The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

In the courtyard of Baiyue Village, Bai Rufeng was recuperating in his room as usual. His health had improved considerably in the past few days, but for some reason, he felt that Chang Le's gaze towards him was strange. Sometimes it was blank, and sometimes it was mixed with a bit of madness.

He couldn't understand it, and he couldn't say whether this feeling was dangerous or not, because there was no murderous intent in it.

On this day, Chang Le came over as usual while he was sitting quietly in the room, and stayed for most of the day. No one knew where she got the patience. In the end, Bai Rufeng gave in and asked, "What exactly do you want?"

Chang Le smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to look at you a little longer, so that I wouldn't be able to see you again. But what can I do? I feel like I'll miss you."

Bai Rufeng frowned and said, "I haven't repaid your kindness yet, so I won't leave. I'll only leave after you've figured out what you want me to do for you and done it."

Chang Le chuckled and sighed, "You're so adorable! Why aren't you my younger brother? What a pity."

Bai Rufeng was puzzled when the door opened and a stranger appeared. After whispering a few words to Chang Le, Chang Le stood up, smiled slightly, and asked, "Has he arrived?"

The man nodded, and Chang Le's eyes immediately turned ruthless, though her lips remained curved as she looked at Bai Rufeng and said, "Wouldn't it be better if you had no relationship with him?"

Bai Rufeng was frowning when he suddenly felt a strong killing intent. He abruptly stood up, but after standing up, he felt dizzy. He looked up and saw Chang Le smiling at him, saying gently, "Go to sleep. When you wake up, you'll feel like it was all a dream."

When Bai Rufeng woke up, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was his mother and Ruyu's faces. He immediately asked, "Ruyu, are you alright?"

Ru Yu exclaimed with delight, "Mother, look, brother is awake! He's really alright!"

Shangguan Jianyue nodded, looked at Rufeng and sighed, "You've suffered these past few days."

Bai Rufeng shook his head, then suddenly realized something and asked, "Mother, what exactly is going on?"

Jian Yue paused for a moment, then briefly recounted the events of the past few days, concluding, "Now, your brother Nian Zhe is missing, and your eldest sister has gone after him, but we don't know if she'll be able to find him."

Bai Rufeng remained silent. He had never imagined that so many things would happen these days. The person he thought was his savior was actually the ultimate culprit in the whole affair, and the reason he was saved was simply because he and Lu Nianzhe looked three parts alike.

Chang Le fell in love with Lu Nian Zhe at first sight and couldn't extricate herself. But Lu Nian Zhe had no feelings for her at all. Even though she gave up her noble status to follow him, he was still thinking about his beloved.

This love made her jealous and drove her crazy. Perhaps it was the stubbornness she inherited from He Xinle that made her so. After learning Lu Nianzhe's true identity, she began to investigate everything about Qilin Pavilion and Lu Nianzhe.

It was at this time that she discovered that her mother had never stopped investigating the Qilin Pavilion over the years, and as a result, many people had infiltrated the Qilin Pavilion during its development.

Thus, she learned the reason why Lu Nianzhe had come down the mountain, and she began to devise some plans.

Originally, she intended to target Shangguan Ruxing directly. After learning that Shangguan Ruxing was Lu Nianzhe's childhood sweetheart, her anger never subsided.

But Shangguan Ruxing did not leave the headquarters of Qilin Pavilion. Even if everyone in the mountain had evacuated, she did not dare to underestimate the natural barrier of the mountain. Therefore, she focused her attention on the weakest pair of twins.

However, taking matters into his own hands was not a good idea, so when he visited He Xinle, he revealed the news about Shangguan Jianyue's family to He Xinle.

He Xinle was in a state of being half-mad and half-conscious when she saw her daughter come to visit her, and she was overjoyed.

But Chang Le gradually steered the conversation toward Shangguan Jianyue, saying, "How can there be such a cruel mother in this world? What if something happens to such a young child on the road and he dies?"

The appearance of Shangguan Jianyue was already a thorn in He Xinle's side. Now that she was being deliberately led astray, he was naturally furious and immediately summoned Chu Zhaolin to inform him of the plan.

Chu Zhaolin has been ambitious since childhood. It is true that he was given the world by chance, but he also fantasizes about becoming the only one who can dominate. The existence of Qilin Pavilion is a stubborn rock that is blocking his way. Since that's the case, why not take the opportunity to eliminate his worries?

With the support of his own mother's power, he naturally became bold and began to implement his plan step by step. Little did he know that he was just a rabbit being outmaneuvered.

Chang Le had her doubts when making these plans, but it was the first time in her life she had liked someone, and she had no way to lose to that woman. As long as that woman was gone, she believed that with everything she had, she would definitely be able to win Lu Nianzhe's heart.

But all these seemingly ingenious plans failed because she had no idea just how powerful the Qilin Pavilion really was.

If Bai Rufeng's abilities were something she hadn't anticipated, then her inability to bring herself to harm him was something she still couldn't understand.

If she had killed the child from the very beginning, without so much hesitation, wouldn't she have been able to quickly kill the woman next? And then, wouldn't all of this have remained unexposed?

That moment of fear, that moment of reluctance—in the end, she didn't kill anyone, but brought about her own utter destruction.

She grabbed Shangguan Ruxing, regretting that she could have looked at Lu Nianzhe one more time before, but little did she know that she would see a demon arriving with a swarm of insects.

On his way to rescue Shangguan Ruxing, Lu Nianzhe was emotionally unstable and affected by the Golden Cicada Gu. In the end, he lost control of himself when he arrived and went on a killing spree, ultimately allowing countless people in the capital to witness his witchcraft.

Chang Le was so frightened that she forgot to run away. Fortunately, Shangguan Ruxing came to her senses in time and stood in front of her, thus preventing herself from being eaten by the insects.

Then, Lu Nianzhe ran away, and Shangguan Ruxing chased after him. She was then slapped hard by her father, the emperor, who arrived just in time.

In the end, the play came to a close, but it ruined a young man who should have been living a carefree and joyful life.

Chang Le was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison and to be executed on a later date.

Upon hearing this news, Bai Rufeng fell silent, unsure of what to say. A sense of unease pounded against his heart like steel needles. After a long while, he finally asked, "Can I go see her?"

Shangguan Jianyue nodded: "But you, after all, she never hurt you, and she wasn't born heartless."

When Bai Rufeng saw Chang Le, Chang Le was sitting in a corner of the prison. Her once neat clothes were now dirty, her hair was messy and covered with weeds. She stared blankly ahead at the rats that were gnawing on the food she had barely touched.

Bai Rufeng walked over step by step and stood outside the cell door, his footsteps making a creaking sound that startled the rats. Chang Le then raised her eyes and smiled when she saw him: "You've come?"

"Ah."

He was always a man of few words, and at this moment, he was even more at a loss for words.

Is this person an enemy or a benefactor?

He didn't know, nor did he know whether he should know.

Chang Le chuckled and said, "It's rare that you're still willing to come see me. I suppose you hate me. I almost killed you and your sister, and I even caused him to become like that. Tell me, am I not a bad person?"

Bai Rufeng shook his head and said, "It's hard for you to be associated with bad people, given your appearance."

Chang Le smiled bitterly and said, "Is this how you comfort me? I know I'm wicked. I killed people for what I wanted, made my already sick mother even sicker, and made my brother a murderer. Tell me, am I not wicked enough?"

Bai Rufeng paused for a moment, then said, "But you didn't kill me."

Chang Le looked at him and said, "Are you stupid? I didn't kill you because I thought I could keep you around to keep you entertained. After all, you look quite a bit like him."

Bai Rufeng clenched his fist and said, "You like him because of his face?"

Chang Le was stunned for a moment, then looked at Bai Rufeng blankly and said, "I don't know either, but I just couldn't let go of her the moment I saw her."

Bai Rufeng remained silent, unsure how to describe his feelings. Perhaps this bittersweet feeling was not something someone his age should have experienced. After a long while, he turned and left, the creaking sound under his feet causing Chang Le to freeze in shock once again.

The young master of Qilin Pavilion has been found, which has shaken the entire capital city.

Because the young master of the Qilin Pavilion has been found, the young lady of the Qilin Pavilion has been lost again.

What's wrong with Qilin Pavilion? How can children just disappear one after another? Could it be that Qilin Pavilion is failing and can't even keep an eye on its own young masters and misses?

Because of the disappearance of Shangguan Ruxing and Lu Nianzhe, Bai Jianan decided to stay in the capital for a while to wait for news of them, and asked Shangguan Jianyue to send a message to Qiu Lingyu.

Just as the couple were anxiously worrying about Lu Nianzhe, they received a response from his mother.

Ignore it, let it live or die as it pleases.

Looking at these words, Shangguan Jianyue knew that this was Qiu Lingyu's trust in Lu Nianzhe. On the road to success, one will encounter some setbacks. Today, if Lu Nianzhe couldn't accept that Shangguan Ruxing saw him like that, it would be more accurate to say that he couldn't accept that he was being controlled by the insect that he thought he could completely control.

From the moment he discovered that he possessed abilities that others did not, he considered himself superior and never had any thoughts of being different from others, until the rabbit turned into bones in his hands.

Later, in order not to hurt the things he loved, he dared not touch anyone or anything until he met Shangguan Ruxing and Shangguan Wutong. After they learned that he was different from others, they became good friends with him. For him, this was the first redemption in his life.

Shangguan Ruxing, in particular, became an indispensable part of his life.