Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1652: Lord Millennia (Part 4)

Everyone in the hall stopped, and the atmosphere was extremely bizarre.

Princess Changhuan asked the woman to bring the child over. The woman was terrified and seeing the number of people serving Princess Changhuan, she guessed that Princess Changhuan was someone she couldn’t provoke.

"Miss, we’ll leave right away..."

The woman was on the verge of covering the child’s mouth to keep him from making a sound.

Princess Changhuan’s face had turned as grim as a pot’s bottom, and she reprimanded in a delicate voice, "Just come over when you’re told, why waste so many words?"

Woman: "..."

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About five minutes later.

The crowd was stunned by the scene before them.

Everyone thought Princess Changhuan was looking for trouble, but unexpectedly, she called the child over and even summoned the accompanying Imperial Physician to examine the child.

"It’s nothing serious, just a bit of a cold," said the Imperial Physician. "Some medicine will do the trick."

Princess Changhuan sat there and snorted coldly, "His crying is so annoying. Hurry up and give him the medicine."

Imperial Physician: "..."

The woman probably hadn’t recovered yet, and it wasn’t until she followed the Imperial Physician to get the medicine that she came to her senses.

Chuzheng thoughtfully glanced over at Princess Changhuan, who was still in a bad mood, poking at the vegetables in her bowl with her chopsticks.

"This Princess Changhuan is quite interesting," Jin Zhi whispered.

Chuzheng was noncommittal and left after finishing her meal.

The courtyard next door was where the men dined. As Chuzheng stepped out, she ran into Zhu Dongfeng, who was leading his people that way down the corridor.

Zhu Dongfeng saw Chuzheng, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He didn’t expect they would meet again so soon.

Chuzheng narrowed her cold eyes slightly, contemplating the feasibility of taking down Lord Zhu here.

Finally, considering the Pure Land of Buddhism, she decided against it.

She resolved to strive to be a good person today!

Chuzheng walked past expressionlessly, with Zhu Dongfeng’s gaze following her until she was out of sight.

Zhu Dongfeng instructed quietly, "Find out who that lady was just now."

He felt she looked somewhat familiar...

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Chuzheng didn’t leave; instead, she stopped after passing out of Zhu Dongfeng’s sight, glanced around, saw no one, and immediately turned to secretly follow Zhu Dongfeng.

Jin Zhi: "..."

Why are they doing this?

"Miss, what are we doing?" Jin Zhi asked, not understanding.

"Nothing," Chuzheng replied with a serious little face.

"If it’s nothing, why are we hiding here?" Jin Zhi looked around at the dense bushes. Did this look like they were doing nothing?

Chuzheng was silent for a few seconds before snapping irritably, "Can you be quiet?"

Did I pay you to ask me a hundred thousand whys?

Jin Zhi sensibly shut her mouth, peering outside through the gaps.

On the other side, Princess Changhuan came out with her entourage and, seeing Zhu Dongfeng, her face improved somewhat.

The two walked side by side along the corridor, and Zhu Dongfeng soon had Princess Changhuan smiling brightly.

Zhu Dongfeng’s ability to woo Princess Changhuan was entirely due to his smooth-talking nature.

Zhu Dongfeng said that at first, his original family background was better than his, making him feel inferior and hurt his self-esteem.

But now, isn’t Princess Changhuan’s status no worse than his? How can his self-esteem bear it?

Chuzheng saw only two possibilities.

It’s either not true love, or it’s for power.

Just as Chuzheng finished her analysis, the group ahead stopped. Princess Changhuan pointed to the lotus flowers blooming beautifully in the pond, seemingly wanting them.

To be a qualified ’suck-up’, of course, one has to fulfill any of their wishes.

Zhu Dongfeng took the initiative to help Princess Changhuan pick a lotus flower.

The lotus was in the center of the pond. Zhu Dongfeng directly stepped off the corridor and, using the legendary art of lightness, walked on the lotus leaves, striking a dashing pose as he plucked the largest flower.

Just as Zhu Dongfeng was about to return, his body suddenly dropped for unknown reasons.

Plop—

Splashing water flew in all directions.

Zhu Dongfeng fell into the pond, submerged among the lotuses.

Princess Changhuan on the shore was stunned, even forgetting to move her eyes.

Several little novice monks hurried over from the other side, first pulling Zhu Dongfeng out. Upon hearing he was picking lotus flowers, their expressions changed.

These lotuses were cultivated by the temple and were regarded as living beings by them.

Now Zhu Dongfeng picked a flower; wasn’t this akin to snatching someone’s son?

The little novice monks went to call a monk of stature to handle the matter.

Zhu Dongfeng never imagined that picking a flower would result in his sudden plunge into the water, and now he was seen as a flower thief!

Thinking about the embarrassment he caused in front of the princess, Zhu Dongfeng’s face was darkened with shame.

How did he just... fall?

At that moment, Zhu Dongfeng felt something pulling him down, a sudden force caught him off guard, pulling him under.

Zhu Dongfeng suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Could such a place be haunted?

After all, Zhu Dongfeng was a minister of the Imperial Court, and this wasn’t a particularly serious affair. When the master arrived, he merely exchanged a few words with Zhu Dongfeng.

The princess, feeling disgraced, had long gone.

Zhu Dongfeng bid farewell to the master and left in a sorry state.

Chuzheng stood in the shadows, only emerging slowly after everyone dispersed.

Jin Zhi peered curiously into the pond, "Is this pond haunted? Why did that guy just fall?"

Chuzheng: "..."

The red scarf on her chest seemed even more vibrant.

Every day working hard to be a good person!

I can do it!

[Sister, what are you up to?] The King’s Account was speechless, [Can’t we just be wasteful properly? Why must you secretly stir things up? Aren’t you devaluing your grand persona?]

That’s why it can’t be discovered by others.

[...] I am at a loss for words.

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With Zhu Dongfeng here, Chuzheng didn’t rush to leave.

She had a legitimate reason to stay here, and the abbot couldn’t drive her away.

So, in the days that followed...

Zhu Dongfeng almost encountered a supernatural event every day.

Initially, Zhu Dongfeng remained calm, but after numerous encounters, he was nearly on edge, eventually going to the abbot to ask if there was something unclean here.

In such a place, when Zhu Dongfeng spoke of such things, it was obvious how grim the abbot’s face became.

In the early evening.

Princess Changhuan came out from her prayer, rubbing her arms and legs, her little face showing a depressed expression.

"How many more days?" Princess Changhuan asked the maidservant beside her.

"Princess, ten more days."

"..."

Princess Changhuan was probably shocked by the time, her cherry lips moved, unable to utter a word for a while.

Unmarried princesses praying for blessings was a tradition in the Xia Dynasty. Even if she was unwilling, she had to stay here.

Princess Changhuan walked back. The place where she lived was quite far from where she prayed daily.

In the distance, she saw people moving things, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle.

Princess Changhuan stopped, "What’s going on over there?"

"Your Highness, it seems someone is gold-plating the statue at the temple."

Princess Changhuan blew a breath and suddenly said, "Can’t we gold-plate ourselves as a substitute?"

"Uh..."

This was not a taught knowledge point; the people beside her weren’t sure how to respond.