Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Shi Lanxin originally went to see Shi Taoyao because she felt guilty.

After all, if it weren't for her, Shi Taoyao wouldn't have received thirty lashes of the board—

Three days had passed, but Shi Lanxin still couldn't forget what happened that night. Shi Taoyao had been pinned to the ground by two strong men, half her body covered in blood, her face as pale as a dying man.

At that moment, no matter how much Shi Lanxin hated Tao Yao, she was worried that Tao Yao would die on that day.

If Tao Yao died on that day and turned into an evil ghost, she would definitely be the first one to be found.

With such a "guilty" feeling, Shi Lanxin asked Huai Qiu to prepare a basket of fresh fruits and went to visit Shi Taoyao in the courtyard where she lived.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard whispers coming from Taoyao's room.

Shi Lanxin gestured to Huaiqiu to peek at the window. Huaiqiu crouched down and moved to the window, carefully lifted the curtains a little, and ran back after a while with a look of shock on his face.

"Be quiet! Don't let anyone find out." Shi Lanxin reminded Huai Qiu.

But Huai Qiu couldn't control her surprise. Her hands trembled as she patted her heaving chest and said, "Miss, there's a man in the second lady's room."

"A man?!" Shi Lanxin's face showed a look of disdain. She said, "Didn't she just come out of the gates of hell? She's really anxious. No wonder she ran to Chunfeng Tower. Come on, Huaiqiu, we came at the right time today. We can catch her red-handed."

The two men rushed forward and pushed Tao Yao's door open with brute force.

The moment the door was pushed open, everyone inside and outside the house was shocked.

At this time, Chu Huanjun was sitting beside Tao Yao's bed, holding a piece of Longjing tea cake in his hand and was about to hand it to Tao Yao's mouth.

As for Tao Yao, she was lying on the bed in disheveled clothes, her mouth stuffed with pastries, with some pastry crumbs still remaining at the corners of her mouth.

This scene is enough to surprise anyone who breaks into the house.

Huai Ling reacted the fastest. She took the lead and walked forward to pick up the wooden food box beside Tao Yao's bed. She handed it to Chu Huanjun and said respectfully, "Your Highness, didn't you say that you had something important to discuss with me?"

Tao Yao also reacted and agreed, "Yes, yes, you should go quickly." She also gave Chu Huanjun a wink.

Unfortunately, Chu Huanjun didn't receive the message from the master and servant's eyes. He still handed the Longjing tea cake in his hand to Tao Yao's mouth and said softly, "Don't you like this flavor the most? I'll bring more next time."

Little did he know that his words and actions seemed extremely ambiguous. Even the usually cautious Tao Yao realized that something was wrong. She awkwardly moved aside and waved her hand, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness. I'm full."

Chu Huanjun seemed to be deliberately teasing her, and he kept pushing the piece of Longjing tea cake into her mouth. At the end, he considerately took out a soft and white silk handkerchief from his arms and wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of her mouth.

His wiping technique was very cunning. He wiped her cheeks left and right with gentle rubbing and twisting movements, and finally landed on the center of her lips, and deliberately touched the corners of her mouth.

When he finished, he didn't care at all that the cake crumbs on Taoyao's face had stained his originally white handkerchief with a greasy yellow. He simply put the handkerchief in his chest pocket with a bright smile on his face: "Xiaotao, you must keep that matter in your heart and don't let it out."

He didn't care at all about how this vague sentence could lead to misunderstandings by those who didn't know the truth.

Tao Yao suddenly felt that the kind face in front of her was very hateful and she wanted to punch him in the face.

The more tenderly Chu Huanjun smiled, the more Tao Yao couldn't help but think of that horrible future. So, Tao Yao tugged at his sleeve, lowering him a few inches, until they were only inches apart.

Tao Yao whispered, "Your Highness, please don't be so vague. It will cause misunderstandings. We're not very familiar with each other..."

Chu Huanjun turned his head, his brows slightly furrowed, but his expression was ambiguous.

"Xiao Tao doesn't like this, so forget it."

To others, this situation looked like two people were chatting with each other beside the bed, exchanging glances and whispering in each other's ears, which was really inappropriate.

Shi Lanxin couldn't bear this sight. The man in Taoyao's room was none other than His Royal Highness Prince Yi, her little brother Chu—she felt like her heart was about to explode.

At some point, Chu Huanjun had insinuated himself next to Shi Lanxin, frightening her so much that she trembled all over and quickly bowed, "Brother Chu...why didn't you let me know beforehand when you came here?"

"Oh, that's not necessary. I'm not here to see you."

Chu Huanjun looked at the eldest daughter of the Shi family with great interest. This was the first time in history.

"Raise your head." Chu Huanjun's gentle voice, coupled with his handsome face that always smiled, was enough to make the girl fall in love with him.

Shi Lanxin raised her face shyly, two red clouds appearing on her cheeks: "Brother Xiaochu..."

"Miss Shi, have you had enough fun?" Chu Huanjun smiled kindly, "You really have a lot of spies. They follow me from the north to the south of the city, like a pile of stinky dog ​​shit that I can't get rid of."

Shi Lanxin looked flustered and stammered, "What is Brother Xiaochu talking about? I don't understand..."

"I know you. You don't have to keep coming up to me to show your kindness. Old Man always mentions you, praising his eldest daughter for her intelligence, beauty, and talent. I'm almost tired of hearing it all."

Chu Huanjun moved closer to her, carefully scanning her facial features, and said disdainfully:

"Very boring."

Just four words made Shi Lanxin's already red face even redder. To be exact, it turned purple, like a big eggplant.

Chu Huanjun raised his voice and warned, "Don't ask about me, and don't follow my whereabouts secretly."

Shi Lanxin trembled all over and looked like she was about to faint. She said in a trembling voice, "Lanxin doesn't know what Brother Xiaochu is talking about."

Chu Huanjun snorted coldly, ignored her, and left like a gust of wind. Tao Yao Huai Ling was left staring at her in front of the door.

Shi Lanxin couldn't stand such humiliation. She felt so wronged that she turned around and went back to the house to find Tao Yao to vent her anger.

Tao Yao saw Shi Lanxin and her servant rushing in angrily. She thought something was wrong and didn't dare to look directly at the furious Shi Lanxin. She quickly fixed her eyes on the large basket of fruits in Huaiqiu's hand and said in a dumbfounded manner, "Sister, are you here to visit me too?"

Shi Lanxin was still thinking about Chu Huanjun's words for a long time. The more she thought about it, the more she felt a burning fire in her chest. She angrily asked, "Shi Taoyao, what is your relationship with Brother Xiao Chu?"

Tao Yao's dark eyes rolled around twice, and she had the intention of teasing Shi Lanxin. She smiled with an ambiguous smile: "We have met a few times, but we are not very familiar with each other."

"Not very familiar with him? If you are not very familiar with him, how could you invite him into your boudoir and sit on the same bed with him? Tao Yao, you are really not an easy person to deal with." Shi Lan said anxiously.

Tao Yao raised two fingers, made an oath gesture, and said, "Heaven has witnesses. I am willing to swear on my life to prove that the relationship between me and His Highness Prince Yi is innocent."

She paused, then managed to raise half her body so Shi Lanxin could see the wound on her back, which was bandaged like a mummy. She then said, "I'm injured like this, how can I have the strength to do what you want? Besides, that's His Royal Highness Prince Yi, a man of noble status. There's no way he can be with someone as lowly as me. Your Highness is a man of integrity, so how could we possibly get together?"

After hearing this, Shi Lanxin finally believed it a little.

Indeed, their social statuses are so different, how can they be together even if they are in love?

Shi Taoyao would definitely not be a good match for Chu Huanjun.

If we talk about matching, she, Shi Lanxin, the daughter of General Shi Yiqian, is always more qualified than Tao Yao to stand by Chu Huanjun's side.

As if she could see what she was thinking, Tao Yao spoke slowly, "Sister, what do you think of His Highness Prince Yi? I think you and him are a perfect match, talented and beautiful. Why don't you pick a day and talk to Daddy about it? Daddy has just made a lot of military achievements, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask the Emperor for a marriage, right?"

Shi Lanxin's face flushed instantly, and she hurriedly said, "Shi Taoyao! What nonsense did you learn at Chunfeng Tower? Don't say that!" Although she said this, she was obviously relieved in her heart. She turned to Huaiqiu and winked, indicating that Huaiqiu should bring the fruit basket to Taoyao's bedside.

"Ahem... this is some fresh fruit that my father had delivered to my room this morning. Although you were the one who brought this upon yourself, I... I was also at fault. Let's both back off and let this matter rest."

Shi Lanxin was not good at apologizing to others. After she finished speaking, her face turned red again.

Taoyao stretched her neck to see what was in the fruit basket—a few juicy frozen pears and a large pile of bright red persimmons. It seemed quite sincere.

Tao Yao always accepted the kindness of others. She grinned and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sister! But I can't get down to pay my respects right now. I'll make up for it when I'm healed. Is that okay?"

Shi Lanxin thought of what Chu Huanjun had just said about her not being as good as Shi Yiqian said. She felt a pang of pain in her heart and muttered, "No need for that! Am I that stingy..."

Tao Yao unceremoniously reached into the basket, grabbed a piece of persimmon cake and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing while exclaiming, "Delicious, delicious!"

Shi Lanxin looked at her rough eating manner and shook her head in disgust——

She is indeed not a good match for Prince Yi. How can such a woman be presentable?