The seductive princess is no longer being pursued; the aloof prime minister is facing a crematorium.

Chapter 101 Young Master Pei, are you inviting me?
—It can't really be called "flirting".

She had simply been reading a little picture book with some illustrations while he was reading and practicing calligraphy, out of boredom.

— These are erotic paintings.

Who knew he would suddenly pull off the cover of her book and immediately see the most exciting page.

For a moment, the entire room fell silent.

The man gripped the book cover as if it were a hot charcoal, then instantly flung it away and stood up abruptly!

All sounds are silent.

Jiang Jinshuang innocently hid the little comic book in her sleeve.

Of course, it was to no avail.

She watched as Pei Du's face changed from cold and expressionless to flushed.

The blush started on her cheeks, spread to the tips of her ears, and even her neck was tinged with red.

He almost frantically took a few steps back, turned his head away, lowered his eyebrows, and pursed his thin lips.

She even noticed that Pei Du straightened his clothes almost stiffly and pulled his collar up.

—It was as if she would transform into a monstrous flood and devour him completely in the next second!

Jiang Jinshuang coughed lightly, closed her book, and said in a serious tone, "Young Master Pei, how dare you peek into my privacy?"

Pei Du stared wide-eyed at Jiang Jinshuang with some surprise.

But he only glanced at it before instantly looking away.

"I didn't." His voice was tense, and his tone was slightly stiff.

That look was truly rare on his face.

Jiang Jinshuang then had a few thoughts of "teasing" him.

She calmly placed the book on the desk, lightly tapped the cover with her fingertips, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Then why did Young Master Pei try to snatch my book just now?"

He didn't actually want to "steal" it.
However, seeing that her posture was not quite right and that she didn't respond when called several times, I had no choice but to take her book away and talk to her.

Jiang Jinshuang certainly knew.

But she deliberately made things difficult for him.

Pei Du pursed his lips and frowned, pausing slightly in his voice: "It's getting late, Your Highness should rest early."

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand and looked at the man standing in front of her. "Is Young Master Pei inviting me?"

"no!"

The more he talks, the more confused he becomes.

Pei Du took a few steps back and after a long while said in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness is still young, and you should read less of this kind of book."

Be upright and polite.

He looked every bit the schoolteacher.

Jiang Jinshuang frowned slightly.

She lowered her head and flipped open the erotic picture again.

Jiang Jinshuang casually flipped to a page, a slight smile playing on her lips. She propped the book up with one hand and showed him that page.

"Young Master Pei, what do you think of this pose?"

The book Jiang Jinshuang is reading today is the most fashionable in Chang'an at the moment.

The colors are rich and vibrant, the lines and contours are distinct, and the poses are incredibly diverse and rare.

I heard that a while ago, a couple who were on the verge of breaking up tried one of the positions in the movie, and now they are inseparable and deeply in love.

Jiang Jinshuang had gone to great lengths to get someone to snatch a copy, and she only just had time to read it today.

Pei Du didn't even have time to react.

He was quick to learn to read and write, so he barely had time to think before the painting came into view.

An outdoor swing, with a man and a woman.

Flower branches weigh down the stamens, gods and Buddhas lower their brows.

With just one glance, Pei Du's already flushed face turned as red as a boiled shrimp, and he panicked.

“Your Highness,” his voice deepened and his tone became slightly stern, “you should go back and rest.”

Jiang Jinshuang clicked her tongue, propped her head up with her book, and glanced at the scene.

"Young Master Pei says I am young, but to me, Young Master Pei seems more like someone who has never seen much of the world."

Blessed as a soul.

Jiang Jinshuang raised an eyebrow slightly, her eyes brightening: "Pei Du, you didn't even relieve yourself—"

"Your Highness."

Pei Du interrupted.

He took a deep breath, tightened his knuckles at the waist, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "A gentleman should not act improperly."

Jiang Jinshuang blinked, her face full of honesty: "But I am not a gentleman." "I am a villain."

As she spoke, Jiang Jinshuang smiled, and seeing Pei Du's expression, she knew she had guessed correctly.

"Pei Du, only sages are without desires. Do you want to become a sage?"

The man's long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Her beautiful lips pursed slightly, and the man looked away, not daring to look at her.

No words were spoken.

Jiang Jinshuang then smiled.

“Young Master Pei, people eat grains and vegetables, and therefore have emotions and desires; this is all normal.”

She paused, narrowed her eyes, and smiled wickedly: "Besides, Pei Du, after we get married, we'll have to go through these things eventually, right?"

"You see, you're not good at these things, so I can only reluctantly learn them so that our future married life can be harmonious and smooth."

With a sigh, Jiang Jinshuang remarked, "I have truly gone to great lengths and put in a lot of effort."

He spouts a bunch of fallacies, but manages to absolve himself of all responsibility.

Pei Du seemed unsure where to begin his rebuttal, so he simply pursed his lips and remained silent.

Jiang Jinshuang then went further.

“Pei Du, you’re almost of age now, aren’t you? Twenty years have passed, and you’ve truly had no self-respect…”

“No,” Pei Du interrupted again.

He was not a person who valued desires. He spent a lot of time reading, and even when he was asleep, he would often think about the contents of the book. How could he have the mind to think about these things?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang shook her head with a troubled expression: "Oh dear, this is not good."

Pei Du clearly guessed that she probably didn't have any good intentions.

But she still asked in a low voice, "What?"

Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand and said in a light tone, "You don't understand anything. If I marry you in the future, won't I suffer?"

She still remembers Pei Du's panicked and helpless expression.

Absolutely brilliant.

Jiang Jinshuang couldn't remember what Pei Du said afterward.

In short, it's probably not something nice to say.

At this point in her thoughts, Jiang Jinshuang snapped back to reality.

She lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, tightening her grip on the paper slightly.

The next second, as if realizing something, Jiang Jinshuang suddenly looked up and once again rubbed the two letters with her fingertips.

The slightly rough, frosted texture on her fingertips made Jiang Jinshuang's smile disappear.

She narrowed her eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly.

—She found it.

"Chuntao, go and call Sining to come see me!"

Jiang Jinshuang got up and walked out of the side hall.

Before Chun Tao could even arrive, Eunuch Kang, holding a whisk, came to the princess's residence.

Jiang Jinshuang suppressed her emotions and nodded slightly to the person who came: "Eunuch Kang, what brings you here?"

Eunuch Kang looked Jiang Jinshuang up and down, his expression unreadable.

"Your Highness, His Majesty summons you to the palace for an audience."

Jiang Jinshuang raised her eyebrows: "Now?"

With his usual smile, Eunuch Kang said, "Yes, now."

Jiang Jinshuang frowned slightly: "I will change my clothes. Please wait a moment, Eunuch Kang."

"Yes."

Things happened in a strange way.

While Jiang Jinshuang was changing clothes, she called Chuntao in.

She told Chuntao to hide the envelope and defense map in the side hall immediately after she left, and then go to Yong'an Prefecture to find Si Ning.

Chuntao wrote them down one by one.

After changing her clothes, Jiang Jinshuang followed Eunuch Kang into the palace carriage.
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The Forbidden City, the Imperial Study.

Jiang Jinshuang lowered her head and curtsied to the man in the main seat: "Zhaoming greets Father Emperor."

Jiang Huayan remained silent at the table.

She simply gave Eunuch Kang a look.

Kang Gonggong understood, bowed slightly, and handed a stack of labeled portraits to Jiang Jinshuang.

"Look, among these eligible men, is there anyone you like?"