The old king of Nanyang looked at Chu Yan, this is his grandson, he came to Beijing eight years ago, he has seen it, he has grown for nearly twenty years, counting the time eight years ago, and this time today, he has also seen him twice.

Eight years ago, this child was a handsome child, at that time the appearance had just grown up, and his face was still slightly childish, and he looked up and asked him what Nanyang was like? A look of curiosity, at that time, he was still very tender, and his face was cuter than now, now eight years have passed in a flash, he has really grown up, the look on his face is really like a rumor, indifferent and not much expression, all say that people's eyes are the windows of the soul, and his eyes are also indifferent, so that people can't see emotions. The salute is neither humble nor arrogant, not hurried or slow, and very steady.

This kid made it difficult for him to connect with the child who looked up at him with his face up and asked him what Nanyang City looked like eight years ago.

The emperor's family is really the most tempered person.

His daughter, when she was in the boudoir in the past, was a delicate woman, and she was also delicate and smiling, and the child she gave birth to should naturally not be so indifferent and indifferent, it can be seen that His Majesty has really treated him badly for so many years, but because of his status as a son-in-law, he has developed his current temperament, right?

The old Nanyang King sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand and patted Chu Yan on the shoulder, "The old house of the An family has been uninhabited for a long time, it is very empty, I am a person who does not dare to be lonely, I am too lazy to stay in a place where no one is, thinking of you, the Seven Princes' Mansion, is popular, and during my stay in Beijing, I will live here with you, how about it?" ”

"Welcome, grandfather, please." Chu Yan finally smiled, very shallow, turned around and instructed the housekeeper behind him, "Hurry up and clean up the best courtyard for my grandfather to live in." ”

"Don't get too far from your yard, get closer." The old king of Nanyang commanded.

Chu Yan nodded and asked the housekeeper, "Did you hear that?" ”

The housekeeper hurriedly replied, "It's the old prince, it's the Seventh Highness, the old slave heard it, so let's go and clean it up, Your Highness will invite the old prince into the house first." ”

After the housekeeper finished speaking, he hurriedly went to make arrangements.

Because the old King Nanyang did not send a message in advance that he wanted to live in the Seven Princes' Mansion, the housekeeper took people to do emergency work. Fortunately, the Seven Princes' Mansion has always been strictly ruled, orderly up and down, and the housekeeper ordered the manpower, and it was not so rushed, but orderly and fast.

Chu Yan said, "It will take some time for the housekeeper to clean up with someone, if my grandfather is tired, go to my yard to rest first." ”

"Don't be tired, go to your study and rest for a while." The old Nanyang King shook his head.

Chu Yan nodded, invited the old Nanyang King into the mansion, and at the same time looked at Chu Chen, Su Han, and Jiang Yunzhi who had not left, "Thank you for sending your grandfather over, can you enter the mansion to sit?" ”

"No, let the old prince rest first, and we'll come to the old prince for a drink another day." Chu Chen and the three of them waved their hands together, said a few words of farewell to the old Nanyang King, and left the Seven Princes' Mansion together.

Chu Yan took the old King Nanyang into the mansion.

Chu Chen walked a few steps and said, "Have you two seen it?" The momentum of the old prince is worthy of being a person who has been on the battlefield, but it is really as loud as a bell and as powerful as a rainbow. The Janissaries didn't dare to let go of a single fart. ”

Su Han laughed, "After all, it's the old prince, this momentum should naturally have." ”

Jiang Yunzhi took over and said, "His Royal Highness the Seventh has been imprisoned for seventy days, and he is really not haggard at all. ”

Chu Chen: "......"

Su Han: "......"

The two of them looked at Jiang Yunzhi together, and said in unison, "You stared at Chu Yan so carefully?" ”

Jiang Yunzhi choked and laughed angrily, "Where is the meticulousness?" It can be seen at a glance that His Royal Highness the Seventh is not affected, or as always, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. ”

"I didn't notice him, I was thinking about when I would fight with the old prince." Chu Chen said.

"Me too." Su Han said.

Jiang Yunzhi: "......"

These two are martial arts fans, and he is ashamed of himself.

Chu Yan took the old Nanyang King to the mansion, and said as he walked, "Grandfather, I heard that you set off a month ago?" Why is it only here today? ”

"Huai'an asked me to see more scenery along the way, and also to see if the people of Dachu, who had been guarded by the An family for many years, were doing well? He walked more slowly. ”

"Did my grandfather see that? Are the people of Dachu outside doing well? Chu Yan asked.

Old Nanyang Wang sighed, "It's not very good. One-tenth is rich and happy, three-four out of ten do not worry about food and clothing, five or six out of ten are busy for a year and still have no food, and even can't eat, year by year is getting worse and worse, life is getting more and more difficult, not full of food, ragged clothes. In short, most people are not living well, there are many old and weak women and children, living in grass huts, I don't know that day they will starve to death and freeze to death, life is all kinds of things, it is really all to see. ”

Chu Yan was shocked, "Grandfather, how can this be?" ”

The old Nanyang King shook his head, "It's hard to say." ”

Chu Yan looked at the old Nanyang King.

Old Nanyang Wang said, "Let's go back and talk to you in detail." ”

Chu Yan nodded and asked something else, "Is my cousin okay?" When you returned to Nanyang along the way, were you injured? ”

He knew that Wang Anzhi had placed a reward order in the rivers and lakes, although he knew that An Huajin had returned to Nanyang safely, but he didn't know whether she was injured because of Wang Anzhi's reward order, after all, after she returned to Nanyang, there was no news coming out, who knows if she was injured and recuperating.

Old Nanyang Wang said, "That stinky girl, how can she be injured?" Those who did it to her for talent on the rivers and lakes were all cleaned up by her. When she returned to Nanyang, not only did she have the secret guards she carried, but also Huai'an took people, and halfway, Cui Zhuo's kid didn't worry about her, so she sent someone to pick her up, and she didn't miss a single hair and went back to Nanyang. ”

"That's good." Chu Yan smiled.

The old Nanyang King glanced at him and said with a smile, "You are a good boy, the stinky girl has a bad temperament, a bad temper, and is not liked, it is rare that you still care about her." ”

Chu Yan smiled, "The cousin that my grandfather said, and the cousin I know, don't seem to be the same person, she doesn't have a bad temperament, she has a good temper, she is very tolerant, very good." ”

The old Nanyang King looked at him, "Oh? What do you say about him? But she didn't say anything nice about you in front of you. He said that you have a bad temperament, are dull and boring, and have a bad temper, and you love to teach people with a straight face, and you don't welcome people, and you suffocate yourself. ”

Chu Yan was stunned, and then lost his smile, this time, it was not a shallow and tasteless laugh, but a bit of fun.

"What are you laughing at? She says bad things about you behind your back, and you still laugh? The old Nanyang King glared at his grandson, thinking that this child was not lacking in heart, right?

Chu Yan smiled and shook his head, "Grandfather, he didn't say anything wrong, he told the truth. ”

"And what are you laughing at?"

"I laughed at the way she spoke behind her back, and I must have been very disgusted."

Old Nanyang King: "......"

He thought about it, when An Huajin returned to Nanyang three years ago and talked about Chu Yan, he was so angry that he was going to die, what to say, he must not be her aunt's son, not her own cousin, if it was his own cousin, how could he even ignore her asking Lu Li, he was a bastard, and he didn't have the friendliness of his cousins.

He thought of it again after An Huajin came to Beijing for the first time this year and returned to Nanyang, when he mentioned Chu Yan, he looked disgusted, saying that he was too regular and too rigid that face had no expression when facing people, and the whole person was dull and boring.

At that time, she was really disgusted with being ruthless at all, and she didn't have anything good to say.

But when she came back to Beijing for the second time and then returned to Nanyang, she didn't say anything else when she mentioned Chu Yan, but only said with certainty that all the princes were inferior to him, and who would Nanyang Wangfu help him fight for the throne? If he didn't help him, His Majesty would not have made him the prince, and he would not pass on the throne to him.

The old Nanyang King was also amused, and stopped teasing Chu Yan, "She still has a lot of good things to say about you, but I have also heard a lot." ”

Chu Yan: "......"

It turns out that there are also a lot of good words?

His eyes showed warmth, and he asked with a smile, "Gu Qingyan, can you go back to Beijing with your grandfather?" ”

"I'm back." Old Nanyang Wang said, "He entered the city one step ahead of me, and now he should have returned home, right?" ”

Chu Yan nodded, "My father canceled my cousin's marriage contract with Gu Qingyan, what do you think, grandfather?" ”

"Huai'an, that kid is good." The old Nanyang King only said, "The marriage contract was made by His Majesty eight years ago, and now it has been canceled, but it's nothing, the An family is the marriage contract is autonomous, if it weren't for Your Majesty, this marriage contract couldn't have been made eight years ago." ”

Chu Yan understood.

His Majesty's engagement was canceled by His Majesty, and An Huajin's marriage will be free in the future. Even if you re-make an agreement with Gu Qingyan, what can you do? After all, the two who have recovered their identities are still free to marry.

Since His Majesty can't kill An Huajin, he can't stop her marriage contract with Gu Qingyan, unless His Majesty has a backhand to interfere.

And Gu Qingyan and An Huajin are not people who are controlled and manipulated by others.