Who would raise a villain as a wife?

"Will you kill me again?"

Jiang Li pursed her lips and did not answer. She lowered her eyes in an evasive manner to hide her emotions.

He Yunjing took a deep breath and said, "Forget it. I'll check it myself and I'll know sooner or later."

He Yunjing let go of Jiang Li and left. He had discovered the last time he went to provide disaster relief that Jiang Li's intelligence was very fast and accurate, which was something a proton could not do at all.

Also, this time, if he wanted to get out of the martial law Lin Kingdom on his own, it would not be easy, but someone took the initiative to bring it to him and opened a way for him.

His first guess was Jiang Li. Jiang Li was definitely not as simple as he seemed, as he had his own people in Lin Country and they were so capable and loyal.

According to the plot described by the system, if Jiang Li wanted to cut off the arm of the Emperor of Wu, then it would be enough for Wu Anhou to die in battle and the crown prince to be deposed due to false accusations.

But Jiang Li ordered the extermination of the entire Wu'an Marquisate and hunted down Wu Ziqian, who had become a commoner.

This was not intended to cause civil unrest, but more like revenge.

There is also Jiang Li's inexplicable feelings for Lin Shuiyuan. He is so cunning and has already sat on the throne, but why was he still attacked by Lin Shuiyuan and stabbed in the heart?

He Yunjing felt that there was a hidden thread beneath the plot described by the system, which was not mentioned in the plot and was related to both Wu Anhou and Wu Ziqian.

He Yunjing had to analyze the plot again and decided to skip the plot between the male and female protagonists, Jiang Li, Wu'an Marquis Mansion, and the Prince.

The original body was poisoned to death. Two years later, the Northern Kingdom invaded. Marquis Wu'an died on the battlefield of the Northern Kingdom, and his wife died of depression.

Then He Yunxing had the prince deposed on charges of treason. The emperor had always been fond of the prince, so how could he depose him without investigation? The queen even hanged herself.

There seems to be a key clue missing, something that connects everyone together.

He Yunjing thought about it and wrote down the names of all the relevant people, noting the time, place and death line.

Looking at the association diagram on the rice paper, He Yunjing's finger fell on his own name.

The original body seemed to have been over-pampered. It was fine if Marquis Wu'an and his wife felt guilty, but after all, he was their biological son, and all parents in the world love him.

However, the attitude of the Queen and the Crown Prince towards the original body was a little too biased, and even a bit of mindless favoritism. Even if the nephew was a cousin, they should have stopped him from doing anything that would damage the Crown Prince's reputation, but apart from the occasional lecture, they did not do so.

What was even more strange was that although the emperor was nominally a relative, in a sense they were not related by blood.

But how could she treat him better than her own son, not care about the crime of disobeying the emperor's order, and always meet his unreasonable demands?

You have to know that Jiang Li is a hostage of an enemy country. It is not safe to keep her in the palace, let alone in the marquis' mansion.

But the emperor agreed. When he was asking for forgiveness, he immediately lost his temper when he saw the hurt expression on his face.

He Yunjing couldn't help but draw a circle around his own name, draw a line connecting his name to the emperor, and put a question mark next to the line.

Looking at Jiang Li again, it seems that she has nothing to do with them.

He Yunjing couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that he had to look into the past.

Especially Jiang Li's biological mother. How could a Peking Opera actress be involved with the Emperor of Lin Kingdom, and die after giving birth to Jiang Li?

It is not easy for a weak baby to survive in the palace. He intuitively feels that there is always someone secretly protecting Jiang Li.

Not in that sense, just to ensure that Jiang Li would not die. Even Jiang Li was sent to Wu State, He Yunjing felt that it was premeditated.

Licking his dry lips, He Yunjing picked up the papers on the table, lit them over the candle flame, and stuffed them all into the incense burner.

He did not choose to ask the system these questions. The system would only provide the original plot of this world, or the map coordinates and some information he needed. It would be useless to ask, as it was a useless system.

Soon it was night, and He Yunjing took Jiang Li out of the house again.

Only certain places in the imperial city were bustling at night, while other places were very quiet. They did not take a carriage, but just walked on the road, as if taking a stroll, until they arrived at the pastry shop.

He Yunjing stood at the door and said, "I won't go in with you. Don't sneak away, or I won't be able to complete my mission."

"Didn't you say you would give me freedom? Let me do what I want to do. Do you think I would want to go back?"

He Yunjing folded his arms and tilted his head to look at him, "You haven't finished what you need to do, so you won't want to leave. I'm not stopping you from leaving, but you have to tell me in advance, and I'll have to make up a reasonable excuse and give a reasonable explanation."

Jiang Li raised her eyebrows, "What if I leave now?"

"Then in ten days, a group of spies from the Lin Kingdom will break into the Marquis' Mansion, bring back their Sixth Prince, and unilaterally tear up the peace treaty between the two countries."

"The Marquis' Mansion will be implicated. Those civil servants who are against the Marquis' Mansion will criticize you verbally and pensively. You may not be able to escape punishment, and your property may even be confiscated."

"Do you think I'll be implicated?"

Jiang Li stopped talking and looked at He Yunjing deeply, feeling that he seemed to have guessed something.

But it doesn’t matter. Since He Yunjing is still alive, he doesn’t mind the truth coming to light.

He turned and knocked on the door. After three knocks, the door opened and he walked in calmly.

He Yunjing was waiting at the door. About half an incense stick later, Jiang Li came out. She was still alone, but this time she had a food box in her hand. He Yunjing could smell the sweet aroma of pastries.

It’s not pear blossom cake. He Yunjing raised his eyebrows, “Have you finally had enough?”

"It tastes terrible." Jiang Li frowned. She had really had enough and felt like vomiting.

He Yunjing laughed and asked him, "Is there anyone else who wants to send you snacks?"

Jiang Li rolled her eyes at him, showing disdain and anger, "You are so childish."

"You are childish. You were bribed by a piece of cake. How come you are not tempted when I give you so much?" He Yunjing took the food box, opened it and saw that it was osmanthus cake.

The petal-shaped ones are dried osmanthus flowers and are very fragrant.

He Yunjing took one and put it in his mouth. It was freshly baked, soft and sweet, and tasted pretty good.

Jiang Li also took one and ate it while it was hot. "Can you come out alone to buy it? I can also arrange one less person to keep an eye on me."

"Ask the person who delivers the food to buy it. If you have any news, just tell them directly, so as to avoid passing it around."

"Aren't you afraid that he will become a witness of treason against the Wu'an Marquis Mansion?"

He Yunjing glanced at him and said, "I think that as long as I'm alive, I won't."

Jiang Li stopped and swallowed the cake in her mouth. "Do you want to know why?"

"you know?"

Jiang Li hummed, but didn't continue.

He Yunjing raised his eyebrows, "Why? You want to negotiate terms with me?"

Jiang Li didn't shy away from saying, "Don't go to the war with the North Country this time."

"Why do you think I'll go?"

"Will you go then?"

He Yunjing smiled, grabbed Jiang Li's hand and held it tightly, "I will go, so you don't have to tell me, I will know it myself."