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

When Tao Yao opened her eyes, she found herself back in Shi Mansion.

She sat up suddenly, and immediately heard Huai Ling's chattering voice in her ears: "Ah! Second Miss, are you awake? Go wash up immediately, the wedding procession will be here soon. If you don't hurry, it will be too late..."

"A kiss...? What kiss? Whose kiss?"

Tao Yao was a little overwhelmed. She rubbed her head which was aching from sleeping and watched Huai Ling busying around in front of her.

Huai Ling was holding five or six jewelry boxes in her arms, busy piling them one by one on the dressing table. She had no time to look back at her. She just turned her back and said to her, "Second Miss, were you drunk at Chunfeng Tower last night? Today is your wedding day with Mr. Zhou Yan, so of course Mr. Zhou Yan is here to pick you up."

When Tao Yao heard the name Zhou Yan, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

She carefully digested what Huai Ling had just said. Last night, today... Could it be that she had traveled through time again? To another parallel time and space in this era?

Could it be that in this time and space, Zhou Yan did not die on the night of the Lantern Festival, so their wedding today went on as scheduled.

Tao Yao's heart was pounding as she thought about everything that had happened in the past few days - what about Lu Che? What about Chu Huanjun? Where were they?

Before she had time to think further, Huai Ling had already pulled her off the bed and draped a bright red wedding dress over her.

Huai Ling smiled with satisfaction: "Hey, Second Miss, this wedding dress suits you very well. You look so energetic!"

Tao Yao looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Her face was pale, and there was a thick layer of dark blue under her eyes. It was obvious that she had not had a good rest for several days.

The bright red wedding dress made her face look even paler and thinner, as if she had been hungry for years.

It was clearly a happy day and she was dressed for the occasion, but she looked miserable.

Tao Yao was pushed by Huai Ling to sit in front of the dressing table, and she numbly let Huai Ling apply makeup on her face.

Her mind was in a state of great confusion, and she felt vaguely uneasy. Everything that happened seemed too fantastical—true and false, false and true. She didn't know what was real.

After a long while, she suddenly heard a commotion outside the window. There was the sound of floats and music, and the voices of guests congratulating her. Tao Yao heard it all, and she became nervous.

"The auspicious time has come!"

Huai Ling quickly pushed Tao Yao up and put the red veil on Tao Yao's head.

Suddenly, there was only a red color in front of Tao Yao's eyes. She could only see vaguely through the red cloth, and couldn't even make out the outline.

Huai Ling supported Tao Yao's hand, held her palm tightly, and whispered, "Second Miss, be careful, there is a threshold ahead."

Taoyao was supported and moved forward cautiously step by step in a certain direction.

The sounds of suona, gongs and drums from the wedding procession were getting closer and closer. Everything seemed so real, not just an illusion in a dream.

Tao Yao lowered her head and saw the hem of her bright red skirt, with delicate peach blossoms embroidered on every pleat - this was a dress specially made for her. She had lived in the Shi Mansion for eighteen years, and today was the first time she had put on a beautiful dress that belonged to her, was the right size for her, and was decent.

Every stitch on the skirt, every delicate and beautiful peach blossom, seems to symbolize the husband's expectation and the bride's beautiful future that is just around the corner.

After passing through several corridors and turning several corners, Tao Yao finally stopped under Huai Ling's guidance.

The bride's procession was right in front of her. Because it was a concubine, the ceremony was modest. Four skinny horses and a sedan chair—very simple, but this was her marriage.

With the help of two maids, Tao Yao carefully got into the sedan chair.

The road was bumpy and the shaking of the carriage made her uncomfortable. She was always worried that the pearls and jade in her hair would fall off, so she kept raising her hands to hold her high bun on her head.

This was the first time she had her hair tied up in a bun in this style. She had to tie all her black hair up on top of her head, and with it adorned with gold, silver, pearls, and jade hairpins, she felt her head getting heavier and heavier, making it hard for her to breathe.

After a long time, the carriage finally stopped. After getting off the carriage, she was supported by the maid and walked through several corridors and around several corners before arriving at her bridal chamber.

She tiptoed in and through the red veil in front of her eyes, she seemed to see a person sitting on the bed.

That must be the groom.

Tao Yao walked over and should have let the groom remove her red veil, but for some unknown reason, she took the initiative to remove the red veil herself.

Tao Yao was surprised by the scene she saw - there was no one on the bed, only a huge red cloth package leaning against the bed.

Tao Yao walked closer and was shocked to find that this was not an ordinary red cloth, but the carpet of Chunfeng Tower!

Tao Yao's heart beat faster, and an ominous premonition in her heart became more and more intense.

She raised her hand and lifted a corner of the tightly wrapped carpet, and Zhou Yan's face with his eyes closed was instantly exposed to the air.

Tao Yao was horrified and backed away screaming, then fainted on the ground, with all the pearls, jade, gold and silver on her hair scattered all over the floor.

When she woke up again, Taoyao found herself lying in a vast expanse of snow. All around her was silence, with only the rustling of snow and wind as the only sound.

Tao Yao climbed out of the snow and instinctively called out to Huai Ling. She was still wearing her bright red wedding dress, which stood out against the completely white surroundings.

Tao Yao stumbled around for a long time but didn't see anyone.

The heavy snow swallowed everything silently, and she couldn't even make out the houses around her.

The snow was falling so heavily and the accumulation was so deep that it seemed as if the whole world was left with only snow and her.

Cold, bone-chilling cold, with no one to help her—Tao Yao was on the verge of collapse. Just as she was on the verge of despair, the sound of a flute suddenly reached her from afar. The clear, melodious sound, so otherworldly, drew Tao Yao toward it.

Tao Yao could feel that not only was she trying to get closer to the sound of the flute, but the flute player was also gradually walking towards her.

It was getting closer, closer. Tao Yao held her breath, every inch of her skin trembling—she and the flute player were gradually walking into the heavy snow. They were about to meet in the center of a deep snowstorm.

She looked forward to it, and saw a figure in front of her, as bright red as her, walking towards her.

Who is it? Her heart beat like a drum. She seemed to have the answer in her heart, but she was not sure. She just prayed that the wind and snow would stop for a while so that she could see the face of the person opposite her clearly.

The tune of the flute changed, becoming mournful and sad, sounding extremely familiar. Tao Yao was startled, as it seemed to be the "Red Water Secret".

The man in front of her pushed aside the snow and stood before her. He smiled frivolously and flamboyantly, and the cinnabar mole at the end of his eyebrow was as red as blood.

He walked towards her with a smile. He had a clear mind and a handsome figure, and his complexion was like jade. His long black hair was not tied up, but let it fly freely in the wind.

He was also dressed in red, matching hers.

"Yaoyao, why are you out in the snow instead of waiting for me in the palace?"

He also has infinite tenderness, and his conversation and smile are like a spring breeze, which seems to be able to melt all the ice and snow in the sky and on the ground.