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

Jiang Xi snorted, though she was dissatisfied, she knew that what Huo Jingxuan said was true.

If even the Emperor can't do anything to someone, what can a mere Cold Crow Token do?

However, anything is possible with determination; we must burn our bridges!

She can't really stay by the side of the culprit who killed her brother for the rest of her life, can she?

You always have to take a gamble! Don't all people like to gamble?

If you win the bet, you'll be incredibly glamorous; if you lose, you'll have a clear conscience—you're never at a loss!

Thinking this, Jiang Xi hugged Huo Jingxuan's neck tightly.

"I'm doing nothing in the Prince's mansion. Why don't you have Yueying arrange some tasks for me? If I have something to do, I won't always be thinking about running around outside!"

Huo Jingxuan stiffened for a moment, then asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Anything is fine, even cleaning the study is fine!" Jiang Xi suggested, seizing the opportunity.

Huo Jingxuan asked suspiciously, "The study is an important place in the Prince's mansion, and there are people specifically assigned to clean it. What are you planning to do?"

Jiang Xi hugged him even tighter: "If you don't want to do anything, you can clean other places instead of the study. It's up to you!"

Her tone sounded nonchalant, as if it were just a casual remark.

Huo Jingxuan seemed lost in thought, his eyes darkening before he finally said, "Then I'll give Yueying some instructions tomorrow and see what she needs you to do!"

"Mmm!" Jiang Xi hugged Huo Jingxuan and mumbled a reply in his arms.

The next day, Huo Jingxuan went to the palace to attend court early in the morning.

According to Beijing Film Academy, Longyue withstood the torture inflicted by the Supervisory Department and refused to reveal the mastermind behind it all.

Huo Jingxuan planned to make an example of Zheng Bingyan, the head of the Ministry of Justice, as a warning to others.

Zheng Bingyan was Xie Jiayun's protégé, and he always followed Xie Jiayun's lead.

When Jiang Xi revealed his identity at Liujun Pavilion, it was Zheng Bingyan who tipped off Xie Jiayun.

This led Xie Jiayun to send hired assassins to hunt them down, so they weren't entirely innocent.

Jiang Xi wasn't particularly interested in any of that; all she wanted to do right now was find the Cold Crow Token as quickly as possible.

So as soon as Huo Jingxuan left, she struggled to get out of bed, got dressed, picked up a feather duster, and quietly headed towards the study.

The study was guarded, and the guards showed no mercy to Jiang Xi: "Little Seventh Miss, without the Prince's permission, no one is allowed to approach the study. Please leave immediately!"

Jiang Xi thought to herself, "There must be something special hidden in Huo Jingxuan's study, otherwise why would he be guarding it so closely?"

"The prince promised me that I would clean the study!" Jiang Xi falsely relayed the order.

Hearing her righteous words, the guards couldn't help but exchange glances.

One of them, forcing a smile, said, "But we didn't receive any orders from the prince!"

"Nonsense! The Prince went to the palace early this morning, and he instructed Miss Yueying. If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourselves when she arrives!"

As Jiang Xi spoke, she began to head into the study.

The two guards quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly stopped Jiang Xi, saying, "We're so sorry, please allow us to go and ask!"

Jiang Xi was grabbed by the back of her collar by one of the guards and pulled forcefully towards the door, falling to the ground with a thud.

Jiang Xi rubbed her buttocks, glaring at the two heartless guards in front of her, both in pain and anger.

The guards knew that Jiang Xi was now a favorite of the prince, and they were so frightened that they almost cried.

The guard who pushed Jiang Xi down, in particular, kept apologizing: "Miss Xiao Qi, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"OK OK!"

Jiang Xi waved her hand magnanimously to indicate that she was fine, then scrambled up from the ground and stood to the side.

"If you want to ask, then go and ask!"

The two guards exchanged a glance. One of them stayed behind to guard the study, while the other went to find Yueying to ask her questions.

Seeing that only one person remained, Jiang Xi's eyes darted around, and she pulled a golden peony from her sleeve.

"Hey little brother, look, I got this by chance the other day. What do you think it's called?"

The guards had never seen peonies of such color before, and couldn't help but move closer for a look.

Jiang Xi held the flower close to his nose and waved it. The guard's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

Seeing this, Jiang Xi quickly put the flower away, muttering to herself, "You're fooled by a flower that's been colored? Go to sleep!"

He pushed open the study door and slipped inside without anyone noticing.

Huo Jingxuan's study was large, but the layout was simple and clear. There were two bookshelves against the wall, displaying various ancient books.

A desk was placed against the wall near the door, with a piece of white paper weighed down by a paperweight.

It looks like Huo Jingxuan was going to paint or write calligraphy, but for some reason it remains untouched.

Jiang Xi first searched Huo Jingxuan's desk, and then started looking for the bookshelf.

She had never seen what the Crow Token was before, but she guessed it must be some kind of token.

If Your Majesty were to hide this thing in your Regent's Palace, I doubt it would be hidden in front of Huo Jingxuan. It would likely be hidden in some corner where he wouldn't easily notice it.

For example, those dusty places that no one ever notices!

With that thought in mind, Jiang Xi instantly cleared out every clean corner of the study.

Dusty places...

Jiang Xi stroked his chin, looked around, and finally his gaze settled on the roof beam.

Looking up, I saw something on the roof beam.

However, the roof beams were very high, and Jiang Xi didn't have any light-footed skills, so she couldn't get up there in a short time.

Just as Jiang Xi was about to find a longer stick to pry the thing off the roof beam, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

At the same time, Yueying's serious words came through.

"The prince did instruct that some cleaning work be arranged for Miss Qi, but he did not specify that she should clean the study. What exactly are you doing? How can you let anyone into such an important place as the study!"

As she spoke, Yueying abruptly stopped, clearly noticing the other guard who had fainted outside the door.

"Mu Hu, what's wrong with you?" Guard Zuo Xuan rushed over and shoved Mu Hu on the ground.

Mu Hu slowly opened his eyes, looking blankly at Yue Ying standing in front of him, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with me? What happened?"

Seeing his appearance, Yueying knew something was wrong and hurriedly pushed open the study door and rushed in.

Inside the house, Jiang Xi was casually cleaning the bookshelves with a feather duster.

Seeing Yueying enter, he turned his head innocently and asked, "Miss Yueying, you've arrived?"

Her composure made Yueying somewhat unsure of what to think.

"This morning, the Prince instructed me to arrange cleaning work for you, but he did not specify that you should clean the study. This is trespassing!"

Jiang Xi shrugged: "But what I asked last night was to clean the study. Since he agreed to tell you, I naturally assumed he was coming here!"

For a moment, Yueying was at a loss for words. After a long silence, she asked, "What happened to Mu Hu outside the door? Why did he suddenly faint?"