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

Huo Jingxuan removed the remaining shackles from his hands and stretched his aching wrists.

He got off the bed, straightened the hem of his shirt that had fallen over his shoulders, and walked slowly but with an overwhelming sense of urgency toward Jiang Xi.

"You think you can defeat me just because you have this potion?"

I was indeed initially poisoned by your words, but everything that followed was simply a matter of going with the flow.

Otherwise, how can we solidify the evidence of your brother's treason and uproot his power in the court?

However, what I didn't expect was that you are quite clever.

These past few days, aside from revealing that your elder brother is plotting a rebellion, you haven't mentioned anyone else!

Go with the flow?

Jiang Xi instinctively tried to run, but before she could take two steps, Huo Jingxuan grabbed her shoulder with such force that he felt like he was going to crush her bones.

Huo Jingxuan turned her body around, grabbed her throat, and tightened his grip.

"Weren't you all high and mighty these past few days? Now you want to run away? No way!"

As he spoke, he exerted force and was about to snap Jiang Xi's neck.

"You can't kill me!"

Jiang Xi managed to squeeze out a sound from her throat.

"You'll die if you kill me!"

Sure enough, Jiang Xi's words immediately reduced the force in Huo Jingxuan's hand by half.

Huo Jingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "What did you say?"

The fresh air that rushed into her lungs made Jiang Xi feel like she was reborn. She coughed desperately and it took her a long time to recover.

"When I drugged you, I knew you would kill me to silence me once your inner strength recovered."

So I also gave myself a poison called "Twin".

This poison, through the union of yin and yang, can penetrate into another person's body.

We've made love countless times these past few days, and the twin poison has long since eroded your internal organs.

Since they are twins, both poisoned individuals must survive simultaneously; if one dies, the other will also die instantly!

Huo Jingxuan's forehead veins throbbed, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent: "You think I'd believe your nonsense?"

Jiang Xi didn't explain, but instead drew a dagger from her waist and slashed it at her wrist.

At the same time, Huo Jingxuan also felt a stinging pain in his wrist. He released Jiang Xi and rolled up his sleeve to take a look.

A cut did indeed appear on his wrist in the same spot as Jiang Xi's.

Even though he didn't want to believe it, he had no choice but to believe that there really was such a poison as Jiang Xi had described!

"you wanna die!"

Huo Jingxuan grabbed Jiang Xi by the collar and slammed her heavily onto the white jade bed behind him.

Jiang Xi coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Huo Jingxuan himself also vomited blood.

Jiang Xi wiped the blood from her mouth, looked up at Huo Jingxuan who was clutching his chest, and smiled sadly.

"Kill me! The palace coup failed, and I'm going to die anyway!"

I thought I had a cheat code that would make me a match for you all, but in the end, it was all just a joke!

Huo Jingxuan raised his hand, and his immense internal energy swept through everything in the room, causing his robes to flutter even without wind.

He was truly intent on killing.

After all, no woman had ever dared to scheme against him like this before!

However, even in such a state of rage, he was still able to maintain a sliver of rationality.

If he kills Jiang Xi, he will die too. His mission is not yet complete, so he must live!

So slowly, little by little, he dissipated the true energy throughout his body.

He planned to keep Jiang Xi alive and make her wish she were dead!

Just then, the door to the secret room was kicked open, and a large group of people rushed in.

Leading the group were Yang Xuerou, the youngest daughter of Yang Tingzhou, the Vice Minister of Rites, and Han Chuanbeiying, the deputy general beside Huo Tingzhou.

"I'll kill you, you shameless little bitch!"

Yang Xuerou had already learned from the captured maid Qiuye what Jiang Xi had done to Huo Jingxuan these past few days.

Enraged, his face turned ashen. He drew the sword of the guard beside him and was about to rush forward to take Jiang Xi's life.

"stop!"

Huo Jingxuan flicked his sleeve and knocked the longsword out of Yang Xuerou's hand.

With a clang, the longsword fell to the ground.

Yang Xuerou turned her head and looked at Huo Jingxuan with a heartbroken and furious expression.

"Why won't you let me kill her? If Han Chuan hadn't discovered the painting was strange in time, who knows what she might have done to you. Why are you still protecting her?"

"hehe!"

Jiang Xi got off the white jade bed and forced himself to walk step by step toward Yang Xuerou, sneering provocatively.

"Why else could it be? Of course, it's because he can't bear to part with it!"

As he spoke, he leaned down and whispered in Yang Xuerou's ear, in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"You haven't had him yet, have you? He's pretty good in bed, but unfortunately I beat you to it!"

"Bitch!"

Yang Xuerou was so angry that she trembled all over. She had planned everything, but she never expected this woman to be so shameless.

He raised his hand to slap her, but Jiang Xi grabbed his wrist and pushed him back.

"You want to hit me? You're not allowed to do it again!"

Yang Xuerou was pushed by Jiang Xi and almost fell, but fortunately, her most loyal bodyguard, Xue Yang, helped her up.

Just as Xue Yang was about to attack Jiang Xi, Huo Jingxuan raised his hand to stop him.

"Take the Seventh Princess away and lock her up. The rest of you, come with me to the Zhengqing Palace to protect me!"

Huo Jingxuan's face was covered with frost, and his voice was devoid of warmth.

"As ordered!"

Several guards stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Xi's shoulders, and pushed her away.

Outside the Jade Palace, a pile of corpses lay, the night was heavy, and only a half-moon could be seen.

This place is remote, so we can't see what's happening at Zhengqing Palace, but we can imagine that they've already gone to war.

Jiang Xi was imprisoned in the palace dungeon by Huo Jingxuan.

The dungeon was dark and damp, devoid of sunlight, and it was impossible to see what was happening outside.

Once the iron gate is locked, there's no way to escape.

Jiang Xi knew that she had made a mistake this time. She thought that she could be arrogant because she had a cheat code, but she still couldn't outsmart these schemers.

But right now, she has to find a way to get out and rescue Jiang Ji.

He was her own brother, the only person in the world who still had good intentions towards her.

She couldn't just stand by and watch him be defeated and die!

As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild. Let's get out of here first!

Thinking this, Jiang Xi's eyes flashed, and her gaze fell on the young general in armor outside the prison door, who had no expression on his face.

The young general's name was Lu Ye, and he was a commander in the Imperial City Garrison.

Jiang Xi had saved his life. Half a year ago, Lu Ye had just arrived in the capital and had nowhere to serve. He almost starved to death on the streets.

Jiang Xi saved him and told him to go find Lu Jian, the commander of the Imperial City Garrison.

He falsely claimed that he was guided by a goddess in his dream and wanted to become Commander Lu's godfather, promising that Commander Lu's wife's illness would be cured without medicine.

Lu Jian's wife is terminally ill and could pass away at any moment. Desperate to save her, Lu Jian decides to take a risk.

So, following the goddess's request in his dream, he adopted Lu Ye as his godson and changed his name.

Shortly thereafter, his wife's condition actually improved dramatically.

Lu Jian became increasingly convinced of the goddess's dream, kept Lu Ye by his side, and began to give him important responsibilities.

"General Lu!"

Jiang Xi gripped the iron bars of the cell and shouted towards the outside.

Lu Ye turned to look at her.

Jiang Xi asked, "President Lu, do you still remember what you promised me back then?"