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

Jiang Xixin happily clung to Huo Jingxuan's arm as they headed towards Nongyue Pavilion.

But on the path through the garden, she saw Yueying kneeling on the cobblestones, her back ramrod straight.

"Why is Miss Yueying kneeling here?" Jiang Xi asked in surprise.

Huo Jingxuan paused for a moment, but did not explain, and continued to return to Nongyue Pavilion on his own.

Jiang Xi was puzzled, worried that Yue Ying had been implicated because he had gone out to watch the opera, so he did not chase after her, but instead asked Yue Ying.

Yueying cast a kind glance at Jiang Xi, shook her head and said, "Little Seven, please don't ask. It was my negligence, and it's right for the Prince to punish me!"

After saying that, he refused to reveal anything else.

Seeing that she couldn't get any information from Yueying, Jiang Xi followed Huo Jingxuan back to Nongyue Pavilion.

Inside Nongyue Pavilion, a maid was changing the bed sheets and blankets.

Jiang Xi asked curiously, "Weren't the sheets and blankets just changed this morning?"

The maids were wary of Huo Jingxuan, who stood imposingly in the center of the bedchamber.

No one dared to speak; they simply quickly changed the sheets and blankets and then silently withdrew.

"What happened in the manor while I was away? Why is Yueying kneeling? And why are the bed sheets and blankets being changed again?"

Jiang Xi rushed up to Huo Jingxuan and looked up at him, asking a question.

Huo Jingxuan avoided her gaze and refused to say more. At this moment, Bei Ying returned.

"Your Highness, I have already expelled Bailu from the palace!"

Bai Lu was kicked out of the Prince's Palace?

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, then thought about the events in connection with each other and immediately understood the cause and effect.

Bai Lu had long admired Huo Jingxuan, so when he was away, she secretly climbed into Huo Jingxuan's bed, only to be discovered by him.

Yueying was only implicated because of her.

Thinking this, Jiang Xi looked at Huo Jingxuan with an expression that said, "I understand."

"The Imperial Uncle is quite charming, with even beauties offering themselves for his bed!"

Huo Jingxuan glared at Jiang Xi with a deep look in his eyes: "Are you gloating?"

Jiang Xi quickly raised her hands in surrender: "Ah Xi is wronged! The Imperial Uncle holds immense power in the court, it's perfectly normal for someone to throw themselves at him, why get so angry?"

"Nothing to do with it?" Huo Jingxuan keenly caught the meaning in Jiang Xi's words: "You're quite magnanimous!"

Jiang Xi shrugged: "I am clear about my identity, so naturally I will not make too many demands on my royal uncle."

Huo Jingxuan smiled coldly: "Know your own identity? If you really knew your own identity, would you still have accepted Yan Zijin's invitation?"

In my opinion, you simply don't care who I'm with!

As he spoke, he grabbed Jiang Xi's waist and forced her close to him.

Jiang Xi was forced to fall into Huo Jingxuan's arms, her little hands instinctively climbing onto his shoulders, looking up into his eyes.

"Is the Imperial Uncle angry?"

Jiang Xi asked cautiously.

Huo Jingxuan's brows were cold and his expression was impassive: "Shouldn't I be angry? You are now my woman!"

Jiang Xi, who had been clinging to Huo Jingxuan's shoulder, wrapped her arms around his neck instead: "Uncle, don't be angry. I won't go out with Scholar Yan anymore!"

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Huo Jingxuan on the lips.

The young girl deliberately tried to please him, speaking softly and acting in an extremely suggestive manner.

Huo Jingxuan's cold expression began to falter. His large hand, which had been holding her waist, moved to the back of her head, pressing her head down to prevent her from moving. He then leaned down and kissed her soft lips.

After the kiss, Jiang Xi nearly suffocated.

Huo Jingxuan released her, his rough fingers pressing against her glistening red lips, which were still wet from being kissed.

Half helpless and half threatening: "You, you're so good at saying nice things, you just know how to flatter me, but who knows what bad things you're up to!"

Jiang Xi shrugged: "With Chun Tao and Lu Ye both in your hands, how could I dare to harbor any bad intentions? I'm just trying to protect myself!"

Huo Jingxuan stared at her intently, without saying a word.

Jiang Xi couldn't stand his scrutiny, so she took the initiative to help Huo Jingxuan take off his outer robe.

She said in a fawning manner, "Uncle, let Ah Xi help you wash up and go to sleep!"

Huo Jingxuan let Jiang Xi hang his outer robe on the coat rack.

He then ordered a maid to bring hot water and wrung out a handkerchief to wipe his hands and wash his face.

Huo Jingxuan enjoyed Jiang Xi's service. It was rare for her to be so considerate today, so he decided not to hold it against her.

Lying in bed at night, Jiang Xi snuggled into Huo Jingxuan's arms on her own.

She was sensitive to the cold, and Huo Jingxuan's embrace felt like a furnace; she loved to sleep nestled against his chest.

Huo Jingxuan was initially reluctant, but after she roughly pulled him around a few times, he gave in to her.

Jiang Xi not only hugged him, pressing her face against his bare, muscular chest, but also wrapped her legs around his waist.

"you……"

Huo Jingxuan wanted to say, "What kind of behavior is this?"

But Jiang Xi didn't give him a chance to speak: "Uncle, please stop scolding me. Let me hug you, just a hug is enough!"

In the darkness, Huo Jingxuan sighed helplessly.

"Uncle, guess who I met today? It was Boss Yu, the one who sang 'The Peacock Flies Southeast.' I heard he has a close relationship with Xie Qingshan, the eldest son of the Xie family?"

Huo Jingxuan was surprised that Jiang Xi would suddenly bring this up; "Yan Zijin told you?"

Jiang Xi nodded: "I was so surprised at the time. This old man from the Xie family actually had such a fetish. Shouldn't Xie Jiayun slap him across the face?"

Huo Jingxuan snorted: "What's so special about these secrets? Your brother's Cold Crow Society has far more exciting information than this!"

Jiang Xi was taken aback, but after a while she realized that Huo Jingxuan's words had a hidden meaning.

"You mean Yan Zijin invited me to see Boss Yu's opera today to test me?"

Huo Jingxuan glanced down at Jiang Xi in his arms, a self-deprecating smile curving his lips: "What do you think?"

Jiang Xi suddenly realized something: "Yan Zijin wants to know if I have control of the Cold Crow Society, so he deliberately used the matter between Master Xie and Boss Yu to test me?"

"You've figured it out? Looks like you're not so stupid after all!" Huo Jingxuan's words were ambiguous, whether it was a compliment or an insult.

But Jiang Xi quickly sensed something was wrong: "Why is Yan Zijin so afraid of the Cold Crow Society? Could it be that he also has a secret in my brother's hands?"

Huo Jingxuan bluntly stated, "I once tried to win over Yan Zijin, but he refused."

He must have left some kind of leverage over the Crow Society, which is why he dared not betray his master.

However, I don't know the specifics of the incriminating evidence; you'll have to ask your elder brother!

Jiang Xi couldn't help but roll her eyes at Huo Jingxuan: "Didn't you burn my imperial brother to death?"

Huo Jingxuan was taken aback, a complex look flashing in his eyes. After a long while, he said, "Although your elder brother is dead, the Cold Crow Token still exists. If you know where the Cold Crow Token is, tell me as soon as possible. Don't make any decisions on your own, understand?"

Jiang Xi scoffed: "Are you afraid I'll use the Cold Crow Token against you?"

Huo Jingxuan spoke frankly: "Do you think the Cold Crow Society can do anything to me?"