Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

Liyuan opera, singing in a yaya-yaya voice.

A young man in blue clothes was leaning on the railing, carrying a pot of wine and holding a white porcelain wine cup in his hand.

Drunk as hell.

"The most favored official in the whole world right now should be the Minister of Industry, Mr. Liu!"

"This is how a veteran of three dynasties should act!"

The young man from the noble family on the opposite side was in high spirits and spoke without restraint.

"is it?"

"I...don't think so."

The man squinted his eyes, looking at the crisp and tall pine tree in the pear orchard, its pine needles swaying slightly, refusing to succumb to its majestic power.

All I could hear was the singing downstairs: "I am a veteran of these three dynasties, supporting the emperor~"

He shook his head and drank the wine in the cup.

"Now, there is only one person in the government who can influence His Majesty's decisions and be the one whom His Majesty holds in his heart."

"You and I can only envy."

The withered yellow leaves floated, fell on the bamboo poles supporting the paper window, and then floated down.

The young man from the noble family on the opposite side snorted disdainfully when he heard this, expressing his disapproval.

"She just used her beauty to seduce His Highness... What kind of ability does this person have?"

"As time goes by, Your Majesty may not... still be addicted to it!"

Hearing this derogatory remark, the man holding the wine cup laughed instead.

"You are right. It is indeed because of her beauty that she attracted the attention of His Majesty."

As soon as he finished speaking, the babbling sounds downstairs stopped instantly, and the accompaniment of gongs and drums also seemed to have died down.

A team of shadow guards led the way in the courtyard. The "ghost-seeing" soldiers, wearing black armor, jumped off their horses and got off the ground.

The guests in the opera house were frightened and turned pale.

The timid ones even crawled under the table, holding their heads in their hands, not daring to take another look.

Because of the assassination of the Emperor, Jinzhou City has been in turmoil these days, with people being arrested everywhere.

They finally had some free time and came to the opera house to watch a play and relax, but they didn't expect to see this group of terrifying "ghost-seeing creatures" again.

However, the first thing the shadow guards did when they arrived was not to investigate the case directly, but to stand in a row like the sculptures.

Standing in front of the entrance of the Pear Garden, he was extremely respectful.

Then, a person walked in.

She was thin and one could tell at a glance that she was not a man.

Now in the entire imperial city, she is the only woman with such a splendid style.

The two young men from noble families who were lying on the railings also became interested instantly. Doesn’t this mean that if you mention Cao Cao, he will appear?

Another person crossed the table and whispered, "Could it be that the sweetheart of His Majesty also came here to listen to the play 'Three Dynasties Elders'?"

"That's a really strange thing."

"Didn't I hear that after taking office, he focused all his attention on how to renovate and expand the Grand Canal?"

"This is just playing with power. Why are you listening to the three-dynasty elders?"

Of course, there was some sourness in his words, but he was telling the truth.

Xia Zhiyuan was indeed very busy. If His Majesty had not forced her to return to Jinzhou City, she would probably still be busy with the affairs of the Grand Canal.

"Let's not talk about this here."

"Be careful, the walls have ears."

The man smelled something wrong and immediately wanted to distance himself, but unfortunately... it was really difficult to move where they were.

Otherwise, when the shadow guards surrounded him just now, he would have considered changing places.

……

The owner of the opera house fell to his knees with a thud.

He was extremely flattering to Xia Zhiyuan.

"Sir, I wonder if your presence at my humble home is because I have done something wrong?"

"Sir, would you like to listen to a song?"

"Whatever song you want to listen to, we have it all here, yes..."

Looking at him like this, Xia Zhiyuan simply sat down. She leaned back in her chair and saw the owner of the opera house's face suddenly change.

"Sir... this position is exclusively for Prince Lushan..."

His voice was trembling, and the owner of the opera house didn't dare to look directly at Xia Zhiyuan.

"is it?"

"But I see that there is no one here."

"Why, can't I sit here?"

There are also various fruits, desserts and a cup of warm tea on hand, all of which are very well decorated.

Indeed, if one were to watch a play here, one would feel as if one were living in a wealthy and carefree world.

"Sir, of course you can sit down."

"It's just to invite you to watch a play. I still have this little bit of silver."

A jade folding fan was leaning against his chest, and the young man from a noble family who had just gotten drunk walked down the stairs. He was wearing navy blue clothes.

One can tell at first glance that he is either from a wealthy or noble family.

His face is as beautiful as jade and he wears a silver crown on his head.

Xia Zhiyuan had already made up her mind, and her fingertips fell on the table beside her.

"Prince Lushan, shouldn't you stay in your fiefdom and help Prince Qi deal with the affairs of his fiefdom?"

"Why are you here in Jinzhou City now?"

There is no intention of being humble at all.

She raised her eyes, her pair of clear autumn pupils looking at Prince Lushan with a sense of majesty without even being angry.

Prince Lushan was naturally disdainful of being interrogated by such a sickly and invalid.

But he couldn't show it.

Just like the play "The Elders of Three Dynasties" on the stage, if one does not bow down and retreat in order to advance, he would have died hundreds of times in this officialdom.

If any other official had asked him such a blunt question, he would have said nothing but showed off his authority as the Crown Prince.

But who is this person in front of me?

He still has some idea in his mind.

If I find His Majesty at night and try to persuade him, I will be in danger.

"Reply, my Lord."

"Father, I was asked to bring some things to your majesty. They are all... specialties from my hometown. Although they are not expensive, they are rare."

"However, Your Majesty has been disturbed by assassins these days, so we can only put it aside for a while."

"I will pay tribute again when your majesty is well again."

"Well... I heard that the opera in Jinzhou City is unique and completely different from our country place, so I became interested and came here to listen."

His words were flawless, and his implication was, what does it have to do with the affairs of us royal family and nobles, you, an outsider?

Even if you are favored, so what?

After all, he is not a member of the Zhao clan, and cannot get involved in the affairs of their royal relatives.

Seeing him like this, Xia Zhiyuan decided not to get along with him anymore.

"is it?"

"So, your majesty was attacked a few days ago... Prince Lushan knew about this?"

"Then, Prince Lushan, do you recognize this person?"

When he placed his hand on the table and raised it slightly, Xia Zhiyuan's pale palm looked like flying snow in winter.

She smiled.

Then the shadow guard behind him unfolded a scroll, and a withered human face came into view.