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

Chapter 56 You frightened His Highness.

Jiang Jinshuang wore a blue robe with a dark fox fur coat draped over it.

As she walked out of the mansion, she asked Chun Tao in a cold voice, "Who sent the message?"

“This servant doesn’t know either. This servant just heard a noise at the gate. When I went out to check, I saw an arrow stuck in the ground, and there was this line of words on the arrowhead.”

As she spoke, Chuntao handed the note to Jiang Jinshuang.

Opening the note, there was only one sentence written on it: If you want to save Si Ning, come to Zhaiyue Tower.

Jiang Jinshuang frowned even more deeply, as if she had remembered something, and stopped in her tracks.

She glanced at the guards at the gate, drew a long sword from one of their waists, and coldly ordered Chun Tao beside her, "Stay here and guard the mansion. I'll be right back."

Chun Tao asked with a worried look, "Your Highness, should we take more people with us?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang merely glanced up at the deep night.

"The secret of inkstones," she said slowly.

A breeze swept by.

In the blink of an eye, a man dressed in black stood firmly in front of Jiang Jinshuang.

His face was expressionless; he simply held a broken sword and remained silent.

"Come with me."

Yan Jue nodded slightly, said nothing, and followed Jiang Jinshuang into the night.
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Zhaiyue Tower.

A bright moon hung high above the building, its gleaming light seeming to strangle someone.

On the tower that stretched as far as the eye could see, only one floor was lit with candles.

Through the faint night mist, it appeared and disappeared like a mottled ghost lamp.

Jiang Jinshuang pressed the hilt of her knife and walked towards the direction of Zhaiyue Tower.

Before she could take a few more steps, a dozen masked men in black drew their longswords and assumed an attack stance.

Jiang Jinshuang pursed her lips slightly and said to Yan Jue beside her, "I'll leave it to you. I'm going to rescue them."

Yan Jue remained silent, drew the broken sword from his waist, and coldly faced the dozen or so men in black.

Jiang Jinshuang only cared about walking forward. When a man in black came to block her way, he was repelled by Yan Jue in the next second and went unimpeded!
These men in black were quite skilled, but they were no match for Yan Jue.

Jiang Jinshuang looked at the towering, trembling building and, without thinking further, leaped up the building lightly, stepping on the roof tiles!
Upon entering the floor where the fire was burning, Jiang Jinshuang drew her curved blade, her expression wary.

Suddenly, the candlelight in the room flickered.

The next second, Jiang Jinshuang suddenly turned around and attacked the person who was trying to sneak up on her from behind!
"Zheng——"

The cold weapons clashed together, producing a buzzing sound!
The newcomer was also masked, revealing only a pair of cold, deep eyes.

Jiang Jinshuang's tone was stern: "Where is Si Ning?"

The newcomer sneered and twirled the long sword in his hand: "If you want to know, beat me first!"

Before he could finish speaking, the newcomer charged again with his long sword!

Jiang Jinshuang seized the opportunity and flicked her long sword, causing the newcomer to tighten his grip on the hilt!
The fox fur coat she was wearing fell to the ground.

She became somewhat angry, and her men no longer held back, each strike aimed to kill!

At first, the attacker was able to counterattack a few times, but later even blocking became difficult!
Jiang Jinshuang spotted an opening and slashed her long sword at the man's neck!
Just as the blade was about to touch the man's throat, a hurried voice came from behind: "Your Highness!"

It's Si Ning!
Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Jinshuang frowned and slipped the hilt of her knife from her hand!
The blade circled the man's neck once before returning to Jiang Jinshuang's other hand!
She frowned and turned to look at Si Ning, who was unharmed.

Belatedly realizing something, Jiang Jinshuang seemed to have a sudden realization. She raised her hand and slashed open the masked man's face with a knife!

Upon seeing the newcomer's face, Jiang Jinshuang's eyes widened: "Uncle Si!?"

—It's actually Si Ning's father, Si Beihuan, the head of the Si family in Jiangnan!?
Why is he in Chang'an?!

In the heat of the moment, Jiang Jinshuang didn't have time to look closely.

It was only when I realized that the man in front of me had his right arm severed from his shoulder; he had been holding the knife with his left hand.

Without time to think, Jiang Jinshuang remembered the inkstone technique downstairs and hurriedly went to the window!

Downstairs, Yan Jue was dressed in black, his long hair held up by a silver crown, looking neat and tidy.

He held the broken sword, seven-tenths broken, and showed no mercy in any of his moves.

In just a short while, most of the dozen or so men in black were injured!
He attacked again, his sword thrusting straight at the man in black!
Seeing this, Jiang Jinshuang hurriedly shouted, "Yan Jue, hold back!"

"Ding——" sound.

The originally straight sword blade shifted instantly, using only the hilt to knock the attacker back!

Yan Jue twirled the broken sword in his hand, then with a swift downward swing, the broken sword was cleanly and neatly sheathed. He didn't look at the group of men in black in front of him, but instead raised his eyes to look at Jiang Jinshuang high above.

Jiang Jinshuang smiled and waved to him.

Yan Jue understood, lowered his eyes slightly, and then with a few leaps, disappeared into the moonlight once more.

—As if it had never existed.

The dozen or so men in black downstairs, dragging their wounds, retreated.

Jiang Jinshuang then turned to look at Si Beihuan in front of her.

Si Ning looked at the man in front of her, who was in his fifties, and shook her head helplessly: "Father, what are you doing?"

As he spoke, Si Ning hurriedly walked to Jiang Jinshuang's side, picked up the fox fur coat from the ground, dusted it off, and then draped it over Jiang Jinshuang's shoulders again.

Si Beihuan laughed loudly and sheathed his long sword.

"I was just worried that this little princess wouldn't be able to take good care of you, so I thought I'd test her a bit!"

Si Beihuan was skilled with a sword; in his youth, he was the best swordsman in Jiangnan.

Although he has lost an arm, he never expected that he would not last ten moves against Jiang Jinshuang.

He knew that Princess Zhaoming must have some martial arts skills, but he didn't expect her to be so skilled.

He looked at Jiang Jinshuang meaningfully and narrowed his eyes: "Where did Your Highness learn your martial arts?"

Jiang Jinshuang sighed and sheathed her scimitar.

Si Ning stepped forward, looking slightly helpless: "Father, you've frightened His Highness."

Si Beihuan glanced at the composed Jiang Jinshuang: "..."

Jiang Jinshuang still held the head of the Jiangnan Si family in the highest esteem.

She smiled and nodded at Si Beihuan: "Uncle Si, what brings you to the capital?"

She hadn't heard a thing.

At this point, Si Beihuan's expression darkened: "I'm not the only one who came to the capital this time."

Jiang Jinshuang's eyes darted around.

"The Prince of Changping has come too?" she asked in a cold voice.

Si Beihuan nodded, his face cold and stern: "Since the death of Prince Ruiyang three years ago, Prince Changping has been using his poor health as an excuse to stay in his fiefdom and live a secluded life."

After a pause, Si Beihuan continued, "But recently, there have been many unusual developments in the fiefdom of the Prince of Changping. He is actually coming to the capital in the next few days."

Jiang Jinshuang fumbled for the hilt of her sword at her waist, her eyes calm: "It seems that the Prince of Changping has also taken action upon hearing this."

Everyone in the court believed that the Tiger Tally was in Jiang Jinshuang's hands.

She had been the target of numerous assassinations when she was in Baiyujing.

Now that she has arrived in the capital, various forces are stirring and beginning to gather there.

—They're all after the tiger tally.

Si Beihuan's expression softened slightly: "My trip to the capital was a secret arrangement by His Majesty, and no one knew about it."

"Now that I've entered the capital, I must first go to the palace to meet the Emperor."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded and bowed slightly to Si Beihuan: "Uncle Si, please take care."

Si Beihuan glanced at Jiang Jinshuang again, then turned to Si Ning: "My son, has this little princess ever bullied you?"

Si Ning is one of the few junior members of the Si family in Jiangnan, and Si Beihuan had him late in life, so he dotes on Si Ning.

Si Ning smiled helplessly: "Father, His Highness is very good to me. Your testing tonight will hurt His Highness."

Si Beihuan snorted coldly and clicked his tongue unhappily.

Without saying anything more, Si Beihuan picked up his curved sword and left.

For a moment, only she and Si Ning remained on the huge floor.

Watching Si Beihuan's departing figure, Si Ning bowed slightly to Jiang Jinshuang: "Your Highness, please don't be offended. I was unaware of today's events."

"My father sent a letter today, saying that he has come to the capital and wants to meet me at Zhaiyue Tower."

"After I arrived at the appointment, my father arranged for me to stay upstairs. I only learned from Qianyao's report that my father was testing you."

Jiang Jinshuang waved her hand dismissively: "Uncle Si is just worried about your safety, I understand."

The night was deep.

Jiang Jinshuang looked at the moonlight in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Let's go back to the manor first. It seems that there will be unrest in the court and the country tomorrow."