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

Chapter 37 She should suffer a little.

If you count on your fingers, Jiang Jinshuang and Si Ning have known each other for two years.

Not long after she was demoted back to Baiyujing, she traveled south for some reason and met Si Ning while passing through Jiangnan.

For the next two years, Jiang Jinshuang maintained contact with Si Ning.

When Jiang Jinshuang received His Majesty's decree to return to the capital, she made a special trip to Jiangnan.

The Si family of Jiangnan has been stationed in Jiangnan for many years and never goes to the capital.

Jiang Jinshuang smiled and asked him, who suffered from a heart ailment, if he wanted to travel north with her.

Without a second thought, Si Ning smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Jiang Jinshuang took Si Ning away, naturally in accordance with the Si family head's request.

Si Ning must be safe and sound, and cannot be injured in the slightest.

It was only after Jiang Jinshuang swore an oath with her life that the head of the Si family released the person.

For Jiang Jinshuang, Si Ning's life was extremely important.

—If he makes even the slightest mistake, his father will skin her alive!
Therefore, Jiang Jinshuang developed the habit of taking care of Si Ning early on, and even went so far as to "threaten" him!

Hearing her "warning," Si Ning looked innocent and said gently, "Alright, Your Highness, I will listen to you."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded in satisfaction.

She stood up, not looking at Pei Du beside her again: "Then I'll go back first."

After a pause, Jiang Jinshuang looked at Qian Yao: "Qian Yao, keep an eye on your husband. If he drinks again, tell me."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Watching the girl's departing figure, Si Ning smiled gently, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

He glanced sideways at Pei Du beside him.

The Grand Secretary remained silent and sipped his tea throughout, but Si Ning clearly saw—

The tea in his cup had long since run out.

Everyone says that the chief minister of Wan Jin Kingdom is a man of integrity and virtue, a man of exceptional talent and character.

Si Ning disagreed.

When Jiang Jinshuang returned to the women's section, she glanced at Xia Yurong's seat and found it was still empty.

Strange, Pei Du has already returned, why hasn't she returned yet?

Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes and looked at Jiang Biechen's position through the screen.

—His Highness the Crown Prince has not returned yet either.

……

The music and the dancers mingled together as Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

She didn't think Jiang Biechen would let her off so easily today.

Halfway through the banquet, Xia Yurong finally rushed back in a hurry.

Her face looked terrible, and her lips were pale. She hunched her neck slightly, and her eyes kept glancing back in the direction she had come from, as if she were afraid of something.

Qingshan stepped forward and asked, "Yurong, where have you been? Why are you only just getting back?"

Xia Yurong took a deep breath and gave Qing Shan a smile: "It's nothing, the Imperial Garden is quite big, I got lost."

Qing Shan, unsuspecting, immediately asked with a smile, "Did you see the Grand Secretary?"

Xia Yurong looked flustered. When she heard Qing Shan ask her question, she didn't answer. Instead, she looked in Jiang Jinshuang's direction.

Suddenly, she recalled what she had just overheard.

His Highness the Crown Prince... is plotting to ruin Princess Zhaoming's reputation...

Worried that Jiang Jinshuang would notice her gaze, she only glanced at him before quickly lowering her head, her long eyelashes concealing the emotions in her eyes.

The hand holding the handkerchief twirled and twisted.

Xia Yurong pursed her lips slightly, then involuntarily looked up at the figure in a red robe in the men's section. Just once…

As long as she loses her virginity, she'll have a chance...

The handkerchief fluttered between her fingers, and Qing Shan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh: "Yu Rong, you're almost wringing the handkerchief to pieces!"

As if just coming to her senses, Xia Yurong suddenly looked up and turned to look at Qing Shan.

Startled by her sudden stare, Qing Shan asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Yurong bit her lip slightly, her voice soft: "Qingshan, do you think Her Highness the Princess... was a little too harsh on me before?"

Not knowing why Xia Yurong suddenly asked such a question, Qing Shan still frowned and stood up for her: "Of course it's excessive! They treat you like a servant, and even though they know you and the Grand Secretary are in love, they still get entangled with him!"

"Hmph, someone should teach that kind of person a lesson!"

Because Si Ning had just sent someone to warn them, Qing Shan spoke very softly, only whispering to Xia Yu Rong.

Hearing Qing Shan say this, Xia Yurong's eyes lit up a bit.

"Yes, I also think that it's only right for Her Highness to suffer a little..."

At this point, Xia Yurong seemed to have made up her mind, raising her head again, a deep look flashing in her eyes.

When Jiang Biechen returned to his seat, he slightly raised his hand, and the attendant beside him bowed and whispered, "Your Highness, I have already sent people to find the eavesdropper."

Jiang Biechen nodded slightly, his eyes filled with an almost inhuman coldness: "No need to report back once you've found them, just kill them."

"Yes."
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Amidst the clinking of glasses and the fluttering of snakes and dragons, the atmosphere was vibrant and lively.

When Jiang Jinshuang saw Jiang Biechen return, she thought that she should inform Si Ning.

—In case something happens to her later, Si Ning should be careful.

Thinking this, Jiang Jinshuang got up and prepared to go to the men's section.

Just as she stood up, a gasp of surprise came from above!

The next second, a stream of golden wine flowed down Jiang Jinshuang's clothes and onto her skirt!
Jiang Jinshuang frowned as her light blue dress was stained dark. She looked at the person who had come.

Xia Yurong took a few steps backward, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, a group of women hurriedly surrounded Xia Yurong and helped her up in a flurry of activity.

"Yu Rong, are you alright?" Qing Shan asked anxiously.

Xia Yurong winced in pain and forced a smile: "I'm fine..."

As she spoke, she seemed to only then remember Jiang Jinshuang and hurriedly looked at her: "I'm sorry, sister... I accidentally got your clothes dirty..."

Jiang Jinshuang scoffed: "An accident?"

Xia Yurong lowered her head somewhat guiltily.

Seeing this, Qing Shan quickly stepped forward to block Xia Yu Rong: "Your Highness, it is indeed wrong of Yu Rong to have soiled your dress, but you don't need to hold a grudge and push her to the ground!"

Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes, her gaze cold: "Which eye of yours saw me push her?"

"Otherwise what? If you didn't push it, did Yu Rong spill it herself?" Qing Shan persisted.

Jiang Jinshuang glared at Xia Yurong: "Xia Yurong, tell me yourself, how did you fall?"

Xia Yurong bit her lip and grasped Qing Shan's hand: "Qing Shan, let it go..."

"Let it go!? Princess Zhaoming was clearly abusing her power and taking the opportunity to retaliate, why should we let it go!?" Qing Shan was furious and insisted that Jiang Jinshuang apologize to Xia Yurong.

Jiang Jinshuang has a slight case of mysophobia.

She enjoys drinking, but dislikes smelling of alcohol, so she always takes a bath and changes clothes immediately after drinking.

She also disliked getting her clothes dirty, and even on muddy, snowy days, Jiang Jinshuang would keep her shoes clean.

And now, she has been splashed with alcohol.

A sticky, alcoholic smell wafted towards her, and Jiang Jinshuang's eyelids twitched.

What does "never mind" mean?
Xia Yurong's meaning was nothing more than an indirect admission that Jiang Jinshuang had pushed her.

(End of this chapter)