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

After returning to the capital, Huo Jingxuan was busy making trouble for Xie Jiayun, but for some reason, the Yang family, who had always supported Huo Jingxuan, suddenly changed their tune and spoke up for Xie Jiayun.

Since Longyue has not yet confessed and there is no evidence, Huo Jingxuan cannot touch the Xie family for the time being, and can only target Xie Jiayun's cronies.

Huo Jingxuan was preoccupied with political affairs, but this gave Jiang Xi an opportunity. Jiang Xi took the chance to search through Huo Jingxuan's entire bedroom.

However, they still gained nothing.

If the Cold Crow Token isn't in Huo Jingxuan's bedroom, could it be in his study or the treasure pavilion?

After ruling out Huo Jingxuan's bedroom, Jiang Xi resolutely set her sights on two other places.

But the Prince's Palace's treasure pavilion is heavily guarded, and the study is off-limits to unauthorized personnel. How can one sneak in?

"Sister Yueying, could you assign me some work? After all, I'm a maid in the Prince's mansion. It's not good for me to just laze around all the time, is it?"

Jiang Xi went to the front yard and found Yue Ying, who was directing the servants to sweep and clean. He shamelessly asked for her help.

Yueying was a clever woman. Although Jiang Xi was ostensibly a lowly maid in the Prince's mansion, her relationship with the Prince was extraordinary.

The two even slept in the same bed every day, clearly exceeding the boundaries of a maidservant relationship.

Therefore, although Jiang Xi had been back for several days, Yue Ying never dared to assign her any tasks.

"Hmm...why don't we wait for the prince to return and ask him what he thinks?"

Yueying cleverly passed the question to Huo Jingxuan.

"Pfft, what a fake!"

While sweeping the floor, Shuangjiang couldn't help but mutter sourly.

Although she spoke very softly, the front yard was only so big, how could Jiang Xi not hear her?

"You've already managed to climb into the prince's bed, why are you still pretending to be a maid? If you work with us, should we even call you 'master'?"

Bai Lu tried to stop Shuang Jiang, but Shuang Jiang was straightforward and couldn't stand Jiang Xi, so she simply straightened up and asked him righteously.

I thought Jiang Xi would be so embarrassed she'd want to disappear, but she just shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"You can say whatever you want, even if you've climbed into the prince's bed. But the prince's bed is right there. If you're so capable, you can climb into it too!"

"You..." Shuangjiang was speechless after being silenced by Jiang Xi, and could only angrily curse, "Shameless!"

Jiang Xi tossed her hair: "Thank you for the compliment!"

Then he casually walked away.

Frost was furious. Pointing at Jiang Xi, she said to Yueying, "Miss Yueying, look at her. She's a petty person who's gotten ahead. In my opinion, you're more qualified to be the mistress of this palace than she is!"

Yueying rolled her eyes at Shuangjiang: "Sigh, don't drag me into everything. I know my place very well, and I won't side with you and offend the future princess!"

When her plan failed, Shuangjiang flew into a rage: "Future princess? She doesn't deserve it! She's just like us, a lowly maid!"

Yueying ignored her, leaving with the words, "Get to work quickly, or don't blame me for slacking off!" and then left.

Bai Lu pulled Shuang Jiang back: "Forget it, Miss Yue Ying has been very straightforward. Maybe Xiao Qi really is the future princess!"

Shuangjiang then tried to persuade Bailu: "What do you mean 'forget'? Don't you like the prince too? Xiaoqi is right, she can get into his bed, so can you. Give it a try, maybe you'll succeed?"

"But..." Bai Lu was somewhat tempted by Shuang Jiang's few words, but she was still timid and had some concerns.

Shuangjiang encouraged her: "Stop with the 'buts'! Think about it, if you succeed, your whole family will rise to prominence. Don't you want your parents to look up to you?"

"I want to..." Bai Lu said truthfully.

The two looked at each other, as if they had both made up their minds.

Jiang Xi waited at home for Huo Jingxuan to return, but after waiting for a long time, Huo Jingxuan did not come. Instead, Yan Zijin came instead.

"Xiao Qi, Scholar Yan has come to the manor and specifically asked for you. Go to the front hall and see!"

Yueying walked up to Jiang Xi, who was idly tending to the flowers in the backyard flowerbed, and spoke to him.

Scholar Yan? Yan Zijin? What brings him here?

Jiang Xi was full of doubts and couldn't help but ask Yueying, "Miss Yueying, did Scholar Yan say what he wanted to see me about?"

Yueying shook her head: "Scholar Yan didn't say anything, he only said he wanted to see you. He came once while you were away. He heard that you went to Yingzhou with the Prince, and he looked quite disappointed!"

"Oh..." Jiang Xi let out a long "oh".

Doubts arose in his mind. Could it be that Yan Zijin really couldn't forget him because of something that happened when they were children?

Thinking this, Jiang Xi went to the front hall and met Yan Zijin who was waiting there.

Today, Yan Zijin wore a crimson robe, which made him look even more dashing and debonair.

The moment Yan Zijin saw Jiang Xi, a joyful smile immediately appeared on his handsome face.

"Miss Ah Xi, you're finally back!"

Jiang Xi felt that his tone indicated he was looking forward to her return, so she asked, "Scholar Yan, what brings you here?"

A normal blush appeared on Yan Zijin's face, and her eyes were somewhat shy.

But she still mustered up her courage and said, "I would like to invite you to go to the opera with me. Today, Changyin Pavilion has invited Boss Yu to sing 'The Peacock Flies Southeast'!"

Changyin Pavilion is the largest opera house in the capital, and Boss Yu is a famous star. Whenever he takes the stage, the audience is always full.

Therefore, in order to hear his performances, one not only had to spend a lot of money, but also had to be a well-known scholar or literati in the capital.

Jiang Xi loves listening to opera. When she was a child, she lived in the Yang family. Every year on the third day of the third lunar month, Yang Tingzhou would invite people to perform at their home.

One of the times I invited Boss Yu.

Back then, Mr. Yu wasn't as famous as he is now, so Jiang Xi could only listen from a corner.

But Boss Yu's appearance and singing skills left a lasting impression on her.

Therefore, when Yan Zijin extended the invitation, Jiang Xi looked on with longing.

She might not be interested in doing anything else, but she would be very tempted to go see Mr. Yu's opera.

Anyway, Huo Jingxuan doesn't know when he'll be back. According to his usual schedule, he'll be back at least in the middle of the night.

He probably wouldn't even notice if I sneaked out to listen to a play and then returned home without anyone noticing.

Besides, it's just watching a play; there's nothing to hide.

Thinking this, Jiang Xi nodded with a smile: "Let's go now!"

Seeing Jiang Xi's eager expression, Yan Zijin smiled knowingly and led her out the door.

Given Jiang Xi's current status, even Han Chuan from Bei Ying didn't dare to stop her, and others pretended not to see her.

So the two came and went freely, without being questioned by anyone.

As Shuangjiang watched her leave, she turned to Bailu and said, "The opportunity has come; you must seize it!"

Bai Lu nodded vigorously, as if she had made up her mind.

Give it a shot, maybe you'll go from maid to mistress!