Quick Wear: Pampering Your Lover

When Liu Xuanyi received the order, he couldn't believe it.

His Highness actually wanted him to send someone to kill Zhenzhen?

She was just an ordinary girl from the common people, but His Highness still wanted to kill her...

Liu Xuanyi's father, Liu Ming, was the former leader of the Shadow. He was only loyal to the Queen and served the Prince under the Queen's orders.

Before his father died, he held his hands tightly, stared at him with wide eyes and told him that he must protect the queen and the prince to the death, otherwise his father would die with regrets.

He agreed. Although his father did not raise him much, and was thrown to a maid after he was born, and later thrown into secret training in the shadows, he was still his father after all.

But now he doesn't want to obey anymore. The prince is not only self-centered, but also murderous and can't tolerate even a little girl.

The Luo Dynasty is currently divided into two factions: one led by Crown Prince Luo Ningzhe and the other by Marquis Zhongping Ye Chengshu. The Crown Prince, born to the current Empress, commands important court officials like Imperial Tutor Yu and Imperial Censor Lou, and is known for his eloquence. Marquis Zhongping, on the other hand, answers solely to the Emperor, wielding half of the Luo Dynasty's military power and even the power to execute without prior approval.

Logically speaking, the prince has the support of the queen and half of the officials, so why would another faction emerge?

In his later years, the emperor favored Concubine Tao, and was at odds with the empress. More importantly, the crown prince was ruthless and eliminated dissidents. He secretly eliminated several loyal ministers and even allowed his subordinates to embezzle disaster relief funds.

This undoubtedly touched the emperor's bottom line, so he sent Marquis Zhongping to investigate the matter thoroughly and secretly cultivate the seventeenth prince born to Concubine Tao.

Liu Xuanyi stood by the window, looking down at the lotus flowers outside. Her dark blue eyelashes cast a shadow on her pale face, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

In short, he would never hurt Zhenzhen.

Zhenzhen couldn't go out anymore and had to stay inside the house. He would arrange for someone to protect her. He would personally take on this task and then pretend to kill Zhenzhen.

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"Back then, Minister Kuang impressed His Majesty with his single sentence, 'To bring peace to the world, this is a great achievement,' during the palace examination. He was directly selected as the top scholar and later promoted to the rank of Third-Rank Minister of Works. It was a meteoric rise to fame!"

"Not only that, but when the number one scholar was on horseback parading through the streets, he happened upon the fifth princess, who was in disguise. The princess was pushed to the edge of a lake by the crowd and nearly fell. The number one scholar saw her and leaped from his horse to save her. From that moment on, the two of them fell in love. It's truly a story of unparalleled beauty..."

Mingzhen sat in a private room, eating melon seeds and drinking tea, listening to the storyteller passionately telling the story of Kuang Ji. His mood was calm and he even wanted to eat something else.

"The number one scholar, a student from a poor family, studied hard for ten years and rose to fame overnight. Not only was he appreciated by the emperor, but he also married a princess. Wow, he's so lucky..."

When Mingzhen heard someone express such emotion, he sneered with an ambiguous tone.

That's right. He was dazzled by the prosperity, beauties and power of the capital, and forgot Yong'an County where he grew up, Mingzhen who depended on him, and even wanted to take her life.

However, if he gets engaged to the fifth princess, the emperor's appreciation will disappear.

Mingzhen suddenly felt bored, put on his veil and left.

She enjoyed the prosperity of the capital city and strolled leisurely on the streets. She also bought some snacks and put them in her arms, preparing to take them back to share with Liu Xuanyi.

After all, I cheated him out of three hundred taels, and my conscience hurts a bit.

When Mingzhen passed by a group of three people, the word "Your Highness" caught her attention.

Your Highness? Your Highness the Crown Prince or Your Highness the Princess?

She moved closer calmly, but heard the person on the right had changed his address to "Young Master".

Mingzhen quietly looked at the man in the middle. He was tall and walked in a leisurely and elegant manner, but he also gave off an air of nobility.

Prince?

Mingzhen was a little wary and a little excited.

It is not easy to meet the prince with such loose guards outside. Isn't this a great opportunity?

She secretly adjusted her breathing, pretended to look at the vendor beside her, and bumped into him directly.

"Ah..." Mingzhen bumped into the back of the man in the middle. He stepped back with his hands covering his head in fear, but accidentally twisted his ankle and was about to fall.

Through the flying white gauze, Luo Ningzhe saw the panicked face of the woman for a moment, with rosy cheeks and almond-shaped face, clear eyes and wandering gaze. The drooping sleeves brushed past his hands like water, and ripples began to form in his heart. His heart was pounding like a drum, and he quickly grabbed her wrist.

The two people following him wanted to scold him immediately, but Luo Ningzhe raised his hand to stop them.

"Girl, are you okay?" Luo Ningzhe felt the smooth skin in his palm and did not let go immediately. Instead, he asked with concern.

"No, it's okay, thank you, sir..." Mingzhen withdrew his hand after standing firmly and whispered thanks, his voice soft and tender, with a hint of shyness.

Luo Ningzhe withdrew his hand, rubbed it carefully behind his back, and said, "I'm glad you're okay."

He was about to ask the woman's identity when she took off the pure white jade pendant from her waist, stuffed it into his hand, and turned and ran away.

The figure was in a panic, and he disappeared into the crowd like a little rabbit.

Never mind. Anyway, the concubine selection banquet is about to begin, and we will eventually know her identity.

If she is suitable, she will be his principal wife. If her status is low, he will give her the position of concubine.

Luo Ningzhe stroked the jade pendant, which was not of very good quality, but he was in a very happy mood. He hung it directly around his waist, curled his lips and continued to move forward. The two people beside him looked at each other in shock, and seeing that His Highness had already taken a few steps, they hurriedly followed.

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Mingzhen ran back to Liu Xuanyi's house, feeling the stinging pain in his ankle and gritting his teeth.

The acting was so realistic that I accidentally sprained my ankle.

Tsk, what a loss.

Fortunately, the resurrection insect eggs have been planted in the prince, and they can be hatched as long as they are combined with the incense on the jade pendant.

The Resurrection Gu was extremely precious, and she could only control two of them. As the name suggested, it actually had the power to resurrect. If someone was poisoned and near death, they could truly be "resurrected." The Gu would consume the poison and fall into a deep sleep.

The two before, one was in Helian Yi and the other was in Liu Xuanyi. She could feel that the one in Helian Yi was not dead, but just fell into a deep sleep and could not be awakened.

From this we can see that what caused Helian Yi's death was not external injuries but the poison.

It saved his life.

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