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"Wait a moment …"

Seeing that Hua Mujiao was about to turn around and leave, Bai Linyu stood up from his stool and called out to her. Puzzled, he asked, "I was only joking with you, don't be angry. I took a lot of effort to steal this guqin, but look carefully, is it the guqin you're looking for? "

At first glance, Hua Mu Jin knew that this zither wasn't the one she was looking for.

Therefore, she joked around with Bai Linyu, "It's all thanks to you being a prince. With so many zither in the Treasure Vault, you wouldn't have chosen the most outstanding one to be placed in the front row, right? "You wasted a chance. Should I call you stupid or stupid?"

Although Bai Linyu's decision to sneak into the Treasure school was wrong, she still felt that she owed Bai Lingyu a favor, and this made her very unhappy.

"Is that right? This King chose the most expensive guqin among them. How could it be wrong? If you don't want to take a look, are you seeing things? "

As for the matter of him not obtaining the correct zither, Bai Linyu was in somewhat disbelief.

Letting out a light sigh, Hua Mu Jin helplessly shook her head and said, "Bai Ling Yu, I still have to thank you for taking the risk to go to the treasure pavilion to get the zither for me. However, I also want to tell you this very seriously and clearly, this zither is indeed not the one I'm looking for."

Bai Linyu was still unwilling to believe it. She picked up the guqin and looked it up and down, then finally put it down and sighed, "Ah, we came here for nothing. Fortunately, I used last night's discussion with Imperial Brother about your matters and finally managed to sneak in. This is great, I didn't get the zither, and the guards of the Treasure Vault have been thoroughly strengthened. "

"What did you say?"

As soon as Bai Linyu's voice fell, Hua Mujiao angrily glared at him, unable to contain her anger.

"I said, I didn't get the guqin. The security of the Treasure Vault is even tighter now!"

"Pa …"

Suddenly, Hua Mu Jin slammed her hands on the table, causing a hole to appear in the middle of the round wooden table.

"Bai Lingyu, are you full?" I'll go find the guqin myself, what are you doing poking your nose in? It's good now, I still haven't gotten my guqin, but you've actually made the Treasure Vault even more heavily guarded. If I want to sneak in later, wouldn't that be even harder than ascending to the heavens? "

He didn't expect that Hua Mujiao would be so angry. Bai Linyu felt somewhat guilty.

Looking at the split round table, he innocently said, "Isn't this what I want to help you with? Who would have thought that even after choosing so many people, he still chose the wrong one. "Originally, I was thinking that something big happened to you yesterday, so the palace is sure that you didn't want to stay anymore. That's why …"

Bai Linyu's guilt made Hua Mujiao somewhat unwilling to accept it. She let out a deep sigh and sat down, "Forget it, since this is already the case, the most important thing now is to think of a way to obtain the zither."

Hua Mujie's head felt like it was going to explode, and his mind was thinking of all sorts of methods, but none of them worked.

"I have an idea, but it depends on whether you're willing or not."

Suddenly, Bai Ling Yu opened his mouth, making Hua Mu Jin overjoyed. She blinked a few times and asked, "What method?"

After a long while, he finally said, "I heard that yesterday, the emperor wanted to confer you as his concubine at the Imperial Mother's place. If you became his concubine, you would receive his favor and request for a guqin as a reward. This is the simplest, most direct and most effective method."

The joyous expression in her eyes instantly changed. She angrily glanced at Bai Linyu, then coldly spoke, "Don't even think about it. I can't be together with so many women!"

"However, this is the only way." Seeing the resistance of the flower hibiscus, Bai Linyu continued.

For a long time, Hua Mu Jin didn't speak again.

She had no choice but to admit that Bai Linyu's method was indeed effective. Not only did she not need to risk her life, she was able to silence those people who mocked her.

However, if she became his concubine, she would lose more than just freedom …

"Think about it again? If that zither is really so important to you, why not take a gamble? Furthermore, I see that the Emperor has his eyes on you. If you are unwilling to give your body to him, he shouldn't force you. Furthermore, last night, before Xia Ha Xue was beaten into the cold palace, she said that you are not Master Shang Shu's blood related. Even if you are not willing to be his concubine, even if you go out, you will still be homeless, right? "

Sneering, he said, "My lord, if I haven't guessed wrongly, the reason you've gone to such lengths to persuade me is so that I can stay by your side and help you gather information, right?"

Hearing this, Bai Linyu shrugged her shoulders and smiled. "I don't deny that I do have such an idea, but what does it matter if I take what I need?"

"And if I don't?" The ancient struggle for the throne was both cruel and bloody. Not only did it appear on television, but the records in the book also made people frightened upon seeing it.

Suddenly, Bai Ling Yu's face darkened. His eyes stared at Hua Mu Jin as he coldly said, "It's alright. If you don't want to, then prepare to leave without even a corpse!"

"You …!"

Clenching her hands tightly, Hua Mujie almost threw a punch over.

She finally knew that the word 'Smiling Tiger' was meant to describe this man in front of her!

"Bai Lingyu, I, Mu Jin, was not scared. Don't think that you can scare me."

"I will not go against the cooperation we discussed previously. However, you must remember this clearly. I will only repay you for helping me enter the palace. If you really think that I have no use for you, you can let go of me and leave my corpse behind. " She looked at him, her eyes wild. "I'm waiting for that day —"

With that, Hua Mujie got up and left the room.

In front of the round table with cracks in it, the corner of Bai Linyu's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sinister smile. He opened his mouth and muttered, "This really is interesting!"

"Miss, are you alright?"

Seeing the furious Hibiscus Flower, Pearl, who was standing far away, hurriedly went forward and asked with concern.

"It's fine. Go back to work."

"Oh."

The day's work was finally over. Hua Mujiao felt her waist and back hurting. Just as she walked into the room, she discovered that her bed had long since disappeared, and the bed that she slept in had a new owner.

Then she remembered what Mammy had said that afternoon.

"Miss, mama said to let you stay in the side room. Your things have already been moved over, so don't squeeze in with us anymore. Hurry up and go rest."

Honestly speaking, Hua Mu Jin didn't really like this feeling of making a bed, so living alone was pretty good.

However …

"Pearl, pack up and come with me."

"This won't do, missy. This is the room that mama instructed you to stay in, how can I live with you? "It's getting late, hurry up and go …"

"Aiyo, is it sour or not? To be able to live alone in this laundry room, only the Senior Servant Guan could have such treatment, and she even had to bring one along. If you don't want to live here, why don't you give it to us? "

Those who stirred up trouble were people who would never know the scale of the world.

Coincidentally, this palace maid, who had been taught a lesson, was that kind of person.

With a cold glance, Hua Mujiao immediately scared the maid away from her sight. With a cold voice, he said, "If you have the guts, then go and live with me. As long as you are not afraid of death!"

"Miss, forget it. You should go quickly and rest early."

Seeing that Hua Mujiao was about to teach her a lesson, Pearl pulled her out of the room and helplessly shook her head, "Alright, I understand. You should go rest as well. I still need you to wake up early tomorrow."

When Hua Mu Jin arrived at the side room and pushed open the door that didn't change at all, the inside of the door caused her eyes to widen in shock.

"What's going on? "Is … Is this still the room that came in at noon?"

Muttering to herself and being shocked, Hua Mu Jin could not believe her eyes. It was as if the whole house had been magically changed, and it was completely not as shabby as it was before.

Even the round table that she smacked on the side of her mouth had been replaced with a sandalwood table.

He went out and confirmed that he did not make a mistake again. Hua Mujie pouted and sighed, shaking her head.

"Since you're already here, you can take care of it."

Lying on the bed, the hibiscus flower quickly fell asleep after a night of no sleep and a day of hard work.

In the middle of the night, a figure pushed open her door and slowly walked to the bedside. He gazed at the sleeping Hibiscus Blossom with a gentle expression. She reached out her hand to caress her tender and watery face, feeling extremely tender.

Seeming to feel that her face was a bit itchy in her dreams, Hua Mujie slightly frowned. She stretched out her hand to pat it, but she woke up.

"Who?"

In an instant, she sat up from the bed, but when she saw the owner of the hand, she let her guard down.

"Are you a thief? Stealing people without sleeping in the middle of the night? "

"If I want to steal someone, I'll have to see if the person I'm stealing is willing or not."

The person who had infiltrated the house was none other than Bai Zhan Ke.

"…"

Although Bai Zhan Ke was telling a joke, Hua Mu Jin couldn't laugh at all. That fright almost scared her out of her wits.

"Nan said you wanted to come to the royal garden, so I wanted to see you."

Before she went to sleep, Hua Mu Jin had indeed heard Nan Ge imitating the cry of a bird, but because she was too sleepy and tired, she didn't pay attention to him. But she had not thought that she would come to the laundry room on her own without going to the royal garden.

"I'm too tired, I don't want to go."

"I know, so I wanted to take a look at you, but I woke you up." The gentle and loving voice of Bai Zhan Ke made Hua Mu Jin feel a little awkward.

"Bai Zhan Ke, I …"

"Don't talk, I know it. If you are unwilling, I will not force you. As long as it's what you want, I'll do everything I can for you. "

Perhaps, when Bai Zhan Ke said those words, he didn't think too much about it, but to Hua Mujiao, these were words that would make anyone's heart palpitate.

"Alright, alright, consider it my loss to you. Don't speak of love with a serious face. I can become your concubine, but I have a condition that you must agree to. "

Bai Zhan Ke's face instantly lit up. "As long as you're willing to be my woman, I'll agree to anything you ask."

Bai Zhan's straightforward answer caught Hua Mujiao in surprise.

After some thought, she said, "Let's not talk about my conditions for now, but you have to remember this."

The man nodded his head, reached out and stroked the head of Hua Mu Jin, and said lovingly: "Alright, I'll definitely remember. "Tomorrow morning I will send someone over to pass the decree. If you are tired, go to sleep."