Luck Reliant Beauty – CH 078

Chapter 78: Learning of the Situation

At this moment, Jiang Mi’s small hand was once again tightly held by Cui Zi Xuan, and the two continued walking forward.

July in Cheng Capital was actually hot, but today the weather was fine. The sky was overcast, and a gentle breeze blew, ruffling Cui Zi Xuan’s robes, making this famously handsome man appear like a moving landscape painting, attracting frequent glances from passersby.

Then, because of the attention Cui Zi Xuan received, Jiang Mi, whom he held tightly, also became the center of attention.

…Jiang Mi felt very uncomfortable.

Everyone who saw them first fixed their eyes on Cui Zi Xuan, and after admiring this famous Shu State’s Young Master Cui for a while, their next action was perfectly synchronized: they all lowered their heads to look at the two’s clasped hands.

Then, they all wore expressions of regret…

Could one describe how Jiang Mi felt at that moment? She was a beautiful young woman, and her mother was, after all, once considered the most beautiful woman in the world… But now, when people looked at her and Cui Zi Xuan beside her, they treated her like a pile of cow dung stuck to a pretty boy; the envy and jealousy in their eyes were simply overflowing…

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Jiang Mi felt she couldn’t take it anymore!

So she forcefully shook off Cui Zi Xuan’s hand!

Noticing her movement, Cui Zi Xuan paused, looked down at Jiang Mi, and then slowly narrowed his eyes, asking very gently, “What’s wrong? Did I hurt your hand? How interesting, in such a short time, Princess Yihua seems to have grown bolder… daring to shake off my hand!”

Surprisingly, this threat subtly improved Jiang Mi’s previously depressed mood. She thought again, “Why should I bother with those blind people? They have no idea this guy is such a bad person.”

They didn’t know; only she did!

Thinking this way, Jiang Mi felt sorry for those people. And so… under Cui Zi Xuan’s threatening gaze, she obediently extended her hand, letting him lead her forward…

They strolled around for a while longer, then Cui Zi Xuan suddenly pointed to a distant mountain range on his right and said, “That’s Qingcheng Mountain.”

Jiang Mi looked up.

Gazing at the seemingly distant mountains, Jiang Mi was somewhat lost in thought.

Cui Zi Xuan turned to her. “What are you looking at?”

Jiang Mi replied, “Suddenly, I feel that this world is truly beautiful.”

“Yes. This world is truly beautiful…” Without realizing it, Cui Zi Xuan had changed Jiang Mi’s “world” to “the entire world.” He stood there with his hands behind his back, lost in thought, seemingly also somewhat absent-minded.

After a while, Cui Zi Xuan suddenly said, “Ah’Mi, have you ever thought about leaving Shu Capital and living in another state?”

“Leave Shu Capital?” Jiang Mi blinked her big eyes. She thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head and said, “But it’s very nice here. Rice here is only six coins a pound.”

Even though Cui Zi Xuan had considered all sorts of possible answers, he never expected her to say this. His lips twitched, and after a long pause, he said with a dark face, “You have over ten thousand taels of gold in your treasury; do you really lack money for a little rice?”

Jiang Mi replied earnestly, “But every time I think about how much money I have, enough to buy countless bushels of rice, I’m not afraid of anything!”

She said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Cui Zi Xuan turned his head to look at the fair-skinned woman before him. She radiated a vibrant, youthful energy. Almost suddenly, he remembered how she looked when he first met her. He thought of Jiang Mi’s original background, of the days she had lived in poverty and uncertainty.

Thinking about it, a tenderness he himself didn’t notice flickered in Cui Zi Xuan’s eyes. He said softly, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you go hungry again!”

Jiang Mi wasn’t listening to him; she was looking around… Cui Zi Xuan pursed his lips and suddenly said softly, “Oh, by the way, when you get back, carefully embroider a purse for me…”

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Before Cui Zi Xuan could finish speaking, Jiang Mi turned sharply to look at him. Her eyes were wide open, staring blankly at him.

Perhaps Jiang Mi’s eyes were too bewildered, or perhaps there was even a hint of disdain hidden within them. Cui Zi Xuan sneered, saying, “What? You don’t want to? Fine, then this Young Master will have someone instruct Mother Gui. I’m sure she’ll persuade the Princess!”

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Emperor’s Palace.

The Empress sat wearily and blankly on her usual phoenix throne.

Prince Kang entered and saw his mother, so unlike her usual cheerful and smug self. A pang of pain shot through him.

Prince Kang strode up to the Empress, took the fan from a maid, and began fanning his mother, softly calling, “Mother, Mother…”

The Empress snapped out of her reverie. Seeing Prince Kang, her eyes gradually regained their light. Slowly straightening her back, the Empress whispered, “My son, we cannot sit and wait to die!”

A cold glint flashed across Prince Kang’s face. He said in a deep voice, “Mother, of course we cannot sit and wait to die!” Then, his voice filled with hatred, he said, “In my entire life, I have never hated anyone as much as I hated Cui Zi Xuan and Jiang Mi. And Jiang Mi…” He gritted his teeth.

The Empress, sensing something amiss in his tone, looked up at Prince Kang and saw him coldly speak in a low voice, “I only just found out this time that Zheng Wen suddenly betrayed us because she was bewitched by that woman Jiang Mi!”

“What?” Empress exclaimed in shock, bewildered. “How is that possible?”

Prince Kang, his handsome face cold, said icily, “It’s true. Last night when I met with Zheng Wen, she accidentally let it slip!”

It turned out that with the crisis of trust surrounding the Empress and her family, the Wu clan, Prince Kang, as the Empress’s son and an investment target of the Wu family, had also found himself in a difficult situation.

Previously, when the Wu family and the Empress were enjoying great success, he was the high and mighty Prince Kang. He could waver between Zheng Wen and Niu Ziyu and choose from the most outstanding noblewomen of Shu Capital. But as the Wu family and the Empress gradually declined, Prince Kang’s life became increasingly difficult.

At this point, Zheng Wen, who had once admired him, had almost become the most suitable candidate for Prince Kang… If the Zheng family were to join his side at this time, it would undoubtedly be extremely advantageous for Prince Kang.

Therefore, last night, Prince Kang met with Zheng Wen for the first time since the Empress’s birthday.

Upon seeing Zheng Wen, Prince Kang immediately explained his predicament and his disappointment at her previous retreat without a fight… Prince Kang’s display of deep affection, coupled with the fact that he was the man Zheng Wen had truly loved, gradually bewitched her.

Under his spell, under Prince Kang’s persistent questioning, she finally revealed the reason why she had abruptly given up on proving herself to the Empress at her birthday celebration. Only then did Prince Kang realize that Zheng Wen had acted that way after Jiang Mi’s warning.