Today's lantern festival is different from the past, the lantern festival in the past is mainly to see the girl and the son, but today's lantern festival is really guessing the lantern riddle and appreciating the lantern, the flower boats on the moat are also led out by the official family, no private flower boats are allowed, and each person boarding the boat is one hundred taels of silver.

There are only forty or fifty of the official's flower boats, but each one can accommodate thirty or forty people, and you can enjoy the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles on the boat, and even have all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and all kinds of food and snacks are exquisite.

Chu Xi only thinks that this official family can do business, one person boarding the boat is one hundred taels, on average, each young lady has to bring one or two rings, a family is two or three hundred silver, a boat is counted as thirty people, and the income of a boat in one night is three thousand taels.

Yun Songyi had already ordered a flower boat, Chu Xi and the two girls, plus Li Xiao and Yan Jifu and hers, just six hundred taels.

When they arrived at the mouth of the flower boat, Chu Xi boarded the boat smoothly, while Chu Zhenzhen and Chu Xiuxiu gritted their teeth a little.

In the past, for Chu Zhenzhen, this hundred taels could be taken out casually, but since Qin Xue fell ill, she could only quietly let Yahuan take her gold and silver jewelry and sell it for silver money.

"Miss Chu Family! May I ask you to come with me? ”

Chu Zhenzhen was about to let Yahuan take the money, when a happy voice suddenly came from behind her.

Chu Zhenzhen turned around, only to see a few well-dressed, but ordinary-looking sons were looking at her salivating, Chu Zhenzhen remembered the purpose of coming today, and raised her chin slightly: "No need." ”

The faces of those sons were full of loss, and Chu Zhenzhen was about to turn her head proudly, but she saw a familiar figure appear in the crowd.

Chu Zhenzhen was overjoyed, and hurriedly paid for the ticket to get on the flower boat, Chu Xiuxiu held a hundred taels, and thought about it, in the end, she still didn't go up, anyway, what she had to do for a while, she didn't have to get on the boat.

Zhao Xunyan was dressed in regular clothes. But all the people who came here were the sons and daughters of the official family, and when they saw him, they all came over to salute and greet him, Zhao Xunyan only smiled faintly: "I came here in private to see the excitement, so you don't have to be so polite." After that, he went directly to the boat where Chu Xi was.

Zhao Xunyan went up, and before he could find Chu Zhenzhen's figure, he saw that Chu Zhenzhen had already greeted her, and the people around him looked at Chu Zhenzhen and gasped, but he glanced at it lightly, and his eyes were locked by the jade pendant on her waist, how could the pattern on the jade pendant seem familiar?

"Lord Wang."

While Zhao Xunyan was thinking about it, Chu Zhenzhen had already walked forward.

Zhao Xunyan bowed slightly: "You came alone?" ”

"I came here with my sisters and sisters." Chu Zhenzhen responded softly.

"Well, let's go inside." After speaking, he walked away, and he didn't care about Chu Zhenzhen. Now that Chu Bingsong is making mistakes everywhere, his role in himself is not as great as before, so he has little patience for Chu Zhenzhen.

Chu Xi was being pulled around by Yun Songyi at this time, the boat was very big, and there were not many people on board, so it was easy and lively.

"Big sister!"

Li Xiao's voice came suddenly, Chu Xiao's heart sank slightly, and he turned his head, but saw Li Xiao in a royal blue dress and Yan Jifu in a dark green robe together, today's Li Xiao seems to be wearing a particularly gorgeous outfit, and the royal blue clothes also make him more warm as jade, Chu Xi didn't notice that the green shoots could see the gods.

Yan Jifu took a step forward slightly, remembering that Chu Ji had torn up the letter he had given him before, and felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but he still couldn't help but want to get closer, with such an indifferent temperament, he looked at all the maids in the courtyard, and he didn't see her a point.

Chu Xi stepped forward to salute, and Li Xiao's face was slightly red: "Big sister, I don't know if you come here like this, will you feel abrupt?" ”

Looking at the cautious Li Xiao, Chu Xiwaner: "Cousin Xiao is serious. ”

"Oh, you guys are here to say hello to me, I heard that there is a sister of the Xu family playing the piano today, let's go over and have a look." Yun Songyi said with a smile.

Chu Xi looked at Yun Songyi suspiciously: "The girl of the Xu family? Could it be the maiden sister of the eldest prince's side concubine Xu Yun? ”

"Hmm." Yun Songyi nodded: "I heard that it is a girl from the Xu family, but she has always had the best relationship with this sister, so she played the piano at the bow of the boat to send her condolences." Yun Songyi sighed.

Lu Tan listened and said directly: "Nonsense." ”

Chu Xi glanced at her lightly, it was a little inappropriate for her to speak like this, but she was right. If it is really a sister who has a good relationship suffers this misfortune, ordinary people should be sad to guard the body and cry, where is the heart to come to this flower boat to play the piano to send condolences?

Yun Songyi didn't hear Lu Tan's words, pulled Chu Xi and walked forward quickly, and not long after, he saw a woman sitting on the bow of the boat with her back to everyone, the woman was dressed in a vegetarian body, with a few white silk flowers on her head, and a guqin in front of her, her slender fingers stroked the qin, and the sound that popped up was indeed like crying, which made people feel pity.

In fact, Chu Zhenzhen's piano skills will not be worse than her, but Chu Zhenzhen spends all her mind on showing off her skills, which makes everyone not resonate very much, and this Miss Xu is very smart.

"I heard that she will soon marry King Xiaoyao as a side concubine." Yun Songyi whispered in Chu Xi's ear.

Chu Xi was a little surprised, marrying King Xiaoyao? I didn't see this in my previous life.

Chu Xi calmed down a little, and saw that the song stopped, and that Miss Xu also got up, turned her head and saluted everyone, and only when Chu Xi saw her face clearly, did she frown a little. This girl looks gentle, very similar to Xu Yun, but the calculation at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows can't escape her eyes, if Chu Zhenzhen marries, I'm afraid that she won't be able to play with this Miss Xu.

"Lord Wang!" Miss Xu saw someone in the crowd and suddenly her eyes lit up.

Everyone also turned around and saw Zhao Xunyan hurriedly saluting.

Zhao Xunyan didn't want to do this, glanced at Miss Xu dissatisfiedly, and said lightly: "Get up." ”

Miss Xu's maiden name is Xu Jin, and she caught King Xiaoyao's dissatisfaction at once, and she also saw Chu Zhenzhen who was sticking to him, and a smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Xunyan turned his head to look at Chu Xi, and was about to step forward, when suddenly a figure walked over quickly, stopped in front of him and saluted him: "It turned out to be the prince, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Looking at Lin Qingyu who suddenly blocked in front of him, Zhao Xunyan's expression turned cold: "Why are you here?" ”

Lin Qingyu's thin lips raised slightly: "The seventh master and the eighth master are in the private room, waiting for the prince to come over to talk." ”

Zhao Xunyan looked at a room next to the cabin, the window was wide open, he could see the scene here, his expression was even colder, he was going to come in a small way, but he didn't expect to be made a big deal by these two people.

Zhao Xunyan looked coldly at Chu Xi, who was standing behind with his eyes down, his eyes darkened, and he left with a step.

Chu Zhenzhen was just about to catch up. I heard Xu Jin say: "This is the second lady of the Chu family." ”

Everyone looked at Chu Zhenzhen, and they couldn't take their eyes off, but Xu Jin, who looked mediocre, didn't attract much attention after he attracted some attention except for his piano skills.

Chu Zhenzhen glanced at her with a little disdain: "Which young lady are you, seeing that you are a vegetarian, could it be that your family has died?" ”

For Chu Zhenzhen's meanness, everyone felt that something was wrong, but Xu Jin was not angry, and stepped forward to salute: "Little girl Xu Jin, my sister has just passed away, so I am here to remember." ”

Chu Zhenzhen almost laughed, and said coldly and sarcastically: "Your sister is dead, why don't you give her a good wake and run to this crowded place to play the piano, aren't you crazy." ”

What Chu Zhenzhen said was actually very right, but her words were a little mean, and everyone's favorability towards her instantly dropped rapidly.

Xu Jin knew that there would be such irony, and lowered her head sadly, and tears fell: "My sister has always loved lively places, and she once said that if she goes one day, she must come here to play her favorite tune, so I can"

Chu Zhenzhen pursed her lips and turned her head to leave, but Xu Jin said: "I heard that the second lady's piano skills are the best in the capital, I wonder if I can stay and play a song for my sister?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen's eyes rolled, and she remembered that King Xiaoyao had been looking at Chu Xi, so she sneered: "You can misunderstand this, my eldest sister's piano skills have always been above me, why don't you let her play this tune." ”

The eyes fell on Chu Xi all of a sudden, and everyone looked at Chu Xi, who was wearing simple clothes with low eyebrows, and felt that it was very eye-catching, but everyone knew that the eldest lady of the Chu family had lived in the nunnery for several years, where would there be any piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Chu Zhenzhen obviously made her ugly.

Yun Songyi was also a little angry: "Second Miss, you know that Sister Ji'er can't, why are you so difficult?" ”

"Difficult?" Chu Zhenzhen smiled lightly: "This Miss Yun doesn't know, my eldest sister's biological mother is the best at guqin, and the eldest sister is naturally very talented, after she came back, her mother invited the best violinist in the capital to teach her, she said no, this is to make things difficult for me." ”

Chu Xi looked at Chu Zhenzhen, who couldn't figure it out, today it was clear that she was helping her, Xu Jin was calculating her, she was fine, and directly pulled herself into the water.

Xu Jin seemed to see something, and stepped forward: "Miss Chu, if you don't feel embarrassed"

"But I feel embarrassed." Chu Ji looked at Xu Jin lightly; "I once had a relationship with Concubine Xu, she is humble and polite, she is even more gentle and kind, and she never does what is difficult for a strong person, why is her sister so aggressive?"

Xu Jin's face turned slightly pale, and she looked at Chu Xi in surprise, this eldest lady of the Chu family is so powerful.

"Me"

Chu Xiwan'er: "I'm just here to enjoy the lanterns, I also feel very sorry and sad for Concubine Xu to pass away, and I will order someone to go to Xu's Mansion to mourn when I turn around, if Miss Xu has nothing else, I won't bother." Chu Xi said, and glanced at Chu Zhenzhen: "Second sister, didn't you say that there is something else to do today?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen came back to her senses, remembered what was going on, turned her head and was about to leave, Xu Jin looked at all this, her palms clenched secretly.

Yun Songyi watched everyone disperse, and then said angrily: "Your sister is too ignorant. ”

Chu Xi smiled faintly: "It's just a guide from someone with a heart." Chu Ji glanced at Xu Jin and turned his head to leave.

Xu Jin gritted his teeth slightly, fortunately, this Chu Zhen had already been promised to the Marquis of Anping's Mansion, otherwise if he entered the Xiaoyao Palace, he would be a strong opponent, but this Chu Zhenzhen

Chu Xi walked to a place where there were few people before pulling Lu Tan and said, "You go and keep an eye on Xu Jin, don't let her spoil Zhen Zhen's affairs." ”

Green sandalwood chin. Turn around and leave quietly.

Yan Jifu stepped forward and pointed to a pink rabbit lamp in front of Chu Ji and said, "This lamp is really ingenious."

Chu Ji's footsteps stopped: "It's about to be spring, Yan Gongzi and Cousin Xiao seem to be very well prepared, the title of the gold list, the two should be at the top of the list." ”

Yan Jifu's face turned red, he only thought that Chu Ji was really praising him, and hurriedly smiled: "Miss Chu is too famous." ”

Li Xiao was familiar with Chu Xi and knew that she was sarcastic, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Occasionally you have to relax and relax." ”

Chu Xi raised her eyebrows slightly, stepped forward, and walked around the boat watching, just waiting for Zhao Xunyan to take the bait.

In the cabin, Chu Zhenzhen came abruptly, and the King of Joy was a little disgusted to see her so ignorant of the rules, but looking at the pattern on her waist card, he finally remembered where he had seen it. There are also such patterns on the waist cards of the four protectors of the Wuji Pavilion!

Could it be that she is from the Infinite Pavilion?

Zhao Xunyan was stunned, but Lin Qingyu on the side opened his mouth: "I heard my father say that the prince is finally going to marry?" ”

"Marry? Who to marry? Chu Zhenzhen hurriedly asked.

Zhao Xuanyi's face was cold, and he glanced at Chu Zhenzhen: "Miss Chu seems to care about Uncle Xiaohuang very much. ”

Chu Zhenzhen lowered her eyebrows shyly: "Zhenzhen's thoughts, isn't it known to the whole capital." ”

"Haha, it's sincere, I'll go and tell my father for you when I go back, Uncle Xiao Huang has someone like you who really thinks about him to take care of, and my father's heart disease is also counted." It was the Seventh Prince who spoke, and his face was not as outstanding as that of the Eighth Prince and Zhao Xuanyi, slightly tough, but it was not ugly.

Zhao Xunyan frowned slightly, immersed in Chu Zhenzhen's waist card. If she is a member of Wuji Pavilion, or has a relationship with Wuji Pavilion, then Chu Bingsong must also be secretly connected with Wuji Pavilion, but why hasn't Chu Bingsong revealed a trace for so many years?

"Isn't the prince going to get married" Chu Zhenzhen said with some resentment, and the seventh prince laughed: "It's just a side concubine, the eldest princess Xu Yun died in childbirth." In order to comfort the Xu family, the father gave the concubine of the Xu family to the little imperial uncle, who was the young lady who played the piano on the bow of the boat, but it was also dignified and elegant. ”

When Chu Zhenzhen heard this, her face immediately sank, it was actually her!

Chu Zhenzhen squeezed out a smile and bowed and retreated, but Zhao Xunyan's gaze never left her. Several people looked at it, thinking that Zhao Xunyan was really interested in Chu Zhenzhen, and they all laughed, but Lin Qingyu picked up the wine glass, looked at the clear wine inside, and his eyes were bent.

Xu Jin was playing the piano, and suddenly heard footsteps behind him, the sound of the piano stopped, and he stood up lightly and looked at Chu Zhenzhen: "Miss Chu, is there anything wrong with me?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen stared at her: "You are also worthy of marrying the prince?" ”

Xu Jin heard her words. The smile grew bigger and bigger, and he lowered his voice: "You are still thinking about it, and I am about to get married, what, are you jealous?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen was not an irritable person, but Xu Jin provoked her like this, she couldn't help it: "You are just a concubine of a third-grade official's family, what qualifications do you have to talk to me like this!" ”

Seeing this, Xu Jin looked at the window of the cabin, and saw that the people inside also looked over, with a smile in his eyes, and instead approached the direction of Chu Zhenzhen, he curtsy, but actually got closer to the edge of the boat without a guardrail: "Miss Chu, don't be angry, Jin'er confessed your mistake to you." ”

Chu Zhenzhen frowned, she didn't know that she was still so arrogant. Why did you admit defeat at this time: "Hmph" Chu Zhenzhen raised her hand slightly and shook her sleeves, and before she finished speaking, she saw Xu Jin exclaim in surprise, and the person fell directly into the lake.

Everyone was surprised, but a figure flashed quickly, and before Xu Jin fell into the water, he scooped her up and put her on the boat, but slightly pushed Chu Zhenzhen's waist, Chu Zhenzhen was not in a hurry, and she had already fallen into the lake with a plop.

Xu Jin was also stunned, looking at the person standing next to him, it was actually the maid ring beside Chu Xi before, and he was surprised.

"Miss Xu, stand firm, don't fall again." Chu Xi's voice suddenly sounded behind him, Xu Jin's face was frightened, and he looked at Chu Xi, who was full of indifference, and his heart rose slightly.

Soon, an attendant jumped into the water and fished Chu Zhenzhen up, but she was drenched, even if Chu Xi took off her cloak and gave it to her, she was still shivering with cold, and the makeup on her face was all gone.

Chu Ji took Chu Zhenzhen to the cabin and saluted Zhao Xunyan slightly: "Lord Wang, the courtier heard that the second sister once said that the prince has another courtyard nearby, I wonder if I can let the second sister go to your courtyard for the time being to change her clothes, so as not to catch the cold?" ”

When the words were said here, Zhao Xunyan had no reason to refuse, but he looked at Chu Xi with a smile: "I see that Zhen Zhen didn't have a ring with her, so why don't you go with the king." ”

"Isn't there even a maid-in-law in the prince's courtyard?" Lin Qingyu said with a smile, Zhao Xuanyi's eyes lit up and looked deeply at Lin Qingyu, who was protecting Chu Xi, and opened his mouth: "Uncle Xiaohuang will lead people over first, Prime Minister Chu is particularly distressed about this daughter, if he knows that we will not be saved when we see death, even my father will not be able to spare us when we turn back." ”

Zhao Xunyan seemed to be a little insistent and looked at Chu Xi: "Miss Chu is still together." ”

"No, Miss Chu is my daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door, how can she enter and leave other men's courtyards at will." Lin Qing is very short-sighted.

Zhao Xunyan was a little annoyed: "Lin Qingyu, don't forget your identity." ”

Lin Qingyu got up with a smile: "I just didn't forget it, so I didn't dare to let my sister go with you." After that, he turned his head and looked at Chu Zhenzhen: "Miss Chu, the Lin family also has a ready-to-wear shop nearby, why don't you go to the ready-to-wear store and take a rest first?" After that, she stared at the Huangtian jade card on her waist for a long time.

Zhao Xunyan's brows furrowed, Lin Qingyu is now the eighth person on his face, he naturally can't let them know about Wuji Pavilion first, if Chu Zhenzhen really has something to do with Wuji Pavilion, it can help him a lot.

"Thank you Lin Shizi for your kindness, but after all, we have already asked the prince first." Chu Zhenzhen said tremblingly.

Zhao Xunyan's face sank, but he didn't bring his attendants out today.

"Let's go." Zhao Xunyan stood up, turned his head and went out.

Chu Xi looked at Chu Zhenzhen: "Do you want me to go with you or let the third sister go with you?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen naturally didn't want to be Chu Xi, but now that King Xiaoyao was very interested in her, she wished that King Xiaoyao would be farther away: "Let the third sister come with me, she will wait on the shore." After Chu Zhenzhen finished speaking, she hurriedly followed and left.

Zhao Xunyan walked extremely fast, Wuji Pavilion has always been the force he wants to take, this force of the rivers and lakes is mysterious and powerful, if it can be used by him, there is no need to be so timid anymore, and he swallows his anger in front of a few little princes.

As soon as Chu Xiuxiu saw them come out, the bottle in the palm of her hand tightened, and she stepped forward to salute before hurriedly supporting Chu Zhenzhen: "Second sister, are you okay?" As she spoke, she stuffed the bottle in her hand into Chu Zhenzhen's hand, and whispered in her ear, "When the time is right, just pinch the pill inside." "This is what she and Aunt Nie are coming, every time Chu Bingsong goes to her room, she can't leave, that's what she relies on.

Chu Zhenzhen looked at Chu Xiuxiu with a blushing face, and suddenly understood what this was, but she didn't believe her, smiled coldly, put away the medicine, but didn't plan to use it.

Chu Xiuxiu was not in a hurry, and followed all the way to Zhao Xunyan's courtyard.

Zhao Xunyan waited in the courtyard, only letting the maid-in-law take Chu Zhenzhen down to change clothes, and Chu Xiuxiu followed.

When she arrived in the room, Chu Xiuxiu grabbed the clothes that Chu Zhenzhen wanted to change and said, "Second sister, what are you doing in such a hurry to get dressed." Aren't you going to marry the Easy King? ”

Chu Zhenzhen looked at her disdainfully: "How do you marry King Xiaoyao, and do you want to teach it?" ”

"The second sister misunderstood." Chu Xiuxiu hurriedly smiled and said: "Second sister, I understand, since I plan to enter the palace for the draft, there must be a few brothers and sisters who can be relied on, and our Chu Mansion has no relatives who are promising, and there is a Dingguo Mansion behind the second sister, if the second sister has become a princess, then who would dare to show me a face in the palace?" ”

When Chu Zhenzhen heard this, her chin was raised higher: "Hmph, I didn't expect you to have such an idea." "But I'm happy.

"Does your medicine really work?" Chu Zhenzhen remembered what Jiao Simiao had done to her, and if she married King Xiaoyao in a dignified manner, she would definitely be discovered, but it would be better

Zhao Xunyan was waiting in the courtyard at this time, and suddenly saw Chu Xiuxiu running out with a panicked face, and knelt in front of him weakly as soon as he saw him.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Xunyan looked at her heavily.

Chu Xiuxiu seemed frightened: "You go and see the second sister, a few people in black clothes snatched a piece of her jade." I'm going to kill her right now. ”

"What jade?" Zhao Xunyan said busily.

"It looks like a yellow waist card"

As soon as Chu Xiuxiu finished speaking, Zhao Xunyan had already disappeared.

When Zhao Xunyan arrived, the room was in a mess, and there were things that had been turned over everywhere, and Chu Zhenzhen was lying on the ground with only a shirt, as if she was unconscious.

Chu Zhenzhen was lying down, she didn't know why Chu Xiuxiu said that she wanted to make this place like this, but she didn't expect it to be really effective.

"Vera!" Zhao Xunyan stepped forward to help her up, Chu Zhenzhen opened her eyes slightly, and only then did she think about crying with affection, and then saw Zhao Xunyan asking: "What is the relationship between you and Wuji Pavilion, and what is the connection between the Prime Minister's Mansion and Wuji Pavilion?" ”

"Infinite Pavilion?" Chu Zhenzhen was a little confused, but it seemed that Zhao Xunyan wanted to know the relevant news of Wuji Pavilion very much, so he planned it: "Wuji Pavilion Wuji Pavilion let me, let me"

"How do you do it?" Zhao Xunyan asked.

Chu Zhenzhen's palm had already broken the pill, just waiting for it to take effect, but what she didn't expect was that this medicine was also very useful to herself, and before Zhao Xunyan could react first, she became hot first.

Zhao Xunyan saw that her expression was wrong. His face was slightly gloomy: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Lord" Chu Zhenzhen's voice began to become coquettish, and a pair of eyes seemed to be dyed with spring, sparkling: "Lord, that Wuji Pavilion has a deep relationship with me" Chu Zhenzhen grabbed Wuji Pavilion with the last trace of reason, like grasping the last straw.

Chu Zhenzhen used a lot of medicine, and Zhao Xunyan, who was behind Rao is internal strength, also began to be in a trance, and Chu Zhenzhen's face in front of him began to coincide with Chu Zhenzhen's face, as if Chu Zhen was charming in front of him.

"Chu Zhen----" Zhao Xunyan blurted out, but his hand pinched Chu Zhenzhen's neck fiercely: "You dare not like me!" How dare you sarcastically mock me! You're so bold, I'm going to make you cry and beg me! When Zhao Xunyan saw that the face in front of him was Chu Xi, his reason collapsed.

The door was wide open, and the long hanging curtains in the room fluttered softly, covering the beauty of the room.

Zhao Xuanyi didn't understand why the Seventh Prince had to come over to find Zhao Xunyan, but he didn't refuse. They usually don't have a chance to go to the other courtyard of the King of Leisure, so it's just right to come and have a look at it at this time.

However, before the two of them came in, they saw Chu Xiuxiu standing in the courtyard with an anxious expression, and Zhao Xuanyi said, "What about Uncle Xiaohuang and your second sister?" ”

Chu Xiuxiu told them what she had said to Zhao Xunyan before. As soon as the two of them heard this, they looked at the empty courtyard again, and hurriedly led people over, but when they arrived at the door of the small courtyard that Chu Xiuxiu said, they heard the sound inside, and Zhao Xuanyi couldn't help coughing embarrassedly: "Uncle Xiaohuang looks fine." ”

The Seventh Prince smiled and called the guards waiting in front of the courtyard: "Is it Miss Chu Er and your prince inside?" ”

The guard nodded, Chu Xiuxiu lowered her eyes, but she couldn't hide her joy, but when she remembered what Chu Xiu had told her, her heart was dark again. This Wuji Pavilion is actually the number one murderous gang in the rivers and lakes, if he knew that he borrowed their name, he would definitely kill the killer, besides, if King Xiaoyao knew that he was calculated by his little woman, he would definitely not let her go, so these things don't need to be reminded by Chu Xi, and she won't reveal a word. But think about your own resourcefulness. Chu Xiuxiu looked forward to the beautiful life she had after entering the palace.

The Seventh Prince smiled and glanced at the Eighth Prince: "Now it's okay, we can go back and ask our father for marriage, so that we don't have to worry about my father's marriage anymore." ”

Zhao Xuanyi's face became even colder, he glanced at the room in disgust, turned his head and left.

The seventh prince looked at Chu Xiuxiu: "Miss Chu, you can also go back and wait, this prince will go back to ask his father, and he will definitely not treat your sister badly and Prime Minister Chu badly." ”

Chu Xiuxiu lowered her head: "Then please ask the Seventh Prince to make sure that the emperor agrees, otherwise, otherwise the second sister is afraid that only one will die." ”

The Seventh Prince Wan'er stepped away in steps.

Chu Ji was sitting in the cabin at the moment, looking at Lin Qingyu: "You can actually invite the Seventh Prince." "I all know that the Seven Princes have never asked about court affairs, they only like antique calligraphy and paintings, although they look rough, but they are really an elegant person.

Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes: "He asked me for three paintings of the former Song Dynasty, and it is not too much to change the city now, so I will ask him to help me a little." It's kind of cheap for him. ”

Chu Xi looked at him lightly, three rare and famous paintings can make an elegant person like the Seven Princes involved in the court, no matter how you look at it, you can't think it's possible. However, Chu Ji didn't plan to ask any more: "Thank you this time." ”

"You're welcome, it's all a family, say thank you." Lin Qingyu smiled even more happily, and poured himself another glass of wine: "You can taste this wine, the peach blossom wine brewed by the Seven Princes himself, made from last year's peach blossom stamen and high-quality jade liquor, sealed for half a year, and now when you drink it, the taste is fragrant, but it is not intoxicating." ”

Seeing Lin Qingyu's intoxicated look: "You are good wine?" ”

Lin Qingyu smiled: "It's not a good wine, but I like to drink some of these flower wines, which are fragrant and not intoxicating." ”

"Have you ever drunk plum wine?" Chu Xi asked lightly.

Lin Qingyu's eyes lit up: "You want to brew it for me?" ”

"It's time for the green plums to grow in April and May next year." Chu Xi stood up lightly, looked at the joy on his face, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and left in steps.

Lin Qingyu looked at the back of her leaving, and then lowered his head to drink the peach blossom wine. I actually felt a little sweet, sweet, sweet to the heart.

Chu Xi had just left the cabin, and Li Xiao ran over in a panic: "Big sister, are you okay?" ”

Chu Ji shook her head slightly, looked at him and Yan Jifu, and said, "Cousin, why don't you go back earlier today." ”

Li Xiao was slightly disappointed, but still didn't refuse: "Okay." ”

Chu Xi stepped forward and looked at Yun Songyi, who was also worried: "You should go back earlier, Lord Yan is afraid that something will happen today, you can be relieved after you go back, no matter how the situation changes, this country is still the emperor's country." ”

Yun Songyi didn't understand what she meant, but she would understand when she returned to Yanfu.

Because the eldest prince recruited Zheng Yun back to Beijing without permission, the emperor also found out a lot of evidence that the eldest prince was preparing to rebel, and he was directly imprisoned in the prison.

In the face of ironclad evidence, Lord Yan couldn't protect him as the eldest son of the eldest prince, and after returning from the court, he fell ill directly. Lady Yun's head was full of white hair.

Here, Chu Xi took Yahuan to take a look at the materials prepared by the two green shoots, and when she got off the boat, she saw Xu Jin standing next to the carriage.

Xu Jin looked at Chu Ji who came slowly and laughed: "Miss Chu." ”

"Miss Xu, is there something wrong?" Chu Xi's attitude was indifferent.

Xu Jin didn't mind her indifference, and stepped forward more and more: "It's Jin'er who feels that she is particularly attached to Miss Chu, Miss Chu also said that she had a relationship with her sister, and she is also very sorry for what happened to her, I wonder if Jin'er will be able to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to talk to her sister from time to time in the future?" After all, ordinary people don't know how much Jin'er misses her sister, and Jin'er rarely feels like Miss Chu."

Chu Xiwan'er: "No need, the Si people have passed away, let her rest in peace." After Chu Xi finished speaking, he got into the carriage and left.

Xu Jin was a little annoyed when she saw her so neat, but she only gritted her teeth secretly.

Lu Tan sat in the carriage, and pouted when she thought of Xu Jin: "Then Miss Xu is a thoughtful person at first glance, and she still points to being a good sister with Miss, she thinks she is Miss Yun?" ”

Green Sprouts also laughed: "She doesn't want to be friends with our young lady, maybe she saw that her plan has been ruined by our young lady repeatedly, so she wants to find out the bottom of our young lady." ”

Lu Tan suddenly realized: "So that's the case." ”

A few people were talking and laughing, and after a while, they stopped at the mouth of an alley.

The coachman listened at the mouth of the alley, and several people went around the alley and found the house that Green Shoots bought.

Chu Xi went in and looked at it, everything was ready, looking at the door was a woman who was familiar with Lu Tan before, and outsiders called Aunt Hong, this Aunt Hong is also very powerful, she used to be a girl in the Qinglou, and when she was old, she redeemed herself and married an honest blacksmith, she has an extremely neat mouth, and it is also accidental that she is familiar with Lu Tan, but she is a reliable one.

"Everything the girls want is ready." She pulled out a stack of weft hats.

Chu Ji took it and smiled: "It's hard work." ”

Aunt Hong smiled: "If I didn't know that Green Sandalwood is not simple, I really want her to be my daughter-in-law." ”

"Aunt Hong is laughing again, your son is only five years old!" Green Sandalwood exaggerated.

Several people laughed, Aunt Hong took the lock and locked the yard, listened to Chu Xi's explanation, and left in a hurry.

Chu Xi and the others brought the dark coat and dark veil hat that Aunt Hong had prepared a long time ago, and then went out.

Yang Ciben was anxiously pacing back and forth in the room, and when he heard the next person report that someone was outside, he ran out happily.

Old General Yang sat in the flower hall, looking at the three people in front of him who refused to show their faces, his face was slightly gloomy: "Who is Your Excellency, what is the matter with coming to my Yang Mansion?" ”

Chu Xi looked at the old general Yang who was sitting in front of him covered in thorns, he was still alive, which was good, but King Xiaoyao didn't see Yang Ying this time, so he would definitely not give up. With his thoughts, the Yang family will only be a stumbling block for him, and he will get rid of it sooner or later, and this matter of the eldest prince is just an opportunity.

"I came this time to save the lives of the people of the Yang Mansion." Chu Xi said lightly.

Old General Yang sneered: "Who are you, can the Yang Mansion need you to save it?" I see that you are young, and I don't care about you, but you better stop messing around now and leave immediately! ”

Chu Ji held back the wetness in her eyes, calmed down the excitement in her heart, and said, "Regarding the matter of the eldest prince, General Yang is so sure that you are not involved at all?" ”

Old General Yang had a calm face: "What do you want to say?" ”

Chu Xi's mood became more and more stable, and her tone became more and more calm: "Two days ago, Yang Ying, the young lady of the Yang family, secretly sent a letter to the eldest prince's mansion, and the eldest prince did not open it to read it, but I believe that this letter will be discovered soon, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be used by people with intentions." ”

"My Yang family is loyal to the country, and my Yang son's son is only one with a broken leg in order to encircle the territory, how can the emperor not believe me!" General Yang was a little excited, his old eyes were slightly red, and his voice was a little hoarse, precisely because he knew that if the emperor really encountered something with conclusive evidence, he would not believe him. Even if the Yang family worked hard for the court.

Chu Xi looked at him calmly: "What is the answer to this question, you and I have the answer in our hearts, I didn't come here to argue with you about this issue, but today the eldest prince has been thrown into prison, and others will not let him turn over again, and will also take the opportunity to eradicate the party henchmen, General Yang, Yang Mansion has never colluded with any party, but on the other hand, Yang Mansion is the enemy of all parties." ”

Old General Yang slapped the table angrily and stood up, but Yang Qianxiu, who was listening on the side, did not speak, because this was the case. The Yang Mansion has military power, once it defects to any party, it will be an absolute blow to the others, and it is precisely because they do not defect to anyone that everyone will worry that the Yang Mansion will change its mind one day. It is the best choice to deal with it quickly.

Chu Xi didn't seem to be frightened by Old General Yang's momentum at all, and stood there lightly without any emotional fluctuations.

"Come over here. I'm here to help you. Chu Ji said.

"Why should I believe you?" Old General Yang looked at her coldly: "Since you said that anyone wants to get rid of the Yang family and hurry up, how do I know that you are not their person?" ”

Lu Tan was a little annoyed when he heard this, but Chu Xi just took out a letter from his sleeve and put it on the side: "This is a letter sent by Miss Yang, I asked people to take it back, but the world is so big, there are many strange people, there are capable people in the Xiaoyao Palace, who are good at imitating anyone's handwriting, if the old general doesn't believe me, Miss Yang's letter will appear on the desk of the Criminal Department again in a few days, and the old general Yang will believe me at that time." ”

Yang Qianxiu glanced at the handwriting on the letter and asked, "Then this little gentleman, is there a solution?" ”

"Yes." Chu Xi glanced at him lightly, the Yang family is still a reasonable person, that is, him: "Let Yang Ying marry." ”

"Can it be solved by getting married?" Yang Qianxiu looked at Chu Xi in disbelief.

"I'll solve other things, but this one is the only one I can't solve, so I came to the door." Chu Xi said, as long as Yang Ying marries, then the letter she wrote to the eldest prince can be said to be framed by someone with a heart. But if they can't persuade Yang Ying, then she will definitely say something unfavorable to the Yang Mansion because of her anger: "If she can't marry within two days, I will kill her." Chu Xi said coldly, she would rather kill one Yang Ying than let the entire Yang Mansion be guillotined.

"You dare! If you kill her, I will kill you!" Old General Yang's face turned pale.

Chu Xi raised his eyes to look at him: "You will know if I dare or not." Chu Xi raised her eyes to look at him.

Through the curtain, General Yang seemed to see those cold eyes.

"Who the hell are you!" Old General Yang's tone already had murderous intent in his tone, and Yang Ci, who was standing outside the house and listening, felt distressed. He knew that it was Chu Ji standing inside, but his grandfather didn't know how sad he would be when he heard his tone and words like that.

Chu Ji's eyes were slightly red, but she still stood upright, not showing a trace of emotion: "Old General Yang, time is running out." Chu Xi said, turned his head and was about to leave, but Yang Qianxiu hurriedly spoke: "Then you tell us." Who is gracious to you, so you have to come? ”

"More than ten years ago, the daughter of the Yang family." After Chu Xi finished speaking lightly, he stepped up and left. Mother gave birth to her, nurtured her and protected her, this is the greatest grace.

Old General Yang looked at Chu Xi's back, and was in a trance, as if he saw Yang Pei, who left home desperately for Chu Bingsong, shook his body, and then sat down on the stool.

Yang Ci hurriedly stopped Chu Xi: "It's you." ”

Chu Xi met his eyes: "I'm not joking, it's likely that there won't be time for two days." "From the time King Xiaoyao refused to see the eldest prince, Chu Xi knew that he had given up the eldest prince. And according to his character, a chess piece is wasted, and it will squeeze the last trace of use out of him.

Yang Ci looked at Chu Xi coldly, and pursed his lips slightly: "Hey"

"Young Master Yang, farewell." Chu Xi said that, and left directly with people.

Yang Ci looked at her slender back, distressed, thinking about what she had just said. Turned around and entered the lobby.

(Battlefield Literature)