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Chu Feiyang dodged the sneak attack in the dark night with ease!
At the same time, the soft sword at his waist had already turned into a cold sword and was tightly grasped in his hand. After spinning on his toes, he turned from defense to offense and stabbed the person who attacked him!
"You little brat, I won't lose a piece of meat if you move aside!" Chu Nanshan roared furiously at the tip of the sword about to point at his throat. His powerful roar startled the birds nesting in the trees of Chu Xiangfu, who fled for their lives! A burst of startled cries of birds and beasts was heard, and countless birds instantly flew out from the sky above Chu Xiangfu!
"Grandpa, is this how you welcome your grandson? You're still expecting me to let you go? Dream on!" Seeing Chu Nanshan running away, Chu Feiyang followed closely behind him, his sword always aiming at the spot where Chu Nanshan was hiding. "It's getting dark. Do you need your grandson to take you back to your room to rest?"
"No need!" The roar sounded again. The long sword in Chu Nanshan's hand clashed with Chu Feiyang for the first time. The sparks aroused were extremely conspicuous in the dark night, and the harsh collision sound showed that the fight between the two was serious!
The long sword in Chu Nanshan's hand was powerful and he showed no mercy just because the opponent was his beloved grandson. The way he stabbed Chu Feiyang's body was tricky and fierce, which was the essence condensed from decades of battlefield experience!
The silver sword in Chu Feiyang's hand resembled a silver dragon. Under the moonlight, only streaks of silver light flashed by, dazzling the eyes. A single careless blow could easily lead to death! Chu Feiyang didn't back down even though his opponent was his grandfather. Both men engaged in a real fight. Their seemingly relaxed conversation betrayed profound inner strength and honed techniques.
"You little bastard, how can you be a good husband to me? When you came to Nanxun, you still attracted many women to me and almost caused Meng'er to fall off the cliff and die! Do you want me to see your son die before him? You bastard, you are asking for a beating!" Chu Nanshan's sharp eyes caught the gap on the left side of Chu Feiyang, and he made a move in an instant. The cold sword was approaching Chu Feiyang's hair!
"Hmph! Mind your own business!" Little did people know that Chu Feiyang only uttered these few words arrogantly, while the long sword in his hand was already blocking his left side, successfully repelling Chu Nanshan's attack again!
"You, you, you... Jiao Da, beat Xi Lin for me! This brat is a bad boy who didn't learn his lesson and didn't protect Meng'er properly!" Chu Nanshan couldn't defeat Chu Feiyang, so he could only vent his anger on Xi Lin! However, the force of the long sword falling did not weaken at all. Even Chu Feiyang was numb in his right hand due to the shock of Chu Nanshan's internal force!
Jiao Da asked the doorman to close the door of Prime Minister Chu's mansion. After hearing Chu Nanshan's order, he glanced indifferently at Xi Lin who was standing inside the door!
"Uncle Jiao, do you really want to fight?" Xi Lin looked at Jiao Da with a dejected face, his tone full of helplessness as he was implicated.
Jiao Da had already turned his gaze to look at Chu Nanshan, who was jumping up and down in the yard. Seeing how excited he was, he said to Xi Lin, "Go back and have dinner first!"
"But..." Looking at Chu Nanshan who had already forced Chu Feiyang onto the roof, Xi Lin's tone was filled with hesitation. If the old prince found out, and if the old prince personally taught him a lesson, it would be even worse!
"It's okay, you can go down! The prince will subdue the master!" Jiao Da spoke with a normal expression, but his eyes were still following Chu Nanshan's figure!
Seeing Jiao Da's calm face, Xi Lin put away his worries, nodded slightly to Jiao Da, and quickly walked across the front yard to the backyard!
"Is this going to end?" Chu Nanshan chased and beat him the moment he entered the house. Even though Chu Feiyang had great patience, he was on the verge of losing his temper under Chu Nanshan's torture! He simply stopped, stepped on the tiles of the roof, stared at the agitated Chu Nanshan with cold eyes, and spoke in a dangerous tone!
"You didn't protect Meng'er!" A naked accusation! Chu Nanshan pressed the tip of his sword against the bricks and tiles at his feet. His angry eyes concealed a deep pity. He carefully examined Chu Feiyang from head to toe, and only after seeing that his grandson was unharmed did he feel relieved to bicker with him!
"You just want to take this opportunity to find someone to practice with!" Chu Feiyang was extremely accurate in exposing Chu Nanshan's little thoughts! With a slight shake of his wrist, the long sword turned into a soft sword wrapped around his waist. Chu Feiyang landed gracefully and strode towards the direction of Meng Xin Xiaozhu!
"You! Wait for me!" Seeing that his grandson ignored him, Chu Nanshan immediately flew down from the roof, followed Chu Feiyang, and squeezed into "Mengxin Cottage"!
"Meng'er greets Grandfather! Is Grandpa in good health?" After receiving Xi Lin's report, Yun Qianmeng had already been waiting at the gate of Mengxin Cottage! When she saw Chu Nanshan following behind Chu Feiyang, she immediately bowed politely!
"Get up, get up! Let grandpa see if you've been wronged?" Compared to the scene when they met Chu Feiyang, Chu Nanshan treated Yun Qianmeng like a treasure. The huge difference in treatment made Chu Feiyang snort lightly, and then he pulled Yun Qianmeng from behind and hugged her as they walked towards the room!
Yun Qianmeng smiled slightly, raised her eyes slightly to glance at Chu Feiyang's tightly pursed lips, then turned to look at Chu Nanshan beside her and said with a smile, "Meng'er, everything is fine! Is Grandpa well? We have been away for more than three months and have not been able to fulfill our filial duties. Please don't be offended, Grandpa!"
"I don't blame you, I don't blame you!" Compared with the hateful grandson, the granddaughter-in-law is really sensible and knows how to feel sorry for an old man like himself, which makes Chu Nanshan smile immediately. However, his answer is still a little petty. Although he does not blame Yun Qianmeng, he still hates Chu Feiyang!
"You little brat, the young emperor just summoned you to the palace. What's the important matter?" With Yun Qianmeng present, Chu Feiyang would probably not dare to neglect his grandfather too much. Chu Nanshan then spoke boldly, with a shrewd light in his smiling eyes. Although he was already sixty years old, he did not look disordered at all as he followed behind Chu Feiyang!
"What could it be? Grandpa, didn't you guess it a long time ago?" Chu Feiyang slowed down his steps slightly, lowered his eyes to look at the figure on the ground, and spoke slowly!
At this time, Chu Nanshan walked to his side, dispelling the image of an old naughty boy that he had just revealed. At this moment, Chu Nanshan was as cunning as the sea. The cold moonlight reflected in his eyes, revealing a touch of wise cold light. Compared with Chu Feiyang, he had an extra layer of essence condensed by time!
"Today is just a test!" Chu Nanshan sighed softly and uttered these words slowly, but he knew in his heart that tomorrow's morning court session would be the real war!
"Grandpa, aren't you going to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to take a look? If you want to take a look in the future, I'm afraid you'll have to go to the Ministry of Justice prison!" Chu Feiyang paused slightly and turned to look at Chu Nanshan! Compared to the father-son relationship between him and Chu Pei, Chu Nanshan's feelings for Chu Pei are much deeper! After all, they are father and son who have lived together for more than 20 years. Even though Chu Nanshan is angry that Chu Pei doesn't care about Xia Houying and his grandson, he still loves this son in his bones. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of covering up everything with Chu Pei!
"Feiyang!" Seeing the usually cheerful Chu Nanshan now reveal a lonely expression, Yun Qianmeng gently tugged at Chu Feiyang's sleeve and then said to Chu Nanshan, "Grandpa, please rest assured. The toxins in father's body have been cleared, and his body has fully recovered! However, there are some things that father must shoulder his responsibilities!"
How could Chu Nanshan not understand the meaning behind Chu Feiyang and Yun Qianmeng's words? With a touch of reluctance suppressed in his heart, Chu Nanshan raised his head and smiled, "Meng'er is so thoughtful! Giving birth to a boy is really not good. Not only do I never hear a single thoughtful word from him, but he also makes me mad all day long! In the future, I want a great-granddaughter who can hold my sweet little cotton-padded jacket and show it off everywhere!"
After speaking, Chu Nanshan walked past Chu Feiyang and walked towards the house first!
Yun Qianmeng looked up and exchanged a glance with Chu Feiyang. Both of them felt distressed for Chu Nanshan in their eyes, but now that things had come to this, there was no turning back!
"Let's go and see grandpa!" Holding Yun Qianmeng's hand again, on the way to the room, Chu Feiyang briefly recounted everything that had just happened in the palace!
Yun Qianmeng listened attentively, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. After Chu Feiyang's words completely faded away in her ears, she finally spoke, "It seems that the emperor doesn't trust anyone nowadays. He is even wary of Han Che, whom he personally promoted!"
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to hold all the power in your own hands, but if you don't delegate power appropriately, it might backfire!" Chu Feiyang said lightly, then pushed open the door and walked in with Yun Qianmeng!
"Grandson and granddaughter-in-law greet grandpa!" The Xiahou clan leader had already been sitting in the room waiting for them! In addition, Chu Nanshan and Xiahou Qin were also sitting in the room!
"Okay, okay, get up quickly!" Seeing his long-lost grandson, the Xiahou clan leader was even more excited than seeing his grandson Xiahou Qin. He immediately asked with a smile to let the two sit down, and was reluctant to let Chu Feiyang stand at all!
"Hmph!" Seeing how affectionate the grandparents were, Chu Nanshan let out a puff of hot air from his nose and picked up the teacup beside him to drink!
"Qin'er has just told us a general idea of the Nanxun incident. I never thought that there would be such a shameless woman in Nanxun country. Meng'er was almost killed by her! Fortunately, you took precautions in advance!" Seeing his grandson and granddaughter-in-law who were unharmed, the Xiahou clan leader spoke with great relief in his heart!
"Grandson has made grandfather worried!" Chu Feiyang let down his guard and responded to the concern of the Xiahou clan leader with a faint and gentle smile on his face!
The Xiahou clan leader admired Chu Feiyang's gentleness and elegance. It wasn't until he saw the two children who had suffered so much standing in front of him safe and sound that the Xiahou clan leader's months of worry finally came to an end. He then glanced at Chu Nanshan and said in a slightly cold voice, "Tomorrow morning's court will definitely focus on discussing Chu Pei's matter! Feiyang, what are you planning?"
Although the Xiahou clan leader disliked Chu Pei, he cared more about Chu Feiyang! Since the fact that Chu Pei and Chu Feiyang were father and son could not be changed, the Xiahou clan leader naturally did not want Chu Feiyang to be implicated because of Chu Pei's affairs!
"Grandfather, don't worry. Feiyang has his own ideas!" Chu Feiyang looked at his grandfather, feeling a little distressed. He then slowed down his tone and said, "The situation in the court is so complicated and tense now. The emperor naturally cannot impose heavy penalties! Besides, I have already dealt with the affairs of Youzhou. Even if someone wants to hold the Chu family responsible, they will not be able to do anything! However, I would like to trouble my cousin to accompany me to the palace tomorrow! I am afraid that the emperor will ask about the attack on Jiangzhou!"
"Of course, I will go to the palace with you!" Xiahou Qin nodded and smiled!
"There's another thing that's hard to guard against!" Thinking of this, Chu Feiyang stood up and told the story one by one...
In the Prince of Chu’s Palace!
Upon hearing that the King of Chu and his entourage were returning to the capital from Youzhou, Xie had already been waiting inside the gate of the King of Chu's mansion with Chu Jie and Chu Qingyang!
Finally, before dark, I saw Chu Pei being sent back by the guards!
"Husband!" Xie's eyes were filled with tears. If it weren't for the guards from Prince Chu's Mansion standing around, she would have thrown herself into Chu Pei's arms and burst into tears!
"My son meets my father!" Chu Qingyang and Chu Jie already had tears in their eyes. Looking at Chu Pei who had survived a near-death experience, the family was filled with emotion and could only shed tears!
"Okay, let's go back to the house first!" Compared to the excitement of the other three people, Chu Pei seemed unusually calm. He just looked back at the carriage he had been riding for the past ten days, glared at the carriage fiercely, and then turned around and stepped into the gate of the Prince Chu's Mansion!
The family of four returned to the inner room. Xie dismissed all the maids and closed the door herself. Then she returned to the table and poured a cup of hot tea for Chu Pei with a slightly excited expression. Then she sat down and said with a choked voice, "Husband, you have suffered! Are your injuries all healed?"
As she spoke, Xie stared at Chu Pei's still pale face with tearful eyes, feeling a little worried!
After Chu Pei drank half a bowl of tea, he glanced from Mrs. Xie to his two children. Seeing that his family members were all safe and sound, he said with relief, "Don't worry, I'm fine, and the toxins in my body have been cleared!"
"Dad, I heard that Chu Feiyang has made Nanxun a vassal state of Xichu. Is this true?" Seeing Chu Pei say that he was fine, Chu Qingyang asked the question that had been pent up in his heart for a long time! Under the flickering candlelight, Chu Qingyang's face was cold and ferocious, and his expression was full of ruthlessness. Not only did he lose his usual gentleness, but he was also fearful!
How could Chu Pei not understand Chu Qingyang's intention? He knew his son must be extremely disappointed, but since things had come to this, he could only nod and say, "Yes! Chu Feiyang used the Nanlan incident to refuse peace talks with Nanxun, and then forced Nanxun to become a vassal state of Western Chu! And Prime Minister Wan's residence was also implicated and burned to ruins!"
"What!" The exclamation came from Xie and Chu Qingyang at the same time, both of them had an expression of disbelief on their faces!
"How could this happen? Nan Lan is useless, but Prime Minister Wan shouldn't be so useless! Is Nan Hongye just going to watch his uncle's house become ruins?" Chu Qingyang's thick eyebrows suddenly frowned, and countless questions emerged in his mind at the same time! His hands hanging at his sides had already clenched into fists. It was a pity that he had been in the capital for the past few months and was recently confined to the Chu Palace by Chu Nanshan. He couldn't fully grasp the affairs of Nanxun and Youzhou!
Mentioning the ruined Wan family, Chu Pei looked at Xie's still charming face, and thought of the Xie family in his heart. With a trace of shame on his face, he said, "Shuyi, the Xie family..."
How could Xie not know about such a big thing?
Xie's eyes turned red again, tears welling up in her eyes. She nodded to Chu Pei, sobbing and saying incoherently, "I know... I know..."
As he spoke, Xie covered her cheek and cried out in pain!
"Dad, how could you let Chu Feiyang do that? How could he be so cruel? Even if he couldn't stand mother taking Mrs. Chu's position, how could he attack the Xie family's Manchu clan? Such a vicious mind is really terrible!" Chu Qingyang's face was also full of hostility at this time, and his eyes were filled with lingering hatred!
Chu Jie had long known about the Xie family's affairs. Seeing her mother burst into tears, her eyes also turned red. She covered her lips with her handkerchief and cried, "Daddy, will we never be able to return to Youzhou? Do we have no home in Youzhou? How can my eldest brother be so heartless? He has hatred in his heart, but why does he not care about our brotherly love? How can such a person be worthy of being the King of Chu?"
Chu Pei was already feeling upset, and now seeing his wife, daughter, and son crying and blaming him made him even more irritated. He clenched his fists on the table, his brow furrowed tightly. After a long pause, he spoke, "How can this be over so easily? I'm afraid even I can only stay in this Prince Chu's mansion for one night!"
"Husband!" Upon hearing this, Xie suddenly raised her head. She no longer cared about grieving for the Xie family. She stared at Chu Pei with surprise in her eyes, and held Chu Pei's arms tightly with both hands, fearing that he would leave the Prince Chu's Mansion!
"Such a big thing has happened in Youzhou this time, Chu Feiyang will definitely report it all to Emperor Yu Gan! By then, I, a frontier official, will naturally be implicated! I'm afraid that I will be summoned to the palace for trial early tomorrow morning!" With half-closed eyes, Chu Pei slowly spoke of what was about to happen!
"Dad!" Without the Xie family, even her own father would be punished. Chu Jie immediately ran to Chu Pei and grabbed Chu Pei's sleeve and refused to let go, tears in her eyes could not help but dripping down!
"Don't worry too much! I'm afraid the emperor won't dare to punish severely! If the Chu family is aroused to resist, I'm afraid Emperor Yugan's throne will be in real danger! You should rest first! Qingyang, come with me to the room!" After comforting Xie and Chu Jie, Chu Pei stood up and led Chu Qingyang to the room!
The father and son entered the room one after another. After they closed the door, Chu Pei asked in a low voice, "What's going on in the capital recently?"
"Qin Huo has been seriously ill for more than two months. Last night, Emperor Yu Gan promoted Han Che to the position of Left Prime Minister overnight!" When Chu Qingyang mentioned this, there was a hint of unwillingness in his tone, and strong hatred burst out of his half-closed eyes!
"Han Che? He was promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister by skipping his rank! It seems that Emperor Yugan doesn't have many people he can use!" Chu Pei stood in front of the table, supporting his hands on the table, but carefully weighing the current situation in his heart!
Seeing Chu Pei's tone so light, Chu Qingyang frowned slightly, then said anxiously, "Dad, it's all because of me..."
But before he could finish, Chu Pei raised his hand to signal him to be silent. He turned around, patted Chu Qingyang on the shoulder and said, "I don't blame you! You, your mother, and your sister should stay in the palace for the next few days. Right now, this is the safest place in the world!"
"What about you?" Even though Chu Qingyang was usually calm and smart, he felt a little overwhelmed by so many things happening in succession!
"Hmph! Can Chu Feiyang still eat me?" Chu Pei snorted coldly and growled!
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