Transmigrated into a cunning princess, she sets her sights on a celibate royal uncle.

Jiang Xi jumped out of the water vat, and Granny Liu was about to order the other servants to come forward.

But Jiang Xi grabbed him by the collar, dragged him to the edge of the half-full vat of water, and threw him in headfirst.

Gum!

A string of bubbles rose to the surface.

Wow!

A head popped out.

Jiang Xi reached out and pressed her back down like she was playing whack-a-mole.

Those around them exchanged bewildered glances, and Bai Lu, who was the first to react, wanted to help Granny Liu.

Jiang Xi took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, then removed the cork and poured the powder inside around the bottle.

Before long, hundreds of venomous snakes crawled out from all directions and formed a circle around the spot where Jiang Xi had sprinkled the medicinal powder.

It glared menacingly at those who dared to approach, its crimson fury gleaming in its eyes!

The guards were so frightened that they retreated, and Bailu and Shuangjiang were even more terrified when they saw so many snakes that they huddled together in fear.

"Ah, snakes, where did all these snakes come from?"

"Quickly, inform the Prince! Quickly, inform the Prince!"

A servant responded and ran away.

Liu Mama struggled to surface inside the water vat, but Jiang Xi pushed her back down.

After several attempts, she finally ran out of strength, and Jiang Xi finally let her go.

When she sat in the water vat, like a drowned rat, sticking her head out and resting it on the edge of the vat.

Jiang Xi asked her, "Who told you to torture me?"

Granny Liu narrowly escaped death, but after hearing Jiang Xi's question, she almost died again.

"I...I am a member of the Prince's household, of course I obey the Prince's orders!"

really!

Jiang Xi sneered, her wet clothes catching the wind and making her shiver.

Huo Jingxuan arrived quickly, accompanied by Yang Xuerou.

The imposing man with a cold demeanor spotted Jiang Xi, who was surrounded by snakes, at a glance.

Jiang Xi stood by the water vat, and Liu Mama was lying inside the vat.

As soon as Liu Mama saw Huo Jingxuan, she cried out for help.

"Your Highness, save me! That brat Xiao Qi is so unruly and she's trying to drown this old servant!"

At the same time, Bailu and Shuangjiang also knelt down.

“This servant can testify that when Xiao Qi came back from outside, Liu Mama only asked her a few questions, and she made outrageous remarks.”

Claiming to be the future mistress of the royal palace, she gave Liu Mama no reason to question her, and then began to beat her severely!

Huo Jingxuan looked up, his gaze like an ice blade shooting towards Jiang Xi not far away.

Sure enough, none of the women in the inner courtyard of the mansion were easy to deal with!

Facing Huo Jingxuan's gaze, Jiang Xi suppressed the chill emanating from her and decided to defend herself one last time.

Then he raised his chin and said, "I didn't say anything like that. They attacked first!"

"Xiao Qi, your current status is nothing more than a servant girl. Even if Granny Liu and the others take action, they are only teaching you manners!"

Before Huo Jingxuan could speak, Yang Xuerou, who was beside him, spoke first.

What? Seeing that Huo Jingxuan has been slept with by her? So she's given up even pretending to be nice to her?

“Rules? I grew up in the Yang family. Doesn’t the Yang family have any rules?” Jiang Xi retorted.

"You... I've always been too accommodating to you since we were little, which has led you to think that everything I have should be yours, and that you have to fight for and snatch whatever I like!"

As Yang Xuerou said this, her eyes glanced at Huo Jingxuan, who was standing to the side.

The meaning is obvious: because Huo Jingxuan is also someone she has her eye on, Jiang Xi wants to snatch him away!

"If I don't fight or compete, I'm afraid you'll become even more unscrupulous!"

"enough!"

Jiang Xi's words were interrupted by Huo Jingxuan raising his hand.

The man in black with gold thread raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Mian not far away: "Release Granny Liu, and I'll spare your life!"

Jiang Xi sneered: "You talk as if you can kill me. If I hadn't detoxified you last night, you probably would have been burning with lust by now..."

"Shut up!"

Huo Jingxuan stopped Jiang Xi from continuing, drawing his long sword from its sheath, the sword flashing like rain.

In the blink of an eye, he had killed most of the venomous snakes that had surrounded him.

Behind him, Bei Ying and his soldiers began to draw their swords and slay the snakes. Soon, the courtyard was filled with the corpses of poisonous snakes.

After dealing with the poisonous snake, Huo Jingxuan sheathed his sword, strode forward, grabbed Jiang Xi's elbow, and pulled her forward.

Jiang Xi lost her balance and fell onto him.

Huo Jingxuan is very tall, and she has to look up to see him. Now that they are so close, she is practically lying in his arms.

"Look at you now, where is the slightest bit of princess nobility? Go back and change your clothes."

I don't want this to happen again. If you don't behave, Chun Tao can forget about ever coming back!

Huo Jingxuan pushed her away and threatened her coldly.

Jiang Xi looked up at him, then at the Beijing Film Academy behind him.

It seems that Beijing Film Academy has already told Huo Jingxuan about her request from last night.

So, does Huo Jingxuan mean... that he's willing to bring Chun Tao back?

Jiang Xi's expression brightened as she understood the meaning behind Huo Jingxuan's words.

It's just a matter of being obedient, what's so difficult about that?

She could endure anything as long as Chun Tao could come back!

The little girl's face was pale, and she was shivering from the cold, but her gaze towards him suddenly became intense.

Huo Jingxuan frowned and reached out to Bei Ying beside him.

Bei Ying was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening, and then took off her cloak and handed it to the prince.

Huo Jingxuan threw the cloak at Jiang Xi: "Don't go out and say that my Regent's Palace mistreats its servants!"

He turned away with a flick of his sleeve and strode off.

Jiang Xi was freezing cold, so she quickly wrapped the cloak around herself.

Yang Xuerou stared at her with such gloomy eyes that they seemed to drip water.

However, even with the cloak from the Beijing Film Academy, Jiang Xi still caught a cold, as did Granny Liu.

Granny Liu took leave to go home and recuperate. Without Granny Liu's supervision, the other maids dared not cause trouble for Jiang Xi.

After all, many people saw the venomous snakes in that yard.

This newcomer probably knows some kind of sorcery; it would be terrible if he slipped one into their beds.

Yang Xuerou followed Huo Jingxuan to the front hall and called out to him.

"Your Highness, Ah Xi is so unruly, why not hand her over to me? After all, she is my elder sister's daughter, and I also bear some responsibility for how she has become like this!"

"No need!"

Huo Jingxuan refused without even thinking.

"But……"

Yang Xuerou was still not giving up.

"But she is, after all, the seventh princess of the Great Yu Dynasty. She can't be hidden in your mansion forever, can she?"

Besides, what would those old ministers at court think of you if they found out you were secretly keeping the princess in your residence? What would the world think of you? You are, after all, her nominal imperial uncle!

"Until the twins' bond is broken, I will not let her out of my sight!"

Huo Jingxuan dismissed all of Yang Xuerou's concerns with a single sentence.

Yang Xuerou's face instantly turned ugly.

Huo Jingxuan looked up at her and added another sentence.

"I've already sent Han Chuan with men to Penglai Sendai to invite the divine physician Shang Que. He should have a solution!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuerou's expression softened slightly, and she raised an eyebrow.

"I've heard that this Physician Shang is aloof, dislikes money, and doesn't associate with the powerful. How could Your Highness possibly persuade him to come?"