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

Chapter 73 Do you think that I'll agree as long as you beg me?

Decisive and efficient.

Jiang Jinshuang was stunned.

The atmosphere was a bit off.

Jingmo coughed lightly, clasped his hands and bowed: "Um... Your Highness, gentlemen, I will return to Wenshan Pavilion first."

With that, Jingmo turned and slipped away.

Hearing He Weijing say this, Si Ning showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.

"Since you say it's incurable, then it seems I am destined for this calamity."

Si Ning nodded slightly: "I will have my servants prepare a room for you, sir."

After saying that, Si Ning also walked away.

For a moment, only Jiang Jinshuang and He Weijing remained outside the princess's residence.

Jiang Jinshuang bit her cherry lips and then bowed to He Weijing, saying, "Mr. He, please save Si Ning."

She knew that what He Weijing had just said was definitely not the truth.

If there is anyone in this world who can cure Si Ning's heart ailment, that person can only be He Weijing.

He Weijing lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Jinshuang, who was bowing to him sincerely. He narrowed his eyes unhappily.

"Do you think that I'll agree to anything you ask me to?"

That's a rather strange statement.

—As if she had asked him for something before.

Jiang Jinshuang frowned, suppressing her words, and instead earnestly explained, "Mr. He, the head of the Si family saved my life and has done me a great favor. I promised the head of the Si family that I would find you and cure his heart ailment before we were even."

"I know that Mr. He is a kind-hearted doctor with noble character. I beg you to have mercy and treat Si Ning."

"If even Mr. He cannot cure it, then I really don't know who else to turn to."

Jiang Jinshuang felt that she was being very dishonest.

She was not familiar with this Mr. He Weijing. Regardless of why he came to the capital, their relationship was simply that they both knew Prince Ruiyang.

Jiang Jinshuang, however, repeatedly asked for his help.

After Pei Du finished his business, he came to ask him to treat Si Ning.

That's going too far.

She was inwardly condemning her own "badness" when she heard He Weijing's voice from above.

What do you mean by "settling accounts evenly"?

Jiang Jinshuang was taken aback, but still explained, "When I was in Jiangnan, I was ambushed and assassinated, but Si Beihuan, the head of the Si family, saved me."

He Weijing raised an eyebrow slightly: "Isn't it because his son is your sweetheart?"

Now that Jingmo had left, Jiang Jinshuang told him the truth: "Since we are going to be honest with each other, I think we shouldn't deceive Mr. He."

"To be honest, Si Ning and I... are not in the kind of relationship you just described. It's just an excuse we made up to cover things up."

I don't know if it's just Jiang Jinshuang's imagination.

Her words cleared up He Weijing's slightly gloomy expression.

"Fake?" he asked.

Jiang Jinshuang nodded: "It's fake."

He Weijing narrowed his eyes, his face still expressionless.

He glanced calmly into the distance and said in a nonchalant tone, "I just thought about his symptoms again."

"There's still hope. Let's return the coffin first."

With that, He Weijing stepped into the princess's residence.

Jiang Jinshuang was left standing there, bewildered.
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He Weijing settled down at Princess Jiang Jinshuang's residence.

He seemed to have traveled day and night to reach the capital; the moment his head touched the pillow, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Seeing this, Jiang Jinshuang didn't disturb him further and went to the main hall with Si Ning to talk.

Si Ning looked at Jiang Jinshuang with concern: "Your Highness, are you really not injured?"

Jiang Jinshuang gave a wry smile: "I'm really not injured, but given the current situation in the capital, I'd rather be injured."

Upon hearing this, Si Ning's face also darkened: "Your Highness need not worry too much, there has been no news from the palace yet."

“Si Ning, don’t you understand His Majesty?” Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand and shook her head unhappily. “Now that the Grand Secretary was injured because of me, he’s probably holding his breath and thinking about how to punish me.”

Upon hearing this, Si Ning smiled helplessly: "Your Highness, please don't worry, things might not be so bad."

Jiang Jinshuang sighed: "The imperial family will probably take me to court tomorrow morning."

Si Ning offered Jiang Jinshuang a cup of tea: "Would you like me to keep you company?"

After finishing the tea that was offered to him, Jiang Jinshuang shook her head: "No need. If you go, His Majesty will definitely be even angrier."

Si Ning then dropped the subject and instead asked, "What about Lord Pei...?"

"He's out of danger now," Mr. He said. "He should wake up tomorrow."

Si Ning nodded: "According to intelligence, there were two groups of assassins that Your Highness encountered today?"

At this point, Jiang Jinshuang's expression turned cold: "Yes, I know a group of their leaders."

After a pause, Jiang Jinshuang said, "Yin Yang Blade, Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."

Si Ning frowned: "Prince Bei Huai's subordinates?"

Jiang Jinshuang nodded: "It's a pity that he escaped in the chaos. Otherwise, if we had killed him in our Wan Jin Kingdom, the Bei Huai court would have been in complete disarray."

"What about the other group of assassins?"

Jiang Jinshuang shook her head: "I don't know. The leader was a man carrying a heavy bow. The situation was urgent, so I used Pei Du to kill him."

Si Ning: "I just sent Qian Yao back to the scene. All the bodies there have been burned."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded, as expected.

At the time, Changping King Jiang Zeyi was present, and Jiang Jinshuang was a weak woman who was "unable to even kill a chicken." Seeing this scene, she naturally could not take charge of the overall situation.

The Prince of Changping probably had something to hide and didn't intend to pay any attention to the corpses.

The body was likely burned by their mastermind.

"So, Your Highness suspects that the people of the Northern Huai Kingdom have secretly infiltrated Chang'an?"

Jiang Jinshuang's eyes darkened: "These past few days, you have secretly sent people to investigate. Inform me immediately of any news you find."

"I see."

After giving a few more instructions, Jiang Jinshuang seemed to remember something and said with a smile, "By the way, Mr. He said he can help treat your illness."

Upon hearing this, Si Ning simply smiled and said, "Then I thank Your Highness in advance."

After a pause, Si Ning carefully spoke, "Excuse my bluntness, Your Highness, do you find this Mr. He somewhat...strange?"

Jiang Jinshuang bit her lip slightly, thinking of the matter of Uncle Ruiyang in the past, and sighed: "We'll talk about this later. Although Mr. He has a bit of an eccentric temper, he has high medical ethics and never gets involved in factional struggles, so there's no need to worry."

Si Ning nodded, but smiled and said, "It's strange, the Grand Secretary has always been at odds with His Highness, so why would he risk his life to save him today?"

Jiang Jinshuang rubbed the bridge of her nose: "Although I have a grudge against Pei Du, he is not someone who abuses his power for personal gain or bends the law for personal reasons. It is only natural for a subject to save the royal family."

Upon hearing this, Si Ning simply smiled and said nothing more.
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Jiang Jinshuang's guess was indeed correct.

The next morning, Jiang Jinshuang was summoned to Weiyang Palace by Eunuch Kang.

This was Jiang Jinshuang's first visit to the main hall of Weiyang Palace since returning to the capital.

Outside the main hall, guards stood in rows, the Imperial Guards dressed in armor, solemn and dignified.

As she stepped into the main hall, she saw countless court officials looking at her with disdain and contempt, whispering and gossiping among themselves.

Shen Huaihe, dressed in a red official robe, knelt at the head of the assembled officials, holding a scepter, his brows and eyes sharp and cold.

Jiang Jinshuang stepped forward, but before she could even pay her respects, the emperor on the throne spoke sternly: "Zhaoming, kneel down before me!"

(End of this chapter)