Jiang Shi started, her gaze shifting slightly, "Should... should be!"
Xue Xingyue said, "I see your brother is very good to you, Madam."
Jiang Shi tried to smile, but no matter how she tried, the smile was uglier than crying.
"Madam, you should rest well now. After the ancestral rites are over, we will return. For the remaining time, Madam should cherish it!" Xue Xingyue said.
Jiang Shi nodded and said, "Your Highness, thank you."
Xue Xingyue looked at Jiang Shi and said, "Madam, do you have anything else? If not, I will take my leave."
Jiang Shi was startled, her expression showing some struggle, but in the end, she spoke, "Your Highness, please wait a moment."
Xue Xingyue's gaze turned slightly cold. She looked at Jiang Shi and said, "Madam, I see you seem to have something on your mind. If there's anything, you can tell me directly. I will help if I can."
Jiang Shi quickly shook her head, "No... nothing at all. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
"That's good. Madam, I think you are also tired. You should rest," Xue Xingyue said.
Jiang Shi bit her lower lip and said, "Then... alright. Your Highness, are you not feeling dizzy?"
Xue Xingyue touched her forehead and said, "I am indeed feeling a bit dizzy."
Jiang Shi said, "Why don't you rest here with me?"
Xue Xingyue did not reply, but quietly looked at Jiang Shi. For a moment, Jiang Shi felt that Princess Xingyue's gaze was rather profound. She tentatively asked, "Your Highness, what is wrong?"
"I feel very dizzy. Madam, please send someone to call Feng Wu here." Xue Xingyue said.
Jiang Shi said, "Your Highness, please rest here with me!"
Xue Xingyue looked at Jiang Shi and said, "Madam, do you not regret it?"
Jiang Shi now only wished that Princess Xingyue would faint quickly, so she paid no attention to anything Xue Xingyue said.
Xue Xingyue gave Jiang Shi one last look before collapsing onto the ground.
Jiang Shi looked at Xue Xingyue's face, closed her eyes, then stood up from the bed and said, "Xiao Tao."
Soon, a maidservant entered. Jiang Shi said, "Go and tell Elder Master Jiang that the matter is done."
Xiao Tao nodded and walked out.
Jiang Shi squatted down and slowly said, "I'm sorry, but I have no other choice."
After saying this, she walked out and locked the door.
Xue Xingyue, who had appeared to be unconscious, opened her eyes, her gaze as cold as frost.
Soon, Jiang Xifeng entered. Seeing Jiang Shi outside the door, he said joyfully, "Wan Yin, is she really inside?"
Jiang Shi nodded. Jiang Xifeng pushed the door open to enter, but Jiang Shi suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Brother, why don't we just forget it!"
Jiang Xifeng pushed Jiang Shi aside with one hand and said, "Wan Yin, things have come to this point, and you want me to forget it?"
Jiang Shi took a step back and said, "But she is Princess Xingyue, and also Jiang Ming's wife. If you do this, aren't you pushing the Ningguo Duke's mansion to a dead end?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xifeng's lips curved slightly, "Wan Yin, you are truly too naive. If you don't say it, and I don't say it, how will others know?"
"I..."
Jiang Xifeng interrupted Jiang Shi and continued, "Moreover, Wan Yin, don't forget, who has known your secret for so many years? As long as you don't speak, I will never speak. The proud daughter of heaven, the Princess Xingyue of Xingchen Kingdom, I really want to taste her."
"But..."
Jiang Xifeng's gaze turned cold, his expression showing some impatience, "Wan Yin, if I don't get Princess Xingyue today, will you accompany me?"
Jiang Shi trembled all over. She glanced at her stomach, which was not outwardly showing yet, and bit her lower lip. "Then... then hurry. Princess Xingyue knows martial arts, and the aphrodisiac might not have much effect on her."
"Don't worry, I'll just have a taste and come out." With that, Jiang Xifeng, burning with impatience, pushed the door open and entered.
As Jiang Shi watched the door close, she secretly thought, "Princess Xingyue, I'm sorry. I will treat you very well in the future. No one will know about this, it will be buried forever."
"Aunt, why are you standing here? Not going in?" Jiang Xiuyi asked, seeing Jiang Shi as she came from outside.
Jiang Shi was startled, her expression somewhat unnatural, "Xiu Yi, you're back?"
Jiang Xiuyi nodded. She had returned to her maternal grandmother's home with Liu Shi in the past few days. After all, after the ancestral rites, she would return to the capital to become Meng Jiang Ming's honored concubine, and would rarely have the chance to return. That's why she wanted to take this opportunity to visit her maternal grandmother's home. She actually wanted to show off at her maternal grandmother's home, as she was about to marry into the Ningguo Duke's mansion, which was an immense honor.
She remembered the envious looks on her cousins' faces when her mother announced that she would join the Ningguo Duke's mansion. Marrying into the Ningguo Duke's mansion in the capital was something her maternal relatives could not even dream of.
"Aunt, why is the door closed?" Jiang Xiuyi looked at Jiang Shi, who kept looking at the room, which was tightly shut. There must be something going on.
"I asked Xiao Tao to bring some incense to fumigate inside," Jiang Shi said.
"Ah..." A voice came from inside. Although it was not loud, both Jiang Shi and Jiang Xiuyi outside the door heard it.
Jiang Xiuyi became even more certain that something was happening inside. She looked at Jiang Shi and said, "Aunt, what exactly is inside?"
"It's nothing," Jiang Shi said.
"Aunt..."
"Xiu Yi, Aunt is tired. You should go back!" Jiang Shi issued an eviction notice. Although Jiang Xiuyi desperately wanted to know what was in the room, she could not offend Jiang Shi, as they would be living together in the future. With this in mind, Jiang Xiuyi bowed and said, "Xiu Yi, I take my leave!"
Seeing Jiang Xiuyi leave, Jiang Shi hurried to the door and whispered, "Brother, Brother..."
"Come in," a voice replied from inside.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi quickly pushed the door open. Seeing Jiang Xifeng lying on the ground, she retreated in fright.
The door was suddenly closed. Jiang Shi looked around in terror, and a figure slowly appeared before her. Jiang Shi was so frightened that she fell to the ground, because the person standing before her was none other than the seemingly unconscious Princess Xingyue.
"Madam," Xue Xingyue said, sitting on a chair.
Jiang Shi looked at her, trembling, "Brother... Brother..."
Xue Xingyue's gaze swept over her, and wherever it landed, it was icy cold. "Madam, you truly have a heart of stone."
"I... Your subordinate confesses her guilt!" Jiang Shi knew that her plan had been exposed and knelt on the ground.
"Do you know what crime this is?" Xue Xingyue asked Jiang Shi coldly.
Jiang Shi trembled all over. She closed her eyes, and after a long pause, said, "After my confession, it is a crime punishable by death."
"Knowing it is a crime punishable by death, why did you still do it? Jiang Shi, I have given you many opportunities, but you did not cherish them." Xue Xingyue said coldly.
Jiang Shi was startled, as if she had realized something. She said, "So Princess Xingyue knew from the beginning."