All the members are villains, and she just wants to show off when she is dressed as cannon fodder.

"Who said I don't like you?"

Lu Xingzhou said suddenly.

Her gentle jade-like brows and eyes were shining with an indelible light, and she looked steadily at Yuan Tong'er. Yuan Tong'er was confused when she looked at him, and then she took it back with a smile.

“When I first came here, I thought I could avoid risks and change some things by relying on the information gap. Even like you, I was confident that I could achieve something with my ‘prophet’.

But as time goes by... I realize more and more that 'man can conquer nature' is bullshit!

People are people, and everything you have is predestined. Especially in this world..."

His expression became more and more ugly, and gradually became colder and lost the warmth of the past, but he regained his romantic smile in just a moment.

"Besides, what if I don't have a chance to be in the officialdom? I don't want to scheming with those useless people who can become high-ranking officials with only some money. It's too cheap!"

He shook his head, picked up the refilled tea cup on the side and drank it again, and continued: "Wouldn't it be nice to be a prince-in-law who enjoys all the glory?"

Yuan Tong'er didn't understand what he said, so he repeated: "Relying on money to become a high official? You mean...scientific examination?"

Lu Xingzhou shook his finger.

"I don't know whether the scientific reference is in the water or not. But the ones who are at the top have not yet been assigned, and the ones who are lagging behind are about to take office."

He said, shaking his head again and sighing.

Reading is the shortcut to changing your destiny - this is a very classic saying.

If the college entrance examination is one of the turning points in life, then the imperial examination is the only chance for thousands of ordinary people to change their lives against fate.

The imperial examination was originally a "dragon gate" to break class monopoly and achieve class leapfrog for poor families.

But I didn't expect that after ten years of studying hard, even in high school, I still lost to money in the end.

"The world is like this, it's difficult!"

Lu Xingzhou sighed again, and when Yuan Tong'er was silent, he asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Yuan Tong'er regained his composure and said, "It's nothing. I wonder how much it will cost to buy this official?"

Lu Xingzhou laughed suddenly when he heard this, "What? You want to buy it too? Could it be that Your Highness has had enough of hearing it and wants to try to be called "sir"?"

Yuan Tong'er snorted, "I'm just curious! What kind of money do I have? I'm afraid you are the poorest Highness in history!"

"That's true!"

Lu Xingzhou took over the words, "After all, you are the first person to redeem an oiran as soon as you become a princess!"

"...Lu Xingzhou!"

"Snapped!"

Before the two started fighting, there was a sound outside, and then Taohua hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"You deserve to die! I broke His Highness' tea cup..."

Seeing that it was a peach blossom, Yuan Tong'er waved and asked her to get up.

"It doesn't matter, you're back, they... didn't wrong you, right?"

As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something again. She looked at Taohua and her eyes moved down to Taohua's wrist.

Fortunately, the bracelet is still there, and it seems that it really shocked the mother and son.

When Taohua heard this, she paused slightly and raised her head, her eyes filled with tears.

Yuan Tong'er was startled, stood up and came to her in a few steps, helped her up, and asked: "What's wrong? Did I really wrong you? Did I hit you?"

As she spoke, she looked up and down at Peach Blossom.

Peach Blossom's tears became more abundant, and they gurgled out.

She wiped it hurriedly, her voice trembling slightly.

"It doesn't make His Highness worry anymore..."

Yuan Tong'er felt relieved now, wiped the tears from her eyes, and said, "It's fine if you don't have any. Why are you crying?"

Taohua shook her head, her eyes filled with tears. She opened her mouth, but swallowed what she wanted to say.

A little maid came forward to clean up the tea cup she broke. Seeing that she stopped talking, Yuan Tong'er patted her shoulder and asked her to step back and rest.

The heavy rain that had been holding for a whole day finally fell at dusk.

After Qu Baiyu left, Cen Huan stayed at Yuan Tong'er's house.

Only a few confidants in the princess's residence knew Cen Huan's identity. The rest only knew that she was the sworn sister she met outside the palace before she returned to the palace, and nothing else was known about her.

The two of them ate and lived together, and she was not suspicious of them.

The preference of blood relatives is the most unreasonable and the most clinging thing in the world. Yuan Tong'er's feelings for Cen Huan became more and more like a real sister, and she became more and more dependent on her.

Yuan Tong'er made up his mind, Cen Huan was determined not to give it back to Qu Baiyu!

The rain got heavier and heavier, and in the middle of the night, there was a slight noise outside the door.

Cen Huan was always sleepy, so when he heard the noise outside, he got up to check, and accidentally woke up Yuan Tong'er.

Yuan Tong'er heard someone talking outside, like the sound of reed flowers, crying, so he asked them to come in and talk.

Jinhua and Cen Huan said nothing, while Lu Hua had tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Tell me!"

Yuan Tong'er said confusedly.

Jinhua replied: "It's nothing serious. Your Highness, please sleep. There are slaves..."

Yuan Tong'er was a little angry when she got up. When she asked a question and saw them hesitating, she became impatient and her tone became more serious.

"Say!"

Lu Hua suddenly knelt on the ground, crying and saying urgently: "Your Highness, Peach Blossom, Peach Blossom is gone..."

Yuan Tong'er, who was still a little groggy, woke up immediately after hearing this and asked quickly: "Why is he missing? Please tell me carefully!"

Luhua wiped away her tears and said that she had not seen Taohua since she went back. Later, she even waited for most of the night and did not see her come back.

The wind roared outside and the heavy rain hit the doors and windows violently, making people tremble.

Luhua trembled and murmured: "It rained so heavily. She just experienced it during the day... Who knows where she will go..."

Yuan Tong'er stood up immediately, "Go and call Xiang Rong and send someone to look for him!"

She paused and then said: "Where is Shi Wuqi? Let Ah Qi go too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of feet stepping on puddles outside the door, and then Xiangrong's voice came over.

"Your Highness, Miss Peach Blossom is back!"

Lu Hua heard this and ran out quickly, hugging Tao Hua who was already standing outside the door.

Taohua was soaked all over, as if she had been caught in the rain.

"What did you do? Do you know how worried we are?!"

Lu Hua was so angry that she slapped her back hard. It didn't hurt Peach Blossom, but she started to cry first.

Taohua gently stroked her back and coaxed her.

"Okay, I'm fine."

She said and withdrew from Luhua's arms.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, Yuan Tong'er breathed a sigh of relief, "Since everything is fine, go take a hot bath and sleep. You can't run out without making a sound again at night."

After that, she yawned and was about to go back.

"Your Highness..."

Taohua suddenly stopped her.

Yuan Tong'er turned around inexplicably, and saw Taohua kneeling down with a plop.

"Your Highness, there are no blessings for peach blossoms... I, I want to ask Your Highness... to be kind!"