All four games were in Ali's area of expertise, yet she only won one.
Chu Xinxin, who doesn't know martial arts, simply conceded defeat and won.
Ali was extremely aggrieved. She glared at Chu Xinxin with bloodshot eyes and said, "You just wait!"
"Are you waiting for me to come to your door and humiliate myself?" Chu Xinxin nodded. "I can wait for that."
Ali was absolutely furious.
Chu Xinxin gave her a "hehehe" and turned to walk back to Zhou Huaichuan's side.
Ali watched her retreating figure, a surge of intense hatred erupting within her. She pushed aside the palace maid who was supporting her, lunged forward, grabbed Chu Xinxin's veil, and ripped it off—
"What right do you, an ugly monster, have to be here...?"
Ali's words faded from her lips, because beneath the veil lay a face of unparalleled beauty.
With her delicate eyebrows and expressive eyes, she truly deserves the description of "two willow-leaf eyebrows curved like the moon, and two pools of clear eyes like stars."
Her skin was like solidified cream, and her lips held vermilion; she resembled a fairy from the moon in heaven.
Even her all-red dress couldn't overshadow her vibrant color.
"Such a woman exists in this world..."
The Third Prince stared blankly at Chu Xinxin and murmured softly.
"You...you're not Chu Xinxin, who are you?!"
Ali clutched the veil tightly, her face filled with disbelief.
Chu Xinxin's face turned completely cold this time. She had originally planned to give Zhou Huaichuan a surprise tonight, but now everyone had seen it.
Give me back the veil.
Ali refused.
Chu Xinxin grabbed her hand and pressed down hard. Ali cried out in pain and let go, her face falling to the ground.
Chu Xinxin quickly picked it up and put the veil back on.
The magnificent hall seemed to dim in an instant.
"Emperor of Great Zhou, you actually sent someone else to replace me! I, the princess, am not convinced by the competition just now!"
Ali pointed at Chu Xinxin and said, "Who doesn't know that Miss Chu of the Prime Minister's Mansion is an ugly woman? You're trying to fool me!"
Chu Xinxin turned around: "I will not change my name or surname, I am Chu Xinxin."
“If you are Chu Xinxin, then I am the princess of the Great Zhou.”
Let alone Ali, almost everyone in the main hall probably didn't believe it.
Emperor Zhou asked Chu Xuan in a hoarse voice, "Minister Chu, what's going on?"
In that instant, Chu Xuan clearly saw the desire in Emperor Zhou's eyes.
"Your Majesty should hear that Physician Wang from the Princess's residence has been treating my daughter's injuries."
"Dr. Wang's reputation is well-deserved; my daughter has now regained her appearance."
"She has just recovered and cannot be exposed to the wind yet, which is why she is covering her face with a veil."
Chu Xuan's mind was also quite complicated. He not only criticized Doctor Wang, but also explained why Chu Xinxin was still wearing a veil even though she was clearly cured.
Emperor Zhou's desire only intensified.
He had only caught a fleeting glimpse of it and hadn't had a chance to examine it closely.
"Your mother and I grew up together." Emperor Zhou leaned forward slightly. "Xin Xin, there's no wind in the hall. Lift your veil and let me see whether you resemble your mother more or Minister Chu more."
These words startled the civil and military officials.
Your Majesty is... developing feelings for Chu Xinxin.
Zhou Huaichuan's eyes were filled with coldness as he glanced at the Empress on the high throne.
"Your Majesty, Lady Anru has just drunk quite a bit of wine and looks like she can barely stand. If you wish to reminisce with the son of an old friend, please also be considerate of the children."
The Queen pretended to be joking, emphasizing the words "children".
Emperor Zhou had no choice but to suppress his urge and let Chu Xinxin return to her seat.
But for the rest of the time, his gaze never left her.
Zhou Huaichuan was about to lose control of the violent rage within him.
Chu Xinxin gently comforted him, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. I'll move to Prince An's mansion with my dowry tomorrow."
Zhou Huaichuan concealed the murderous intent in his eyes, turned his head, and smiled gently at Chu Xinxin: "Okay, then I'll wait."
The banquet ended.
On the way back to the Prime Minister's residence, Chu Xuan, for the first time ever, let Chu Xinxin ride in his carriage.
Chu Xinxin would never listen to him; she didn't even utter a word, jumped into her own carriage, and left first.
"Father! Look at her!" Chu Yun stomped her foot in frustration.
Chu Xinxin stole the show today, both in the first and second half, and even the princes couldn't take their eyes off her.
Chu Xuan glanced at her coldly: "She's your elder sister, so she's a bit spoiled. Just let her have her way."
After saying that, Chu Xuan got into the car and left, leaving Chu Yun with an incredulous look on her face.
Therefore, if you're good-looking, the whole world will treat you differently.
The system sighed.
"Chu Xuan just wants to mend his relationship with me and send me back to the palace to help that old man get rich and powerful."
Chu Xinxin leaned against the soft cushions in the car, pondering how to dispel Zhou Di's thoughts.
This old man is old enough to be her grandfather, yet he still thinks about her.
Damn it, just thinking about it makes me sick.
Zhou Huaichuan also thought about this question.
He really did stab Emperor Zhou with a sword just now.
If he hadn't been afraid of scaring Chu Xinxin, he might have actually done it.
It seems... the plan needs to be accelerated.
Zhou Huaichuan closed his eyes, and the dance Chu Xinxin had performed that evening instantly flashed before his eyes...
"Yun Zheng, go to the Prime Minister's residence."
......
Zhou Huaichuan stood in front of Chu Xinxin's window and gently knocked three times.
"Squeak," the window opened.
"Xin Xin..." Zhou Huaichuan's hand, which was about to hug her, paused. "Why is it you?"
Yun Gui was a little embarrassed: "Miss is taking a bath, Your Highness, please wait a moment."
"I'm all better now."
Chu Xinxin's voice came from behind the screen.
Yun Gui sensibly withdrew.
Zhou Huaichuan skipped the main entrance and jumped in through the window.
Behind the screen, Chu Xinxin, dressed in a white single-layered shirt, was drying her hair.
Water droplets slid down her wrist and flowed deep into her clothes.
Zhou Huaichuan's throat bobbed involuntarily.
"What, you don't even recognize me?"
Chu Xinxin threw the towel into his arms and bossed Zhou Huaichuan around to dry her hair.
"No, I recognize it."
Zhou Huaichuan wrung out the water from Chu Xinxin's hair with a towel, and then used his internal energy to dry Chu Xinxin's hair.
Chu Xinxin thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Really? How did you recognize me? Tell me."
After her hair dried, Zhou Huaichuan lifted Chu Xinxin onto his lap. Looking at her up close, Chu Xinxin, now with her restored appearance, was truly breathtakingly beautiful.
Zhou Huaichuan gripped Chu Xinxin's slender waist tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Because here... I knew it at a glance."
......
[My sister's waist isn't a waist, it's like a deadly scimitar's curved blade...]
After Zhou Huaichuan left, the system played a background music track for Chu Xinxin.
And secretly concluded that Zhou Huaichuan is definitely a waist fetishist!
"System, what do you think is the likelihood of Zhou Huaichuan succeeding to the throne?"
[If Emperor Zhou were to choose himself, the probability would be zero.]
"How likely is it that a coup is being staged?"
About 70-80%.
The system's voice shifted abruptly: "However, even after successfully forcing a change of leadership, one's position will still be precarious."
The Northwest Army, the Southern Frontier Army, and the Imperial Guard are now in Zhou Huaichuan's hands.
Although the Imperial Guards were no longer under his command, the Second Prince was unaware that the trusted men he replaced were actually Zhou Huaichuan's spies.
The chances of successfully forcing the emperor to abdicate are very high.
However, the Right Wei Army and the Jiannan Army were firmly in the hands of Emperor Zhou, and Zhou Huaichuan's men could not infiltrate them.
Even if a coup succeeds, it's highly likely that the power won't be able to hold onto it.
Uprisings will break out in Youwei and Jiannan, and the people will suffer again.
Moreover, the Mongol Empire, the Southern Barbarians, and some small kingdoms in the Western Regions would also take the opportunity to cause trouble.
It would be best to gain the support of the Right Wei Army and the Jiannan Army.
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