Chapter 94: Not Learning the Lesson
No, you can't be soft-hearted and you can't waver.
Bai Zhuo was in torment. Ever since he knew that his prince liked Guard Zhu, he had been wishful thinking and felt hopeless.
He thought that his feelings had no place to go, but when he was most painful and helpless, Jing Sixuan's care and companionship quietly filled the emptiness in his heart, making him struggle painfully between sinking and holding on.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Gently pulling back his hand, he whispered, "Your Highness, Mo Yan is ready..."
"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Jing Sixuan's servant came to report, "The Crown Princess has arrived and is waiting in the hall."
Jing Sixuan's eyes drooped noticeably, "I know."
He took Bai Zhuo's hand and said, "Come on, accompany me to the hall."
Bai Zhuo tried to break free, but Jing Sixuan held him tighter. He had no choice but to be dragged to the hall by Jing Sixuan.
Crown Princess Wei Shuxian was followed by two palace maids, one of whom was holding a pot of tea and two teacups.
When she heard footsteps and turned around excitedly, her expression froze immediately. Looking at the tightly clasped hands of the crown prince and Bai Zhuo, the corners of her mouth twitched, her nails tightly grasped the handkerchief, she tried to calm down her emotions, and bowed slightly:
"I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Jing Sixuan nodded and simply responded: "Yeah."
Wei Shuxian forced a smile and said, "So Mr. Bai is here too. If I had known, I would have prepared an extra cup."
Jing Sixuan: "What does Crown Princess mean?"
Wei Shuxian picked up the pot of tea held by the maid, filled the two empty cups, and said, "This is the fragrant tea that the Queen Mother prayed for in the temple. The cups have also been baptized. It is said that drinking it can..."
Wei Shuxian paused for a moment, then continued with a slightly red face:
"I hope you can have a dragon son soon."
Bai Zhuo's hand, which was held by Jing Sixuan, curled up slightly when he heard this. After Jing Sixuan sensed it, he gently stroked his palm and said to the Crown Princess:
"This is just folk superstition and cannot be trusted."
Wei Shuxian: "Your Highness, whether it is credible or not, it is the Queen Mother's good intention. Just treat it as ordinary tea. It won't hurt your body. Your Highness, drink it, and I can report to the emperor."
Now all Wei Shuxian needs to do is go along with Jing Sixuan and get him to drink the tea. Everything else doesn't matter to her. In the past ten years, she has had no hope of impressing this man with her sincerity.
In order to get rid of Wei Shuxian quickly, Jing Sixuan took her tea and drank it all.
Wei Shuxian then finished another glass and bowed to leave.
As she walked out of the hall, her expression gradually changed. The corners of his mouth turned up, his eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if he had seen the ending he expected.
After Wei Shuxian left, Jing Sixuan picked up Bai Zhuo and pretended to kiss him. Bai Zhuo quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, his face flushed, and he whispered angrily: "Your Highness, it's broad daylight, and there are so many people here."
Jing Sixuan glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall and smiled helplessly: "This prince just wants to kiss you, and I won't do anything excessive."
Bai Zhuo's face turned even redder when he heard this, and he said angrily, "Your Highness, you are so dishonest."
Jing Sixuan leaned close to his ear and whispered something. Bai Zhuo's face turned red instantly and he glared at him in embarrassment. Jing Sixuan smiled even more teasingly, hugged him tightly, and said with expectation: "Azhuo, you must come to see me tonight, okay?"
Bai Zhuo lowered his eyes. He knew in his heart that he shouldn't sink into despair, but he couldn't resist. He could only bite his lip and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Jing Sixuan excitedly kissed him on the face and said with a smile, "It's a deal."
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Bai Zhuo returned to his side hall. As soon as he stepped through the door, the servant Wu Gui came forward respectfully with tea as usual.
Bai Zhuo stretched out his hand, and just as his hand was about to touch the water cup, his eyes suddenly became stern, and the aura around him suddenly changed. The hand that was originally reaching for the water cup suddenly turned, and his palm turned into a peak, and he chopped towards Wu Gui with a fierce momentum.
Wu Gui reacted extremely quickly, quickly dodging the fierce attack by turning sideways. At the same time, he cleverly turned his wrist and smoothly transferred the tea tray to his left hand, using only his right hand to fight against Bai Zhuo.
The two men's figures were intertwined, and they were fighting back and forth. In this small side hall, the wind created by their fists and feet made a whistling sound. After a few moves, both sides retreated a dozen feet away at the same time as if they had agreed. Bai Zhuo stared at the "Wu Gui" in front of him and said in a deep voice: "You are not Wu Gui, who are you?"
The other party was not in a hurry, but bowed slightly, and said in a steady tone: "I am Zhai Qing, I believe the prince has already explained it."
"You are Zhai Qing?" A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Zhuo's eyes. He carefully looked up and down at the face that was disguised as Wu Gui. "Your disguise skills are indeed superb, and it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. However, I am sensitive to the smell of medicine. The smell of medicine left on your body betrayed you."
Zhai Qing nodded slightly, with a sincere look on his face: "I see, I hope Mr. Bai will give me more guidance in the future."
Bai Zhuo waved his hand, his tone slightly helpless: "I don't deserve your advice. We are all... working for the same master."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he seemed to be choked by something in his throat. He swallowed subconsciously, and an inexplicable guilt surged in his heart. The gentle look of Jing Sixuan appeared in his mind again.
Zhai Qing shook his head gently and said calmly: "Mr. Bai is wrong. Mr. Bai and I are not working for the same person. I am only working for myself."
"Only for yourself?" Bai Zhuo repeated his words with a puzzled look on his face.
"Yes." Zhai Qing responded briefly and forcefully.
Bai Zhuo asked, "What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Zhai Qing closed his lips tightly and remained silent, with an unfathomable expression on his face. Seeing this, Bai Zhuo didn't ask any more questions. Everyone has their own secrets, and asking more questions might not be a good thing.
That night, Bai Zhuo arrived at the Prince's Palace as promised. He walked towards the bedroom with great anticipation, but was stopped by the eunuch of the Prince's Palace.
"Mr. Bai, the Crown Prince went to the Crown Princess's place tonight and said he would stay overnight there."
Bai Zhuo was struck by lightning when he heard this, "What did you say? The prince went to the Crown Princess? Didn't you agree to..." wait for me?
The young eunuch knew that the prince was extremely fond of Mr. Bai, so he bit his lip and dared not answer.
Bai Zhuo did not embarrass him any more, but just muttered to himself:
“Didn’t we agree that…”
The voice was full of disbelief and deep loneliness. The promises whispered in the ears were now as fragile as bubbles and easily shattered in the face of reality.
He looked in the direction of the Crown Princess's palace, his eyes empty and confused. The scene of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess being intimate with each other involuntarily emerged in his mind, and his heart ached. I once thought that I had a special place in the prince's heart, but in the end, I was just a bottle of seasoning in the prince's life.
Bai Zhuo walked back with a shaky step, laughing at himself as he walked, thinking about who he was, how he didn't know what he was capable of, and how he didn't learn from his mistakes...
Tears flowed freely down his cheeks, and the moonlight lengthened his lonely figure, like an abandoned silhouette, telling of endless desolation and loneliness.
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