Chapter 441: Worrying Craftsmanship
"Bang!"
A small stone was thrown in from the open window, rolled on the ground and hit Chu Shangming's feet.
There was a note tied to the pebble.
Chu Shangming opened it and saw two words written on it: Don’t shout.
He waved the note in front of the other three people, put his index finger to his lips, and made a gesture of silence.
Yan Chengtao and Pei Yunjian raised their hands to cover their mouths, but Ren Qingxia picked up the bamboo tube filled with water and acted defensively.
The four people stared at the window with eight eyes, and saw a black shadow flash, and a human figure flashed in.
The man took off his mask, revealing broad brows and deep eyes, with an evil tinge. Who else could it be but Xie Hui?
"Thank you, sir!" Ren Qingxia exclaimed, and the other three also showed surprise.
"Shh." Xie Hui quickly glanced at the four people and saw that they all had iron chains tied on their feet. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He reached out to close the window and turned back to say, "To make a long story short, His Majesty sent me to find out the truth. Tell me everything you know."
The four of them nodded. Pei Yunjian was about to speak when the sound of a lock being unlocked came from outside the door.
Xie Hui's face darkened, and his fingers slowly tightened around the blade. He then heard a soft female voice, "Uninvited guest, the city lord has ordered that you please go to the front hall for a chat."
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[Frog Fun! Mr. Xie has been arrested! !]
The first thing Chu Liuzheng saw when he opened his eyes scared him so much that he almost jumped out of the bed.
Xiao Jingfan, who didn't have to attend the morning court, was so shocked by this voice that he almost rolled off the bed. He pulled her into his arms, pinched his eyebrows sleepily, and said in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Chu Liuzheng patted him apologetically, "It's still early, go back to sleep."
In order to deal with the urgent news about Wangyue Island, the emperor stayed up until midnight last night and has only slept for more than an hour so far.
Xiao Jingfan didn't open his eyes. He grabbed her hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it. He asked, "Today is the wedding date set by Zhuang Linghan. Are you worried about my brother?"
"Yes." Chu Liuzheng leaned into his arms.
[Marrying four people at once, wouldn't City Lord Zhuang just get carried away and sleep with them all together?]
My eldest brother and that pair of fish are still virgins. What if they get frightened and develop erectile dysfunction? Just look at Tyrant and you'll see how difficult it is to treat erectile dysfunction.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Sooner or later, wait for him!
"Go on sleeping." Chu Liuzheng wanted to withdraw from the emperor's arms to avoid disturbing his sleep, but the arm around her waist tightened. Xiao Jingfan lowered his head and rubbed her hair. "Don't worry, Guiyun City is just a small thing. There is nothing to worry about."
The low and hoarse voice tickled his ears, and his breath was filled with the scent of sandalwood. Chu Liuzheng leaned his head on his chest and quietly turned on the system.
[What happened after Master Xie was arrested? I remember Master Xie was also very handsome. Could it be that he was about to have five happy events?]
She clicked it and took a closer look while muttering to herself.
[Oh~ No wonder they were caught so easily, it was all Prince Li who tipped them off!]
Prince Li was truly calculating. On the surface, he agreed to everything, and when Prince Xiao came to the capital to apologize, he had actually been making a lot of small moves before Prince Xiao left for Mengzhou.
[City Master Zhuang is unlucky. Prince Li is not her type at all, yet her life is in Prince Li's hands. She has no choice but to obey his orders and has been forced to have an affair with him for so long.]
The Lord of Zhuang City was unwilling to remain under the control of Prince Li, so he played along. He publicly expressed his love for Prince Xiao and even visited Prince Xiao's room at night. On the surface, he was acting in accordance with Prince Li's plan, but in reality, he was informing Prince Xiao of Li's intention to delay the war and asking for his help.
Prince Xiao had long sensed that something was amiss with Prince Li. Now that he had the opportunity, he simply took advantage of it. He cooperated with the Zhuangcheng actor while feigning illness, giving Prince Li the opportunity to act out his evil ways. It was just a shame for my brother and those three unfortunate souls. They were captured and taken to the City Lord's Mansion without knowing anything, living in fear and starvation... Eh? Wait a minute, my brother has food and drink, so he doesn't seem to be starving.
Chu Liuzheng flipped through it quickly.
[Frog Fun! Big Brother, big brother, please take care of your friends. Wanwan Fish and Young Master Yan are so hungry they're about to eat themselves. Why are you still asking questions at a time like this? Politeness isn't for times like these!]
Xiao Jingfan suddenly had a new understanding of his brother-in-law.
Chu Liuzheng continued to flip through the pages, and as he did so, he almost laughed out loud.
[Hahahaha!! Lord Xie is also a great actor, he started to play along right away. Prince Li actually thought he had escaped after a fierce fight, but it turns out that most of his injuries were fake.]
Chu Liuzheng was just about to find out what changes Prince Li had made to the plan when Xiao Jingfan, who was extremely sleepy and also disturbed by his inner voice, hugged him up, lowered his head with a little dissatisfaction, opened his mouth and bit the straight collarbone and rubbed it, sniffing the light jasmine scent on the skin, and hummed in his nose with some complaints.
Chu Liuzheng knew that he was a light sleeper and would definitely feel uncomfortable if he was woken up, so he had no choice but to turn off the system and massage the acupoints with his fingertips to help him fall asleep better.
The breathing sounds beside his ears gradually became even. Chu Liuzheng wanted to get up, but he was held too tightly. Any movement would definitely disturb Xiao Jingfan's sleep, so he simply closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
By the time the two of them got up, it was already noon.
The palace maids came in one after another and helped the two of them wash up.
A minister submitted a memorial to the emperor, so Xiao Jingfan had no choice but to put down his inkstone, have his meal first, and go to Wenhua Hall.
[Tsk tsk, the Tyrant's cooking skills are worrying.]
Chu Liuzheng raised her particularly thick left eyebrow in the bronze mirror, and was extremely glad that the emperor didn't have time to help her finish drawing it.
I've been practicing for several days and my level is still the same. I don't know when it will end.
Her eyebrows were naturally beautiful, and a simple trimming would have done the trick. But the emperor took the liberty of drawing them, and since he was not very skilled, she had to remove them every morning.
Looking at the caterpillar-like eyebrows in the mirror, Chen Xing pursed his lips and laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking, and he could hardly hold the comb.
Siyue glared at her, took out the eyebrow remover cream, carefully applied it on the thick eyebrows, rubbed it gently, and waited until the color fell off before wiping it clean with a wet soft silk.
Chu Liuzheng tilted his head back and let them fiddle with it. He silently opened the system to check the movements of Guiyun City.
[Wow! Junior Sister arrived pretty quickly! Young Master Cang is here too, just in time for the wedding banquet!]
[Ah, Doctor Feng has Doctor Qin take care of things again. Luckily, I'm a doctor, otherwise the medical bills would be huge.]
[Prince Li's side... Oh, Prince Xiao's trick is really good. He really caught a big fish!]
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Return to Yuncheng.
The City Lord's Mansion was newly decorated with red silk and red lanterns, and it was full of joy.
The city lord's wife stood in the middle of the courtyard and directed the concubines: "Third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth, go to the east room and dress up Master Chu and Master Yan."
"The rest of you should go to the west room and dress up Master Ren and Master Pei."
"Follow the city lord's preferences and remember to explain the rules to the newcomers. If any of you dare to have any evil intentions, don't blame me for being rude!"
The male and female concubines bowed and said, "Yes, we will follow Madam's orders."
(End of this chapter)
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