HCB Chapter 64 I'm part 1 of your play, right?
Chapter 64 I'm part 1 of your play, right?
Zhai Muling smiled sheepishly and said, "It's all because the pearl hairpin you gave me was so beautiful."
"When I came back from falling into the water last time, I found that the pearls on the hairpin had changed color. I felt sorry for it and kept looking at it, feeling heartbroken. Who knew that I would discover the switch on the hairpin!"
"When I opened it, I realized you had drawn a good luck charm for me."
Zhai Rongyu suddenly understood, "So that's how it is."
Zhai Muling breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she managed to cover it up...
Shen Mingzhu retorted, "Zhai Rongyu is your sister. How credible is your guarantee for her?"
Just then, a lone figure suddenly arrived, "Miss Zhai, I've finally found you!"
Zhai Rongyu looked at him with some confusion.
Qi Huali thought to himself: Isn't this the Regent's personal bodyguard?
Looking for me? What do you want?
Her eyes fell on the plaque in his hand, and she immediately walked over happily.
"Brother Huaixu, have you finished writing the characters for me?"
Zhiying smiled and nodded, then pulled back the red cloth covering the plaque, revealing the two characters "Baopu" (抱朴).
"The brushstrokes are vigorous and powerful, truly excellent calligraphy!" Zhai Sangjie exclaimed.
He laughed with a sense of pride.
That's right, there's nothing about his master that isn't outstanding!
He said to Zhai Rongyu, "The master instructed that this plaque must be personally handed to Miss Zhai."
"He also asked me to pass on a message to Miss Zhai."
He had just made a trip to the Minister's residence when he heard that Zhai Rongyu had come out to admire the lanterns.
That's when they eagerly chased after them again.
After searching several streets, he finally found it!
"What did you say?" Zhai Rongyu asked.
"His Majesty said that if Miss Zhai finds his writing unsatisfactory, she can personally provide guidance, and he will write until she is satisfied."
He deliberately emphasized the word "personally".
Miss Zhai should be able to understand what the master means, right?
He knew it! There was something going on between them!
Qi Huali and Shen Mingzhu both changed their expressions.
This is actually the Regent's handwriting!
Zhai Rongyu actually has such influence that the Regent Prince wrote an inscription for her!?
Can it be revised until she is satisfied?
The Regent, a man so busy with affairs of state and so high and mighty, was actually willing to spend his time doing these things for her!
A sense of lingering fear welled up in Shen Mingzhu's heart.
With the regent vouching for her, Baopu was no ordinary little Taoist temple...
Thinking about what she had just said, Shen Mingzhu felt a little regretful.
Zhai Rongyu has found such a powerful backer; I hope I didn't offend her just now...
Qi Huali gritted his teeth, lowered his head slightly, and his face suddenly turned ugly.
These Zhai sisters are so annoying!
Zhai Rong blinked at Zhiying and said, "Good Zhiying, could you please make another trip and deliver this plaque to Yunshan for me?"
"Please pass on a message to him."
"Tell me, His Majesty the Regent's words are worth a thousand pieces of gold, but I could never afford that."
Lone figure: ...
I'm part of your play, right?
Can't you two talk face-to-face? Why do you have to have him relay the message back and forth?
Who's going to pay his delivery fee...?
He agreed with a wry smile, then turned and ran towards Yunshan.
Hearing this, Qi Huali felt a little better. She snorted and said, "So you bought this calligraphy with money."
She said, "How could Zhai Rongyu have such a big face?"
Even though Shen Mingzhu was incredibly obsequious, she couldn't help but secretly look at Qi Huali with disdain.
With that level of intelligence, how can she be the daughter of the Grand Tutor?
Is the Regent's calligraphy something you can just buy on a whim?
The two must have a special relationship!
Qi Huali put on an arrogant expression again and began to nitpick at Zhai Muling, "Even if the Regent King vouches for this Taoist temple, your sister's amulet may not be effective."
"You just said that the amulet can make you breathe underwater? That's hilarious."
"Zhai Muling, there's a limit to how much you're protective of your own."
What's the point of lying like this?
"Exactly!" Shen Mingzhu chimed in with a sarcastic remark. "Do they think we're all idiots?"
Zhai Rongyu is someone you can't afford to offend, and Zhai Muling has no powerful backing.
She wasn't even Minister Zhai's biological daughter!
Therefore, Shen Mingzhu didn't take her seriously.
“I can vouch for her; she wasn’t lying.”
Everyone looked at the newcomer, and it turned out to be the Crown Prince!
Jun Yinghuai, dressed in a purple robe and with a noble countenance, walked unhurriedly to Zhai Muling's side, smiled at her, and said:
"I saved Mu Ling when she fell into the water."
A stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Zhai Muling's face was pale, she turned her head away and refused to look at him, her body slightly unsteady.
Zhai Rongyu helped Zhai Muling up, glared at the Crown Prince with hatred, her eyes flashing as if burning with something.
You damn scumbag!
【So you're going to tarnish my sister's reputation by bringing this up now?!】
I think even the holes in a lotus seedpod aren't as clever as you!
[When the assassins arrive, you deserve to have a few holes punched in you!]
Zhai Muling and Zhai Sangjie were both startled.
assassin?
Will there be an assassin later?
A hint of wariness appeared in Zhai Sangjie's hawk-like eyes, and his large hands gripped the broadsword at his side without making a sound, ready to draw it at any moment to fight.
The Sixth Prince, who was following behind Jun Yinghuai, almost crushed the folding fan in his hand.
He stared at the prince's retreating figure, his eyes bloodshot, filled with hatred.
So it really was you...
The scheme he painstakingly devised turned out to benefit someone else!
It wasn't enough that they stole his position as crown prince; now they want to steal his woman too.
Jun Yinghuai...
Why should all the good things in the world be yours...?
Why!
He opened his folding fan to conceal the fierce look in his eyes and whispered a few instructions to the guards beside him.
Qi Huali's face was also somewhat distorted, and her fingernails dug deep into her palms.
Zhai Muling...
You scheming woman...
They actually resorted to such a despicable tactic as drowning to frame the Crown Prince!
I will never let you succeed!
She stared fiercely at Zhai Muling, like a venomous beast, wishing she could pounce on her and tear her to pieces.
Seeing Zhai Muling's pale face, Jun Yinghuai felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by a large hand.
Yet this pain gave him an indescribable sense of pleasure.
Yes, this life is different.
He looked down at her, his eyes filled with a sinister possessiveness.
I'm sorry, Mu Ling.
This is how I keep you by my side.
But in this life, I came for you.
I'll stop at nothing to get you! What does it matter how shameless and filthy I am?
You are mine... you are mine!
He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and said gently yet firmly, "Mu Ling, don't worry, I will definitely take responsibility for you."
Zhai Muling gently bit her trembling lower lip, "I...I don't need..."
A crack appeared on Jun Yinghuai's noble face as he said anxiously, "How can that be! A woman's reputation is of utmost importance. I will never allow anyone to speak ill of you!"
I really underestimated this crown prince.
This person's skin is thicker than a city wall!
If you hadn't interfered and brought this up, who would have criticized my sister?
I've told you everything, good and bad.
Zhai Rongyu looked at Zhai Muling with some worry, as the plot deviated from the book by a significant margin.
In the original book, it should have been the Sixth Prince who did these things.
She always felt that there was something strange about the crown prince.
She furrowed her brows, about to examine Jun Yinghuai's twelve palaces closely, but found that her third eye was obscured by fog and she could not see clearly.
what happened?
Could it be that because Jun Yinghuai is the Crown Prince, his aura is strong, and her current mental strength is insufficient, she is unable to see it?
She rested her right hand on her side, her knuckles tapping lightly.
Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and several cold arrows flew from the shadows! The arrows gleamed with a cold light as they hurtled straight toward the pleasure boat.
The crowd screamed and scattered, scrambling to find places to hide.
Zhai Sangjie was prepared and parried all the arrows with his scabbard. The arrows struck the scabbard with a loud metallic sound that sent chills down one's spine.
Jun Yinghuai's guards also drew their swords to defend themselves, but the crisis in the shadows was far from over.
A masked assassin suddenly leaped out of the water, wielding a long sword, and aimed straight for Jun Yinghuai's vital point!
Qi Huali was the first to spot him because of his position.
Her eyes were like cold needles, and she pretended to be startled, "accidentally" pushing Zhai Muling away!