Su Sheng, a renowned bully in the capital of Jin, is feared for his reputation. Princess Linchuan, deeply concerned about him and fearing he might cause trouble, reveals the Third Princess's secret and advises him to keep his distance.
In her past life, Jiang Songyi had witnessed Xinyi Mingyao's cruelty and arrogance, and Jiang Yuyao had repeatedly bullied and tortured her through Xinyi Mingyao's hands. In this life, she would never let Xinyi Zigu and Xinyi Mingyao, the siblings, have an easy life.
She had successfully carried out her revenge, putting Yue Qingyang to death and cleverly causing Jiang Yuyao to lose her position as the principal wife, but this was only the prelude to revenge. Next, Jiang Yuyao, Xinyi Zigu, Xinyi Mingyao... all those who had wronged her and let her down in their past lives would suffer her wrath!
The night was quiet, and Jiang Songyi's eyes flashed with a cold light.
She was certain that the white figure she had just seen was her master.
The master was handsome, with a noble and indifferent temperament. He lacked power and was powerless, making him an easy target for Xinyi Mingyao. If Xinyi Mingyao dared to attack her master, she would definitely send him to hell.
Su Sheng saw the fierce light flashing in Jiang Songyi's eyes and was alarmed, fearing that she would do something excessive. "I advise you not to provoke those scholars. The Third Princess is not as easy to talk to as I am. None of the handsome scholars she brought into the palace ever walked out of the palace alive. Do you understand what I mean?"
As he spoke, he made a gesture of pinching his throat, sticking out his tongue, and acting like he was dying.
Jiang Songyi raised his hand, casually picked a branch of crabapple blossoms, closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to calculate Xinyi Mingyao's position.
When her master taught her about metaphysics, he warned her not to divine about her blood relatives or speculate about anything about them, otherwise she would suffer backlash. Therefore, Jiang Songyi chose to divine the position of Xinyi Mingyao.
She threw the crabapple branch into the air, and saw it fall vertically.
Jiang Songyi observed the direction in which the branch fell, then took firm steps and walked away quickly.
If it were in the past, she would never worry about her master, who had boundless magical powers, encountering an accident. However, her master was too fragile now. He almost lost his life last time, so she didn't dare to take the risk this time.
Su Sheng was completely confused and hurriedly quickened his pace to catch up. "Jiang Songyi, what are you doing? Are you lost? You need my guidance. Throwing branches to determine the route is child's play."
As they walked further and further away, a figure dressed in white as white as snow, pure and otherworldly, appeared where Jiang Songyi had just stopped.
Shu Yuandao picked up the crabapple branch on the ground, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked deeply in the direction where Jiang Songyi left.
Jiang Songyi?
How could the eldest daughter of a famous family found in the Yongding Marquis's Mansion master his unique divination secrets?
As night fell, a gentle breeze blew by, bringing a hint of coolness. The dew on the spring flowers seemed particularly heavy. Jiang Songyi walked out of the sea of flowers along the bluestone path.
The moonlight was cold, falling on the lake like water. A woman's gentle moans and a man's low breathing could be faintly heard from the reeds.
The palace lanterns here are dim, and it is quiet and deserted. Those secret sounds seem particularly abrupt and outrageous in the quiet of the night.
The woman was riding on top, her black hair falling like a waterfall, her hair disheveled, the pearls on the exquisite phoenix hairpin sparkled, and the rubies shone brightly in the moonlight, which was amazing.
Jiang Songyi recognized the phoenix hairpin; it was Xinyi Mingyao's favorite ornament, a relic of the late Emperor's Consort Xi. Because the Empress Dowager loathed Consort Xi, and Yang Guifei was at odds with the Empress Dowager, she wore it daily to challenge the Empress Dowager's authority.
Although the man's face was difficult to recognize, his suppressed "pleading" voice was clearly audible.
Jiang Songyi's originally murderous expression gradually calmed down.
That voice was not Master's.
Su Sheng caught up and naturally heard the sound in the reed marsh. His eyes widened and his face turned red as if it was roasted by fire. His gaze swept across the beautiful legs exposed in the reed marsh, and he quickly looked away as if he was burned.
However, when he turned his gaze to Jiang Songyi, he found that she remained calm, as if she was deaf to the calls of wild mandarin ducks in the reed marsh.
Su Sheng grabbed Jiang Songyi's skirt tightly and hid behind a huge rock that was large enough to hide their figures. He warned in a low voice: "Jiang Songyi, what are you still looking at? Go! In the palace, there are some things that you shouldn't see that you must avoid. Just pretend that what happened today never happened. Do you understand?"
In the palace, obscene things were common. His mother, Princess Linchuan, was the emperor's sister. She lived in fear in the palace and only found peace after she left the palace and established her own residence.
She often reminded him that there were endless filthy things happening in the palace and he had to learn to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to them.
Su Sheng was worried that Jiang Songyi didn't understand the palace rules and would speak without restraint, which would lead to the leakage of palace secrets.
However, no matter how anxious he was, Jiang Songyi's expression remained calm, and Su Sheng even felt that she seemed to be secretly laughing at his panic.
Jiang Songyi said calmly, as if stating an insignificant fact: "If you are afraid of the wind and waves, you can leave on your own."
Su Sheng suddenly had a sinister premonition in his heart and asked nervously, "What exactly are you planning? Don't forget, this is a strategic area of the imperial palace!"
Jiang Songyi's gaze was fixed on the swaying lanterns not far away.
Tonight is the Lantern Festival. The lanterns inside and outside the palace are like stars. Even in this secluded garden path, there are several dazzling lanterns hanging.
The spring breeze blows gently, the crabapple branches sway gently with the palace lanterns, and the candlelight flickers in the shadows of the flowers.
Jiang Songyi's eyes, as deep as the night, also reflected the dancing candlelight.
An idea suddenly came to her mind.
The night is dark and the air is dry, so fires do happen from time to time, don't they?
Jiang Songyi walked slowly towards the crabapple forest and lightly picked up a lantern.
Seeing that she was finally leaving, Su Sheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The lanterns in the palace are indeed rare outside. Look at how delicately the orchids are depicted on this one. If you like it, you may take one out of the palace. Just tell the female official at the palace gate who will inspect it."
However, the scene that followed left him stunned. Jiang Songyi tightly wrapped the lantern's string around a rock, and using the rock's weight, tossed the lantern deep into the reeds!
Su Sheng's eyes almost popped out of his sockets.
The lantern fell into the reeds and landed on a piece of scattered clothes.
The thin gauze clothing was instantly engulfed by flames, and the flames spread out, igniting the reeds that were still dry in early spring.
On the banks of Taiye Lake, the spring breeze blew and the flames spread rapidly, forming a blazing sea of fire.
Su Sheng panicked and backed away, almost having to lean against the stone wall to steady himself. He looked at Jiang Songyi in horror, his fingers trembling as he pointed at her hand like a reed swaying in the wind: "You...you...you..."
He originally thought that Xinyi Mingyao's madness and audacity were beyond measure. However, Jiang Songyi's actions made him feel unprecedented shock and fear.
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