"They have never been to the military camp, and I promised them that I would draw a picture of the camp for them!"
Thinking that he had become the center of attention in the Shen clan school today, Chu Yunmu puffed out his chest proudly, and his tail behind him was almost up to the sky.
His appearance made Shen and Chu Qianchen couldn't help laughing again.
Chu Qianchen smiled and asked, "Can you draw?"
"Of course I can!" Chu Yunmu said excitedly, "I draw very well, even the teacher praised me."
Chu Yunmu was impatient, and immediately asked Dongmei to prepare the painting tools for him. He then said, "Sister, do you know? To be a great general, it is not enough to just know martial arts. You have to be good at both civil and military affairs."
"Captain Xue said that my brother-in-law is amazing and can do everything. Take painting for example. There is a place at the border between the Northland and the Red Di that is rarely visited. It was my brother-in-law who led people in to explore it and then drew the map himself..."
"To draw a map, one must not only know how to draw, but also understand astronomy, geography, and mathematics..."
Chu Yunmu spoke nonstop. He actually didn't understand a lot of what was said, so he just repeated what he remembered. Finally, he made a bold statement: "Mom, sister, I want to be a general commanding an army of 100,000 like my brother-in-law in the future!"
Chu Qianchen was amused again, and turned to Shen and said, "Mother, our brother Mu is going to be a general. What's the point of the title of Yongding Marquis? He is just a fallen marquis. If you inherit this title, you still have to bear the dirty affairs of the marquis' mansion."
"I think the future that one has worked hard for is better, Brother Mu, don't you think so?"
Chu Yunmu didn't understand everything Chu Qianchen said, but he understood the last sentence, so he nodded vigorously and said "hmm".
He looked back and forth at Shen and Chu Qianchen, and always felt that there seemed to be a subtle change between his mother and second sister.
By the way, his second sister always called her “mother” before, and this was the first time he heard his second sister call her “mother” like him!
Chu Yunmu pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes were curved and her dimples were shallow.
Well, this feels good, as if my second sister is a little closer to me.
Shen: “…”
Chu Qianchen stopped there and didn't say anything further, as more haste makes waste.
Chu Yunmu looked at Chu Qianchen expectantly, and said, "Sister, can I ask my brother-in-law to take me to the military camp again next time I have a day off?"
"Well..." Chu Qianchen teased him with a long tone, "You have to ask mom."
Chu Yunmu quickly looked at Shen again.
"Mom?" He pulled Shen's sleeve coquettishly, "I will study hard. It was just an accident that I couldn't recite the article today..." He forgot to recite his homework last night because he was worried about his mother's illness.
Shen also teased him, "Just an accident?"
"Yes!" Chu Yunmu nodded vigorously, "Mom, trust me, I will show you."
Shen said: "Okay, then your sister and I will wait and see your performance."
The mother and her two children were talking and laughing in a happy atmosphere.
Chu Yunmu looked at the wife of Duke Mu again and said, "Grandmother, you also bear witness for me."
"Oh, and there's my elder sister..."
Chu Yunmu said halfway and covered his mouth again, remembering that his mother was still angry about his eldest sister running away from the Duke's Mansion.
When Chu Yunmu mentioned Chu Qianhuang, Shen felt a little dazed and her heart ached. She still couldn't figure out how Chu Qianhuang became like this.
Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, saw what Shen was thinking and sighed inwardly.
After all, Chu Qianhuang raised her daughter from childhood, raising her little by little from a tiny baby, personally teaching her to speak, giving her enlightenment, teaching her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework, and teaching her the principles of how to behave in society... Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, knew only too well the effort that went into this.
People's hearts are made of flesh, and the daughter's feelings for Chu Qianhuang are beyond doubt. If Chu Qianhuang had not disappointed her daughter time and time again, even if the truth was revealed today, they would not have reached this point.
My daughter has always been open-minded. Over the past decade, no matter how much she disliked Chu Lingxiao, she had never treated her illegitimate sons and daughters badly. Even though she didn't know Chu Qianchen's true background before, she still treated her like her own daughter.
If Chu Qianhuang wasn't as evil-minded as her aunt...
Lady Mu couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "How did Sister Huang become like this? Could it be that she was bewitched by someone..."
Shen picked up the enamel teacup and drank the tea silently without saying a word.
Lady Mu, the Duke's wife, also stopped talking about Chu Qianhuang, fearing that Chu Qianchen would feel uncomfortable and think that their hearts were still more on Chu Qianhuang.
Chu Yunmu tilted his little face and only understood half of what was said. He roughly knew that his grandmother was lamenting that his eldest sister had learned bad things.
Chu Yunmu didn't have as many concerns as Lady Mu, and nodded, "Big sister has changed."
"In the past, my elder sister listened to my mother very much. I remember when I was a child, my elder sister took me to Baiyun Temple to burn incense. There happened to be a temple fair there, so I asked my elder sister to accompany me to visit the temple fair. Halfway through the visit, my elder sister said that she and mother had agreed to take me home before the hour of You. No matter how much I begged, my elder sister still carried me to the carriage."
"My eldest sister told me that one should keep one's word and that I should listen to my mother."
Chu Yunmu pouted, looking a little depressed.
He couldn't understand it. His elder sister had clearly taught him to keep his word and to listen to his mother, but now, his elder sister did neither of them.
He didn't understand why his elder sister became naughty as she grew up.
Shen was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that Chu Yunmu was talking about what happened two years ago, and her eyes became dazed again.
Yes, Chu Qianhuang used to be very well behaved and obedient.
Chu Qianchen couldn't help but find it interesting to hear the little Chu Yunmu talking seriously about his "childhood".
Whether in the past life or this life, she and Chu Qianhuang were not actually very familiar with each other. The friendship between the sisters was limited to daily greetings and small talk.
But she still remembered that Chu Qianhuang was a gentle yet spirited girl, with a personality very similar to Shen's. She was gentle, open-minded, generous, and caring towards her younger brothers and sisters and cousins, acting like an elder sister.
She respected Shen very much, so her words and actions were all modeled after Shen's.
However, the current Chu Qianhuang is indeed slightly different from before. She has become more gloomy, saying one thing and thinking another, and she is suspicious and worried...
A thought suddenly came to Chu Qianchen's mind -
Could it be that Chu Qianhuang also had a similar adventure as her? ! Chu Qianchen's eyelids twitched, and he didn't think any further. He smiled and said to the listless Chu Yunmu: "Brother Mu, you study hard here with the teachers. If you are not scolded by the teachers in the next ten days, I will talk to your brother-in-law and take you to the military camp."
Chu Yunmu pouted even higher when she heard this. "Sister, I won't be scolded by the teacher. The teacher always praises me. I told you, today was an accident, an accident!"
Chu Yunmu jumped up and down like a cat whose tail was stepped on, but then he became energetic again.
Chu Qianchen easily coaxed Chu Yunmu with just a few words, which made Shen laugh.
It was already past midnight, and Shen took the initiative to say, "Sister Chen, you should go back to the palace earlier today."
I can't just get married and go home so late every day. Even if there are no elders to manage the Prince Chen's Mansion, it's not good.
When Chu Qianchen returned to Prince Chen's Mansion, it was already 3 p.m.
Chu Qianchen did not go directly to the inner courtyard. After asking where Gu Jue was, he went directly to the outer study.
Jingfeng, the servant in the outer study, led Chu Qianchen in with a smile. Not only Gu Jue was in the room, but Su Mubai and Yun Zhan were also there, and the three of them were talking.
Chu Qianchen sat down in the place where she often sat, just like in her previous life.
Sometimes, she also found it interesting, as if this place by the pond belonged to her.
Gu Jue looked at her and said, "Wait here for a while, I'll take you out later."
"Yeah." Chu Qianchen responded obediently, with anticipation in his eyes.
She liked going out with the prince the most, just taking a stroll, boating on the lake, or buying some old books in a small bookstore in a deep alley. It was all very interesting and often benefited her a lot.
Jingfeng brought a box of fish food to Chu Qianchen, and whispered, "This is what the prince asked me to prepare."
Jingfeng felt that his prince was a man of few words, who only did things and did not say anything.
Fortunately, he was still there. He had to let the princess know how considerate the prince was. Well, next time when the prince was not around, he had to tell the princess how the prince threw a tea lid out of the window and saved the stupid cat.
Chu Qianchen smiled with curved lips.
Jingfeng served fish food and tea to Chu Qianchen and then left.
Su Mubai continued, "...the young master of Fan Lingwei's family has been rescued. I have arranged for someone to divert the Jinyiwei's attention and lead them to the south."
Chu Qianchen's eyes narrowed slightly.
It turned out that the Jinyiwei had mobilized so many troops in the morning because of Fan Lingwei's grandson.
Chu Qianchen casually grabbed a handful of fish food from the box and scattered it into the pond. One after another, fat and strong goldfish smelled the scent and swam nimbly towards the window. They scrambled to grab the fish food, flapping their butterfly-like tails. The beautiful tails created ripples in the pond.
She also knew Fan Lingwei.
Fan Lingwei was the Right Censor-in-Chief, a rare clean official in the court.
The emperor has been wanting to live a hundred years and practice Taoism. He now favors Taoist Priest Xuan Jing, but he used to favor Taoist Priest Ming Zhen. Because Taoist Priest Ming Zhen passed away, he has not attended the morning court for half a month.
At the end of February this year, Fan Lingwei publicly reported to the emperor at the morning court, advising the emperor not to be obsessed with elixirs, to be diligent in his work, and not to disappoint people's hearts and destroy the foundation of the Great Qi.
The emperor was furious and left.
This was not the first time that Fan Lingwei had spoken frankly in the court. In recent years, he was disliked by the emperor and demoted repeatedly for this.
A few days later, other officials impeached Fan Lingwei for "lack of etiquette as a subject", and the emperor ordered him to be dismissed from his post and his property confiscated. All the male members of his family were executed, and all the female members of his family were made official slaves.
For women, the worst thing was to become a government slave. Female relatives would usually be sent to the Jiaofangsi to be humiliated.
When the emperor heard about this, he became even angrier. He felt that the Fan family was disobeying his orders and wanted the people of the world to think that he was a tyrant.
No one knew who had spoken to the emperor, but the emperor was so angry that he spared the life of Fan Lingwei's young grandson, saying that he would replace the women in his family and send him to the Jiaofangsi. So he sent the young master of the Fan family to the Jiaofangsi and ordered people to train him.
The young master of the Fan family stayed in the Jiaofangsi for a few months, and later escaped by chance, but was caught by the Jinyiwei again in his previous life...
The emperor only said one word and the Fan family was destroyed.
Chu Qianchen heard all this after he left the Chu family in his previous life.
The memory is a bit distant.
She remembered that the young master of the Fan family was called...
Chu Qianchen was trying hard to dig out his memory. At this time, he heard Gu Jue ask, "What about Fan Yanzhi?"
Su Mubai replied, "Your Majesty, I have temporarily placed Fan Yanzhi next door. Fan Yanzhi is very wary of us and suspects that we have other intentions."
As he spoke, Su Mubai couldn't help but glance at Chu Qianchen, "Thanks to the princess, otherwise, it would be a bit troublesome for me to save Fan Yanzhi."
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There was a hint of smile in Su Mubai's eyes.
It has to be said that their princess is truly the lucky star of Prince Chen's Mansion.
Gu Jue had already heard Su Mubai's report of what happened on the street this morning, and there was a smile in his eyes as he looked at Chu Qianchen.
This girl is still so smart, and she never suffers any loss.
In addition to admiration, there was also a kind of indescribable pity in his eyes, which warmed Chu Qianchen's heart.
In this life, some things began to change gradually and took a different track from the previous life.
Chu Yunmu is, Shen is...Fan Yanzhi is too.
In his previous life, Fan Yanzhi was captured by the Jinyiwei. Because of his escape, his days in the Jiaofangsi became even more difficult...
In this life, Su Mubai took over the Five Cities Military Department. However, within just over a month, the number of spies of Prince Chen's Mansion in the capital had expanded to the point where they could rival the Embroidered Uniform Guards. That was why Su Mubai had the opportunity to detect the actions of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and rescue Fan Yanzhi.
Outside the house, the lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the pond swayed in the wind, quiet and leisurely, making Chu Qianchen feel a sense of peace and tranquility.
Yunzhan frowned and snorted indignantly, "The emperor is deliberately humiliating the Fan family."
The Fan family has been noble for generations, but it is disheartening that they ended up like this.
Compared to Yun Zhan's excitement, Su Mubai, who was sitting next to him, was much calmer, with a cool and determined look in his eyes.
To put it bluntly, haven't they seen enough of those life and death separations on the battlefield? The wickedness of human hearts is beyond human imagination. Haven't there been enough tyrants throughout history? ! When a common man gets angry, blood splatters three feet; when the emperor gets angry, millions of corpses are buried.
This is the current emperor of their Great Qi.
Su Mubai drank a sip of tea and said, "Your Majesty, Fan Yanzhi still has a lot of injuries on his body..."
In order to train and educate people, the Jiaofangsi has always been ruthless. They were even more ruthless when they knew that the Fan family had incurred the wrath of the emperor.
Chu Qianchen turned around and told Hubo, "Go get the Jiuxu ointment."
Amber took the order and retreated, just in time to cross the path of Jingfeng who was entering the room.
Jingfeng walked in steadily and calmly, saying, "Your Highness, Eunuch Chen and Commander Lu of the Embroidered Uniform Guard are here. They said that Prince Chen's Mansion is harboring a criminal wanted by the imperial court. They are here to convey the imperial decree."
After a pause, Jing Feng added, "Commander Lu brought dozens of Jinyiwei to surround the palace."
It is obvious what the Jinyiwei's posture means.
Amber, who had just walked to the door curtain, heard it and her feet went soft. There was a "puff" sound, and Chu Qianchen couldn't help laughing, wiping his fingers with a handkerchief.
Just at this moment, a golden-red goldfish jumped out of the water, jumped a full foot high, and then fell into the water with a "splash", splashing a lot of water.
Chu Qianchen smiled widely, looking relaxed, without any of the nervousness that others felt when they heard the Jinyiwei seal the mansion.
Amber stopped and looked back. Gu Jue and the others, including Jing Feng, were all calm and composed. It seemed that they had expected the Jinyiwei to make trouble, and it seemed that the imperial edict was nothing big.
Seeing this, Amber calmed down and thought: Yes, it’s no big deal, she can’t embarrass her master.
Amber took a deep breath and tried to walk calmly, looking as if nothing had happened and walking as usual.
Gu Jue looked at Chu Qianchen from behind the desk, put his right fist to his lips, and laughed softly. It was unclear whether he was laughing at the emperor or at someone else.
"Yunzhan, organize the troops." Gu Jue gave the order without hesitation.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Yun Zhan immediately accepted the order impatiently.
Since returning to the capital with the prince from the north in March, the Black Armor Army has been idle for a long time.
The cloud has been exhibited.
Then, Gu Jue also stood up, stroked his robe, and said, "Let's go."
Chu Qianchen also stood up and called out, "Prince..."
In Chu Qianchen's opinion, the Jinyiwei were not worthy enough for Gu Jue to deal with personally. It would be enough to let Su Mubai and Cheng Linhua go. She didn't want the prince to worry about these insignificant people.
Su Mubai had the same idea, and once again felt that the emperor had granted this marriage to the prince. With the princess convincing the prince, he would have to save himself a lot of trouble in the future...
Gu Jue responded by holding Chu Qianchen's wrist and raising an eyebrow, "I promised to take you out."
Okay! So, she followed Gu Jue obediently without saying anything.
Su Mubai: "..."
Su Mubai was speechless.
He almost forgot that the princess was smart and acted with moderation, but once she faced the prince, she lost all her principles.
Su Mubai shook his head with a smile and followed him out of the study.
A heavy vermilion lacquered door separates the inside and outside of Prince Chen's mansion into two worlds.
Inside the gate, it is quiet and leisurely.
Outside the gate, the situation was tense as if an arrow was on a bow and string.
Forty or fifty Jinyiwei gathered there in a mighty procession, and there was also a canopied carriage.
Their eyes were all fixed on the red lacquered door in front of them that had sixty-three door nails. Their gazes were so hot that they seemed to burn the door.
The chief eunuch Chen Su was sitting in the carriage, looking unhappy.
There were so many mansions in the capital, and no matter where he went to convey the imperial edict, every one of them would usher him in respectfully. Perhaps only the Prince Chen's Mansion dared to let him and the imperial edict wait outside.
Chen Su couldn't help but recall what happened on the day when Prince Chen just returned to Beijing. At that time, the emperor asked him to wait in the Wuying Palace, but Prince Chen left without saying goodbye. In the end, he was reprimanded by the emperor and a book was thrown on his forehead.
Chen Su still feels a dull pain on her forehead when she thinks about it.
A young eunuch in blue clothes outside the carriage lowered his voice anxiously and said, "Eunuch Chen, if Prince Chen's Mansion doesn't..."
What he wanted to say was, if the Prince Chen's Mansion didn't open the door, let alone accept the decree, then what should they do? !
Chen Su's expression was not looking good to begin with. Upon hearing this, she glared at him fiercely, causing the young eunuch to swallow the rest of his words.
Although the young eunuch lowered his voice, his words still reached the ears of the surrounding Jinyiwei and Jinyiwei commander Lu Siji.
Lu Siji's face was as gloomy as water, and this was also what he was worried about.
Since the emperor has issued an order, if they return empty-handed, the emperor will definitely vent his anger on the Jinyiwei.
The streets outside the palace were silent.
Naturally, there were people nearby who noticed the commotion here, but when they saw the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard appear here, no one dared to come over to watch and inquire, for fear of getting into trouble if they were not careful.
In this stagnant atmosphere, there was suddenly some movement in Prince Chen's Mansion.
Everyone pricked up their ears, and then they saw the red lacquered door of Prince Chen's Mansion slowly open...
Chen Su looked at the open gate of the palace and breathed a sigh of relief.
He said, unless the Prince of Chen wanted to rebel, how could he have the courage to disobey the order!
As the saying goes, the arm cannot twist the thigh.
Even if the Emperor arranged for the marriage of the concubine's daughter of the Marquis of Yongding to Prince Chen, Prince Chen would have no choice but to accept it!
The second update will be at 12:30.
This is the setting of the reborn girl vs the girl who traveled through a book.
In the background, there are two lives in total, and I have always been talking about two lives.
In her first life, Qian Huang was a book-traveling girl who traveled into a novel. In this novel, Qian Huang's life experience would be exposed and she would end up with nothing. So, she was afraid. Like the mainstream book-traveling girls, she wanted to change her predetermined fate, and she won. In this life, Qian Chen was a cannon fodder, who was driven out of the house and met the prince.
In the second life, Qian Chen was reborn. In this life, the only thing that changed was Qian Chen's rebirth. She was reborn after Qian Huang traveled through the book. In other words, Qian Huang was still the girl who traveled through the book, and the dreams she had were actually the contents of the novel she traveled through.
(End of this chapter)