As early as when Chu Yi mentioned the Liaodong bandits, Wang Nan, who was walking to the entrance of the elegant seat, had already stopped. At this moment, when he heard General Zhao, his tall body shook violently, and his hands suddenly clenched into fists.

For him, Old General Zhao is also a teacher, a father and a friend, and he has the grace of rebuilding him.

When General Zhao was alive, he once commented on Gu Ce as "becoming a general and becoming a prime minister, his talent and civil and military skills are unparalleled in the world", and he praised him extremely.

At that time, Wang Nan believed it.

Just like Thaksin believed in every word the old general had said to him in the past.

However, General Zhao died in battle nine years ago, in Yangzhou.

He was killed by Gu Ce!

It was because Gu Ce opened the city gate to surrender to the enemy that Dajing was defeated and Old General Zhao died without a whole body, and even his head was hung on the city wall by the Yue people to demonstrate.

Wang Nan, who was at the entrance of the private seat, let out a sharp breath, and turned around slowly and stiffly, looking at Chu Yi with gloomy eyes.

He sneered, his eyebrows welled up, and his angry eyes fell on Gu Yanfei's face, and he said bitterly: "Yes. Old General Zhao trusted Gu Ce and gave his life, but he was killed by Gu Ce."

"The old general's life, the only person who got it wrong is Gu Ce!"

He squeezed out the last sentence slowly through his teeth, with an extremely indignant expression, but also with a bit of pathos and remorse.

He was out of breath, with blue veins looming on his neck, and his eyes were hot as fire and as sharp as knives.

No one doubted that if Gu Ce was in front of him now, he would kill him without hesitation.

Chu Yi met Wang Nan's sharp and menacing gaze without evasion, and was not overwhelmed by the other party's aura at all, his expression remained calm, and said: "What happened back then, General Wang, you are not here, so what you say doesn't matter."

"I don't know right from wrong!" Wang Nan sternly reprimanded, "My lord, for the sake of beauty, you don't know right from wrong, and don't care about righteousness. How can a person like you be a king!"

"Young master, you are too disappointing!"

Wang Nanyue became more excited as he spoke, his eye sockets were bloodshot and his veins bulged.

There seemed to be a furious rhinoceros roaring in his heart, and apart from the anger, there was also a trace of deep, hard-to-quiet disappointment.

A person like Chu Yi who doesn't distinguish between public and private is actually the only son of the emperor, the future emperor of Dajing!

Dajing's future is in jeopardy!

Wang Nan walked away heavily, feeling that he really couldn't stay here for a moment.

When stepping out of the private seat, Chu You's questioning voice sounded from behind: "Then Ayi, who do you think has the final say on what happened back then?"

"Isn't Uncle Huang also in Yangzhou back then?" Chu Yi asked lightly.

Wang Nan's footsteps in the corridor paused slightly.

"What do you mean by that?" Chu You instantly restrained his expression, the smile on his lips disappeared, and his tone was cold and hard.

Chu Yi smiled without saying a word, and picked up the teacup again.

There was a sudden silence in the private seat. Chu You stared at Chu Yi for a moment, as if he wanted to pierce his appearance and see his heart, but Chu Yi just drank tea gracefully, without the slightest change in expression. The hands of the teacup were very steady, without the slightest tremor.

There was no clue at all from Chu Yi's expression. On the one hand, Chu You was furious, but on the other hand, his fear of Chu Yi grew deeper.

Yuan Zhe quietly pulled off Chu You's sleeves from under the table, coughed dryly again, implying to him that since his goal has been achieved, he should not fall into the scheme of the eldest prince and act impulsively.

Although Jianwei General Wang Nan does not have a title, he is a dignified first-rank military general. He is very prestigious among the military generals in the court and has many friends. He is even praised among those nobles.

Let Wang Nan see that the eldest prince disregarded right and wrong for the sake of his sweetheart, and rehabilitated Gu Ce. This was the biggest gain today.

Chu You naturally understood the meaning of Yuan Zhe's eyes. Although some details were beyond expectations, the general development was as they expected.

Today's trip came in a hurry, but it was very rewarding...

Chu You clenched his teeth, suppressed the restless beast in his heart, and did not approach any further.

Chu You sighed faintly, and quickly organized words in his heart: "Ah Yi, it's not that I, as an uncle, didn't help you. Gu Ce did surrender the enemy back then, and the evidence is solid."

"Don't make mistakes because of your beauty..."

His few words are equivalent to putting the hat of "beauty misleading the country" on Chu Yi's head, implying that Gu Yanfei urged Chu Yi to do this.

"Pfft."

Gu Yanfei's crisp laughter interrupted the turbulent atmosphere, making Chu You startled slightly.

Gu Yanfei smiled like a flower, and without looking at Chu You, she looked at Chu Yi's perfect profile with her small face crooked.

Why does she feel that her beauty is not as good as his?

His pleasure. Chu Yi also smiled, his brows soft.

Chu You almost flipped the table when the two of them acted like no one else was there, but he restrained himself and looked at Bailiyin, thinking that he would react.

But--

Bai Liyin was completely out of his mind, his eyes wandered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't look at Gu Yanfei at all, but drank alone, one cup after another, a little anxiously.

Chu You's face froze again.

Yuan Zhe was also looking at Bailiyin, frowning slightly.

"Ahem." He put his fist on his lips, cleared his throat with dry cough twice, and said to Baili Yin, "The third prince Baili has been in the capital for a while, how do you think of the capital?"

Bai Liyin, who was drinking, came back to his senses. At the same time, he was embarrassed to find that the wine glass was empty, so he forced himself to act nonchalantly.

He laughed, put down the empty wine glass, and said: "Your country has beautiful scenery and outstanding people, but this beauty is not as beautiful as our Da Viet."

"Our beauties in Dayue are graceful and demure, delicate and charming, as light as chrysanthemums, as elegant as orchids, and as gentle as water."

"but……"

Saying that, Baili Yin paused, and an unusually bright and sharp streamer flashed in his eyes, and then disappeared, "When it comes to beauties, no one can compare to Lord Xiahou."

This sentence was just a test. While speaking, Bailiyin's heart was beating wildly secretly, but his face was not showing any signs of dew. From the corner of his eye, he looked at the young man in red who was only a few feet away from him, and paid attention to the changes in his expression .

Hearing the other party mention Xia Houqing, Yuan Zhe also showed a bit of solemnity, and said in a cautious tone: "I heard that Lord Xiahou has covered his face with a mask all the year round, and no one has ever seen his real face."

It has never been a secret that the Tianyuan Division only entrusted orders to the saints of the past dynasties of the Yue Kingdom, and the lords have always covered their faces with masks.

Regarding Yuan Zhe's words, Bai Liyin went in his left ear and out his right ear, and devoted more energy to that Mr. Xia. Seeing him motionless, his heart rose to his throat.

Bai Liyin gritted his teeth, became ruthless, and pretended to be frivolous. He went to get the flagon to pour wine, while grinning and said: "Except for the saint, no one has ever seen the appearance of Lord Xiahou, but with him This posture is definitely a beauty."

As soon as these words came out, the hairs on his neck instantly stood on end, as if he felt a murderous intent penetrating into his bones, the hand holding the jug subconsciously shook.

The wine poured from the spout also trembled and spilled out of the wine glass.

The wine flowed and slid off the table, splashing the floor with a "tick, tick".

Bailiyin still forced himself to fill up the wine glass calmly, and then looked at Mr. Xia again.

Xia Houqing's thick black eyelashes were half drooping, her expression was calm, without any change, she was still drinking tea, her flowing black hair hung down one side of his cheek, and she didn't even lift her eyelids, as if there was nothing better than the cup in his hand. Tea is more important.

Could it be just my own illusion? Bai Liyin couldn't help thinking, and comforted himself in his heart: Yes, it must be an illusion.

Four years ago, when Xia Houqing first assumed the position of the Supreme Master of the Tianyuan Division, three or four young masters molested him with frivolous words on the spot. As a result, the three young masters were killed and two maimed, blood spattering the palace gate.

For this matter, several censors from Yushitai jointly impeached Xia Houqing, but Shenglibao, those censors were ransacked and exiled within a few days.

From then on, no one dared to speculate on Xia Houqing's appearance and figure, and feared him like a tiger.

With Xia Houqing's character, who dares to discuss him in such a flirtatious tone, he is afraid that he will kill both the speaker and the listener.

This Mr. Xia must not be Xia Houqing!

Bai Liyin's gaffe was obvious, and Chu You and Yuan Zhe naturally noticed it, and looked at each other slowly, feeling that Bai Liyin cared too much about Mr. Xia.

Chu You felt strange, and also looked at Xia Houqing, suspicious.

This Mr. Xia is indeed outstanding in appearance, he can be called a peerless appearance.

But Baili Yingui is the third prince of the Yue Kingdom, so he is also very beautiful. As for this Mr. Xia, he lost his composure?

Yuan Zhe is good at dancing with long sleeves, and said with a smile: "This beauty has its own characteristics in the north and south of the river. The women in the south of the Yangtze River are graceful and graceful, the women in the northwest are bold and generous, and the noble ladies in the capital also have their own merits. ..."

He tried to guide Bailiyin to look at the only woman in the capital here, so as to bring the topic to Gu Yanfei. Unfortunately, Bailiyin was in a daze, as if half of his three souls and seven souls had been lost, and he didn't pay attention to Yuan Zhe at all. What did you say again.

Bai Liyin kept thinking about Young Master Xia and Xia Houqing in his mind, sometimes he thought it was him, and sometimes he thought it wasn't him.

This unresolved feeling was so bad that Bai Liyin really wanted to take a mask and put it on the other party's face.

Yuan Zhe: "..."

Yuan Zhe's expression froze for a moment, and Bai Liyin's unexpected attitude made him unable to continue what he had prepared.

The play in the lower hall became more and more lively. The Wu Sheng who played Liu Qingxiao first won the heart of a beautiful woman, and then rebelled by killing snakes. His impassioned libretto made people's blood boil with enthusiasm, and everyone responded.

Seeing that a generation of great emperors is about to rise, but his former fiancée's family is in decline, and the family is almost slaughtered by bandits.

The comparison of the two makes all the audience who substitute Liu Qingxiao feel happy.

For Liu Qingxiao, this day is of great significance.

Yuan Zhe glanced at Liu Qingxiao, who was a beauty in his arms on the stage below, and with a thought, he said again: "The Emperor Taizu of our country once said: There are flowers that can be folded, and each flower has its own fragrance."

"Taizu also said that not only young girls are flowers, but young Muai are also flowers." Yuan Zhe smiled slightly, fanning the folding fan in his hand leisurely, "It was Taizu's idea to hold the 'Hundred Flowers Banquet' on National Day every year. Invite unmarried men and women from various prefectures in Beijing to the banquet."

His words finally got Bai Liyin's attention back.

Bailiyin was aroused, and repeated the sentence "There are flowers that can be folded straight to be folded, and each flower has its own fragrance", and he clapped his hands and praised: "Emperor Tianli of your country is really a wonderful person."

"I remember, it will be your country's National Day in a few days, right?"

The National Day of Dajing is a festival set up by Emperor Taizu. It is set on the day of the founding of Dajing. It is a unique festival for Dajing. big event.

"Indeed." The corners of Yuan Zhe's lips curled up, "This is the 50th anniversary of my great scene since Emperor Taizu."

"Back then, the Emperor Taizu himself said that if any handsome young man wins the heart of any girl at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, he can give her a marriage right away. Over the years, the Hundred Flowers Banquet has also made many golden and jade marriages."

Bailiyin raised his eyebrows and said: "Hey, this custom is interesting. It is somewhat similar to the walking marriage custom of my Nanwa tribe in Dayue. If they agree, they will come, and if they don't, they will separate."

"Life is alive, it should be like this."

Yuan Zhe just smiled and said nothing, he didn't take what Bai Liyin said in his heart, even with a bit of contempt, but he naturally wouldn't show it.

"Will the third prince of Baili go to Tianhe Garden together?" Chu You offered the invitation in a timely manner with meaningful eyes.

Bai Liyin could naturally feel that Yuan Zhe and Chu You had ulterior motives when they sang and played together, so he smiled brightly and raised his glass in response: "Okay, I must join in the fun."

There was a trace of anxiety hidden in his eyes, and he tried hard to stabilize his mind. He looked at Gu Yanfei again as if nothing had happened, smiled wildly, and asked, "Miss Gu, you should be going too, right?"

He stared deeply at Gu Yanfei with that kind of gaze that seemed to lock on the prey, confident and proud, and at the same time he was provoking another man present.

Baili Yin smiled openly, but his other free hand twitched unnaturally under the table.

Chu You and Yuan Zhe exchanged glances again, communicating silently, and decided to call it a day.

"Why should I tell you?" Gu Yanfei looked at Bai Liyin with his chin resting on his face, with a bit of arrogance and annoyance on his small face, "You guys are really noisy, whether you want to listen to the opera or not, you can leave Already!"

"It's really annoying to be like this for a while, and then that for a while."

She put on a straight face, as if she didn't pay attention to the people present, and her words were almost arrogant, but even so, her voice was still as clear and melodious as Ying's cry.

Yuan Zhe's complexion sank slightly upon hearing this.

He is the head of the next generation of the Yuan family, and all the girls in the family behaved gentle, chaste, quiet, and generous in front of him, and it was the first time they were treated like this.

Only women and villains are difficult to raise! Yuan Zhe thought to himself.

He is a son of an aristocratic family, so naturally he would not care about a woman. He looked at Chu Yi with deep eyes, wanting to see how he would react.

Chu Yi smiled gently, and directly issued an order to chase away guests: "If you guys don't want to watch the show, please go back."

After a moment of silence, Chu You smiled instead of anger, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and his pupils were dark, with a hint of coldness.

"The third prince of Baili," Chu You raised his eyebrows, and smiled regretfully at Bailiyin, "Your country sincerely wants to marry me, but it's a pity that my nephew already has a sweetheart, so I'm afraid I won't be able to marry your country." Empress Dowager."

"But the eldest princess is about to reach the age of Ji, and she is a perfect match for the third prince Baili."

Chu Yi has already rejected Dayue's concubine, so can Chu Yi refuse to marry the princess far away?

The eldest princess is still young now, but people will grow up, right? It will be almost the same in three or four years.

The corners of Chu You's lips were slightly raised, with a provocative posture, and his eyes were alluring.

However, Chu Yi didn't change his face, and said lightly: "The Emperor Taizu said that Da Jingnv will never get married."

Fifty years ago, the dynasty was first established, the situation was unstable, and everything was waiting to be done, but the people of Beidi were eager to move, and there were wars at the border from time to time.

At that time, a civil official proposed in the early court that the princess could be sent to Beidi to get married in the same way as the previous dynasty. He also said that many men died in battle for the country and the people, shrouded in horse leather, and this woman should also sacrifice for the rise and fall of the country. It can protect tens of thousands of people in Jingguo from the flames of war.

Immediately, the Emperor Taizu pointed at this man's nose and yelled at him, saying that these big men who read Confucius and Mencius and valued filial piety, loyalty, propriety, righteousness and shame not only asked women to stay out of the boudoir door, but also asked them to help their husbands and teach their children. , and now they are asked to sacrifice for the country, so what do men need? ! Now that the women are married to their husbands and children, if their husbands and sons don't sacrifice for the country, are they keeping them for food? !

Taizu's words were close to saying that the civil official who proposed the marriage was a useless person who "can only eat but not work", and the civil official was almost ashamed.

This incident is also recorded in "Taizu Living Notes".

Chu You naturally knew what Emperor Taizu said, but...

"There are no rules in this world that never change." Chu You said with a half-smile.

Emperor Taizu also hoped that the first emperor would not marry a family daughter, but the first emperor still married.

Emperor Taizu also said that being a proton is a great shame, but Chu Yi has been a proton for eight years.

This court hall is not just the court hall of the emperor alone.

"Crack!"

Chu Yi lightly clapped his hands twice.

Soon, the little girl just heard the sound and asked with a smile: "What's your order?"

"Invite these three distinguished guests out." Chu Yi instructed Xiaoer.

"..." Chu You's eyebrows twitched, his face was full of anger, he couldn't afford to lose this face.

The purpose of controlling today has been achieved, and it is useless to stay more.

Chu You shook his clothes and stood up with a cold expression. When facing Baili Yin, his tone was still polite, "Third Prince Baili, let's go."

Bailiyin got up slowly, and slowly cupped his hands at Chu Yi and Gu Yanfei:

"There will be a period later."

The movements and voices seem to be calm and unhurried, but the wandering eyes are glancing at another person present.

Bai Liyin followed closely behind Chu You and left. When he stepped out of the room, he couldn't help but cast a final glance at the young man in red, his eyes were full of surprise.

After Yuan Zhe went out, the door was closed, and only Chu Yi, Gu Yanfei and Xia Houqing were left in the private seat, but there was an extra saber left by Wang Nan on the ground.

Gu Yanfei rested her chin and stared at Xia Houqing, the previous impatience was nowhere to be seen on her face.

The tense atmosphere in the air disappeared with the departure of a few uninvited guests.

The sound of the string music below changes from sharp to slow, relaxed and joyful, and the sound is easy, like countless birds singing in unison.

Gu Yanfei seemed to have thought of something, bent his lips and smiled, and there seemed to be bright stars in his eyes, and gleefully leaned over and whispered into Chu Yi's ear: "Bailiyin is dead."

He dared to molest Xia Houqing in front of Xia Houqing, he really didn't know how to live or die!

Chu Yi nodded solemnly, and also pretended to be attached to his ears, and agreed with a smile: "Indeed."

"Should not survive three days." He said softly and deftly.

The two seemed to be whispering, but they didn't deliberately lower their voices at all. They sang and sang, obviously speaking to themselves on purpose.

It's like just now that the two sang and sang to drive away Kang Wang and the others.

"..." Xia Houqing's face turned blue, and she tightly squeezed the cup in her hand, almost breaking it.

His bewitching phoenix eyes slanted out a blade-like coldness, and ruthlessly scratched Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi's faces.

Gu Yanfei stared in amazement at the tumbling blood-red luck around him, so flamboyant that it almost turned the entire private room red.

"It's so pretty!" Gu Yanfei sighed sincerely, her eyes sparkling.

From Xia Houqing's point of view, her eyes at this moment are the same as she usually looks at that stupid cat, the corners of her eyes twitched slightly, she couldn't bear it, and said a word between her red and thin lips: "Get out."

Gu Yanfei was not afraid either, and smiled with a "puchi", a very happy smile.

A bright smile rippling on her delicate little face.

Xia Houqing: "..."

Xia Houqing was stunned in a rare way.

He can feel even the slightest bit of malice towards others.

No one has ever treated him like Gu Yanfei. She is not afraid of him, she does not loathe him, and she does not respect him... She treats him casually and without distraction.

Xia Houqing's eyes flashed a ghostly shadow, as if recalling something.

In his life, people have always been exploited.

However, from Gu Yanfei's body, he couldn't see that kind of ugly emotion. The girl in front of him was worthy of the words "bright wind and bright moon".

With him, completely different.

But she has been caught in a dirty quagmire since she was born, just like him, who has been used and calculated since his birth.

Xia Houqing's eyes were blank for a moment...

This made the temperament around him look different from usual, but it was only for a short moment, and soon, he was that invulnerable Xia Houqing again.

Chu Yi: "..."

Chu Yi slowly turned Gu Yanfei's slender shoulders around so that her face faced him.

"I'm pretty too." Chu Yi said solemnly.

His eyes stared at hers, the distance between their eyes was no more than three inches, and they were so close that they could feel each other's breath.

"..." Xia Houqing's lips twitched.

Gu Yanfei really stared at Chu Yi without blinking.

The face of a young man is like a crown of jade, difficult to describe and difficult to paint.

It's beautiful, it's beautiful!

Gu Yanfei suddenly remembered that the elder sister once told her that no matter how good-looking a man is, it doesn't matter, and finding a Taoist partner still depends on character and character.

However, she felt that what the elder sister said was not right, good looks are very important.

Satisfied, Chu Yi curled his lips into a smile.

The atmosphere in the private seat was stained with a bit of softness and charm.

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