He had clearly reached an agreement with the Nanyue people, and the Nanyue emperor also stated in a letter that he would send people to Danyang City to discuss it with him in detail. However, at this critical moment, the Nanyue people suddenly turned against him. Not only did they set fire to the city, they even assassinated Prefect He, which was equivalent to taking Danyang City away from him.
Chu Yi was also in Danyang City when the incident happened.
It was too much of a coincidence, but as for what Chu Yi had done, there seemed to be no clues to verify it.
Chu Yi hasn't done anything out of the ordinary since returning to Beijing. He has always looked sick and rarely sees outsiders. He only went to Prince Jing's Mansion a few days ago.
Yuan Zhe was also thoughtful, and said in a deep voice: "In short, the eldest prince is a threat as long as he is alive."
Chu You nodded slightly in silence.
"Your Highness, do you want to go and see who the eldest prince's confidante is?" Yuan Zhe looked at the shadowy figure beside Chu Yi again and thought: The eldest prince is already eighteen years old. If he had not been a hostage in Nanyue for many years, he would have been married long ago.
Just as the Queen Mother has been worrying about Prince Kang's marriage, the Emperor is also considering the marriage of the eldest prince...
Chu You originally wanted to say that it was not necessary, as he did not take a mere woman seriously at all. But when the words came to his lips, he felt that the silhouette he had just seen through the gap in the bamboo curtain seemed a little familiar.
He raised his head again, and his sharp eyes cast towards the hazy and soft profile in the window.
The girl behind the Xiangfei bamboo curtain suddenly leaned forward and raised her hand to put down the half-lifted bamboo curtain.
This action allowed her profile to appear from behind the bamboo curtain, clearly reflected in the eyes of Chu You below.
It's her! Chu You's eyes suddenly widened, unable to hide his shock.
"Your Highness, do you recognize this girl?" Yuan Zhe noticed something strange in Chu You's expression.
Chu You: “…”
This is……
Why is she with Chu Yi? !
Chu You still remembers clearly what happened in Prince Jing's Mansion.
Originally, he could have asked his mother to arrange a marriage between him and Meng'er, but it was ruined by Gu Yanfei.
Chu You subconsciously clenched his fists, his joints creaking, and he couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Gu Yanfei was a country woman who had just arrived. How did these two people who were so different from each other get together? Chu You was very disgusted by this feeling of uncertainty, as if something was beyond his control.
Chu You's eyes were uncertain, and the falling bamboo curtain was like a door that closed in front of him and Yuan Zhe.
The bamboo curtain blocked the sunlight that was coming in from the window. Gu Yanfei felt much more comfortable in the private room and adjusted his sitting posture to a leisurely one.
The shopkeeper carefully placed seven or eight wine jugs and a bunch of small plates on the table, and bowed repeatedly with a smile, saying, "This is the wine the young lady ordered. Enjoy it slowly, both of you."
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he quickly left the private room.
In the private room, the aroma of various wines filled the air, blending into an intoxicating smell.
Gu Yanfei looked at the table full of drinks he had just ordered, rolled up his sleeves with a slightly curved brow, and then skillfully mixed the rice wine, honey water, rose syrup, etc. together. After gently shaking the wine jug, he finally sprinkled some fine rose petals into the wine. This series of movements was as smooth and elegant as flowing water.
She poured two glasses of wine from the wine pot, one for herself and the other for Chu Yi, and said with a smile: "Try it, as an apology for my Qingguang. I cut its nails when I went back that day."
She pointed at Chu Yi's cuffs, referring to the last time Qingguang scratched his cuffs.
“……” Chu Yi could almost imagine the calico cat’s expression of horror when its nails were clipped, and it chuckled softly.
His laughter was very pleasant, like the sound of a stream flowing through a stream in summer, gently rubbing the eardrums and making the tips of the ears itch.
He drank very slowly, as if he was tasting tea. In contrast, Gu Yanfei was very careless and drank it all in one gulp.
Gu Yanfei left Qiongfangzhai after a stick of incense, with a slight hint of drunkenness on his face and feeling refreshed.
It was a rare opportunity for her to go out, so she did not go back to the mansion immediately, but instead strolled along Zhenhua Street.
In her previous life, although she lived in the capital for several years, she hardly ever left the mansion.
She had some money she had just won from the polo match, so she went shopping along the way. In addition to some snacks, sachets, and silk flowers, she also bought some cinnabar, talisman paper, silver needles, and medicinal herbs before slowly setting off on her journey home.
By the time she returned to Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion, it was almost dusk.
The sun sets in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun burns the clouds in the sky, dyeing a colorful sunset.
The evening wind was whistling, and the leaves of the sycamore trees on both sides of the street had all fallen in the continuous drizzle of the past few days, leaving only the barren branches stretching towards the sky with their fangs and claws.
After entering the mansion from the corner gate, Gu Yanfei saw a carriage with two horses, a green canopy, pearl tassels and eight treasures parked at the outer ceremonial gate.
Gu Yanfei couldn't help but pause, and his eyes paused for a moment on the gorgeous carriage in front of him.
This was the Duchess of England's carriage, which she had seen in her previous life.
Gu Yanfei didn't say anything. The concierge next to her noticed her gaze and said with a smile, "Second Miss, the Duke of England's wife came half an hour ago."
The old woman's eyes were shining, and her expression revealed a strange excitement.
Gu Yanfei walked forward against the cool evening breeze, with the scattered leaves and flowers blowing in his face.
Gu Yanfei was no stranger to the Duchess of England.
In her previous life, after she returned to the capital, she once visited the Duke of England’s Mansion with the Marquis’s wife Wang. She still remembered that the Duke of England was very picky about her, and her contemptuous look was like needles piercing her.
At that time, the Lady of the Duke of England hardly ever had a serious conversation with Gu Yanfei. She only spoke to Wang, making sarcastic remarks in her words: She said that Gu Yanfei was a country girl whose speech and behavior were not presentable;
Sometimes he said he didn't know what Gu Yanfei had been through in the past fourteen years; sometimes he said Gu Yanfei was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and couldn't even read a single word, so how could he manage the household and govern his subordinates in the future?
…
The other party's words made Gu Yanfei feel so ashamed that he really wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
The past once again appeared clearly in her mind, flashing by like a kaleidoscope.
"Second Miss!" A slightly excited female voice came from the other side of the outer ceremonial gate, calling Gu Yanfei back from his thoughts.
The maid behind her slapped her thigh and said, "Miss Qingshuang has been waiting for you for a while."
As she was speaking, a beautiful maid in green came towards Gu Yanfei from the outer ceremonial gate, knelt down and bowed, saying, "Second Miss, the Madam wants you to come over."
Gu Yanfei stopped and looked again at the extremely luxurious carriage a few feet away. The sunset glow in the sky gave the carriage a layer of gorgeous colors.
The Duke of Ying's Mansion is very popular in the court, and its current status is far superior to that of the Marquis of Dingyuan Mansion, which is in a period of transition. It is obvious that the Marquis of Dingyuan was in the wrong for the temporary replacement, and it is obvious that they don't like her at all, so why did they agree to the marriage in the last life?
It was not until half a year later that the Fang family found an excuse and broke off the engagement on the grounds that she had ridden in a car with a man in Danyang City.
Gu Yanfei still hasn't figured out these things.
(End of this chapter)
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