nucmednet Chapter 438 Snowflake
Chapter 438 Snowflake
How could a mere adopted daughter with no blood relationship be worthy of being the prince's principal wife, not to mention that she had killed someone!
When Concubine Li thought of this, she couldn't suppress her anger and felt unfair for Luo Jingshen.
Jian Lan comforted her, "Please calm down, Concubine Li. What the Yongning Marquisate did is indeed disgusting, but think about it in a positive way. Fortunately, the Crown Prince has not married her yet, and all the betrothal gifts have been returned, so the Crown Prince has not suffered any loss."
Concubine Li's eyes were filled with anger, and she slammed the table, "How come you didn't suffer any loss?"
"The prince has invested so much time, money, and energy in Ji Qingqing. He even proposed to her in public and personally delivered the betrothal gifts to her, giving her enough face. However, he attracted a lot of criticism. Finally, he was about to win over the Yongning Marquisate, but now he is told that Ji Qingqing is a fake. He doesn't know how many people are laughing at him!"
"A good marriage is ruined just like that, and I've gotten myself into trouble. Just thinking about it makes me want to kill someone, let alone the prince himself."
As Concubine Li spoke, a trace of sadness emerged on her face, and she felt even more distressed for Luo Jingshen.
"He must be feeling very upset right now, and I don't know if there is anyone around who can comfort him."
Jian Lan stood behind her and suddenly had an idea. She said, "Empress Li, haven't you always wanted to ease the relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Now might be a good time for you to clear up the misunderstanding."
"Your Highness is deeply hurt right now. Your Majesty, why don't you think about how you can help His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"As long as your majesty helps him in his time of need, why would you worry that the Crown Prince will not remember your kindness?"
When Concubine Li heard this, she immediately felt that what she said made sense.
As the saying goes, it is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake.
As long as I helped Luo Jingshen when he was most helpless, why should I worry that he would not ease the relationship with me?
When she thought of this, she immediately looked at Jianlan and said, "Go out and find out what the situation is with the Crown Prince. When you come back, tell me everything."
Jianlan agreed, "I obey your command."
At the same time, Luo Jingshen was in a bad mood. Ji Qingqing's marriage fraud had already made him angry.
He sent someone to investigate the theft of the betrothal gifts, but no news came back for a whole half day.
Also, because the five newly opened barbecue restaurants were temporarily closed, they owed suppliers 80,000 taels of silver, and many people have come to the gate of the East Palace to ask for money!
Luo Jingshen did not show up and sent Liu Qingya to appease them, but that was of little use. More than a dozen suppliers simply did not listen to him, which was equivalent to being useless.
Five barbecue restaurants closed at the same time. All the suppliers thought that they were going to go bankrupt and run away, so they gathered together to collect their debts, which set off a wave of craze.
The East Palace was at the center of controversy, and Luo Jingshen was extremely annoyed, so he went to Hua Man Lou, the place he frequented most often, to drink and have fun.
The madam twisted her waist, smiled, and warmly welcomed him to the VIP room on the second floor.
"Your Highness, you've come just in time. We have a new girl in Hua Man Lou recently. She is extremely pretty, with a charming appearance and a charming smile. She is so much prettier than the previous top girl."
It was the first time that Luo Jingshen saw the madam of Hua Manlou praise a girl like this.
You know, the top-notch girl Peony was already pretty enough before, and now there are girls who are prettier than Peony, I wonder how beautiful they must be.
Thinking of this, Luo Jingshen's gloom was swept away a lot, and he instantly became interested.
"Oh? Is this girl really as pretty as you said?"
The madam's face wrinkled with laughter, "Of course, that girl, let alone a man, even if she were my mother, I would feel moved when I saw her."
Luo Jingshen's heart moved and he wanted to meet the girls even more.
He took out a gold ingot from his bosom and threw it to the madam, saying, "Bring her to me. If she is really as beautiful as you describe her, I will reward her handsomely."
The madam received the gold and knew how to handle things. She immediately said enthusiastically: "Okay, Your Highness, please wait here for a while. I will ask Miss Xuehua to come upstairs to see you."
After a while, the door was pushed open, and a beautiful woman walked in gracefully, holding a pipa in her hands.
She was covered in a red dress, her eyes were full of spring water and her skin was as white as cream. Her extremely beautiful face showed all kinds of charm, as if her charm was natural. Her every frown and smile was so radiant and beautiful that it was beyond description.
The moment Luo Jingshen saw the woman, he felt like his breathing was about to stop!
How could there be such a charming and alluring woman in this world?
Beautiful but not coquettish, gorgeous but not vulgar, she just stood there, as if she perfectly described the four words "beauty is a disaster".
"Are you the new Miss Xuehua in Huamanlou?" Luo Jingshen asked.
Xuehua's eyes flickered slightly, and she bowed slightly and saluted.
"In reply to His Royal Highness, it is me."
"Show me your talents!"
After Luo Jingshen finished speaking, he pointed to the seat in front of him and said, "Don't be so far away from me. Just sit in front of me and let me take a good look at you."
Xuehua curled her lips and replied obediently: "Yes, I obey your command."
She sat in front of Luo Jingshen, plucked the strings with her fingertips, and began to play the pipa.
Luo Jingshen was already prepared to appreciate the music. He thought that the music played by the other party would be a melodious and graceful song.
But I didn't expect that the tune she played would sound so eerie, out of tune and unbearable to the ears.
Luo Jingshen frowned. Even he, who knew nothing about music, knew that the song was very unpleasant to the ear, like a devil's sound. Could it be that Miss Xuehua hadn't discovered it yet?
Xuehua was obviously playing more and more vigorously. After she finished a song, she saw Luo Jingshen looking at her with a very complicated expression.
She stood up quickly and said in great fear: "Your Highness, is it that the music I played is not good?"
Without waiting for Luo Jingshen to speak, her tears began to fall and she began to express her true feelings.
"Your Highness, you don't know that I was originally a daughter of a respectable family, but unfortunately my family fell into poverty and my relatives died tragically, leaving me alone in the world. I have nowhere to go. I heard that Hua Man Lou can provide a safe place for women to live, so I came here!"
"Today is my first day at Hua Man Lou. I don't know what the Crown Prince likes to listen to, so I took out my best pipa..."
Before Xuehua finished her words, Luo Jingshen grabbed her hand and looked at her with deep and tender eyes.
"Ms. Snow Flower, please stop talking. I understand."
"The sound of the pipa you play is so melodious and mellow that it is rare to hear it in this world. I like it very much."
Xuehua stopped crying and looked at him excitedly, "Really, Your Highness?"