Chapter 303 Chilling

All the doubts have a reasonable explanation.

Why did Concubine De frame her first, but the emperor tried to protect her, forcing Concubine De to turn the tables on the empress.

With all the evidence, the Chengguo Mansion would definitely help Concubine De get rid of the empress.

The emperor, knowing that this would happen, still put these people together, wasn't it just giving the old lady a chance?

No wonder the empress always said that the emperor wanted him dead.

Although Concubine De was abominable and became a knife in the hands of the emperor, it was also chilling that Emperor Xuanwu would do anything to consolidate his position.

From the emperor's perspective, he did this to concentrate the imperial power, benefit the people, and weed out the termites in the court. Jiang Xinyue understood this very well.

But she is not the emperor, she is a concubine in the harem in a position similar to that of the previous empress.

She has family that she cares about. Compared with loving the emperor, the country and the people, she is more selfish and loves herself more.

If she is not required to pay a price that she cannot afford, she is willing to be a good queen mother who cares about the people and can benefit all the people. As long as it is good for her country and the people, she is willing to do it.

But all this cannot be built on her pain.

It is precisely because she can see these clearly that she is unwilling to be the queen.

She is unwilling to sacrifice herself unconditionally for anyone.

Emperor Xuanwu saw her uneasiness and thought that she was worried about Jiang Yuncai's safety. He just patted her hand to reassure her.

"Ding!"

The loud sound of the bronze bell brought Jiang Xinyue back to her thoughts. She took a deep breath to stop herself from thinking too much and looked at the stage downstairs.

In an eight-foot-high iron cage, a petite girl was dressed in a bright red dress, looking charming and seductive. The red veil on her face added a bit of mystery to her charm. The

slightly revealing clothes made her feel very uncomfortable. She grabbed the sari on her head to wrap her body. It was her youthful and frightened expression and movements that made the audience more excited.

Amid the shouting of the crowd, Jiang Xinyue glanced at him from the corner of her eye and saw that his eyes were always looking at the position closest to the stage downstairs.

It was the Qu Sanye that the brothel owner had just tried to please.

Qu Tianzhong looked at the girl on the stage with his eyes wide open, and whispered a few words to the brothel owner beside him. The brothel owner smiled knowingly, as if they had reached some kind of consensus.

The corners of the emperor's lips curled slightly, and if Jiang Xinyue hadn't been paying attention, she wouldn't have noticed.

Are they really going to make all the women of the Jiang family suffer criticism in the future?

There are soldiers everywhere outside, and Jiang Xinyue is not afraid of accidents, but she can't put all the pressure on the emperor for her cousin's reputation.

The emperor only cares about the country, and it is possible that he will take out the golden medal of immunity from death in order to let the Qu family save their son, and let Qu Lao San torture and kill her cousin.

The risk is too high, she has to think of another way.

The madam had already taken Qu Laosan through the small door behind the stage to the backyard of Yihong Building. The men who had just gathered around him and called him "Third Master" laughed obscenely: "Tsk tsk tsk, this adorable little girl can be trained by our Third Master for a night. When she comes out tomorrow, her service skills will improve by leaps and bounds."

"After Third Master is done, it will be our turn tomorrow. Those idiots think they can get the first night if they bid high. They don't know that only those who are disliked by Third Master and us can get the first night."

"Isn't it? A bunch of suckers, rushing to give money to Third Master. Let's go and take a look later. I heard that she is a daughter of an official family. She must be very reserved. Don't let her hurt Third Master."

Jiang Xinyue's eyes flashed. She looked at Shen Zhouan and others, raised her eyebrows, and motioned them to follow in.

Jiang Yuncai's eyes were filled with fear, and she looked around, hoping to see some familiar faces.

"Bang!"

There was the sound of a beaded curtain being opened above her head, and Jiang Yuncai looked up and met Jiang Xinyue's smiling eyes.

She was telling her not to be afraid, and that she would rescue her.

No matter what, Jiang Xinyue had to reassure her first and let her calm down. Only when people are calm can they make the right decision and not panic. Sure

enough, the moment Jiang Yuncai saw her, tears welled up in her eyes, and she grabbed the iron cage excitedly, with her mouth twitching with grievance.

Her fingers were covered with dense needle holes, and some were still bleeding, but they were not very noticeable in her red dress. The moment she grabbed the iron cage, she shrank back in pain.

Ten fingers were still bleeding. She felt even more wronged, and tears kept falling.

Jiang Xinyue's hands grasped the railing, which turned slightly white because of the force.

Damn it!

She hated to see pretty girls crying.

She was going to take the lives of the Pei family!

The big iron cage was opened, and Jiang Yuncai was pushed back. Jiang Xinyue turned back to look at Emperor Xuanwu. The man stood up, sighed, and looked at her with great hurt: "Don't you believe me so much?"

Yes!

I don't believe it!

"It's not that I don't believe the emperor..."

Little pearls flowed from those beautiful eyes, and her crying made people feel infinitely distressed.

Jiang Xinyue sobbed and said, "I am afraid that Qu Sanlang will hurt my cousin. Your Majesty, if it was me who was captured, you would definitely worry about me as much as I worry about my cousin, right?"

All contradictions can be easily resolved as long as you think from their perspective.

"No!"

The emperor retorted, "I worry about you much more than you worry about her... No... I will never let such a thing happen to you."

If it happened, he would immediately send troops to overturn the Yihong Tower. What honor or dishonor is it? Those bad guys who forced good women into prostitution should be damned.

"Your Majesty, are you thinking that if I encountered such a thing, you would definitely overturn this building and find me as soon as possible?"

Emperor Xuanwu showed a slightly surprised expression. Jiang Xinyue smiled bitterly, "I feel the same way about my cousin!"

The emperor sighed again: "But I hope you can trust me unconditionally. You are best at guessing people's hearts. You must be thinking that I want to sacrifice your cousin and overthrow Duke Cheng. I can tell you the truth, I did think so. But when you proposed that you should handle this matter personally, I knew how much you care about your family. I knew that sacrificing her would be in my best interest, but I still used a trick to rescue your cousin. I just didn't want to see you sad." As soon as

the voice fell, Jiang Yuncai came over with the help of several maids. She changed her clothes and wore a cloak. No one recognized her.

"Sister Yue..."

She threw herself into Jiang Xinyue's arms with tears in her voice, biting her lips and crying: "Thank you... Thank you for saving me, I was scared to death... I was really scared to death..."

How could a little girl not be afraid when she was stranded in such a place?

Jiang Xinyue patted her shoulder and soothed her: "It's okay, it's all over... With the emperor and I here, no one can hurt you."

She raised her eyes and looked at Emperor Xuanwu with gratitude.