Mi Shan narrowed her eyes in displeasure and resentment.
But in order not to attract the person's attention, he quickly withdrew his hand.
The centipede seemed to sense her emotions and quickly retracted into its sleeve.
Qin Miaomiao thus escaped a calamity.
Being bitten by this poisonous centipede, though not fatal, was enough to cause her to be covered in red rashes and develop poisonous sores, suffering unbearable torment for half a month.
"Nonsense, of course I deserve it!"
Qin Miaomiao was clearly unaware of the danger she had just witnessed. She raised her eyebrows and looked in the direction of the sound.
The ladies of the surrounding officials all looked on with astonishment.
A group of guards, dressed in armor and fully armed, were seen.
A man in a black robe, exuding an air of elegance, nobility, and aloofness, entered with steady steps, surrounded by a large group of people.
Li Changyu's phoenix eyes were cold and sharp, and his handsome face was sinister.
Her black hair was tied high with a velvet hairpin, and her robe was embroidered with a golden-threaded black python with four sharp, cold claws.
One glance is enough to inspire awe.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!"
"This servant greets Your Highness! May you live a thousand years!"
The two old women turned pale and their legs went weak, causing them to kneel on the ground.
The palace maids inside the room also came out, kneeling on the ground and shouting "Your Majesty!"
No one dared to raise their eyes rashly, for fear of offending them.
A blush crept onto the cheeks of many of the young ladies-in-waiting and palace maids.
There are usually many rumors about the crown prince.
He was always said to be extremely handsome, possessing a beauty that would be remembered for all time.
Only now do I realize that what I said was true.
Those rumors couldn't even begin to describe a fraction of him!
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, no one would believe that there could actually be someone in the world who is so good-looking.
If the princes look like this, then wouldn't the Emperor be even more...?
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation and curiosity towards the Emperor.
Under heaven, all land belongs to the king.
All the women in the world are the emperor's women.
The Crown Prince cannot overstep his bounds; one can only hope that the Emperor will also be as handsome as him.
"What's all the noise about! You're causing a disturbance and making a ruckus! Do you think the palace is your backyard?"
"It's Zhao Si, the bodyguard with a sword by the Crown Prince's side, who shouted coldly."
Mi Shan knelt among the crowd, burying her head deeply, her slender neck appearing boneless and possessing an exquisitely beautiful curve.
At first glance, she was the one with the most alluring figure.
She thought to herself, "Li Changyu is a grown man. Even if he were to condescend to do so, he shouldn't just casually step into this place where so many beautiful women gather."
He also brought so many guards with him.
There seems to be some change in circumstances.
Sure enough, Li Changyu slowly withdrew his hands from behind his back.
Carrying a delicate pink brocade dress,
Her clothes fluttered gently in the wind.
His cold eyes held a hint of mockery, and his voice was low and icy:
"I have come here today because among you young ladies... there has emerged a rather daring assassin."
assassin!
The young women looked at each other, all filled with fear and unease.
Mi Shan's body trembled slightly, her long eyelashes drooping calmly, casting shadows in her eyes.
The scorching sun beat down on her back, causing fine beads of sweat to appear on her forehead.
Qin Miaomiao, kneeling beside her, clenched her teeth, trembling all over, tears and snot streaming down her face uncontrollably.
She was terrified!
I'm terrified!
You dared to offend the Crown Prince!
What if she's arrested as an assassin or charged with a serious offense of disrespect?
She still wanted to become a concubine and then an empress, enjoying all the riches and honors... She couldn't let herself be ruined in a place like this before she even started!
Li Changyu's thin lips drooped, and his cold gaze swept over them one by one, finally settling on Mi Shan.
"You, come out."
Qin Miaomiao thought she was being called, and was so frightened that her face turned pale and she cried and kowtowed.
"Your Highness, please spare me! I didn't know you were here! I had a little argument with someone, and my words were unintentional. Please don't take me seriously, just treat me like a fart and let me go!"
She cried and screamed.
Even Murong Wan, who was always on good terms with her, felt ashamed of her. She covered her mouth and nose with a white handkerchief, moved aside silently, and pretended not to know her.
Mi Shan never expected that she was just a paper tiger.
Where did that fierce spirit of hers go?
When encountering truly powerful and influential people, one should compare oneself to a fart.
This is utterly vulgar and ridiculous!
Li Changyu's handsome face remained expressionless, his gaze fixed downwards.
I was referring to her.
Slightly raise your chin.
The young women immediately understood and cast complicated glances at Mi Shan.
Qin Miaomiao was so overjoyed that she became ecstatic.
OK!
It turns out that Mi Shan was the assassin!
She deserves to die!
"Your Highness, please be wise! Mi Shan is of lowly status, yet she dares to commit such a treasonous act! We beg Your Highness to investigate the truth and arrest her immediately! Otherwise, she may join us and disrupt our sisters' selection process!"
“…” Mi Shan remained silent.
"Who do you think you are! Do you think you can tell our young master how to do things?"
Zhao Si was the Crown Prince's chief bodyguard and always regarded the powerful and wealthy as nothing.
The crown prince also indulged him quite a bit.
Qin Miaomiao bit her lip, feeling humiliated and unwilling.
"You've reminded me. You were rude and offended me just now, but I haven't punished you yet."
Li Changyu calmly found a stone bench in the courtyard and sat down. He began to speak slowly, his voice low and cold, which stirred the hearts of those who heard him.
Qin Miaomiao trembled with fear.
"Your Majesty... no, Your Majesty... Your Majesty knows you were wrong, Your Majesty will slap yourself right now!"
She was terrified that Li Changyu would order the guards to take action.
The guards are strong due to years of martial arts training; if they make a mistake, it might damage her appearance!
She hits herself, and although the sound is loud, she actually controls the pressure, so the skin only turns red and slightly swollen. Afterwards, she applies some makeup to cover the marks.
Mi Shan knelt expressionlessly beside her, listening to her refer to herself as a servant girl repeatedly while slapping herself incessantly.
I couldn't help but feel a sense of irony deep down.
"Raise your heads, everyone, and look at the clothes in the Crown Prince's hands. Does anyone recognize them? Come and claim them!"
Zhao Si's words astonished everyone present.
Mi Shan ignored the unease and restlessness around her, her watery eyes shimmering.
What's there to recognize?
Whose clothes are those?
He knows it perfectly well, doesn't he?
Li Changyu got tired of the cat-and-mouse game.
He then turned his gaze back to her.
“You, lift your head.”
There's no way to avoid it.
Mi Shan looked up and calmly met his gaze.
Li Changyu looked down at her with his eyes lowered, raised one eyebrow, and looked down at her with indifferent disdain, silently curving his lips.
It's like saying—
"Got you?"
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