One day, Chen Jingxi woke up in a daze. She habitually touched the place beside her, but only felt a cool blanket. She couldn't help but feel confused.

Chu Jinghuai usually spends half a day with her, and only gets up lazily after she begs him repeatedly. Why did he change his temper today and disappear so early?

But then she thought, maybe he had something to deal with. After all, as a prince, he always had so many things to do, and it was impossible for him to be with her all the time.

Chunmei, who was outside the door, heard some noise in the room, so she tiptoed in and began to help Chen Jingxi wash up.

While combing Chen Jingxi's hair, she asked softly, "Princess, which dress would you like to wear today? The one with the butterfly embroidery, or the plain one?"

Chen Jingxi had a smile on her face and let Chunmei play with her hair, but she was still thinking about Chu Jinghuai's abnormal behavior today.

Chunmei held a set of intricate golden hairpins in her hand and asked softly, "Princess, are you wearing this set of hairpins today?"

Chen Jingxi only glanced at the glittering golden hair ornament, then shook her head and said, "No need, just use this jade hairpin."

Upon hearing this, Chunmei delicately inserted the jade hairpin into Chen Jingxi's hair and asked, "Princess, are you going out today?"

Chen Jingxi shook his head slightly and said, "If you don't want to go out, just stay in the mansion."

Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps came from outside the door. Chen Jingxi couldn't help but frown and asked, "What's going on outside?"

Chunmei had already received the instructions, and she hurriedly explained with a smile, "It's because it's autumn now, and everything needs to be cleaned up, so they are busy now."

Chen Jingxi said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

Chunmei was relieved to see that she had concealed the truth. She coaxed Chen Jingxi and said, "What would your princess like to eat today? I'll ask the kitchen to make it."

Chen Jingxi mentioned a few of his favorite pastries.

On this side, Chu Jinghuai asked someone to send away a group of monks and Taoists.

He turned around and went back to the study, and took out an ancient book from his sleeve - "The Twelve Divine Spells of the Supreme God".

The cover of the book had turned yellow. He frowned and carefully flipped through every page, not missing a single word.

When he turned to a certain page and saw the description of "out-of-body experience", his heart suddenly sank.

The book states that when a person is on the verge of death, or is under the influence of some strong stimulation or drugs, or even in his sleep, it is very likely that the soul will leave the body.

Chu Jinghuai couldn't help but think of Chen Jingxi. He remembered the last time Chen Jingxi burst into tears after seeing Chen Chengzhi and his sister being hit by a carriage. It was like a dream.

This made him even more certain that Chen Jingxi's soul was indeed unstable after entering this body.

A hint of cruelty flashed in Chu Jinghuai's eyes. He had to stabilize Chen Jingxi's soul no matter what so that she could stay in this body.

Thinking of this, he continued to turn the pages, but the book then described various methods of exorcising evil spirits and monsters.

After flipping through the book several times, he closed his eyes and half-reclined in the chair. For a moment he was a little confused and didn't know what to do.

The autumn wind blew outside, bringing a bit of chill, which also disturbed his mood.

He frowned and thought of a solution.

He didn't know how long it had been, but he suddenly opened his eyes, walked out of the study, called Ling Ying, and began to issue a series of orders.

Upon hearing this, Ling Ying froze in place, somewhat at a loss. He glanced at Chu Jinghuai and asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, this..."

Chu Jinghuai raised his brows coldly and said unhappily, "Hurry up and go!"

Seeing his face darken, Ling Ying quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I'll go right away."

However, just as he was about to turn around and leave, Chu Jinghuai stopped him and ordered, "Do this quietly and don't disturb the princess."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ying responded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand."

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After finishing her breakfast, Chen Jingxi took a leisurely stroll through the mansion. When she reached the back garden, she stumbled upon Chu Jinghuai's concubines gathered together, whispering about something. Out of curiosity, she walked over.

When everyone saw Chen Jingxi, they quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess."

Chen Jingxi smiled and waved her hand, saying, "No need to be so polite. What were you talking about just now? It looked quite lively."

Everyone looked at each other, lowered their heads, and dared not tell the truth.

Seeing this, Chen Jingxi didn't force it and said, "Since it's not convenient for me to listen, forget it." After that, she turned around and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, one of them suddenly called out to her, "Princess."

Chen Jingxi stopped and turned around to ask, "What's wrong? Zhang."

Zhang hesitated for a long time and was about to tell the truth when someone beside her stopped her: "Sister Zhang, please don't say anything."

Zhang insisted, "Sisters, today's incident has nothing to do with you. If the prince blames me, I will take full responsibility."