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

Following her memory, she evaded the imperial guards patrolling the palace and quietly sneaked into the small kitchen of "Phoenix Spirit Palace".

Fengling Palace was the residence of Empress Mu, who was the first wife of Emperor Jiang Zun, the father of Jiang Xi.

It is said that Jiang Zun followed him when he was wandering around.

Later, when Jiang Zun was found, his advisors suggested that he divorce his wife in order to give him more support.

After all, this Empress Mu came from the common people and had no background whatsoever.

But Jiang Zun was deeply in love with her and refused to agree no matter what!

Empress Mu was the mother of the eldest prince, Jiang Gu. The opposition of the court officials to Jiang Gu's succession was partly due to the empress's weak position.

After all, royal lineage places the greatest emphasis on maternal lineage.

In comparison, Jiang Tang, the second prince of the Langya Wang clan, whose maternal family was the most prestigious, appeared to be of even higher status.

Unlike the imperial kitchen, the small kitchen only had the head chef on duty at night.

With the Emperor recently deceased, Empress Mu was heartbroken and had no appetite for a midnight snack, so the head chef was currently snoring away by the stove.

Jiang Xi reached inside, lifted the lid of the steamer on the stove, and took out two steamed buns, which she then put in her pocket.

He then took a bowl of bird's nest soup with rock sugar, grabbed a roast chicken, and slipped out.

She walked quietly, afraid of encountering anyone along the way.

However, what are you afraid of?

"stop!"

A sweet, feminine voice rebuked her.

She recognized the voice; it belonged to the Fifth Princess Jiang Yuan, the younger sister of the First Prince Jiang Gu.

Jiang Yuan noticed that her mother hadn't eaten much for days, so she specially went to the small kitchen to have someone stew a pot of fish maw and shark fin for her mother.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Jiang Xi, who was acting suspiciously, outside the small kitchen.

Jiang Xi and the Fifth Princess have been at odds since childhood.

How could they possibly live in harmony when one was showered with favors by his father and the other was treated like trash by his father?

For now, Jiang Xi could only pretend not to hear and continue walking forward.

"Catch her for me!"

Seeing that she couldn't catch up with Jiang Xi, Jiang Yuan gave orders to her men and women.

"Yes!"

Immediately, armed guards rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Xi's shoulders, and brought her to Jiang Yuan.

"It's you?"

Jiang Yuan was also surprised when she saw Jiang Xi's face.

His gaze then fell on what she was holding in her hand.

"Fine, so your royal uncle forbids anyone from giving you things, so you steal them? Give them to me!"

Jiang Yuan reached out to grab it.

Jiang Xi dodged Jiang Yuan's clutches with a sidestep: "You probably think Huo Jingxuan is a god, don't you? You listen to everything he says!"

He wants to starve me to death, and you actually believe him? Don't forget, we are the blood relatives.

He's just trying to use your imperial brother!

"Bah! Your identity is still unclear, but my royal uncle is wholeheartedly thinking of my royal brother. Stop trying to sow discord here!"

As Jiang Yuan spoke, she tried to lunge forward to snatch the things from Jiang Xi's hands.

Jiang Xi threw down the roast chicken, took out a pill from his pocket, and as Jiang Yuan pounced on him, he pinched her cheeks and stuffed the pill into her mouth.

"Good boy, go and tell the imperial kitchen to send more food to the Jade Palace!"

After confirming that Jiang Yuan had swallowed the pill, Jiang Xi clapped his hands and gave the order.

After taking the pill, Jiang Yuan's eyes were glazed and her movements were sluggish. Upon hearing Jiang Xi's words, she turned around and gave an order to the maid behind her.

"Go, tell the imperial kitchen to send more food to the Jade Palace!"

"Yes!"

As palace maids, they naturally dared not question their masters' orders.

So two of them obeyed and went to the small kitchen to serve the meal.

Jiang Xi then said, "Tell these people not to follow you!"

Jiang Yuan: "Don't follow me!"

"Yes!"

All the palace maids and guards withdrew.

Now only Jiang Xi and Jiang Yuan were left, and Jiang Xi had a mischievous idea to play a trick on her.

Shout "I'm a pig!" three times.

"I am a pig, I am a pig, I am a pig!" Jiang Yuan obediently obeyed.

Jiang was overjoyed; this gentian violet was truly useful!

"Go, send all the valuables in your palace to the Jade Palace as a tribute to me!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Yuan responded, mechanically turned around, and went back to her "Changle Palace" to get her things.

When Jiang Xi returned to the Jade Palace, the delicious food that Jiang Yuan's maids had brought to the Jade Palace had also arrived.

Eight-treasure duck, anchovy, fish maw chicken, crystal dumplings...

The table was overflowing with food, a feast Jiang Xi had never seen in her eighteen years.

"Wow!"

Chun Tao, weak from hunger, was helped to sit down at the table by Jiang Xi. Her eyes widened in surprise, and her mouth gaped open.

"So much delicious food!"

Chun Tao swallowed hard, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jiang Xi.

"Mmm, eat up!" Jiang Xi was also starving.

After exchanging a glance, the two picked up their chopsticks in perfect unison and began to wolf down their food in an orderly fashion.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan, who had returned to Chang Le Palace and packed her valuables to present to Jiang Xi, was spotted by Zhao Wuchang, the commander of the Imperial Guards, as soon as she stepped out.

"Where are the Fifth Princess going?" Zhao Wuchang asked after bowing.

"Go and show respect to Jiang Xi!"

Jiang Yuan's strange words and mechanical movements made Zhao Wuchang realize that something was amiss.

"Could the Fifth Princess have been drugged with some kind of bewitching drug?"

Zhao Wuchang first had Jiang Yuan detained, and then sent people to invite Jiang Gu, who was about to ascend the throne, and Huo Jingxuan.

Jiang Gu arrived relatively quickly, but Huo Jingxuan followed closely behind.

Jiang Yuan was pinned to a chair by her maid and unable to move.

Zhao Wuchang first greeted Jiang Gu and Huo Jingxuan, and then explained the situation to them.

Jiang Yuan's unusual nature is obvious to anyone with eyes.

"Uncle, what's wrong with Xiao Wu?" Jiang Gu asked Huo Jingxuan with concern.

Huo Jingxuan stood with his hands behind his back, his expression serious: "It must be Jiang Xi's doing again!"

After saying that, he turned and went to the Jade Palace to cause trouble for Jiang Xi.

Inside the Jade Palace, Jiang Xi and Chun Tao were enjoying their meal immensely.

Especially Jiang Xi, with a roasted duck leg in her left hand and a bowl of bird's nest soup in her right, where was the slightest bit of the princess's dignity and elegance?

"You can still eat!"

Huo Jingxuan, dressed in black with gold thread, stood in front of the table, looking down at Jiang Xi beside him.

Chuntao was a little afraid of him, so when she saw him arrive, she bowed and left.

Jiang Xi was not surprised that he would come, after all, the effects of the herb Quisqualis indica only last for one hour.

Furthermore, those who are poisoned by Quisqualis indica behave strangely, and anyone with a modicum of intelligence can detect the flaws.

It's just a pity that she won't be able to get those treasures from Jiang Yuan.

I really want to know just how much wealth she has!

"Even if the Imperial Uncle goes hungry for two days, he can still eat!"

Jiang Xi buried her head in her food, not even looking up.

"What did you feed the Fifth Princess?" Huo Jingxuan was too lazy to argue with her.

"Uncle, you're so heartless. You ask about other women as soon as you arrive. Aren't you afraid I'll get jealous?"

After Jiang Xi finished eating, she wiped her mouth with the hot towel on the table and then began to carefully wipe her fingers one by one.

She hung her head, her tone filled with unspeakable resentment, and her expression was very forlorn.

Anyone who didn't know better would really think she was secretly grieving.