Chu Yunmu's cheerful shouts came from outside the pavilion.
Chu Qianchen looked up and saw the little girl waving at her happily, smiling from ear to ear, "Sister, let's go riding together!"
Behind him, Chu Yunyi finally made the white horse he picked be more obedient and ran slowly around with him on its back.
Gu Jue put down his teacup and suggested, "Why don't we go out for a walk?"
Chu Yunmu's eyes brightened, and just as he was about to agree, Chu Qianchen took the lead.
"Okay!" Chu Qianchen was happy.
She hadn't gone out for a horse ride with the prince for a long time. The time they went to Gaoling Manor was not a horse ride at all, they were rushing to save people.
Chu Qianchen was afraid that he would regret it, so he grabbed his wrist, pulled him up, and urged him anxiously: "Let's go now!"
The girl in red riding clothes walked out hurriedly, with an exceptionally bright and sweet smile on her little face.
Gu Jue lowered his eyes and looked at her right hand that was pinching his wrist, and smiled softly.
Just looking at her cheerful face, his heart felt so soft that it seemed like water could drip out of it.
The two of them walked out of the pavilion one after the other, bathing in the bright sunshine, both with smiles on their faces.
Chu Yunmu felt that he and his sister were in perfect sync, and he shouted in agreement, "I want to go! My brother and I want to go too!"
"Brother-in-law, you promised to take me for a horse ride yesterday."
The little guy was extremely excited, his pupils seemed to be glowing, and he was afraid that he and Chu Yunyi would be left behind by Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue.
Gu Jue had originally planned to take them for a horse ride, so he smiled and nodded.
Chu Yunmu was so happy that he almost danced on the horse's back. Chu Yunyi suppressed the corners of his mouth that were about to curl up, thinking that the little brat was too unrestrained.
Thinking that Chu Yunmu was too young, Chu Yunyi wanted to suggest that he ride with him, but just as the words came to his lips, he saw Chu Qianchen's clear and indifferent gaze falling on him.
Chu Yunyi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.
His hunch was correct.
A stick of incense later, when they came out of Prince Chen's Mansion, Chu Yunyi was so angry that he almost beat his chest.
Chu Qianchen, Gu Jue and Chu Yunmu all rode out on horses, but Chu Yunyi took a carriage, and his white horse was temporarily ridden by Jiang Yuan. Chu Qianchen said that he had just recovered from a serious injury and could not ride a horse at a gallop, could not be tired, and could not ride a horse for a long time.
Chu Yunyi was still sitting in the carriage until they arrived near the west city gate.
"Ahem..." Chu Yunyi lifted a corner of the curtain and cleared his throat with a dry cough. He wanted to ask if he could get off the carriage now, but when he looked out, his eyes met Chu Yunmu's smug little face.
Chu Yunmu was only five years old, so of course he didn’t ride the horse by himself, but rode with Gu Jue.
Originally, Chu Qianchen wanted Chu Yunmu to ride with her, but Chu Yunmu said that he was a man and how could he ride with his sister, so Gu Jue took over.
Chu Yunmu also rode on Jueying's back for the first time. He was so happy that he felt like he was floating in the air and felt that his life was complete.
"Brother, have you caught a cold?" Chu Yunmu said as he made a face at Chu Yunyi in a boastful manner, not trying to hide the boastful look on his face.
Chu Yunyi: “…”
Now, Chu Yunyi couldn’t say what he was about to say anymore, and he was so angry that he almost gave the little brat a slap on the head.
At this moment, Chu Yunyi regretted it for the thousandth time.
He really knew he was wrong, and he would never commit suicide again.
At this time, the speed of the carriage slowed down. There were too many people entering and leaving the city ahead. Passers-by formed a long line and left the city in an orderly manner.
"Master Jiu, what a coincidence!"
A familiar male voice suddenly came from the back of the carriage, which scared Chu Yunyi and he quickly lowered the curtains.
It is so embarrassing that he, the great master of the Chu family, actually rides in a horse-drawn carriage.
If this was seen by someone I know, I would lose all my dignity and face! The person who called him "Master Jiu" was naturally Gu Jue.
Chu Yunyi looked over curiously when he heard the sound. About seven or eight feet away, a man in his thirties wearing an indigo robe and riding a white horse was also coming this way.
The man in the blue robe held the reins in one hand and a folding fan with an ink-and-wash landscape painting on it in the other. He was waving the fan leisurely, looking suave, handsome and unrestrained.
Gu Jue called out "Lord Kang" to the visitor with a cold expression as a greeting.
"Madam Jiu." He put away his folding fan, held the handle of the fan and bowed to Chu Qianchen, "Come to think of it, when Master Jiu and Madam Jiu got married, I happened to be out of the capital, so I couldn't go to the palace to drink a glass of wedding wine. It was a pity."
Kang Hongda looked very warm and friendly. If someone didn't know the situation, they might think that he and Gu Jue were old friends. For example, Chu Yunmu looked at the two of them curiously.
Chu Qianchen lowered his eyes and touched the red horse's shiny mane, not even bothering to say hello to Kang Hongda.
So what if it's Kang Hongda? Others may be afraid of him, but she is not! Chu Qianchen disdains to pay attention to Kang Hongda, and Kang Hongda doesn't care either. What he cares more about is...
He glanced at the carriage beside Chu Qianchen inconspicuously, and a thoughtful gleam flashed across his eyes.
Since Princess Chen is here, then who is hiding in the carriage now?
That’s right!
Kang Hongda narrowed his eyes and thought of a possibility.
Could the person in this carriage be Wuhajialou? !
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Now Wuhejialou's whereabouts are unknown. Only Gu Jue, who escorted him back to Hao, may know his whereabouts. With Gu Jue's boldness, it is not impossible that he secretly brought him back to Beijing.
Today, Uhadula sent an envoy to meet the emperor. Gu Jue must have heard about this, so he hurried to send Uhagalou out of the capital.
Thinking of this, Kang Hongda sighed quietly in his heart.
The emperor was too rash in this matter. The prince suggested that the emperor go out of the capital to welcome Gu Jue. Even if the emperor was unhappy, he could ask the prince or himself to go to welcome Gu Jue back. Then Gu Jue would naturally go to the palace to report to the emperor, and the emperor could also find out some things about Nan Hao from Gu Jue.
But the emperor became confused whenever he encountered Gu Jue's affairs.
In just a blink of an eye, Kang Hongda's mind was full of thoughts, but his face did not show any of it. Instead, his smile deepened.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. You look even more charming than before!" He smiled. "By the way, didn't you just come back from Hao Kingdom? Why don't you take a good rest in the palace?"
Chu Qianchen was impatient and played with the reins in his hands.
It's rare for the prince to take her out for a ride on horseback, but this guy keeps whining. Humph, so annoying.
She wanted to give Zakang Hongda an injection, but her needle was packed in the carriage.
Gu Jue also caught a glimpse of her little action from the corner of his eyes, and with his thin lips slightly raised, he said lightly: "No need."
Kang Hongda deliberately looked at the carriage a few more times, trying to test Gu Jue's reaction. However, Gu Jue didn't care about his gaze at all, which made Kang Hongda a little unsure.
Did he guess wrong? Kang Hongda looked towards the carriage again.
Chu Yunyi in the carriage was even more impatient than Chu Qianchen.
They were about to leave the city, and Chu Qianchen had agreed with him that he would be allowed to ride a horse after leaving the city gate, so why was this guy playing around outside! Chu Yunyi endured it again and again, but he couldn't bear it anymore, so he opened the curtain again, and happened to meet Kang Hongda's eyes.
Chu Yunyi's first reaction was embarrassment, and his second reaction was that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
Strange? His memory was always good. Where had he seen this person before? Chu Yunyi frowned slightly and thought hard.
Kang Hongda recognized Chu Yunyi, whom he had met once on the fourteenth floor, at a glance, and his thin lips curled up.
After meeting him on the fourteenth floor last time, Kang Hongda deliberately asked his servants to inquire about him and learned that this was the brother of Princess Chen and the eldest son of the Yongding Marquisate. Not long ago, Chu Yunyi had guarded the emperor at Yuanqing Temple, earning the credit of saving the emperor and also saving the Chu family's title. It was said that he was injured at the time.
Kang Hongda's gaze lingered on Chu Yunyi's young and handsome face. He felt that the boy was a little thinner and paler than before.
Could it be that Gu Jue deliberately brought Chu Yunyi, who had just recovered from his injury, out to play? It seemed that Gu Jue really cared about the princess he had just married and was willing to make time to greet the princess's brother.
Chu Yunyi didn’t like Kang Hongda’s gaze. If Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen were not there, he would have just walked away.
Chu Yunyi silently said to himself in his heart that he must not make his sister angry, he must not make his sister angry.
"Brother Mu, don't bother your brother-in-law anymore, just get in the carriage." Chu Yunyi deliberately slowed down his speech and stared at Chu Yunmu.
He had a stern face and considered himself the elder brother who was like a father to him, but in Kang Hongda's eyes, he had a different style.
Boys of this age are really lively!
The smile in Kang Hongda's eyes became even more intense.
(End of this chapter)