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

Huo Jingxuan softly uttered a name: "Jiang Fu, the posthumous son of the Third Prince Jiang Ji!"

Jiang Ji actually has a son?

No, that's impossible. It must have been fabricated by Huo Jingxuan.

He will not acknowledge that the child's surname is Jiang!

The moment the idea popped into his head, Huo Jingxuan had already picked up the jade seal beside him and stamped it on the imperial edict.

"Huo Jingxuan, how dare you affix your seal in front of me!"

Huo Jingxuan raised an eyebrow and smiled, carefully admiring the imperial seal on the edict: "Your Majesty is unwell and will recuperate in Zhengqing Palace from today onwards. I will oversee the country on your behalf!"

With that, he strode towards the door of the Imperial Study.

"Huo Jingxuan, you..."

Jiang Gu, unwilling to accept defeat, tried to chase after them, but was stopped by the heavily armored Shence Army as soon as he reached the door.

"You...you all, you've rebelled! You've all rebelled!"

In the eighth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, Emperor Hui, Jiang Gu, fell ill and did not attend court for a long time. He issued an edict to pass the throne to Jiang Fu, the son of the third prince Jiang Ji, and changed the era name to Renzong.

Jiang Gu went to the Honglu Temple to recuperate. The Fifth Princess Jiang Yuan requested to break off her engagement with the Regent and accompanied Jiang Gu to take care of him. Later, Jiang Gu passed away, and the Fifth Princess married into a border family and went to the grasslands.

Emperor Renzong ascended the throne at the age of seven. Empress Dowager Chuntao ruled from behind the curtain, while his aunt, Jiang Xi, oversaw the country. An imperial edict was issued ordering Jiang Xi to marry the regent.

In the tenth year of Emperor Renzong's reign, as Jiang Fu grew older, Jiang Xi's worries deepened, and he would often be awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night.

"What's wrong? Did you have another nightmare?"

Huo Jingxuan was awakened by the sudden tremor of the person in his arms. He flicked his sleeve and removed the black cloth covering the luminous pearl, illuminating the entire bedchamber.

Jiang Xi sat up straight and saw that the person next to her was unharmed and stayed by her side, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

“I dreamt that…you were burned alive by Fu’er…”

Jiang Xi threw herself into Huo Jingxuan's arms, still shaken.

Huo Jingxuan raised an eyebrow: "Have you been reading too many political intrigue novels?"

Jiang Xi was stunned and fell silent.

The next day, Jiang Xi dressed in a magnificent robe and went to the palace to find Jiang Fu.

This can't go on forever, I need to find out what Fu'er thinks, and then try to persuade her from both sides.

As soon as they reached the study door, they heard a commotion coming from inside.

"Hey, hey, I already told you, you need three cards to carry, and you only have two. How can you carry anything?"

"Oh? Really? Then let's play a straight flush, eight, nine, ten, J, Q, K!"

The furious voice in front was Jiang Fu's, while the calm voice behind was Su Huanqing's.

Su Huanqing has now become the Emperor's tutor.

"Wait, wait! I have a bomb!"

Is Chuntao here too?

"Don't explode yet! The two kings haven't shown up yet!"

Is this... Lu Ye teaching Chun Tao how to play cards?

So, you're saying teaching your apprentice will starve you, huh? She was the one who taught them how to play Dou Dizhu (a card game) back then!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xi angrily pushed open the door and entered.

When everyone saw her arrive, they panicked and tried to clean up the game.

"Stop!" Jiang Xi shouted, and the crowd had no choice but to stand in a line, not daring to move.

Despite feeling wronged by their abandonment, Jiang Xi walked step by step to Jiang Fu.

Jiang Fu lowered his head shyly: "Auntie, we...we were just having some fun!"

Jiang Xi looked at the seventeen-year-old boy in front of her, who bore a resemblance to her elder brother, the Emperor.

"You can all go down now!" Jiang Xi said to the group.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly fled, leaving Jiang Fu isolated and helpless.

Jiang Fu was so scared she almost cried: "Auntie, we won't do it again! We'll definitely invite you next time we play cards!"

Jiang Xi said sternly, "Fu'er, your aunt has a question for you, and you must answer it truthfully!"

Jiang Fu had never seen Jiang Xi look so serious before, and couldn't help but lean closer and ask, "Auntie, just tell me what's wrong, don't scare Fu'er!"

Jiang Xi paused for a moment before asking, "Do you want to kill Huo Jingxuan?"

Jiang Fu's pupils dilated.

Jiang Fu then asked, "Do you want to take control of the government?"

Jiang Fu is unbelievable.

Jiang Xi thought she had guessed his thoughts, but then she saw Jiang Fu reach out and touch her forehead: "Auntie, do you have a fever?"

Jiang Xi waved his hand away: "Tell your aunt the truth!"

Jiang Fu then regained his composure: "Why did I kill my uncle? Why did I seize power in the court? Was I afraid of working myself to death?"

Jiang Xi was taken aback upon hearing this.

But then Jiang Fu continued, "Didn't you see how busy your uncle is every day?"

I saw him yesterday, and he already has two gray hairs. I don't want to die young.

"I'm doing just fine as emperor now, I don't have to do anything, I have power and money, why would I want to make things difficult for myself?"

Jiang Xi never expected that Jiang Fu harbored such thoughts. Seeing that his eyes were clear and his face was sincere, he finally believed his words.

"You're not getting any younger, it's time to think about marrying a proper wife..."

Jiang Xi had barely begun to speak when Jiang Fu grabbed her arm and pleaded, "Then can I marry the Imperial Tutor?"

"Su Huanqing?" Jiang Xi nearly bit her tongue off: "He's a man, how could you..."

"Then I won't marry her, since I can't marry the one I like anyway!" Jiang Fu's mood instantly soured, and he let go of Jiang Xi's hand.

Jiang Xi walked out of the Imperial Study with mixed feelings.

Chuntao was waiting for her outside the door.

Seeing her smiling, just like always, Jiang Xi couldn't help but sigh when she thought of Jiang Fu inside the house.

"You know about Fu'er and Su Huanqing..."

Before Jiang Xi could finish speaking, Chun Tao nodded: "I know, Fu'er told me..."

"Then why didn't you stop it?"

Jiang Xi wanted to ask.

"I tried to stop them at first too!"

Chun Tao linked arms with Jiang Xi and walked slowly along the main path of the Imperial Garden.

"But seeing how sad Fu'er was, and how happy he was with Su Huanqing, I couldn't bear to stop him anymore!"

Jiang Xi admitted that she, a modern person, was not as enlightened as Chun Tao.

Chuntao continued, "He has reached this position today entirely because of you and the Regent. For the rest of his life, I only hope that he will be happy."

“But if Fu’er doesn’t marry, who will inherit the throne?” Jiang Xi was still worried.

Chuntao laughed and said, "Isn't there still Cheng'er?"

Cheng'er is the youngest son of Jiang Xi and Huo Jingxuan. He took Jiang Xi's surname and is currently eight years old.

He studied at the Imperial Academy, displaying quick wit and exceptional talent, much like a second Huo Jingxuan, born with the potential to become an emperor.

"lady!"

"Mother!"

Speak of the devil, and he appears! At this moment, Huo Jingxuan, holding Cheng'er's hand in one hand and Rong'er's hand in the other, is walking towards this place.

Jiang Xi had made an agreement with Huo Jingxuan that, regardless of whether the child was a boy or a girl, the first child would take his surname, while the second child would take Jiang Xi's surname.

As it turned out, they were reborn as a daughter, named Huo Sirong.

Jiang Xi looked at her husband walking towards her with her two adorable daughters, and her heart was instantly filled with sweetness.

As for who will rule the country in the future, who cares? Happiness is what matters right now!

(End of the article)