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

"The secret was right before our eyes."

Jiang Xianyue walked forward, but Shen Shijing pulled her back. Shen Shijing threw a hidden weapon from his sleeve, and after finding that there was no danger, he walked in with Jiang Xianyue.

There were no treasures inside the secret room, but rather an altar.

The altar was inscribed with characters Jiang Xian Yue couldn't understand, and a jade pendant was enshrined there.

This should be considered a quarter of the jade pendant. The cuts on the jade pendant are neat, as if it were a mechanism to open something.

Jiang Xianyue touched the texture; it was warm to the touch, but there was nothing unusual about it.

Jiang Xianyue took a deep breath but didn't say anything more.

"It seems this matter is not simple, at least much more complicated than I imagined."

There were at least four people involved.

Jiang Xianyue only realized how complicated the matter was after delving deeper.

In her past life, she was truly bewitched by Shen Qinglan, which is why she couldn't see these things. Perhaps things had simply escalated, forcing Shen Qinglan to come and quell the matter.

If Shen Qinglan were to be reborn, she could certainly keep a low profile and behave herself.

She hadn't expected that Shen Qinglan would actually use this matter. Was it because he didn't have time to hide everything, or was what he and Shen Shijing were experiencing a scheme within a scheme?

Overall, it's not simple.

“Your Highness, I seem to have made an impulsive decision. We’ve come here; it’s a trap.”

If Shen Shijing makes the right arrangements, Shen Qinglan might not know that he has arrived. It seems that this matter needs to be kept a secret.

They walked out together; Zhang Yao had already been driven away.

"Just let her go like that."

Shen Shijing asked Jiang Xianyue.

Shen Shijing is ruthless and decisive, and will not show any sympathy just because the other party is a woman.

Jiang Xianyue knew about this and said calmly, "She's just a little girl, it's nothing serious."

However, Jiang Xianyue thought about her interactions with Zhang Yao and suddenly had a whimsical idea.

"Liang Feng, you should still bring her back. I have some questions I want to ask her."

……

Liang Feng accepted the order and went out to search.

Zhang Yao appeared frail and shouldn't have gone far, but despite the guards standing guard outside, they couldn't find her.

Zhang Yao seemed to have vanished.

Having evaded Liang Feng's men, they reached a secluded corner when a man in black robes descended from the sky.

"You're really useless; you can't even handle a girl."

Zhang Yao rubbed her wrist, seemingly in great discomfort.

"Luckily, I was quick-witted and called Zhang Yuan 'father,' so he didn't confess my secret. Otherwise, I would have been dead this time."

Who is that woman? She's incredibly capable.

"My lord, she is the person you are looking for. She is that person's daughter, Jiang Xianyue, the daughter of the Vice Minister's family."

"Jiang Xianyue?"

Zhang Yao murmured her name, lost in thought.

"As expected... I knew it. How could a mere woman have such ability to rescue those women from my territory? This time, because Zhang Yuan was too stupid, we suffered heavy losses. We need to make better plans next."

The nobles in the capital have said that the Crown Prince should be treated well during his trip to Liuzhou.

Zhang Yao's eyes held a profound meaning.

"Isn't everyone saying that the Crown Prince is destined to die young and that his luck is about to run out? But today, he seems to be full of energy and doesn't look like he's going to die young."

Most importantly, that prince has striking features; I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to bring myself to kill him.

The man in the black robe looked nervous.

“The Crown Prince cannot be allowed to stay; he is blocking the path of the nobles, and he is also blocking our path.”

Only if this noble person becomes the future emperor will we be able to see the light of day again.

Zhang Yao was nonchalant.

"What's the rush? Back in Tsz Wan Shan, didn't I also control a girl? She's the apple of your eye. As long as we can control her, the world will be ours in the future."

Zhang Yao waved her hand and disappeared without a trace along with the man in black robes.

……

After nightfall, Liang Feng came to report.

"Your Highness, we've searched everywhere, but we can't find the Zhang family girl. Could she have been captured by someone who conspired with Zhang Yuan, or perhaps she's left Liang City?"

“If you were a well-bred young lady who never left your home, it would be better for you to die here than to leave.”

If she can leave so quickly, it proves that Zhang Yao's identity is questionable.

Jiang Xianyue's voice was calm.

"Is there a problem with her identity?"

Shen Shijing never wanted to keep Zhang Yao alive. If Jiang Xianyue hadn't released her, she would probably be dead by now.

"Miss Jiang is too kind-hearted. Kind-hearted people can't achieve great things."

Shen Shijing's tone was nonchalant.

I originally thought Jiang Xianyue was someone who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

In his previous life, Shen Shijing held this view.

Jiang Xian Yue was like a complete villain, but he liked this villain and enjoyed it. He often teased himself, wondering if he was being too shameless. Now, it seemed that he wasn't so stupid after all.

Only by thinking about this and seeing Jiang Xianyue's embarrassed look could he comfort himself.

It turns out that the person I liked in my past life wasn't a heartless person either.

"I'm not kind-hearted, but I wouldn't hold a grudge against a girl."

But after finding the jade pendant and thinking about the details, I suddenly realized that although Zhang Yao was weak, she seemed to be acting, and her status should be above Zhang Yuan's.

If that's the case, then Zhang Yao should be the one connected to that mysterious man in black robes.

An ordinary father wouldn't allow his daughter to do these things, unless Zhang Yao wasn't Zhang Yuan's daughter.

No sooner had Jiang Xianyue finished speaking than someone came to report.

“Your Highness, I have inquired and found that Magistrate Zhang has no daughter. The Zhang family’s daughter married out three years ago, and after her wife passed away, Magistrate Zhang has been living alone ever since.”

Shen Shijing looked at Jiang Xianyue again, and finally showed a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Miss Jiang is really amazing; she can even tell that."

"I can see more than just these things. Thinking back to Zhang Yuan's face, his 'descendant palace' is completely invisible, which means his daughter must be dead."

This matter is not something Your Highness needs to waste your time on. It was just that I was too confident and lacked the confidence to consider these things.

After all, fortune telling also requires luck.

Zhang Yuan's actions have proven that Jiang Xian Yue really doesn't need to waste her time.

"Then, Miss Jiang, take a look at this Crown Prince. Will I still die young as before?"

There was a hint of a joke in Shen Shijing's tone.

Jiang Xianyue reached out and smoothed Shen Shijing's slightly messy hair. She didn't know why, but it was just a subconscious action.

Then, she lightly touched Shen Shijing's forehead.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has a full forehead, the countenance of an emperor. He is the legitimate son of the Empress and is surrounded by purple aura. According to his destiny, he should live to be a hundred years old, ascend the throne, and marry a virtuous wife. By all accounts, he has a destiny of decisive victory."

However, His Highness the Crown Prince is inherently weak, and too much of his fortune has been stolen away. The curses of that subordinate are only one aspect; I need to consider them carefully.”

Jiang Xianyue was speaking in a serious tone, but Shen Shijing suddenly took Jiang Xianyue's hand off his forehead and held it in his palm.