Chapter 45: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy
Shi Li made sufficient preparations before coming to the Heavenly Prison.
Not only did she put on the most luxurious clothes and dazzling phoenix hairpins and pearl rings, she also searched through her own small treasury and found a veil woven from shark fin gauze.
After making preparations, she came to the outside of the Heavenly Prison and asked the guards of the Heavenly Prison to bring a bowl of tea to Prime Minister Zhao.
Before being convicted, Prime Minister Zhao stayed alone in a cell at the end of the prison. Although he was wearing a simple undershirt, it was neat and clean.
His demeanor was calm and composed, without even a trace of the embarrassment of a prisoner.
When he saw the guard bringing the tea bowl, he chuckled and took it and drank it.
He was confident that the little emperor would never dare to poison him casually.
In fact, there was no poison in the tea, only some hallucinogenic drugs.
Prime Minister Zhao is a cunning man, but also quite conceited.
I didn't expect that Shi Li, a non-native princess, would think of taking advantage of his obsession.
Shi Li waited outside for a while. After about a cup of tea, the effect of the medicine had begun to take effect, so he straightened his back and walked into the prison.
She deliberately raised her chin and acted proud and arrogant. Yueying told her that the deceased imperial concubine was like this.
After Prime Minister Zhao finished his tea, he sat down beside the bed and closed his eyes to rest.
But gradually his mind became confused, and many vague memories came to his mind. The one that appeared the most was naturally the woman he had been dreaming about for so many years.
He had clearly told her that he wanted to marry her, but she flatly refused and insisted on entering the palace as a concubine, without leaving any thoughts for him.
From then on, the master and the minister were close yet far away.
When his thoughts were at their most fragile, Prime Minister Zhao heard the sound of tinkling bells and opened his eyes in confusion.
"Jin...Jinlan?"
Prime Minister Zhao looked at the woman walking towards him not far away, and his lips began to tremble.
No! no!
But...the expression of her eyebrows and eyes was exactly the same as when he first met Jin Lan.
Late at night is the time when people’s hearts are most vulnerable.
No matter how scheming Prime Minister Zhao was, after drinking such a large bowl of tea with added ingredients, he couldn't tell the real thing from the fake when facing Shi Li.
Shi Li clenched her palms, and her face behind the veil showed a hint of nervousness.
But she still walked forward step by step, stood outside the cell, and looked at Prime Minister Zhao through the red iron bars without saying a word.
The more she did so, the more Prime Minister Zhao believed it.
Because back then, the imperial concubine was also so cold to him.
"Jinlan, you finally come to see me..." Prime Minister Zhao seemed to be possessed. He approached the railing step by step, looking greedily at the woman outside.
But she never spoke.
"You...are you blaming me?" Prime Minister Zhao began to imagine, his face dark and ferocious, "You blame me for stealing your child? Who allowed you to enter the palace? You even gave birth to another man's child!"
As he spoke, Prime Minister Zhao's face became extremely gloomy.
From the moment the imperial concubine entered the palace, he had been gnawing at his heart day and night with jealousy, all he could think about was the romantic love between the imperial concubine and the late emperor. Later, when the imperial concubine gave birth to a princess, he felt even more heartbroken.
Finally, he couldn't help himself and attacked the young princess.
When he stole the princess away, he actually wanted to strangle her to death with his own hands at first.
But the princess' eyes looked too much like the imperial concubine's, so he didn't want to kill her in the end. He just ordered his confidants to throw her to the most remote place.
But as fate would have it, the princess was found by some strange combination of circumstances.
Listening to Prime Minister Zhao's paranoid voice, Shi Li felt like goose bumps were coming out on her body, but she remained calm and said nothing.
"Jinlan, I was wrong. Can you forgive me?" After going crazy, Prime Minister Zhao turned around and asked for forgiveness from his beloved woman.
Shi Li felt that the time was almost right, and sneered from behind her veil, "You separated my mother and me, how can I forgive you?"
"I will do whatever you want me to do, as long as you can forgive me." Prime Minister Zhao looked like a madman across the railing.
Shi Li patiently guided Zhao step by step, making Prime Minister Zhao reveal many secrets of the court officials without realizing it.
With these secrets, there is no need to worry that these people who are united for their own interests will turn against each other.
Shi Li clenched her hands and stepped back.
It just so happens that the effect of the tea is about to wear off.
She hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to give Prime Minister Zhao another heavy blow, so she took off the veil on her face and said, "Take a good look at who I am."
Her nose and lips were not similar to those of the previous imperial concubine. Prime Minister Zhao gradually came to his senses and immediately reacted, laughing.
"I never thought that all my life's planning would be ruined by a little girl!"
Shi Li just felt sorry for the deceased prime minister's wife, but was too lazy to listen to the madman's nonsense, so she turned around and walked out without paying any attention to what Prime Minister Zhao said.
However, she didn't expect that before she walked out of the prison, she met Shao Quan head-on.
He stood outside, his cuffs wrinkled by himself. He waited for Shi Li to walk out and immediately came forward to greet her.
Seeing the man who looked like a fairy tree, Shi Li's heart and smile suddenly became warm. She quickened her pace to meet him and said in a cheerful voice, "Are you here to pick me up?"
Shao Quan slowly and firmly held her hand, his eyes deep, "Well, I'll pick you up."
"Then let's go, it's so dark here." Shi Li wrinkled her nose and acted coquettishly unconsciously.
Shao Quan said nothing, holding her hand and walking out silently.
The moonlight tonight is bright and clear, and it looks like snowing outside.
Coming under the moonlight, Shi Li breathed a sigh of relief, "What Prime Minister Zhao said just now should be able to help you and my brother, right?"
Shao Quan did not answer, but continued walking forward in silence.
"Shao Quan?" Shi Li stopped in surprise, frowned and looked at his back in confusion.
The man who was called did not turn around immediately, but closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Princess." He finally turned around, his eyes were frighteningly dark, but his voice was filled with anxiety, "I shouldn't have let you get involved in these things. Princess, you should be happy."
Are you so chauvinistic?
Although Shi Li couldn't change her habit of complaining in her heart, her emotions were genuine.
Come to think of it, she is a modern person after all. Shouldn't she be more proactive when it comes to dating?
The night gave Shi Li the courage and bravery she didn't usually have. She tilted her head and tugged at Shao Quan's sleeve, "Shao Quan, come closer."
Shao Quan subconsciously followed what she said and moved closer.
In the warm night, Shi Li put her lips on his cheek without hesitation...
At the same time, the magical live broadcast room had a black screen with only two big words flashing by.
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