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

The next morning.

Jiang Xi changed Huo Jingxuan back into his original clothes.

Finally, she stroked his chin and looked him over. His demeanor and bearing were about the same as before, only his eyes were slightly different.

When Huo Jingxuan looked at her now, his peach blossom eyes seemed to be filled with stars, sparkling brightly—it was so childish.

The Huo Jingxuan of the past was not like this. He used to be arrogant and disdainful of everyone, with only coldness and pride in his eyes.

"Can you look away from that idiot? Stop staring like that!" Jiang Xi reminded him.

Huo Jingxuan didn't think there was anything wrong with his gaze at all: "Change it to what?"

Jiang Xi was stumped for a moment. After thinking for a while, she pointed to a big yellow dog that had run into the yard.

"Hey, try it! Scare it away with your eyes!"

Although Huo Jingxuan felt it was a bit outrageous, he still did as he was told, only raising his eyes slightly and lowering the corners of his eyes.

The big yellow dog that came in looking for food looked up and met his gaze, then immediately tucked its tail between its legs and ran away.

"Yes, yes, that's the look you give me, even dogs would be afraid of you!"

Jiang Xi clapped her hands, finally finding her rhythm, and then pulled Huo Jingxuan out of the courtyard.

"Come on, let's hurry up and reveal our identities. Remember what I told you, don't forget a single thing!"

Unexpectedly, Huo Jingxuan did not move an inch, but instead grasped Jiang Xi's soft fingers and held them in his palm.

Why go through all that trouble?

As he spoke, he glanced outside the courtyard and said, "Here they come."

Jiang Xi looked up and saw that a large number of soldiers had arrived outside the courtyard, led by the prefect and Bei Ying.

The person who led the way for them was Uncle, the village head, from the same village.

After a brief moment of panic, Jiang Xi immediately understood.

She tugged at Huo Jingxuan's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Did you deliberately leak your whereabouts?"

"They expanded the search area. Yesterday evening, the village head came to register. I just deliberately said the wrong thing!"

Huo Jingxuan leaned slightly toward Jiang Xi and answered in the same volume as her.

Jiang Xi's eyes widened: "I haven't come back by evening yet. What if my observation is wrong?"

Huo Jingxuan shrugged: "What does it matter? Anyway, they've expanded their search area, so we can't stay here anymore!"

Jiang Xi thought about it and realized that it was indeed true!

As they were talking, Bei Ying and the prefect dismounted and entered the courtyard.

"See you, my lord!"

Bei Ying knelt down without lifting his robe, leaving the bewildered prefect completely unaware of which of the two people he was kneeling to.

He knelt down as well, secretly observing them.

Although Jiang Xi was dressed in coarse linen clothes, he had fair skin and handsome looks, and looked quite like a pretty boy.

Huo Jingxuan, dressed in black with gold thread, exuded an imposing aura, but what was he holding in his hand? Was it a white sugar osmanthus cake?

Surely a regent wouldn't be so ignorant of the ways of the world?

Huo Jingxuan ignored the two kneeling people and instead fed the osmanthus cake in his hand to Jiang Xi.

"This is the osmanthus cake I made last night. You were already asleep by the time I finished making it, so you didn't get to taste it yet!"

Jiang Xi was in no mood to taste the osmanthus cake at this moment. She waved his hand away and glanced at Bei Yingdao on the ground.

"They're here, get started on your performance!"

Huo Jingxuan was unhappy that Jiang Xi's gaze was being drawn to someone else, and he glanced down at the kneeling figure's back with displeasure.

He said in a detached voice, "Get up!"

Bei Ying stood up: "Please, Your Highness, return to the capital with me immediately."

"You have no idea, many important things have happened in the capital these days, and they are all waiting for you to return and take charge!"

"I know it!"

Huo Jingxuan's expression was indifferent, and he didn't seem to be in any hurry at all.

Bei Ying remembered Shang Que's words and angrily grabbed Jiang Xi's wrist.

"It was you! You poisoned the prince! Hand over the antidote right now!"

The Beijing Film Academy's grip was incredibly strong; although Jiang Xi's physique had improved considerably, he couldn't withstand such force.

"It hurts, let me go!"

Jiang Xi frowned, and Huo Jingxuan immediately flew into a rage, raising his wide sleeves and sweeping Bei Ying away.

"She is my woman. Who gave you permission to lay a hand on her?"

After flying out, Bei Ying crashed into a pile of firewood behind her before falling to the ground.

Clutching his aching chest, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the first thing he did after getting up was to kneel down and confess his sins.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, but this woman poisoned you, making you forget your past."

Please, you must come back to the capital with me so that the renowned physician Shang can treat you!

The Beijing Film Academy spoke with heartfelt sincerity and appeared utterly loyal.

Jiang Xi glanced worriedly at Huo Jingxuan, afraid that he might believe what he said.

Sensing Jiang Xi's anxious look, Huo Jingxuan gave her a reassuring smile.

He then looked at Bei Ying and said, "The poison in my body has been cured. Rather than returning to the capital, I have more important things to do now!"

Bei Ying looked up at Huo Jingxuan with some doubt, but he was as usual, even his eyes were as intimidating as ever.

He couldn't find any flaws.

So all I could do was dutifully remind them: "But in the court..."

"We'll discuss matters of state back in the capital. Now, gather troops and search for someone in and around Anyang!"

Huo Jingxuan interrupted Bei Ying's reminder and handed him a portrait that Jiang Xi had drawn in advance.

When Bei Ying took the portrait, she realized that the person the prince was looking for was actually Chun Tao, the maidservant of Jiang Xi. Her expression immediately became complicated.

"What? My words have no effect?"

Seeing that he was not obeying orders, Huo Jingxuan threatened him in a deep voice.

A chill ran down Bei Ying's spine, and he immediately bowed and clasped his hands in obeisance: "Your subordinate obeys!"

After saying that, he turned around, went out, and took a large number of officers and soldiers with him, leaving behind a small group.

The prefect, who had been unable to get a word in edgewise, finally dared to step forward.

"Your Highness, I am Gao Qizheng, the local prefect. I humbly request that Your Highness, along with...this young master, move to the prefectural office to rest!"

Their identities have been exposed, and it is indeed inappropriate for them to stay here any longer.

Huo Jingxuan glanced at Jiang Xi, and only after obtaining Jiang Xi's consent did he say, "Then I'll trouble Lord Gao to lead the way!"

The prefect immediately stepped aside and gestured for him to proceed.

Two days later, inside the prefectural governor's mansion, Jiang Xi finally met Chun Tao, who had been missing for many days.

At that time, Chun Tao, dressed as a peasant woman, threw herself into Jiang Xi's arms, crying with tears streaming down her face.

"Princess, I thought I would never see you again!"

Jiang Xi hugged Chun Tao, her eyes also filled with tears.

Bei Ying, who was standing next to her, explained: "When the bandits attacked, Chun Tao got separated from the group and ended up alone in a small mountain village!"

Chun Tao knew that Jiang Xi had been worried about her, otherwise she wouldn't have come to find her in person.

So he grabbed Jiang Xi's sleeve and said, "This servant has changed her name in order to... to survive."

He made a living dyeing cloth for others in a weaving workshop in the mountains…

Jiang Xi looked down and realized that although it was only late autumn, Chun Tao's hands were already cracked from the cold.

"You suffered!"

Because there were outsiders present, Jiang Xi didn't feel comfortable asking about the baby in her belly.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bei Ying couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but ask.

"Now that the person has been found for you, when are you going to persuade the prince to return to the capital?"