Being a cannon fodder female supporting role is not as good as marrying a lucky villain

Outside the Taiji Hall, the servants walked slowly out. No matter how well they maintained themselves, they could not conceal the panic on their faces.

Behind them, a lifeless man in the clothes of a chamberlain was carried out and dumped on the ground casually.

Seeing this scene, their bodies trembled and they quickly lowered their heads, not daring to cast another glance there.

In the hall, the atmosphere was also extremely calm.

The emperor's face was cold, and he stared at the secret message in his hand with evil eyes.

The letter had been crumpled into a ball by him, and the handwriting at the top was blurred.

Yu Ao knelt on the cold floor, his old wrinkled face looking dazed.

After a long time, the emperor gritted his teeth and asked.

"Is this serious?"

Yu Ao sighed deeply, but at the moment when the emperor looked at him, he nodded and whispered: "The shadow guards sent by the old slave have made many inquiries in Jiangnan. This... the Lu family does have a rebellious heart!

"

"A bunch of ignorant white-eyed wolves!" the emperor shouted, gritting his teeth, "how dare they rebel! They must have gotten news about the remnants of the deposed prince!"

Yu Ao knew very well that this so-called remnant of the deposed prince refers to the former prince Chu Jincheng.

Chu Jincheng was the late emperor's favorite son. He was named the prince when he was born. In the following decades, he was regarded as the future heir of the Chu Kingdom. However, in the seventh year of Yuanyou, he was imprisoned by the army for treason.

He was captured at Tai'an Gate and was demoted to a commoner from then on. There were many doubts about his rebellion back then, but with his death of illness, the truth has been lost.

However, there were rumors in the early years that the former Crown Princess Xiao was pregnant, and when she was imprisoned in the East Palace, the child she gave birth to was sent outside the palace.

Over the years, Yu Ao has only done one thing - to track down the whereabouts of this child.

"Where is that man?" The emperor stared at Yu Ao with red eyes.

Anger emerged in his heart, and his tone became sharper.

Under such pressure, bursts of cold sweat broke out from Yu Ao's back, soaking his back.

"The old slave is under investigation." He said with difficulty, "The remnants of the deposed prince are deeply hidden. If there had not been any changes in the Lu family, the Shadow Guards might not have noticed his existence."

The emperor's face was extremely gloomy. In addition to anger, there was also a hint of uneasiness in his heart at this time.

"Back then, the East Palace was heavily guarded. Since they were able to evade all the screening, there must be someone helping behind the scenes!" His fists clenched loudly, and the seed of suspicion that had been buried in his heart for many years broke through at this moment.

out.

"Who is it?" the emperor's angry voice recalled in the palace, "Who colluded with the deposed prince? Send that evil obstacle out of the palace?"

Yu Ao lowered his head and wanted to say something, but it turned into a vague explanation: "There were not a few people coming and going from the East Palace in the past. In the past ten years, the old slave has thoroughly investigated all the suspects in accordance with the emperor's instructions.

, I really didn’t notice any difference.”

The emperor's tall figure stooped down at this moment. At this moment, his ferocious expression completely destroyed his elegant face.

"So what if they hide deeply?" He said with a ferocious smile, "As long as we follow the Lu family's line, we will be able to follow the clues and uproot them!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Ao shouted loudly, "I have sent out the shadow guards, and they will definitely find out all the remaining villains of the deposed prince!"

The emperor looked at him steadily, and after a moment he smiled gently: "Old Yu, you must not be careless about the matter I have entrusted to you! If you are not careful..."

"Old slave, keep it all in mind!" Yu Ao broke into a cold sweat and quickly replied.

…

Early morning two days later.

The rapid sound of iron hoofbeats broke the tranquility of Jiangning Mansion.

"The Yuan family was surrounded by soldiers!"

"I see they are still soldiers from the capital!"

"What kind of god did the Yuan family offend?"

Such a big movement was like dropping a zeolite in the quiet morning market.

Near my original home, there were mostly wealthy families.

Seeing those formidable troops, he was so scared that he trembled and ran back home to report the matter to his master.

At that time, there was also a panic in the Yuan family.

Before Yuan Chongshan woke up from his sleep, he was awakened by a burst of yelling.

He walked out of the bedroom confused and saw the old lady with her hair in a messy bun.

Mrs. Yuan, who had always been dignified, would keep her hair in a neat bun even when she was sleeping. Her current appearance really made Yuan Chongshan uneasy.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Mrs. Yuan's face was gloomy. As soon as Yuan Chongshan came closer, she slapped Yuan Chongshan hard on the face and cursed: "You bastard! I haven't asked you yet!"

She approached Yuan Chongshan and gritted her teeth: "Let me ask you! Did you destroy the letters and account books that you were ordered to destroy immediately?"

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Chongshan woke up from his drowsiness.

Cold sweat suddenly flowed down from his forehead.

"My son thought that Jiang Hui was ruthless and could not play tricks behind his back, so he thought of keeping some letters with his private seal in his hands to prevent him from betraying him in the future." Yuan Chongshan murmured, "Those letters

I keep them in a secret room and never see anyone."

With a "pop" sound, Yuan Chongshan was slapped on the face again.

Mrs. Yuan's eyes were cold and stern, and her fingers were shaking with anger: "Yuan Chongshan! Our Yuan family's century-old foundation will be destroyed in your hands today!"

Before he finished speaking, a group of Wuyangyang soldiers broke into the courtyard gate.

They were dressed in armor, and their eyes were full of fierceness, as if they had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"The Yuan family conspired with Jiang Hui to sell illegal salt, and they should be punished!"

A majestic female voice sounded behind them.

The soldiers leaned to both sides one after another, leaving an open road.

At the door, an old woman with silver hair on her temples, but still slender, slowly walked out with Gu Ning's support.

It’s the eldest princess!

Only now did Yuan Chongshan understand the meaning of Mrs. Yuan's words. He looked panicked and subconsciously grabbed Mrs. Yuan's sleeve: "Mother, what should I do?"

"The matter has come to this." Mrs. Yuan closed her eyes. At this moment, she seemed to have aged more than ten years. "Is there any other way to save me?"

She was clearly about the same age as the eldest princess, but she was filled with a dejected air and was extremely depressed.

She never expected that the family business she had worked so hard for decades would be destroyed because of her favorite son!

"Mrs. Yuan, I never expected..." The eldest princess stepped forward slowly, with a touch of sarcasm in her eyes, "The person who kept saying that he wanted to build a fortune that would not lose to the men of the Yuan family, has already been surrounded by prosperous people.

Confused!"

"Selling private salt!" She sneered, "You can really do it!"

Gu Ning was secretly speechless. Hearing what the eldest princess said, it was clear that she was an old acquaintance with Mrs. Yuan.

The old lady looked deeply at the eldest princess, her eyes had complicated emotions, but finally she became calm.

"You have a noble status, how can you understand the difficulties of people like us?" Her old eyes were full of exhaustion, "If I don't cooperate with Jiang Hui, how can I make the Yuan family become the richest man in Jiangning?"

"I thought you would understand." The eldest princess said solemnly, "You have also experienced the hardships of people's livelihood, and you also know how difficult their lives are! But you understand..."

"What's wrong with me?" Mrs. Yuan interrupted her sternly and said sternly, "Officials' corpses are on a plain diet, and the price of official salt is high. The extra silver not only failed to be sent to the treasury, but actually enriched them.

Pocket! Where do you think the hairpins on the heads of the wives of the Jiang family came from? Aren’t they all made by the people?"

"The eldest princess hates evil, but she doesn't care about the evil deeds committed by the Jiang family. She only knows how to pick on weak persimmons like us!" Mrs. Yuan sneered, "If you really want to investigate the illegal salt industry, you should arrest the Jiang family in the capital.

After all, we can only share 30% of the profit from the private salt, and the remaining 70% was all sent to the Jiang family!"

"Mother!" Yuan Chongshan looked panicked and pulled Mrs. Yuan's sleeves, trying to stop her next words.

But the old lady threw her away and strode towards the eldest princess.

When Gu Ning saw this, he immediately stood in front of the eldest princess.

"It's you!" Seeing her, Mrs. Yuan smiled miserably, "The assassins that day... were sent by you! You put on a good show with them, attacking in the east and in the west..."

"Okay!" Her expression suddenly became ferocious, and the wrinkles between her eyebrows were filled with murderous intent.

Gu Ning's heart thumped, and an ominous premonition spread in her heart.

Almost instantly, she blocked the eldest princess with her body.

"careful!"

On the eaves, dozens of people appeared out of nowhere and drew their bows and arrows, aiming at Gu Ning and the eldest princess.

Only the old lady's stern voice could be heard: "Even if you die, I will drag you into the endless hell!"

Arrows shot towards them rapidly, falling densely around them.

The soldiers protected Gu Ning and the eldest princess with their bodies. Gu Ning's ears were filled with the sound of the arrow tip hitting the armor.

She tried her best to protect the eldest princess and wanted to take her away from this dangerous place.

But at this moment, the killers hiding in the dark seized the opportunity, cooperated with the killers on the eaves, and took advantage of the chaos to rush into Gu Ning's side.

In order to protect the eldest princess, Gu Ning pushed her away hard.

Just when Gu Ning clicked on the purchase option of a life-saving pill worth 100 luck points in the system mall.

Suddenly, her hand was firmly held by a pair of big hands.

She raised her head in surprise, and what came into view was a cold and handsome face.

Without saying a word, Xie Yan dragged her out and walked out. The rain of arrows was blocked by his sword.

However, just one step away from the door, Gu Ning saw with sharp eyes an arrow passing through the cover of the soldiers from a gap and heading straight for Xie Yan beside him.

"Not good!" My golden thighs!

Without thinking, Gu Ning stood in front of Xie Yan.

Her last words were stuck in her mouth, and the heartbreaking pain in her back spread throughout her body. When she opened her mouth, she only felt a fishy sweetness in her throat.

Before she fainted, she had only one thought in her mind.

I didn’t expect that this life-saving pill was for myself!