The Empress is now in the palace, but she is just barely surviving and retaining a little face. I am afraid that the eldest prince is now facing a double blow."

Jiang Qingqing didn't wait for the two of them to speak and told them the result directly.

Gan Yuan was a little surprised.

"This is the discussion that's going on all over Beijing. I just heard it all." Jiang Qingqing shrugged and shook her head helplessly.

The fate of the Xu family was very similar to that of the Chi family. She knew that as long as Xiao Linting took action, the Chi and Xu families would never be able to survive in the capital until the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

The carriage slowly drove towards the princess's palace.

Jiang Qingqing had just stepped out of the carriage when Yan Luo hurried out of the princess's mansion.

"Your Highness, Your Highness the Third..."

She looked at Yan Luo's embarrassed face and suddenly felt uneasy. She hurriedly walked forward and Yan Luo hurriedly followed behind her.

After entering the front hall, she saw soldiers wearing the Xiao family army emblem standing in the courtyard with solemn expressions. The people walking back and forth in the main hall were people Jiang Qingqing was very familiar with.

Jiang Qingqing didn't bother with any of the usual formalities and asked directly, "General Xiao? What's going on?"

When Xiao Lang heard someone coming in, he saw Jiang Qingqing walking towards him. He quickly put away the serious expression on his face, but still spoke to her in a quick tone.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This is not a serious matter. The Third Prince was just a little frightened."

After Xiao Lang's brief explanation, Jiang Qingqing understood what happened.

Today, Jiang Chen followed Xiao Linting to the military camp in the suburbs of Beijing to visit and understand the situation in the army. Unexpectedly, they encountered robbers on the way. If Xiao Linting had not been waiting for Jiang Chen halfway and rescued him in time, Jiang Chen would not know what would have happened today.

"Did they capture the robbers alive? Did they send anyone to investigate?" Jiang Qingqing's heart skipped a beat. This matter really sounded like it could make one's heart beat faster.

Xiao Lang quickly spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry, Princess. We have captured him alive for interrogation. What happened here is not simple. Don't panic, Princess."

"Where is my brother?" she asked briskly.

Xiao Lang quickly replied, "In Prince Xiao's Mansion."

Before Xiao Lang finished speaking, Jiang Qingqing immediately turned around and walked out of the princess's mansion. When getting on the carriage, she turned her head and said quickly to Yan Luo beside her: "Use all intelligence personnel to investigate the Zhao family."

Jiang Chen had an accident just after the Xu family arrived. There was no need to investigate. Jiang Qingqing's intuition told her that this was 100% the result of someone sent by Concubine Zhao.

If the people of the Zhao family are anxious the first time, they will definitely be anxious the second time.

The carriage drove towards Prince Xiao's Mansion. After it stopped, Jiang Qingqing got off the carriage swiftly and walked quickly into the palace.

It had been less than a month since Xiao Linting returned to the capital, and he hadn't had time to recall many of the servants in the Xiao family's palace, leaving the entire palace empty.

In the past five years, Jiang Qingqing occasionally came back to the palace to find Nafu to inquire about Xiao Linting's news, so she was quite familiar with the roads in the palace.

With no one to lead the way, she went straight to the backyard of the palace.

Xiao Linting was just walking out of the room. He gave Nafu a few words in a cold face. Suddenly, something came to his mind. He looked up abruptly and saw Jiang Qingqing walking towards him.

He simply stood at the door.

"Is my brother injured?" Jiang Qingqing's eyes were full of worry, and there was even murderous intent in them.

It was the first time that Xiao Linting saw Jiang Qingqing so angry, and his face showed a moment of surprise.

Nafu quickly replied, "Your Highness, don't worry. The Third Prince was just frightened. The Prince wanted to take His Highness to the palace to rest and calm down for a while just in case there was another accident."

Jiang Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that Jiang Chen was not surprised.

She turned her attention back to Xiao Linting, and because she felt relieved, she began to pay attention to the smell around her.

In addition to the faint fragrance on the other person, there was also the smell of ointment.

She frowned again.

"Are you hurt?" She asked this as a question, but she looked at Xiao Linting with certainty.

When Nafu heard this topic, he turned around honestly, and before leaving, he did not forget to pull away Gan Lin and Gan Yuan on his left and right.

At this moment, only Jiang Qingqing and Xiao Linting were left in the courtyard.

Xiao Linting clenched his fist and coughed lightly, not trying to cover up his injury. He confessed, "When I was protecting the Third Prince from the carriage, I was accidentally slashed on the shoulder by the assassin. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and will heal in a few days."

When Jiang Qingqing heard that even Xiao Linting was injured, although she did not see the scene with her own eyes, she understood that today's assassination attempt must have been fierce.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingqing's expression suddenly became solemn, and she turned around and was about to walk out again.

Seeing her hurriedly leaving, Xiao Linting asked loudly, "What are you going to do, Your Highness?"

"Go find trouble for others!" Jiang Qingqing raised her hand and waved without even turning her head.