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

Shen Shijing immediately calmed Jiang Xianyue down. The two looked at each other, and the noise outside was still very loud. The carriage was about to be totaled.

"It seems that someone wants to make a move ahead of time and doesn't want us to enter Liuzhou City."

Jiang Xianyue tensed up instantly. Recalling what had happened before, this was all she could think of, and her face turned extremely pale.

After regaining their footing, the two climbed out of the overturned carriage. Liang Feng had already led his men in a fierce battle to protect Shen Shijing. Shen Shijing hadn't brought many people with him this time; he had originally planned to sneak towards Liuzhou City along the way, as a large group would be too conspicuous. However, he hadn't expected to encounter this situation.

After they came out, they realized that this place was very similar to the scene they had seen in their previous life.

Groups of walking corpses, regardless of gender, felt no pain, and even when killed by guards, they were not afraid of the death of their companions.

"Your Highness, I think we should leave first."

Jiang Xianyue made the suggestion directly.

Shen Shijing nodded, used his internal energy, and led Jiang Xianyue away.

Jiang Xianyue just wanted to see if those monsters were there to fight them, and whether they would follow them after they left.

Shen Shijing was also in poor health, and he only stopped after traveling more than ten meters using his light-footed skills.

The two ran towards the desolate mountains until they finally stopped.

There was no one around, and the monster hadn't chased after them. Jiang Xianyue was panting heavily, feeling wronged.

"If I still had my spiritual power, I would definitely not let them go. If I had enough spiritual power, I would have killed them all."

Thinking back on her past life, Jiang Xianyue truly regretted it.

When I was highly capable, I didn't cherish it at all, but now I actually think back on it.

Jiang Xianyue had found the wood, found a nearby cave, and lit a roaring fire.

The firelight illuminated their faces, and Jiang Xianyue looked up with considerable difficulty.

"Your Highness, it would be a disservice for you to be with me."

Shen Shijing lowered his eyes, his expression dark and unreadable.

"This happened because Miss Jiang was with me. It should be me who harmed Miss Jiang."

Speaking of which, since my mother passed away, misfortunes have happened one after another around me, and things related to me have undergone earth-shattering changes.

However, the Imperial Concubine and her son have risen rapidly in rank, favored by both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

Shen Shijing recalled his past, and things he really didn't want to remember came flooding back to him.

When Shen Shijing was eight years old, he met Jiang Xianyue on Wanggu Mountain and later received a butterfly pendant, which was said to bring good fortune and ward off evil.

Perhaps a goddess will descend from the heavens and help him solve everything.

From a young age, Shen Shijing had imagined what a goddess looked like.

It wasn't until Jiang Xianyue was brought over.

Speaking of the butterfly pendant, when she returned to the palace at the age of ten, her mother passed away, her younger sister was sent away, and her father seemed to change in an instant, beginning to forget his past with her mother and favoring the imperial concubine in the palace.

Such favoritism was unprecedented.

The Imperial Concubine was a woman the Empress Dowager intended for the Emperor to become Empress. However, the Emperor had his own ideas and never really liked her. He treated her with the same indifference as the other concubines.

That Consort was gentle and virtuous; he had greeted her a few times when he was a child. It wasn't until after his mother's death that Shen Shijing discovered the Consort's two-faced nature. She had stolen his butterfly pendant, created numerous misunderstandings, and on many occasions, the Emperor had wanted to depose him.

If it weren't for the mother's position as the empress, and the fact that the father would eventually remember the good things about the concubine, he would have let the matter drop.

Shen Shijing will learn to be discordant with others and avoid social interactions. As the crown prince, unless he commits a heinous crime, he will likely remain in his position for life.

What was it like in my past life?

Shen Shijing found evidence that, as the crown prince, he had harmed a prince and attempted to assassinate the emperor.

Jiang Xianyue may have been behind all of this, but Shen Shijing was indeed defeated, and the defeat was sudden. Although he later learned that Jiang Xianyue had also been used and killed, he was still determined to take revenge.

After all, she was the goddess he had waited for half his life.

Unbeknownst to him, Shen Shijing was staring intently at Jiang Xianyue.

Jiang Xianyue reached out and wiped the dirt off Shen Shijing's face.

"What is Your Highness so engrossed in thinking about?"

Just now, Shen Shijing's consciousness was in a detached state.

Shen Shijing looked up awkwardly.

"It's just thinking about things from the past."

"Did the Emperor and Empress have a very good relationship before?"

"How did you figure that out?"

This matter is so ancient that even people in the Duan Dynasty no longer remember it.

"Because you are still the Crown Prince. Everyone knows that the Consort is favored. With the Second Prince's current influence, he dares to assure me that choosing him is definitely the right decision. So I don't believe that the Second Prince's power base is unstable."

Jiang Xianyue also spoke with great conviction.

"However, even with all this, the Second Prince has not become the Crown Prince. He still needs the Grand Preceptor's prophecy and the blessing of his marriage to me."

The Crown Prince can maintain his position because he has powerful backers.

"My mother was a princess from a foreign land, and my father insisted on making her empress."

At the time, the Empress Dowager and the ministers disagreed, saying that their father was indeed very good when the Empress Dowager was alive.

Everything in the harem was as usual; the Emperor still favored the other concubines, but he treated them all equally.

Jiang Xianyue pondered this matter carefully.

Perhaps Jiang Xianyue also noticed something unusual.

Ever since she was reborn and got close to Shen Shijing, it's as if a pair of ruthless hands have been constantly trying to take Shen Shijing's life.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xianyue couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her. Asking this question only strengthened her resolve.

“So that’s how it is.”

Jiang Xianyue narrowed her eyes and looked at Shen Shijing intently.

"Miss Jiang is truly a genius; she noticed the clues so easily."

Jiang Xianyue looked completely at ease.

"It's not that I'm particularly magical. This matter is quite simple. The Emperor is probably also controlled by some evil spirit."

How could someone who doesn't love the Imperial Concubine forget their former love and only remember that they loved her? There must be more to this story.

Jiang Xianyue's words make sense.

"You mean, my mother's death might also be related to them?"

"Your Highness, I cannot guarantee it. I also have my own doubts. Once we reach Wanggu Mountain and meet my master, the answers will naturally be found."

Her current abilities don't allow her to predict that far ahead; she can only react to situations as they arise.

"By the way, my mother's tomb is not in the imperial mausoleum, but in Liuzhou. This was my mother's last wish, otherwise Qingge's fief would not be in such a remote place."

Shen Shijing seemed to have suddenly thought of this.

Shen Shijing had never thought this far ahead before, nor did he expect that things would develop in this way. Now, fearing that he might miss something related, he would have to make another trip.

"Perfect, let's go into the city and take a look tomorrow."