At that moment, Hua Yihen was playing chess with himself. He wore a black brocade robe with dark gold thread patterns, and a gold medallion with a "medal" adorned his waist. His dark hair was tied up with a black jade crown, and a black jade hairpin was inserted horizontally from the crown. As Hua Yihen reached out to place the chess piece, a strand of long hair slid from his back to his shoulder and then to his chest.

His sword-like eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and there was no emotion on his cold face. His eyelids were slightly drooping, and his long eyelashes looked particularly beautiful.

He clearly didn't say anything, just sat quietly playing chess, but the imposing aura around him that could not be ignored made people feel afraid. It was the coldness, bloodthirstiness and ruthlessness that was forged from stepping on the corpses of countless people on the battlefield.

But such a seemingly cold-blooded and heartless person is actually so infatuated.

Hua Yihen picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard. The game was dangerous and full of dangers.

This game of chess is just like the current situation in Huazhou. It seems calm on the surface, but in fact, it has been turbulent in secret.

Hua Yihen picked up another black piece and was considering where to place it when suddenly a guard pushed the door open and interrupted Hua Yihen's interest.

"Your Highness." The guard bowed.

Hua Yihen didn't even raise his eyelids and said in a cold voice, "Which assassin has the emperor sent again?"

The guard was clearly accustomed to Hua Yihen's quick-witted manner of speaking. He shook his head and said, "No. I heard from someone from Anxiang Tower. They went to the South Gate to make some purchases and saw Master Xue Zhao."

Hearing this, Hua Yihen paused for a moment, and after a long while, he uttered two words coldly from his thin lips: "Location?"

The guard replied, "Jinbaozhai."

Hua Yihen stood up, stretched out his big hand and took down the black cloak hanging on the rack. He flipped the cloak over and put it on himself, tying the cloak belt as he walked out.

"Where is the prince going?" the guard asked dully.

Hua Yihen said: "Jin Bao Zhai."

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However, at this time, Ji Xingzhi, who was still choosing jewelry for Luo Bai and Ji Ruhua on the second floor of Jinbaozhai, had no idea of Hua Yihen's upcoming event. She was holding a white orchid hairpin and looking at it carefully. There was jade under the orchid as green leaves. The jade was of high quality and the style was simple and elegant.

Mr. Jiang Yuqian, the boss of Jinbaozhai, is a shrewd man. He is good at judging jade and is also good at judging people.

Boss Jiang was overweight, bloated, a typical figure of the wealthy. However, his features were pleasant, even endearing. He looked ten years younger than his forties. He was dressed in finery, with a jade belt around his waist. A white jade piece hung from his waist, its blue tassel swaying. The blue jade ring on his thumb was particularly eye-catching and looked quite valuable.

Boss Jiang watched Ji Xingzhi examine the orchid hairpin carefully. He dismissed the woman who had been entertaining Ji Xingzhi and stepped forward to greet her. "This jade hairpin is pure white and flawless. Although it's not as valuable as other hairpins, it's superior in style. The hairpin is slender and comes with a matching hair crown. It's perfect as a gift for a woman to tie up her hair. Using a hairpin and a hair crown to tie up her hair will keep it from falling apart and it will look beautiful."

After listening to Boss Jiang's introduction, Ji Xingzhi raised the corners of his mouth and nodded slightly, saying, "Not bad."

Seeing that Ji Xingzhi seemed very satisfied, Boss Jiang called the woman who had just entertained Ji Xingzhi over and ordered, "Bring over the women's lotus white jade crown."