Having made a guess, the crown prince looked closely and noticed something was wrong.
He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ye Wuxia, who was pointing at the monkey and showing it to Fang Ruotang. He didn't say anything to remind her. There were too many monks and not enough meat. If you want to get your fill, you can't let your guard down and give others an opportunity to take advantage of you.
The Crown Prince himself didn't really want to have a direct confrontation with that mad dog Huo Zhige. This time, the robbery wasn't about taking what was on Huo Zhige's plate. In a few breaths, the Crown Prince made up his mind and didn't pay any more attention to it.
When they reached the monkey show area, Prince Rong frowned, not only because he disliked the feeling of brushing past people, but also because he felt there was something wrong here, even though Little Mirror had said there was no danger.
"Your Highness, this is not right."
The young prince reminded the crown prince and took a step closer to Fang Ruotang, so that he could protect her immediately if anything happened.
The crown prince made a noncommittal remark.
"One person didn't come."
Prince Rong immediately realized what was happening and looked around. He saw many people with a murderous aura crowding towards them. Even though they were hiding in the crowd with smiles on their faces, there was a difference between those who had been on the battlefield and those who had not.
The look in his eyes is wrong.
"It's almost 6 o'clock tonight?"
Prince Rong paused and looked at Ye Wuxia.
The crown prince knew about this, but did not react.
Prince Rong realized what was happening and immediately stopped being on guard.
Ye Wuxia was just a civil official. By the time he realized something was wrong, the monkey show stall was so crowded that there wasn't even room to stand.
At this moment, Fang Ruotang rushed to the front with great enthusiasm, as if she wanted to face the monkey.
Ye Wuxia could only follow, protect her, and brace herself with her arms to prevent others from having a chance to squeeze past her.
"Can you really understand human speech, you monkey?"
"If you don't believe me, you can come up and try it yourself. My Monkey King can not only understand human speech, but also do simple arithmetic."
"That's amazing! I'll give it a try!"
As Fang Ruotang spoke, she rushed forward.
The movement was so fast that Ye Wuxia reached out to grab it, but apart from the sleeve brushing past his fingertips, he couldn't grab anything.
"Ah! It's the Imperial Advisor."
Someone in the crowd recognized Fang Ruotang.
Ye Wuxia was about to go up nervously when Boss Monkey stopped him.
"Young master, we only invite one person to come up on stage at a time to cooperate with the performance. Please do not come up, as it will frighten our Monkey King and affect his performance."
"Get out of the way!"
Ye Wuxia sternly rebuked him, realizing the problem and eagerly trying to get to Fang Ruotang. Just then, someone nearby suddenly shouted, "The wealthy merchant is sending out red envelopes!"
Then, countless copper coins rained down from the sky.
They knocked coins onto people's heads one by one, which even hurt a little, but most people around were like madmen, jumping and shouting as they grabbed the coins.
Ye Wuxia attacked the person blocking his way, and just as he was about to strike Fang Ruotang, a young man dressed entirely in black rushed up, his cloak billowing, and pulled Fang Ruotang into his arms.
"Huo Zhige!"
Ye Wuxia was both angry and annoyed, but mostly relieved.
They are one of our own, just people who are trying to steal Fang Ruotang's affection, not people who want to hurt her.
"It's me!" Huo Zhige laughed arrogantly, and carrying Fang Ruotang, he quickly rushed out of the crowd under the cover of his men.
Ye Wuxia yelled at his retreating back, "Are you crazy?"
His response was met with a chaotic crowd in the streets.
Fang Ruotang rolled her eyes speechlessly. She and Xiao Jingzi had secretly devised a new way to communicate with the six people behind the Crown Prince's back.
It's like a writing board has appeared in her mind's eye. The two of them can secretly write down whatever they want to say on it. Others can only hear their conversation, but they can't see what they've written.
Even the crown prince could only communicate with the little mirror; if the little mirror didn't show him the writing board, he couldn't see it.
So, even when Huo Zhige was lurking nearby, Xiao Jingzi had already warned her. She knew that Huo Zhige had brought the monkey, but she thought that Huo Zhige was hiding to surprise her and that he would come out when she praised the monkey. That's why she went up to interact with the monkey.
She had no idea that he was trying to kidnap her.
Huo Zhige laughed heartily.
"Even with all their protection, I still managed to steal you away."
Fang Ruotang rolled her eyes. Without her cooperation, could he have succeeded?
However, looking at Huo Zhige's arrogant and unruly demeanor, and his haughty attitude, it was just like their first meeting.
Tonight, you belong to me.
Huo Zhige spoke these words forcefully and domineeringly.
Fang Ruotang instinctively tried to refuse, but Huo Zhige cut her off before she could.
He pressed his lips to hers and bit her lip first. When she let out a soft cry, he quickly invaded her mouth with a fierce and aggressive manner until Fang Ruotang stopped resisting and hung limply on his body. He stole all the breath from her chest before slowing down his attack and savoring her slowly.
After quenching his thirst slightly, Huo Zhige pressed his forehead against Fang Ruotang's.
The proud young man lowered his head and said with a hint of resentment, "Sweetie, you can't do this. No matter who you originally wanted to be with tonight, he couldn't protect you. It's his incompetence. You can't push me away for him."
"I've done so much for tonight—the monkey trainers, the wealthy merchants handing out money, the jeering crowds—all of it was prepared in advance. Why should I back down? Is it because you like him more? You said, Your Highness, you like him, and you wanted to be with him the first time, but what about the second time? Shouldn't you compete for the position?"
Fang Ruotang initially thought it made some sense, but soon realized it wasn't right.
"In this matter, my wishes supersede yours, understand?"
A flicker of pain crossed Huo Zhige's eyes, but he quickly concealed it and stared intently at Fang Ruotang.
Why can't it be me?
"I didn't say it couldn't be you."
"Alright, we'll consummate our marriage tonight, they definitely won't be able to find us."
Everything was prepared, and the person was brought out separately, so how could they not prepare a love nest where they could hide!
"No, not tonight." Fang Ruotang said, turning her head away, not daring to look at Huo Zhige.
Huo Zhige froze for a moment, his tone low: "How long do I have to wait? Or have I not done enough? You haven't seen all my feelings, have you? I can do better."
"No, that's not it. You did a great job."
In fact, in Fang Ruotang's eyes, apart from the Crown Prince who protected her, Huo Zhige's love was the most straightforward and passionate, just like the man himself.
Huo Zhige hugged Fang Ruotang, his voice hoarse as he kissed and nuzzled her neck, saying, "Since I've done so well, give me a chance to belong to you, okay?"
Fang Ruotang's face immediately turned hot; these words left her dizzy and disoriented.
So... an occasional change of heart shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Ye Wuxia seems to have a better temper and personality than Huo Zhige, so she shouldn't blame her, right?
Right? Right!
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