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

Chu Huanjun felt a pang of pain in his heart. For some reason, as he looked at the person in front of him, a layer of mist seemed to rise in his heart, and the shadow of another person appeared hazily.

That was his biological mother, Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi died young. Chu Huanjun was only fourteen years old when she died.

Chu Huanjun remembered that his mother was also so quiet when she was most seriously ill and in the most pain.

The falling flowers and leaves in the courtyard were silent, and the smile on his mother's face was also silent - his mother, who had been gentle all her life, did not even dare to cough loudly when she was terminally ill.

Even after her death, her funeral was kept simple and silent.

Chu Huanjun often felt that his mother was not dead, but had turned into a breeze and quietly slipped away.

He hated this timid silence - if his mother had not been such a quiet and indifferent person, and had done many great things in her lifetime, her short life might not have ended up like this, coming with the wind and going with the water, leaving no trace at all.

Even he was about to forget everything about her.

Only a few fragments of memories remain. I remember her lying quietly on the sickbed with a withered and beautiful smile on her face.

Chu Huanjun took a deep breath, and his tone suddenly became a little awkward: "How to punish is up to the emperor to decide."

Tao Yao lowered her eyes, her thick eyelashes trembled for a moment, but she quickly regained her calm expression.

"understood."

Tao Yao felt the back of her hand warm, and when she looked down, she saw that it was held by Chu Huanjun.

His palm was so big that it could cover her entire hand.

The two of them stared at each other quietly for a long while. For some reason, Tao Yao wanted to break free from Chu Huanjun's hand, but at this moment she was also greedy for the warmth in his palm and was reluctant to pull away, so she just let him hold it.

There doesn't seem to be any harm in relying on him occasionally.

At least that's the case for now.

"Don't worry, Zuo Di has done something bad, and there will be retribution... If heaven doesn't punish him, I will find a way."

Chu Huanjun spoke every word, which was a promise to Tao Yao.

Tao Yao clearly saw that the emotion in Chu Huanjun's eyes was not as calm as usual. It seemed that something was burning and was about to set the whole place on fire.

Tao Yao did not respond to this promise.

Their future is a fruitless snowfall, a dead end.

Therefore, she couldn't allow any bond to develop between them.

Without cause and effect, there would be no nightmare ending.

Over the past few days, Chu Huanjun thought for a long time whether he should tell Tao Yao the whole story of recent events.

She was originally an outsider, but because of him, she was dragged into this mess for no reason and almost... She was innocent to begin with. Perhaps, keeping her in the dark was the best way to protect her.

Perhaps it was also because the clarity and brightness in her eyes made it impossible for him to ignore them, and he was afraid that something dirty and filthy would taint this beauty.

But Tao Yao continued, "You knew long ago that Zhou Yan and Zuo Di were secretly colluding, so you set up an ambush around them a long time ago...

Whether you use Chunfenglou or Fuxiangzhai, you have many people under you, and they have various identities. So placing these seemingly ordinary people beside Zhou Yan and Zuo Di is like letting a silent little insect lurk beside you.

Without them even realizing it, you've already woven a huge net, holding them in your grasp. But is this the case? "

"You are very smart." Chu Huanjun was a little surprised. It turned out that she understood it clearly in her mind.

Tao Yao sighed and continued, "You want to be the one who always weaves a web in the dark, while the bugs on the web work for you in the open. Song Zhishou, An Jingshuang, Yun Shao, and Yun Qing, they are all your bugs, right?"

Her guess was correct. Chu Huanjun did not answer, but just sneered.

"Why do you want me to take over Yun Shao's position as the boss of Fuxiangzhai? Do you think I can become a bug in your hand and go through fire and water for you?"

Tao Yao's eyes were blazing and surprisingly bright, so bright that Chu Huanjun didn't dare to meet her gaze.

"You guessed many things right, but not this one. I asked you to take over Fuxiangzhai simply because I felt sorry for you not having a good time in the Shi Mansion.

As a human being, you always have to have some way to make money in order to survive in this world.

I see you have great insights into incense making, and I just happened to have this opportunity, and I owe you a favor, so I wanted to give you this opportunity as a way of making up for it, that's all."

Chu Huanjun has always been thick-skinned. Even after being exposed by Tao Yao, he did not feel embarrassed. He still looked leisurely and relaxed, half lying on the lawn and looking at the scenery of lake and mountains.

"I do not believe."

Tao Yao said firmly.

Chu Huanjun just smiled, picked up another pebble, threw it into the lake, and said calmly: "If you don't believe it, then don't believe it. If others are sincere and you don't want to accept it, I can't force you to accept it."

Tao Yao simply couldn't believe this scheming old fox in front of her and couldn't help but retort, "You talk nicely! But everything I see you do reveals your cunning and treacherous nature. You say one thing on the surface, but you do another behind the scenes. And now you're talking about sincerity and insincerity? Supremely honorable Prince Yi, are you sure where your true heart lies?"

Chu Huanjun had not expected Tao Yao to suddenly say such aggressive words. He was obviously a little "flattered" and immediately became energetic, half raising his body from the lawn.

To be honest, compared to her quiet and silent appearance just now, he preferred her now, which was much more lively.

"Xiao Tao is right. Sometimes, I myself am not sure of my true feelings."

He smiled and approached her.

Tao Yao knew that he must have been in his playful mood again and was going to play a trick on her.

Before she said those outrageous words just now, she had already prepared herself and secretly grabbed a handful of mud in her hand.

Chu Huanjun didn't notice Tao Yao's little movements. He approached her with a smile on his face, stretched out his long arms, and embraced her slender waist.

Tao Yao only felt a gust of fragrant wind blowing across the ground, and she floated away from the wheelchair. Chu Huanjun held her tightly in his arms, and the two of them rolled into the grass together.

mean! Shameless!

Tao Yao could only curse in her heart.

Unfortunately, her hands were tied tightly in her arms and she couldn't move at all, so she couldn't throw the mud in her hands onto his grinning face.

His warm and fragrant breath was infinitely close to her neck, and his voice was low and hoarse, as if covered with an unusual ambiguous atmosphere.

"Otherwise, Xiao Tao, help me find out where my true heart is."

Chu Huanjun's lips were gently pressed against Tao Yao's ear, and he slowly spoke every ambiguous word to her.

As expected, Tao Yao was so excited that her whole body trembled. She was silent and couldn't even utter a word, but her breathing became more and more rapid.

He grabbed her right hand, which was twisting and struggling, and then placed it on his chest. He deftly unbuttoned the already loose buttons on her collar, and controlled the soft hand to reach into his collar.

When her fingertips touched a piece of smooth and firm skin, Tao Yao immediately felt her face burning and she had difficulty breathing.

"Have you found it? Is it here?"

The smile on his face grew deeper and deeper, and he took her hand and moved it a few inches deeper into her clothes, finally landing on the left side of her chest.

The two of them just stared at each other stiffly. Chu Huanjun felt that it was not enough, so he simply rubbed her into his arms more forcefully and let her lean against him quietly.

Tao Yao heard a strong heartbeat, like a drumbeat, thump, thump, thump, and the heartbeat seemed to be getting faster and faster.

Now is the time! Tao Yao found the perfect moment and slapped the ball of mud she had been holding in her left hand onto Chu Huanjun's chest.

Chu Huanjun's body stiffened noticeably, then he chuckled helplessly and gently let go of Tao Yao.

He carried her back to the wheelchair and placed her safely. Then, with his left hand, he covered the dirt-stained patch on his chest, pretending to be heartbroken. With tears in his eyes, he said bitterly, "It hurts so much. My sincerity has been betrayed by a pile of mud."

If it were another woman, not to mention being unable to bear seeing Chu Huanjun sad, even if she received an ambiguous look from Chu Huanjun, she would run back home in tears of gratitude to burn incense and paper money for her ancestors. How could she be as ungrateful as Tao Yao?

Tao Yao grabbed another handful of mud and pretended to throw it at Chu Huanjun, cursing, "See if you dare to mess around again?!"

Chu Huanjun waved his hands repeatedly and said softly, "No, no, no, it's all my fault. I had to stay here to look at the scenery and waste time. Now I'm starving. Let's go eat quickly."

So, regardless of Tao Yao's protest with her hands, Chu Huanjun almost carried the wheelchair away.

The two of them walked through many pavilions and terraces on their way to the dining hall for dinner. Tao Yao looked at the overwhelming scenery before her, letting Chu Huanjun hold the hand that had grabbed the mud for a long time. They didn't know how long they had walked before a light snowflake suddenly fell from the sky.

They didn't have an umbrella, so they had to let the snowflakes fall on them.

Chu Huanjun was tall, so he bent down slightly to shield Tao Yao, who was sitting in a wheelchair, from the wind and snow.

Occasionally, they met three or two maids and servants on the road. When they saw that His Royal Highness Prince Yi had condescended to push the wheelchair for the woman he brought back a few days ago, they were all surprised and surprised, and whispered to each other behind their backs.

Tao Yao seemed not to hear anything and waved to the servants, asking them to come over and receive the sachets.

The servants thought they were caught secretly discussing the prince and his woman, so when they came to Tao Yao and Chu Huanjun to take the sachets, they all looked like they were holding their tails between their legs and dared not breathe loudly.

Tao Yao politely placed the sachets in the servants' hands and said some words of thanks, which made the servants shocked and frightened.

It was natural for servants to follow their masters' orders and work, and the servants had never expected that they would receive thanks and gifts for taking care of Taoyao.

Even though they were grateful and happy, they had to glance at Chu Huanjun cautiously, worried that their prince would be angry.

After all, it is not reasonable for a servant to accept thanks in front of his master.

The servants had never seen Chu Huanjun with such infinite patience as today. His smile was like a warm spring breeze, as if he could tolerate everything.

So a servant who loved to take advantage couldn't help but grab an extra sachet. In an instant, Chu Huanjun's face changed drastically.

The poor servant felt a sudden chill on his head, and when he raised his eyes, he caught the glare that Chu Huanjun had just thrown at him.

Immediately afterwards, the servant felt a dull pain on his head. It was Chu Huanjun who swung the fan and hit him on the head.

In the deep courtyard, some people were laughing, some were cursing, and some were begging for mercy.

An angry voice shouted, "I only have one father, and you dare to take two?! You have such a big guts..."

A raspy female voice, laughing so hard it was almost breathless, urged, "Alright, alright... Xiao Chu, please forgive me... It's just a sachet, is that a big deal?! I'll make another one for you..."

"Hmm? You're going to make another one for me. Are you serious? Well, you said it, and you can't go back on your word..."

"Well you bastard, you are fishing!!!"