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

Chapter 185 The building is empty

"So what if you know?" Chu Huanjun shouted unconvincedly, "Don't you think that I'm not worthy enough for you?"

"Shh!" Tao Yao stamped her feet anxiously, "Keep your voice down!"

However, Song Zhishou outside probably heard his roar a long time ago.

Taoyao put on her shoes and jumped out of bed to stretch her muscles. However, her body was so sore that the exercise didn't relieve the pain, but made it worse.

Despite feeling uncomfortable, the strong-willed Tao Yao would never reveal her vulnerability. She slipped up behind Chu Huanjun, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "Well, you go out first. I'll hide in your room for a while."

Chu Huanjun, a perceptive man, could tell she was unwell and threw his long arm around her waist. Tao Yao's waist ached as he held her like that, and she stumbled before sliding straight into Chu Huanjun's arms.

"Hey! I told you to keep quiet!..."

Before Tao Yao could finish the second half of her sentence, Chu Huanjun stretched out his long legs and kicked the door open.

Song Zhishou was standing outside the door. The moment the door was kicked open, the scene inside made his eyes widen. It seemed that for a moment, he could not wrap his mind around why Tao Yao appeared in Chu Huanjun's room, why Chu Huanjun did not get up until noon today, and why Tao Yao was wearing Chu Huanjun's clothes.

Tao Yao smiled awkwardly at Song Zhishou, but before she could explain anything, Chu Huanjun held her in his arms like a chick and carried her downstairs.

Song Zhishou hurriedly followed the two downstairs, his head lowered, his thoughts tangled and chaotic. Tao Yao felt guilty and quickly turned around to explain, "Uh, Master Song, I came here this morning to deliver something to the prince."

Honestly, after hearing this explanation, even Tao Yao felt that it was a bit of a cover-up. What exactly was the gift, and why did he even take away someone's clothes and wear them? This was a bit too obvious!

Chu Huanjun didn't care. At this moment, he had already thought of the name of his and Tao Yao's future child. He was eager to announce to the world in advance that there was a happy event in his Chu family.

Song Zhishou looked up at Tao Yao and gave her a forced smile, thinking back to the red ribbon he had given her last night from the Flower Goddess Temple Fair. He wondered if his good intentions had led to a mistake, or if it had simply led to a marriage…

Song Zhishou's mind was in a mess and he almost forgot what he had just wanted to tell Chu Huanjun.

Chu Huanjun suddenly remembered something and took out the gold hairpin he had given Taoyao at the Fragrance Appreciation Conference from his purse. He put it back into Taoyao's bun and said with a smile, "Wear it well. When I'm not by your side, it will be me."

Tao Yao raised her hand and touched the golden hairpin, which felt slightly cold. She smiled and said, "I thought you were just lending it to me to wear yesterday so as not to embarrass you. So you really wanted to give it to me?"

Chu Huanjun had an expression that said, "Do you underestimate my intentions towards you?" and said proudly, "If you don't like it, then return it to me and I'll give it to someone else."

Tao Yao immediately turned her head like a rattle and said with a smile, "I like it! In the future, the more of this kind of thing, the better. The more the better."

Chu Huanjun smiled and scratched her nose. He was so engrossed in his banter with Taoyao that it took him a while to think of Song Zhishou, who was standing nearby. Chu Huanjun finally glanced at him, only to find him sitting there anxiously brewing tea and drinking it, almost finishing the entire pot.

Chu Huanjun coughed twice as if to clear his throat and said calmly, "Song Zhishou, didn't you say you found the person you were looking for? Where is he?"

Song Zhishou came back to his senses as if waking from a dream, and quickly replied: "Found it - in the capital, imprisoned in a villa in Zuo Tang."

Chu Huanjun took a deep breath and murmured softly, "She really did go to find Zuo Tang... Let's go. Let's put the matter of Wuyan Pavilion aside for now and go back to the capital first."

Chu Huanjun made a decision immediately and was about to leave. He glanced back at Tao Yao, his eyes immediately softening as he asked, "I'm going back to Beijing. Will you come with me?"

For a moment, Tao Yao's mind felt like a tangled mess. She was instantly like a bean between two millstones, grinding against the twin wills of returning to Beijing and wandering the world, barely able to hold on.

Her mind was in a mess, she had no direction. So, almost out of inertia, she shook her head and replied, "I haven't thought about it yet... Maybe I have to wait a while."

Tao Yao clearly saw the glimmer in Chu Huanjun's eyes dim. But his smile remained unchanged. He nodded and said softly, "When you've thought it through, remember to let me know."

"Yeah. I understand."

Tao Yao looked at him with some emotion, and watched him turn around.

Song Zhishou had already prepared a carriage waiting outside the door. Chu Huanjun jumped into the carriage without looking back at her.

It wasn't until the carriage had been going for a long time that Tao Yao suddenly remembered something. She suddenly ran out and shouted at the carriage that was about to disappear at the end of the road: "Hey! What about this shop you bought?!"

The carriage had already driven away, and Chu Huanjun certainly couldn't hear her shouting. Tao Yao suddenly felt a little sad. The house was empty and the tea was cold. So this was what it felt like.

Well, he probably wasn't short of money, so he just bought this shop to use as an inn. Tao Yao couldn't help but sigh, cursing Chu Huanjun in his heart for being so extravagant and wasteful, and not knowing how to live at all.

It would be a waste to leave the shop idle, so it would be better to put it to use. She just happened to have nothing to do and was short of money. Tao Yao wandered around the shop and found that the shelves were still fully stocked. Since Chu Huanjun bought the shop, it had never been opened again, so the store's inventory could probably be sold for a long time. If it sold well, the profit would be enough for her to live in Qingshui Town for a while.

As she was wandering around, Tao Yao suddenly remembered something and hurried up to the second floor where Chu Huanjun slept.

Chu Huanjun had left in such a hurry that he hadn't even had time to pack his luggage. The white jade porcelain box was still on the bedside table; he hadn't taken it with him.

Tao Yao couldn't help but snort softly, then cursed with a smile, "This guy keeps saying how important this white jade porcelain box is to him. Such an important thing, he actually forgot to bring it with him..."

While complaining, she found a piece of soft cloth to carefully wrap the white jade porcelain box and prepared to find a cook to send it back to him.