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Chapter 154.2 – The Fourth Concubine’s Clandestine Love Affair

If nothing unexpected happened, then Zhuo Gao Yan was actually the unofficial heir and future head of the Zhuo family.

Fu Yuan Jian had realized this long ago. He has had several interactions with Zhuo Gao Yan and knew that such a person could only be made a partner and not an opponent.

Fu Yuan Jian was different from Emperor Chong Ming. He was very aware of the influence that businessmen could have on a country. When their wealth and industries spread all across Da Ya, it would become easy for them to shake the foundations of the country, which was why Fu Yuan Jian aspired to become the top businessman in Da Ya.

“Luo Yang, go to the Zhuo family and send an invitation to Zhuo Gao Yan.”

Thinking these thoughts, Fu Yuan Jian finally made a decision. He didn’t want to worry about the gambling house for the time being. The more entangled he was in the matter, the more worried he would be, therefore, he decided to use other things to keep himself busy so that he would not have time to think about it.

“Understood!”

Luo Yang was very happy when he saw that the prince had figured it out.

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At Prince Fu’s Mansion

An Zi Ran was very pleased by the daily profits of the two restaurants, but he did not even get to enjoy that happy feeling for two days when something happened that caused his expression to darken and his good mood to evaporate.

This morning, An Zi Ran suddenly remembered that he hadn’t gone back to An Mansion for a long time to take a look. Because he was busy, and Wang Qing Lan didn’t do anything extraordinary during this time in Jun Zi City, he didn’t pay much attention to Wang Qing Lan.

The two mansions were merely a few steps away.

An Zi Ran went to the An Mansion without taking any servants with him.

The servants of the An Mansion were all very dutiful. They were not shocked when the long absent young master suddenly showed up out of the blue, and very quickly they had a cup of tea brewed and ready for him.

“Where is Wang Qing Lan? How come I don’t see her?”

An Zi Ran picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He was a little surprised that Wang Qing Lan didn’t show up.

In the past, whenever he appeared, Wang Qing Lan would definitely receive the news and rush over immediately, but not this time, so he was curious.

The servants looked at each other.

The maid who used to take care of An Zi Ming, Yue Ju, stepped forward and said, “Responding to the young master, an hour ago, a man came to look for Concubine Wang, but the two only talked for a while in the main hall After the man left, Concubine Wang said she felt unwell and went back to her room. She has not shown her face since then.”

“Why would a man come looking for her?” An Zi Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.

Yue Ju shook her head. “This is the first time we have seen that man. He may be someone that Concubine Wang knows from outside. Concubine Wang often goes out and sometimes she doesn’t come back until the sun goes down. Except for Qi Qiao, no one knows what Concubine Wang does when she is outside.”

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An Zi Ran didn’t ask any more questions. He had every one else disperse. Then he had Yue Ju and Cat Ju follow him to Wang Qing Lan’s courtyard.

Wang Qing Lan lived in the courtyard of the south wing. For convenience, An Zi Ran did not choose the far west wing as the main residence because the south wing was closer.

The three of them quickly arrived outside the courtyard.

There was no one outside in the courtyard, including Wang Qing Lan’s personal maid, Qi Qiao. However, the three of them assumed that Qi Qiao was looking after Wang Qing Lan, who was unwell, in the room, so they did not suspect anything until the three of them were about to reach Wang Qing Lan’s room. An Zi Ran’s steps suddenly stopped.

Yue Ju and Cai Ju looked at the eldest young master in confusion.

An Zi Ran narrowed his eyes dangerously.

The courtyard was a little quiet, but if one listened carefully, one could still hear some small sounds… This sound was very strange, a bit like…

An Zi Ran suddenly quickened his pace and came to the door of Wang Qing Lan’s room. Just as he was about to push the door open, a scream suddenly sounded from inside the door, startling the two maids who ran behind him. They thought something had happened to Concubine Wang. But what she said next made the both of them blush with embarrassment.

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Chapter 46 – You’ve Got The Wrong Person (17.1)

Li Rong opened the car control panel, ready to let the young policeman, who had never seen the world, experience the advantages of the A-class license plate. Unfortunately, his limited edition car worth tens of millions of star coins was ruthlessly blocked by a red car before it could even drive half a meter.

“An Ji!”

The door to the red car opened and Xu Jing’an walked out with an anxious face. She was still wearing the dress she wore last night and she hadn’t taken off her makeup. As soon as the car stopped, she lifted her skirts and ran over.

“What’s wrong?” An Ji swallowed the last bite of the apple.

“You little rascal. Why didn’t you tell me about such a big thing?” Xu Jungian held his hand and chattered. “I only found out from An Yao this morning that An Can was taken to the police station as a suspect.”

An Ji: “I thought you guys were busy…”

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“No matter how busy I am, I won’t ignore An Can!” Xu Jing’an said with an annoyed expression, “I was really anxious last night and didn’t have time to pay attention to An Can. Now your father has gone to the police department to see if he can take An Can home first. Is it human to detain someone in the police station before they are certain he is the culprit? And the question you told me to ask yesterday, An Ning said he didn’t see what the other person looked like.”

An Ji nodded, not surprised by the answer.

“Why is He Guangzong kneeling there?” It was not until now that Xu Jing’an saw the familiar figure at the entrance of the Song family.

An Ji asked, “Do you know him?”

“I know about him. He’s famous for turning from a sparrow into a phoenix after flying to a high branch*.” Xu Jing’an couldn’t stand this kind of cunning, soft rice** alpha, and she looked at the man with disdain. “He chased after Song Meng for three whole years before succeeding and now they’re engaged.”

[*T/N: “turning into a phoenix after flying to a high branch” is a Chinese saying that describes someone who married above their social class (and now thinks they’re all that). It’s often used in a derogatory or mocking manner.]

[**T/N: “soft rice man” (in this story it’s “soft rice alpha”) is a man who uses a woman for her money/status/material gains. Sometimes there’s a sexual exchange. Sometimes the man is just very good at playing with her emotions.]

Engaged? But just now Song Meng only said that the other party was his ex-boyfriend.

An Ji then asked, “Are they very affectionate towards each other?”

Xi Jing’an shook her head and said, “I’m not sure, but it’s probably okay.”

“Then the likelihood of breaking off the engagement after getting engaged should be very low, right?”

“Of course. The purpose of an engagement is to aim for marriage. The nobility care about face* the most. They won’t renege on an engagement unless it’s something major like a violation of principles.”

[*T/N: The Chinese concept of “face” is a nuance matter that includes aspects like reputation, honor, status, duty, responsibility, etc.]

“That’s strange,” An Ji frowned, “Then why did they break up?”

“Ha, it’s good that they broke up,” Xu Jing’an laughed dryly. “Maybe that Song family child found out about his true colors. In my opinion, this kind of man should have been kicked out long ago! He even said that after he marries Song Meng, everything in the Song family will be his. Bah, keep daydreaming!”

An Ji suddenly grasped onto some idea and said to the police officer beside him, “Xiao Ming, help me find out why they broke up.”

The police officer said, “…My name is not Xiao Ming! My name is Zhou Tao!

An Ji smiled vaguely, “Zhou Tao, please help me find out why they broke up.”

Never before had such a good-looking omega smiled at him. Zhou Tao’s face flushed immediately, and he was so excited that he seemed to have taken an adrenaline shot. While Li Rong’s car, the one with the A-class license plate of A000009, was still stuck in the wealthy suburb, Zhou Tao had already retrieved all the information about He Guangzong.

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“He Guangzong, he came from Chinese Cabbage Village, which is located in the Vegetable Town of Grain Star*. His parents have five daughters. They only got a son on their sixth child, which is him. Whoa, dude. He’s also an ultra college tyrant**. He was admitted to the Imperial University with top scores in Grain Star. During his time at school…”

[*T/N: “Chinese Cabbage Village / Vegetable Town / Grain Star”… I seriously did not make this up. The author’s naming sense is rather straightforward. Lol.]

[**T/N: 学霸 school tyrant is someone who is really good at academics. The text specified 大学霸, which is a school tyrant in college. It’s a positive term.]

An Ji cut in, “Get to the point.”

Zhou Tao immediately changed course and said, “Song Meng and him attended the empress’s birthday banquet hand in hand last night, but they broke up in the early morning. He Guangzong said he waited for Song Meng all night, so they must have broken up last night.”

An Ji asked, “Did He Guangzong go to the garden last night?”

“Let me see…”

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Chapter 171 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc 

Su Shi closed his eyes tiredly. He wanted to lie down again, but then he realized that Song Rong had yet to loosen his hold on him. Su Shi frowned slightly and looked over at the other man with a bit of uncertainty on his face.

Song Rong froze. Then he quickly let go of Su Shi and stepped back.

“My apologies, Prime Minister…”

“I’m not the prime minister anymore. Wangye does not need to address me as such.” Su Shi responded calmly. He looked at the other party’s increasingly helpless gaze. After a long silence, Su Shi couldn’t help being softhearted and he said slowly: “Qing Guang.”

“What?”

Song Rong looked up in a daze, obviously not knowing how to react.

Feeling helpless, Su Shi took Song Rong by the hand and used his finger to write the two characters on Song Rong’s palm. “Qing Guang. When I reached the age of majority, this is the courtesy name that my father gave me. It’s just that no one has called me by that name in a long time.”

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This was obviously the hand of a scholar. The fingertips only had a thin layer of calluses from holding a brush all the time. The cool fingertip passed across the broad and warm palm. The regent’s breath stuttered and he subconsciously repeated after the prime minister, “Qing Guang…”

Lu Li’s eyes fell on him, as if this particular name evoked some very distant memories. He nodded slightly for a moment, closed his eyes as if he was extremely tired, and lay down without another word.

Lu Li had stood in the courtroom for a long time and was suffering from a high fever, so it was inevitable that he would be weak and tired now. Song Rong carefully covered him with a brocade quilt and straightened out the corners of the quilt. He spoke softly, “Do you normally like reading?”

Su Shi wasn’t particularly sleepy, but he felt tired and indolent, so he just let the other man do what he wanted and answered in a low voice.

“I just flip through a few things during my free time.”

The continuous high fever has caused his throat to go a little dry and he couldn’t help coughing twice. Song Rong had already brought him some water. He wrapped his arm around Su Shi’s shoulders and neck in a very natural manner and pressed the edge of the cup against his lip.

Lu Li seemed unmoved by his actions. Song Rong maintained a calm expression but his heart was already pounding violently.

This morning, he went over to look and saw that Lu Li had not touched last night’s meal at all. Then he remembered that the other person’s wrists must be hurting so badly that he couldn’t even hold the chopsticks properly, and he couldn’t help feeling annoyed at his own carelessness.

In his mind, Song Rong had practiced taking care of Lu Li hundreds of times. He only hoped that the other man would not feel humiliated by the act, so that he could drink some water and eat some food to aid in his recovery.

After a moment of stalemate, Lu Li finally thanked him softly, lowered his head slightly, and wrapped a hand around the cup to take two sips of water.

Song Rong’s eyes brightly slightly. He helped Lu Li lean back down and slowly removed his arm. Lu Li’s body still seemed to burn from the stubborn high fever.

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Song Rong felt a little reluctant to do what he had in mind, but he still forced himself to be ruthless. He squatted beside the couch and looked into those clear, glass-like eyes.

“Does Qing Guang also read An Examination of a Good Monarch in his free time?”

A sharp sense of alertness struck Su Shi’s heart. His soft, feverish gaze became cold in an instant and pierced through Song Rong like lightning.

Song Rong remained motionless. He kept looking steadily at Su Shi with his dark eyes. His current demeanor was completely different from his awkward and clumsy actions prior.

“The regent is being too nosey.”

The prime minister’s voice was cold when he spoke, and indifference once again masked any emotions in his eyes. It was as if all of Song Rong’s previous efforts had been ruined in a single instant, but he didn’t dare to retreat.

Song Rong actually didn’t like to read. Except for The Art of War, he didn’t know many other titles. But this book – An Examination of a Good Monarch – he knew better than most others what it meant.

An Examination of a Good Monarch was a book for the emperor. The founding emperor of the Xuan Dynasty wrote it. It detailed the policy of governing the country and the way of the emperor. Except for the crown prince, the other princes couldn’t even look at the book.

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That day, when Song Rong was in the prime minister’s manor, he saw An Examination of a Good Monarch, and it looked like Lu Li had read it often and made detailed notes. Song Rong hadn’t thought much about it at the time. After all, the imperial edict had stated that Lu Li had traitorous intentions, and for a man who wanted to rebel it was quite normal for him to have such a book in his collection.

However, it was not until today when he personally attended the court meeting and heard the accusations made by the ministers against Lu Li that he suddenly realized a fact that could not be ignored but no one mentioned it.

Lu Li was able to force the emperor to abdicate by sword point. He was able to kill the late emperor’s imperial consort right before his eyes. And he was able to easily eliminate the left prime minister’s entire clan.

If he wanted to rebel, he should have rebelled long ago.

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Chapter 122
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Chapter 111 – Jiujiujiujiujiujiu

A few days later, Duan Shu Tong expressed his sincere gratitude when he learned that He Run and his team had developed a new anti-hair loss product and that they planned to name it Spring Flower No. 4.

Everything was going along as planned.

However, the launch for a new medicine was much more stringent than for skin care products. It must go through clinical trials, and the process of clinical trials must be reviewed and approved by the CFDA.

After the review and approval, it must go to an approved “Drug Clinical Trial Institution” directed by qualified medical experts that also had volunteers.

This series of procedures would take a lot of time. It was impossible to rush it even if you wanted to.

Duan Shu Tong entrusted these matters to the company to operate – after all, it was a pharmaceutical company, and the basic procedures were quite clear.

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Zhai Jun didn’t know what the new drug developed by Duan Shu Tong was at first, but he thought it was about the same level as the special-effect scar-removing medicine, but when he got the experiment report, he suddenly felt a little dizzy and his sight turned blurry.

“Young Master Duan, is this for real?”

Before Duan Shu Tong could speak, Han Ling could not help speaking up, “It’s true! We have conducted the experiment multiple times.”

Zhai Jun: “…” His old heart couldn’t take this kind of shock!

After getting over his surprise, Zhai Jun abruptly realized that if this drug was really effect then their Spring and Autumn Hall would definitely undergo a qualitative leap!

As if he suddenly got injected with chicken blood, Zhai Jun took the lead and had everyone in the company working extra hard.

[T/N: injected with chicken – a figure of speech in Chinese, meaning to be very excited or full of vigor]

After going through several months of high-intensity experiments, even Duan SHu Tong was showing a bit of fatigue. Upon returning home, he slept for more than ten hours. He only climbed out of bed when his stomach rumbled with hunger to make a hearty lunch.

After eating, Duan Shu Tong did not have much to do, so he swiped through his phone, thinking that tomorrow was the weekend, so why not ask Xi Duan if he was free.

Just as he was about to send over a WeChat message, Zhai Jun called him.

“Young Master Duan, good news. Our Spring and Autumn Hall won the title of Excellent Enterprise in Lin Nan Province. The province invited us to attend the award ceremony. Do you have time to go there tomorrow?” His tone was full of pride and joy.

Duan Shu Tong: “…” Was he going to be cock blocked again?

He had originally planned to go to Yan City to meet with Xi Duan, but now this happened. Although this was a good thing, it was not a surprise.

“You go.” Duan Shu Tong tried in vain to shirk the responsibility.

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Zhai Jun tried his best to persuade him for a while; the main point was that as the owner of the Spring and Autumn Hall, it would be Duan Shu Tong’s first time making an appearance in front of the public. Whether it was for the company or for him, it would only be an advantageous thing.

Duan Shu Tong knew that he was right, but he really wanted to see Xi Duan!

In the end, for the sake of the company he still agreed to go.

After hanging up the phone, he switched to the WeChat interface, thought about it, and decided to send a message to Xi Duan to express his thoughts.

Xi Duan, who was just about to go to a meeting, heard the special notification sound that he had specifically set for a certain someone, and immediately stopped in his tracks. Cen Ning, who was following behind him, almost didn’t stop in time.

In full view of everyone, Xi Duan turned on his phone.

Tong Tong: The experiment is over. I planned to visit you tomorrow, but I was told to go to the province to participate in an activity. I feel so aggrieved. [sad face emoji x3]

The sad face emoji struck Xi Duan in his weakness, and the corners of his lips could not help but curve up. His desire to comfort Duan Shu Tong as soon as possible overwhelmed the usual principle of adhering to the meeting time.

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He just stood right there in the corridor and replied: [hug emoji x3] What event are you participating in?

Tong Tong: Awarding Ceremony for Outstanding Entrepreneurs in Nan Lin Province.

Xi Duan was sincerely happy for him, and replied: Congratulations. Don’t be sad, I will come to you.

Cen Ning finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up to remind him, “President Xi, it’s almost time [for the meeting].”

Xi Duan quickly replied: I have a meeting. Let’s talk tonight.

As they walked towards the meeting room, Xi Duan said to Cen Ning, “Look at my schedule and see if tomorrow can be freed up.”

He hadn’t left Shan Quan County for long, but he already could not wait to see Duan Shu Tong again.

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Chapter 140 – I Fell in Love With Him 

Blood rushed to Ji Shenxiao’s head and he roughly stuffed the phone into Qiu Jin’s hands, “Hold the phone yourself.”

Qiu Jin didn’t think much of it. He just held the phone and watched the screen earnestly.

In the video, he accurately caught Ji Shenxiao’s finger and put it in his mouth. While sucking on the finger, he said, “Crayfish… I want to eat crayfish…”

Qiu Jin: “………”

Who was this man in the video? He had no idea who that was. Nope. No way. Maybe it was his evil twin.

With an expressionless face, Ji Shenxiao tucked the phone away, “Now you know why I was recording you?”

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Qiu Jin paused for a long while, and then he made a final struggle, “But… but how did you know that I would do this kind of thing? And you also secretly filmed me. Maybe you deliberately encouraged me to do that. For example, you just finished eating crayfish and didn’t wash your hands to provoke me with the smell…”

Under Ji Shenxiao’s oppressive gaze, Qiu Jin’s voice gradually became softer and softer, and finally petered out completely.

“You think I wanted to film you?” Ji Shenxiao sneered. “That was your second time doing it.”

Second time?

Qiu Jin’s eyes widened suddenly.

Ji Shenxiao continued, “The first time you said you wanted to eat fried chicken.”

Qiu Jin: “…All right, all right, I get it.”

Ji Shenxiao did not intend to let him off so easily. He continued, “You even sucked on my fingers as if you were eating chicken, and covered my entire hand in your saliva. Do you need me to continue?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Please just let him die.

After receiving such a heavy shock, Qiu Jin’s interest in food waned.

Qiu Jin originally planed to go by himself, but Ji Shenxiao told him that the chauffeur went to drive someone else, so he insisted on sharing a car with him.

What kind of chauffeur would dare to leave the big boss behind to drive someone else? Did he not want his job anymore?

Qiu Jin complained wildly in his heart, but after recalling what he did to Ji Shenxiao while he was sick, he decided to comply with the other man’s request.

When it was time to exit the car, Ji Shenxiao blindly wanted to get off at the same time as Qiu Jin.

“No. Not together!” Qiu Jin hurriedly pushed Ji Shenxiao back into the car. “It won’t be good if others see us together.”

Ji Shenxiao raised an eyebrow in a domineering manner, “Who dares to say we are not good together?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Of course, of course. Other people are merely ants in your eyes, Qiu Jin thought.

Fortunately, there were not many people at night. At the door, they ran into a few cast members, and Qiu Jin said that he and President Ji only met by chance in the parking lot, successfully hoodwinking the others.

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Ji Shenxiao was a little dissatisfied, but his heart was shrouded in a feeling of joy, so as a person with great moral stature, he decided not to take offense with Qiu Jin and let him go*.

[*T/N: “a person with great moral stature…” – this comes from the standard Chinese saying 大人不记小人过 and the full meaning and translation is “a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature.” It boils down to “be the bigger person.” Can be used in serious or humorous situations depending the tone. In this case, it is humorous.]

This kind of good mood lasted throughout dinner, and the nervous actors also relaxed. For a time, the dinner party was filled with a relaxed and happy atmosphere.

After returning to Beijing, Ji Shenxiao immediately went to a private hospital.

In the consultation room, the tall figure of the man sat on a single-person sofa. His aura was regal and commanding like usual.

“Good mood?” Gu Yu sat down with a smile. “When I saw the message you sent me before, I thought that there was something wrong with your health, but looking at you now you seemed to have recover quite well?”

“No need for testing. It’s not a pheromone problem.” Ji Shenxiao raised his chin. There was a bit of pride in his voice, “I fell in love with him.”

Gu Yu didn’t seem surprised. He just kept smiling as usual: “Congratulations.”

Ji Shenxiao nodded reservedly, but he couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

Gu Yu then asked, “Does he know?”

Ji Shenxiao shook his head, “I only just realized this. I’m not sure what he thinks of me.”

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“Then you can take the initiative to show your affection and pursue him,” Gu Yu explained, “Based on the physical condition of the two of you, it would be best if you two can have a romantic relationship. If the temporary mark becomes a complete mark, then it may lead to a complete recovery.”

[T/N: Gu Yu says “a complete recovery,” but it is unclear if he is talking about both of their medical conditions or just Ji Shenxiao’s.]

A complete mark…

Ji Shenxiao thought of Qiu Jin’s thin waist and recalled the feeling of Qiu Jin’s body beneath the palm of his hand…

He swallowed and inexplicably his body felt a little hot.

That seemed like a good proposition.

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Chapter 114 – Inspection Tour, Part 3 

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng endured the impact and tried his best to cover Jia Bao. The momentum of the impact sent a sharp piece of wood piercing through his left shoulder. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng let out a muffled grunt. He gritted his teeth and bore the pain.

Lin Jia Bao heard the grunt and asked, “Husband, what’s wrong?”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng was panting and the broad expanse of his chest was painted red with blood. “Husband is fine. Don’t worry, baby. We just have to swim to the shore.”

Lin Jia Bao swam with all his might. When he looked up, all he could see was the vast waters of the river. There was no boat in sight. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s left hand was gradually feeling heavier and heavier. Black spots dotted his vision, but he still kicked his legs vigorously. They kept swimming and swimming until they came across a big log floating along the river. The two of them got onto the log and was finally able to take a breather.

It was only then did Lin Jia Bao realize that Xuan Yuan Han Cheng was injured.

“Husband, you’re hurt, you’re bleeding… wu wu…”

“Husband is fine… it’s just a small injury.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said soothingly to his darling.

They swam aimlessly for a long time, and at long last, they spotted land. By then, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s head was already spinning. He had lost a lot of blood due to heavy exertion. He finally made it to shore with some assistance and then he collapsed, completely drained of strength.

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“Husband, wake up… we have reached the shore, husband… husband.” Lin Jia Bao anxiously called to Xuan Yuan Han Cheng.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng heard Jia Bao’s voice beside his ear, and he really wanted to respond, but he was too weak to do so. In the next blink of the eye, he lost consciousness.

When Xuan Yuan Han Cheng opened his eyes again, he found that he was in a broken thatched house. His head was still a little dizzy, and when he looked around he couldn’t see his darling’s figure anywhere. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng felt a little anxious. He could only remember swimming to shore with Jia Bao and then losing consciousness.

The door opened with a creak. “Oh my, you finally woke up.” A fat auntie came inside. “You’ve made your family’s ger really anxious. I don’t know how many buckets of tears he has shed these past few days!”

“Excuse me, auntie, where is my family’s ger?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng interrupted the woman anxiously.

“Don’t worry, young man. Your ger went to the village head’s place to make longevity peaches*. You really are blessed. Your ger’s craftsmanship is really good. His hands are quick and the longevity peaches he makes are beautiful. The flavor is also very good.” The auntie enthusiastically talked about what happened in the past few days.

[*T/N: 寿桃 shou tao – “longevity peaches” is a dessert bun made in the image of a peach. It alludes to the peaches of immortality found in Chinese mythology, and represents a wish for long life, so it is often used to celebrate birthdays]

The auntie’s husband, Uncle Wang, found Lin Jia Bao and Xuan Yuan Han Cheng when he went to chop firewood. At that time, Lin Jia Bao was dragging Xuan Yuan Han Cheng towards the village. The kind-hearted Uncle Wang hurried forward to help and brought them back to his home.

Uncle Wang and his wife were both very cordial, and they promptly invited the village’s doctor to treat him. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng had developed a high fever and his wound did not look good after soaking in the river water for so long. The situation was very critical.

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Thanks to the doctor’s efforts, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s wound was treated and his condition finally stabilized. But Lin Jia Bao then fell ill. Fortunately, the village’s doctor was very skilled in medicine and Lin Jia Bao recovered quickly.

After Lin Jia Bao got better, he discovered an important problem. He and Xuan Yuan Han Cheng were penniless. The river had washed away all of their money and accessories. It was Uncle Wang’s family who helped pay for their medical fee.

The doctor said that Xuan Yuan Han Cheng’s condition has improved and that he would wake up within two days. Lin Jia Bao also wanted to buy some chicken and make stew for his husband to help him replenish his health. Presently, they owed Uncle Wang’s family money, and Uncle Wang’s family was not particularly well off. Lack of money really was a problem.

Lin Jia Bao immediately started looking for work in the village when he got better. It just so happened that there was a banquet in the village, so he went to help as a cook. Afterwards, Aunt Wang introduced him to a rich family village to make desserts for them. That family was celebrating the birthday of an elderly, so Lin Jia Bao offered his services in making longevity peaches. The rich family saw that the desserts that Lin Jia Bao made were very exquisite and they liked it very much. Thus, they paid Lin Jia Bao to make a hundred longevity peaches and various other desserts. After working hard for two days, Lin Jia Bao finally earned a few taels of silver.

Lin Jia Bao found out that the small mountain village they found themselves in was to the east of Jiang Province and it was more than half a day’s travel by carriage from Jiang Province. He and his husband needed to return to Jiang Province, so he had to earn enough for the travel fare first.

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After Lin Jia Bao came back from a long day of work, he heard Aunt Wang say, “Lin Yuan Er, your husband is awake!”

Lin Jia Bao ran in quickly after hearing this and saw Xuan Yuan Han Cheng sitting up in bed. “Husband, you’re awake. Are you feeling better?”

“I’m much better. Baby, you’ve suffered these two days.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said with distress.

“Not at all. I’ve managed to earn enough for our travel fare these past two days. Once husband is better, we’ll rent a vehicle and go back to Jiang Province.” Lin Jia Bao had already planned everything.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng looked at his baby. It was as if he had become mature and strong overnight. His heart hurt. He could imagine how fearful and worried his darling must have been while he was unconscious.

Lin Jia Bao suddenly patted his own head, “By the way, I made chicken soup for you. I’ll go get it…”

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Chapter 154.1 – The Fourth Concubine’s Clandestine Love Affair

Luo Yang and Jiang Sheng did not directly investigate the An Family Restaurant, instead they investigated the An family.

They already knew what kind of industries Prince Fu’s Mansion had a hand in and the industries that Fu Yi managed had nothing to do with catering. They also did not hear any news of him going into the catering industry recently, so they could basically rule him out.

Then that only left An Zi Ran.

An Zi Ran was the eldest son of the An family, and with the An family’s financial resources, he should have more than enough to help the cattle farm owner get through his difficulties.

They specially sent people to An Yuan County to investigate and found that An Zi Ran was involved in the grain business, but there were only a few restaurants when it came to the catering business. The meat used and sold by those restaurants every day was estimated to be less than three hundred kilograms.

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As for the two restaurants in Jun Zi City, even if they sold two hundred kilograms of meat a day, ten thousand kilograms would last for nearly two months. By that time, the meat would have spoiled, not to mention the cattle rancher had actually slaughtered more than ten thousand kilograms worth of meat, because he had not anticipate his long time customers returning the meat that’s already been sold. Regardless of how much beef the restaurants could sell in a day, they would not be able to sell everything before the meat spoiled.

And the last point, if An Zi Ran really was the man behind Tian Long Gambling House, then where did he get so much money? The money that the An family earned every year would not have been enough to cover all his expenses in the early days [of business].

So the conclusion was that the possibility of that person being An Zi Ran was less than five percent.

The two told Fu Yuan Jian this conclusion, but Fu Yuan Jian did not say anything. In fact, he had already thought that it could not be An Zi Ran.

“Some time ago, the matter that Zhuo Gao Sheng spoke about, reject him.”

Fu Yuan Jian was silent for a while before raising this issue.

Zhuo Gao Sheng was Elder Zhuo’s oldest son. He was a money-grubbing and snobbish person. He was slightly more talented than Zhuo Gao Ming, but he was not a talent for accomplishing big things. He was the type of person who would become timid in his decisions when he encountered something important. He lacked the courage and resolution that a real businessman should have.

Luo Yang was not surprised at all. In fact, he did not recommend cooperating with Zhuo Gao Sheng.

“Wangye, then what about Zhuo Gao Yan?”

Zhuo Gao Yan was Elder Zhuo’s youngest son. There was a relatively large age gap between him and his three elder brothers. He was already twenty-four years old this year, but he was not yet married and he did not have any children, whereas Zhuo Gao Qian – Elder Zhuo’s third son – had a son that was already eleven years old.

Many people knew that Elder Zhuo’s favorite son was Zhuo Gao Yan. Not only because he was the youngest son, but also because Zhuo Gao Yan inherited Elder Zhuo’s appearance and personality. He was just like Elder Zhuo when he was young. The elder has praised his more than once; so many people believe that Elder Zhuo would pass the Zhuo family to him.

Because of this, Zhuo Gao Yan’s three older brothers did not like him.

Human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food!*

[*T/N: Chinese idiom that means “man will do anything in his means to become rich”]

In the face of personal interests, even family affection would turn into a ruthless blade.

Fu Yuan Jian said, “Zhuo Gao Yan is a talented person. Last year, I heard that Elder Zhuo had handed over all of the textile business to him to manage.”

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“Elder Zhuo gave him control over the textile business in September of last year, and he has indeed done a good job. I heard that during the time he managed the textile business, he increased the textile business’s turnover by ten percent.”

Ten percent did not sound like a lot, but one must understand that the Zhuo family’s textile business was different from the small clothing store under Fu Yi’s management. The Zhuo family’s textile business was a chicken that could lay golden eggs.

The fabrics produced by the Zhuo family’s textile business have always occupied a large share of the market in Da Ya. However, because they were already the lead in the textile industry, it was difficult to take the textile business to a higher level. Therefore, the fact that Zhuo Gao Yan could increase the textile business’s turnover by another ten percent was proof that his ability could not be underestimated.

Elder Zhuo was very proud of his younger son and often praised him for having the same demeanor as when he was young.

His words drew the envy and hatred of the other three sons towards Zhuo Gao Yan, but those three really did not have the ability to be Zhuo Gao Yan’s opponents.

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Chapter 139 – I Fell in Love With Him 

After cleaning off his face, Qiu Jin turned towards Ji Shenxiao confidently with his bare face. His aura was a bit wild. Light reflected off the drops of water on his face.

Ji Shenxiao turned his face away. His voice was somewhat stiff. “You came to Huayi Media at the end of the year, and I said that I would give you resources. Naturally the company can’t let you just hack it in the wild.”

“Then I will be troubling you,” Qiu Jin said sincerely.

Qiu Jin’s clothes got all wet while he was washing his face. He planned to take off the clothes first, but unexpectedly, the clothes were all in once piece. When he unfastened the belt, the whole costume slid directly to the floor, leaving him in only his white briefs.

That slim waistline, round buttocks, and those slender, long legs…

This seductive body entered Ji Shenxiao’s sight. He was unprepared for the suddenness of it, and his throat tightened a little in response.

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Qiu Jin was also a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to pick the clothes back up, he heard the sound of Ji Shenxiao’s footsteps as the other man left.

The man’s voice was hoarse when he said, “We’ll talk about it after you finish washing up.”

Qiu Jin heaved a sigh of relief and gave up on picking up the clothes. He closed the bathroom door to take a shower.

The sound of gurgling water kept coming from the bathroom, and Ji Shenxiao’s thoughts were in turmoil, even his body temperature was rising.

He took out his mobile phone, intending to do some work. He looked over the work progress reported by his subordinates, but he was not in the mood to take care of all those things. He opened up an app to read the financial news, but he couldn’t process a single word.

The mess of images in his head suddenly rearranged and combined in his mind, eventually forming Qiu Jin’s face.

“I’m done.”

Ji Shenxiao was lost in his hallucinations until Qiu Jin’s voice pulled him back to reality.

He didn’t look at Qiu Jin. Instead, he spoke quickly, “When your current contract expires, I will send someone to sign a joint contract with you. They are all very professional people. Depending on the direction you want to develop in, whether it is the actor route or the celebrity route, you just have to say it, and the team will provide you with the best service according to your needs.”

Qiu Jin was really shocked. It was the flattered kind of shock.

How could he deserve such good treatment?

Of course, it was impossible to refuse. If he wanted to continue climbing, he must find a powerful enough management company as a backer.

There were currently two major companies in the film and television industry. Feihong Media has senior qualifications, a lot of resources, and a good reputation. It has cultivated many celebrities, but it just so happened to be Jiang Ming’s employer. The other company was the new upstart Huayi Media, which was daring, innovative, and has ample energy.

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The rest were studios established by some celebrities. Some of them have achieved good results, but most of these studios relied on the celebrity that owned it. If they have resources, it would be given to the main celebrity first. Even if he went to such a management company, he would not be able to get much out of it.

Even if Ji Shenxiao did not invite him, he still planned to switch to Huayi Media.

He did not expect Ji Shenxiao to take the initiative to raise this point.

Could it be that he was overwhelmed by his acting skills?

Ji Shenxiao noticed his gaze, and narrowed his eyes displeased: “What are you looking at?”

Qiu Jin then thought of something and asked curiously, “Liu Wei said that you helped me ordered lunch. How did you know I wanted to eat crayfish?”

Ji Shenxiao glanced at him: “Do you really want to know?”

Qiu Jin nodded.

Ji Shenxiao pulled out his mobile phone. There was a rustling sound, and then Qiu Jin’s sleeping face appeared on the screen.

“…”

“You, are you perverted, why did you take a video of me?” Qiu Jin blushed a little, and was about to grab the phone.

Ji Shenxiao held down his hand and said, “Stop fussing. Keep watching.”

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Qiu Jin actually stopped moving and turned his gaze to the phone screen. He saw himself rolling around on the bed, and then he grabbed onto Ji Shenxiao and refused to let go. He kept muttering, “I can’t sleep, help us* get up. We* still have to film in the afternoon…”

[*T/N: Here Qiu Jin is using the royal we pronoun that emperor’s use.]

Qiu Jin: “?”

It was a bit embarrassing, but it still counted as being dedicated to one’s work, right?

Ji Shenxiao was currently suffering. Most of Qiu Jin’s body was pressed against him. The young man’s body was pliable and warm. The skin beneath Ji Shenxiao’s palm felt satiny and soft. He could smell the milky scent of Qiu Jin’s shower gel, and beneath that was a hint of rose fragrant pheromones.

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Chapter 138 – I Fell in Love With Him (45.1)

Ji Shenxiao was far from being the only one so shocked [by Qiu Jin’s performance].

After watching the scene, Xiang Xi went straight to his manager and cried.

“Wu wu wu, why didn’t you get the role of Ji He for me?”

“You’re the protagonist!” The manager looked confused. “What are you jealous of him for? Qiu Jin is just a small supporting role.”

“But this character is so brilliant. It’s like he’s come to life.” Xiang Xi hid in the nanny car and howled into the phone. “You didn’t see it, but Qiu Jin was simply too good-looking. The look in his eyes when he looked at me was enough to send me to heaven, do you understand? So cool. So alpha. I really feel like I can [fall for him].”

“Clam down for a second. Don’t let anyone hear you say this.” The manager was worried to death, and quickly interrupted Xiang Xi’s smitten behavior. “What is your relationship with Qiu Jin? You were once like arch nemesis. If you go up to him now and say that you like him, isn’t that like slapping yourself on the face? What will the fans say about you?”

“Of course I know this. I’m just saying, that’s all.” Xiang Xi was a little angry and became irritable. “Who knew that he would be so good now?”

The manager said, “Then isn’t it fine if you just get better than him? When the time comes just have him pursue you all over again.”

That’s right. This idea made sense!

Xiang Xi regained his energy immediately, and said seriously, “I’m going to keep going over the script. Don’t chat with me anymore!”

The manager said, “My ancestor, you finally figured things out, work hard, and strive to become the top actor of Huayi Media!”

Xiang Xi: Fight on! ヾ(°°)

He opened the script, but half a minute later, he realized that he couldn’t process a single line. His heart was in a mess, so how could he get into the role?

It was better to relax first.

So he opened the fanfic website that he hadn’t been on for a long time and started to read frantically.

The other person who was shocked was Jiang Ming. He recalled Qiu Jin’s performance in the last scene. That look in his eyes didn’t look like it was purely acting.

After the filming ended, Jiang Ming asked him, “What were you thinking of just now?”

Qiu Jin’s expression was very calm. “Someone hateful. Whenever I have to act out hatred, I can easily get into that head space if I think of him.”

Jiang Ming was stumped for a second and then he said, “It seems like you really hate him.”

Qiu Jin smiled, “I hate him to the point that I feel disgusted just by someone mentioning him.”

Jiang Ming was still smiling, “It’s his luck to be hated by you.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Forget it, he couldn’t talk to this person today.

Qiu Jin went to go get his makeup removed, but he had a wig and all kinds of fake blood traces on his body, so he simply asked the makeup artist to go back to the hotel with him, since it wasn’t too far away from set anyway.

Liu Wei also noticed Qiu Jin’s progress [in acting]. Following the rising tide of success, he said somewhat blissfully, “Shouldn’t we also have our own makeup artist?”

Many celebrities have their own professional makeup artists. Qiu Jin hummed in agreement and said, “Yes, we should. Let’s talk about it after we’re done filming.”

Qiu Jin would like to hire a makeup artist, but a suitable one was hard to find, and with his current reputation, a makeup artist who was too good would not be willing to come.

In the production team’s WeChat group, a staff member had already sent out the schedule sheet for tomorrow. A notice for tonight’s dinner was also attached. Ji Shenxiao was treating. The entire production team should report on time to the hotel lobby at seven o’ clock.

When Qiu Jin finished reading the notice, he looked up and saw Ji Shenxiao standing at the door.

“President Ji?” Qiu Jin was a little surprised, “Why are you here?”

“I need you for a little something.” Ji Shenxiao walked over, but he was not in a hurry to speak.

Qiu Jin instantly understood what he meant. The makeup artist was mostly done removing his makeup, so Qiu Jin signaled to Liu Wei with his eyes and had him bring the makeup artist out.

That left only the two of them in the room.

While washing his face, Qiu Jin asked, “Tell me, what the matter now?”

Ji Shenxiao stood in front of him and said with a serious expression: “I will have the company formulate a better development plan for you.”

Development plan?

When did he ever have such a thing?

Furthermore, what’s this about formulating a better one?

Qiu Jin was curious, “Why are you suddenly talking about this?”

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Chapter 137 – Born to Live for the Camera

Ji He said solemnly, “If Your Highness lets me go back to the An Kingdom, within half a year, I will hand the city over to you myself. When the time comes, you will be able to take the An Kingdom without using a single soldier.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed.

“This kid talks big!”

“He really doesn’t understand how the world works!”

“Keep dreaming!”

Jiang Zhe laughed, “It’s faster for me just to kill you two. Not to mention, how do I know you’re not doing this to save them?”

In fact, Ji He had already made up his mind long before arriving in the Dongwu Kingdom. When Ji Tongguang found out that Ji Yuan was going to have Ji He killed, he rushed to notify Ji He of this and urged him to run away, but Ji He sent him away with an almost flippant attitude.

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Hearing Jiang Zhe’s question, Ji He didn’t answer, but slowly stretched out his left hand. Under the light, his slender fingers were as white as jade.

“This hand of mine originally had six fingers.” He looked at the said hand but his gaze was out of focus, as if he was reminiscing about something. “When I was born, a shaman said that I will destroy a nation, so I was sent to the Xiqi Kingdom before I was even one month old. I was a hostage prince for eighteen years before I was finally summoned back to my home country, but the purpose was to have me impersonate Ji Yao and get married in Dongwu Kingdom. In order to preserve the secret, they even plotted to murder me without any hesitation.”

Upon hearing this, the people present all began to frown. In the struggle for the throne, it was normal to have father and son turn against each other or brothers fighting against each other, but Ji He’s circumstances were rather extreme. For a moment, everyone looked at Ji He with a bit of pity.

Ji He didn’t seem to care. He just smiled lightly, “My lord, if you put yourself in my shoes, how would you feel after being treated like this?”

“Hahahahaha. Ambitious.” Jiang Zhe raised his head and laughed loudly. “Since you dare to say that I will destroy a nation, then I will show you how I destroy a nation.”

[T/N: In the previous line, Jiang Zhe is putting himself in Ji He’s shoes and saying what he would do if he were Ji He.]

At first, the ministers were just watching the show, but they didn’t expect to be dragged in to the situation. They immediately stepped forward to persuade him to stop.

“My lord, please reconsider!”

“The people of the An Kingdom are all crafty, this must be a trap!”

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“He’s just hoping to return to his home country, and that’s why he’s using such dishonest rhetoric to deceive you. There is no sincerity at all.”

The ministers all stepped forward one after another to unanimously oppose this proposal.

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Zhe also hesitated, so he said, “This is a matter of great importance, we will discuss it later…”

Before he could finish speaking, something suddenly happened.

No one expected it, but at that moment Ji He suddenly pulled out the guard’s long sword. Before anyone could react, the cold blade sliced through Ji Mingwu’s throat.

Ji Mingwu’s expression was frozen in one of fright. Why was his neck so cold? He could even feel wind blowing in…

Cold, so cold…

Ji Mingwu clutched his neck, but his hands came away bright red. The severe pain hit him. His vision went dark and his world went silent forever.

It was as if someone had pressed the pause button. The hall was deathly silent.

All of this happened in just a few seconds. Only after Ji Mingwu’s head fell to the ground did the reality of the situation settle in and the hall erupted into chaos. The guards rushed up to surround Ji He.

Jiang Zhe was shocked. He could not help shouting, “Hold it!”

The ministers hid behind the guards, not daring to take a step closer.

The young man’s chest was splattered with blood. The bright red of the blood was a strange contrast against the white of his skin. It made him look like some unholy demon.

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Jiang Zhe narrowed his eyes. Emotions stirred in his eyes.

Ji He’s face was splattered with blood. He looked cruel but beautiful. “Can Your Highness believe my sincerity now?”

The camera finally changed from a panoramic view to a half-length, and finally to a close-up, freezing on Qiu Jin’s perfect profile.

The light came from the side, which deepened his outline and magnified the details of his facial changes, making him appear more profound and unpredictable.

He was like a sword that has been tempered for thousands of years. He was beautiful. But even more than that, he was dangerous.

“Cut!”

After filming two big scenes in a row, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Staff members immediately came up to wipe the fake blood off of Qiu Jin’s body. The actor who played Ji Mingwu was very humorous. With a sorrowful expression on his face, he covered his neck and cried about how miserable his death was.

The entire set was buzzing with activity.

Through the crowd of staff members, Ji Shenxiao’s eyes fell on Qiu Jin, and he kept thinking about the scene just now. His heart thudded hard.

He had never seen Qiu Jin like this before. Through the camera lens, he seemed to be a different person. He was full of emotions and reacted just right, as if his whole body was glowing.

Promising to sign Qiu Jin at the beginning and giving him resources was nothing more than a small effort, and there was even a hint of wanting to help him because he didn’t want to owe the other party anything.

But now Ji Shenxiao realized that the one really making money from the deal was him.

Some people were born to live for the camera. They could effortlessly attract everyone’s attention and captivate the audience to the point of obsession.

It made people want to put him on a pedestal.

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