Chapter 206: 206 fancy
Chapter 206 Chapter 206 Fancy
The little black cat whose tail became hairy after playing so much didn't even know that he was in trouble. He ran out of the window after the moth and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Leave the broken pieces of porcelain in that place.
Amber held her forehead and quickly ordered the little maid to clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.
Chu Qianchen crossed the threshold and walked into the main room. He yawned lazily and told Hu Hu, "Please help me wash up."
Amber quickly followed Chu Qianchen into the house, and asked the little maid to quickly prepare hot water for bathing, scented soap, roses, etc.
Jiang Yuan stopped outside the house and looked at Chu Qianchen's somewhat dashing steps. He knew the answer in his heart and turned back to look in the direction of the outer courtyard.
She couldn't help but think of Su Mubai and whispered to herself: "The princess and the prince are so similar..."
The little maid who had just finished sweeping away the broken porcelain happened to hear it and couldn't help but ask, "Does it look like it?"
She felt nothing like it.
The prince was so aloof and aloof. Even when she saw him from a distance, she wanted to take a detour. He was not as friendly as the princess!
Jiang Yuan said nothing, turned around and walked out of the hospital.
The prince dealt with Su Mubai in the same way last time. After a few words of advice, he let him figure it out on his own and let Su Mubai kneel all night.
She estimated that the princess would not pay attention to Chu Yunyi tonight.
Since this is what the princess wants, she won't mind her own business.
Jiang Yuan returned to his room.
She guessed right. After Chu Qianchen returned to the house, he washed and rested, and indeed ignored Chu Yunyi.
Chu Yunyi stood alone in Shaohua Hall all night.
The night was both short and long.
Chu Yunyi thought a lot, about Shi Zice and the others, about the things on the fourteenth floor, about Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang, about Chu Qianchen...
What he was thinking more about was what he would have to face later if he was not taken away by the people from Prince Chen's Mansion.
When the loud crowing of roosters came from the distance, Chu Yunyi suddenly came back from his thoughts and found that the sky outside had become misty and bright.
The night passed.
Chu Yunyi touched his sticky hair and wondered if he should go home and wash up. Before he walked out of the hall, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him.
The young man wearing a lake blue t-shirt had a friendly smile and strong steps. The scar on his neck was very eye-catching.
Chu Yunyi saw Yun Zhan many times when he was at Xuanjia Camp, and he shouted nonchalantly: "Captain Yun."
Thinking of his appearance at this moment, Chu Yunyi felt a little embarrassed, and there was a bit of embarrassment on the young man's young face.
Why couldn't Yun Zhan see it? He patted Chu Yunyi's left shoulder and said, "Come on, follow me. I'll take you to wash up."
The night passed, but the smell of alcohol on Chu Yunyi's body still lingered. Mixed with the smell of hangover tea, it turned into a sour pickle smell.
Chu Yunyi said "hmm" and followed without saying a word.
Yun Zhan led Chu Yunyi as if nothing had happened, glancing at him from the corner of his eye from time to time, feeling that Jiang Yuan was right, the princess's behavior was indeed like that of a prince!
This is much crueler than the saying "A dutiful son emerges from under a stick"!
Ahem, this metaphor seems inappropriate.
Yun Zhan stopped thinking about it and took Chu Yunyi to the guest house, where he arranged for him to bathe and change into a bamboo-moon colored robe.
Jing Feng rummaged through the box and found the clothes Gu Jue had never worn when he was young.
After Chu Yunyi had breakfast and Yun Zhan retired, a little maid came over and took Chu Yunyi to see Chu Qianchen.
Chu Qianchen had just had breakfast and was flipping through an account book.
The house was missing a pair of disdainful cat eyes, and Chu Yunyi suddenly felt relieved.
It was the same people as last night, but the little black cat was missing.
He strode up to Chu Qianchen, took a deep breath, and admitted his mistake: "I was wrong."
Chu Qianchen didn't look at him, casually flipped through the pages of the account book and asked, "What's wrong?"
At first glance, the conversation seemed the same as last night.
But this time, Chu Yunyi didn't give in, he really understood.
"They did it on purpose," he affirmed.
Chu Yunyi was not a heartless fool. After thinking about it all night, he not only figured out what was wrong with Shi Zice and the others on the fourteenth floor, but also why Shi Zice targeted him.
Chu Yunyi clenched his fist tightly and continued: "Yesterday during the ten...ahem, banquet, Shi Zice, Li Chongtao and He Yanzhang took the Imperial Academy's martial arts exam with me. Later, they all failed. Li Chongtao was very unhappy at that time. He was convinced and came to provoke me, but Shi Zice and others persuaded him to stop. At that time, Shi Zice's words when trying to persuade me were sour. "
At that time, Shi Zice repeatedly emphasized that he was lucky. At that time, Chu Yunyi felt that it was harsh, but he thought that the other party might be in a bad mood because he failed, so he didn't care about it.
Chu Yunyi also knew that the Imperial Examination seemed fair on the surface, but in fact there were many tricks. After all, the Imperial Examination was not as strict as the Imperial Examination, especially since both the literary and martial arts examinations required written examinations. Who would be admitted in the end? It is not a matter of a word from an official of the Imperial College.
The more Chu Yunyi talked, the angrier he became. He raised his eyebrows and raised his eyebrows. "Actually, I'm not very familiar with them. At most, we're just casual acquaintances. We've played pitch pot and polo a few times together."
"They were so enthusiastic about drinking wine yesterday. If I had been sober at the time, I would have known something was wrong."
As he spoke, he moved his knuckles and the joints crackled.
"We can't just let this matter go!"
"Hmph, if you have the ability, you can fight with real swords and guns on the field. What kind of ability do you do in private to plot against people?"
Chu Yunyi couldn't swallow this breath. This debt must be settled, and he couldn't suffer such a boring loss.
Chu Yunyi talked all by himself until his mouth was dry. Only then did he realize that Chu Qianchen hadn't said a word.
He coughed twice to clear his throat and turned his eyes wanderingly before looking at Chu Qianchen.
Chu Qianchen was still looking at the account book in her hand, slowly turned another page, and said two words: "How stupid."
As Chu Yunyi grew up, some people had scolded him for being naughty, scolding him for having a bad temper, and scolding him for causing trouble, but he had never been scolded for being stupid.
His face was not pretty, his thin lips were pursed into a straight line, and the line of his jaw was tight, with a bit of youthful pride and spirit.
Ouch, I’m not convinced yet! Chu Qianchen glanced at him lightly, and then said: "Isn't it stupid to figure it out so late?"
Her every word was barbed and sharp, and she didn't give Chu Yunyi any face.
"After such a trivial incident, it's not stupid to just imitate others and get drunk, only to be taken advantage of."
"You were almost instigated to start a fight with people from the palace, aren't you stupid?"
"Are you so stupid, do you still want to join the army in the future? Don't let the enemy plot you on the battlefield and have your entire army wiped out!"
Following Chu Qianchen's words, Chu Yunyi's face and mood changed several times.
At first, he was angry and dissatisfied, but later he turned to shame and introspection.
As Chu Qianchen said, if she hadn't had someone drag him out from the fourteenth floor, he would have been expelled from the Imperial College by now. Judging from the results, he was stupid.
He was so stupid that he was betrayed and counted the money for him.
But-
As a sister, couldn't she show some kindness to him when she spoke? !
They are still not siblings anymore!
Chu Yunyi's face was burning, and he said angrily: "I'm just stupid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Qianchen put down the account book in his hand, stood up from the Arhat bed, and approached him step by step.
Chu Yunyi's mind couldn't help but think of the tragedy of him being punished by Chu Qianchen twice, and he unconsciously stood on tiptoe slightly to move back.
After all, he did not retreat from this step. He used all his strength to hold it back. If he really retreated, he would be so embarrassed!
Chu Qianchen walked past him calmly and said: "You also said you would support me. You are so stupid. It seems you can't rely on me."
Chu Yunyi: "..."
Chu Yunyi was stunned for a moment, unable to react.
Chu Qianchen walked past him and left the Dongci Room without stopping, and entered the small study.
Chu Yunyi could only watch blankly as her back disappeared behind the door curtain and stood alone in the Dongci Room.
At this moment, stubbornness and reluctance outweighed shame.
Is he being underestimated? !
The flame of dissatisfaction ignited in Chu Yunyi's pupils, getting hotter and brighter.
After Chu Qianchen entered the small study, he sat down on an armchair by the window.
Jiang Yuan also followed in, feeling inexplicably sympathetic to Chu Yunyi.
Yun Zhan told her about Chu Yunyi's performance in the army. For his age, and for a young master who was pampered and raised in the Marquis Mansion, he was considered to have performed well.
However, when meeting a sister like the princess, the younger brother must have a strong heart.
Chu Qianchen looked at the drawings on the table. These were the style drawings she drew yesterday morning, including straight jackets, Taoist robes, and round-necked and large-sleeved shirts.
She was still not satisfied and thought she had to change it again, so she asked casually: "Hu Bo, is Buzhuang here?"
She thought that she could modify the style according to the materials of the cloth shop.
"Princess, the fabric samples have just been delivered." Amber replied immediately. It was because Chu Qianchen was talking to Chu Yunyi just now that she didn't dare to disturb him.
Amber took out a thick book bound with cloth samples and handed it to Chu Qianchen.
As a prince, Gu Jue wears a lot of clothes, including crown clothes, court clothes, sacrificial clothes, official clothes, gift clothes and daily clothes. The court has its own regulations on other clothing, but only regular clothes can be changed according to the owner's own preferences.
Because Gu Jue likes plain colors, the materials Chu Qianchen asked the cloth store to send were mainly plain colors and dark patterns, such as moon white, azurite, duck egg green, blue gray, water color, etc. The patterns were mostly Brocade pattern, dark eight immortals, sea water pattern, cloud pattern, wishful thinking pattern and so on.
Looking at these materials, Chu Qianchen had an idea. He asked Hu Hui to spread paper and grind ink, and then repainted a loose Taoist robe and a slim-fitting lapel Hufu.
The Taoist robe can be worn at home, and the Hufu can be worn when riding horses, so the look of the Hufu must match the prince's horse.
Thinking about it, Chu Qianchen enthusiastically drew a black horse with four white hooves. The black horse was tall and strong, with a cold look in its eyes, which was lively and agile.
As soon as she put away the pen, Jiang Yuan came in and said, "Princess, the eldest son of Chu has returned."
Chu Qianchen said nothing, her eyes still fell on the black horse she had just painted, and she nodded with a smile, which meant that she understood.
She took up the pen again, dipped it in ink, paused in mid-air, and ordered: "Let the secret guard continue to stare at him."
This guy just makes people worry.
"Yes, Princess." Jiang Yuan's voice was smooth, and a barely visible smile flashed across his eyes.
The princess really does look like the prince.
After Chu Yunyi left Prince Chen's Mansion, he returned to Hou Mansion.
He didn't come back all night, and the wife was a little worried, so she asked someone to guard him at the ceremonial gate of the Hou Mansion. As soon as he entered, the mother-in-law took him to Rongfu Hall. Chu Yunyi had not slept for almost two nights. There was a deep blue shadow under his eyes, and he was tired and haggard.
The madam felt extremely distressed when she saw him like this, and she asked him:
"Brother Yi, where were you last night? Did you stay up all night?"
"You didn't come home all night, and grandma was worried."
"Hey, this matter has nothing to do with you. Don't be angry with yourself."
“…”
When Mrs. Tai said this, Chu Yunyi suddenly remembered why he went to Prince Chen's Mansion yesterday and why he got drunk.
Because of the matter between the Fourteenth Floor and Shi Zice and the others, he actually forgot about Chu Qianchen for a while.
Thinking of this incident now, he felt much calmer than yesterday.
It dawned on him.
Although Chu Qianchen scolded him for being stupid, she still regarded him as her own brother, so she found someone to keep an eye on him, so the people from Prince Chen's Mansion rushed to the fourteenth floor as soon as possible...
Chu Yunyi suddenly felt enlightened, and said to himself in his heart that his grandmother and father were obviously unreliable, and Chu Yunmu was a five-year-old brat. He was the only one Chu Qianchen could rely on!
If he fails to live up to expectations, Chu Qianchen will have no one to rely on, how pitiful it would be.
The reason why Chu Qianchen said those words to him was to provoke the general and because he was angry that he would not fight. Yes, that must be the case!
Chu Yunyi cheered up.
Mrs. Tai was still nagging, and the topic turned to Aunt Jiang: "Hey, your aunt... just leave it alone. Grandma knows that you are filial, but this matter is a matter of the previous generation. Everything will wait until your father comes back from the northwest. Let’s talk again.”
"The Imperial Academy will start school in a few days, and this is the most important thing. For the glory of our Chu family, you should prepare well and let others see that all the children and grandchildren of our Chu family are talents."
"Brother Yi, don't focus on the present. As long as you are successful, your aunt will be as proud as a mother and a son."
Mrs. Tai earnestly warned her, but Chu Yunyi only felt it was ironic and suddenly interrupted Mrs. Tai: "Father can even do such a thing, what glory does the Chu family have?"
Madam: “…”
The madam's expression froze, she felt that this child was good at everything but had a bad mouth.
Grandma Wang hurriedly tried to smooth things over and persuaded: "Young Master, you have hurt the Madam's heart by saying this. The Madam has worked so hard for the sake of the Chu family and you, the Young Master."
Chu Yunyi didn't care at all about Mrs. Tai's expression.
He once thought that his loving grandmother had changed beyond recognition after she arrived at the Marquis Mansion under the emperor's imperial edict of marriage.
Such a Chu family would not make Chu Qianchen feel honored, but it didn't matter, she still had her younger brother, who would make her feel even more honored.
Chu Yunyi suddenly felt that he was carrying a heavy burden.
Chu Yunyi's handsome face became arrogant, and his brows were shining.
"Grandma, I will study hard." Chu Yunyi said.
Even if Mrs. Tai was a little unhappy just now, when she heard what Chu Yunyi said now, that little bit of displeasure disappeared.
Mrs. Tai smiled and said, "Brother Yi, just be aware of what's going on."
Chu Yunyi is the eldest grandson of Mrs. Tai. She really loves this grandson. In the end, no matter which grandson inherits the title in the future, it will make no difference to Mrs. Tai.
As long as Chu Yunyi makes a career, no matter whether he inherits the title or not, it will be the icing on the cake for the Chu family. Unlike this girl's family, it only needs a good marriage, otherwise it will be like Chu Qianchen, the water thrown away by the married daughter. , it’s lucky that the Chu family is not involved.
At this moment, a little maid came in and said: "Madam, Mr. Shi from the Chang'an Marquis Mansion and several other young masters are here. They are waiting outside the mansion to invite the eldest young master to go out to play."
When the wife heard that it was the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion, she immediately beamed and said with a smile: "Brother Yi, you don't have to accompany me, go quickly."
She thought that the other young masters together with the Marquis of Chang'an must have come from noble mansions. Young people should play together more on weekdays so that they can have friendships. Chu Yunyi would naturally go.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Chu Yunyi's mouth, he responded casually and left Rongfu Hall.
When he walked out of the inner ceremony door, his personal servant was waiting for him outside the door and asked uncertainly: "Master, do you really plan to go?"
Chu Yunyi moved forward with his hands behind his back, a sneer on his lips.
"Why..." Don't go!
He originally planned to say this, thinking that he must give Shi Zice and Yicheng a good beating to see if they would dare to scheme against him in the future.
But halfway through the words, Chu Yunyi hesitated again, remembering what Chu Qianchen said, especially the two words "really stupid" which stabbed him again and again like a knife.
If he goes, he will definitely be scolded by Chu Qianchen for being stupid again.
Chu Yunyi changed his words again: "Forget it, go out and tell them, just say that I'm drunk and haven't woken up yet."
After Chu Yunyi suppressed his anger, he figured it out.
He was not afraid of thieves stealing, but he was afraid that thieves would care about him. He knew clearly that Shi Zice and the others were still plotting against him, but he still insisted on jumping into the pit. That was stupid.
If it reaches Chu Qianchen's ears, he will definitely think that he is just like a little kid like Chu Yunmu.
"Also, let people prepare horses." Chu Yunyi added.
The boy heard that Chu Yunyi was probably planning to go elsewhere, so he quickly obeyed the order and ran toward the gate.
Chu Yunyi walked slowly forward with his hands behind his hands. When he came to the Waiyi Gate, the people in the stable had already prepared the horse for him.
Chu Yunyi got on his horse. He planned to go to Duke Mu's mansion, but as soon as he left the Hou's mansion, he saw five or six young masters on horses gathered outside the gate of the Hou's mansion. Chu Yunyi's young man was making a loud noise. Talk to them nicely.
Shi Zice saw Chu Yunyi coming out of the corner door at a glance, and asked angrily: "Brother Chu, where are you going?"
Chu Yunyi's servant was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that his young master would come out so quickly.
Chu Yunyi glanced at Shi Zice and others, was too lazy to pay attention to them, and rode forward indifferently.
Shi Zice's expression changed slightly when he saw Chu Yunyi just riding away.
He clamped the horse's belly, whipped his horse whip twice, chased after Chu Yunyi, and stopped Chu Yunyi with several others.
Yicheng said angrily: "Brother Chu, what do you mean by pretending not to see us!"
"Didn't you say that you were drunk and didn't wake up?" Shi Zice asked.
Just now, Chu Yunyi's servant told them that Chu Yunyi was "hangover and still hasn't woken up". Shi Zice also believed it, but unexpectedly, Chu Yunyi came out of the Hou Mansion, and there was no description at all. Hangover look.
Shi Zice began to feel something was wrong.
He and Yicheng exchanged glances, and the same thought came to mind: Could it be that Chu Yunyi knew?
If Chu Yunyi was drunk yesterday, he might not have noticed the quarrel between the two people.
But now that Chu Yunyi was on guard, he naturally did not miss these details and laughed sarcastically in his heart.
Chu Yunyi said lazily: "I'm not awake. If I sober up, can you still catch up with me?"
When he said this, he raised his chin with confidence, arrogant, flamboyant and unruly.
“…”
Shi Zice and others didn't look very good-looking.
Chu Yunyi is proud of this qualification. He is not very good at studying, but he is the best among them in horseback shooting and polo.
Shi Zice held the polo tightly, the smile on his lips had long since frozen, and he felt more and more that Chu Yunyi might know.
Yesterday, Chu Yunyi escaped accidentally. Shi Zice originally planned to provoke Chu Yunyi to go horse racing with them according to his original plan, so that he would startle the horse and break his leg.
As long as Chu Yunyi hurts his leg, he will definitely be the one to replace him.
Shi Zice's eyes were sinister.
Chu Yunyi is just a little concubine of the Hou family, and he still dares to compete with him for a spot.
Originally, everything was taken care of at home, but he didn't make it into the top ten in the martial arts test on the first day. The Imperial College had to protect Chu Yunyi, so he had no choice but to be eliminated.
There are only three days until the start of the Imperial Academy, and it's almost too late.
If Chu Yunyi really knew about it, then he would be on guard now, and it would be difficult for him to try to trick him again.
Seeing Shi Zice's uncertain expression, Chu Yunyi gave a sarcastic smile.
Humph, he just didn't fall into their trap, he just let Shi Zice get what he asked for, and when he went to the Imperial College to study in a few days, Shi Zice would be the best to **** him off to death.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll leave first."
Chu Yunyi pinched the horse's belly and rode past Shi Zice. He looked heroic and had the arrogance of riding a horse without any competition.
Shi Zice subconsciously turned his horse's head and looked at Chu Yunyi's retreating back, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.
The people around Yicheng and others looked at each other with stiff expressions.
They had always followed Shi Zi's lead, so they were a little uneasy when they saw that he was displeased.
One of them winked at Yicheng, so Yicheng cleared his throat and changed the subject: "Brother Zice, I think I saw Ah Si on the fourteenth floor last night."
Another young man said casually: "Meng Mingsi from Uncle Jingyong's Mansion?" His tone was quite disdainful.
Shi Zice frowned slightly, not happy when he heard the name Meng Mingsi.
Yicheng continued: "Meng Mingsi relied on Kang Hongda's favor. Before, he didn't take you seriously, Brother Zice. Last night I saw that he was in a bad mood. I wonder if he is tired of Kang Hongda?"
He knew that Shi Zice and Meng Mingsi had never dealt with each other. In the previous polo match, Meng Mingsi borrowed people from Kang Hongda and beat them to a pulp. He also laughed at Shi Zice. Shi Zice was very angry and said that sooner or later he would teach him a lesson. Meng Mingsi.
Yicheng now said that Meng Mingsi was rejected by Kang Hongda because he wanted to make Shi Zice happy.
As expected, Shi Zice relaxed his brows and raised the corners of his lips mockingly, "I'm just serving people with sex. I won't last long."
Yicheng nodded and wanted to say that Chu Yunyi could not be proud of his status as Prince Chen's brother-in-law for a few days. Another young man with triangular eyes happened to be the first to say: "Speaking of which, I seemed to see Kang Hongda's servant looking for him last night. The maid asked about Chu Yunyi."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and guessed what it meant.
They looked at each other again, and one of them said calmly: "Is Kang Hongda attracted to him?"
The teenagers' eyes widened slightly, and they all fell silent.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment.
"Hahaha!" Shi Zice was the first to laugh, laughing unbridled and gloating about his misfortune.
"This is good." Shi Zice said, stroking his hands, laughing with tears in his eyes, and thinking viciously in his heart: Chu Yunyi still dares to fight with him, haha, he is just a plaything that lies under others sooner or later? !
Shi Zice thought that he failed in his attempt to drag Chu Yunyi to the fourteenth floor last night, but now he thinks that Chu Yunyi fell into Kang Hongda's eye by some mistake.
Thinking about it, most of the anger in his heart vented.
(End of chapter)