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

Chu Huanjun sighed inaudibly and said, "Yeah. I mean, you seem to have changed a lot since the last time I saw you."

When did Chu Huanjun start to suspect that Shi Taoyao was the girl he met in the desert fifteen years ago? In fact, he was not completely sure.

He only knew that Shi Yiqian had brought back an orphan girl who had no ethnic group to belong to from Mobei many years ago, but due to the complicated situation in the court, he never dared to get too close to Shi Yiqian, let alone visit the Shi Mansion.

The first time he saw Tao Yao, Chu Huanjun had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Her eyes are always bright, surprisingly bright.

On that night in Mobei fifteen years ago, the wind and sand were so strong that they threatened to swallow up the weak prince. A ferocious wolf, its bloody mouth agape, lay crouching before him. He almost thought he was going to be buried in the quicksand wolf's jaws...

It was at that critical moment of life and death that he caught a glimpse of such a star-like gaze.

Tao Yao's face flickered behind the faint firefly light, like two faces constantly changing, and it was impossible to tell which was real and which was empty.

Chu Huanjun suddenly felt an inexplicable irritation in his heart, and raised his hand to drive away the firefly that was trembling and fluttering in the air.

The glimmer of light that lasted only a moment was extinguished just like that.

Tao Yao also came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream.

All the lights around were extinguished. Tao Yao couldn't adapt to the pitch-black environment and looked around for some light.

"It's getting late, isn't it? I need to hurry back. Where is the main gate to Chunfeng Tower?"

Chu Huanjun raised his hand and pointed to the east: "Go down the stairs over there, turn right for ten steps, then turn left for seven steps, and walk along the red railing to the end. That's the gate."

Tao Yao was so confused by what she heard that she kept repeating the words: "Turn right, ten steps... then, turn left... seven steps... then..."

"Forget it." Chu Huanjun interrupted her, "I'll lead the way, just follow me."

So Tao Yao followed Chu Huanjun step by step, walked through the flower hall, and went around a very long corridor. Finally, she arrived downstairs and saw the red railing that Chu Huanjun mentioned.

"Next, just walk straight along the railing and you'll arrive." Chu Huanjun pointed in the direction the railing extended. "I still have some things to take care of here, so you can go ahead."

"Oh, thank you," Tao Yao replied. She took a few steps forward, then suddenly turned her head and trotted back.

"What's wrong?" Chu Huanjun asked.

Tao Yao scratched the back of his head and hesitated for a long time before finally squeezing out these words: "Thank you for taking me to dinner today."

Chu Huanjun smiled and said, "You know in your heart that I didn't just bring you here for dinner today. Since you don't want to, I won't force you. I'm just offering you an alternative way to make a living. Of course, if you suddenly come to your senses in the future and come to me again, I'd be more than happy to do that."

Tao Yao shook her head and said seriously, "Thank you, I'll remember that. But I probably will never go down this path."

Chu Huanjun showed a hint of disdain on his face. He chuckled and said, "Oh? You're quite courageous. I hope you can keep doing this."

"I will." Tao Yao's eyes were firm.

Chu Huanjun's heart was filled with impatience again. He waved his hand and was about to leave: "Go quickly, or you might get caught by Lao Shi."

Tao Yao was about to say something, but when she wasn't paying attention, all she saw was Chu Huanjun's hurriedly leaving back.

Never mind, this is the best. Tao Yao only hopes that the intersection between them can be less and less, so as to avoid tragedy.

Tao Yao seemed to see the heavy snow in the future, the heartless emperor, and her hysteria again.

So she ran quickly along the red railing, as if she wanted to leave all the bad thoughts behind her.

After leaving Chunfeng Tower, Taoyao felt that her breathing became much smoother. The Chunfeng Tower was filled with the fragrance of cosmetics. Although it was bustling everywhere, there was no "smell of life" at all.

As soon as Tao Yao stepped out of the door of Chunfeng Tower, she was met with Huai Ling's complaints like a slap in the face.

"Second Miss! I almost thought you were going to die! Why are you so worrying! I've already told you that Chunfeng Tower is not a good place and we shouldn't even set foot in it again!"

It turned out that Huai Ling had sneaked out long ago and ran back to Shi Mansion to get a large group of reinforcements - Tao Yao took a quick look and saw that there were servants sweeping the floor, cooks in the backyard, and gardeners pruning trees. Huai Ling was so capable that she could call all these people to rescue her.

Seeing that Tao Yao was safe and sound, Huai Ling breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she didn't know how to explain to the group of reinforcements who were called in.

Tao Yao smiled sheepishly: "I'm fine, go back quickly." Then she winked at Huai Ling and whispered: "Why did you call so many people here?"

Huai Ling pursed her lips. "I told them that if they could rescue the Second Young Lady, they would accept any conditions. And then...then they said that the Second Young Lady would reward them with five taels of silver each."

"Five taels!??"

Tao Yao couldn't help but jump up on the spot. This was simply a fraud!

Tao Yao secretly glanced at the group of reinforcements and counted how many people there were - eighteen people. It was simply a fantasy for her to come up with nearly a hundred taels of silver!

Tao Yao lowered her voice and complained, "Huai Ling, do you really think that I, the Second Miss, am rich? I'm afraid that even if you sell me off, I still can't come up with this much money."

Huai Ling's eyes were filled with tears. "Second Miss, I promised them everything. They said that if you don't give me the money, they will tell the master that the second young lady ran away."

Tao Yao was stunned.

Huai Ling continued, "Second Miss, compared to your life, this little money is nothing!"

Tao Yao really wanted to shake her head open to see what was inside——

That’s right, compared to life, money is nothing, but it also depends on whether she has the money.

Tao Yao could only wave his hands and said to the crowd, "I stepped into this gate of hell on my own, it has nothing to do with you. My rescue was in vain, so there is no reward!"

A troublemaker stepped out from the crowd and said, "How can we go back on our word? We're all here. Five taels of silver per person. The Second Miss can't refuse to pay!"