In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 63 Meeting again at the hot spring

Hearing Jiang Chuchu's words, Qin Jinghao was silent for a moment, "That's not true. It's just that Jiang Qingyue's status is what it is, and there's also pressure from Father..."

"Just as I thought!" Jiang Chuchu was so angry she almost lost control of her expression again. "Then what is Your Highness doing here? Go find my sister!"

"Are you jealous?" Qin Jinghao wasn't angry; on the contrary, he was a little happy.

"Don't worry, as I said, no one can replace you in my heart. However, there are too many things in the court that are beyond one's control. If I were just an ordinary official's son, you would be my rightful wife, and I would not marry anyone else."

However, as the Crown Prince, I need to balance the power of various factions. I did refuse before, but my father scolded me severely and ordered me to marry Jiang Qingyue. He even used you to threaten me. I really…”

At this point, Qin Jinghao sighed sadly, "I hate myself for being incompetent and not having the right to control my own destiny. I'm sorry to you."

Qin Jinghao looked at Jiang Chuchu with a guilty expression, "But don't worry, this is just a delaying tactic. My agreement is only temporary. As long as we find a solution that satisfies both sides, I will definitely cancel the engagement with Jiang Qingyue."

If it's truly unavoidable, I won't touch her. Once my power is consolidated, Jiang Qingyue's fate will be entirely up to you."

Jiang Chuchu was initially slightly dissatisfied with Qin Jinghao's words, but upon hearing the rest, she immediately burst into laughter through her tears, saying, "With Your Highness's words, Chuchu feels at ease."

After saying that, Jiang Chuchu threw herself into Qin Jinghao's arms again, and the two cuddled for a while.

When Jiang Qingyue heard Mu Lan's report on the conversation between the two people, her expression remained unchanged, as if the person they were scheming against was not herself.

"Miss, the Crown Prince has gone too far!" Mu Lan used to see the Crown Prince often when she was in the Princess's residence. He had a gentle and refined appearance, and she was once infatuated with him for a while, but because of her status, she kept it to herself and dared not reveal it.

If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would have found it hard to believe that His Highness the Crown Prince was such a hypocritical and sanctimonious man, and that she had truly been blind back then.

Jiang Qingyue waved her hand dismissively, "Let them do what they want, it's none of my business."

To outsiders, her petty tricks seemed to be aimed at winning the crown prince position. However, her real purpose was simply to provoke Jiang Chuchu into a meltdown, to provoke her into a desperate act, and to expose her weaknesses, so that, little by little, she would end up like herself in her previous life, abandoned by everyone.

Now, what she cares about more is her mother's death.

Although she had given Wuming time and informed him of the mission, getting the information wouldn't be quick. During this period, while she was making things difficult for Jiang Chuchu, she also needed to focus her attention on dealing with the Lu family.

Regardless of whether she is a suspect in her mother's death, Jiang Chuchu was overprotected since childhood. She is intelligent, but her methods are not sophisticated. If it weren't for Lu Shi's advice and strategies behind the scenes, how could she have succeeded?

Once the Lu family is dealt with, Jiang Chuchu will be without a "strategist." In addition, with his constant presence in front of the Crown Prince, Jiang Chuchu will surely erupt again and do something unpredictable. At that time, it will be easier to deal with her.

But Lu is smarter, and it won't be so easy to deal with her by tricks. In that case... let's use the poison she's best at!

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue used the excuse of going to worship Buddha to pray for her family to leave the Prime Minister's mansion and headed towards a hill not far behind the small house in the suburbs where she had once been "exiled" by her family.

This mountain is rich in plant species; it must have something it wants.

She continued along the mountain path, and just in case, she had Mulan accompany her.

As Jiang Qingyue continued along the mountain path, she saw many poisonous plants, as well as many antidotes. She picked some of the useful ones to keep on hand, but she couldn't find the aconite she really wanted after searching for a long time.

Just as Jiang Qingyue was about to give up, she suddenly saw something resembling a crow on the distant cliff and quickly prepared to find a way to get there.

The two of them then went through another period of hard work.

When she reached the top of the hill and saw the Sichuan black bird so close at hand, Jiang Qingyue smiled knowingly.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly darted in from a distance. Before Jiang Qingyue could even see it clearly, she was startled and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

However, the terrain here was uneven, and after another rain, the road was slippery. Jiang Qingyue lost her footing and slid down.

"Miss!" Mu Lan and the others tried to grab her, but it was too late.

She immediately slid down the mountainside, trying to catch up.

However, the surrounding area was filled with bushes and dense trees, and Mu Lan quickly lost sight of Jiang Qingyue. "Miss, where are you? Miss!"

Mu Lan was so anxious she was almost crying. She was so focused on finding Jiang Qingyue that she lost her footing and slid down the other side.

When Jiang Qingyue finally realized what was happening, she was in excruciating pain all over her body.

Jiang Qingyue knew that her body was probably bruised.

Looking at the Sichuan-style bird that was even further away from her, Jiang Qingyue felt like crying but had no tears left.

Although she could buy it, it was poisonous, and the shopkeeper wouldn't sell it to her easily if she went to the clinic alone. Moreover, once she bought it, it would leave a trace, and she would definitely be traced back to it.

Therefore, Jiang Qingyue could only pick it, but it wasn't so easy.

She couldn't care less about Chuanwu now; she knew Mulan must be terribly worried.

She tried to find a way to look for Mulan, but couldn't find the way at all, so she could only wander aimlessly ahead.

Just then, a misty fog seemed to rise from the distance. Jiang Qingyue went forward out of curiosity and found a hot spring.

Isn't this the hot spring where I fell in and was rescued by Qin Xuanyu?

How did he leave last time? He was unconscious and didn't know the way, but since Qin Xuanyu was able to take him away, there must have been a way.

With that in mind, Jiang Qingyue continued walking forward.

As the view from the hot spring became more and more open, Jiang Qingyue saw a figure in the very center of the hot spring.

Upon closer inspection, it was Qin Xuanyu!

Jiang Qingyue was so shocked when she saw Qin Xuanyu soaking in the hot spring with his shirt off that she took a few steps back and immediately turned her head away.

However, Qin Xuanyu heard the commotion.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with murderous intent. "Who?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Qingyue saw an ordinary, ghostly figure appear in front of her, with a sword held against her neck.

“Miss Jiang?” Yingyu recognized Jiang Qingyue and immediately stopped, but even so, it was too late. The sword slightly cut Jiang Qingyue’s skin, leaving a shallow, faint bloodstain on her neck.

Qin Xuanyu heard this too, and couldn't help but frown. He prepared to get up, but then he felt a strong sense of unease and had no choice but to soak back in the hot spring.

Jiang Qingyue had no choice but to turn around to greet him, only to notice that Qin Xuanyu seemed a little off. "What's wrong with your prince?"