Yao Chen looked at her and smiled, then said, "Just put a mole under your right eye."
"That's easy. Did you look like this before?" Xihe had no idea about beauty or ugliness. After all, for most of her life, she had felt very little.
Yao Chen gently stroked his face with a trembling hand. If his face hadn't been disfigured, perhaps it would have looked like this. Those eyes, like his mother's in his memory, were different. That woman's eyes were always so bright and gentle when she looked at him. In reality, he looked more like Emperor Gan Zhao.
"This face really looks like him."
Xihe tilted her head and saw him talking to himself while looking at the "self" in the mirror. She asked curiously, "Who?"
After Yao Chen put the mirror aside, he smiled slightly: "My enemy, the one who has supported me to live until now."
This smile was very warm. Xihe didn't know what this feeling was, she just wanted to hug him. He was smiling, and that smile was very gentle, but it couldn't hide the loneliness and sadness: "...I will help you get everything done, just remember what you promised me."
Yao Chen closed his eyes and let Xihe take off the mask on his face, with a faint smile still on his lips: "No problem, I will read whatever you want to hear."
...Though the wound on Tang Chen's waist was large, it was thankfully superficial, with no serious damage to the underlying structure. After recuperating for a while, aside from the stitches still needed, everything else was fine. Tang Chen was also an optimist, not afraid of scars, and even joked that she and Wang Yanzhou would become a true couple in times of hardship. One with a scar on his chest, the other with a scar on his waist, they were truly a perfect match.
Normally, everyone would go to Meiwu to see her when they were free. Today was a coincidence, and except for Zhong Qin, Wang Nianqing, and Mo Yu, everyone else was there.
Zhong Qin and Wang Nianqing were of course important. Wang Yanzhou was able to sit in his house and review official documents every day thanks to these people running around outside. However, Mo Yu would come to Tang Chen's place to check in every day. Today, with so many people present, it was a bit strange not to see him around. "Hey, why didn't Senior Brother come today?"
Black Crow glanced at Wang Yanzhou, who looked normal, and said, "He left early in the morning."
Tang Chen was stunned: "Where did you go back to?"
Black Crow went on to explain, "I saw he was bored out of his mind, so I sent him back to look after the house."
Tang Chen looked at Hei Ya with some disbelief and said, "You really feel at ease leaving him alone in that deep forest."
"He's not a child anymore. He can take care of himself."
Tang Chen snorted, then patted his chest and said righteously, "Looking at him like that, let me make a bet with you. I think he's very likely to take a detour."
Black Crow didn't care if he took a long detour, as long as he got back. He just didn't know where Mo Yu was at the moment. "Whatever he wants. As long as he doesn't cause me any trouble, out of sight, out of mind."
Tang Chen picked up the teacup, glanced at Heiya's trembling left leg, and couldn't help but jokingly said, "Tsk tsk tsk, you despise me so much that you've been fidgeting since I left."
Others might not understand the hidden meaning behind her words and the look in her eyes, but Black Crow was different: "Comrade Tang Chen, I advise you to be kind. I am a serious person."
After clearing his throat, Tang Chen put down his teacup and leaned towards Wang Yanzhou, mumbling pitifully, "Oh, oh, oh, my husband, he's yelling at me."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was instantly petrified. Regardless of whether this was considered acting like a spoiled child, they suddenly felt like hitting someone for some unknown reason.
After Hei Ya sighed, if Wang Yanzhou hadn't been there and he didn't dare to touch Tang Chen, he would have wanted to slap her on the head and said, "Don't you dare to be more disgusting."
Tang Chen patted Wang Yanzhou's thigh and said, "I dare you! I can act out any role you want. I'm a top student who graduated from the Drama Academy!"
Wang Yanzhou shook his head helplessly, signaling them to change the subject: "Alright, alright, you're still talking about others. You two are the kids, you can't be quiet, and you just bicker when you get together."
"After all, baby, I will always be eighteen and beautiful!"
"No, I have to go out and vomit!"
"Get lost!"
The two crosstalk performers, Tang Chen and Hei Ya, were bickering in unison, making everyone laugh for a long time. If Zhong Qin hadn't suddenly walked in seriously, they might have continued to make noise for a while.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
Wang Yanzhou looked at everyone present and said, "Well, let's get ready and go to greet them together. As for you, go back to bed."
"I'm fine here, why don't you let me go? Could it be..."
Tang Chen's words were half-spoken, but Wang Yanzhou had already guessed what she was imagining. If Emperor Gan Zhao really sent him a concubine, he wouldn't accept her, let alone have everyone dress up to welcome her. "What are you thinking? The Beimo wedding procession has arrived. I'm afraid the palace has sent an order for us to accompany them."
Hearing this, Tang Chen suddenly became excited and stood up to ask the maid to come over to help her dress up: "That's great, why not go."
Wang Yanzhou knew that she liked to join in the fun, and she had said before that if she really wanted to go to the bride's house, she would be willing to go, so he decided not to tell her yet: "You just got better, don't talk about him, I don't want you to be tired."
"Okay, okay, go ahead."
As the footsteps faded away, Tang Chen quickly jumped down from the bed: "Someone come!"
Several maids came in in response: "Madam."
"Get dressed, something formal," and after saying that, Tang Chen sat down in front of the dressing table.
The maids looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward to help her with her makeup. They only sent a representative to bow his head and say, "Madam, the master said you are not allowed to go out."
After Tang Chen stuffed the comb into the maid's hand, he ordered, "Do you listen to him or me? Comb when I tell you to. And take out the clothes I have hidden away in the bottom of the box. Madam, I want to overwhelm you with my power!"
The few of them had no choice but to do as Tang Chen asked. When Wang Yanzhou took Chen Xin and the others to change clothes and go out to receive the imperial edict, the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict saw that Tang Chen was not there, so he put the imperial edict back in his hand and said, "Your Highness, why is the princess not here?"
"Princess..." Before Wang Yanzhou could explain, a loud female voice rang out from outside the house: "Princess is here!"
"......" When Wang Yanzhou and the others heard this voice, they almost fell down. This voice belonged to Tang Chen. She was really amazing. If she was not allowed to come, she would shout for herself.
When the voice fell, Tang Chen appeared. She was wearing a dark red kesi gown, and her hair was combed up, a rare sight. The luxurious hairpins on her bun were something she usually thought was too heavy to wear. This outfit was quite interesting.
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