Chapter 38

At that moment, Jiang Sijin’s voice reached her ears, followed by her, Xiao Junmo, and others walking towards them.

Seeing these people, Xiao Nanye instantly closed his mouth and showed his usual cold expression.

“Elder Sister, it’s getting late. I’m a bit hungry. Let’s go have a meal.”

Hearing Jiang Sijin’s words, Xiao Nanye’s eyes brightened. He subconsciously looked at Jiang Peihuan, but just as he was about to speak, Jiang Peihuan preempted him, “It’s getting late, and there are no elders in the manor. I won’t keep Your Highness for dinner. Please take care, Your Highnesses.”

Hearing Jiang Peihuan’s undisguised dismissal, Xiao Nanye’s mouth twitched, but he didn’t say anything else. Instead, he nodded at her, “Then I will take my leave first. If I have time tomorrow, I will come to your manor to enjoy the scenery.”

After saying that, Xiao Nanye left first. Prince An, Xiao Junmo, quickly followed.

“Elder Sister, does King Cheng mean they’re coming back tomorrow?”

“Give the order to return to the residence early tomorrow morning.”

Jiang Peihuan didn’t answer Jiang Sijin’s question but looked at Ye Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sijin looked at Xiao Nanye’s back with sympathy.

Soon, Jiang Peihuan left with Jiang Sijin. No one noticed two people standing on the opposite hillside.

It was none other than Xiao Junhao and Pei Wu.

At this moment, Xiao Junhao’s eyes were filled with coldness. He had been hesitating before, but the scene he just witnessed made him determined.

Jiang Hong was about to return to the capital. He couldn’t let Jiang Peihuan slip through his fingers.

“Is everything ready?”

“Your Highness, don’t worry. Everything is prepared, and the items have been placed in the dishes. As soon as Eldest Miss eats that dinner, she will fall asleep.”

Hearing this, Xiao Junhao didn’t say anything but looked at Jiang Peihuan’s departing figure, his eyes revealing a determined expression.

Jiang Peihuan was completely unaware of these things.

Looking at the dinner on the table, Jiang Peihuan said to Ye Xiao and Lu Er, “Third Miss and I can’t finish these dishes. You can take some downstairs to eat.”

“Yes, Young Miss.”

Lu Er had grown up with Jiang Peihuan since childhood, so she wasn’t shy. After hearing these words, she went forward to take some dishes.

However, when those dishes passed by Jiang Peihuan, she frowned, “Wait a moment.”

“What’s wrong, Miss?”

Hearing Jiang Peihuan’s voice, Lu Er jumped in fright.

Jiang Peihuan didn’t look at her but looked at Ye Xiao, “Check these dishes.”

“Yes.”

Upon hearing Jiang Peihuan’s words, Ye Xiao knew there was something wrong with the food and quickly went forward. After carefully examining all the dishes, Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Peihuan with a troubled expression, “Eldest Miss, there’s something wrong with these dishes.”

“Is there a problem with the food?”

When Jiang Sijin, sitting next to Jiang Peihuan, heard this, her eyes widened in surprise before filling with anger. “Why would there be a problem with the food? I’ll go ask the kitchen staff right now.”

“Stop,” Jiang Peihuan said in a low voice as she saw Jiang Sijin stand up.

“Elder sister?”

“Don’t be impulsive. Calm down first, or we might alert the enemy.”

Jiang Peihuan then turned to Ye Xiao. “What’s wrong with these dishes?”

“They’re not poisoned, but they contain sleeping pills that will make people fall asleep,” Ye Xiao explained. This was also why she hadn’t noticed the issue immediately.

“Don’t alert anyone. Lu Er, you and Ye Xiao should prepare a few more dishes yourselves.”

“Yes, Young Miss.”

“Elder sister, do you have a plan?”

As Ye Xiao and Lu Er left, Jiang Sijin looked at Jiang Peihuan with excitement in her eyes.

Seeing her sister’s expression, Jiang Peihuan’s mood improved. “Tonight, we’ll close the doors and catch the ghosts.”

At night, the lights in Jiang Manor were turned off, and the entire estate was eerily quiet.

“Master, the eldest Miss and the others have already gone to bed. Shouldn’t we rest as well?” Han Feng asked, looking at Xiao Nanye standing in the courtyard. He yawned as he spoke.

Xiao Nanye gave him a cold glance but eventually entered the house, seeing the dark manor nearby.

After Xiao Nanye went inside, a few shadowy figures entered Jiang Manor.

“Your Highness, this is Miss Jiang’s room,” Pei Wu, dressed in black, whispered as he pointed to the room on the left.

Xiao Junhao, also in black but without a mask, looked at the closed door with excitement in his eyes. “You all wait outside for my orders.”

“Yes.”

With that, Xiao Junhao pushed open Jiang Peihuan’s door. The room was pitch black, but he could still make out the bed’s outline.

He approached the bed, and even though it was dark, his martial artist’s eyesight allowed him to clearly see Jiang Peihuan’s face. He reached out and touched her face, unable to resist. “Don’t blame me. I gave you a chance.”

The skin he touched was soft and tender, and the man’s eyes revealed a hint of desire.

Xiao Junhao lifted Jiang Peihuan’s blanket and lowered his head. At this moment, Jiang Peihuan, who should have been unconscious, opened her eyes.

Her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at Xiao Junhao, who was approaching her. She raised her hand and whipped the person in front of her.

“Ah…”

Jiang Peihuan’s whip struck Xiao Junhao’s face without any bias, causing the man to scream.

Looking at Jiang Peihuan sitting on the bed, Xiao Junhao covered his face and said with a dark expression, “You didn’t faint.”

“Ha…”

Jiang Peihuan just sneered, gripped the whip in her hand, and lashed out..

However, Xiao Junhao managed to dodge this attack.

“Jiang Peihuan, you forced me to do this.”

Xiao Junhao couldn’t hide the fact that he knew martial arts and attacked directly. Jiang Peihuan was a little shocked when she held his hand. She did not expect Xiao Junhao to be so strong at this time, even stronger than her

In just a moment, Jiang Peihuan’s wrist was also grabbed by Xiao Junhao, who forcefully suppressed her hands. Xiao Junhao’s eyes were cold as he said, “You don’t know how to appreciate kindness. Today, I will make you… Oh…”

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He couldn’t help but lower his head, only to see the ring on Jiang Peihuan’s hand.

Jiang Peihuan didn’t expect that the ring would come in handy. However, when she saw Xiao Junhao, who had flipped over and fallen to the ground, her eyes turned ugly.

She got off the bed and used her hand to feel under his nose. When she felt that he was still breathing, she heaved a sigh of relief.

No matter how much she hated him, she couldn’t kill him now.

“Han Feng, take these people down!”

At this moment, the door was kicked open.