Chapter 122: 122 backer

Chapter 122: 122 backer

Chapter 122 Chapter 122 Backing

Before Nanny Yan could speak, she heard Chu Qianchen respond obediently and thanked Empress Dowager Yin again.

Aunt Yan held the handkerchief hesitantly and hesitated to speak. At this moment, Queen Mother Yin's eyes looked towards her lightly, which made her heart skip a beat.

"Yes, the Queen Mother." Grandma Yan did not dare to hesitate any longer and could only bow down respectfully and accept the order.

Queen Mother Yin raised her hand and rubbed the center of her brow. A strong sense of fatigue suddenly came over her. She waved her hand and said, "The Ai family is tired. You all can go down."

On weekdays, Queen Mother Yin was always tired, and the palace maids in Shouning Palace were also used to it. Several maids and chambermaids withdrew from the palace in an orderly manner, leaving only Aunt He and the eldest maid to serve.

Chu Qianchen took off a primrose-colored crescent-shaped sachet embroidered with cloud patterns from his waist, and respectfully presented it to the Queen Mother Yin with both hands, "Empress Dowager, the spices in this sachet can calm the mind. It is made by my own hands. of."

Queen Mother Yin took the sachet, put it on the coffee table casually, and said calmly: "You have this filial piety, the Ai family will remember it."

Grandma Yan glanced quickly at the crescent-shaped sachet, then lowered her eyes, with a flash of disdain in her eyes.

The embroidery skills of this sachet are really ordinary, just like the purses sold by any embroidery shop outside. If you want to please the Queen Mother with such a sachet, you are really a concubine who can't stand up to the stage!

After Chu Qianchen knelt down and saluted, he took Nanny Yan and left.

Queen Mother Yin stared blankly at Chu Qianchen's slender back. There was relief, sigh, hope, relief, and a little bit of regret in her eyes: she also wanted to have a good talk with Chu Qianchen and ask about Gu Jue's current situation. , but now is not the right time.

When leaving the palace, Nanny Yan couldn't help but look back, and heard Nanny He suggest: "The Queen Mother, I see that this ginseng tea is cold, so you should warm it up before drinking it."

The curtains of Concubine Xiang were drawn down, which also blocked the sounds from behind. Nanny Yan could no longer hear what Empress Dowager Yin said behind her.

After following Chu Qianchen across the threshold of the main hall, Aunt Yan said nonchalantly: "Second Miss Chu, I will take you back to Mingde Hall first, and then come back to pack your luggage. After the longevity banquet is over, I will Do you think it’s okay to go back to Yongdinghou Mansion with you?”

Chu Qianchen agreed gently, and under the guidance of Grandma Yan, he returned the same way and walked slowly towards the Mingde Hall.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief: her trip to the palace was not in vain.

The Queen Mother Yin's situation was much better than she expected. What puzzled her was that the Queen Mother was obviously not in a state of exhaustion. Why did she die so early in her last life...

Is there anything else she doesn't know about?

It was already half past time, and the sun was like fire, scorching the earth. When I came out of Shouning Palace, I felt a hot wind coming towards me.

Chu Qianchen didn't care at all and walked forward thoughtfully.

When she came to her senses, she was already outside the school grounds in front of Mingde Hall.

From a distance, you can see two tall men competing on the ring. The two are dodging and attacking nimbly, with quick movements and murderous intent. They seem to be on par with each other, and they can't tell the winner for a moment. .

The area around the school grounds was noisier than before she left. Everyone seemed to be unable to feel the sweltering summer heat. They were talking and laughing, and everyone was in high spirits.

At the entrance of the school ground, a group of young men in rich and colorful clothes were talking around a young man in black clothes like stars over the moon. Some congratulated him, some laughed, some applauded, and some patted his shoulders and pushed him. It was very lively.

Chu Qianchen glanced around half a circle casually, and his eyes fell on a young man wearing a bamboo-green Hufu not far away.

The young man lowered his head with a dejected look, kicked a stone under his feet, and tore the stone over and over.

Amber cleverly ran to inquire about it, and when she came back, she reported to Chu Qianchen with a subtle expression: "Girl, just now the competition for the youth group under the age of fifteen has been completed, and the eldest young master won the third place."

Chu Yunyi has just turned twelve. In fact, considering his age, it is already quite good to get third place.

Chu Qianchen stared at Chu Yunyi for a while, then said casually to Nanny Yan behind him: "Nanny Yan, I'll go over and have a few words with my brother."

Without waiting for Nanny Yan to react, she walked towards Chu Yunyi herself.

Grandma Yan frowned, with undisguised disapproval written on her face.

The Queen Mother asked her to teach Chu Qianchen the rules. Logically speaking, she should give him a few reminders. However, the more Chu Qianchen failed to get on the stage, the more satisfied "that one" would be. She'd better not go overboard!

Thinking about it, Grandma Yan raised her eyes and looked towards the stand in the middle. The figure in the bright yellow dragon robe was particularly eye-catching in the sun.

Grandma Yan quickly withdrew her gaze and waited with low eyebrows.

Chu Qianchen walked slowly towards Chu Yunyi, staring at his stubborn profile.

A young child with a blurry face appeared in her mind. As she walked forward step by step, the other person's face gradually became clearer.

Chu Yunyi started practicing martial arts with his father Chu Lingxiao at the age of four. He learned to ride a horse before he even picked up a pen.

Chu Lingxiao obviously had high hopes for him, and he did not live up to his father's expectations. He practiced Sanfu in the summer and Sanjiu in the winter, very hard.

When she was a child, she secretly watched him practice martial arts behind Aunt Jiang's back. She saw his palms were blistered with blood blisters from the bow and arrow, but he still wanted to practice, so she ran over and wrapped a white cloth around his hands, and then watched as he continued. practice.

She cheered and applauded him.

Later, Aunt Jiang somehow found out about this and asked her not to disturb Chu Yunyi's martial arts practice. She also watched her practice as a female celebrity for several days...

Since she was a child, Aunt Jiang had intentionally or unintentionally prevented her from getting close to Chu Yunyi. However, in the same house, Chu Qianchen would inevitably hear a lot about Chu Yunyi.

She only thought about these things little by little recently.

Chu Qianchen was lost in thought as he walked.

Directly in front, Chu Yunyi, with his head lowered, was still kicking the pebbles, and the pebbles were rolling back and forth.

Suddenly, he saw a bright red dress enter his field of vision. The embroidered shoes under the dress were embroidered with a pair of vivid butterflies. The butterfly wings like cicada wings flapped gently with the owner.

Chu Yunyi raised his gaze, and two feet away, Chu Qianchen's familiar face came into view.

The bright sunshine poured down and gently enveloped her body, making the girl a little more dignified than usual, like a golden lotus in front of the Bodhisattva.

The eyes of the siblings met.

At this moment, the surrounding sounds seemed to fade away, and Chu Yunyi felt as if there were only two of them left here.

He pursed his lips awkwardly, his thin lips formed into a straight line, and his eyes were dark.

That day, he heard that his father and grandmother wanted Chu Qianchen to die suddenly. He originally wanted to go to Zhuangzi to inform Chu Qianchen, but his father locked him up instead.

Although Chu Qianchen came back from Zhuangzi safely, he didn't help at all in the whole matter.

Every time he thought about it, Chu Yunyi felt defeated and his heart felt stuffy. He tossed and turned and almost stayed up all night last night.

Originally, he planned to win the first place in today's martial arts test, which would make Chu Qianchen feel proud, but just now he failed to perform well and had to take third place.

Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.

He lost, he was so useless!

This feeling of helpless frustration increased steadily and reached its highest point when he saw Chu Qianchen walking towards him.

The distance between the two became closer and closer. Chu Yunyi suddenly turned around and wanted to run away with long strides.

The corner of Chu Qianchen's mouth twitched and he said in a calm tone: "Chu Yunyi, try taking one more step forward!"

This sentence is simple, neither light nor serious, but the intimidation is beyond words.

Chu Yunyi accidentally thought of the scene that was overturned by Chu Qianchen in the Hou Mansion last time.

If he fell on his back in public, it would definitely be more embarrassing than if he failed the martial arts test today. If that was the case, he might as well hit himself to death with a piece of tofu!

Chu Yunyi stopped, his body as stiff as a stone sculpture, motionless.

Chu Qianchen walked up to Chu Yunyi unhurriedly, stopped a step away from him, and asked straight to the point: "Lost?"

"..." Chu Yunyi looked away awkwardly, unable to look directly into her eyes.

He heard Yu Qi say that if a sister in the family is bullied by her husband's family after getting married, her mother's brother will be her backer.

He is the eldest son, seven years older than Chu Yunmu, so he should be the one to shoulder the burden!

But he was so bad that he couldn't protect Chu Qianchen before she got married. So how could he be Chu Qianchen's backer in the future?

I heard that girls who don’t have brothers from their mother’s family to rely on will be bullied by their husband’s family.

Fortunately, on the day when the emperor decreed the marriage, he still brazenly said in front of his aunt and Chu Qianchen that he was there!

Thinking about it, Chu Yunyi felt his face burning.

He is so embarrassed!

The young man's youthful and energetic face showed stubbornness, shame, shame, and a trace of dissatisfaction.

After a while, he nodded stiffly.

Yes, he lost.

She can laugh at him and ridicule him!

He deserved it anyway.

Chu Yunyi raised her chin proudly and finally looked into Chu Qianchen's eyes.

"Open your mouth!" Chu Qianchen ordered. "..." Chu Yunyi blinked and subconsciously opened his mouth.

Then, he thought in annoyance: He is not Chu Yunmu, so why can he do whatever she asks?

Chu Qianchen took out a rose pine nut candy from his purse through the handkerchief, raised his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

She didn't say anything and just left.

Chu Yunyi felt that the sweet smell mixed with roses, pine nuts and honey filled his mouth. It was a familiar taste. He knew that this was candy made by Chu Qianchen himself.

It tastes fragrant and sweet in the mouth.

Chu Yunyi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips while holding the candy in his mouth. He cheered up again and secretly swore in his heart: He will definitely not lose next time, whether it is on the school field or in the mansion...

He is the eldest son, he will definitely be Chu Qianchen's supporter and make her look at him with admiration! !

Chu Yunyi raised his chin, turned around and walked away with his head held high, quite arrogantly like "I am the best in the world".

Chu Qianchen returned to his seat on the high platform.

Aunt Yan followed her like a shadow and escorted her to the seat.

An Le, Chang Ning, Chu Qianhuang and other noble ladies were still sitting in their original seats, and they all looked towards Chu Qianchen.

When Chu Qianchen sat down, the corner of her eye swept across the ring below, and she was stunned. Then she noticed that one of the two people competing on the ring was actually Su Mubai.

Su Mubai wore a sky-blue straight jacket and held a shining silver sword. He had an elegant appearance and a slim figure;

And his opponent was a bearded alien. This alien had a pair of ice-blue eyes as sharp as a lone wolf. He was more than half a head taller than Su Mubai. He looked like a giant bear with its head standing on the sky and the earth. Muscular and armed with a pair of heavy bolas.

One of the two is gentle and the other is rough, forming a sharp contrast.

Especially the meteor hammer in the hands of this foreigner is as big as a human head and is covered with sharp silver thorns. When it dances, the meteor hammer brings up a sharp wind, which is very powerful.

The tall and burly foreigner moved very flexibly and swiftly, using his double hammers to strike frequently, forcing Su Mubai to retreat continuously. He only defended but did not attack. He seemed to be very passive.

Several times, everyone in the audience thought that the meteor hammer was going to hit Su Mubai, and they exclaimed repeatedly, and they couldn't take their eyes away from the ring.

Chu Qianchen only glanced at the arena and then withdrew his gaze.

She had some understanding of Su Mubai's abilities, so she could tell at a glance that he was very skillful.

Su Mubai was always cautious, hoping to make a decision before taking action. Once he had figured out his opponent, it was time to take action.

Seeing Chu Qianchen sit down, Grandma Yan said goodbye and said with a somewhat arrogant attitude: "Miss Chu, I'm going back to pack my luggage."

She didn't wait for Chu Qianchen's response and just left. It was obvious that she didn't take Chu Qianchen seriously at all.

The other ladies looked at Grandma Yan's back with complicated eyes.

Just now, when Chu Qianchen came outside the school, they took advantage of their condescending advantage on the high platform to see Nanny Yan who was sending Chu Qianchen back.

At that time, they just glanced at it and didn't care, but just now they understood the meaning of Nanny Yan's words. Queen Mother Yin gave Nanny Yan to Chu Qianchen.

Obviously, Queen Mother Yin felt that Chu Qianchen was a concubine and had no rules, so she sent a nanny to the Hou Mansion to train her.

Several ladies exchanged tacit glances with each other.

At the beginning, many people were somewhat interested in Chu Qianchen, and they were quietly observing her. They felt that Chu Qianchen looked cute and well-behaved on the outside, but he couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He was obviously a bit introverted. Not generous enough.

Now, she just went to Shouning Palace to meet the Queen Mother Yin, and the Queen Mother Yin was dissatisfied and gave her the title of Nanny. It seems that she is indeed as rumored, a cowardly concubine. Not only can she not be on the stage, she can't even be a Even grandma can’t hold it down!

Even if a girl like this marries into Prince Chen's palace and becomes Princess Chen, she may not be able to control her in the future.

Thinking about it, when they looked at Chu Qianchen again, there was a bit of contempt in their eyes.

Yes, this girl who makes people happy can be so good!

Amidst the scrutinizing gazes, a lively and lively voice broke the silence around them.

"Sister," when the third princess Anle saw that Chu Qianchen was finally back, she pounced on her like a swallow returning to its nest, held her arm affectionately, and said coquettishly, "Where have you been? I'm so bored. "

"The two people below have been fighting for a while, and they can't tell the winner..."

"Zheng!"

A fierce clash of weapons suddenly sounded, interrupting Anle's words.

On the ring, the alien roared in pain, and the meteor hammer in his left hand fell to the ground. There was a **** **** on his left wrist, and the blood flowed across it and fell to the ground in tick-tock sounds.

Only the meteor hammer in his right hand was still firmly in his hand.

The eyes on his rough face were split, as if he wanted to pounce and tear Su Mubai apart.

Just when the audience thought that the foreigner was going to make another move, they saw him angrily throw away the other meteor hammer in his right hand and come down to the ring.

This action means that he has given up!

A Ministry of War official immediately announced loudly: "The winner is Su Mubai!"

"Pa bang bang..."

In an instant, warm applause erupted from the surrounding viewing platforms, one after another like thunder, one wave after another.

Only the stand where the blue-eyed alien and his tribe were standing was silent.

The emperor also raised his hands and clapped, describing himself as high-spirited, as if he himself had won the contest.

"Prince Wuhe," the emperor turned to look at the white-robed monk sitting next to him, and said with a proud smile, "This Su Mubai is a general in our fifth army camp in Daqi. He was a military commander six years ago. The number one scholar, who is still in his early thirties, has made a lot of contributions to our Da Qi. "

The emperor's seemingly casual tone was a bit showy and a bit demonstrative.

This was originally one of the purposes of today's military test. The emperor wanted to let Nan Hao and the surrounding foreign tribes know that Da Qi not only had King Chen Gu Jue, but also many young and brave soldiers.

These people are not weaker than Gu Jue!

Even if Gu Jue is dead, Daqi is not a pie that everyone can take a bite of.

Below, Su Mubai glanced in the direction of the emperor and Jia Lou, then put his sword into its scabbard. Someone came to clean up the mess on the ring, took away the pair of meteor hammers, and wiped away the blood on the ring.

Jialou stared at Su Mubai's back and praised: "General Su Shen of your country is not only extraordinary in martial arts, but also has extraordinary eyesight, courage and carefulness."

eyesight? ! The emperor was stunned and didn't understand what Jialou meant.

The young man in green behind Jialou said: "Left-handed... 'Meteor Hammer' is left-handed."

Although the foreigner who used the meteor hammer just now used double hammers, people's left and right hands must still be strong and weak. A left-hander's left hand is naturally more flexible and stronger. Since this person even lost the meteor hammer in his left hand, Of course, it was impossible for him to defeat Su Mubai with his right hand alone. This was the reason why he was not eager to fight and admitted defeat calmly.

The emperor's face was slightly stiff. He didn't realize that the blue-eyed foreigner was left-handed at all.

Jialou smiled slightly, with warm eyes, and praised the young man in green: "Yes, your eyesight has improved."

The young man in green raised his chin, as if he had received a huge compliment.

Jialou looked at the emperor again and continued: "Da Qi is really full of talents. I heard that General Su Shen spent several years in the Northern Army? Your country's King Chen is really good at training people."

"..." The emperor's face suddenly turned uglier. The sun was shining brightly at this moment, but the emperor's face seemed to be covered by dark clouds.

The whisk in Eunuch Ni's hand trembled, and his body tensed.

He could guess how angry the emperor was at this moment. With so many people present, only Nanhao's eldest prince Wu Hejialou dared to speak to the emperor like this.

The other noble courtiers around also lowered their eyes, pretending not to hear that the emperor was slapped in the face.

Jialou still smiled, his smile was gentle and gentle, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he just said.

The expression on the emperor's face was almost unbearable.

At this time, the next round of competition began.

Two men with different appearances entered the ring from two directions. The winner of this round of competition will have a decisive battle with Su Mubai to determine the final winner of this martial arts test.

A loud gong sounded, and the two men faced each other with knives, slashing with murderous intent...

Crown Prince Gu Nanjin clenched his fists, fearing that the situation would become more and more tense. He cleared his throat and smiled: "Uncle Nine Emperors is indeed a young and talented man, capable of both civil and military skills, and extremely talented."

"I heard that the eldest prince Wu He is also a first-class civil and military talent in your country. In the future, the eldest prince Wu He and I, Da Qi, will also be a family."

As soon as Gu Nanjin said these words, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became very subtle.

The same is true for the Hao people brought from Daqi to Jialou.

There was an eerie silence on the high platform where the emperor sat.

(End of chapter)