Several young masters rushed forward, and a dandy young man drew his sword.

However, before his sword was out of its sheath an inch, it was knocked away.

The dandy young man covered his right wrist and screamed in pain. Several other people were kicked to the ground, lying all over the place. Wine glasses, fruit plates and wine jugs were knocked over, making a mess.

The sounds of smashing things and shouting came one after another. Even the wine glass in Chu Yunyi's hand was knocked off and smashed into pieces on the floor, with wine spilling everywhere.

The dancers were also frightened and all stopped and moved aside.

Several dandy young men were all unconvinced, their faces turned livid, no one dared to step forward easily, and even most of them were sober.

Most people could see that these people who came to see Chu Yunyi were not simple people.

Chu Yunyi looked at the smashed wine glass, blinked, and swept his drunken eyes over everyone, questioning: "Who... smashed my wine?!"

Mr. Shi stood up, holding his stomach, and pointed at Jiang Yuan and the others and said, "Brother Chu, do you even need to ask? These are the people who smashed your wine!"

Several other playboys also said in unison: "Brother Chu, we have known each other for many years, are you just going to watch us get beaten?!"

"That's right! Are you afraid of them, so you don't dare?"

"Chu Yunyi, I thought you were fearless!"

“…”

Master Shi and Master Yi exchanged glances calmly.

They knew that Chu Yunyi had learned martial arts since he was a child and had a hot temper. He had fought with many people in the capital over the years. As long as they instigated him with a few words, Chu Yunyi would definitely not be able to suppress his temper.

Chu Yunyi's anger was rising.

Can't he just find a place to drink quietly? !

"Who of you will go first?" Chu Yunyi began to roll up his sleeves with a fierce look in his eyes. He was already feeling depressed and wanted to vent his frustration by fighting.

Jiang Yuan was too lazy to talk to a drunkard, so he waved his hand and said, "Take him away!"

If Chu Yunyi hadn't drunk alcohol, he might have been able to fight off a few moves from the palace guards, but now he was just a drunkard and couldn't even stand on his legs.

The two palace guards lifted Chu Yunyi up like an eagle catching a chick.

They came and went like the wind, and after rescuing someone, they would go downstairs again with a "dengdengdeng" sound.

The sound of footsteps coming down the stairs faded away, and the dandy young men including Master Shi who stayed on the second floor looked at each other with different expressions.

Master Yi couldn't help but spat on the ground.

When he fell just now, he bit his lower lip and the saliva he spat out was full of blood. He gritted his teeth and whispered, "How can Chu Yunyi be so lucky!"

Mr. Shi's face was gloomy. He punched the table hard, making a loud "bang".

The square-faced servant also took in what had just happened, hesitated for a moment, and then followed him down the stairs.

When he walked to the lobby on the first floor, he happened to see Chu Yunyi being escorted into a carriage parked at the gate.

The sky outside had darkened completely, the night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight was bright.

The streets were empty; it was already curfew time, and only the brothels were still brightly lit.

"Go in!"

Jiang Yuan pushed Chu Yunyi into the carriage roughly.

Her actions were not polite at all. Chu Yunyi was still drunk and lay awkwardly on the carpet of the carriage. His ponytail happened to fall on his cheek, covering half of it.

Chu Yunyi only felt numbness and pain in his armpits and upper arms, and his anger was rising steadily.

"who……"

He uttered a syllable in anger, and just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard a sneer from the front: "Ha."

Chu Yunyi felt that the voice sounded familiar and forgot to be angry for a moment.

He raised his slightly heavy head and looked in the direction of the sound.

Chu Qianchen leaned lazily against the car, looking at him with a faint smile.

The brother and sister looked at each other.

There was silence in the carriage.

"..." Amber felt that Chu Yunyi was like a drunk cat with its fur standing on end at this moment, and she silently turned her eyes away.

She tried her best to make herself less noticeable so as to avoid making the young master feel ashamed and angry.

Chu Yunyi stared at Chu Qianchen for a while, then slowly blinked, his drunken eyes sparkling with watery light, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Without waiting for Chu Qianchen to answer, he answered himself: "You won't come, I must be dreaming."

His cheeks were flushed, as if they were painted with rouge.

Amber was sure that Chu Yunyi was really drunk, which was why he was talking nonsense.

The carriage was not big, and the smell of alcohol from Chu Yunyi was everywhere.

Chu Qianchen wrinkled his nose, too lazy to talk to a drunkard.

"Go back home." Chu Qianchen ordered concisely. He felt that this kid's behavior was no different from Yueying who had smelled the scent of ground mustard.

The carriage drove forward with the driver's shouts, leaving the fourteenth floor behind.

The square-faced servant stared at the carriage at the door for a while, then returned to the small red building and hurried back to report to his master.

There was still silence in the carriage.

After Chu Qianchen sneered, no one spoke or made any sound.

As the silence spread, Chu Yunyi felt more and more uneasy.

He originally thought that Chu Qianchen would scold him, but Chu Qianchen ignored him.

Chu Yunyi pursed his lips tightly, and he didn't say anything, with a bit of anger in his voice.

The sound of horse hooves and wheel wheels seemed particularly loud in the quiet night.

After galloping through two streets, they suddenly heard a series of chaotic horse hoof sounds from the other end of the street. The sounds gradually got closer and closer. Eight or nine Jinyiwei holding torches rode their horses and galloped towards this side, and collided head-on with their carriage.

The driver did not try to avoid the vehicle and continued driving.

Of course, the Jinyiwei people saw the carriage on the street and stopped their horses.

"Whoa!"

The torches in their hands were burning brightly, illuminating the front and back.

The Jinyiwei general flag, who was leading the group, shouted angrily, "Stop the car!"

"Who are you? It's curfew now, and you're still wandering around here. You're so brave! Do you want to spend the night in the Northern Pacification Office?!"

The way ahead was blocked by the Jinyiwei, and the coachman had to stop the carriage. The two groups of people confronted each other at a distance.

Chu Yunyi was originally depressed in the carriage, but upon hearing this, the anger that had been pent up in his heart rose up again.

Curfew is against the law, but it is just a matter of fine. The Jinyiwei really regards chicken feathers as a token of authority.

He wanted to get out of the car, but Chu Qianchen grabbed his wrist.

"Want to fight again?!" Chu Qianchen raised his eyebrows and answered himself without waiting for Chu Yunyi to speak, "No, it should be said that he was drunk and mad."

Chu Yunyi: “…”

amber:"……"

At this time, Jiang Yuan outside said lightly: "Princess, someone wants to invite us to visit the Northern Pacification Office."

Her words were smooth, yet they could hardly conceal the sarcasm in them.

Several Jinyiwei then noticed that there was a handsome young man in blue sitting next to the coachman. He looked very thin and seemed to be a woman dressed as a man.

The general's heart skipped a beat, and he found that the other person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

A Jinyiwei in the back sneered and said disdainfully: "So what if she is the princess..."

At this time, the general flag hurriedly interrupted his subordinate: "How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about!"

The word "Princess" was like a key that opened a lock in the general's memory.

He finally remembered that the young girl disguised as a man was clearly the maidservant following Princess Chen.

Last time, General Ding was dismissed from his post and expelled from the Imperial Guard because he stopped the carriage of Princess Chen on the road and flirted with her. This incident was a good thing for him, as he was promoted from deputy general to general.

He has only been the chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for a little over a month and doesn't want to lose his job.

Thinking about how they had just said that they wanted to take Princess Chen back to the imperial prison, he broke out in a cold sweat.

The several Jinyiwei who were accompanying them were all stunned and confused.

The general flag forced an overly attentive smile at Jiang Yuan, "So it's the princess. It's my fault that I didn't recognize the carriage of Prince Chen's palace just now. I'm sorry for the offense, but I hope you don't mind."

The general felt that the Princess of Chen was deliberately trying to trick us. If we can't afford to offend her, can't we just avoid her? Can't you, a princess, take the red wheeled carriage of the Prince of Chen's mansion when you go out for a stroll? What's the point of playing "white dragon fish costume"!

Several Jinyiwei finally realized that the person in the carriage was the Princess of Chen.

Last time, General Ding stopped the carriage of Princess Chen, and in the end even the commander of the Jinyiwei was scolded by the emperor. This incident was known to everyone in the Jinyiwei.

One of them was so startled that his hand slipped and the torch fell to the ground, splashing a lot of sparks. It burned a horse's tail and immediately caused a commotion. Several horses neighed anxiously.

Jiang Yuan still had a cold expression, not even his eyebrows moved, and asked calmly: "Then can we go now?"

"Yes, yes!" the general said repeatedly.

Then, he angrily shouted at his subordinates: "Don't get out of the way!"

Several Jinyiwei quickly made way for the carriage.

The driver waved his whip, and the horses continued to pull the carriage forward, never looking back.

After that, the carriage never stopped again, and drove smoothly through two more streets before entering Prince Chen's Palace.

Chu Qianchen got off the carriage first, and Chu Yunyi followed behind her, the smell of alcohol still on his body.

He blinked his hazy drunken eyes and looked around. He didn't know where he was, but he remembered that this was not the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

"Go home!" Chu Yunyi grabbed Chu Qianchen's hand and tried to pull her into the carriage, "Let's go home!"

His voice was firm.

Chu Qianchen was somewhat amused and ordered Jiang Yuan, "Drag the person in!"

Jiang Yuan pinched the acupoints on Chu Yunyi's wrist twice with swift movements, and Chu Yunyi let go of his hand. She then called two maids to drag the man inside.

Chu Yunyi was still drunk and talking nonsense: "If you don't want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion with me, then don't go back."

"I'm here!"

"I'm going to buy a house, and you can live with me from now on."

“…”

What Chu Yunyi said was all mixed up.

Chu Yunyi was dragged into the Shaohua Hall. Chu Qianchen had tolerated him for a long time. He wrinkled his nose and said in disdain, "You reek of alcohol... Bring me some hangover tea."

In fact, even if Chu Qianchen didn't give any instructions, the smart little maid would have already prepared some hangover tea.

Chu Qianchen took the cup of hangover tea herself. The maids thought she was going to feed Chu Yunyi the tea herself, but they didn't expect -

With a "crash" sound.

Chu Qianchen poured the cup of hangover tea in his hand directly at Chu Yunyi.

The tea splashed directly onto Chu Yunyi's hair and face, dripping from his forehead, eyebrows, eyelashes... all the way down, even his front was wet.

Chu Yunyi sobered up immediately.

He blinked his water-stained eyelashes, and only then did he realize that this was not a dream.

He was caught by Chu Qianchen.

Thinking about how he was dragged out from the fourteenth floor by the people from Prince Chen's Mansion, and how he was dragged here, Chu Yunyi suddenly felt a little unable to raise his head, and his ears felt slightly hot.

He wiped his face with his sleeve to cover it up. His face became hot and he wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

"You splashed me!"

Chu Yunyi's original intention was to question Chu Qianchen, but after the words came out, these three words revealed a strong sense of grievance.

Chu Qianchen sat elegantly on an armchair, "Not only will I splash it, I will also beat you."

She suddenly kicked Chu Yunyi on the calf.

If Chu Yunyi was not drunk now, he might still be able to dodge, but he had just drunk a lot of wine and his body reactions were a little slow. After being kicked by Chu Qianchen, he staggered and fell to his knees.

Chu Yunyi felt a sharp pain in his calves and knees, and he remembered the last time Chu Qianchen threw him upside down.

He comforted himself in his heart: It’s not that he can’t beat her, it’s just that this is his sister and he can’t hit her.

The others tactfully withdrew so as not to disturb the princess from training her brother. Only Chu Qianchen, Amber and her servant, and Chu Yunyi were left in the hall.

The little black cat Yueying came over when he heard the noise and looked into the house curiously.

"I was wrong." Chu Yunyi admitted his mistake tactfully and got up from the ground. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Chu Qianchen didn't hit him again.

Chu Qianchen took the newly served tea from Amber, slowly brushed off the foam on the tea soup with the tea lid, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Yunyi: “…”

Chu Yunyi actually didn’t know where he had done wrong.

He remembered that he first drank in a restaurant, and then was called to drink on the 14th floor. He was already 12 years old, and it was not okay for him to drink? ! "I shouldn't drink..." Chu Yunyi said dejectedly, with a look of grievance on his face, coupled with his wet hair and face, he looked like a pitiful cat in the water.

Chu Qianchen naturally saw it, and asked, "Drinking in the Jiaofang Bureau?"

"Jiaofangsi?" Chu Yunyi repeated stupidly.

Isn't he on the 14th floor? Wait, is the 14th floor affiliated with the Jiaofangsi?

"Meow?" The little black cat also called out, walked past Chu Yunyi, and lightly jumped onto Chu Qianchen's lap.

Chu Qianchen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you invite someone to accompany you?"

"Keep you company?" Chu Yunyi repeated.

He originally only remembered that he was drinking with Master Yi and his friends, but now that he thought about it carefully, he vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a few dancers dancing on the fourteenth floor, and a few thinly dressed maids serving drinks...

Chu Yunyi's face suddenly became uglier, turning blue, white, and purple.

Chu Qianchen said with a half-smile: "Soft jade and warm fragrance?"

"..." Chu Yunyi was so frightened that his legs felt weak and he couldn't look Chu Qianchen directly in the eyes.

He had never been to places like brothels before, but he didn't expect to make an exception today.

Chu Yunyi immediately felt as if his reputation was ruined. He pursed his lips tightly, and his pupils flickered with uncertainty.

Chu Qianchen looked at him calmly and asked, "Are those people who were with you on the 14th floor today 'looking for flowers and asking willows' all your friends?"

Chu Yunyi was hurt again by the four words "seeking flowers and asking willows" and felt that he could not have a good conversation with his sister.

But today he was the one who made the mistake first. He could only rack his brains to recall that there were some people on the fourteenth floor just now, and then answered obediently: "Shi Zice, Yi Cheng, Feng Linyuan...we occasionally play together."

"I don't know the rest of them very well, and we haven't talked much."

Seeing that Chu Qianchen had been ignoring it, the little black cat coquettishly rubbed its head against her chest and meowed twice, meaning, "Ignore him and pay attention to me."

The little black cat looked at Chu Yunyi with hostility, thinking that he was here to snatch people from the cat.

Chu Yunyi felt like he was being rejected by a cat, and he just stared at it.

Chu Qianchen's voice rang in his ears again: "What is Article 18 of the Xuanjia Battalion's military training?"

Chu Yunyi had been in the Black Armor Camp for a month. He trained with them every day and had to recite the sutras every day until he had memorized them by heart. He blurted out, "No whoring..."

The Xuanjia Camp has a total of twenty military regulations, some of which are from the imperial court, and some are set by the Prince of Chen. This eighteenth article is the latter.

Chu Yunyi went drinking today, and since he was not on duty and not in the camp, he did not violate any rules, but hanging out in brothels was prohibited.

Chu Qianchen naturally knew this. She had memorized the military regulations of the Xuanjia Camp by heart in her previous life.

Chu Qianchen asked again: "What is the tenth rule of the Imperial Academy's training?"

“……” Of course Chu Yunyi also knew this.

Students are not allowed to go to brothels.

He lowered his head even lower, too ashamed to look into those green cat eyes.

Without waiting for Chu Yunyi to answer, Chu Qianchen picked up the little black cat and left without looking back.

The little black cat felt that it had won the battle for favor. It "wooled" at Chu Yunyi in a demonstrative manner, yawned contentedly, and closed its eyes.

Chu Yunyi stood there blankly, his fists clenched tightly together.

His hair was still dripping, and water was falling to the ground with a "tick-tick" sound.

After what happened just now, he was completely sober.

He was not stupid. After thinking about it and combining it with Chu Qianchen's words, he immediately understood where the problem lay.

He was originally drinking alone in the restaurant, and was later taken to the 14th floor by Shi Zice and his companions. He didn't know what the 14th floor was, but Shi Zice and his companions kept saying that they would take him to a "good place". It was obvious that the two of them were frequent customers there, so how could they not know what that place was?

Shi Zice and the others knew that he had been admitted to the Imperial College, and they also knew that students of the Imperial College were not allowed to go to brothels.

But they still took him to the fourteenth floor.

Either they didn't think of this taboo for the moment, or -

They did it on purpose.

Whenever Chu Yunyi thought that Shi Zice and Yi Cheng might have done it on purpose, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart. He felt uncomfortable and stuffy, and it seemed like he couldn't breathe.

It was clearly August, but Chu Yunyi's limbs were numb with cold, as if he had been thrown into a world of ice and snow.

He already had the answer in his heart.

They did it on purpose.

Therefore, when the people from Prince Chen's Mansion went to the fourteenth floor to look for him just now, they deliberately instigated him to fight with them. Even though he was taken away, they did not say that they would rush to the Yongding Marquis' Mansion to report him.

They just watched him being taken away by a group of strangers.

Chu Yunyi raised his hand to cover half of his face and gave an extremely bitter smile.

He is really useless.

He was just one step away from being dragged into the pit, and Chu Qianchen had to come and pull him out personally... He embarrassed Chu Qianchen again.

Thinking about the stupid things he had done, Chu Yunyi couldn't help but raise his hand and hit himself hard on the forehead.

He stood there for a long time, then slowly turned around and faced the door of the hall.

The courtyard outside was empty, Chu Qianchen was no longer there, only the silver moonlight was pouring down on the ground and the flowers and trees.

Chu Qianchen was holding the little black cat as he walked along the road leading to the main courtyard. Amber was walking in front with a lantern. Jiang Yuan was walking beside Chu Qianchen, reporting the situation that the secret guards had just found out: "Princess, that Shi Zice is the sixth son of the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion. He also wants to enter the Imperial College."

"When the Imperial College was recruiting students last month, his family had already made arrangements in advance and reserved a spot. As long as his ranking is in the middle or upper middle level, the Imperial College will give priority to admitting Shi Zice."

Chu Qianchen stroked the little black cat that had fallen asleep in her arms and asked pointedly, "Has the Shi family taken a fancy to Chu Yunyi's quota?"

"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "All those who participated in the Imperial College's military examination were children of noble families. Marquis Chang'an wanted to take advantage of the weak, so he set his eyes on the quota of Mr. Chu and wanted him to give up his place to Shi Zice."

"But on the day of the exam, Princess, you went to the Imperial College."

Marquis Yongding is nothing, but Chu Yunyi is Prince Chen's brother-in-law. Just based on this fact, one has to think twice.

The Imperial College's military examination was divided into two parts, one martial arts test and one literary test. The martial arts test was open to the public, and everyone knew that Chu Yunyi won the first place in the martial arts test.

If the Prince of Chen did not pursue the matter, the Imperial College could still say that Chu Yunyi did not perform well in the second written test. However, if the Prince of Chen pursued the matter, the Imperial College would naturally not be able to explain itself.

The people in the Imperial College were also very smart, so they could only reject Shi Zice's family and recruit Chu Yunyi.

"That's a good calculation."

Chu Qianchen curled her lips with a smile, and under the cold moonlight, her jade-like skin exuded a faint cold luster.

The moonlight reflected in her phoenix eyes, flowing and sparkling.

Amber nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yuan continued, "The Imperial College has not yet started, and the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion is thinking of ways to scare the eldest son of Chu. If he breaks his leg like the Marquis of Yongding, he will have to drop out of school, and Shi Zice can naturally take his place."

"Mr. Chu has been staying in the Black Armor Camp for the past month, and Shi Zice has not found an opportunity."

"Today, Shi Zice and Yi happened to meet Mr. Chu drinking alone in a restaurant. They went over and gave him a few glasses of wine, and when he was a little drunk, they coaxed him to the fourteenth floor."

"If we had arrived a little later today, they would have let Young Master Chu get drunk and spend the night on the 14th floor. With so many eyes watching, Young Master Chu wouldn't be able to deny it even if he wanted to."

It was not a big problem for an official to go to the 14th floor to have a drink and listen to some music, but if he went there to have sex, that would be a violation of the imperial court's order, and Chu Yunyi would certainly be expelled from the Imperial College.

This is what Shi Zice was planning.

As they were talking, the three of them walked outside the main hall of the courtyard.

The little black cat seemed to know that it had reached the ground. It suddenly opened its eyes, looked in a certain direction in the house, and made an excited "meow" sound.

It stared at a moth flying in the air with shining eyes, then kicked its hind legs and jumped out of Chu Qianchen's arms to chase the moth.

It was so focused on chasing the moth that it jumped onto a high table without caring about anything else, and then kicked its legs again.

Before the moth was caught, there was a loud bang and the azure vase on the high-legged flower table fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

amber:"……"

Amber felt very distressed. This is Ru Kiln! Chu Qianchen shook his head and gave only one word: "Stupid!"

Jiang Yuan blinked. Is the princess talking about the cat or Master Chu?

*Echinochloa crucifera is catnip 　　 　 (end of this chapter)