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"Don't move, trust me." Tuoba Yu adjusted her slightly flabbergasted head and said softly.

"…" Shen Zhiqiao expressed his doubts, but didn't move.

Looking at him in the mirror, she saw that his lips were slightly pursed and his eyes were lowered.

His focused expression made Shen Zhi Qiao's heart race.

Don't open your eyes, you don't dare look at his jade-like face in the mirror again.

When he stopped what he was doing, Shen Zhiqiao looked at himself in the mirror in disbelief.

He couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, he was well-groomed. Although his hairstyle was simple, it was very orderly. What was even more surprising was that this hairstyle made her face more three-dimensional, and her facial features more prominent. Only now did she realize that her face was also that of the legendary oval face.

The joy in her eyes was obvious. Tuoba Yu raised his eyebrows and helped her stand up, sizing her up from top to bottom.

With a slight movement of her brow, both her hands brushed past, wrapping themselves around her waist. In a moment, they had untied her. Her clothes were opened, revealing her pure white clothes.

Shen Zhi Qiao jumped away, hugging his chest. With a flushed face, he glared at him. "You, you …" Again!

Tuoba Yu lightly hooked his hand and pulled her back, "Don't worry. We won't do anything to you for now."

As she spoke, she tore off her outer clothes and began to take them off again.

Shen Zhi Qiao's mouth twitched, was this what he meant by 'wouldn't do anything to her?'!

In the end, he really did not do anything to her. He only took off her clothes and changed her clothes. Of course, she could only pretend that it was unintentional when she joked around with him along the way.

Shen Zhi Qiao looked at his similar white clothes, but really couldn't understand what he was going to change into …

As she was thinking this, he pulled her out of the room.

Startled, he asked, "Where are we going?"

"Get out of the palace!"

On East Tomb Street.

Shen Zhi Qiao was like a canary that had been locked up for a long time, as he looked left and right happily, "Huang …" Master, why are we leaving the palace? "

The moment he stepped out of the palace, Shen Zhiqiao finally understood what he meant by "leave the palace."

No wonder he changed his hair and clothes the moment he came back.

Tuoba Yu looked at her indifferently and the corner of his mouth curved slightly, "Buy a present."

"Buy a gift? To whom? " Shen Zhiqiao took the time to look at him.

"Grandmother Huang's birthday is coming up …" He was only halfway through when he pulled her into an antique shop.

When the waiter saw that both of them were dressed in elegant white robes, he knew that a VIP guest was at his doorstep and ran into the room.

However, after a while, a woman with a graceful figure walked out. She walked up with a coquettish smile, and when she saw Tuoba Yu, a distinct trace of amazement flashed across her eyes.

She then walked towards the two of them while twisting the snake's waist, "What kind of treasure does this young master want? Or should I use it myself? "

"Gift gift!" Tuoba Yu didn't even bother looking at them. Instead, he pulled Shen Zhi Qiao to the antique display area and raised his eyebrows, "The things here are too ordinary. It's fine if you don't want them."

As he spoke, he pulled Shen Zhi Qiao and turned to leave.

"Seeing this, the woman's eyes flashed. She stepped forward and stopped the two of them." "If young master finds the items outside too ordinary, then there's one thing that's out of the ordinary …"

"Oh?" Tuoba Yu smirked and showed a bit of interest, "I really want to experience it."

The woman raised her eyebrows and invited him in, "Young Master, please come in."

With that, he led the way.

Tuoba Yu held her hand and followed her.

Shen Zhi Qiao didn't understand.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any precious antiques in the palace, so why did they have to go out to buy them?

What's more, with her status as the empress dowager, what treasure would she not have?

If they really were to gift it to him, wouldn't giving away antiques be a waste?

However, she had a whole new level of respect for him now that he was personally picking out gifts.

It was only now that she felt that he wasn't just the exalted ruler of the world. When facing the empress dowager, he was a junior, her grandson, and would do everything possible to respect and honor her.

"Young master, how is this thing? Are they still ordinary? " Her voice was confident, as if it would satisfy him.

Shen Zhi Qiao looked over and his eyes lit up.

Inside the dark box, there was a fist-sized blue stone that was glowing faintly. She realized that the room was not lit, but because of the stone, it was suffused with blue light.

If she looked closely, she could see a milky-white bead the size of a pinky inside the water-blue stone. It seemed to be lying in a puddle, soft and tender, like a baby in its mother's womb.

Compared to her, Tuoba Yu was much calmer. He stared at the rock and said, "Name a price!"

Name a price?

Shock flashed through the woman's eyes. This was the first time she had seen such a carefree customer.

"This Blue Demon was obtained from the deep sea. It's a rare occurrence in a thousand years …" As she spoke, she glanced at him and said, "Young master must be a very knowledgeable and knowledgeable person. He should have heard of the wonders of the Blue Demon race."

Without waiting for him to speak, he continued, "The reason why Blue Demon is so mysterious is because it is placed in your mouth. It is able to preserve the beauty of the dead for a thousand years."

Shen Zhi Qiao shuddered.

He was already dead, why did he have to save his face?

He frowned as he looked at Tuoba Yu. He wondered if he really didn't know how to give presents.

If he gave this to the empress dowager, it would be hard for her to not let others know that he was cursing her to death …

"Moreover, if we were to bring Blue Demon with us, not only would it extend our lifespan, it would also help the flow of our heart and body, allowing us to nurture our Qi in peace."

The woman slowly approached Tuoba Yu. With a swipe of her index finger on his chest, she completely ignored Shen Zhiqiao who was being held by his hand. She looked at him with rippling light as she said, "If Young Master were to gift Blue Demon to someone, you will definitely gain a lot of face."

Tuoba Yu frowned in disgust as he coldly stared at her hands. Before he even had the chance to speak, he keenly felt that his body had been pulled a bit backwards by a pair of small hands.

His phoenix eyes moved, and Tuoba Yu's lips curled up in a carefree manner as a look of joy instantly appeared on his face.

Her frivolous actions made Shen Zhi Qiao unhappy. For some unknown reason, she stretched out her hand to pull him back, avoiding the woman's hand that was trying to take an inch more, and looked at her in annoyance.

The woman withdrew her hand bitterly as a trace of viciousness flashed through her eyes. When she raised her head, she had an enchanting smile on her face. "If Young Master is sincere in buying this Blue Demon, how much can Young Master offer?"

"Three thousand." Tuoba Yu steadied his voice, as if this item could only be taken away by him for three thousand taels.

Three thousand taels?

The girl smiled. "Seeing how handsome you are, young master, I won't speak any further …" He lowered his face and raised his eyebrows, "Ten thousand taels!"

However, Tuoba Yu actually agreed. He took out ten thousand silver, picked up the box and left.

The woman looked at his back as he leisurely walked away. Suddenly, she felt as if she had been tricked. She felt a faint unease in her heart, but she didn't know what had gone wrong.

At this time, the servant walked in, beating his chest and stomping his feet. "Boss, are you confused?" Lan Mei isn't something that can be bought with ten thousand silver taels. If the Great Master were to know about this, we would all be in trouble. "

Only then did the woman react, and her face turned somewhat pale.

The big boss had an order. This Lan Mei was worth at least 100,000 silver and at most no more. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sell.

However, she sold it for ten thousand taels …!

After walking out of the shop, Shen Zhiqiao was always a little depressed. He was no longer as excited as he was before and appeared a little sad.

Tuoba Yu looked at her in confusion. "Is it uncomfortable?"

Hm, a bit!

Shen Zhi Qiao nodded.

"Where are you feeling uncomfortable?" Tuoba Yu stopped and directly held her face in his hands as he looked at her with a worried expression.

Feeling the surrounding gazes converging on him, Shen Zhi Qiao's face reddened. He removed his hand and lowered his head as he walked forward.

He was too embarrassed to look anyone in the eye.

Tuoba Yu frowned as he followed her. He took her hand and held it in his palm. "Now, let's return to the palace and let Lan Jun."

The moment he heard Lou Lan's name, Shen Zhiqiao gritted his teeth and decisively let go. "I don't want to go back. Let's go for a walk." After a pause, he added, "I'm not feeling unwell."

His hand was empty, and Tuoba Yu was displeased. Once again, he held her hand tightly, causing her to be unable to pull it away no matter how hard she tried. He proudly raised his eyebrows and said, "He … Are you unhappy?!"

"Nope." Since he couldn't pull out his hand, Shen Zhi Qiao simply let him hold it and replied decisively.

Why would she be unhappy?!

He was the Emperor, so how much money would he need? Wasn't it just a mere 10,000 taels?

He was happy with it!

This action of hers made Tuoba Yu even more confident in his thoughts. "Are you unhappy that the woman touched me just now, or is it that I spent 10,000 taels of silver to buy this rock?"

Shen Zhiqiao rolled his eyes, moved his lips, and turned to face him. He frowned and said, "Although you are rich, you can't just randomly spend it …"

"Buying a gift for the emperor's grandma is such a random thing?" A golden light flashed through Tuoba Yu's phoenix eyes as he pulled her towards a corner.

"It's true that you're buying me a present, but you have to bargain …"

When he saw that the woman was rather pretty, he gave her two glances. She gave him as much as she said she would give him … It was as dark as the men of the world!

Shen Zhi Qiao pursed his lips as he thought.

Suddenly, a powerful force pulled her, causing her back to slam into a hard object. It was not painful at all.

Her waist was tightly held as a black figure was pressed down. A handsome face appeared before her eyes.

Shen Zhi Qiao's heart skipped a beat and he looked around. Unknowingly, he saw that she had been brought to a narrow path by him. There were many pedestrians passing by on both sides of the path and next to the street was a row of hawkers selling various items with their backs to them.

In other words, if a passerby were to look closely, they wouldn't be able to see what was happening inside.

Tuoba Yu pressed the tip of her nose against his lips as he breathed in and out with warmth. "Go on, continue. I'm listening …"

What could they say in this situation?

Shen Zhi Qiao reached out to push him away, trying to avoid his hot breathing, "Can you speak properly? We're on the street now!"

"Who asked you to seduce me …" Tuoba Yu's eyes turned dark as he stared at her pink lips. Then, he moved his lips closer to hers.