Gu Nanjin stood up, casually brushed off his robe, and was about to walk out.

Looking at Gu Nanjin's resolute back, Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened, her heart in a mess, and she blurted out, "Your Highness, please stay!"

As he shouted, the defense line in Chu Qianhuang's heart was completely broken.

Ever since Andaman died at the post station in Yanzhou, she gradually faced the reality that she could no longer go to Hao Kingdom.

Before meeting the prince today, she was still hesitant, but after this conversation just now, her heart was shaken.

Of course, she could insist on keeping silent, but then it is conceivable that she would not have a good ending, perhaps she would continue to be under house arrest, or perhaps she would be tortured by the prince. The later she confessed, the more the prince would doubt her loyalty to Da Qi, which would do her more harm than good.

Since the prince also has the potential to be a wise ruler, why doesn't she serve him? !

She doesn't necessarily have to be Uhagalou, she can also be assisted by someone else. As long as she can help the prince avoid being deposed or killed, the prince will definitely know her value and her future will not be bad.

Chu Qianhuang quickly weighed the pros and cons, finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.

She had no other choice.

Gu Nanjin stopped and turned to look at Chu Qianhuang. Chu Qianhuang was afraid that he would leave again, so she hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Andaman wants to get a crop called 'potatoes' from me."

"..." Gu Nanjin raised his long eyebrows, confused. He had never heard of "potato".

Chu Qianhuang's eyes turned around, and she squeezed the hand holding the handkerchief, and said seriously: "Last year, I accidentally found a crop from overseas in a shop. The yield per mu is 'extremely high', and the Andaman County King accidentally knew about it. He wanted to get this crop, so he insisted on taking me away and wanted to take me to Hao Country."

Chu Qianhuang's heart was far from being as calm as she appeared, her heart almost in her throat.

On the one hand, she was nervous, but on the other hand, she told herself in her heart: The prince is a smart man and will definitely know the value of cooperating with her.

Gu Nanjin stood there, staring at Chu Qianhuang for a moment, then moved and walked to the window and sat down.

Of course, he knew that Chu Qianhuang's words were half true and half false, but these were just minor details, so he didn't delve into them. He grasped the key point of the other party's words and asked, "What is the yield of potatoes per mu?"

Chu Qianhuang was relieved to see Gu Nanjin staying, and she looked him in the eye. She didn't dare to keep him in suspense, and immediately told him the truth: "Your Highness, the yield per mu is 800 kilograms."

The voices of both were neither loud nor soft, and were blown away by the gentle spring breeze before they could even reach the window.

On the sixth day after Prince Rui and Chu Qianhuang returned to the capital, Emperor Hao Uhaduluo sent someone to deliver a manifesto, righteously accusing Da Qi of betrayal and lambasting the Emperor of Da Qi for having no monarchical bearing and being despised by the people of the world. The harshness of the words and the anger in the tone made everyone who saw and heard it clearly feel the Emperor Hao's indignation.

Gu Nanjin naturally read the manifesto, but since he had already decided to help Wuhejia Tower, he simply suppressed the manifesto and did not discuss it in the court at all. He just ordered people to copy a manifesto and asked his confidant to go to the Prince Chen's Mansion to give a copy to Gu Jue, and also mentioned the "potato" matter.

After the prince's confidant left, Gu Jue glanced at the manifesto and threw it aside. He was more interested in "potatoes".

Gu Jue naturally knew about Chu Qianhuang's frequent contacts with the Hao people last year, but Chu Qianhuang was destined not to reach the Hao Kingdom, and the Prince of Andaman was also doomed to die, so Gu Jue had not paid any attention to this matter before.

His eyes fell on the piece of potato that the prince's confidant had just brought. The fist-sized light yellow potato was placed in a red lacquered carved wooden box. There was still some dirt on the potato, which formed a sharp contrast with the intricately carved mahogany box.

Gu Jue grabbed the wooden box and returned to the inner courtyard. He showed the things to Shen Qianchen and also told him about the potatoes.

Finally, he commented on Gu Nanjin: "The prince is smart, and his mind is far beyond what Gu Lang can compare to."

If the per-acre yield of potatoes is really as Chu Qianhuang said, Gu Nanjin must also know its value. He could have kept it from himself, but he said it, which shows that he is indeed open-minded.

Shen Qianchen was dissatisfied with Gu Nanjin in every way. After listening to what Gu Jue said, he couldn't help but frown slightly and became a little worried.

She pinched one of Gu Jue's sleeves, shook it gently, and asked delicately, "Are we going back to the North?"

Gu Jue lowered his eyes, looked at her two slender white fingers pinching his sleeves, and said with a smile without hesitation: "Return."

This word made Shen Qianchen feel relieved. She pinched his sleeve and shook it coquettishly again, with the amplitude of the shaking being a little larger than last time, to show her pleasure.

There was joy rippling between her brows, as bright, soft, and lingering as spring water, which stunned Gu Jue for a long time and he didn't come back to his senses.

After a while, Gu Jue asked, "Do you like the North so much?"

He rested one elbow on the coffee table, his fingers supporting his tilted cheek, and stared at her sideways.

Shen Qianchen blinked her eyelashes which were like small fans, and her dark pupils flickered like stars in the night sky. She nodded and said, "I like it."

In fact, to her, it made no difference whether it was the North, the capital, or anywhere else, as long as Gu Jue was with her.

However, she knew that Gu Jue preferred the North and did not like being trapped in this square capital city.

So, she also prefers the North.

Even if Shen Qianchen didn't say a lot of things, Gu Jue knew them. Just looking at her like this, he felt like he had been filled with a bottle of honey. His heart softened and was beating fast.

His little girl was very beautiful, as beautiful as a sparkling ruby, so dazzling, so stunning that he could not take his eyes off her.

He laughed softly, touched her cheek with his slender fingers, and his eyes were gentle and warm.

Everything is going according to plan.

He didn't help Uhagalou for nothing.

The two of them whispered to each other for a while, and Shen Qianchen took the potato from the box through the handkerchief, looked at it casually, and said happily: "Should we ask them to take it back to the north to plant it?"

She felt that this potato was a bit like sweet potato, and perhaps the planting method was similar.

Since Chu Qianhuang used potatoes to please Andaman and Gu Nanjin, this kind of potato is most likely as easy to grow as sweet potatoes.

The north is dominated by grasslands and most of the people are herders. Of course, there is also arable land, but most areas have less precipitation, resulting in serious soil moisture loss and frequent food shortages.

Gu Jue also planned this and smiled: "I will ask Tang Yuchu to go to the Northland in person."

Shen Qianchen put the potatoes back into the box, thinking about the North.

In her previous life, she had been to the North, but not with Gu Jue; when she was able to go to the North, it had already become a sad place, and no matter where she went, she would hear about Gu Jue.

For example, Gu Jue once defeated a 50,000-strong Chidi army on the Helian grassland;

For example, Gu Jue had been to Dongqi City, where he was in charge of repairing the city wall; for example, which banquets of the northern tribes had Gu Jue attended, and with whom he drank; ...

But in this life, she can finally fulfill her long-cherished wish and gallop on the grasslands of the north with Gu Jue, gazing at the scenery of "the wind blowing the grass low and the cattle and sheep can be seen".

At this moment, Gu Jue's voice suddenly came to my ears: "In a few days, shall we go out for a horseback ride to relax?"

"Yeah!" Shen Qianchen raised his eyes to meet his, eyes sparkling, and hooked his pinky finger with his, "It seems that Yi Ge'er and Yun Zhan went to the western suburbs to play together today. They really get along well."

Chu Yunyi had known Yunzhan for a long time, but they were not very familiar with each other at the beginning. They only became really familiar with each other at the end of last year when Chu Yunyi left Beijing with the Xuanjia Army for actual combat training.

Years later, Chu Yunyi dropped out of the Imperial College. Since then, he has been hanging out with Yunzhan and studying with Yunzhan. The two of them have become very familiar with each other. Although Yunzhan is a generation older than him, the two of them get along very well and get along well. They have a sense of being both teacher and friend.

A thought suddenly popped up in Shen Qianchen's mind: In her previous life, she and the prince should have been both teacher and friend.

What is the relationship between her and him in this life?

Thinking of this, a pool of spring water welled up in Shen Qianchen's pupils, gurgling. An indescribable emotion surged in her heart, and her whole body felt hot.

Gu Jue stared at her steadily, his narrow eyes were exceptionally bright and burning.

In silence, the two of them moved closer to each other...

"Your Highness, Princess," Jiang Yuan's dull voice was heard outside the house at this moment, "Master Chu wants to see Your Highness, and he looks very anxious!"

It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over them. Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen looked at each other, and the room fell silent.

Shen Qianchen cleared his throat and told Jiang Yuan to bring Chu Yunyi in.

Chu Yunyi was wearing a new light blue gown, a royal blue sash around his waist, and a high ponytail at the back of his head with a sash of the same color. His young and tender face was filled with anxiety and panic, and beads of sweat were densely packed on both sides of his forehead.

He walked hurriedly, breathing rapidly and heavily, obviously having rushed back in a hurry.

Shen Qianchen rarely saw him so flustered, and his heart skipped a beat. His first thought was, "Did something happen to the Chu family again?" No, if it was about the Chu family, this kid should have come to see him instead of the prince.

Chu Yunyi did not even bother to salute, and as he walked, he said worriedly: "Sister, brother-in-law, it is urgent, Lord Zhongyong wants to chop off Brother Yunzhan's hand!"

Shen Qianchen: "..."

Gu Jue: “…”

Both the couple were shocked.

Chu Yunyi took a deep breath and said, "Lord Zhongyong has taken Brother Yunzhan away."

Shen Qianchen asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"

Yun Zhan has lived in Prince Chen's Mansion for many years, and even did not return to the Zhongyong Marquis' Mansion during the New Year, which means that he has completely torn his relationship with the Yun family. He is a good-tempered person, but he is not someone who will let others push him around. How could he suddenly return to the Yun family with the Zhongyong Marquis?

Chu Yunyi quickly replied, "Today is Brother Yunzhan's day off. We had already agreed that he would take me to the outskirts of Beijing to go horseback riding and hunting together."

"When we were leaving the city, we happened to meet Yunzhan's third brother near the west gate. His name was something like Lao Shu Hao Zi..." Chu Yunyi frowned and thought about it before finally remembering, "Oh, that's Yun Hao!"

"That rat is simply a crazy rat. It bites anyone it sees and speaks in a sarcastic tone. It gets angry and starts fighting with Brother Yunzhan when it can't win an argument with him."

"Originally, that rat was just a mediocre fighter, and even I couldn't beat him. Brother Yunzhan was sure to win, but who would have thought that Uncle Zhongyong suddenly jumped out of a restaurant and rushed to protect the rat. Everything happened so fast that Brother Yunzhan didn't have time to stop and cut Uncle Zhongyong's left arm... Later, Uncle Zhongyong ordered his men to take him back to the Yun family."

"I really couldn't stop him, so I hurried back to the palace to report the news."

Chu Yunyi said this with a look of annoyance, feeling a million regrets in his heart.

As the old saying goes, when there is work to do, the disciples should do the hard work.

Yun Hao, that rat, was not worthy of Brother Yun Zhan's attack. He should have helped Brother Yun Zhan to teach Yun Hao a lesson. Then, even if he couldn't stop the knife and injured Uncle Zhongyong, the other party couldn't do anything to him! Originally, it was Yun Hao who attacked Yun Zhan first. Wasn't he allowed to fight back? !

Shen Qianchen's eyes flickered. Of course she remembered Yun Hao. Wasn't he the third son of the Yun family who slashed Yun Zhan's neck with a sword a year ago? She also remembered hearing from Doctor Liu that Gu Jue had crippled Yun Hao's right hand in front of Earl Zhongyong as a small punishment.

"I'll go with you." Shen Qianchen also stood up. Chu Yunyi was afraid that he would be abandoned by his sister and brother-in-law, so he quickly said, "I'll go too!"

The three of them went to the house of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery together. However, the door of the house was closed. Chu Yunyi knocked on the door several times in person, but no one answered. Even the doorman did not come out to answer the door.

Inside the door, there was silence, as if the entire house was empty.

In such a huge Bo Mansion, even if the masters were not at home, the doorman would definitely be there. There was no doubt that the Bo Mansion deliberately closed its doors to visitors and avoided them in order to avoid Gu Jue's edge!

“Knock knock knock…”

Chu Yunyi knocked on the bronze door knocker again without giving up.

The knocking sound was clearly heard on the other side of the gate. The doorman and several maids behind the door looked at each other in confusion. One of the maids finally decided to report it and headed towards the main hall.

At this moment, the main hall of the Bo's Mansion was noisy and people were restless.

The Earl of Loyalty and Bravery, wearing a black robe with gold weaving, sat at the top. The wound on his left arm had been treated and was wrapped with circles of white cloth. Blood was seeping out from under the cloth.

His square face with a short beard was pale due to blood loss, and he was sweating profusely from the pain.

"Fifth brother, you are too outrageous. How could you do such a heavy hand to father?!" A man in his twenties and twenties in green clothes pointed at Yun Zhan's nose and shouted indignantly, "Da Qi governs the country with filial piety. You are so disobedient and unfilial. Do you think that the prince can save you, so you dare to be so lawless?!"

"Humph, a father killing his son is not a crime, but a son killing his father is punishable by being torn into pieces by five horses."

The man in green is Yun Zhan’s eldest brother Yun Li. He looks 50% similar to Yun Hao, the third son of the Yun family who is next to him. They are brothers, so naturally they are on the same front.

"Brother is right!" Yun Hao echoed like a little follower, shouting and calling Yun Zhan by his name arrogantly, "Yun Zhan, you actually chopped and injured my father. There are witnesses and evidence. Even if you go to Jingzhao Prefecture today, you can't escape the crime! Da Qi has laws! Even if you are the Prince of Chen, don't think you can cover the sky with one hand!"

The brothers Yunli and Yunhao wanted to suppress Yunzhan by using righteousness.

“……” Yunzhan remained silent.

Yun Li originally wanted to convince others with reason, and when he saw that Yun Zhan did not refute, he was proud at first. But gradually, he realized that Yun Zhan was totally absent-minded and had been absent-minded for some time.

Uncle Zhongyong also noticed it and his lips trembled with anger.

Regardless of the cause of today's incident, judging from the result, Yunzhan accidentally injured his father. He should reflect on this, right?

But now seeing Yunzhan's nonchalant look, he doesn't seem to be reflecting on himself at all! !

Bo Zhongyong was very angry, and his injured arm hurt even more, the pain was excruciating.

Uncle Zhongyong stared at Yunzhan who was standing in the middle of the main hall. He was furious and said angrily, "Yunzhan, you really don't repent. Someone, come and punish me according to the family rules!"

Lord Zhongyong's eyes were dark, and he was determined to teach Yunzhan a lesson.

Yunzhan has changed a lot since he returned to Beijing from the north last year. Relying on the support of Prince Chen's Mansion, he has become too presumptuous and arrogant.

Earl Zhongyong couldn't help but think of his wife's complaints about Yunzhan: "My Lord, I think Yunzhan has grown too powerful, so he doesn't take the Earl's House seriously."

"He didn't even go home for the New Year this time. Does he still think of you as his father?!"

Thinking of this, Earl Zhongyong's expression darkened even more.

He must establish his dignity as a father to Yunzhan. He must take this opportunity to let Yunzhan know how powerful he is and make Yunzhan submit, killing two birds with one stone.

However, in the face of Earl Zhongyong's scolding, Yunzhan remained silent and stood still like a mountain.

In the eyes of Earl Zhongyong, his silence was tantamount to a provocation.

Bo Zhongyong became even angrier, his eyes spewing fire.

The brothers Yun Li and Yun Hao exchanged a silent look with each other, and Yun Hao's face showed gloating.

After a while, a burly old woman came respectfully bringing the family ruler, which was a bamboo ruler one and a half inches wide and six centimeters thick.

Without waiting for the mother-in-law to ask for instructions, Uncle Zhongyong forcefully took the family law from her hand and said in a cold voice: "Today, I will teach you a lesson, you rebellious son!"

Uncle Zhongyong held the family rules tightly with his uninjured hand and walked to Yunzhan and said, "Kneel down!"

Yunzhan glanced at Earl Zhongyong and stood there motionless, his eyes calm.

He didn't kneel.

Uncle Zhongyong was so angry that smoke came out of his head, the veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he hit Yunzhan's back heavily with the family sword in his hand...

When the family law was wielded, it brought up a frightening gust of wind.

Yunzhan swiftly took a step to the side and dodged the attack, causing Lord Zhongyong's blow to miss.

Earl Zhongyong: "..."

Yun Li: “…”

Yun Hao: “…”

The father and his two sons couldn't believe their eyes.

This is family law. There is a saying that family law is as strong as a mountain. There is also a saying that a country has its own laws and a family has its own rules. In this era, family law is as strict as national law and cannot be resisted.

Yun Zhan just looked at Lord Zhongyong calmly, without looking at the brothers Yun Li and Yun Hao, and then asked, "Father, do you have anything else to say?"

"If it's alright, I'll leave."

There was no fluctuation in his tone, implying that if they wanted to report to the police, they could do so; if not, then he would leave.

Yunzhan's two sentences were like two slaps in the face of Uncle Zhongyong. Uncle Zhongyong was so angry that his whole body began to tremble slightly.

"Someone, help Benbo hold him!" Uncle Zhongyong almost shouted out.

The two servants under the eaves at the door looked at each other, stepped over the high threshold, and stretched out their arms to try to stop Yunzhan.

Yunzhan had been fighting on the battlefield for many years and could move freely among thousands of soldiers and horses. He was not afraid at all. He moved as fast as lightning, grabbed the arm of one of the servants, and with a pull and a push, the servant staggered and lost his balance, and bumped into the other servant, and the two servants fell into a ball.

Yunzhan didn't even look at the two fallen servants and walked out.

However, when she reached the threshold, a woman of medium height and slightly plump came running in from outside the hall, panting and stumbling, holding up her skirt.

The beautiful woman in the autumn-colored jacket was in tears, her face was as red as a full moon, and her eyes were red from crying.

"Master," the beautiful woman cried as she knelt down two steps away from Master Zhongyong. She took two steps on her knees and grabbed the hem of his robe with one hand, begging bitterly, "Please spare Azhan. He didn't hurt your arm on purpose!"

"Uncle, Ah Zhan is still young, and he has always been straightforward, you know..."

Two lines of tears flowed from her eyes down her cheeks as she cried uncontrollably.

Behind her, another pink-dressed girl, about fourteen or fifteen, ran over. Her small, oval face was frowned. She leaned over to help the woman and said tactfully, "Aunt, my father has his own ideas."

While the girl was speaking, she glanced at Yunzhan out of the corner of her eye, with disapproval written in her eyes.

She looked at Yun Li and Yun Hao again, bit her plump lips slightly, and said to Yun Zhan: "Fifth brother, please apologize to father and third brother. We are all family..."

Yunzhan ignored the girl in pink and walked towards Aunt Sun who was kneeling on the ground. He gently yet forcefully helped Aunt Sun up.

Aunt Sun was still crying, tears streaming down her face, and she was in a state of panic. She only had Yunzhan as her biological son, and he was her support. This time, his son had cut the arm of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery. It was a crime of treason for a son to injure his father, and she would be scolded by people all over the world.

When Earl Zhongyong saw Aunt Sun appear, he was actually relieved.

Aunt Sun and her daughter are Yunzhan's weak points. One is his biological mother and the other is his sister. Blood is thicker than water.

I almost couldn't control Yunzhan just now. Fortunately, Aunt Sun arrived in time. If she had been a step later and let Yunzhan go, it would have been troublesome.

Although he thought so in his heart, Earl Zhongyong pretended to be angry. He turned his anger to Aunt Sun and scolded her harshly: "Sun, what are you doing here? You think you can come here?!"

There was a hint of indirect criticism in his words. Aunt Sun lowered her head timidly, her cheeks flushed red.

As for the brothers Yun Li and Yun Hao, they were watching the show from the side with sarcastic looks on their faces.

Aunt Sun pinched her handkerchief and lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Earl Zhongyong's eyes. She said timidly, "My Lord, I am worried about Ah Zhan, so..."

"Please don't punish Ah Zhan. It's my fault... I didn't teach him well!"

There was an obvious tremor in Aunt Sun's voice, and she choked up as she spoke, but she still said these words bravely.

The pink-dressed girl's cheeks also flushed red, and her eyes were filled with more resentment and dissatisfaction towards Yun Zhan. She thought: When the fifth brother was not at home, the family was always peaceful. As soon as the fifth brother came back, the family became restless.

Looking back, the fifth brother could leave, but she and her aunt still had to live in the uncle's house! Moreover, she was about to reach the age of marriage, and it was about to be discussed, but her marriage was still in the hands of her stepmother. She had been humble and submissive to her stepmother for several years, but it was ruined because of her own brother! Yun Zhan turned his back to his sister and didn't pay attention to her eyes at all. His attention was on Aunt Sun.

"Aunt." Yun Zhan sighed helplessly and patted Aunt Sun's back gently to calm her excited emotions.

His eyes were deep and helpless. When he was a child, he was often beaten, and Aunt Sun always went to his father to plead for him, but in the end, Aunt Sun was punished by his stepmother.

This had happened to him countless times since he was a kid.

His stepmother and his father used this to control him, forcing him to admit his mistakes and accept punishment.

But his father forgot, and his aunt also forgot, that he was no longer the young and incompetent boy he once was.

He is already twenty-three years old, not three, nor thirteen!

(End of this chapter)