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

"I'm not sure about that." Chu Huanjun shook his head. "The Chen family has always only been in the incense business. Perhaps they've found other ways to do business in recent years, and maybe started some other small businesses... But, it seems like this other business is quite big..."

As they were talking, they saw Chen Heng leading two teams of servants, carrying about a dozen large boxes and slowly walking up to the platform. The boxes were tightly closed, and it was impossible to tell what treasures were hidden inside, but judging by the breathless state of the people carrying the boxes, they must have been filled with a lot of things.

"What I'm going to show you next is the rare treasure passed down from the nobles of the Western Regions that I told you about through the carrier pigeon message earlier." As Chen Heng introduced, he ordered the servants to move the first large box to the center of the stage.

At the incense tasting conference, everyone gradually gathered around the platform, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation, waiting to see what kind of rare treasures would be seen after the box was opened.

Chen Heng, however, was in no hurry to order the box to be opened. Instead, he shook his head and looked around, not knowing what he was looking for. When he finally spotted Chu Huanjun and Tao Yao standing in the crowd, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Tao Yao immediately caught Chen Heng's eye and couldn't help but laugh at his ridiculous appearance. She tugged at Chu Huanjun's sleeve and teased, "You're done. This Chen Heng seems determined to kill you."

After that, Chu Huanjun cooperated by putting on a terrified expression and said, "Ah? I'm so scared. Then my lady, you must protect me well, or you'll lose your shorts."

Tao Yao rolled her eyes at him, poked his spine hard, and said seriously, "Acting is acting, I never promised you anything, don't overthink it."

"Oh..." Chu Huanjun nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and put his arm around Tao Yao's waist, asking softly, "Okay, after today's performance, are you happy?"

Tao Yao tilted her head and thought for a long time. She didn't have to worry about anything today. Chu Huanjun was behind her to cover everything. She could buy whatever she wanted and scold anyone she didn't like. She was indeed living a very comfortable life.

"Happy." Tao Yao grinned, revealing two rows of shiny white teeth, like an excited little wolf.

"Since you're so happy, why not make it real?" Chu Huanjun leaned over, his lips almost touching Tao Yao's forehead. This time, Tao Yao was uncharacteristically slow in breaking free from his embrace, allowing him to be intimate with her - to be honest, she actually enjoyed it.

But Tao Yao still insisted: "I don't want it. I said, I don't like you, I won't marry you."

She spoke every word so forcefully, completely disregarding Chu Huanjun's mood and dignity.

Tao Yao's principle in dealing with things is to make a decisive decision when necessary - although ambiguous entanglements are beautiful and charming, they are ultimately like the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. In the end, they are just a beautiful dream and only add to the troubles.

However, what Tao Yao didn't know was that even if the love between them could only be an empty dream, Chu Huanjun would still pursue this dream recklessly like a moth to a flame.

Chu Huanjun naturally wouldn't show his sadness. He always had a smile on his face, and you couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

Because if he reveals his true feelings, he will no longer be able to maintain the cold body that seems invulnerable like he does now. The softness that he has hidden in his heart with great difficulty will flow out like a flood and be exposed to the eyes of others.

He, Chu Huanjun, once swore that he would be a rebellious and cold-blooded eagle for the rest of his life and would not have any weaknesses.

So, even though Tao Yao's words made him sad, Chu Huanjun just smiled calmly, his smile sounding like a sigh: "You... I still dote on you too much. I have spoiled you so much that you don't know what is good for you."

At that moment, Tao Yao suddenly felt uncomfortable all over, as if someone was looking at her. So she subconsciously turned her head to look for someone, but she only saw a vast sea of ​​people. Everyone's eyes were focused on the treasure boxes on the stage, and it seemed that no one was looking at her at all.

Tao Yao shuddered, and Chu Huanjun immediately sensed that something was wrong with her. He gently took her hand and held her cold little hand in his own.

"What's wrong?" Chu Huanjun asked softly, looking at Tao Yao with concern.

Tao Yao shook her head, sighed, and said, "Nothing, maybe my eyes are blurry."

On the high platform, Chen Heng gave a command, and the servants opened the lid of the first treasure chest. For a moment, the crowd below erupted in astonishment. As the lid was opened, the mountain of gold, silver, and jewels inside were suddenly exposed to everyone's sight, gleaming with a golden light that was three times brighter than sunlight.

There was no doubt that the box contained genuine treasures. No one could take their eyes off the glittering mountain of jewels.

At this moment, Chen Heng clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to quiet down, and introduced, "Now on display for everyone is the first treasure to be auctioned at today's auction. Yes, you heard correctly, it is a treasure—all the treasures in this box are not sold individually. If there are any customers who like these treasures, just take the whole box away!"

Tao Yao had never seen such a magnificent scene before. She seemed to be unable to understand the world of the rich. The colorful light reflected by the gold, silver and jewelry in the sunlight was so dazzling that it almost dazzled her.

At this moment, a very loud voice suddenly came from the crowd. It was a man: "I bid eight hundred gold."

Everyone's eyes immediately turned in the direction where the voice came from. The man was wearing a black robe, a black hood on his head, and a huge hat covering his face. He looked very mysterious.

When Tao Yao turned her gaze over, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

No matter how you look at it, that man looked too much like Lu Che in terms of figure, posture, and temperament. Even though he covered his features with a black robe, Tao Yao could still vaguely see some of Lu Che's shadow.

Tao Yao subconsciously wanted to walk over there, but Chu Huanjun held her back and said, "Xiao Tao, where are you going?"

Tao Yao hurriedly turned around and frowned, "Xiao Chu, it's Lu Che, he's really here!"

Chu Huanjun gently patted Tao Yao's shoulder, as if to soothe her. He said calmly, "That man was dressed in black, so you couldn't see anything clearly. How could you be so sure it was Lu Che?"

Tao Yao was anxious and in no mood to explain anything to Chu Huanjun. She simply said, "He's Lu Che, I recognize him!"