Empress Chu

The third prince pointed at him, "Ah Xun, you've been putting on an act since you were a child. If you don't know this person, he's just a bastard. You don't even bother to look at him." He leaned over and lowered his voice, "Don't worry. , there is no one who is a prince here, after all, who did you secretly make friends with in the capital?"

Xiao Xun put his shoulder on his shoulder and said in a low voice: "This person is not simple, his surname is Chu and his name is Ke, he is young and ignorant."

The third prince was stunned, isn't it simple?Young and ignorant?

Xiao Xun laughed: "I'm not kidding you, this is Chu Ling's nephew." He pointed to the name on the paper, "I came to Beijing with him, you are bored studying in the palace all day, maybe I don't know why I came to Beijing."

The third prince smiled: "I'm bored at home all day, but there's nothing I don't know. It turns out that he is Chu Ling's nephew. You can see such a person?"

Xiao Xun said helplessly: "It's because this kind of person dares to post a book, so I took a second look. Your Highness, it's not my fault. You should come back to the post you posted yourself."

Having said that, the smile is a little gloating.

Seeing his gloating smile, the third prince was not annoyed.

"So what about this kind of person, if he dares to submit a letter, I dare to let him come." He sat lazily, "If he insults the gentleman, I will let him be polite."

"You, why do you do this?" Xiao Xun said in a low voice, "You are smart and quick-witted, if you are less perverse, you will definitely be more loved."

The third prince pointed at him: "Xiao Xun, you are so bold! You want me to win the love of the people, if the prince hears—"

He let out a haha ​​laugh.

Xiao Xun was not afraid at all, he smiled and said, "Brother Prince was upset when he heard that, so he beat me up, it's not like I haven't been beaten by him before."

The third prince closed his smile, with a casual expression: "He is not happy whether I am being perverse or not. Since that is the case, of course I want to make myself happier."

Xiao Xun stood up with a smile and said goodbye: "Then when I have a literary meeting, please come with the prince brother, so that you can have a better time."

The third prince laughed loudly, grabbed his shoes and threw them at him: "Believe it or not, I won't let the prince in."

Xiao Xun caught the shoe: "Xin, why don't you dare?" Throwing it back, turned around with a smile and left.

The third prince looked at Xiao Xun's back, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said to himself: "That's right, there is nothing I dare not do."

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Tie Ying drove Xiao Xun back to the post, and the officials of the post greeted him with smiles, and told him who came to visit today.

Xiao Xun stopped them.

"I came to the capital to ask for a crime. Except for His Majesty's order and the crown prince's invitation, I will not interact with others." He said, "So I will trouble you to decline for me. I don't need to know who they are."

The officials laughed helplessly: "The prince is too cautious."

Xiao Xun raised his sleeves and leaned over and said in a low voice, "Actually, I don't like socializing either. This is called going with the flow."

The officials laughed, and sure enough, they stopped reporting the visitors to him. Seeing Xiao Xun go in, they looked satisfied. Yes, this is the self-consciousness of a prince. Only with self-consciousness can one be decent.

Leaving these officials, Xiao Xun entered the inner courtyard, where there was already a green-clothed scholar waiting, Tie Ying patrolled around, and nodded to Xiao Xun: "You can talk freely now."

After all, go out and stand outside the door to guard.

"Then Chu Ke came to visit the prince today." The green-clothed scribe said, "Your Highness wants to meet him sometime."

Xiao Xun said: "I've already made arrangements. I will meet the Third Prince at the literary meeting, and—" He smiled, "Save him."

The green-clothed scribe smiled and nodded in satisfaction: "This is better. Sure enough, the son's work is reassuring."

Xiao Xun pressed the gold button on the tunic sleeve, took out a note from it, and read the content on it: "Why did my father want me to get closer to the Chu family?"

Chapter 22 Take to the Streets

When Xiao Xun received the secret letter from the King of Zhongshan, Xiao Xun was leaving the Prince's Mansion by car. After thinking for a moment, he turned the car and went to visit the Third Prince outside the city.

His identity needs to be related to someone, not directly, there must be cause and effect, and he must be familiar with each other once, so that it is reasonable and reasonable, and it will not attract attention and suspicion.

Karma is a chance meeting, and now the place with the most opportunities in the capital is the Third Prince's Wenhui.

Sure enough, at the third prince's place, he met the son of the Chu family, Chu Ke's letter.

With the suspicious Third Prince by his side, he only needs to keep his eyes on the name for a moment longer, and he will have a chance.

It is never difficult to do things, as long as you have the heart.

However, he did what his father said, but he was still a little puzzled. Thinking about his father's attitude towards the little daughter of the Chu family, it seemed that it was not just for him to take the opportunity to go to Beijing.

"Father really wants to make friends with Chu Yu?" He looked at the green-clothed scholar and asked, "I know that my father admires Chu Yu a lot, but ten years ago when I was famous, I didn't make friends with him. Is it necessary for an ordinary mortal now? ?”

The green-shirted scribe sighed softly: "Actually, Chu Ling is not only ordinary at this time, he is also about to die."

Xiao Xun was a little surprised, and a thought flashed in his mind, so it turned out that the girl was so eager to go to Bian County, was it because of this reason?

No wonder she hated herself so much.

Xiao Xun shook his head again, this has nothing to do with him, if Chu Yu wants to see his daughter, who can stop him, this is a matter between their father and daughter.

The scholar in blue went on to talk about Chu Ling: "Chu Ling, General Wei, is in charge of Daqingshan Pass in Bian County, and his status is comparable to that of a general."

It's just comparable, besides, so what if he is a general?Xiao Xun smiled: "The crown prince and the third prince are all staring at the military right now, even if the border county is remote, they will not give us a chance to intervene, and, Chu Ling, even if the father gives him a continuation He will not obey his father even if he does not order the elixir."

The scholar in green shirt said: "The prince does not want to befriend Chu Ling, but needs His Highness to act as if he is befriending Chu Ling."

Was it for Chu Ling, for others to see?Xiao Xun was even more puzzled: "Why is this? Why is it necessary?"

The scribes in green shirts didn't know, King Zhongshan was not someone who liked to explain.

"He's very ordinary now, and he's about to die soon, and he won't be tabooed by the court if the prince makes friends with him." The scribe only said, "This is the person we can associate with now."

Other people who hold real power, they can't touch.

better than nothing?How little can add up?Xiao Xun smiled, knowing that if the king didn't tell his father, he wouldn't be able to find out his intentions if he asked - since he broke his leg when he was young, King Zhongshan never opened his heart to others.

Xiao Xun picked up a pen and wrote a small note, and handed it to the scholar in blue.

"Send it to the father." He said, "I will handle the matter, please rest assured the father."

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Chu Ke didn't listen to Chu Lan's words, and obediently studied at home to prepare for the essay meeting.

What a joke, the whole city doesn't know about getting the famous post from the Wenhui.

When he was very young, Chu Lan took him to Qiaoshan Academy. After so many years in Barren Mountain Academy, he was finally able to return to Beijing, and he got such an opportunity all at once. Of course, he wanted to show off everywhere.

The young Chu Ke spread his wings and soared into the sky.

Seeing Chu Ke walk out of the alley and get into a car, chatting and laughing with the people in the car, A Le, who was standing behind the corner dressed as a grocery shopping maid, picked up the basket in his arms and asked Chu Ke who was standing beside him. Zhao: "Young master went out to drink again, when he is drunk, just hit him with the head on."

Chu Zhao frowned: "It's over now, and it will grow in a month."

A Le nodded: "Okay, then wait until the day before the Wenhui to beat him, so that he can't go out and see people."

Chu Zhao smiled, and hummed: "Go and see first, who does he associate with."

In her last life, she had no idea who her uncle's family was in contact with. She didn't know who hooked up Xiao Xun to visit her. She didn't know who persuaded her uncle to let Chu Ke go to other places. She didn't know who the Jiang family talked about arrogantly. Words of disrespect spread all over the sky——

Alas, Chu Zhao sighed inwardly, to be so blind and ignorant in life, if she dies, whoever dies.

But if he went to the restaurant, Chu Zhao touched his body and asked A Le: "Have you brought any money?"

A Le took out a purse from the basket and shook it: "Of course."

Chu Zhao asked with a smile, "You took it yourself again?"

"That's not it." Ale said, "I asked my wife for this, Miss, we have monthly money, you have it, and I have it, and I am Miss's big girl, and I get quite a lot of money."

Chu Zhao laughed, and pinched her nose: "Who said that we Ale countrymen don't understand anything, we are completely like a first-class maid, who knows the monthly money, and also knows the difference between a big girl and a little girl."

A Le giggled, and took Chu Zhao's hand: "Let's go, come with me, I am a countryman who is very familiar with the capital, and I know where Mr. Ake often goes."

Chu Zhao smiled and held her hand tightly, and the two walked quickly along the street.

There are people coming and going on the street, there are many carriages and horses, one car is speeding, and there are three girls sitting in the car, two of them are crowded together holding a small mirror and pasting pearl flowers, one is leaning on the window absent-mindedly, looking casually. Walking through the crowd and street scene, he babbled suddenly, sat up straight, turned around and stretched out his hand to pat his companion.

"Look, look," she said.

The companion shook his hand, and the tin flower stickers were crooked, and he shouted angrily, "Qi Leyun, are you jealous of my beauty?"

Qi Leyun turned to look at her: "You are not as beautiful as me."

The girl got even angrier.

Qi Leyun didn't argue with her, pointed to the outside and said, "Chu Zhao, Chu Zhao is outside."

Chu Zhao?The two girls didn't care who was more beautiful, so they hurriedly squeezed over to look out, and followed Qi Leyun's finger, and sure enough, they saw two girls walking hand in hand in the crowd on the street, a poor girl who was dressed like a peddler, Although the one dressed not so funny, but ordinary, it was Chu Zhao.

"What is she going to do?" Qi Leyun said.

The two girls curled their lips: "Never mind her, anyway, she said, don't play with us, and it will have nothing to do with us in the future."

Qi Leyun was still leaning against the window, wanting to see.

"Don't worry about her, what's so good about her." A girl sat back and continued to paste the tin flowers, "Hurry up and see Mr. Xie, I don't know if he is still in the restaurant, if he is late, is there any place to sit, other things People went earlier than us."

Hearing the third son Xie, Qi Leyun immediately threw away Chu Zhao who was outside the window, and rushed to the small mirror to examine her own makeup.

"Is my makeup too heavy? I heard that the girls in Dongyang have light makeup."

"It's better to be thicker. Third Young Master Xie is used to plain ones. When he sees your face like a monkey's butt, he will definitely remember you."

"Zhang Qing, do you want to be beaten!"

"Ah, Qi Leyun, you think you are Chu Zhao, try hitting me."

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The street was bustling and noisy, and Chu Zhao walked in it, feeling a little dazed.

She hadn't seen this kind of excitement for a long time. She entered the palace shortly after getting married, and then the situation was unstable for many years. She was restless in the palace, and she didn't dare to go out.

"Miss, miss." A Le shook her hand, "It's here."

Chu Zhao came back to his senses and found that he had walked into a restaurant, but the restaurant was more lively than the street.

Why so many people!

Chapter 23 Building View

This restaurant is called Yaquge, Chu Zhao still has some impressions, it can be regarded as a famous one in the capital.

After Xiao Xun rescued her in that life, she felt affection for Xiao Xun, and she wanted to see Xiao Xun in the name of thanking her. She spent several days asking restaurants and researching which place was better if she didn't sleep at night. is preferred.

Of course I didn't go in the end, my uncle took the initiative to organize a banquet at home.

She has the opportunity to come here in this life, Chu Zhao looked up and down this restaurant, it is indeed a good place to meet.

This restaurant is in the shape of a back, and the three floors are all spacious open seats. There is a beautiful central hall, which can be used to play the piano, sing, dance, and storytelling.

Because it is an open seat, the most important thing is elegance, why is it so lively like a street market today?

The upper and lower seats are full, and people from outside keep coming in. The shop assistants are all guarding the door, not to welcome customers, but to check customers.

Ale was also surprised: "There weren't so many people a few days ago."

The store clerk also came over at this time, took a look at them, and waved his hand: "Go, you are not allowed to sell baskets in our restaurant."

What, Ale stared: "I'm the maid who came out to buy at home."

Why do you say that she is dressed as a street peddler!

What is it with, the shop assistant also stared, he is too busy today to care about this girl: "We are not a vegetable market, go out."

"Brother." Chu Zhao said with a smile, "We are here for dinner."

Although this girl is dressed in ordinary clothes, she is definitely not a peddler or a maid who buys vegetables. The store clerk has a restrained temper: "Do you have a reservation? Or who are you going with?"

Although it is possible to directly report Chu Ke's name, it is not necessary. She just walks around casually to see who Chu Ke is with. She can see it when she is waiting outside, but she may not see it when she goes in.

"No." Chu Zhao said.

"Sorry about that," said the clerk. "Today is full."

When Chu Zhao wanted to say something, there was a coughing sound from behind her. She turned her head and saw Qi Leyun and two other girls who had met that day came in.

Seeing them, the store clerk hurriedly greeted with a smile, "Miss Qi, you are here."

Qi Leyun didn't even look at Chu Zhao, but looked around and said loudly, "There are so many people today, luckily I reserved a seat in advance."