I'm Competing With The Male Lead For A Woman - Chapter 16

With a smile, Chu Shao reached out and opened the box made of pear wood.

“This concubine was a little curious just now, so I opened the box to take a look. But after pondering for a long time, I still don’t know what these things are for. I suppose I will have to ask Your Highness.”

Xiao Jin just glanced at the contents of the box, and her gaze completely froze.

After the box was fully opened, the “items” that Chu Shao mentioned lay quietly among the brocade.

Not one, but a whole row.

Inside was a row of jade objects of various sizes and thicknesses. As for what those objects looked like, Xiao Jin knew without a doubt that there was no need to elaborate.

A quick scan showed that each jade object was carved from white jade.

As for what that row of jade objects was called or what their purpose was, Xiao Jin was certain that if she told Chu Shao, she would definitely be given a red lock warning by a certain online literary platform.

Her eyes were burned, so she simply closed them, not wanting to face the reality that had too many things going on.

When she opened them again, Xiao Jin looked at the innocent and gentle smile on Chu Shao’s face and had already mentally greeted Old Zhang’s entire family a million times over.

Xiao Jin tried her best to remain calm. After organizing her words, she spoke, “Princess Consort, give the box to me.”

Chu Shao didn’t seem to know what was in the box. So she naturally handed the box to Xiao Jin.

Seeing Xiao Jin’s face, which was clearly covered in a layer of frost, she couldn’t help but ask with a smile, “Is Your Highness going to use them?”

Silence. Xiao Jin was only silent.

Use them?

Xiao Jin did not answer Chu Shao’s question. She also didn’t want to look at those lifelike carved jade objects. Instead, she changed the subject to a serious one.

“As for their use, these things are naturally useful. However, whether they can be effective depends on the Princess Consort’s mood.”

“My mood?”

Although Chu Shao didn’t understand what Xiao Jin was saying, she was very curious about what kind of use Xiao Jin could make of them.

So she smiled faintly and replied, “I’d like to hear the details.”

Fortunately, Xiao Jin had always been good at spouting nonsense with a straight face.

As she stroked the cold jade objects in the box, she really wanted to curse, but on the surface, she had to maintain a dignified and serious demeanor to convince the other person with reason.

Xiao Jin thought she was a reasonable person. So she cleared her throat and started to make things up. “I once read a story about a young master who, to please a beautiful lady, tore a fan to earn her a smile.”

The story she told was, of course, a reference to a classic novel, but she just omitted the names of the characters.

Chu Shao frowned slightly. She really didn’t understand why tearing a fan would make someone happy.

However, if it was about murder bringing pleasure, she could certainly understand that.

But she didn’t expect Xiao Jin’s nonsense skills to improve even more. She knew that tearing a fan had nothing to do with these things, but she still took a jade object from the box and said without batting an eye, “So these things can also be used this way.”

Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin with interest, very curious about what the other person was going to do with that thing.

The next moment, she knew.

Because after Xiao Jin coughed twice, she raised the jade object in her hand and smashed it fiercely on the ground.

Bang!

The jade shattered, and powder scattered everywhere.

First, there was a character from a classic novel tearing a fan for a lady’s smile. Now, there was a fictional character smashing a jade object to purify the internet.

This scene was full of integrity and stunned the always-calm Chu Shao.

Although she was a little surprised, Chu Shao had always had a good tolerance for things. She wasn’t scared. She just lowered her eyes and looked at the shattered white jade on the ground.

Under the candlelight, it shimmered with a brilliant, white luster.

She had to admit that compared to its previous cold and ugly appearance, this thing looked much more pleasing to the eye after it was broken.

Xiao Jin saw that Chu Shao wasn’t speaking. She was about to change the subject and explain to the other person, “Since a character could tear a fan for a lady’s smile, I can also smash jade for the Princess Consort’s smile.”

This was the greatest use of these objects.

But before she could even say the nonsense, Chu Shao looked at the shattered jade at her feet, and a smile appeared on her lips.

This was something Xiao Jin hadn’t expected.

She had only casually destroyed a wicked object, and she had gotten an unexpected result.

It seems that Old Zhang was on another level this time.

Xiao Jin was surprised, but Chu Shao found Xiao Jin to be very interesting. After all, she was the first person to think of using a jade object in this way.

Yes, in fact, Chu Shao knew what this jade object was. She had seen it before in the Great Yao Imperial Palace.

However, in her memory, this kind of thing was mostly used by eunuchs and foolish rulers.

Clearly, Xiao Jin was neither of them. So Chu Shao didn’t understand the purpose of the maid giving her this “item.”

Of course, there was another possibility, that Xiao Jin was…

…impotent in the bedroom.

As for whether Xiao Jin was capable or not, Chu Shao didn’t care. After all, she and Xiao Jin were accomplices, maintaining a noble and interesting relationship.

She believed that Xiao Jin would not do something so boring to her.

Besides, if Xiao Jin was as boring as everyone else, she would have ended her life with a dagger at their first meeting.

Xiao Jin didn’t know that she had escaped a life-threatening situation again by being “interesting.” She only knew that Chu Shao had actually smiled when she saw this thing shattered.

This was too similar to the development in that classic novel.

The character tore the fan, and the lady smiled. What was next…?

As a person with little literary knowledge, Xiao Jin thought for a long time before she remembered the next part of the plot.

After remembering the plot, Xiao Jin hesitantly picked up the second jade object and tried to maintain a calm expression. “Does the Princess Consort want to smash one, too?”

As soon as she said this, Xiao Jin was speechless.

Damn it, Xiao Jin, what are you even saying? Who holds a thing like this and seriously invites someone else to smash it?

Are you going to perform a percussion solo or something?

She didn’t know if it was because she had been in this melodramatic world for too long, but Xiao Jin felt that she was about to become a part of it.

If you can’t beat them, join them.

Good. That’s good teamwork.

Chu Shao didn’t really understand what Xiao Jin said. But seeing Xiao Jin’s slightly flustered eyes, it formed a stark contrast to her usual cold and unapproachable aura.

Unconsciously, the smile on Chu Shao’s lips deepened.

She wasn’t sure why, but she just found this whole thing very interesting.

What kind of change could have caused this person, the legendary cold-blooded and brutal Prince of Yan, to act this way?

Chu Shao had no idea that the words “change in personality” seemed to apply more to her than to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin, on the other hand, felt a rare sense of embarrassment.

Admittedly, she had always been shameless, but she hadn’t reached the point where she could hold a thing like that with a straight face.

This stalemate was unbearable for Xiao Jin, so she decided to just go with it. She expressionlessly raised the jade object in her hand and smashed it on the ground again.

The sound of shattering jade was more penetrating than the sound of ripping silk.

It was so loud that everyone in the courtyard could hear it clearly.

Upon hearing the sound, a maid was a little hesitant. “Steward Zhang, no matter how chaotic it is inside, it shouldn’t be making that kind of sound.”

“Yeah, yeah. I feel like His Highness and the Princess Consort are about to start a fight.”

Steward Zhang tried to maintain order. “Don’t panic. Just wait and see. If the noise gets too loud, then we’ll go in and take a look.”

Old Zhang seemed calm, but in reality, his back was covered in cold sweat.

Normally, the Prince, who had always been uninterested in women, had finally opened up. This should have been a great joyous occasion.

Now, it remained to be seen whether this matter was a blessing or a curse.

In the blink of an eye, the room was covered with shattered jade.

Xiao Jin started smashing the jade because she was embarrassed. Later, she found that it was actually a little addictive.

As she smashed, she couldn’t help but sigh. The original owner was truly wealthy. Even these… things were made of high-quality white jade.

Thinking this, although she was forced to transmigrate into the Prince of Yan, who had crippled legs, no matter how crippled she was, she at least had power and wealth and didn’t have to worry about food and clothing.

Xiao Jin smashed the jade objects on the ground, and her mind felt much more at ease.

But when she picked up the last jade object and was about to completely purify the entire box, Chu Shao grabbed her hand.

Xiao Jin was a little confused. What was the female lead doing?

Chu Shao thought her fingers were already thin enough. But when she held Xiao Jin’s hand, she was surprised to find that the other person’s fingers seemed to be even more slender than hers.

However, just now, when Xiao Jin’s fingers were holding the jade object, her fingers were made to look paler and longer by the jade, which made Chu Shao even more unhappy.

It made Chu Shao very unhappy to see such beautiful fingers holding an ugly and lifeless object.

At the same time, a sense of disgust arose in her heart, followed by an inexplicable sense of pleasure that rushed into her brain.

Chu Shao believed that Xiao Jin should not be holding that dirty thing. But when Xiao Jin coughed and raised her hand to smash it, she felt a strange, morbid beauty.

The pale, bloodless fingers and the incomplete, shattered jade, everything was just perfect.

Touching Xiao Jin’s cold knuckles, Chu Shao had to suppress her excitement to smile and continue speaking, “This thing is too dirty. I don’t want it to soil your hand.”

In fact, Chu Shao wanted to see this scene. But what she said with a smile in the end was something else.

“How about I help you?”

At first, Xiao Jin thought that Chu Shao wasn’t interested in smashing things, so she had to take on the task of purifying the internet herself.

Now she noticed that the other person’s eyelids were trembling slightly, as if she was looking forward to something.

But when Xiao Jin looked up and met Chu Shao’s eyes, she felt that they were as gentle as the moonlight, soft enough to embrace everything.

Of course, this must be an illusion. She knew that better than anyone.

But since Chu Shao was interested, and she was also tired of smashing things, it would be a good idea to let someone else do it.

So she nodded slightly and handed the thing in her hand to Chu Shao.

But the moment Xiao Jin handed it over, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Wait.

Chu Shao just said that this dirty thing would soil her hand? So, Chu Shao actually knew what this thing was for?

On the other side, Chu Shao took the jade object from Xiao Jin’s hand with a smile.

Because she was a little excited just now, her body was very close to Xiao Jin. She was holding the jade object in one hand and her other hand was holding the wheelchair armrest.

This position looked a little ambiguous. From a distance, it looked like she was trapping Xiao Jin in the wheelchair.

Chu Shao was about to smash this filthy object for Xiao Jin. But just as she raised it, she heard the sound of a lantern falling to the ground.

Her hearing had always been excellent. So she knew the sound came from outside the room.

Chu Shao frowned slightly when she heard the sound. She looked up and saw the stunned Old Zhang and a group of maids, as well as the fallen lantern on the ground.

Only then did Chu Shao remember that she had forgotten to close the door when she pushed Xiao Jin into the room.

She then smiled and thought:

It’s a good thing I just forgot to close the door. It’s just a harmless mistake.

Chu Shao thought it was harmless. But Old Zhang and the maids at the door were already so shocked that they started to doubt their lives.

What kind of scene is this?

We saw this scene. Are we really going to be silenced by His Highness?

Can we… really survive until tomorrow?