On that day, Chu Xiyun stopped him and said to him, she didn't want to stay in the capital anymore, she wanted to go to Nanyang, looking at her serious face, Chu Yan also wanted to say at that time, I don't want to stay in the capital anymore, I also want to go to Nanyang, but can I go?

Chu Xiyun's marriage is a road, but what about him? How can he go?

He thought of the Great Prince.

His eldest brother, his mother raised him since he was a child, he regarded him as the elder brother of his mother's compatriots, three years ago, he was able to make a private weapon case for the Nanyang Army to anger his father and almost die under his father's sword, then, let him sit in this big position, it is better than any of his other brothers.

And his eldest brother is generous, talented, and virtuous.

He wants to do one thing, and there is nothing he can't do, he looks gentle and generous, but he is also very stubborn, for example, after the battle of Yuxueling, he has been writing to his father to the emperor to reform the weapons superintendent, his father repeatedly rejected it, and he was disappointed to build his own armory.

The throne of Da Chu was handed over to him, and he was not responsible for the people and avoided his identity.

Gu Qingyan clenched the teacup, looking at Chu Yan's relaxed smiling face, his voice suddenly became very soft, "What does His Highness the Seventh Highness want to do in Nanyang?" ”

"Do whatever you can? It doesn't matter if you join the army, or stay in Nanyang Palace. Chu Yan's voice was faint, but there was still a faint sense of relaxation that he could see through, "In short, it's good to go to Nanyang." ”

"Is it because there is a little county lord in Nanyang?" Gu Qingyan stared at him and asked.

Chu Yan smiled, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Gu Qingyan restrained, so that his face could not reveal the emotions in his heart, and then asked, "Do you think that the little county lord will definitely not marry into the capital and marry into the Gu family?" ”

Chu Yan smiled again, and also looked back at Gu Qingyan, "What do you want me to answer?" The answer is yes? I still hope I say no. ”

Gu Qingyan closed his eyes and didn't speak.

Chu Yan looked at him relaxedly, "Do you think it is still possible for you and your cousin?" What is your future path? Have you ever wondered? Gu Qingyan, can I put down my position and go to Nanyang, can you let go of my identity as the heir of the Gu family and go to Nanyang? ”

Gu Qingyan was silent.

Chu Yan said again, "On the day of the palace banquet, in the palace of the Cold Palace, I asked my cousin at the beginning, and I said, if I give up the big position and go to Nanyang with her, will she be willing?" ”

Gu Qingyan looked at him.

Chu Yan said calmly, "She said she would think about it." ”

Gu Qingyan lowered his head.

Chu Yan said again, "At that time, you were one step late, as long as you were one step later, you would have no chance." I regret it a little, at that time, if I had forced her, then, today, when she faces your Gu family and you, she won't be so uncomfortable and difficult to choose, right? ”

Gu Qingyan suddenly spoke, "But, I'm not too late. ”

"Yes, you're not too late, but what's the difference?" Chu Yan said, "I still want to go to Nanyang, I am tired of staying in Beijing, although I have been taught by my father since I was a child, but he taught me, I don't want it all my life, I deceive, conspire and calculate, guard against suspicion, suspicion of loyal ministers, trust traitorous ministers, my brothers are around my father to curry favor, the concubines of the harem surround my father to invite pets, I stay by his side, I have to watch a few big plays every day, you sing and I appear, the end of life is ugly, they all perform it all over again, I once thought that in my life, I will only live a dull and boring life, That's it, but now I don't want to. ”

"Your Highness the Seventh, may I remind you, is it now something you can not think of?" Gu Qingyan's tone was extremely calm, and his eyes were dark, "You left for Nanyang, how can you explain to the group of staff who have followed you for many years and have been loyal to you, and everyone who pushed you up to that position?" Seeing that the big position is one step away, you suddenly give up, how can you make them accept it? ”

Chu Yan pursed his lips, "I will give them all to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother will treat them well and reuse them in a high position." If you want to ask for high-ranking officials, as long as you have outstanding ability, you will have it, and the eldest brother is not a person who buries talents. You were able to promise to help him back then, and you also valued his character, didn't you? ”

"Your Highness sits in a big seat, and you sit in a big seat, can it be the same for them? How can it be so simple? Gu Qingyan sat up straight, "His Royal Highness the Seventh thinks twice, if one is not good, he will swing around the opposition, Nanqi and Nanliang will not be able to endure for long, they will definitely raise troops, Kyoto, the hinterland of Great Chu, although it cannot add help to the Nanyang Army, but it must not let the government drag the rear of the Nanyang Army." If you really do it for her good, don't act willfully, I said that if I don't help Your Highness, I will definitely not help again. ”

"Aren't you selfish in saying this?" Chu Yan pointed out, "You just don't want me to go to Nanyang." ”

"Although there are selfish intentions, but the facts." Gu Qingyan said, "She hasn't told me yet, it's too early for Her Highness the Seventh Highness to have any ideas." ”

Chu Yan smiled lightly, "Even if I go to Nanyang, my cousin will not choose me, although I have half of the blood of the An family, but after all, the surname is Chu, she must hate Your Majesty very much, and if she misses the day of the palace banquet, she will not marry the surname Chu again, why Chu Chen has no chance, because his surname is Chu, it is not in her consideration at all." I just want to go to Nanyang, but it has nothing to do with this idea. But if she doesn't marry you, the person she chooses must be Cui Zhuo. ”

Gu Qingyan's face turned pale, and he was speechless for a while.

Since he was a child, he has never been afraid of losing anything, because, what he wants, he will definitely get it in his hands, what he has in his hands, he is not afraid of throwing it away again, because he was born in the Gu family, his everything he should use is the best, a new one a month, priceless furnishings, a month for a stubble, without a duplicate of the same.

But only An Huajin, who has become a piece of flesh and blood in his heart, if he digs it out, he will die. Even if it was rotten, he wanted her to rot in his heart.

And Cui Zhuo is not much worse than him, besides, he gave up the Cui family and is now by her side.

These are all things that he can't compare.

Chu Yan looked at Gu Qingyan, "Gu Qingyan, why don't you let go?" If you let it go......"

"Impossible!" Gu Qingyan was calm and calm, "I won't let go." ”

"So what? If you abandon the Gu family, maybe you can expose this matter with the heart of your cousin. Chu Yan looked at him, "However, you know in your heart that Old Man Gu looks at you like an eyeball, if you leave the Gu family, you want his life, right?" Will you exchange your grandfather's life for her to stay with you for the rest of your life? Can you do it? ”

Can't do it!

No one can do it!

Old Man Gu just stood in the position of the Gu family back then, and did the way that the Gu family had continued for hundreds of years. If it's wrong? From the Gu family's point of view, no. But if it's true, it's not, at least, for An Huajin, it is cruel for the Gu family to know the truth of this matter.

In any case, how could Gu Qingyan abandon his own grandfather's life?

"I can wait." Gu Qingyan's voice was a little hoarse.

What are you waiting for?

Chu Yan understands, it's nothing more than a hundred years after the old man Gu, then, he has closed his eyes, what should the Gu family do, Gu Qingyan has the final say, anyway, he can't see it anymore, it's a big deal, Jiuquan will go down to make amends.

"Old man Gu is in good health, how long will you wait? Five years and ten years? Chu Yan looked at him, "Gu Qingyan, you are smart, why should you deceive yourself?" You were born trapped in the Gu family, and you can't get out, so why struggle? ”

"Can you get out?" Gu Qingyan said, "His Royal Highness will not ask for the throne. ”

"I'm coming step by step, and my eldest brother may not be able to see my determination and tiredness of the capital." Chu Yan said, "As you said, I may not be able to do it in a short time, but in a year?" Two years? It's much shorter than your five or ten years. ”

Gu Qingyan stopped answering.

Chu Yan stood up, put away his emotions, and returned to indifference, "Gu Qingyan, you let go first!" If you let go, she will have a reason to let go, she chose Cui Zhuo, she will not be so uncomfortable, she is obviously angry, but she suppresses herself, between the lines, every word and sentence through the back of the paper, no longer in the past when I received her letter, smiling and funny, even the handwriting, is light and elegant, she should not be in a situation of struggle and difficulty, you don't pull her, are you going to want to trap her in this game? ”

Gu Qingyan suddenly became angry, "Chu Yan, why are you forcing me?" ”

Chu Yan looked at him expressionlessly, "If I don't force you, you won't let go, how can she talk about happiness?" Do you want to keep putting it on like this? ”

"She's my person, and I'm not letting go." Gu Qingyan's eyes were heavy, word by word, "I won't let go of death." ”

Chu Yan looked at him wordlessly, and after a while, he turned around and said lightly, "That's all I say." Think about it! To love someone is to be fulfilled. Gu Qingyan, do you understand? ”

The secret door opened, closed silently, and Chu Yan walked out.

Gu Qingyan sat quietly for a long time, stretched out his hand to cover his chest, spit out a mouthful of blood, sprayed a bloody spray, his eyes were red, and he almost cried, "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand." ”