It was a bright red color like the graceful peony, but he wore it with a temperament that was as pure as the moon and as peaceful as aloof from the world.
He was playing with a dagger between his slender fingers. His movements were graceful and agile, which added a touch of unrestrained and unruly to him. An unfathomable aura lingered around him.
It was as warm as spring in the east warm room with a heated kang, but cold sweat was oozing out of Fang Huairui's broad forehead, and his sturdy body was tense.
He had experienced the hardships of the battlefield and the turmoil of the court, and was considered a capable person. However, when facing the eldest prince, he was suppressed to the point that he could not raise his head.
Fang Huairui dared not move and maintained the posture of clasping his fists, and time seemed to slow down.
"bass!"
The dagger was unsheathed an inch, the silver blade flashed with cold light, and the subtle sound echoed in Fang Huairui's ears like thunder, and the sweat on his neck became more and more dense.
Chu Yi said calmly: "Very good."
His voice was as clear as a guqin, neither fast nor slow, neither light nor heavy, and the meaning was ambiguous. It was unclear whether he was saying that the sword was very good or something else.
These two words suddenly loosened the stagnant atmosphere, and the invisible majesty in the air also dissipated a little.
Fang Huairui felt relieved. He felt as if he had been forced into the water for a cup of tea and was only fished out at this moment. He felt like he was reborn.
He roughly raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, feeling mixed emotions.
It has been eight years since the eldest prince Chu Yi left the Da Jing Dynasty. No one in the court knows him well, and most people do not think highly of him. After all, Chu Yi was a hostage in the enemy country for eight years. It is conceivable that the Kingdom of Yue would not be able to educate him well!
Therefore, the royal family and nobles in the court all took a wait-and-see attitude towards the eldest prince, including their Fang family.
In addition, after Chu Yi returned to the capital, he remained silent and let the King of Kang continue to press and make things difficult for him. To outsiders, he seemed helpless and powerless. Fang Huairui did not take Chu Yi seriously at that time.
He never expected that Chu Yi, at such a young age, had such a shrewd mind. If he didn't take action, it would be fine. But once he did, his action would be as powerful as thunder and lightning and unstoppable.
During this period of time, Fang Huairui has deeply realized the power of the eldest prince and no longer dares to be negligent or disrespectful to him.
"As long as Your Highness is satisfied." Fang Huairui laughed loudly, a hearty smile appearing on his bearded face.
Thinking back on the whole incident, he still feels a bit thrilling and sad.
This marriage between the Fang and Gu families was arranged more than ten years ago, but a few months ago, the Gu family suddenly proposed a temporary replacement and could not explain the reason. They asked about who gave birth to whom and all these messy things were the Gu family's family affairs. Fang Huairui was dismissive and too lazy to investigate.
Since the Gu family had no sincerity towards this marriage, Fang Huairui was thinking about not getting married. However, his wife, Mrs. Yu, insisted, so he stopped caring.
It was not until four days ago that the eldest prince Chu Yi summoned him to an audience and asked him to write a memorial to impeach Prince Kang for forcibly taking his wife.
The position of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion was stable, so there was no need for them to take sides or compete for the credit of following the dragon. Therefore, Fang Huairui did not want to get involved in the infighting between the two factions of the royal family, and planned to play dumb and refuse. However, Chu Yi showed him an account book, which scared him almost to death.
Only then did he know that his wife had helped her family to secretly occupy several iron mines in Yuzhou under the name of the Duke of Yingzhou and privately mined ore. The local government turned a blind eye and did not dare to intervene.
Although the Yu family was the beneficiary of this incident, the Yu family used the name of the Fang family to the outside world. The two families were also in-laws, so the Fang family could not deny the relationship, and he could not escape the crime of "not strictly managing his wife"...
According to the law, iron ore is state-owned and private mining is not allowed.
The crime of privately occupying iron mines was a serious one, and it could give the emperor enough excuse to seize the hereditary dukedom of the Fang family, and demote the duke to a marquis, or even an earl.
Therefore, he wrote letters to impeach Prince Kang for stealing his minister's wife in a high-profile manner for three consecutive days.
Afterwards, at Chu Yi's instruction, the lady went to the Dingyuan Marquis's residence to give a small betrothal gift, which was a huge commotion that alarmed the entire capital.
In fact, Chu Yi never explained his intentions when doing things. He only told Fang Huairui what to do and when. But Fang Huairui has eyes and a brain, so he can see and think.
Over the past few days, Fang Huairui went from being panicked at first to gradually calming down. He planned to find a new turning point in the crisis. He had been secretly observing the young prince.
It has to be said that Chu Yi's strategic planning, his grasp of timing, his guessing of people's hearts, and his understanding of the overall situation all made Fang Huairui look at him in a different light. At such a young age, his mind was so meticulous and careful. He hid behind the scenes, and with little effort, he pushed things step by step to the situation he wanted.
Everyone is just a chess piece in his hands.
Boom boom! Fang Huairui's heartbeat suddenly accelerated twice, his eyes were bright and full of excitement.
Judging from Chu Yi's scheming and methods, he is obviously a wise leader worthy of loyalty.
King Kang is powerful, and Chu Yi needs the help of nobles. The Fang family is also useful to Chu Yi, and cooperation between them will be beneficial to both sides.
Even more, if the Fang family can help Chu Yi succeed, they can move to a higher level!
At this time, Chu Yi pulled out the dagger completely, carefully examined the thin and sharp blade, and said without even looking at Fang Huairui, "Fang Huairui, sit down."
After hearing this, Fang Huairui was finally relieved, and the smile on his face deepened by three points.
He didn't sit down in a hurry. He just bowed his hands carelessly and bargained with Chu Yi with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, since I have done this job for you, can you forgive me? Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Yu Shi's wife in the future!"
Fang Huairui smiled warmly, as if he and Chu Yi had known each other for many years. From his words, it sounded as if he was not forced by Chu Yi this time, but was assigned an errand.
He really meant what he said, and after this lesson, he would not only keep the Yu family under control, but would also not let them off easily.
Chu Yi smiled softly and danced with his sword casually. The simple movement was as smooth and neat as flowing water.
The silver sword light reflected in Fang Huairui's eyes, making him dazzled for a moment, his heart tightened, and he was filled with doubt and uncertainty.
He always felt that something was wrong. He recalled what he had just said, but couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Chu Yi simply put the sword back into the sheath, and then put it aside, making a "click" sound, and asked: "Fang Huairui, do you know that the Yu family has another person hidden?"
His tone was very calm, as if he was chatting with Fang Huairui.
"......" Fang Huairui looked at Chu Yi in surprise, completely confused.
Chu Yi said slowly: "In the second month of the first year of the Tianli calendar, an aunt from the Yu family returned home with her newborn son."
“The year before, when Empress Yu and Emperor Hongwu of the previous dynasty died in the sea of fire, it was said that she was eight months pregnant.
When Chu Yi said these two sentences, it sounded like he was talking about an insignificant matter, but it also seemed like he was hiding a needle in a cotton ball.
(End of this chapter)
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