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

"Ask me? Maybe he's just too tired from staying up all night. How would I know about his health? If you have any doubts, I'll find a doctor to examine him!"

Jiang Xi pointed to the tip of her nose, looking completely innocent.

"Find a doctor to examine Mu Hu, and when the prince returns, report everything to him!"

Yueying's face was somewhat unpleasant, and she gritted her teeth as she called out to Zuoxuan outside the door.

These words were addressed to both Zuo Xuan and Jiang Xi, indicating that Yue Ying would handle the matter impartially.

Of course, how exactly he intends to act depends on the prince's opinion.

Jiang Xi didn't care. Before Yue Ying called him away, he refrained from looking at the roof beams even once.

Huo Jingxuan returned home relatively early today, and Yueying immediately told him about Jiang Xi's unauthorized intrusion into the study.

After listening, Huo Jingxuan asked, "What did the doctor say?"

Yueying told the truth: "The doctor couldn't find the cause of Mu Hu's fainting. He only deduced from his pulse that it was caused by his overwork from working night shifts for days on end."

Huo Jingxuan listened without making a comment, but instead ordered Han Chuan behind him, "From today onwards, the guard duty in the study will be changed to three shifts, alternating!"

"Yes!" Han Chuan accepted the order.

Standing behind Huo Jingxuan, Bei Ying tentatively asked, "Your Highness, Miss Qi really wants to clean your study. Is that because she wants to...?"

Before Bei Ying could finish speaking, Huo Jingxuan's cold gaze made her swallow the rest of her words in fear.

Seeing this, Yueying stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, should we call Xiaoqi over for questioning?"

Huo Jingxuan was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "No need, I will ask her myself!"

With that, he walked past the crowd and headed towards Nongyue Pavilion.

At the same time, the Yang family.

Xue Yang was seriously injured in the Supervisory Department. Yang Xuerou rushed back on horseback and rescued him from the water dungeon.

He was practically on the verge of death.

After these days of recuperation, he has finally regained some of his strength.

At this moment, he was half-clothed, leaning against the headboard, his eyes vacant, lost in thought.

Yang Xuerou pushed open the door and entered from outside, carrying a bowl of dark, murky herbal soup.

A blizzard was raging outside, and snowflakes mixed with the cold wind were blowing in. Even though there was a charcoal fire burning inside, Xue Yang couldn't help but cough lightly.

Yang Xuerou quickly closed the door behind her and tiptoed to Xue Yang.

Xue Yang looked up at the noble and arrogant woman before him and said sincerely, "Miss, you have saved Xue Yang's life again!"

Yang Xuerou looked down at him, without much emotion, her expression as cold as ever.

"I have already asked my father to request the Prince's residence to dissolve the engagement..."

"What?" The deep affection in Xue Yang's eyes instantly turned into shock.

He knew all too well how much Yang Xuerou wanted to be the Regent's Consort, so how could he... break off the engagement?

Besides, would Lord Yang agree to that?

"Huo Jingxuan knows about my relationship with you, there's no way he'll marry me!"

Yang Xuerou sat by Xue Yang's bedside, feeding him medicine while talking to herself.

Xue Yang was startled: "When did he find out?"

Yang Xuerou shook her head: "He must have spies in the Yang family. Not long ago, we... were probably discovered and reported to him! Or maybe Jiang Xi told him!"

Xue Yang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Jiang Xi!"

Then, remembering something, she turned to Yang Xuerou and asked, "So what are you planning to do next?"

Yang Xuerou shook her head and blew on the medicine: "If I can't have it, that bitch Jiang Xi can't have it either. I've already had my father join forces with several ministers in the court to submit a memorial, requesting His Majesty to grant Huo Jingxuan a marriage!"

"A marriage bestowed? Bestowed upon whom?" Xue Yang was dumbfounded.

Yang Xuerou smiled sinisterly: "If you were His Majesty, who would you bestow this upon?"

Xue Yang was stunned, but immediately realized: "You mean the Fifth Princess?"

The Fifth Princess is the current Emperor's younger sister. The Emperor is weak and vulnerable. If he wants to consolidate his position...

The best solution would be to bestow her own sister, the Fifth Princess, who shares the same mother, upon Huo Jingxuan as his principal wife!

"Will Huo Jingxuan accept it?" Xue Yang couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Yang Xuerou smiled dismissively.

“Once the imperial decree is issued, he has no choice but to accept it.”

If he refuses, it would be convenient to accuse him of disrespecting the emperor's grace.

If he accepts, that little bitch Jiang Xi will never be able to turn her life around!

Meanwhile, Jiang Xi, whom they said would never be able to turn her life around, was humming a song and fiddling with some winter plum blossoms in Nongyue Pavilion.

Outside, snow was falling heavily, but inside it was as warm as March.

Jiang Xi saw that the wintersweet flowers in the garden were blooming beautifully, so she cut some and put them in a vase.

When Huo Jingxuan pushed open the door, Jiang Xi glanced at the entrance immediately. When she saw it was him, she smiled and her eyes crinkled.

"Uncle is back! Look, isn't this winter plum blossom beautiful?"

Huo Jingxuan glanced at the vase; it contained fresh green plum blossoms, each one blooming beautifully.

"Ah-Xi, come here!"

Huo Jingxuan stood in the center of the hall and waved to Jiang Xi, who was arranging flowers.

He rarely called her so gently, so Jiang Xi ran over excitedly, looking up at him and asking, "What does Uncle want with me?"

Huo Jingxuan looked down at her fair and delicate face, the words of reproach on his lips, but he couldn't quite bring himself to say them.

Why do you insist on going to my study? What are you looking for?

Huo Jingxuan never dreamed that Jiang Ji would place the Cold Crow Token in the Regent's Palace, so he was completely unaware of Jiang Xi's purpose.

Jiang Xi didn't flinch, but stared directly into Huo Jingxuan's eyes: "Uncle, what do you think is in your study that would interest me?"

This question caught Huo Jingxuan off guard.

His study did indeed contain many things, but none of them were of much use to Jiang Xi.

"I have no idea!"

After letting out a long breath, Huo Jingxuan spoke the truth.

Jiang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Huo Jingxuan's arm, and said in a coquettish tone.

"Why can't you still trust me, Imperial Uncle? With Chun Tao in your hands, what can I do?"

Huo Jingxuan was stunned. He stared at Jiang Xi beside him for a long time before asking, "Are you looking for the Cold Crow Token? Do you want to take over all of your imperial brother's power?"

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, but the next second she smiled brightly: "If I wanted to find the Cold Crow Token, why would I leave it in the Prince's Mansion? Do you think my royal brother would leave the Cold Crow Token with you?"

Huo Jingxuan thought about it and realized that his guess was absurd.

But apart from that, he really couldn't figure out Jiang Xi's true purpose.

Since he couldn't think of anything, he simply asked, "Ah Xi, do you really like me?"

Jiang Xi was taken aback by Huo Jingxuan's question and felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

But she quickly buried those bitter feelings and looked up at Huo Jingxuan with an innocent expression.

"Does my royal uncle need me to prove it?"

Without waiting for Huo Jingxuan's reply, she hooked her arm around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his thin lips, which were as delicate as cherry blossoms.