Luck Reliant Beauty – CH 075

Chapter 75: Cui Zi Xuan and Jiang Mi

Just as Cui Zi Xuan was still elegantly reminiscing about the intimate moments between Zhao Feiyan and Emperor Wu of Han, Jiang Mi suddenly strode up to him. She reached out and decisively grasped his hand, then turned and pulled him along, running deeper into the corridor.

Jiang Mi’s action lacked any trace of feminine charm or tenderness. Just as Mother Li was about to call her back, Mother Gong tugged at her sleeve, suppressing a laugh as she whispered, “Are you stupid? Didn’t you see Young Master Cui was waiting for the Princess to do that?” Then, Mother Gong ordered her servants, “Everyone, leave. There’s no need to assign anyone here…” With a wave of her hand, she led everyone away, leaving the courtyard completely empty.

Thus, only Jiang Mi and Cui Zi Xuan remained in the large courtyard.

Jiang Mi, realizing this, paused in her hurried steps. Just as she reflexively shook off Cui Zi Xuan’s hand, he spread his fingers and grabbed her small hand in return.

Cui Zi Xuan let Jiang Mi struggle several times until she finally gave up, exhausted. Only then did he walk forward with a smile.

After taking a few steps, Cui Zi Xuan looked around, then suddenly let out a soft exclamation and said to Jiang Mi, “Princess, your nannies and the servants have all dispersed. They seemed quite welcoming to me… I wonder why?”

A rhetorical question!

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Jiang Mi’s lips twitched. The accusation that had just reached her lips hesitated, and she said softly, “Thank you for what happened the other day.”

After Jiang Mi said this, she didn’t hear Cui Zi Xuan reply for a long time. She paused, then looked up at him.

Cui Zi Xuan was staring intently at her, his gaze clear and gentle when it met Jiang Mi’s. His earlier teasing had vanished completely.

Then, Cui Zi Xuan looked away, took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and surveyed the layout of Jiang Mansion with interest. He said, “No need for thanks. I was a bit late, after all.”

Before Jiang Mi could understand his meaning, Cui Zi Xuan added slowly, “Actually, it wasn’t entirely to help you. After this incident, Princess Qingyue finally doesn’t have the energy to bother me anymore.”

Jiang Mi thought, “This guy is really no good!”

Only bad people would treat the sincerity of young ladies like disposable toys! Humph. This arrogant young master, relying on his excellence, constantly deceived women into believing in him, only to discard them like worn-out shoes after gaining their affections!

Just as Jiang Mi was secretly cursing him, Cui Zi Xuan ‘s lazy voice continued, “But no matter what, this Young Master still helped Princess Yihua this time… It seems like a bad deal. You clearly disobeyed me and angered me; that day I sent you to the Elegant Gathering Pavilion. You even deliberately arrived late to meet that pretty Wang Hui… How could I, Young Master Cui, be so good to such a morally corrupt young lady? Why did I go to such lengths to protect her?”

This guy just said that he didn’t do all that for her, and now he claims he risked his life to save her!

Pah! He’s inconsistent. Incoherent speech… That’s not being a good person!

Seeing Jiang Mi’s lips tightening, her expression growing increasingly serious, and the glint of contempt in her eyes as she glanced at him, Cui Zi Xuan felt a strange urge to laugh.

He held back for a moment, then suddenly said softly, “By the way, some family members are coming to visit soon. Remember to come and see them.”

Jiang Mi froze, her eyes wide as she stared at Cui Zi Xuan. After a long pause, she stammered, “Why… why do I have to see your family?”

“Do you even need to ask why?” Cui Zi Xuan looked at her in shock and said in surprise, “Aren’t you infatuated with me and longing for me to the bone? I, Cui Zi Xuan, am not afraid of anything in this life, except owing a young girl a debt of love… So when the family came a while ago, I accidentally told them that you admired me. Now that the family has come, of course they have to see you.”

The more Cui Zi Xuan spoke, the darker Jiang Mi’s face became. Her face grew increasingly dark until it reached its deepest point. Suddenly, Jiang Mi clenched her fist tightly, her body hunched over, and cried out, “My stomach hurts so much!”

Jiang Mi stared with her large, serious eyes, hunched over, and groaned at Cui Zi Xuan, “My stomach hurts so much!”

Cui Zi Xuan’s ‘s reply was very gentle and extremely earnest. He asked seriously, “And then?”

And then? Then, of course, you get lost, and I’ll go back and figure something out!

Of course, Jiang Mi couldn’t say this aloud, nor did she dare. She stared at Cui Zi Xuan for a moment, then said seriously, “I need to go downstairs for a while. Young Master Cui can wander around the garden by himself.”

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Cui Zi Xuan looked at her seriously and replied, “Well, actually… I, Young Master Cui, am also a master of medicine!” He nodded to Jiang Mi and insisted, “Since you have a stomachache, it must be from a cold. Come, let this young master take your pulse. Don’t worry, my medical skills are truly superb. No matter how serious the Princess’s illness, I can cure it completely!”

Jiang Mi: …

This wasn’t how it’s supposed to be!

Jiang Mi stared blankly at Cui Zi Xuan for a long while. Faced with his equally earnest and persistent expression, she stammered, “I… I feel much better…”

Cui Zi Xuan couldn’t help but chuckle. To make himself feel better, he quietly apologized to her, then went behind the trees and coughed for a while, pressing his fist to his mouth.

When he emerged, Cui Zi Xuan had regained his charming demeanor. He expertly took Jiang Mi’s hand, held it firmly, glanced at the sun, and said gently, “Ah, it’s getting late.”

Jiang Mi blinked, her face full of anticipation, thinking, “Right? Right? So you can take your leave now, right?”

Cui Zi Xuan looked down at Jiang Mi, seeing the expressive sparkle in her eyes, and couldn’t help but chuckle. He quickly composed himself, took Jiang Mi’s hand, and walked forward, saying, “I’ve thought about it… Since Princess Qingyue is preoccupied with family matters, you, Jiang Mi, can take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet with me, Young Master Cui… So let’s go shopping together!”

Jiang Mi: …

Jiang Mi was truly astonished to find someone so shameless! Someone so brazen, utterly oblivious to shame!

Seeing Jiang Mi hesitate, Cui Zi Xuan turned around with a half smile, his gaze drifting towards the distant pavilions… After watching the visible figures of the Three Mothers for a while, Cui Zi Xuan spoke slowly in a chanting tone, “Ah’Mi, if you don’t want to go shopping, that’s fine too… I, Young Master Cui, especially love watching daughters like little Jiang Mi learn Zhao Feiyan’s palm dance… Ah, if the dancer were to twirl on my palm, her graceful figure swaying in the breeze, her delicate, white feet curled tightly in my hand…”

Jiang Mi followed Cui Zi Xuan’s gaze as it swept over, and when she saw the Three Mothers standing not far away, looking on with eager, happy eyes, and recalled what Cui Zi Xuan had just said… Jiang Mi shuddered and quickly said, “Young Master Cui, let’s go shopping!”

“Really?”

“Really!”

“Huh, didn’t you say you didn’t want to just now?”

“…No, I didn’t say that…”

“Fine…then this Young Master will reluctantly accompany you shopping this once!”