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

Inside the car, sandalwood incense burned, mingling with wisps of tea smoke that rose higher and higher.

Jiang Xi reached out and picked up the teapot, rinsing the teacups on the table with hot tea.

As she reached out, her sleeves rolled back, revealing bluish-purple marks on her fair wrists.

That was left by Huo Jingxuan last night when he was overcome with passion, holding her wrist above his head and unable to control himself.

Yang Xuerou, sitting to the side, immediately noticed the ambiguous signs and her eyes widened instantly.

When she looked at Huo Jingxuan next to her, he was looking down at Jiang Xi with a deep gaze, his expression revealing nothing of what he was thinking.

Yang Xuerou was terrified. Although she had not yet married Huo Jingxuan, she was no longer an ignorant young girl.

Two years ago, during the accident on her engagement night, she had already had an affair with Xue Yang, who admired her.

However, afterwards she made Xue Yang swear on his sister's life that he would never tell anyone about it.

So she quickly understood the unspoken tension between the two.

Huo Jingxuan probably didn't even realize that the way he looked at Jiang Xi was so tender that it almost didn't seem like him.

If this isn't considered liking someone, then she really doesn't know what the look in someone's eyes should be like.

That bitch Jiang Xi, she absolutely cannot take my place!

Thinking this, Yang Xuerou gritted her teeth and gripped the seat beneath her so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

It's early winter now, but the weather is lovely with the sun shining brightly.

The hunting grounds in the suburbs have been surrounded by Lu Jian, the commander of the military command, and his men.

Lu Jian was in charge of security for the hunt; he was over forty years old and dressed in armor.

His expression was serious, and his left hand was always resting on the long sword at his waist.

It was the hour of Si (9-11 AM), and most of the young masters and ladies who were supposed to arrive had already come.

Some stood in twos and threes on the hillside not far away, talking, while others chatted and laughed in the nearby grove.

At the main table, Lady Wang of the Duke of England's mansion sat in the main seat, flanked by the wives of various high-ranking officials she knew well.

This included the wife of Xu Maoqing, the official wife of the Imperial Clan Court.

They talked about the most popular hairpin styles in the capital and about Princess Jiang Xi, who had recently been kidnapped by bandits.

"I heard that the Seventh Princess has committed suicide by jumping off a cliff to preserve her innocence!"

"This seventh princess is also quite strong-willed!"

"But I heard that the one sent to Wuhua Mountain wasn't the Seventh Princess at all, and that the real Seventh Princess was actually at the Regent's Palace?"

"Shh, don't say things like that without evidence, or you'll lose your head!"

As the ladies were discussing the matter, a commotion arose not far away, as the Regent's carriage had arrived.

So the ladies quickly shut up and controlled their curiosity.

He was worried that saying the wrong thing might offend this powerful minister of the emperor.

It should be noted that not long ago, Huo Jingxuan disappeared, and Xie Zhuguo took the opportunity to punish several of his ministers.

As a result, upon his return, he not only regained his power in the imperial court.

He even found an excuse to shoot out one of Xie's eldest son's eyes with an arrow, directly avenging his seriously injured subordinate, Lord Li.

You should know that Xie Zhuguo's eldest son is the future head of the Xie family!

Xie Zhuguo kowtowed before the new emperor, begging him to uphold justice for his son. However, the new emperor was trembling and dared not utter a single harsh word in reprimand of Huo Jingxuan.

Whether the world will ultimately belong to the Jiang family or the Huo family is probably hard to say!

Meanwhile, as soon as Huo Jingxuan got off the carriage, Lu Jian went to greet him.

"Greetings, Regent!"

Lu Jian knelt down to pay his respects.

Huo Jingxuan raised his hand: "Commander Lu, please rise!"

When Jiang Xi, the last person to disembark from the carriage, heard Huo Jingxuan call out to Lu Jian, the action of lifting the curtain paused for a moment.

She had always communicated with Lu Jian through her elder brother, the Emperor. To be honest, this was the first time she had seen Lu Jian's face.

Was it he who helped me escape from the Regent's Palace?

Thinking this, Jiang Xi couldn't help but glance at Lu Jian again.

When Lu Jian felt her gaze and looked at her with a questioning expression, he quickly lowered his head again.

Yang Xuerou walked ahead of Jiang Xi, and when she got out of the car, Xue Yang took the initiative to help her.

When it was Jiang Xi's turn, she lifted her skirt, intending to get down by herself, but unexpectedly an arm reached out from the side.

Jiang Xi followed the arm and saw that its owner was none other than Huo Jingxuan, dressed in black with gold thread, exuding boundless nobility.

This……

In full view of everyone, he didn't seem to care about appearances at all.

Yang Xuerou, who had just managed to stand firm to the side, instantly turned icy.

You should know that ever since the Regent's carriage appeared near the hunting grounds, countless eyes, both openly and secretly, have been watching this place.

It's one thing for Huo Jingxuan not to help his fiancée, but who told him to be the regent, who is above all others?

But what was the meaning of him reaching out to help a maid? Did he want her to be ridiculed by all the noble ladies in the capital?

With that in mind, Yang Xuerou didn't hesitate at all and immediately took his arm.

"Your Highness, Madam Wang is still waiting for us over there. Let's go quickly!"

She was both trying to save face for herself and reminding Huo Jingxuan to be mindful of how others perceived him.

Huo Jingxuan paused for a moment, then calmly looked at Yang Xuerou's face.

Yang Xuerou had a bright smile on her face and looked so poised and elegant.

His marriage to Yang Xuerou was arranged by his grandfather, who summoned him to the ancestral hall before returning to his hometown.

Facing his grandfather, who was cleaning the ancestral tablets, Huo Jingxuan stood ramrod straight.

Grandfather cleaned up each item one by one, and then looked at his father Huo Yuanshan's memorial tablet, wiping it again and again.

It should be noted that his father, Huo Yuanshan, was his grandfather's first child and also his grandfather's most beloved child.

But when he was less than a year old, he committed suicide for a mistress!

"The thing I regret most in my life is that I shouldn't have forced your father to marry your mother. They should have both had their own bright futures."

At that time, Huo Jingxuan had already heard about the loveless marriage between his father and mother, and that his father's mistress was his true love.

However, because of her status as a mistress, her grandfather couldn't tolerate her and forcibly separated them.

Later, the mistress returned to Xuzhou and died of a serious illness two years later. When her father learned of this, he went to Xuzhou to find her without hesitation.

He wept bitterly upon seeing the white jade hairpin she had left for her father; it was their token of love.

Later, in front of the grave of that concubine, the father used that white jade hairpin to slit his own throat.

Huo Jingxuan listened to his grandfather's words without feeling joy or sorrow.

He had little memory of his father, but after hearing this story, he only felt that his father was weak and incompetent.

He dared not stand with his beloved against his family, and he also delayed his mother's future.

If he were to fall in love with a girl, no matter who she was, he would keep her by his side!

Even if it means making enemies of the whole world, I would not hesitate.