I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

People around her kept whispering, and she couldn't help but frown, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart.

The scene before her stunned her.

Tengxi was kneeling on the ground, crying heart-wrenchingly, and there was a figure lying at her feet. Jiang Xingkuo felt that the figure looked extremely familiar.

Don't……

Her heart tightened, and she hurried forward, asking in a trembling voice: "Tengxi, why are you crying? What's wrong? What happened? What are you doing?"

Tengxi just lowered his head and cried, without answering her.

"Why don't you say something?" She shook Tengxi hard.

"Why is Xiao'e lying on the ground? What is she doing? Is she sleeping here? It's so cold——"

She felt something was wrong, but she was unwilling to believe the facts before her.

"I give up! Why are you pretending? Do you think it's fun to play with me?! All of you get out of here! What are you looking at? What's so exciting about it!" Jiang Xingkuo shouted in disbelief, and pointed his finger fiercely at the onlookers.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were watching immediately fell silent and quietly retreated.

Tengxi finally raised her head and said tearfully, "Girl! Stop shouting! Girl! It's Xiao'e... It's Xiao'e... She... committed suicide..."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue. Jiang Xingkuo felt his mind go blank and his vision went dark.

She tried hard not to fall down, and the voice was almost squeezed out of her throat, "How could...why is this happening?"

Teng Xi choked up and said, "Xiao E...she blamed herself so much, thinking that she failed to save people and caused the girl and Concubine De to fall into trouble. You and Your Majesty are also at odds with each other, so...that's why..."

Jiang Xingkuo only felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if countless needles were piercing her heart.

She stared at Xiao'e's body blankly, tears blurring her vision. She reached out to touch her, but found that she was powerless to move.

She stretched out her hand tremblingly and touched Xiao'e's cold cheek, but her legs went weak and she fell to the ground, finally unable to hold back her tears.

"Xiao E, why are you so stupid... You are so stupid..."

Tengxi supported her and said softly: "Miss, Xiao'e's incident has already happened, please accept my condolences..."

"It's my fault..." Jiang Xingkuo murmured to himself, "It's all my fault..."

Tengxi comforted her, "Girl, it's not your fault. Please don't blame yourself."

Jiang Xingkuo closed his eyes, tears dripping from the corners of his eyes.

Wait, Xiao'e has always been simple and stupid, why would she commit suicide?

She suddenly grabbed Tengxi's wrist and said in a hoarse voice, "How did she... commit suicide?"

Teng Xi lowered his eyes, "Girl, don't get excited. Xiao'e... Xiao'e has taken poison..."

Jiang Xingkuo felt something was wrong, "Poison? Where did she get the poison?"

Tengxi hesitated for a moment, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Miss, this is Xiao'e's suicide note."

Jiang Xingkuo took the suicide note and unfolded it with trembling fingers. The handwriting was messy, obviously written in a hurry.

In the letter, Xiao'e wrote that she could not face her own mistakes and chose to commit suicide to atone for her sins.

After reading the letter, Jiang Xingkuo burst into tears again.

She looked up and asked in a hoarse voice, "So, where did the poison come from?"

Tengxi whispered, "Yes... it was given by His Majesty."

An Zhaoyan...

She fell to the ground weakly, her eyes full of pain and confusion.

She couldn't understand why the person she loved so much would be so cruel to the people around her.

Although Xiao'e has a righteous character, she is quite skilled in martial arts. If you insist on killing her, you will definitely see scars from fighting on her body.

Moreover, the suicide note was written in Xiao'e's handwriting, so there was absolutely no problem.

Can't argue.

There is absolutely no excuse to explain it to him.

——Except that the Emperor let her die.

Jiang Xingkuo's heart was torn by pain, and she felt like she could hardly breathe.

"Why……"

She murmured to herself, tears blurring her vision again and again. Her heart seemed to be plunged into endless darkness, unable to extricate herself.

Jiang Xingkuo took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that now was not the time to collapse, she had to find An Zhaoyan and just ask for an explanation.

He knew...

Jiang Xingkuo wiped his tears and said to Tengxi, "You take care of Xiao'e, I will go find the emperor."

Tengxi nodded and silently helped Xiao'e up, his eyes full of guilt and pain.

Jiang Xingkuo gritted her teeth and rushed to the Qianqing Palace. Her heart was filled with anger and doubts, and she had to find the answer.

However, as soon as she arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, she was stopped by Eunuch Li.

"Miss Jiang, the emperor is busy, please come back later." Eunuch Li said respectfully.

Jiang Xingkuo wanted to go in eagerly, "Eunuch Li, I have an urgent matter to see the emperor, please let me in."

Eunuch Li still shook his head, "Miss Jiang, the emperor is really busy and it is not convenient for him to meet guests."

The anxiety in her heart grew stronger. She looked inside hard and through the half-open door, she could vaguely hear a woman's laughter.

Her heart sank suddenly, her fingers tightly grasped the door frame, and she asked in a trembling voice: "Eunuch Li, who is in there?"

Eunuch Li's expression changed slightly, but he still said respectfully: "Miss Jiang, you should go back. The emperor has important matters to attend to."

Jiang Xingkuo suddenly felt his stomach churning and he almost vomited.

She held back her tears and said coldly, "I know. Sorry for bothering you. Don't tell him I was here."

She turned and left resolutely, her thin back looking lonely and stubborn.

In Piyun Palace, Tengxi ordered people to gently place Xiao'e's body into the coffin. Then she dismissed the palace servants and stayed alone by Xiao'e's side.

She looked at Xiao'e in the coffin with a cold expression, only a hint of sneer at the corner of her mouth.

"What a silly girl," Tengxi whispered to himself, "You believed my words so easily."

She gently stroked the edge of the coffin and continued, "I just told you a few lies and encouraged you a few words, but you actually believed that the emperor wanted you to die."

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Tengxi's eyes, and he chuckled, "He is really loyal. Even after his death, he still thought about Miss Jiang. He was afraid that she would be sad, so he specially wrote that suicide note."

There was a hint of disdain in her voice. "Come to think of it, I have to thank you. Otherwise, you would have written that suicide note, clearing yourself of all responsibility and not mentioning anything bad about me."

Tengxi sighed, stood up straight, and looked at Xiao'e's body with a numb face. "Your leaving like this has saved me a lot of trouble. It's a pity that your loyalty couldn't help Miss Jiang."

She turned and left, feeling an indescribable sense of relief in her heart.

Although the death of this silly girl was part of her plan, it also brought unexpected consequences.

With Tengxi's departure, Xiao'e was the only one left in the room, lying quietly in the coffin, as if she was sleeping peacefully.

The night outside was getting darker, and the lights in Piyun Palace were still bright, but no one cared about the palace maid who committed suicide.