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

The next morning.

Bai Lu made an excuse that she was feeling unwell and needed to go to the street to see a doctor. She asked Granny Liu for an hour's leave and went out.

Jiang Xi guessed that she had probably taken her hairpin to the Jade Pavilion to exchange for silver.

The Jade Pavilion is a secret property owned by the Emperor's elder brother, and the owner of the pavilion is named Chunniang.

The jewelry her elder brother had made for her was marked with special symbols, which Chunniang could easily recognize at a glance.

Sure enough, when Bailu took the hairpin to the Jade Pavilion and told the shop assistant that she wanted to sell her jewelry, the shop assistant immediately notified the pavilion owner, Chunniang.

When Chunniang came over and took a look, she immediately knew whose hairpin it was.

"This silver hairpin is indeed from my Jade Pavilion, and it was personally crafted by my Jade Pavilion's master craftsman. It is worth ten taels!"

"Ten taels?" Bai Lu's eyes lit up immediately.

She thought this little silver hairpin was worth at most two or three taels!

It seems that the new girl, Xiao Qi, is just as clueless as I am; otherwise, I wouldn't have given her the hairpin so easily!

Looks like I've struck gold!

"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and exchange it for silver!" Bai Lu said impatiently.

Chunniang, however, was not in a hurry at all. Instead, she scrutinized Bailu from head to toe.

"Excuse my bluntness, but your attire doesn't seem like that of someone who can afford such expensive jewelry..."

I suspect this might be some kind of stolen goods. If it really is, I wouldn't dare accept it; every transaction at Jade Pavilion is recorded.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu quickly explained, "This was a gift from my mistress!"

"The mistress of the household? Who is your mistress of the household?"

“It’s Lord Lu of the Military Command!” Bai Lu remembered Jiang Xi’s words and told the truth.

Upon hearing this, Chunniang beckoned to a maid and said, "Xiaoyu, go and check if the buyer of this hairpin is Madam Lu!"

The maid named Xiaoyu immediately went to look through the record book on the table, and after a while she looked up and replied: "Reporting to the Pavilion Master, this hairpin was indeed purchased by Madam Lu!"

Bai Lu was overjoyed upon hearing this. She had been a little worried that Jiang Xi was lying to her, but she was immediately relieved after the investigation was completed.

"Since everything you said matches up, then Jade Pavilion will take back this hairpin. Go to the accountant and collect your payment!"

Chunniang took the hairpin from Bailu's hand and then told Xiaoyu to take Bailu to collect the money.

As soon as Bailu left, Chunniang immediately summoned a servant.

"You, hurry up and deliver this hairpin to Lord Lu's residence. Tell him it's a gift from the Jade Pavilion, a new style that Madam Lu has taken a fancy to!"

"Yes!" The servant left with the hairpin in his hand.

Jiang Xi wasn't worried about Chunniang's comprehension at all; she was only worried that Bailu might seek peace of mind and casually find a jewelry processing shop to sell the hairpin cheaply.

So when she was hanging out the washed clothes to dry in the backyard and saw Bailu return, she almost couldn't help but go up and ask her what was going on.

However, Bai Lu was even happier than her, and when she saw her, she didn't give her the cold shoulder she usually did.

They even came over to help her straighten the clothes she was drying.

Jiang Xi immediately knew there was no need to ask around; this was a sure thing!

Han Chuan was indeed efficient; he gathered the three medicinal herbs that Huo Jingxuan needed that very afternoon.

"Your Highness, the medicine is ready!"

In the courtyard of Nongyue Pavilion, Han Chuan carried a bowl of medicine to Huo Jingxuan, who was playing chess with Shang Que under the flowering tree, while Bei Baojian stood guard to the side.

Huo Jingxuan's gaze fell on the bowl of dark medicine, and he glanced at Shang Que: "Is this medicine really effective?"

Shang Que smiled and nodded: "I'm right here, aren't I? If it doesn't work, even if you have one foot in the grave, I can still snatch you back!"

"You're still so arrogant!"

"Each each other!"

Huo Jingxuan said nothing more, picked up the medicine bowl from the tray, and drank it all in one gulp.

"How about it?"

From behind, Han Chuan, Shang Que, and the other two all stared intently at Huo Jingxuan's face, anticipating his reaction after drinking the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Huo Jingxuan felt a sense of relief throughout his body. The pent-up tension in his dantian that had been building up since he was poisoned also began to dissipate.

After a while, he felt a metallic taste in his throat, and with a "whoosh," he spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his whole body relaxed.

"Your Majesty!"

Bei Ying and Han Chuan wanted to help Huo Jingxuan, but Huo Jingxuan stopped them by raising his hand.

"No, I'm fine!"

Huo Jingxuan looked up at Shang Que, and Shang Que knew from his expression that the poison had been neutralized.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, on finally breaking free from the control of the twins!" Bei Ying immediately congratulated Huo Jingxuan.

"Your Highness, what do you plan to do with the Seventh Princess? Do you want me to kill her immediately?" Han Chuan asked impatiently.

At the same time, Jiang Xi, who had finished hanging up the clothes, also felt a surge of energy within her blood.

A sweet taste rose in her throat, and she was about to vomit blood, but she held it back. She reached out and wiped away the bloodstain from the corner of her mouth, then pretended to look at the sky outside the wall as if nothing had happened.

The twins have been freed, so why hasn't Lu Jian taken any action yet?

Huo Jingxuan is going to send people to kill her soon. Is she really destined to die silently in the Prince's mansion?

Just when Jiang Xi's heart was pounding so hard that she almost couldn't sit still.

A kite with outstretched wings appeared in the blue sky outside the courtyard wall.

coming!

Jiang Xi's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she secretly returned to the South Courtyard.

Behind the old banyan tree in the corner of the south courtyard, there was a dog hole that Huo Jingxuan had just ordered to be blocked with bricks.

With Jiang Xi's previous strength, she definitely wouldn't have been able to push open this hole.

But after her secret efforts over the past few days, the newly placed bricks have begun to show signs of loosening.

Now she put all her strength into pushing, and with a loud crash, dust billowed up as she overturned all the bricks to the ground.

"Hurry! Guard all the exits and bring Xiao Qi to the Prince!"

At the same time, a flurry of footsteps approached from outside the South Courtyard, and a guard gave an order.

Huo Jingxuan did indeed send people to arrest her!

Jiang Xi panicked and hurriedly crawled out through the dog hole.

The royal guards arrived a step too late, and upon seeing the overturned dog hole, their leader immediately gave the order.

"Some of you go after them, the rest of you come with me to report to the Prince!"

"Yes!"

The Prince's guards immediately split into two groups.

At that moment, Jiang Xi, who had crawled out through the dog hole, found herself in an alley outside the Prince's Mansion.

Thinking of the kite he had just seen, Jiang Xi immediately determined the direction and sprinted off to the southwest.

The guards followed closely behind Jiang Xi. Jiang Xi ran all the way to a flower field and, sure enough, saw Lu Ye standing in the middle of the flower field flying a kite.

Beside Lu Ye, a black horse was grazing with its head down.

"Hurry up and mount!"

Jiang Xi shouted from afar.

Lu Ye turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Jiang Xi being chased by a group of royal guards. He immediately threw away the kite in his hand, mounted his horse, and rode forward to meet Jiang Xi.

The horse's hooves clattered as it arrived before Jiang Xi at lightning speed.

"Princess, quickly grab my hand!"

Lu Ye, riding on his horse, reached out to Jiang Xi, who was on the ground.

Jiang Xi grabbed his hand and used his strength to flip herself onto the horse.

Lu Ye turned his horse around and galloped off in another direction.

At that moment, a poisoned arrow came flying from behind and pierced Jiang Xi's shoulder blade with a whoosh.