His words came to an abrupt end, and he saw a group of palace guards walking out of the palace in two lines. Each of them was tall and agile, and their steps were very consistent, like long spears nailed to the ground, with an awe-inspiring aura.

Following the lead of these palace guards, they saw a red-wheeled carriage approaching the palace. Next to the carriage, Gu Jue, dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, rode out slowly on a black horse with four snow-white hooves.

"..." Chen Su felt something was wrong and exchanged glances with Lu Siji outside the carriage.

He quickly got off the carriage with the help of the young eunuch, and quickly stopped Gu Jue's horse.

"Your Highness," Chen Su bowed hastily, holding the imperial edict in his hand, and said as a matter of course, "The emperor has ordered that the palace of Prince Chen is harboring a wanted criminal of the court, and ordered the Jinyiwei to search the palace."

There was a hint of arrogance in his expression.

Not far away, Lu Siji also rode slowly over, and looked into Gu Jue's eyes. He grabbed the reins and clasped his fists in greeting, "Your Highness, I hope you are well. We, the Jinyiwei, are also following orders. If we have offended you today, please forgive us."

The group of Jinyiwei behind him were all eyeing him covetously, waiting for Lu Siji's order, and then they would rush into Prince Chen's Mansion like wolves and tigers.

"Search the house?" Gu Jue on the horse glanced at Chen Su and Lu Siji with a cold gaze. There was no ripple in his narrow and deep eyes, as if he had heard a joke.

He curled his thin lips and smiled.

That smile was extremely clear and light, and it had a kind of calmness and composure, as steady as a mountain, unmoved by any storm.

He said lightly, "Then I will wait."

What does that mean?! Chen Su frowned tightly, feeling frightened and panicked. Could it be that Prince Chen's Mansion was really going to disobey the order?

At this moment, Cheng Linhua and four palace guards stepped out of the main gate and said with a smile: "Eunuch Chen, why are you stopping our prince and princess?"

Without waiting for Chen Su to reply, Cheng Linhua said to the guards behind him, "It's so crowded and chaotic, how can the prince walk? Hurry up and clear the way!"

The so-called "clearing the road" of course refers to Chen Su who was blocking the road.

Chen Su felt as if she had been slapped in the face and her face hurt a lot.

The personal guards of Prince Chen's Palace were not polite to Chen Su. They rudely "invited" them to leave, forcing Chen Su's feet off the ground, and his armpits and upper arms felt painful as if they were clamped by iron pliers.

"Eunuch Chen!" The young eunuch exclaimed, but did not dare to fight with the people from Prince Chen's Mansion.

With no one blocking the way, Gu Jue lowered his head and said to Chu Qianchen in the carriage, "Let's go."

Chu Qianchen smiled happily.

Well, let’s go!

A carriage and a horse quickly drove out of the palace gate.

"Your Highness Prince Chen!"

Lu Siji spurred his horse and changed direction, trying desperately to call out to Gu Jue.

The Jinyiwei he brought with him moved upon hearing the sound, pulled the reins, and tried to stop Gu Jue. However, just as their horses moved a little, they saw the guards of the palace directly draw their swords. With a "clang" sound, the long swords were pulled out one section after another, revealing a part of the cold and shining blade, which flashed a particularly dazzling light in the sun.

The guards employed by Prince Chen's Palace are different from ordinary guards, they are all retired from the battlefield, all of them are elite soldiers in the Northern Army, and each of them is capable of fighting ten enemies at once.

When they intentionally released their murderous aura, the air around them suddenly turned cold, as if blood would splatter on the spot if they disagreed with each other.

The Jinyiwei were intimidated by their momentum and dared not move.

The air seemed to be stagnant.

Seeing this, Chen Su stamped her feet and shouted in a shrill voice: "Stop him! Stop the Prince of Chen for us!"

All the Jinyiwei looked at Lu Siji's expression, and no one dared to move.

Stop?! Lu Siji's face darkened even more, his eyes were unusually deep and unpredictable.

If the Jinyiwei dared to stop them today, these palace guards would dare to kill themselves! Chen Su cursed the Jinyiwei in his heart for being useless.

Under his unwilling gaze, Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen's carriages moved farther and farther away along the wide street until they were completely out of sight.

When their carriage arrived at Nanchen Street, Gu Jue asked the coachman to stop the carriage, and he got off the horse and walked along Nanchen Street with Chu Qianchen.

Black Horse Jueying and Amber followed the two silently, keeping a distance of four or five steps.

On Nanchen Street, there are all kinds of signs on both sides, including restaurants, teahouses, dim sum shops, cloth shops, grocery stores, etc. There are also various street vendors shouting to attract customers, making it very lively.

There were people coming and going on the street, men, women, young and old, all kinds of people. Wherever Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen passed by, they inevitably attracted a lot of surprised looks.

Seeing that this was a newly married couple, a sweet-talking peddler came forward enthusiastically to solicit customers, selling cosmetics, handkerchiefs, purses, fruits, snacks... everything.

Chu Qianchen just glanced at him without any lingering gaze. She was more curious about——

"king……"

Just as she uttered the word "Wang", she felt that it was not appropriate to call him "Wangye" in public, so she raised her hand and gently pinched his wide sleeves and shook them, "Where are you taking me?"

Chu Qianchen's phoenix eyes were wide open, and his cat-like clear pupils were full of curiosity and anticipation.

Gu Jue almost reached out and rubbed the top of her head, and answered irrelevantly: "Jiu Xia."

Chu Qianchen blinked.

Of course she knew that Jiuxia was Gu Jue's pen name, but apart from his peers in the royal family, few people called him that. Most of the time, he was not Gu Jiuxia, but Prince Chen.

Chu Qianchen had never called Gu Jue like this before. In her previous life, she usually called him Prince, and when they were out, she called him Young Master.

But now, calling him Young Master doesn't seem right.

so……

Chu Qianchen's mind was a little confused. At this moment, a passionate and loud voice rang out beside him: "Sugar paintings for sale!"

Sugar painting?! Chu Qianchen subconsciously looked over and saw a fifty-year-old street vendor with wrinkles all over his face sitting on a small stool. In front of him was a wooden box with sugar paintings. The unique sweet smell of sugar juice wafted into his nose.

Chu Qianchen was no longer at the age of loving candy, but the sugar paintings just happened to evoke some memories of her past life.

Gu Jue had been paying attention to Chu Qianchen's gaze. She had not looked at anything else before, but this sugar painting made her linger again and again, so she said to the vendor who was painting the sugar painting, "Draw one for us."

The vendor was delighted to see that business was coming to him, and asked with a smile, "Sir, Madam, what do you want to paint?"

Horses all like to eat candy. Once they smelled the scent of candy, even the steady Jueying didn't want to walk anymore and barked twice.

Chu Qianchen answered subconsciously: "Draw a horse."

Jueying swung her ponytail happily.

The vendor had very skilled craftsmanship. In just a few strokes, he painted a heroic horse with brown sugar juice. His movements were as smooth as flowing water, and the children nearby were so amazed that they couldn't even blink.

"Two copper coins." The vendor strung the sugar painting on a bamboo stick and handed it to Chu Qianchen.

Gu Jue took out four copper coins from his sleeve pocket and threw them accurately into the jar beside him, making a few clanging sounds. For these craftsmen who rely on their small skills, this sound is extremely pleasant to the ears, and the vendor thanked him repeatedly.

Chu Qianchen held the sugar painting and walked forward happily.

Amber in the back looked at the money jar, then at Gu Jue in the front, and was extremely surprised: she was planning to step forward to give money on behalf of the prince and princess, but she was afraid that the prince would take out some change and ask people for change.

So, Amber silently widened the distance between herself and the two people in front of her, thinking that it would be better to let the two masters play by themselves, and she should avoid getting close to them and getting in the way.

Chu Qianchen held the sugar painting in his hand, but did not eat it. He just looked at it happily, with the corners of his lips curved like a crescent moon.

In her previous life, when the prince picked her up, she was at a loss. She played a few games of chess with the prince in a daze, and then followed him away. On the way, the prince bought her a sugar painting.

At that time, just like before, Jueying was also there. It barked twice, and the prince asked the other party to draw a horse.

She had long forgotten what the sugar painting looked like in her previous life, and it didn't matter at all.

Chu Qianchen smiled even more happily, her face slightly flushed, and she was as beautiful as a pink lotus.

"So happy?" Gu Jue was a little surprised that she was so happy, and his mood also became cheerful. This girl is really easy to please.

"Yeah!" Chu Qianchen nodded repeatedly, looking delicate and naive, soft and sticky, like a child who has not grown up.

She thought about how Gu Jue had brought copper coins with him today, and she understood.

It turns out that the prince took her out shopping specifically.

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Chu Qianchen changed his attitude all of a sudden. He no longer seemed indifferent to the surrounding shops and stalls as before. He bought some fruits, some handkerchiefs and purses, and then a small lantern. Soon, Jueying had a lot of things on his back, big and small bags.

Chu Qianchen coaxed Jueying with a smile: "Jueying, I will buy you some candy later. The candy in front is the icing note. The candy there is the most delicious. I'm sure you will like it."

Jueying shook his head arrogantly, as if he was disdainful of Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen didn't feel frustrated at all, instead he smiled.

At this time, Gu Jue stopped and took Chu Qianchen's hand, "We're here."

Chu Qianchen then shifted his attention away from Jueying and followed Gu Jue's line of sight. A large sign came into view with the three big characters "Duobaozhai" written on it.

Chu Qianchen naturally knew Duobaozhai, which was one of the four most famous silver shops in the capital.

Chu Qianchen asked: "Wang...are you here to make jewelry?"

Gu Jue corrected: "Jiu Xia."

Chu Qianchen lowered his eyes subtly.

Calling others by their given names is a sign of politeness. Among peers, people often address each other by their given names out of respect. But she always felt disrespectful when she was asked to call the prince by his given name.

Gu Jue did not argue with her and took her hand and went into Duobaozhai. As for Amber and Jueying, they stayed outside the silver building and stared at each other.

The waiter who came to greet the guests happened to hear the conversation between the two and said with a smile: "Master Wang, Madam Wang, please come in."

Chu Qianchen: “…”

Chu Qianchen clearly heard Gu Jue beside her chuckle, and even his fingers seemed to tremble with laughter.

He looked down at her and said, "Madam Wang, let's go."

Gu Jue took Chu Qianchen's hand and walked into the silver shop, then went up the stairs to the second floor.

The shopkeeper saw him and smiled attentively, saying enthusiastically: "Mr. Gu, the jewelry you made is ready, and we are waiting for you to come and inspect it. Is this your wife? You two are indeed a perfect match made in heaven."

"..." The waiter was stunned and thought: Isn't this young master's surname Wang? Chu Qianchen asked stupidly: "Did you order it for me?"

Gu Jue nodded.

When he entered the palace last month, the Empress Dowager gave him specific instructions, taught him how to make the little girl happy, and asked him to go to the best silver shop in the capital to order jewelry.

Although Gu Jue could have someone deliver the jewelry directly to the palace with his status, Chu Qianchen could choose as many as he wanted, but the Queen Mother gave him another lecture in a serious tone: "This is a token of your affection. It only takes a word to have someone deliver the jewelry. It's different from the jewelry you personally ordered from the silver shop!"

"Moreover, the betrothal gifts for your wife were prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You didn't take care of the betrothal and other things. You are a man, you can't be so lazy when marrying a wife. You should make up for the betrothal gifts."

Gu Jue also felt that what the Queen Mother said was right. This marriage had indeed wronged Chu Qianchen a lot.

So, after returning home from the third day of the festival, he personally went to Duobaozhai and asked the shopkeeper to bring him some jewelry drawings, and then modified them according to his wishes, and asked them to make several sets of headwear. He left the address next to the palace, and yesterday the people from Duobaozhai went there to pass on the message that the jewelry was ready.

Seeing that he had time today, he brought Chu Qianchen to look at the jewelry.

The shopkeeper immediately asked several waiters to bring out several trays. Each tray was covered with red velvet cloth, and on the cloth were placed various jewelry such as gold necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pearl flowers, jade pendants, rings, etc., which were shining with jewels.

Amber had settled her horse and was going up to the second floor when she felt she was almost blinded by the light.

Gu Jue asked: "Do you like it? Let's see if there is anything else that needs to be changed..."

"I like it." Chu Qianchen nodded hurriedly.

Of course she liked it!

Her eyes sparkled, brighter than all the jewels in the room, and the waiter beside her was almost stunned.

Seeing her happy expression, Gu Jue's eyes softened a little.

The two were talking and laughing happily, but the emperor in the palace was in a bad mood. In the imperial study, there was a sense of solemnity and depression as if a storm was about to come.

Deputy Commander Kong of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was reporting in the Imperial Study: "Your Majesty, Prince Chen left Commander Lu and Eunuch Chen outside the palace and went out with the princess. He has not returned yet."

Deputy Commander Kong lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor behind the imperial desk, and sweated profusely.

This matter is really difficult to handle.

After Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen left, neither Chen Su nor Lu Siji had the courage to break into the palace, and the situation became deadlocked. Since Lu Siji could not leave, he was sent to the palace to report to the emperor.

“Bang!”

The emperor slammed his hand heavily on the plan, shaking the four treasures of the study on the desk.

Eunuch Ni standing next to him also lowered his head and remained silent, secretly thanking his luck that he was not the one going to the palace to deliver the imperial edict today.

The emperor's face turned pale and he shouted angrily, "How dare you! Gu Jue is so disrespectful to the emperor!!"

Originally, the emperor was already very upset because Fan Yanzhi escaped from the Jiaofangsi. The Fan family claimed to be a clean family, but they were so disrespectful to him as an emperor. He wanted to see their only heir fall into the dust and be trampled on by others, but Fan Yanzhi actually dared to escape! If Gu Jue's people hadn't deliberately obstructed him today, how could the Jinyiwei not catch Fan Yanzhi! The emperor's face became more and more ugly, so gloomy that ink seemed to drip out.

He actually didn't think that it was Gu Jue's people who rescued Fan Yanzhi. After all, Gu Jue had always been close to military generals and far away from civil officials... Or maybe, Gu Jue deliberately prevented the Jinyiwei from arresting Fan Yanzhi this time to curry favor with the civil officials? !

No matter who rescued Fan Yanzhi, today Gu Jue's people dared to obstruct the Jinyiwei from doing their work in public, which clearly meant to slap him, the emperor, in the face in public.

If he doesn't fight back today, everyone in the court and the country will think that he is afraid of Gu Jue.

Who wouldn't be afraid of the Jinyiwei's confiscation of property? But when it came to Gu Jue, he was so arrogant that he left the Jinyiwei at the door of Prince Chen's mansion.

With so many eyes in the capital staring at the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Prince Chen's Palace, I'm afraid that many palaces already know about it now and are waiting to see what the emperor will do next.

If this continues, he, the great Emperor of Qi, will become a joke.

Today is also 10,000. By the way, I would like to ask about the monthly ticket~ Otherwise, it seems that there is nothing else to write.

(End of this chapter)