As soon as Du Yunsheng arrived at the door, it creaked open slowly. The night wind from Prince Jing's Mansion made her clothes flutter, as if to blow away her frail figure.

Her eyes widened, with a barely perceptible flash of panic in them, and the faint dark circles under her eyes seemed even more obvious in the dim light.

Jiang Shaohan was standing in the courtyard, the moonlight shining on him, casting a mysterious halo on his tall figure.

He frowned, as if he was worried about something. The maid Xiang Zhu followed him carefully, holding a cup of steaming tea in her hand.

"Princess, you don't look well." Jiang Shaohan spoke first, with a hint of concern in his tone.

Du Yunsheng suppressed the fluctuations in his heart and tried to make his voice sound calm: "My Lord, I don't know why you summoned me so late at night?"

Jiang Shaohan smiled slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "I just want to discuss something with the princess."

Du Yunsheng nodded gently and walked into the courtyard with Jiang Shaohan. Xiang Zhu followed closely behind, handed the teacup to Jiang Shaohan, and then stood quietly aside.

"Your Highness, please speak." Du Yunsheng sat down on the stone bench and looked at Jiang Shaohan calmly.

Jiang Shaohan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at Du Yunsheng with complicated eyes: "Princess, the Japanese king has recently discovered some unusual signs in the palace. I wonder if you have noticed it?"

Du Yunsheng was slightly stunned, and then she understood what Jiang Shaohan meant. She said slowly: "Your Majesty, you mean..."

"Yes, I suspect that someone has sneaked into the palace with ill intentions." Jiang Shaohan's tone was solemn, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Du Yunsheng's heart tightened, she knew what this meant. She turned to look at Xiang Zhu, only to see that Xiang Zhu's face was pale and his lips were trembling slightly.

"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. We must find out the truth immediately." Du Yunsheng stood up with a serious expression.

Jiang Shaohan nodded, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Don't worry, Princess. I have already ordered my servants to strengthen precautions. However, this matter involves a lot of things, so we need to think about it carefully."

Du Yunsheng nodded softly, but felt a little uneasy.

……

Inside Prince Jing's mansion, the night deepened and the candlelight flickered. Du Yunsheng sat in front of the window, looking at the scroll in her hand with a dazed look, but her heart was full of doubts. She wanted to see more clearly, but still didn't find anything unusual. She rubbed her eyes gently, wondering if she was really overworked.

At this time, Prince Jing Jiang Shaohan walked in, his face was a little tired, but his eyes were still firm. He saw Du Yunsheng's expression and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Yunsheng, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Du Yunsheng shook his head and forced a smile, "Your Highness, I'm fine. I just feel a little dizzy. It may be because I have been overworked recently."

Jiang Shaohan frowned slightly, walked over and patted her shoulder gently, saying: "In this case, then go to bed early. I will accompany you to see the imperial physician to see if you have any other symptoms."

Du Yunsheng nodded and was about to stand up when the maid Xiang Zhu came in. Seeing Du Yunsheng's expression, she also asked with concern: "Princess, are you feeling unwell?"

Du Yunsheng smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little dizzy. Xiang Zhu, please accompany me to see the imperial physician."

Xiang Zhu agreed and followed Du Yunsheng and Jiang Shaohan to the Imperial Medical Clinic. On the way, Du Yunsheng's doubts became stronger and stronger. She couldn't help but said to Xiang Zhu: "Xiang Zhu, do you think there is something wrong with this scroll?"

Xiang Zhu thought about it carefully and said, "Princess, I just saw it and it does seem a little strange. But I can't tell you what it is."

The three of them came to the Imperial Physician's Office. The Imperial Physician carefully felt Du Yunsheng's pulse. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "The princess is fine. She has just been overworked recently, causing her vision to be a little blurry. As long as she has a good rest, she will recover."

Hearing this result, Du Yunsheng felt relieved, but her doubts were not dispelled. She returned to the palace and decided to study the scroll carefully again.

Late at night, Du Yunsheng sat alone in the room and picked up the scroll again. She looked at it intently, and suddenly, she found that there seemed to be something wrong with a corner of the scroll. She gently brushed away the dust on the surface and found a line of small words there, which read: "This painting has a secret, and the viewer will understand it for himself."

Seeing this line of words, Du Yunsheng was shocked, and she realized that this scroll was not an ordinary work. She immediately called Xiang Zhu and told her about it.

A hint of surprise flashed across Xiang Zhu's eyes. She looked at the words carefully and said, "Princess, does this line of words mean that there is some secret hidden in this painting?"

Du Yunsheng nodded and said, "That's right. We have to find a way to solve this secret."

The two decided to start from the details of the scroll and look for the hidden secrets.

That day, Jiang Shaohan returned to the palace and saw Du Yunsheng and Xiang Zhu busy, and couldn't help asking: "What are you researching?"

Du Yunsheng showed the scroll to Jiang Shaohan and told him what they had found. Jiang Shaohan listened, a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes. He looked at the words carefully, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "I understand, this line of words means that the secret in the painting needs to be understood by the viewer himself."

Du Yunsheng and Xiang Zhu smiled at each other, so that's it. They decided to re-examine the painting and try to understand the secrets in it.

There was a path leading to a secret hidden between the mountains and rivers in the painting. They followed this path and found a hidden secret room.

In the secret room, there is an ancient treasure with the words "Whoever obtains this treasure can rule the world" engraved on it. It turns out that this scroll is a secret left by the ancestors of Prince Jing's Mansion, predicting that one of the descendants of Prince Jing's Mansion will be destined to become the master of the world.

Du Yunsheng, Jiang Shaohan and Xiang Zhu looked at this treasure with awe in their hearts.

……

Du Yunsheng's face suddenly changed, and the teacup in her hand trembled slightly. She slowly raised her head, her eyes as cold as ice, and looked directly at Eunuch Qin. Prince Jing Jiang Shaohan sat at the top, his face remained unchanged, but a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

Eunuch Qin coughed dryly, trying to break the tense atmosphere, and continued, "Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Jing disobeyed the order. If it gets to the ears of His Majesty, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous."

Du Yunsheng sneered, his tone was firm and unquestionable: "Eunuch Qin, you misunderstood. My husband and I are loyal to the court, how could we disobey the order?"

Eunuch Qin smiled slightly, with a sly look in his eyes: "Princess, you misunderstood. I am not blaming you, but just reminding you to avoid any trouble in the future."

Jiang Shaohan spoke slowly at this time, his voice low and powerful: "Eunuch Qin, I understand what you mean. But some things cannot be summed up with a simple sentence of disobeying the order. You might as well explain it in detail."

Eunuch Qin nodded, cleared his throat, and slowly said, "The emperor has recently issued an order requiring the princes of various places to report to the capital. If Your Highness does not leave in time, I am afraid it will cause misunderstanding to the emperor."

Du Yunsheng frowned and thought secretly in his mind.

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