"Since you're here, sit down." Chu Yi's voice was always steady, neither startled nor agitated, neither hurried nor slow.

One of his hands pressed the back of Gu Yanfei's hand, the warm and dry palm with thin calluses, pressed directly to the bottom of her heart through the skin and blood.

This simple action is worth a thousand words.

Like a cat whose fur has been patted, Gu Yanfei extinguished the trace of irritation in his heart, and pressed the back of his hand with his backhand.

Chu You didn't mean to be polite to Chu Yi at all, and called Bailiyin, Yuan Zhe and others to sit down.

Yes, the show has only just begun.

He was in a better mood than just now, with raised eyebrows, he took the lead to sit down, and his gaze inevitably turned to the other person in the private seat——Xia Houqing in a red shirt.

"This is..." Chu You looked Xia Houqing up and down, and felt that this person looked very strange, neither noble nor courtier.

Bai Liyin was only looking at the little beauty before, but now he noticed the young man dressed in red in the private seat, and his heart skipped a beat.

Xia Houqing neither looked at Chu You nor Bai Liyin, her face was expressionless, and she was not moved by the identities of the other people.

His eyes were half downcast, and the long and thick eyelashes drooped down, casting a light shadow in the eye sockets, making the skin at the end of his eyes as white as porcelain.

He held the teacup in one hand and drank tea on his own, and hid the other hand in the wide sleeve, feeling a warm current spreading rapidly from the palm of his hand, flowing all over his body, making him feel warm all over his body, like soaking in a hot spring Chinese like.

It's an amazing feeling.

When he doesn't speak, people just feel that this person is arrogant and indifferent.

Chu You only glanced at Xia Houqing twice, and quickly looked away.

"Friend." Chu Yi simply gave two words.

Immediately, the lounge fell silent again.

The actors downstairs sang even more lively. They had already sung to the point where the protagonist Liu Qingxiao was dismissed by his fiancée and humiliated by his fiancée's family.

A small climax drew enthusiastic applause from the audience, with constant applause.

Yuan Zhe and Wang Nan didn't pay much attention to Xia Houqing, only Bai Liyin's expression became more and more strange, and his brown eyes were full of surprise.

Bai Liyin took a deep breath, smiled suddenly, and asked casually, "Young Master Yi, dare I ask your friend's name?"

At this moment, he couldn't care about Gu Yanfei any more, his eyes could not stop drifting towards the man in red in front of him, sizing him up.

The figure of this man is really human-like, as well as his pair of beautifully shaped phoenix eyes.

Like, so much like!

Chu Yi turned his face and looked at Xia Houqing in the same way, with insightful light in his eyes, he faintly uttered a word: "Xia..."

The moment he heard this word, Bai Liyin was flustered, as if his heart had been hit by something, and a figure wearing a pitch-black ghost mask appeared in his mind—Xia Houqing, the Lord of the Tianyuan Division.

But Chu Yi only said such a word.

Xia Houqing glanced at Chu Yi lightly, with a half-smile.

Is it Xia, not Xiahou? ! Bailiyin was confused and told himself that he must be thinking too much. That's right, this person is not Xia Houqing, how could Xia Houqing still be in Jingguo? !

If Xiahouqing was in Jingguo, then there would be no one in Dayue to supervise the country. Wouldn't he have given up the opportunity to the prince and brother in vain? !

Xia Houqing is very ambitious, and he is somewhat narrow-minded to make the princes ambitious. It is impossible for him to miss this great opportunity...

"Guest officers, here comes the drink." At this time, Xiao Er walked briskly into the private seat and said energetically, "Qiulubai, Zhuyeqing, Luofuchun, and Huadiao are all our signature wines here. Everyone brought a jar over here, and the guest officials tried the taste..."

In the elegant seat, the aroma of wine is stronger.

Xiao Er enthusiastically served drinks to Chu You, Bai Liyin, Wang Nan and the others one by one, chattering non-stop.

But these voices did not reach Bailiyin's ears at all.

Bailiyin drank the flower carving in the cup absently, settled his mind, glanced at the beautiful young man in red again from the corner of his eyes, and the thought floated in his mind uncontrollably: Is this person really Xia Houqing?

Bai Liyin cared too much about this person, he didn't realize that his hand holding the cup was trembling slightly.

Gu Yanfei noticed this with sharp eyes, and the corners of her lips twitched.

She took a cup of bamboo leaf green that Chu Yi poured her, and gave Xia Houqing a sideways glance.

Why is this person treated like a scourge?

Although this person has a big temper, is unpredictable like God, and turns his face at every turn. It's really difficult to get along with, but it's not that scary, right?

"good!"

There was another burst of thunderous applause from below, like the roar of ocean waves.

Chu You absently glanced at the stage below. Although he didn't watch the play seriously, he could probably tell that "A Road to the Sky" is based on the playbook compiled by Emperor Taizu.

Thinking of Emperor Taizu and the "Letter of Taizu", Chu You felt anxious: If Taizu was willing to give "Letter of Taizu" to his father back then, the situation would not be like this now!

It's even possible for them to march south with great vigor and unify the northern and southern worlds!

Chu You's heart was burning with ambition, and his long and narrow eyes were shining brightly.

He drank a glass of wine in one gulp, put the empty glass on the table, looked at Chu Yi coldly, and asked straightforwardly, "Ah Yi, where have you been?"

"I got the news that your guard of honor went back to the Palace after going to Wuliang Temple today."

Chu You made no secret of his concern for Chu Yi's whereabouts, his amazingly bright eyes locked tightly on Chu Yi's face, his tone was extremely strong, he did not give Chu Yi a chance to ambiguous, and was provocative.

Under Chu You's menacing gaze, Chu Yi smiled like a spring breeze, "The guard of honor went to Wuliang Temple, so of course I also went to Wuliang Temple." His tone was extremely relaxed.

There was a sneering coldness in Chu You's eyes: he dares to recognize this imperial nephew!

Wang Nan, who was drinking heavily, frowned even more when he heard this, obviously thinking of something, his eyes swept back and forth between Chu Yi and Gu Yanfei.

Could it be...

"You're going to pay homage to Gu Ce, aren't you?" Chu You directly expressed Wang Nan's guess, and asked Chu Yi aggressively.

The uncle and nephew stared at each other, as if they were engaged in a silent fight.

Chu Yi's jade-like bright and handsome face was serious, and he said clearly and calmly: "I went to Wuliang Temple to worship Lord Gu."

When Chu You mentioned Gu Ce, his words were contemptuous;

When Chu Yi mentioned Master Gu, he looked respectful.

The uncle and nephew are clearly separated, they are only a few feet apart, but they seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Their positions are opposite to each other, and they are destined to fight to the death.

Hearing this, Wang Nan tightly squeezed the wine glass in his hand, almost crushing it, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

The atmosphere became tense again in an instant, and sparks blazed in the air.

This play is also worth watching. While drinking Biluochun happily, Xia Houqing casually played with the folding fan in his hand, and only then began to look at these people with great interest.

The calculations in everyone's eyes, the pursuit in everyone's heart, the surprises, doubts, joys and dislikes in everyone's eyes...all of these can't be hidden from his eyes.

He likes to watch operas, and he likes to watch other people plot against each other and fight openly and secretly.

"Patter..."

Half a pine nut shell rolled to Xia Houqing's teacup.

Xia Houqing pressed the end of her eyes, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the rolling pine nut shell, and looked at Gu Yanfei who was holding a pine nut in her hand.

And only she...

Let him feel that he can't see clearly, can't understand, and can't discern.

When Gu Yanfei met Xia Houqing's dark pupils, he was puzzled at first, and then blinked suddenly.

It turned out that he wanted to eat pine nuts!

Gu Yanfei thoughtfully pushed the plate of pine nuts beside him to him, thinking: Although this Xiahou man is not that scary, he is really, really troublesome! If you want to eat pine nuts, just say so, I always make people guess.

Xia Houqing looked down at the plate of pine nuts, curled her lips in disgust.

But after a while, he still slowly reached out and took a pine nut, and there was only one, and he still pinched it with his fingertips.

With another pinch, the pine nut shell is broken, revealing one of the pine nuts as white as jade.

Bai Liyin who didn't know how many times he looked at Xia Houqing also saw him eating pine nuts. The white porcelain wine glass in his hand stopped in mid-air, and his hand suddenly stopped shaking.

This Young Master Xia is absolutely impossible to be Xia Houqing! Bailiyin thought with relief, and poured himself another glass of wine.

There was silence in the private seat for a while, and finally Chu You's long sigh broke the silence.

"Ah Yi," Chu You sternly said to Chu Yi in the tone of an elder reprimanding a junior, "This is your fault."

"As a prince, you represent the royal family and the imperial court. How can you worship a traitor general!"

"Once this matter is spread, it will affect the prestige of the imperial court!"

Chu You said in an upright and awe-inspiring manner, with the aloofness of a victor.

A gleam of light flashed across Yuan Zhe's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up behind the wine glass.

Since the eldest prince returned to Beijing last year, he has been impeccable in his actions. Today, when he heard that he went to Wuliang Temple to pay homage to Gu Ce, Yuan Zhe couldn't believe it.

The few of them were originally drinking at the Dragon Fault Restaurant. Yuan Zhe immediately discussed with Chu You and decided to seize this rare opportunity to temporarily bring Wang Nan and Bai Liyin here to block the eldest prince, hoping to catch the eldest prince by surprise... …

Chu Yi also stared into Chu You's eyes, and asked indifferently, "Uncle Emperor, did the late Emperor ever say that Master Gu was a traitor?"

"..." The corners of Chu You's lips stiffened, and his long and narrow eyes dimmed a bit.

Not only he knew, everyone present knew that the late emperor had never said it, and Yuan Zhe and Wang Nan actually couldn't understand why the late emperor would lightly expose such a heinous crime.

"Did the first emperor ever say that?" Chu Yi asked again, his tone was obviously gentle, but there was a hint of pressing step by step.

"..." Chu You was speechless, and forcibly tensed his face.

"Uncle Huang's memory is not very good." Chu Yi smiled slightly, half a smile but not a smile.

He raised his glass and drank wine, with a gentle and clear temperament in his gestures, like spring wind turning into rain, and like a clump of green bamboo, so clean that it was not stained with dust, making it difficult for people to look at him with anger.

Listening to this pair of uncles and nephews coming and going, the anger in Wang Nan's heart was rising and suppressing. Every time he glanced at the saber on the ground from the corner of his eyes, his face became ugly again.

But he couldn't pull down the shelf to pick up the saber on the ground.

Wang Nan raised his head and drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp, then wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve roughly.

Chu You kept staring at Chu Yi with a gloomy look, and asked again, "Could it be that you felt wronged when Gu Ce surrendered to the enemy nine years ago, and you want to vindicate him?"

His tone was extremely slow, word by word, sonorous and forceful, obviously speaking for the other people present, which was equivalent to pushing Chu Yi up.

Wang Nan is here, today Chu Yi dared to say that Gu Ce was wronged, tomorrow Wang Nan will make this matter known to everyone.

A look of anticipation flashed in Chu You's eyes, and Wang Nan slashed at Chu Yi with dissatisfied eyes like a knife.

Faced with such a situation, Chu Yi still looked calm, and said clearly: "Not rehabilitated."

Chu You was startled, a little disappointed, and sneered secretly in his heart: his nephew is nothing more than that, after all, he would not dare to risk the disgrace of the world for a woman.

The next moment, Chu Yi's clear and warm voice sounded again:

"It's the correct name."

"In the name of Gu Ce's innocence."

Even though there was a lot of noise outside, his voice resounded clearly through the entire sitting room, and everyone could hear him clearly.

"Snapped!"

Chu Yi's last words completely angered Wang Nan. He suddenly erupted and slapped the table heavily, causing the wine glass in his hand to vibrate, and the wine spilled out of the glass.

The wine splashed the table and the back of his own hands, and one of the drops happened to land on Xia Houqing's red sleeve.

There was a dark water stain on the brand new and flawless sleeve.

Dirty!

It's over!

Seeing the tragedy happen, Gu Yanfei's expression instantly became weird.

Xia Houqing's temperament changed instantly, and she slowly looked towards Wang Nan.

Those bewitching phoenix eyes revealed a full sense of aggression. At this moment, Li Li's brows and eyes slightly pressed down, revealing a killing intent from the inside out.

These eyes are not like human eyes, but like the eyes of a poisonous snake. There is no human emotion at all, only a kind of destructive emotion, as if he would kill everyone present with a single disagreement. .

Bailiyin, who finally found peace of mind, trembled violently.

He panicked again, and the wine glass in his hand was placed on the table unsteadily, making a harsh thud.

This look really looks like Xia Houqing!

Bailiyin was so flustered that he didn't even have the mood to drink, he kept looking at the young man in red, and then again, the more he looked, the more familiar he looked.

The eyes are the same, the posture is the same, the contempt of the aloof is more similar to the cruelty that regards human life as nothing!

Pounding!

Bailiyin couldn't help his heart beating faster, like a beating drum, as if there were countless ants crawling in his heart.

He has no time to care about what Chu You and Chu Yi are talking about.

At the same time, there was a gust of string music coming from the lobby downstairs, and the fast-paced music made the guests listening to the opera excited.

Wang Nan, who was furious, slapped his palm on the table again, not caring that his hand was stained with the spilled wine, pointed at Chu Yi, and asked in a loud voice: "Gu Ce has harmed countless people, Where is the innocence?!"

"Black ones cannot be washed white!"

"We will definitely not sit idly by at the end of this matter!!"

Wang Nan's last words were tantamount to declaring war on the First Prince.

Chu You and Yuan Zhe looked at each other silently, and carefully put away the self-satisfaction in their eyes. The next moment, Wang Nan got up with a livid face, and looked at Chu You, Yuan Zhe, and Bailiyin Arched hand, be regarded as farewell.

"Farewell!"

Then, he strode out without looking back, leaving an angry back.

Chu You watched Wang Nan leave quietly, neither persuading nor staying.

He picked up the wine glass and seemed to be drinking leisurely, but he was actually checking Chu Yi's expression without any trace.

Seeing that Chu Yi didn't even move the corners of his eyes and brows, and was still calm and composed, Chu You's right hand holding the wine glass slightly tightened, remembering what the Chief Assistant Xiao Fengyuan said to Chu Yi:

"My lord, you are too impatient. You are not as good as the Eldest Prince who does not show emotions of joy or anger, and is not surprised by honor or disgrace."

Hearing these words, Chu You was furious.

But now looking at the calm and breezy Chu Yi, Chu You finally realized something.

Shoufu was right.

Chu Yi put down the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, and said calmly to Wang Nan who had just walked to the door of the elegant seat: "In the sixth year of Xuanren, the army of Yue State raided Yangzhou, and Gu Ce defended Yangzhou with 40,000 troops for two years. The army of Yue State guarded the gate of Dajing State."

"In the ninth year of Xuanren, Liaodong was infested with bandits. The villages and towns were full of ten rooms and nine empty villages. The villages were connected with each other, and there was a tendency to become a country of their own. Gu Ce led the decree to suppress the bandits. In just one year, Liaodong was stable. The people are grateful for Gu Ce's work. Ende, every family set up a longevity tablet for him."

"In the eleventh year of Xuanren, Xirong attacked Yizhou, and Yizhou's general soldier was killed in battle. Our army suffered heavy casualties. It was Gu Ce who rushed to help Yizhou from Yangzhou and severely defeated the Xirong army."

Most of the people present knew what Chu Yi said.

Gu Yanfei also heard about these things from Gu Yuan.

It also includes the battle in Yangzhou in the 12th year of Xuanren nine years ago.

That year, the Yue army besieged Tailing City in Yangzhou with heavy troops and cut off the rear supplies.

Eight hundred li urgently asked for help, and a fief was sent to the court. At first, the late emperor wanted to send soldiers and horses from Yizhou to help, but Yizhou rebelled, and the chief envoy and general soldier of Yizhou were killed. Ten thousand banned troops went to Yizhou to help and preside over the overall situation.

At that time, the late emperor should have ordered the three major battalions of the forbidden army to rush to aid Yangzhou, but the late emperor was afraid of the rebellion in Yizhou, fearing that the capital would be empty, so he refused to rush to assist Yangzhou, and only wanted to negotiate peace with Yue.

Throughout March, Tailing City fought alone, causing numerous casualties. The city was short of soldiers, weapons, food and grass.

Later, Gu Ce's head was sent to the capital by Yue people in a box.

Gu Yanfei picked up a pine nut, squeezed it lightly, and accidentally lost control of the strength, even the pine nut was crushed.

Yuan Zhe gently pulled the corners of his lips, picked up the wine glass, looked at and listened coldly, and thought: Indeed, Gu Ce has once been brilliant and shining, but it is a pity that no amount of military exploits can be worth one time. loyal.

"May I ask General Wang, how did General Zhao judge Gu Ce back then?" Chu Yi asked in a calm tone.

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