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

If it is a blessing, it will not bring disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. Tao Yao could only comfort herself in this way in her heart, showing a hypocritical smile on her face, raising her hand to point at her ear, and then waved to the man in black, pretending to be deaf and dumb.

No matter how Tao Yao pretended, she couldn't fool Zhong Wuyou. Zhong Wuyou had already learned about Tao Yao's background, appearance, and personality through Wuyan Pavilion's intelligence network. This time, he just wanted to test this woman.

Seeing that Tao Yao was pretending to be deaf and dumb, Zhong Wuyou took the initiative to take off the black hood on his head and revealed his face.

Seeing Zhong Wuyou's face, Tao Yao's eyes flashed with panic, but it quickly disappeared. Tao Yao secretly looked at the features of the man in front of her, secretly speculating in her heart: No way, this person has a bad face, looks ferocious, is he really a murderer?!

Zhong Wuyou placed the freshly packaged box of Longjing tea cakes in Tao Yao's hand and said with a smile, "Miss, I saw you hesitating by the stall just now. I thought you wanted to try some Longjing tea cakes, so I took the initiative to buy a box and gave it to you."

At this moment, the panic on Tao Yao's face turned into surprise in an instant - it was strange, this ferocious-looking man who looked like a fugitive criminal actually had such a kind heart, he must have ulterior motives.

Tao Yao quickly waved her hand to refuse, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't like eating this. You should keep it for yourself."

A smile immediately appeared on Zhong Wuyou's face: "You can hear it."

Tao Yao then realized that she had been tricked. She looked away awkwardly and said teasingly, "Oh, I just said that the wind was too loud here and I couldn't hear clearly..."

Zhong Wuyou pondered for a while, and finally took out a piece of yellowed cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Tao Yao - that was the piece he had secretly taken away when he met Lu Che in the clinic.

Tao Yao instantly recognized that the piece of cloth belonged to Lu Che. She was shocked and couldn't figure out why the rag torn from Lu Che's clothes was in the hands of this man in black.

"Miss, do you recognize this thing?" Zhong Wuyou asked tentatively.

Tao Yao's mind raced. She raised her head alertly, meeting Zhong Wuyou's gaze. She replied calmly, "It's just an ordinary piece of cloth... It looks a little worn. Is this yours?"

The expression on Zhong Wuyou's face froze for a moment, and he said, "It's not mine, it belongs to an old friend."

Tao Yao said nothing more. She bowed politely to Zhong Wuyou and said calmly, "My dear elder, I have something important to attend to. I will be leaving first."

Tao Yao had just taken half a step when Zhong Wuyou grabbed her. She turned around terrified, only to find her arms filled with a box of Longjing tea cakes.

"I'm old and can't eat sweets. Miss, please try this Longjing tea cake for me."

Although Zhong Wuyou had a kind smile on his face, the words he said sounded like a threat.

Tao Yao couldn't refuse anymore, so she took the Longjing tea cake and held it in her arms. She bowed respectfully to Zhong Wuyou and thanked him for his kindness.

Zhong Wuyou nodded, smiling at her. Tao Yao's heart was beating like thunder, and she subconsciously ran back towards the restaurant.

Could this person know Lu Che? This person looked very strange. If he knew Lu Che, then she must not go to the clinic in front of him and reveal Lu Che's residence.

Tao Yao thought so, spread his legs and rushed forward.

In the chaos, she suddenly bumped into a familiar embrace. The fresh scent of pinewood filled her nostrils, and Tao Yao's heart was moved. Before she even raised her head, she habitually called out the name: "Xiao Chu!"

Chu Huanjun was a bit caught off guard when he grabbed Tao Yao's body, which was shaking and swaying from all the rushing around. He ruffled her hair and said in a complaining tone, "What's wrong? Why are you so irritable? Didn't you go back to the clinic?"

Chu Huanjun's eyes shifted downwards, and he suddenly saw the box of Longjing Tea Cakes in Taoyao's arms. He smiled and said, "Greedy cat, you want to eat Longjing Tea Cakes again?"

Tao Yao felt a little guilty as she stuffed the box of Longjing tea cakes into her arms. She forced a smile and slipped out of Chu Huanjun's arms. "Haha, I saw these by chance on the street. I haven't had them for a while, so I bought some..."

Tao Yao only then noticed that Chu Huanjun was still holding the white jade porcelain box he had seen before, and noticed that there was a craftsman's shop next to him, so he asked curiously, "I thought you were going to discuss business... Are you..."

Seeing Tao Yao's eyes fall on the white jade porcelain box in his hand, Chu Huanjun smiled calmly, raised the white jade porcelain box high in front of Tao Yao, shook it, and said, "I want to repair something."

"Repair this? The porcelain box?" Tao Yao scratched the back of his head.

"Yeah." Chu Huanjun sighed and said, "It's just that I still couldn't fix it today... There aren't many people who can fix this thing anymore."

Tao Yao was a little confused. It was just a white jade porcelain box, how could it possibly be broken? Besides, for a royal noble like Chu Huanjun, it wouldn't be difficult to pay a master craftsman to make another white jade porcelain box. Why would he go to such lengths for such a small porcelain box?

Tao Yao was puzzled and asked, "You said this white jade porcelain box belonged to an old friend. It's very important to you, isn't it?"

Chu Huanjun sighed deeply again, lowered his eyelashes, and quietly looked at the small white jade porcelain box in his hand. His fingers gently stroked the faintly visible carvings on the surface of the porcelain box, as if he was back in his childhood, on the lawn in the back garden of Yuzhan Palace where jade liquid grass flowers were in full bloom.

He carefully opened the lid of the porcelain box, and a golden peacock carved from glass immediately popped out of the box.

Chu Huanjun's slender fingers hooked around the base of the golden peacock and gently fiddled with it twice, and the peacock began to dance gracefully within the box. The peacock was carved to lifelike perfection, its feathers, icy and bright, each distinct and distinct, reflecting the sunlight like a rainbow of bright glass spots, looking incredibly gorgeous.

"This porcelain box was given to me by my mother." Chu Huanjun smiled helplessly. His tone was not as cheerful as before, and it sounded like he was sighing.

Tao Yao suddenly had a sinister premonition and opened her mouth, but the words were stuck in her chest. Chu Huanjun, as if seeing through her, explained nonchalantly, "She's passed away. She only left this for me."

Tao Yao was speechless for a moment - no wonder he cared so much about this white jade porcelain box.