The Crown Princess calculated with her fingers and the prince was terrified.

Jiang Xianyue woke up from the jolt.

After returning from the Crown Prince's residence, Jiang Ruyan brought up the matter of going to Ciyun Mountain to pay respects to their ancestors. She hired a sedan chair and excitedly set off with Jiang Xianyue.

For disciples of the Xuanmen sect, offering incense and paying respects to their ancestors is still necessary. She never expected that Jiang Ruyan would dare to openly harm her.

She took a short nap and woke up to find herself in a clearing in the mountains.

The sedan bearers lowered the sedan chair. Having learned from their previous experience, they noticed that there were quite a few people coming this time. They were armed with sharp weapons and exuded a strong murderous aura, clearly indicating that they had come with the goal of succeeding at all costs.

Jiang Xianyue stepped out of the sedan chair and looked at the group of people holding knives in front of her, her eyes sharpening.

With so many people around, she has no chance of escaping unscathed. She has forgotten that she has lost her spiritual power and has underestimated her opponents.

Just then, a familiar carriage stopped not far away.

In the car, his slender fingers beckoned to her; their stark white color made him seem like a demon.

Jiang Xianyue did not linger in the fight and walked towards the carriage.

She was still somewhat resentful about what happened the day before. At this moment, Shen Shijing's temper was much stranger than when they first met.

As he drew back the carriage curtain, Shen Shijing leaned against the spacious carriage, surrounded by a comforting purple aura.

He looked listless, as if he hadn't slept well.

"Has Your Highness looked under that tree?"

At this moment, Jiang Xianyue couldn't find any other reason.

Shen Shijing remained silent for a long while...

"You just arrived in the capital, how did you learn about this?"

Shen Shijing looked Jiang Xianyue up and down with a suspicious gaze.

"If it weren't for the instigator, no one would have done things so meticulously."

"Does Miss Jiang really think that using some mystical methods will make me nervous and afraid, thus making it easier for you to do your thing?"

Shen Shijing lowered his gaze.

"That is indeed a good idea, but Miss Jiang has just returned and doesn't seem to understand me, nor does Second Brother!"

Shen Shijing recalled that he had ordered people to revive the tree yesterday. He had already left, but Liang Feng and the others dug too deep and the tree actually fell over. There was a foul smell under the tree, and digging deeper was terrifying.

Shen Shijing instantly realized that he had misunderstood Jiang Xianyue and felt regretful.

Today, however, I've also thought about something else entirely.

If all of this was orchestrated by Jiang Xian Yue, it's truly terrifying to think about.

Jiang Xianyue couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Does Your Highness mean that I am so familiar with the Second Prince that we can conspire together on everything?"

That thing was stuck to the tree roots, so it couldn't have been buried there later. If Your Highness has any doubts, please ask when the Second Prince and I conspired together.

And who's behind those people outside?

Shen Shijing was shocked more than once; he had no idea that Jiang Xianyue knew all about it.

Jiang Xian Yue is a girl unlike the young ladies of the capital. Ordinary encounters would hardly catch her eye. Only by becoming a hero time and time again can she stay in her heart for a long time.

Shen Qinglan won in this way in her previous life.

In this life, Shen Shijing is unwilling to be troubled by romantic love. He should have the advantage to win back the girl he once loved, but at this moment, his heart is dead.

He should have had nothing to do with Jiang Xianyue anymore, but unexpectedly, a single sentence from Jiang Xianyue led him to another matter.

The death of the late empress.

She seemed to be able to find out a lot of things; at least the origin of that tree was somewhat well-documented.

Shen Shijing suppressed all his emotions.

"In that case, I have wronged Miss Jiang. To express my apology, I will help you resolve this matter today, Steward!"

Shen Shijing lifted the car curtain and spoke to Liang Feng outside the car.

"Leave no one alive!"

A single, emotionless sentence, spoken with the opening and closing of the lips, can determine life or death.

He was ruthless and disdainful of life, which still surprised Jiang Xianyue.

Despite knowing what kind of person Shen Shijing is, I still can't help but feel a little nervous.

"and many more!"

Liang Feng was about to go and do it when Jiang Xian Yue stopped him.

"how?"

Shen Shijing looked at Jiang Xianyue with suspicion.

Jiang Xianyue spoke to Liang Feng as if they were old acquaintances.

"All of them have been detained. They dared to intimidate me, so the instigators will learn a lesson!"

Jiang Xianyue spoke confidently, but Shen Shijing frowned repeatedly and laughed at Jiang Xianyue's naivety.

"Miss Jiang, do you know that those sent here are all assassins, highly skilled in martial arts, and fearless of death?"

Even with a knife to their throats, if you try to make them rebel, they'd rather die than submit. What can you do to make them switch sides?

"Believe me!"

After Jiang Xianyue finished speaking, she leaned over and lunged towards Shen Shijing. The movement was so big that she fell into Shen Shijing's arms.

Shen Shijing was completely unprepared and caught off guard, finding the beauty in his arms.

Liang Feng stared in disbelief, as if he had never seen anything like that between men and women before. He quickly turned his head away, lowered the carriage curtain, and fled.

Shen Shijing's attitude towards Jiang Xianyue was ambiguous, but he wouldn't admit it, which Liang Feng could also see.

Thinking that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was not only confident and beautiful, but also had a good ability to protect herself and strong vitality, who wouldn't like such a girl, even though she was different from a delicate young lady?

Inside the car, Jiang Xian Yue also had a sly thought: to borrow some luck.

Two days after her rebirth, she discovered that as long as she was near Shen Shijing for a period of time, her unusable spiritual power would recover to some extent.

Today, she was able to use her spiritual power to draw talismans and control spells.

Although they were all the simplest beginner moves, they still made Jiang Xianyue overjoyed.

Humans can't make assassins turn against them, but she has a way.

Seeing Jiang Xianyue's confidence, Shen Shijing quickly released her.

“Miss Jiang, please have some self-respect. I don’t care about myself, but with so many people watching outside, you’re acting like this…”

"Your Highness, how about we get married?"

This was the second time Jiang Xianyue had brought up this matter, and she was much more serious and less likely to joke about it than the last time.

It was because he didn't save her that her fate was altered; she didn't meet Shen Qinglan at the palace banquet, so her feelings for him changed as well.

Shen Shijing's failure to be a good person did indeed expose her to the treacherous nature of people in the capital. She was already very wary, so this was a lucky coincidence. The marriage that Shen Shijing had tried to stop in her previous life was easily swayed at this moment.

As Shen Shijing was thinking, Jiang Xianyue reached out and tugged at the hem of Shen Shijing's clothes.

"I can handle the big tree's affairs, and I even have other abilities. I've said it before, I am of no benefit to the current crown prince."

As for me, I had my own purposes too!

"What purpose?"

Shen Shijing's gaze fell on her face.

In both her past and present lives, Jiang Xian Yue is not ugly. She is not as gentle and tender as other young ladies, but she is still sweet-looking and a beauty that people can remember at a glance.

Now, the beauty is pitifully discussing marriage.

This was the first time Shen Shijing had ever seen a woman take the initiative to propose marriage, and the person she was asking for was none other than the current crown prince.

She is very bold and does things in a very unique way.

Even now, Shen Shijing can't believe her.

He must still remember things from his past life vividly; he was always wary and guarded towards Jiang Xian Yue.

"Purpose?"

That's because of you, of course!

Jiang Xianyue thought to herself, because she was, after all, a young woman, and it would be too hasty to speak out. Right now, she really needed a very good reason.

As long as she stands with Shen Shijing, the tribulation of love can end, and she can repay the kindness and debts of her past life. Why not? Once everything is over, she can look back at Lonely Mountain and live her life as a little fairy.

Just as she was about to start making up a reason, Liang Feng opened the carriage curtain again.

"Your Highness, all of them have been captured!"

too fast.

"Miss Jiang, you said you'd let them retaliate. I want to see what you're capable of before considering your case!"

"Alright, take a look!"

Jiang Xianyue got out of the car, took out several yellow talismans from her pocket, and walked towards the assassin who was bound hand and foot.

Everyone was dumbfounded.