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

"I never really looked at you before, but now that I've looked at you carefully, I've discovered that you're quite a sharp-tongued girl."

An Jingshuang looked a little different today than usual - although she had always been so beautiful and exquisite, but today, perhaps because she was in a good mood or for some other reason, she looked particularly radiant.

But she waved her hand, inadvertently revealing her newly rouge-painted nails. The bright red color, almost like blood, flickered with an enchanting luster in the dim and flickering candlelight, which looked breathtaking.

Tao Yao suddenly recalled the scene when she first met An Jingshuang. Lu Che was bewitched by her witchcraft and fell to the ground like a corpse. Her fingertips that day were as bright and beautiful as they are today.

The more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is.

Tao Yao was shocked and couldn't help worrying about what might happen if she continued to negotiate with her - after all, Chunfeng Tower was her territory. If she set up some traps or buried some poison in this small house, with her mediocre skills, even God would not be able to save her.

Thinking of this, Tao Yao involuntarily shifted her gaze to Song Zhishou who was standing beside her. He had obviously sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere and was also turning his hesitant gaze towards Tao Yao.

The moment the two looked at each other, they instantly understood each other's feelings.

Tao Yao pulled a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully wiped away the small amount of water stains left on the table from the spilled teacup. Then, she bowed respectfully to An Jingshuang and complimented her with a smile, "Since you don't know the prince's whereabouts, we won't bother you any further."

After saying this, Tao Yao immediately winked at Song Zhishou. Song Zhishou understood and immediately bowed to An Jingshuang as a farewell greeting.

An Jingshuang seemed to have expected this and a smile appeared on her lips.

Tao Yao and Song Zhishou turned around in tacit understanding and walked quickly to the door of the wing room. Just as their fingers were about to touch the door handle, they suddenly found that someone had locked the door from behind.

Tao Yao was shocked. Unconvinced, she grabbed the door lock and pushed it hard twice, but the lock didn't budge at all.

At that time, the sound of cups gently clinking came from behind, and tea slowly poured out from the jade-carved spout of the teapot, pouring into the tea table carved from fine wood, dripping like the sound of raindrops falling at night.

An Jingshuang leisurely brewed a cup of new tea and brought it to her lips.

Tao Yao glanced at Song Zhishou, only to see that his face was also filled with alertness. Tao Yao took a deep breath and looked down to see that Song Zhishou was wearing a dagger and a sword at his waist.

Song Zhishou often uses a sword, and if he really encounters a critical moment, he will use the sword more steadily.

Tao Yao secretly took away the short knife that Song Zhishou wore at his waist and gestured with his lips, "Master Song, please lend me your short knife."

She didn't know any martial arts, but at least she could protect herself by carrying a cold weapon at her side.

Although at this moment, Tao Yao could not judge whether cold weapons were enough to deal with the woman in front of him who was good at using witchcraft.

Tao Yao and Song Zhishou exchanged a glance before turning around. An Jingshuang, who was sipping tea, raised an eyebrow at the two of them, a smile growing on her face as she chuckled softly.

"Hey, look at the two of you, are you planning to fight me?"

She spoke with a sweet smile, and her voice was like a piece of honey soaked in syrup. Just listening to her say a few words would make one's mind go blank and unable to think of anything.

The scent of the incense burning in the room grew stronger and stronger, making people feel a little dizzy. Tao Yao's heart tightened. She had been suspicious of the incense from the beginning, but her mind was full of thoughts about Chu Huanjun's whereabouts at the time, and she didn't think about anything else.

She took a deep breath, her mind still thinking about her next move, but her body moved faster than her brain - she took three or two steps to the tea table right in front of An Jingshuang, jumped lightly, swung her long arms, and used a knife to cut the rope of the incense burner hanging on the roof.

Tao Yao caught the incense burner and held it in her arms, then jumped down from the tea table like a nimble sparrow, grabbed a cup of tea, and poured all the tea onto the blazing flame of the incense burner in her arms.

The incense flames were completely extinguished, leaving only a wisp of smoke.

An Jingshuang screamed in surprise, covering her rouge-red cheeks and moving forward like a weak willow in the wind, staring at Tao Yao with her almond-shaped eyes, her eyes full of disbelief.

"Oh, my dear sister! Why are you so angry all of a sudden? You're taking it out on my precious incense! This incense is so precious! I have to dance on the stage for three months to save enough money to buy a piece of incense cake..."

An Jingshuang spoke, a false tear dripping from the corner of her eye. Tao Yao rudely slammed the incense onto the tea table, smashing the incense cake inside with her fist, and said, "Sister, don't worry about whether this incense is expensive or not. You are too naive and have been deceived by others. You bought a low-quality product that is passed off as a good one. This incense smells good at first, but it makes you dizzy after smelling it for a long time. It is definitely not good for your health. If you keep it in your room and smell it every day, you will definitely get sick! Oh, I have seen many such charlatans. Sister, you should be more careful in the future."

An Jingshuang knew that her trick of tampering with the incense had been discovered, so she simply stopped pretending to be pitiful. She still had that fake gentle smile on her face. She covered her mouth and said in feigned surprise, "Ah? Is this true? Really, how could I be so unlucky to run into such a ruthless dealer... Thanks to your keen eye, my sister, otherwise I would have almost lost my life. How shameful..."

Tao Yao appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, her back was already soaked with cold sweat from the tension. Not wanting to listen to An Jingshuang's nonsense any more, she simply said, "Sister, Lord Song and I have important matters to attend to, so we won't bother you any further."

After saying this, An Jingshuang's smile instantly faded. She raised her chin, and the seductive and flattering look she had earlier was gone. Her eyes were filled with a sinister and cold expression, devoid of any emotion.

Even so, the words that came out of her mouth were still as gentle as honey, perhaps it was out of habit -

"Oh, sister Taoyao, you are so ignorant. We haven't seen each other for so long, can't you spend more time talking and chatting with your sister?"

Tao Yao's mind flashed back to the miserable look on Lu Che's face after An Jingshuang cast the Gu spell on him. Her back went cold. She had to suppress the trembling in her voice and said seriously, "Sister, I really have something important to do and I don't have time..."

Seeing that Tao Yao didn't appreciate her, An Jingshuang chuckled again, shook off the light gauze wrapped around her arm, and walked gracefully to the treasure cabinet. She slowly turned around, smiled, met Tao Yao's eyes, and whispered, "Could it be that he is the one that you are so anxious to do?"