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

Chapter 123 Your Highness, You Will Spoil Him

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang was both amused and exasperated: "Hey, little Zhengze, can't you wish me well for once?"

Why are you cursing her to "die" so early in the morning?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhengze looked ashamed and said, "I...I yesterday..."

Before he could even open his mouth to explain, Zhao Yungui, dressed in a white robe, strode over to Jiang Jinshuang's side from a distance.

He was blindfolded, but Jiang Jinshuang could still see his furrowed brows.

"Grand Preceptor? What brings you here?"

Before Jiang Jinshuang could even have a chance to wonder, Zhao Yungui stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and took her pulse.

Jiang Jinshuang was stunned for a moment, but did not struggle.

Only when Zhao Yungui's brows gradually relaxed did he loosen his grip on Jiang Jinshuang slightly.

Zhao Yungui's long, slender, and fair fingers turned slightly white. Once he was sure that Jiang Jinshuang was indeed unharmed, he let out a breath and released her hand.

Jiang Jinshuang was somewhat bewildered by the series of actions: "Grand Preceptor, what... what's going on?"

Why are you so nervous?
Zhao Yungui took out a pill from his sleeve: "Take this."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded and readily took the medicine.

Zhao Yungui then spoke: "You went to the back mountain with Zhengze yesterday?"

Jiang Jinshuang stared wide-eyed at Xiao Zhengze in disbelief!

His eyes held a hint of accusation!

—How did this turn into snitching?!
Xiao Zhengze was also a little guilty. Standing behind Zhao Yungui, he mouthed: "Master discovered it himself."

Jiang Jinshuang thought for a moment: If she goes to the back mountain to cook for herself, it shouldn't violate the rules, right?
Why are you being so cautious?
Thinking of this, Jiang Jinshuang straightened her back and raised her eyebrows to look at him: "Yes, I did go to the back mountain, so what?"

Zhao Yungui pursed his lips slightly: "How many mushrooms did Your Highness eat yesterday?"

You have to ask this too?

Jiang Jinshuang frowned, then thought for a moment: "I forgot, maybe four, five, six, seven, or eight skewers."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yungui closed his eyes slightly and poured out another pill from his sleeve: "Take one more."

what!?
Jiang Jinshuang took a step back: "Zhao Yungui, I only ate a few skewers of mushrooms and took a few bites of meat, you wouldn't kill me to silence me, would you!?"

Zhao Yungui was stunned for a moment, seemingly not quite understanding Jiang Jinshuang's logic.

He sighed softly, "Does Your Highness know that the mushrooms you ate yesterday were poisonous?"

"Poisonous?" Jiang Jinshuang's eyes widened. "Xiao Zhengze said he knows them all, they're not poisonous."

Zhao Yungui explained, "It's true that I didn't eat much, but I didn't expect Your Highness to eat so much."

After a pause, Zhao Yungui continued, "I have checked Your Highness's pulse, and there is nothing seriously wrong. Did Your Highness feel anything unusual yesterday?"

Speaking of the strange thing...

Jiang Jinshuang thought for a moment, then spoke somewhat hesitantly: "I think I... saw the Bodhisattva."

Zhao Yungui: "..."

He was considering whether or not to give her another detoxifying pill.

Upon further reflection, Jiang Jinshuang could no longer recall the details.

Last night, she seemed to think the world was swaying and the lights were bizarre; she even seemed to have touched the white hair of a Bodhisattva...

Thinking of this, she suddenly looked down and saw a red mark on the hem of her skirt.

——It’s not an illusion.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else that's bothering you?" Zhao Yungui asked, pursing his lips.

Jiang Jinshuang shook her head: "It's nothing."

I glanced at the time again: "What time is it now?"

She was going to the main hall to worship Buddha and pray for blessings!

Zhao Yungui guessed what Jiang Jinshuang was thinking and said calmly, "No need to rush. The Empress Dowager is angry today and is questioning Lord Pei in front of the Zen Temple."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded.

I didn't ask why, and it wasn't really her concern.

Seeing that she was alright, Zhao Yungui finally spoke: "Let's go to the back mountain for breakfast."

"it is good."

Jiang Jinshuang followed Zhao Yungui and Zhengze to the back mountain. While Jiang Jinshuang and Zhao Yungui were having breakfast in the Zen temple, Zhengze was holding two buckets of water in his hands, with a stack of books on his head, and was doing a horse stance under a tree.

Jiang Jinshuang felt a little guilty while eating.

She coughed lightly, rubbed her hands together on her lap, and smiled obsequiously, "Um... Grand Preceptor..."

"No pleading allowed." These words interrupted Jiang Jinshuang's attempt to speak.

Jiang Jinshuang: "..."

Still feeling uneasy, Jiang Jinshuang frowned and adopted a fierce demeanor: "Who said I was pleading for mercy! As a princess, I order you not to punish Xiaozhengze!"

Zhao Yungui put down his bowl and chopsticks.

The eyes beneath the veil fell squarely on her.

“Your Highness, if Zhengze had been by your side back then, you would have spoiled him.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang retorted indignantly, "How could that be! I'm very good at raising children, okay!"

Zhao Yungui said calmly, "Jade must be carved to become a useful object. Since you have done something wrong, you should be punished. You will spoil the child if you do this."

“But the responsibility for yesterday’s incident lies with me,” Jiang Jinshuang said guiltily. “It was my insistence that Xiao Zhengze accompany me to the back mountain. He even helped me roast meat and pick a lot of wild fruits…”

At this point, Jiang Jinshuang felt even more guilty.

She scratched her cheek and whispered, "Why don't you punish me instead and let Zhengze come to eat?"

"A child like you won't grow tall if you don't eat."

Zhao Yungui's brows furrowed with a hint of helplessness: "Your Highness..."

You spoil him too much.

To put it mildly, it was a matter of eating the wrong thing; to put it more seriously, it was an attempt to poison a member of the royal bloodline.

In the end, these words were never spoken.

Zhao Yungui lightly tapped the table: "Zhengze, go wash up and come eat."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhengze, who was under the tree, deftly put down the bucket of water in his hand, flipped over to catch the books on his head, and placed them neatly on the stone table under the tree.

He bowed respectfully in the direction of Zhao Yungui: "Yes, Master."

The young boy is as flawless as white jade.

After breakfast, Jiang Jinshuang heard from the young monk who brought her water that the Grand Secretary was kneeling in the main hall because he had displeased the Empress Dowager.

Judging by the time, it seems that I have been kneeling for an hour.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Yungui, Jiang Jinshuang prepared to return to her room.

But as soon as they reached the lotus pond in the Zen temple, Hongyao, who was next to Xia Yurong, ran frantically to Jiang Jinshuang's side: "Your Highness, Your Highness, something terrible has happened! My young lady has fallen into the water! Please, Your Highness, save my young lady!"

As she spoke, Hongyao knelt down in front of Jiang Jinshuang and kept kowtowing and begging for help.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes slightly and spotted the figure struggling in the lotus pond in the distance.

She chuckled lightly: "Why doesn't Miss Hongyao have time to call someone else for help instead of waiting here to beg me?"

"Your Highness is wise. The temple that Huguo Temple frequents is full of male monks. My young lady is not yet married. How can she be allowed to have her chastity ruined by these people? I beg Your Highness to lend a helping hand!"

Hongyao's head bleeds from hitting it.

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Jinshuang's eyes: "If you're willing to risk your life for your reputation, you might as well be dead."

After taking two more steps toward the lotus pond, Jiang Jinshuang could clearly see the person in the water.

—It was indeed Xia Yurong.

Although it was springtime, the water in the lotus pond was still chillingly cold, and it would soon cause one to lose body temperature.

Xia Yurong choked on some water, and her struggles became weaker and weaker.

"Your Highness, please have mercy and save my young lady! Hongyao kowtows to you! Hongyao kowtows to you!"

Jiang Jinshuang was not a great philanthropist.

Although she was a good swimmer, she wasn't sure if Xia Yurong had set this up.

Turned around to leave.

"Your Highness!" Hongyao behind him cried out in a panic.

"Your Highness!" The voice overlapped with the image of the young soldier standing before her in her memory.

He was struck by several arrows in the back, yet he still stood in front of her, inserting his spear into the instep of his foot, using himself as a shield to pin himself to the ground.

"Your Highness..." he said to her with a smile.

What was it again...?

"Please take good care of my sister..."

Jiang Jinshuang owes him a life.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Jinshuang frowned, turned around, and walked closer to look at the lotus pond again.

But the next second, Hongyao pushed hard from behind, and Jiang Jinshuang reacted suddenly, grabbing Hongyao and falling into the water together!