After the system set its sights on the dragon throne, the princess started courting death every day.

"It's nothing." Fu Qingbai seemed to wake from a dream, abruptly beginning and ending this inexplicable conversation, simply saying, "I'll figure something out."

"Row."

Hearing him say that, Xiang An didn't think about anything else. Although she didn't understand what he meant, Fu Qingbai was injured and she had no interest in digging into the patient's background.

Xiang An said with distress, "If I had known earlier that Yuan Kong was a disciple of Daoist Xuanqing, I wouldn't be in this mess now."

It's a shame that when she first transmigrated, she investigated the original owner's network of relationships, but found nothing. Now that the person is right in front of her, she doesn't even recognize him.

Fu Qingbai: "There's no need to feel guilty. Not many people know about this matter. I've never met him in all these years. It's my fault for not telling you sooner."

Xiang An nodded: "It is indeed your fault."

"Hmm," Fu Qingbai said, "Is there anything else?"

Xiang An was taken aback. Meeting his cool gaze, she instantly understood the meaning of his three brief words and shook her head: "That's all."

The only people who can see her now are Fu Qingbai and Daoist Xuanqing, and she doesn't owe anyone else any favors.

Fu Qingbai stared at her, and seeing that she showed no sign of guilt, he asked again, "The Taoist priest is performing a ritual..."

After listening for a while, Xiang An knew what he was going to ask, and hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head: "No, their actions have no effect on me at all."

"If that's the case, why did His Majesty say he heard you speak?" Fu Qingbai stared at her, his eyes icy. "Could it be that cesarean section really has a miraculous effect on you?"

"I do not know."

She understood what Fu Qingbai meant. She had secretly asked the system whether cesarean section would work, but the system completely ignored her.

Why can I see you?

"I do not know."

Fu Qingbai's expression grew increasingly solemn. He shrugged and let him look at him, saying he didn't know anything no matter what he was asked. It would be strange if he didn't have some other thoughts in mind.

Although she was telling the truth, people aren't mind readers; they don't have to believe her or understand her.

"You have presented the world with a difficult problem."

Fu Qingbai lowered his eyes, his icy aura instantly dissipating, and said indifferently, "So, this is the deal you made with Daoist Xuanqing?"

He winked at An, feigning ignorance.

Fu Qingbai: "He saved me, so you're going to tell him everything you want to know?"

Xiang An raised an eyebrow: "I've wanted to ask you this for a long time. How did you know I wasn't 'Xiang An'? And how did you guess what kind of deal I made with him?"

Fu Qingbai slightly lifted her eyelids, her gaze calm and unwavering: "Does this need to be guessed?"

Xiang An: "..."

No need to guess? No need?!

Were people in ancient times really that ridiculously intelligent?

Startled, Xiang An jumped back sharply and said warily, "In any case, you must find a way to see Master Xuanqing as soon as possible."

“Of course, but…” Fu Qingbai shifted her body, burying her face halfway in the blanket, leaving only her eyes showing, “Why did you answer all my questions?”

Good question, really a good question.

This immediately stumped Xiang An.

He thought it over and over again, and then cautiously and carefully said to An, "Because you're rather stupid."

He's a complete 'idiot' hero.

Fu Qingbai's gaze froze for a moment, then he slid into the blankets and buried himself completely in them.

"Are you angry? Don't be angry, you—"

"Shut up." A muffled voice came from under the covers.

Xiang An quickly shut up. There was nothing he could do; the patient was someone he had to give way to. After all, he wouldn't lose anything.

"Have you left?" After a short silence, Fu Qingbai suddenly asked again.

Xiang An rolled her eyes and didn't reply.

The next instant, the fluffy quilt was suddenly thrown back, revealing most of Fu Qingbai's body.

Fortunately, last night was too rushed and no one thought to take off his clothes, so he is still wearing yesterday's clothes, layer upon layer, without missing a single item.

After a night of fussing, the outer garment was loose and baggy, but everything else was fine, with no skin showing.

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Xiang An stared at him, asking, "What are you doing?"

Before the abdominal wound had healed, both hands were gone. Now, for no apparent reason, he's not covering himself with a blanket. If he wanted to die, why didn't he say so earlier?

Fu Qingbai: "..."

"Why are you looking at me like that? Trying to show off your big eyes? Cover yourself up properly!"

He was expressionless and imposing, but Xiang An was not afraid at all. She didn't owe him anything now, so she was confident and stood tall.

Fu Qingbai didn't speak, but lowered her eyes, looked down, bit the corner of the blanket, and pulled it while looking at her with an innocent expression.

innocent?

How could that be! She's either crazy or blind.

The person who swiftly kills others, what innocent nonsense is that!

She watched coldly as he put the blanket back in its original position, then sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and let her mind wander to all sorts of random thoughts, quickly forgetting the scene that had happened to her.

"If Your Majesty were to perform a cesarean section to remove the child, the Yuan Kingdom would surely descend into chaos."

Upon hearing this, Xiang An opened her eyes and looked up at him. He was resting his head on the pillow, his expression indifferent, as calm and reserved as ever.

She nodded silently to herself, thinking, "This is the real him."

Meeting his gaze, Xiang An steadied his thoughts and asked cautiously, "Since you knew the consequences, why did you give him the military tally?"

"The military tally has always been divided into two, one half in His Majesty's hands and the other half in mine. According to ancestral rules, in the event of a major war, both tallies must be combined into one and jointly stamped to mobilize the entire nation to defend against the enemy. His Majesty's tally was given to him by the late Emperor, while mine has not yet been handed over."

"My father gave it to Xiang Xin?!" Xiang An exclaimed incredulously, "How is that possible?!"

She clearly remembered the emperor's every move when he spoke of Xiang Xin in the imperial study; it was clear that he was distrustful of Xiang Xin and knew of his cruelty.

Knowing that the emperor had given Xiang Xin the military tally, wasn't that aiding and abetting evil?

The emperor's words clearly conveyed the sentiment of a loving father who was disappointed in Xiang Xin's lack of ambition and hoped that Xiang Xin would mature and become stable so that he could inherit the throne as soon as possible.

Was it intentional? Was he testing her?

wrong.

To be fair, emperors of any dynasty were more or less suspicious of their sons and ministers. Military power was not only a matter of their own safety, but also a matter of controlling the imperial power. It was impossible for them to entrust military power to anyone with peace of mind.

“It’s true.” Fu Qingbai lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly, “On the day you successfully assassinated His Majesty, the princes and ministers rushed to the palace to mourn. Afterwards, the eldest prince found me and told me that the military tally was in his hands and that he was the next emperor designated by the late emperor.”

"At the time, I didn't believe it either. The Crown Prince immediately produced the military tally and told me that not only was the military tally in his hands, but also the secret guard token and the 100,000 private soldiers that His Majesty had secretly arranged for him were now in the capital. If I didn't help him ascend the throne, he would kill a lot of people."

Did Xiang Xin obtain the throne through the execution of many people by Fu Qingbai? Is Xiang Xin's throne unstable? Does Xiang Xin rely on Fu Qingbai? Is all military power in Fu Qingbai's hands?

It's all fake!

Fu Qingbai, who seemed to have unlimited power and a large army at his command, was just a scapegoat!

The truth is just like this.

Xiang An gasped, stunned and unable to recover for a long time. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word, his mind filled with nothing but—awesome.