"And you're wrong. I'm not as selfless as you imagine, nor am I a fairy who's detached from the mundane world," Zhao Ying said, her chin raised slightly, indifferent and cold. "I have a noble destiny, surpassing everyone else. This is something most people can only dream of. I'm grateful for this, so why would I feel disgusted?"
Zhao Ying left holding Shangguan Qingyue.
Her cold voice seemed to still echo in Shangguan Zhu's ears.
How could that be?
How could that be?
Shangguan Zhu was lying on the ground, with stars and chess pieces all over his eyes, and his thoughts were like the stars in the dark night, complicated and confusing, with no end in sight.
Shangguan Shu felt better after hearing what Zhao Ying said. Before leaving, he took the jade pendant that should have belonged to him from the table.
He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, there was a word "ying" inside.
Shangguan Shu frowned, feeling as if a stone was falling on his heart. He glanced fiercely at Shangguan Zhu lying on the ground. What a bastard, he had actually replaced his jade pendant long ago!
Shangguan Shu gritted his teeth and used all his strength to suppress the urge to destroy Shangguan Zhu...
He can't control himself at all!
He wanted to remain calm, but he simply couldn't.
When he thought that there was someone in this world who coveted Zhao Ying and secretly loved her, he wanted to destroy everything!
The jade pendant in his palm was about to be crushed into powder by him, but suddenly, his hand loosened its grip.
He put the jade pendant into his arms expressionlessly.
The jade pendant went around and around and came back to his hands. Zhao Ying also knew how to do it, so he was not in a hurry.
After Shangguan Shu left, Shangguan Dan dared to ask Shangguan Zhu, "How are you, second brother?"
Seeing Shangguan Zhu's miserable appearance, Shangguan Dan asked in confusion, "Why are you doing this? Why are you trying to snatch the princess from my brother?"
Shangguan Zhu did not answer.
On the other side, behind the bamboo fence, Wei Fu and Wei Yuan, who had just watched the spectacle, fell silent. After a while, Wei Yuan said strangely, "Brother, although as a younger brother, I'm not as capable as the two Shangguans, I will definitely not covet your woman..."
Wei Fu: ...Let’s not compare...
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When Zhao Ying returned, someone came to report that Zhao Zihua had been rescued.
She originally wanted to use Zhao Zihua to control Zhao Yao, but now that Zhao Yao is dead, Zhao Zihua is actually useless.
It wouldn't be a problem if those who were useless to her were rescued, but...
Zhao Ying was puzzled. Who wanted to save Zhao Zihua?
The Empress Dowager and Consort Shu's lineage has already died out...
With doubts in his heart, Zhao Ying returned to the banquet.
Shangguan Shu came back soon as if nothing had happened.
Shangguan Qingyue was about to report some big gossip to his brothers and sisters when the prince sent someone back from Quzhou, saying that he had brought a good thing for Zhao Ying.
"What is it?"
The messenger was in high spirits, his eyes sparkling. "Your Highness, it's a golden Buddha!"
Golden Buddha?
Zhao Ying was a little surprised. What was so special about the golden Buddha that he had to ask the prince to send it over at full speed?
Shangguan Qingyue subconsciously looked at Heng Luan behind Shangguan Qiyou when he heard this. Heng Luan indeed frowned, exchanged a glance with Heng Lin, and then looked at the envoy.
[It can't be such a coincidence, right? Could it be the eldest brother's golden body?]
Although Zhao Ying didn't quite understand what was said, he became interested when he heard the word "golden body".
The envoy observed this and said, "Your Highness, you may not know this golden Buddha. It is unusual. Although it has no form, it exudes a solemn and awe-inspiring presence that one cannot look too closely. Even more peculiar is that it is only the size of a swaddled baby. Sometimes it appears as heavy as a mountain, sometimes as light as a feather, sometimes radiant, sometimes dim as dust..."
Shangguan Qingyue didn't need to listen to the rest of the words.
It really is the golden body of the eldest brother.
After listening to the envoy's narration, everyone became more curious about the golden Buddha. Seeing this, Zhao Ying asked the envoy to open it in public.
As the messenger lifted the curtain, he said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has been unable to glimpse the secrets of the Golden Buddha for many days, so I have sent this minister to show you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gray Buddha statue appeared in front of everyone. Everyone was puzzled and whispered to each other. Zhao Ying also frowned. If she hadn't heard Yue'er's voice, she would have suspected that the prince had sent her a stone Buddha.
Zhao Ying was about to ask someone to bring the Buddha statue to her when it suddenly lit up. The light was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. While everyone was trying to block it, the golden Buddha flew out of the messenger's hands with a flash of light and went straight towards Hengluan.
The golden body is looking for its owner!
Heng Luan's gaze was always on his golden body, without any dodging. His usually cold eyes gradually softened, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly... Suddenly, the smile stopped.
Just when the golden body was only a body length away from him, a figure suddenly jumped out and hugged the golden body tightly in his arms.
At the same time, the dazzling light of the golden body disappeared in an instant, and it became dark again...
Everyone noticed that the cover had been lowered and slowly opened their eyes.
Shangguan Qingyue, with a sly smile on his face, held the golden Buddha in his arms and said to Zhao Ying, "Mother, can you give this golden Buddha to Yue'er? Yue'er likes it very much!"
Before Zhao Ying could say anything, Heng Luan said in a cold voice, "No!"
Everyone looked at Heng Luan. Shangguan Shu frowned unhappily and looked at Heng Luan with a warning look.
Heng Luan, however, seemed not to notice and continued to say to Zhao Ying, "Your Highness, this golden Buddha belongs to me!"
Zhao Ying raised her eyebrows, but before she could say anything, Shangguan Qingyue snorted, "If you say it's yours, then it's yours. Do you have any evidence to prove it?"
Heng Luan was furious and pointed at the golden Buddha, "This is my golden body, why do I need any other proof?"
The golden body was so close yet he couldn't get it, which made Heng Luan very anxious.
"Your golden body?" Shangguan Shu was almost laughing at the two brothers of the Heng family. He began to think whether it was dangerous to let such mentally ill people stay around his children. Should he drive them away?
"When I first met you, you were begging with your apprentice!"
Heng Luan frowned, stared at Shangguan Shu with deep hatred, and remained silent.
Shangguan Shu, however, showed no fear and asked Hua Shang, "Hua Shang, have you ever seen your master have this thing?"
Hua Shang glanced at Heng Luan fearfully, bit his lip and thought for a long time, finally deciding to lie for his master, "No... That's right! This golden Buddha belongs to my master."
Upon hearing this, Heng Luan looked at Hua Shang with a stern gaze, as if asking him why he lied?
Shangguan Shu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and chuckled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
Heng Lin, who was standing by, saw this and stood up to speak for Heng Luan, "Your Highness, this golden Buddha originally belonged to my brother, but was accidentally lost. I beg you to return it to him!"
Shangguan Qingyue's face wrinkled, his lips pouted high. [I won't give it to you, I won't give it to you. If I give it back to you, you'll kill me again...]
When his mother, father, brother and sister heard this, although they didn't quite understand it, they still understood the word "kill". This was the apple of their eyes... They would never return this golden Buddha to Heng Luan even if they died. Their eyes turned cold when they looked at Heng Luan.
Shangguan Qiyou said directly, "You don't have to go back to the palace with me after today's banquet!"
Humph! He's going to teach those who bully Little Fatty a lesson!
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