Chu Yunyi stopped smiling, looked at Chu Qianhuang with a complicated look, and shouted, "Big sister."

This was the first time he saw Chu Qianhuang after coming out of Xuanjia Camp.

Since childhood, Chu Yunyi and his eldest sister Chu Qianhuang have gotten along very well. The relationship between them is much more harmonious than that between him and his second sister Chu Qianchen.

In his heart, the eldest sister is better than the second sister in everything, whether it is talent, temperament, or how to deal with people. It was not until the last few months that he began to get close to the second sister and realized that the second sister was different from what he originally thought.

His middle sister is outstanding…and very good!

But what he never expected was that his second sister was not born to Aunt Jiang, but his eldest sister was his biological sister from the same father and mother.

Chu Yunyi felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, and his body tensed up a little.

Tang Yuchu glanced at Chu Qianhuang nonchalantly, then let go of the arm that was hooked around Chu Yunyi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Since you have something to do, let's make an appointment next time."

Tang Yuchu jumped lightly and got on his horse nimbly. Then he waved to Chu Yunyi and rode away.

Chu Qianhuang only thought that Tang Yuchu was from the Imperial College and didn't take it seriously. She looked around and said in a panic, "Brother Yi, I have something to tell you. Let's find a place to talk."

Chu Yunyi raised his hand and pointed in a direction, "The end of the street is Liufu Tea House, big sister, let's go there and sit down."

The brother and sister went to the Luk Foo Tea House, which was the closest to the Imperial College, and asked the waiter to lead them to the private seats on the second floor.

Chu Qianhuang asked the waiter to serve some of his signature dim sum, and the waiter happily left the table.

After the door was closed, the private room became quiet.

There was a continuous drizzle in the sky outside the window, and the ground was half wet in a short while. People on the road were running and shouting, "It's raining, put away the clothes quickly", making the private room unusually quiet.

Chu Qianhuang personally poured tea for Chu Yunyi, watching Chu Yunyi subtly from the corner of her eyes. His slender fingers rested lightly on the windowsill, and he lowered his eyes to look at the street outside the window.

His usually youthful face seemed to have grown several years older.

Chu Qianhuang's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Brother Yi, do you know..."

Chu Yunyi's fingers curled slightly, and Chu Qianhuang continued, "Father's matter?"

Chu Yunyi hummed, and whispered, "I understand."

A double entendre.

Chu Qianhuang was not surprised. Chu Yunyi must have known about it. He knew that she was his elder sister, and he also knew that Chu Lingxiao had angered the emperor.

This time, Chu Lingxiao was in big trouble, and the Chu family was in danger.

Chu Qianhuang's pupils were deep. She put down the teapot and said in a difficult voice, "Brother Yi, I left the palace early this morning and went back to the Marquis' Mansion. Seeing that my grandmother still had to worry about my father at such an old age, I felt distressed..."

Chu Qianhuang frowned slightly, and when she talked about the Marquis' Mansion and her grandmother, there was a barely perceptible unnaturalness in her expression.

Since her and Chu Qianchen's life story was exposed, Chu Qianhuang no longer liked to go back to Yongding Marquis's Mansion. Every time she went back to the Marquis's Mansion, the lady would hold her hand lovingly and sigh: "Sister Huang, you are so miserable!"

"You obviously didn't know anything, but your mother didn't care about the mother-daughter relationship we had for the past fourteen years and took her anger out on you."

"Sister Huang, you are so good, no less than so many noble ladies in the capital, but you just..."

The lady always reminded her again and again that she was a concubine's daughter, so she was naturally inferior to others.

In fact, Chu Qianhuang did not feel the need for sympathy and pity from others, nor did she think that just because her biological mother was a concubine, she would become insignificant dust.

She is who she is.

She has the power to change her own destiny.

only……

Chu Qianhuang's starry eyes trembled.

It would be best if her background could be kept secret for as long as possible. According to convention, concubines' daughters could not be companions to the princesses. There were so many companions in the palace, and all of them were legitimate daughters of various mansions, without exception.

During this period of time, she tried her best to please the third princess.

The third princess had a simple mind, just like an innocent child. It was very simple to please a child. Chu Qianhuang made some novel and clever gadgets, which made the third princess get closer to her.

She knew that the Queen sympathized with the Third Princess, and as long as the Third Princess liked her, she could still keep her position as her companion.

Next, she only needs to wait for the Nanhao coup to come, and then she can go to Nanhao with the third princess.

This was Chu Qianhuang's original plan, but unexpectedly, one crisis arose after another.

Yesterday, a eunuch she was on good terms with suddenly came to tell her that Chu Lingxiao was taken to the Heavenly Prison. Chu Qianhuang was stunned at the time.

This level is not easy to pass.

Chu Qianhuang slowly picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup. Her hands were not as steady as usual, and the tea in the cup rippled slightly.

Chu Qianhuang didn't drink the tea and put down the teacup, her fingertips turning white.

The maid Baoqin saw this and felt very distressed. She couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Young lady, you have to take care of yourself too. You didn't sleep all night last night because you were worried about the Marquis."

Chu Qianhuang lightly reprimanded Baoqin, but did not deny it, and her brows slightly frowned.

All of the princesses' companions were from famous families and had noble status. Chu Qianhuang was chosen to be the third princess' companion half because of her outstanding skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the other half was because of her family background, as she was born in the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

But now Chu Lingxiao was in prison. If he was stripped of his title by the emperor, she would no longer be the daughter of a marquis, but just an ordinary concubine's daughter, and would not be qualified to continue to be the princess's companion.

By then, she would definitely be driven out of the palace, and it would be useless even if the third princess liked her.

She almost didn't sleep the whole night last night, so early this morning, she quickly asked for leave and went back to the Marquis' Mansion.

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Originally, she wanted to see if the old lady had any ideas, but the old lady fell ill. When she saw her, she started crying again, saying that her stepmother was heartless and that the Mu Guofu was disloyal and refused to help Chu Lingxiao.

The Marquis's Mansion was in a mess. The three uncles were not there, and the three aunts knew only about complaining and were completely unable to help.

Chu Qianhuang took care of the old lady in the Marquis' Mansion for half a day, and then ran to the Imperial College to find Chu Yunyi.

She knew that the other people in the Marquis' Mansion could not be relied upon at all.

Well, she didn't really count on these people.

Chu Qianhuang felt that the people in the Marquis' Mansion were useless, and Chu Lingxiao was even more stupid. He could even ruin a good title. But no matter what she thought in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. She said with a worried look: "Grandmother talked to me a lot today. She was worried that my father would suffer in the prison. She also said... that the family title might not be kept."

Chu Yunyi drank his tea slowly and responded in a low voice.

Chu Qianhuang's face, as beautiful as the autumn moon, was calm beyond her age. Her eyes were firm as she continued, "If the title is lost, the Chu family will have a hard time. Brother Yi, you are in the Imperial College, so you must be mentally prepared."

Chu Yunyi also knew this, and his eyes darkened.

Just now he had experienced what it meant to take advantage of the powerful and bully the weak from Shi Zice and Zheng Jiancheng.

If it were the same him in the past, he probably would not be able to stand the ridicule and contempt of others and would not want to go to the Imperial College. But after spending a month in the Xuanjia Camp, he felt that it was nothing.

"Sister, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Chu Yunyi said seriously.

The boy, who was only twelve years old, seemed to have grown several years older in just this short day.

Looking at the bright-eyed young man in front of her, Chu Qianhuang smiled slightly. She felt that this younger brother was much more reliable than Chu Lingxiao. She sighed and said, "Brother Yi has grown up. I am relieved now."

"Sister, you are in the palace..." Chu Yunyi frowned and asked with concern.

He was worried that Chu Qianhuang would be bullied by those powerful villains in the palace. He was a man, and he could beat up anyone who dared to take advantage of him, but Chu Qianhuang was just a weak woman.

"I'm fine. I stay in the palace and enjoy the conveniences of the palace." Chu Qianhuang smiled like a spring flower, open-minded and bright.

Chu Qianhuang said as she poured more tea for Chu Yunyi.

"I specifically asked the eunuchs in the palace to find out. My father angered the emperor because he falsely accused Prince Chen and the Prince of Nanyang. It just so happened that the victory report from the Nanyang Palace was delivered from the northwest yesterday, which made the situation worse."

"The Nanyang Palace guards the northwest and is extremely important to Da Qi. If this matter spreads to the northwest, it will inevitably cause resentment in the Nanyang Prince's heart, and even cause the emperor and his subjects to become alienated. Alas, it is no wonder that the emperor is furious."

"Grandmother wanted to ask for help from Duke Mu's Mansion. She even sent a letter to the Mansion this morning, but was rejected."

"I think the emperor will most likely take away the title of the Chu family this time..."

From the day Chu Qianhuang learned that Chu Lingxiao was imprisoned until now, this day and night, she has been desperately searching for the "plot" in her mind.

In her dream, Qin Yao was a ruthless and ambitious man, and now, his fate has undergone a subtle change because of her time travel.

In essence, Qin Yao still killed his father and brother, and still controlled the Nanyang Palace, but the timeline has changed.

What she was sure of was that Qin Yao would not fall at this time, and even in a few years, he would lead his troops to capture the capital.

In this matter, Chu Lingxiao's biggest mistake was to provoke Qin Yao, the prince of Nanyang.

Happy New Year 2021

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