The Night King's three children.
Her gaze fell upon Yun Xiaojing.
A gentle smile appeared on her fair face.
"We meet again," she said, waving to them.
Zhan Xiaoli saw Jiang Luoxi from afar and knew she would be staying at the prince's mansion from today onwards. He disliked her intensely; he just had a gut feeling that she was going to compete with his mother for his father!
He whispered to his two younger brothers, "Remember what I said, don't get close to her! Getting close to her is betraying Mother, do you understand?"
The more she smiled so peacefully and kindly, the more dangerous she was!
The two younger brothers nodded. They were in complete agreement on this point!
Even without him saying it, they didn't want to get close to the scheming auntie in front of them. Especially Yun Xiaojing, who was harboring ill intentions. She had actively come to pick them up and take them to the palace just a few days ago, and now she was staying at the prince's mansion today.
Hmph!
She was simply a wicked auntie with ulterior motives!
Jiang Luoxi, being extremely intelligent, had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the wariness of Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng towards her. Only Yun Xiaojing was grinning, seemingly without any guard against her.
"Why are you at my house?" Zhan Xiaoli directly questioned, his tone extremely cold.
Despite Zhan Xiaoli's small stature, his aura was even more imposing than before.
Moreover, he made no attempt to hide his dislike and suspicion of Jiang Luoxi.
He never gave a second glance to women who tried to seduce his father! He wanted these aunties to back off more than anyone!
Think you can get past him?
Not even in your dreams!
Jiang Luoxi observed Zhan Xiaoli's impolite demeanor without any change in her expression, still smiling gently. "It was the Emperor who ordered me to come to the Night Prince's mansion. From now on, we will be living together, and I hope we can coexist peacefully. If you need any help, feel free to come to me."
As she spoke, she noticed something a little dirty on the corner of Zhan Xiaoli's mouth and reached out to wipe it.
Zhan Xiaoli reacted quickly, recoiling with a whoosh and exclaiming angrily, "What are you doing?!"
"You have something dirty on your mouth, let me wipe it for you, don't be nervous." Jiang Luoxi acted as if she hadn't noticed Zhan Xiaoli's anger, her voice becoming even gentler.
Zhan Xiaofeng stepped forward and wiped Zhan Xiaoli's mouth, then said with hostility, "My brother isn't someone you can just touch!"
Yun Xiaojing blinked his eyes and said to Zhan Xiaoli and the others, "She's new here, let's be cordial! Don't scare the guest!"
"Xiaojing?!" Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng exclaimed almost in unison.
Hadn't they just agreed to stand united against her and not be swayed by Jiang Luoxi?
How, in the blink of an eye, did Yun Xiaojing change his mind and now defend Jiang Luoxi?
Yun Xiaojing offered no explanation, knowing that any explanation would give him away to Jiang Luoxi. He then said, "She seems nice enough, always smiling at us. We should be friendly too!"
Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng were furious upon hearing this.
Yun Xiaojing was usually so smart, why was he suddenly being so foolish now?!
Couldn't he see that Jiang Luoxi was deliberately trying to appease them?
Jiang Luoxi was somewhat surprised, not expecting Yun Xiaojing to defend her. She felt a measure of satisfaction, realizing that her efforts towards him earlier had not been in vain. Smiling, she said, "I brought you gifts, do you want to know what they are? Come with me and see?"
"Okay!" "No!" "No!"
Three voices spoke out simultaneously.
Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng looked at Yun Xiaojing with extreme disapproval. "Xiaojing!" the two little ones said in unison.
Jiang Luoxi smiled at Yun Xiaojing, "You want to see?"
Zhan Xiaoli grabbed Yun Xiaojing's arm.
Yun Xiaojing grinned at Zhan Xiaoli and said, "Just for a quick look."
Then Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng could only watch as Yun Xiaojing was "deceived," happily following Jiang Luoxi to get the gifts!
Zhan Xiaoli was very angry and huffed, "Why did Yun Xiaojing become so stupid?"
"We can't let Yun Xiaojing be deceived!" Zhan Xiaofeng was somewhat anxious. He had been deceived by his foster mother and father before, almost tricked into doing bad things. Fortunately, he found out the truth in the end; otherwise, he would surely regret it immensely!
Meanwhile, Yun Xiaojing followed Jiang Luoxi to the guest room where she was temporarily staying.
Jiang Luoxi rummaged through the bundle she carried and took out three small jade pendants.
They were all of excellent jade quality.
The carvings on them were exquisite, and their size clearly indicated they were for children.
And they were undoubtedly expensive.
This was a grand gesture!
As Yun Xiaojing looked at the jade pendants, his large eyes blinked. Such significant effort to appease them clearly meant the weasel was not giving the chicken a New Year's greeting without ulterior motives.
Seeing Yun Xiaojing staring at the jade pendants, Jiang Luoxi thought he didn't like them and asked with a smile, "Don't you like them?"
"They're alright. I have similar ones. If you had given them to me first, I would have loved them," Yun Xiaojing feigned disinterest.
Jiang Luoxi's smile faltered slightly. She glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late. Tomorrow, I'll take you out for a stroll. I'll buy you whatever you like, okay?"
A sly glint flashed in Yun Xiaojing's eyes. His small mouth immediately became sweet as he said, "Okay! I knew Auntie Jiang was a good person!"
"You're a good child too. Don't worry, I'll treat you better and better in the future," Jiang Luoxi said softly.
Yun Xiaojing felt disgusted, ran to the door, and then turned back to smile at Jiang Luoxi, "I'm leaving now! Brothers are waiting for me. Auntie Jiang, please don't forget to take us shopping tomorrow!"
Jiang Luoxi readily agreed, "Okay."
Watching Yun Xiaojing bounce away, full of life and vigor, Jiang Luoxi finally retracted her gaze.
She looked at the three jade pendants in her hand, her expression turning cold.
Half an hour later.
The sky had completely darkened.
Jiang Luoxi stood not far away, looking at the brightly lit study. She then called for Zuo Yan.
Zuo Yan was reading a biography.
When he heard the knock, he walked out with the book.
"Miss Jiang."
Just as Jiang Luoxi was about to speak, her gaze fell upon the biography in Zuo Yan's hand. She vaguely saw the words "Miraculous Doctor." Her eyes deepened as she asked, "A biography of the Miraculous Doctor?"
"This wasn't written by the Miraculous Doctor himself; it's written by someone else. Some of the events are questionable, as some illnesses were too peculiar, and the Miraculous Doctor's treatment methods were also too unusual. So, it might not be entirely true! Moreover, I'm very curious whether the Miraculous Doctor is actually Yun Shu," Zuo Yan attempted to verify through these materials.
Jiang Luoxi became somewhat interested in the biography in Zuo Yan's hand and reached out, "Let me see."
"Alright," Zuo Yan handed her the book.
Jiang Luoxi quickly scanned a page.
As she read more passages, the hidden gleam in her eyes intensified, hinting at a killing intent.