Jasmine looked at the man in fear. She did not recognize this man.
"Who are you? Have I ever offended you?" Jasmine asked fearfully, the man's dark eyes filled with murderous intent.
The man didn't give Jasmine any chance to speak, so he wrapped a piece of white silk around her neck and placed her on the cantilever.
Jasmine stretched out her hands to pull Bai Ling away from her neck. Her legs kept shaking and finally stopped moving. Her eyes widened and her hands slowly hung down on both sides of her body.
The man glanced at Jasmine's body with disdain and quickly left the palace.
A sudden wind blew up in the cold palace, and the fallen leaves on the ground were blown away by the wind, adding to the desolate atmosphere.
Murong Jingwan walked back and forth uneasily in the palace. After Xuan Ningxuan left, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if something had happened.
When Xuan Ningxuan came back, Murong Jingwan had not yet gone to bed, leaning against the bed curtains with a frown on her face.
Xuan Ningxuan walked slowly to Murong Jingwan's side, but she didn't even notice his approach.
"Jingwan, what are you thinking about, so lost in thought?" Xuan Ningxuan suddenly hugged Murong Jingwan into his arms and whispered softly in her ear.
A flash of astonishment flashed across Murong Jingwan's face. When did Xuan Ningxuan come in, she didn't notice at all.
"Jingwan, what are you thinking about? You are ignoring me." Xuan Ningxuan looked at Murong Jingwan lonely.
Murong Jingwan shook her head gently, her frown gradually relaxed, and she whispered: "Xuan, I'm tired."
Xuan Ningxuan stopped asking questions and fell asleep with Murong Jingwan in his arms.
Xuan Ningxuan hugged her for a long time, even breathing was a little difficult, but Murong Jingwan remained silent, quietly listening to Xuan Ningxuan's strong heartbeat.
I hope everything will be fine when I wake up tomorrow, Murong Jingwan fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, Murong Jingwan was awakened by the panicked voice of the guard.
Opening his hazy eyes, Xuan Ningxuan had already stood up and was getting dressed. As if he felt a subtle voice behind him, he slowly turned around and met Murong Jingwan's hazy eyes.
"Jingwan, go to sleep for a while." Xuan Ningxuan said softly.
"Xuan, what happened? It's so noisy outside." Murong Jingwan said vaguely, but she had an ominous premonition in her heart. If Xuan Ningxuan was woken up so early, something big must have happened.
"I'll go out and take a look." After Xuan Ningxuan said that, he hurried out with an unhappy look in his eyes.
"What's going on!" Xuan Ningxuan's voice could not contain his anger.
"Your Majesty, a palace maid discovered this morning that the concubine who was thrown into the cold palace by the Emperor hanged herself from a beam." Li Shan, the leader of the Royal Forest Army, knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
Xuan Ningxuan's body couldn't help but swayed, and the anger in his eyes was instantly replaced by shock. Xuan Ningxuan didn't believe that Jasmine would choose to commit suicide. There must be some hidden reason behind this matter.
"Take me there." Xuan Ningxuan said in a deep voice, as if he had an ominous premonition in his heart. He seemed to be led into a mystery and became a pawn in the hands of others.
Li Shan stood up immediately and protected Xuan Ningxuan to Leng Palace.
Murong Jingwan didn't remember anything, but the four words "suicide by hanging from a beam" deeply hurt her heart.
Jasmine actually chose to hang herself from the beam. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have died.
Frightened tears kept rolling down the corners of her eyes, and Murong Jingwan tremblingly hugged her body.
Who was stroking her hair? Murong Jingwan slowly turned around, her eyes filled with tears. Her eyes were blurry and she couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly.
"Empress, the death of Princess Jasmine is not your fault." Murong Jingwan heard the voice of the person who came, and it was Caixia's voice.
"Caixia, if I hadn't asked Xuan that question, Xuan wouldn't have thought of letting them out of the palace, and Jasmine might not have committed suicide." Murong Jingwan cried and hugged Caixia's body, seeking the last bit of comfort.
Caixia stretched out her hand and patted Murong Jingwan's back gently, comforting her softly: "Empress, looking at the emperor's expression, the death of Princess Jasmine seems suspicious."
Murong Jingwan was so shocked that she forgot to cry, and the figure of Xuan Ningyi flashed in her mind. Since she saw Xuan Ningyi that night, she had never seen him again.
It couldn't be that her fourth brother killed Jasmine just to vent her anger.
The more Murong Jingwan thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she quickly pushed Caixia away. She could not let Xuan Ningxuan know that Xuan Ningyi was still alive, and she could not let Xuan Ningyi be harmed.
"Empress, you haven't dressed yet." Caixia took Murong Jingwan's hand and said angrily.
Only then did Murong Jingwan notice that she was standing barefoot on the ground.
Murong Jingwan dressed herself up haphazardly, letting her long black hair hang loosely on her shoulders, and hurried out of the palace.
When Murong Jingwan rushed to the palace, Jasmine's body had been put down and covered with a layer of white cloth to block people's prying eyes.
"Jingwan, why are you here? Go back to the palace quickly." Xuan Ningxuan looked up and saw Murong Jingwan standing in front of him, with a worried look in his eyes.
Murong Jingwan seemed not to hear Xuan Ningxuan's voice and walked slowly towards Jasmine's body.
Her right hand held the white cloth covered with Jasmine, but Murong Jingwan did not have the courage to uncover it. She was afraid of facing Jasmine.
Xuan Ningxuan suddenly hugged Murong Jingwan into his arms, not wanting her to see Jasmine's ferocious expression.
The white cloth covering Jasmine's body left her body because of Murong Jingwan's movements.
"Ah!" It was a kind of primitive fear from the heart. Murong Jingwan buried her head in Xuan Ningxuan's arms in fear. She saw Jasmine's wide eyes.
Xuan Ningxuan patted Murong Jingwan's back and motioned with his eyes to the guards to cover them with white cloth.
"Jingwan, it's okay. Can I accompany you back?" Xuan Ningxuan felt heartbroken and comforted her softly.
"Xuan, I was the one who killed Jasmine, right?" Murong Jingwan looked at Xuan Ningxuan as if she was begging for help. She had never thought of killing Jasmine.
Xuan Ningxuan reluctantly stretched out his hands to wipe the tears from the corners of Murong Jingwan's eyes, and said softly: "Jasmine did not commit suicide, she was killed by someone, and the marks on her neck were not signs of suicide by hanging from a beam."
Xuan Ningxuan's words made Murong Jingwan even more worried. Didn't Jasmine commit suicide? Could it be that she was really killed by Xuan Ningyi.
"Xuan, did someone break into the palace? Have you caught him?" Murong Jingwan looked at Xuan Ningxuan in fear, begging Xuan Ningyi not to be caught.
Xuan Ningxuan couldn't hide his anger. His imperial army was getting weaker and weaker, and he didn't even notice the assassin breaking into the palace.
"Not yet, but I will definitely catch him." Xuan Ningxuan said firmly.
Murong Jingwan's worried heart was finally relieved, Xuan Ningyi must have left the palace safely.
"Come here, send the Queen back." Xuan Ningxuan said in a deep voice. Murong Jingwan is pregnant with a child now and is not suitable to stay here.
Murong Jingwan allowed the guards to help her out of the cold palace. She came in such a hurry because she was worried about Xuan Ningyi's safety.
