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

Chapter 276 This time, I will protect you.

The Imperial Guards suffered heavy losses, but they are regrouping and preparing to launch another attack.

Eunuch Sun tightened his grip on the whisk, his face cold and indifferent.

What good is being capable?

One person can hold off a hundred, or even a thousand.

But the Imperial Guards numbered a full 100,000.

Even if Jiang Jinshuang were made of iron, she couldn't possibly handle so many Imperial Guards by herself.

It's only a matter of time before we defeat her.

Eunuch Sun glanced at Jiang Jinshuang again, waiting for the right moment to arrive.

"Don't be afraid, she's all alone. All of you attack together and capture Princess Zhaoming. His Majesty will reward you!" Eunuch Sun shouted.
Sun Zhang's words rekindled the morale of the Imperial Guards, and they rallied together, preparing to launch another attack!

Just then, an arrow whizzed past Jiang Jinshuang's ear from behind!

It was nailed straight down to her feet, half a step away.

Everyone lowered their heads and looked at the arrow.

Jiang Jinshuang recognized that arrow.

There is a word engraved on the tail of the arrow.

"manage".

The "Si" in Jiangnan Si family.

In the blink of an eye, a clear and deep voice came from behind Jiang Jinshuang.

"Anyone who crosses this arrow will be an enemy of the Jiangnan Si family for generations."

Jiang Jinshuang was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look.

Si Ning, dressed in a long blue robe, led the private soldiers of the Si family of Jiangnan and walked straight toward her.

Si Ning walked at the front, with Qian Yao behind him, a sword at his waist, leading his private army. He drew his long sword and confronted the Imperial Guards!

The man walked up to Jiang Jinshuang, a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue."

Jiang Jinshuang saw Si Ning and gave a helpless bitter smile: "Si Ning, you don't have to be like this."

He doesn't have to do that.

The Si family of Jiangnan withdrew from the imperial court for many years because they no longer wanted any connection with the court or to concern themselves with its affairs.

Si Beihuan, the head of the Si family, had always hoped that Si Ning would not get involved in court disputes and would simply stay in Jiangnan to live out her days in peace.

He didn't have to go to such lengths for her.

In today's situation, Si Ning's appearance shows that the younger generation of the Si family in Jiangnan is on the same side as her.

This is not necessarily beneficial for the Si family's future development.

Si Ning, however, only looked at Jiang Jinshuang.

It seemed that he had noticed the blood splattered on her face.

He took out an expensive handkerchief from his sleeve, reached out, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately just handed the handkerchief to Jiang Jinshuang.

"Please wipe it clean, Your Highness."

Jiang Jinshuang smiled helplessly, took the handkerchief, and wiped the blood off her face.

Si Ning looked at Jiang Jinshuang, her eyes as gentle and warm as ever: "Your Highness, let's move forward."

He spoke gently and persuasively: "Just as you have protected Baiyujing and Chang'an City countless times."

"This time, I will protect you."

Si Ning never acts as anyone's protector.

He was just being selfish and biased towards Jiang Jinshuang.

Si Ning knew about Jiang Jinshuang's battles against the enemy back then.

Sometimes he even wondered if such a lively and spirited princess would really become a god of death after putting on a mask.

But His Highness is actually quite delicate.

Even if she were pricked by a thorn, she would solemnly have Chun Tao bring hot water to apply medicine to her wound. That delicate and pampered girl had once carried a long sword and defended against foreign enemies for five years in the cold and harsh Baiyujing.

Five years.

The wind and frost in Baiyujing were biting cold. How did Your Highness, such a delicate and frail woman, endure those five years?
“The Si family of Jiangnan has never been afraid of making enemies,” Si Ning said with a smile, looking at Jiang Jinshuang with eyes that seemed to have placed all his trust in her. “Because Your Highness is here, Si Ning will be victorious in every battle.”

"So Your Highness, please move forward, I'll be here."

Jiang Jinshuang took a deep breath, chuckled softly, and finally nodded.

She turned around, holding a curved sword, and stepped past the group of Imperial Guards.

It then swept past Grandpa Sun, who was standing there stunned.

Sun Zhang realized what was happening and gripped his whisk, ready to make a move.

An arrow flew from a distance and struck him, knocking his whisk off.

In the distance, Si Ning's voice was slow and deliberate: "Eunuch Sun, if she dares to offend the Emperor, I dare to execute the eunuch."

"Don't move." Si Ning's voice turned cold at the last two words, carrying a clear warning.

The stone steps leading to the Golden Palace seemed very, very long.

Jiang Jinshuang's scimitar was stained with blood. As she dragged the scimitar forward, a bloody trail was left on the stone steps.

Until they reached the gate of the Golden Palace.

She stopped a hundred paces away.

Jiang Jinshuang called out loudly, "Jiang Jinshuang, a student of Prince Ruiyang, has come to question the Emperor. Your Majesty, please move outside the palace!"

As dawn breaks, all things change, the summer heat gradually fades, and autumn harvest and winter storage begin.

Jiang Jinshuang then remembered that today seemed to be the beginning of autumn.

A long wind swept up her red dress, causing it to flutter.

Behind Jiang Jinshuang, both the Imperial Guards and the Si family of Jiangnan were watching her every move, and no one dared to make any rash moves.

Until the morning light shines down.

The tightly closed doors of the Golden Palace slowly opened.

The light also fell into the hall, and Jiang Jinshuang stood in the center outside the hall door, backlit.

The palace doors swung open, and the momentary darkness inside the palace took Jiang Jinshuang a while to adjust to. When she looked around again, she saw countless courtiers standing on both sides. In the main hall, Emperor Jiang Huayan sat high above, and to his side, the Empress Dowager sat on a phoenix chair, also sitting high, looking down at Jiang Jinshuang's arrival with disdain.

All eyes were on Jiang Jinshuang.

Her body was stained with blood, the bloodstains long since dried and congealed into hideous blood lotuses.

Holding a bloodstained scimitar, she looked like a demon crawling out of hell, completely out of place amidst the resplendent gold and jade robes of the court officials.

At the highest point, Jiang Huayan's face was ashen, and his eyes were full of disgust and disappointment as he looked at Jiang Jinshuang.

The court officials also looked at Jiang Jinshuang, whispering amongst themselves, their eyes filled with disdain and contempt.

She seemed like an outsider who didn't belong in the mainstream.

His body was covered in blood and filth.

It was the Empress Dowager who spoke first.

Her tone was cold and dignified, exuding an air of supreme elegance: "Zhaoming, you've gone too far this time."

His words were sharp and stern, filled with lecturing and warnings.

"I just heard you say in front of so many ministers that you wanted to punish the Emperor!?"

"His Majesty is a true dragon, a being of celestial bearing. How dare you, a mere princess, question him?!"

Jiang Jinshuang looked at the Empress Dowager and sneered, "Since Your Majesty heard what I just said, you must have heard the rest of the sentence as well."

"If the Emperor cannot punish the guilty, I will drag His Majesty down from that throne!"

"Nonsense!"

The Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her face grim.

She pointed at Jiang Jinshuang, her tone stern and solemn: "Zhaoming, you've been recuperating in Baiyujing for three years, and it's really spoiled you!"

"Since you still haven't learned your lesson three years ago, I will today demote you to a commoner and send you to Baiyujing as a slave!"