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the Capital Chu Yunhe and the Wang family were now on the same boat. Although they would not quarrel over this matter, there would still be many grudges in their hearts.
This resentment is like a seed in the crack of a stone. When exposed to wind, sun and rain, it will grow like a wild weed. When you want to cut it off, it cannot be burned by wildfire and will grow again in the spring breeze.
The Queen's move was really a case of oversmarting her.
If this continues, I'm afraid trouble will arise soon.
The Lantern Festival banquet is just around the corner, and I’m afraid that this family dinner will be more lively than usual.
Chu Jinnian thought about it and turned another page of the letter in his hand.
This is also the last page. It does not talk about the story of Chu Yunhe and Concubine Liang, but mentions that the bandits in Lu are in turmoil. The emperor intends to send troops to clear them out and wants to appoint a prince to lead the troops, but he has not yet decided which prince it will be.
The adult princes, except for the second prince who died young, are the eldest prince Chu Yunhe, the third prince Chu Yunkuan, the fourth prince Chu Yunzhao, and the fifth prince Chu Yunbin.
Chu Yunkuan was weak because his mother Rong Fei was weak, and he was also weak and sickly since childhood because of insufficiency in the womb. Now he has to take supplements frequently. He will catch colds every spring and autumn. Such a weak person is naturally not suitable for doing these things.
The fifth prince, Chu Yunbin, has loved literature and disliked martial arts since childhood. He has unparalleled literary talent and is highly praised for his painting skills. However, Chu Yunbin is also obsessed with poetry and books. Even when he became an adult and was eligible for office as a prince, he still asked the emperor to work in the Imperial College and was not interested in anything else.
It can be said that the heavy responsibility of suppressing the bandits will naturally fall on one of Chu Yunhe and Chu Yunzhao.
In his previous life, Chu Yunhe fell off his horse and was injured, so he had to stay in bed to recuperate. The emperor then sent Chu Yunzhao to suppress the bandits. During the suppression of the bandits, Chu Yunzhao could be said to have won a great victory and forced the bandits into a corner with no way to escape. However, when he was about to capture all the bandits and the bandit leader alive, he was hit by an arrow in the final fight.
The arrow almost pierced Chu Yunzhao's heart, and because the arrow was poisoned, Chu Yunzhao was in danger of death. Fortunately, on his way back to Beijing, he met a famous local doctor who was able to detoxify him, thus saving Chu Yunzhao's life.
However, despite this, Chu Yunzhao's health was greatly damaged. Whenever it was cloudy and rainy, his body would itch unbearably, and he had to rely on many medicines to relieve it. However, medicines were three-quarters toxic, and Chu Yunzhao's health deteriorated, so that in the end, Concubine Hui sent her son away...
It can be said that the arrow that hit him during the bandit suppression campaign eventually led to Chu Yunzhao's death.
It was this arrow that, in Chu Jinnian's view, had many suspicious points.
They fought with the bandits at close range, and their opponents were all armed with swords. Chu Jinnian later inquired and found that no bandits were found holding bows and arrows at the scene.
Moreover, the bow and arrow were exquisitely made, not like those owned by bandits who only knew how to burn, kill and loot. Moreover, only one arrow appeared from beginning to end.
In other words, the target of this arrow was very clear, it was aimed at Chu Yunzhao.
It is self-evident who the murderer is and who is behind it.
However, there was no evidence to accuse the Queen and Chu Yunhe at the time, so the matter had to be dropped.
Moreover, what happened that year was that Chu Yunhe deliberately fell off his horse and sent Chu Yunzhao to suppress the bandits, hoping to kill Chu Yunzhao with the help of the bandits. But in the end, when he saw that Chu Yunzhao was not only fine but also had the intention of making meritorious service, he became murderous.
Or was the fall from the horse just an accident, and Chu Yunhe wanted to kill Chu Yunzhao because he saw that the credit that should have been his was snatched away by Chu Yunzhao.
It can be said that none of these are known.
Originally, when I opened my eyes again this time, many things were different from the previous life, but the bandit suppression in Lu still came.
At this time, there was no news of Chu Yunhe falling off his horse, and it was not certain that Chu Yunzhao would be sent to deal with this matter. It was also possible that in this life, Chu Yunhe would be the one to suppress the bandits.
But these are just his guesses at the moment. Nothing has been determined yet and nothing is known.
At this juncture, if he wants to avoid repeating the same mistakes, he still needs to make preparations early.
Chu Jinnian frowned, folded the letter in his hand, reached out to light the candle, and burned the letter clean.
"Jing Zhao."
Jing Zhao heard the sound, pushed the door open, and saw another pile of ashes on the table. He hurriedly said, "I will clean it up right away."
"Pack your things and leave for Beijing tomorrow afternoon." Chu Jinnian said, taking a sip of tea.
"Are you going back to Beijing tomorrow?" Jing Zhao was stunned.
But the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival.
Chu Jinnian had originally planned to leave after the Lantern Festival, and the date was set for the 17th. He also agreed that on the night of the Lantern Festival, he would make an appointment with Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui to go to the county town to enjoy the lanterns and visit the temple fair.
"Yes, tomorrow." Chu Jinnian put the teacup back on the table and said, "Where are the lantern-making materials I bought from the craftsman?"
"Butler Ning has kept them all. He was originally planning to give them to the Third Young Master and Miss Sui to play with, but since they didn't seem to be interested, he put them aside."
Jing Zhao asked, "Does the eldest master need those things?"
"Yes." Chu Jinnian nodded, "Since I can't spend the Lantern Festival with Jinzhou and the others, I can make a few lanterns as an apology."
"Yes, I'll get it right away." Jing Zhao hurried to find Ning Feng to get the things and delivered them to Chu Jinnian's study.
The light in the study was on for half the night and was not completely turned off until 12:00 am.
The next morning, there was a slight movement in the study.
Just as Jing Zhao was about to ask whether he wanted water brought over for washing, the study door was opened and Chu Jinnian pushed the door open, holding a few finished lanterns in his hands.
"big……"
Before Jing Zhao could finish his words, Chu Jinzhou came running towards him like a bird, "Good morning, big brother."
"Hey, lanterns?"
Chu Jinzhou saw the lanterns in Chu Jinnian's hand and immediately became excited, "Where did these lanterns come from? Could it be that Big Brother made them himself?"
"Yes, I made one last night, and there's one for you." Chu Jinnian picked up his lanterns, selected them for a long time, and handed one to Chu Jinzhou, "Here, this is for you."
Chu Jinzhou took it, looked at the lantern in his hand carefully, then looked at the remaining three in Chu Jinnian's hand, blinking his eyes again and again.
If his lantern is the second ugliest among all the lanterns, then no other lantern can be called the ugliest.
It’s neither round nor flat. For a moment, I don’t know what words to use to describe the lantern in my hand.
But if I have to use one word to describe it, it would be "special".
“Those remaining lanterns…” Chu Jinzhou looked at Chu Jinnian eagerly, “Who are you going to give them to, big brother?”
Is there anyone more important than his younger brother?
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