Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Chapter 144 The lingering ghost

Apart from the relationship between uncle and nephew, Cheng Tianshui did not reveal anything more to Tao Yao.

Tao Yao thought about it. Unless Cheng Tianshui had some interest in the countryside and was not interested in the government, or he had committed some heinous crime, who would give up his wealth and glory and hide in a remote town to live?

Tao Yao didn't want to ask any more questions. Cheng Tianshui turned over and soon began to snore - it was amazing that people could fall asleep so quickly. Tao Yao put her head closer to Cheng Tianshui to look at his sleeping face, not sure if he was really asleep or just pretending to get Tao Yao away.

Tao Yao understood and put down Cheng Tianshui's palm-leaf fan, saying softly, "Then you should have a good rest first."

After saying that, Tao Yao walked out of the clinic. She was feeling suffocated after being dizzy all day, so she wanted to stand at the door to get some fresh air and look at the wind.

Tao Yao had just taken a step out of the door when she saw Chu Huanjun and Song Zhishou waving at her from the attic terrace of the rouge shop next door.

Didn't they just go out to find a place to stay?! Tao Yao suspected that she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes and took another closer look. It was indeed Chu Huanjun.

The lingering ghost of Chu Huanjun.

Tao Yao wanted to turn around and pretend she didn't see it, but she was suddenly hit on the head by a sachet. When she turned around, she saw Chu Huanjun leaning on the balcony railing, smiling at her triumphantly.

"This is a reward for you. See if you like it?" Chu Huanjun said with a smile.

Tao Yao picked up the sachet inexplicably, held it to her nose and sniffed it. Suddenly, a strange but pleasant fragrance lingered around her nose, like the scent of flowers, but also seemed to be mixed with a hint of fruit fragrance. Even she, who had an extraordinary ability to identify fragrances, could not tell what kind of spices were used in the sachet.

Tao Yao raised her head and glanced at Chu Huanjun. He had just disappeared for a moment, and now he was wearing a lake blue shawl, casually hanging on his shoulders and elbows. It matched the color of his robe, which was neither blue nor green, making him look more like a flashy peacock.

"Didn't you and Lord Song go looking for a place to live? Why are you visiting a cosmetics shop?" Tao Yao asked.

Chu Huanjun turned around coquettishly, threw away the folding fan with a newly painted peach blossom pattern, and waved it against her chest, her smile becoming more and more ostentatious.

"I found it." Chu Huanjun raised an eyebrow at Tao Yao, "It's right here."

Tao Yao couldn't believe her ears: "You mean, you two grown men are living in a cosmetics shop?"

Tao Yao only knew Chu Huanjun was full of tricks, but she hadn't expected his idea to be so absurd. Rouge shops were mostly run by women, and women valued their reputations and would never let a man from outside their home stay the night. Besides, Qingshui Town was only a small place. If a woman had let a man from outside her home stay overnight—or two men at that—the news would spread throughout the town the next day. Tao Yao couldn't imagine what tricks Chu Huanjun had used to convince the owner of this rouge shop to let him stay the night.

So, Tao Yao quickly said, "Stop messing around. The boss won't let you stay here casually. Don't take advantage of yourself because you are..."

Before Tao Yao finished her words, she saw a woman dressed in brightly colored clothes, her hair covered with golden hairpins, suddenly appear from behind Chu Huanjun. She must be the owner of the cosmetics shop. She held a thin piece of paper in her hand and saluted Chu Huanjun with a look of joy and gratitude on her face.

Chu Huanjun waved his fan, as if to shoo someone away, and said calmly, "Take this check and go to the Huitong Bank in the capital to withdraw the money. The total amount is 660 gold, enough for your whole family to eat, wear and use for the rest of their lives."

The female boss exclaimed in admiration that Chu Huanjun was a "noble man" and a "good man" and was about to kneel down and kowtow to express her gratitude. Chu Huanjun saw this and immediately gave Song Zhishou a look. Song Zhishou got the signal and immediately started to drive the man away.

"Alright, alright, my master needs to rest. Go and greet your servants, pack up your things and leave."

Tao Yao then saw clearly that Song Zhishou had an orange-white cat in his arms without him noticing. Around the cat's neck was a string of pearl necklaces that were popular among women, and it must have been "stolen" from the owner of the cosmetics shop.

As soon as Song Zhishou finished speaking, the proprietress hurried downstairs with the banknotes and luggage without saying a word. She flashed out of the door of the cosmetics shop like a flash of lightning and disappeared without a trace.

After all, such good things that fall from the sky are rare. The proprietress got lucky today and bought this shop with an ordinary location, mediocre decoration, mediocre style and small area for 660 gold. She earned ten times the price of this shop.

Tao Yao shook her head helplessly. She had thought Chu Huanjun would use the same beauty trick as before, but she didn't expect that he would simply buy the entire shop and live there.

He is indeed a rich man, and his way of thinking is completely different from her, a poor person.

Chu Huanjun waved at her from a distance again, and said with a soft smile, "Do you like the sachets? There are still many in the shop. Come and get some if you like."

Tao Yao was a little amused and said, "You won't even leave the goods in the shop for them?"

Chu Huanjun put on a deliberately regretful expression, covering his heart with his hand, pretending to be distressed. "I spent 660 gold! Looks like I'll be starving for two months. It's only right that I take over his goods and do some business to make some money back."

Song Zhishou added, "Not only did the prince buy all the goods in this shop, he also bought the shop assistants, and even this kitten..."

As he spoke, he lovingly stroked the head of the orange-white cat in his arms, completely unaware of Chu Huanjun's cold face beside him.

Fortunately, Tao Yao saw all of this and smiled flatteringly. She bowed to Chu Huanjun from a distance and said, "In that case, Your Highness Prince Yi and Lord Song should get some rest tonight. I'll go back and look after Lu Che."

As soon as she finished speaking, she hurried into the clinic.

Chu Huanjun coughed twice, folded the folding fan in his hand, and slammed it on the big butt of the orange and white cat in Song Zhishou's arms with a bang.

Song Zhishou hurriedly hugged the cat slave tightly to avoid Chu Huanjun's attack again, and bowed repeatedly to apologize: "Your Highness, please calm down, Your Highness, please calm down! If you have anything to say, just come to me, don't take it out on the kitten!"

Song Zhishou carefully raised his head to look at Chu Huanjun's expression, only to see that he still had that amiable and gentle smile on his face, but the corners of his mouth were twitching, and he seemed to be a little angry.

Immediately afterwards, a piece of sesame candy was stuffed into Song Zhishou's mouth.

Chu Huanjun complained unhappily, "I hope this sesame candy can fill Master Song's clever mouth."