in the ancient last days

In the northeast corner of the wall was placed a black bookcase, which exuded a faint fragrance. Early in the morning, the royal relatives who came to the upper study found their own small teams and gathered together happily.

Nowadays, there are wars and horses everywhere, and under the snowstorm, the common people have no clothes and no food to eat. The survival and struggle of these low-level people have not affected this group of honorable sons and daughters in the slightest.The students exchanged with each other the good places to have fun yesterday, and their eyebrows and eyes were full of reckless indulgence.

Until Chu Zhao walked in, the atmosphere in the room was silent, and after two seconds, someone sneered.

"Yo, our master's darling boy is here?"

The eyes cast by the crowd included contempt, disgust, and pity.

Chu Zhao returned to his seat without looking sideways, while the book boy Ranmo beside him silently lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Coward." Seeing Chu Zhao pretending not to hear, Duke Jing's expression was mixed with disdain and ridicule: "That's it, you are also qualified to be His Highness Jing's husband?"

The few people who were close to him suddenly laughed out loud, and some secretly curled their lips.

The name of His Royal Highness Jing in Jingqi's mouth is Zhou Jing, the eighth son of Emperor Zhou, with a special gender, he is a twin.In this world, women and men are mostly yin and yang, and twins are rare and special. Although the reproductive function is not as good as that of women, they are often sought after because they soften the beauty of men and women.

Chu Zhao made a marriage contract with Zhou Jing when he was young. After many years, the Eighth Prince, who grew up, was astonishingly talented, and grew up like a ganoderma lucidum jade tree.Chu Zhao, whose biological mother's status is embarrassing and whose family is like an invisible person, has become the eyes of Zhou Jing's admirers and the hatred in their hearts.

Chu Zhao rested his arms behind his head and shook his toes indifferently.

I don't know what kind of heart Zhou Di'an has?When he was young, he was ignorant, and felt that he had a fiancé who was like a fairy, so he wished he could hold him up to the sky.

Now that all the fog has been cleared away, and when I think about it carefully, the old man on the other side knows that he is not worthy of his celestial son, but still puts on him such a "noble" fiancée, how much hatred does he have for him?

If so, congratulations to the other party for successfully doing it.

Most of the scorn and teasing that Chu Zhao has received in the circle of young masters in the capital for so many years is thanks to the Eighth Prince, his amazing and talented twin fiancé.

Chu Zhao propped his chin to listen to the teacher's lecture and didn't want to pay attention to these people, but some people didn't want to do what he wanted.

In the Confucian classics class, it happened that the Master asked a question, "He said: Accumulate learning to store treasures, make use of reason to enrich talents, study and read to get poor photos, and tame to explain. What's the explanation?" He glanced down, and immediately felt The student responded loudly: "Master, Chu Zhaoding knows the answer!"

Chu Zhao's eyes flew over like knives, but Master Guo on the stage seemed to have no eyes, stroking his beard and lifting his eyelids: "Oh? Then Chu Zhao, stand up and answer."

Chu Zhaoyin stood up with a sullen face.

Master Guo is a staunch imperial faction. The eldest princess was unmatched in the limelight at the beginning. A majestic woman overwhelmed all the princes, making others dare not look directly under her light. Yang Lun, has always looked at the eldest princess as disliked, and hated Yu Xu, so naturally he made things difficult for Chu Zhao in the school.

Chu Zhao didn't want to answer his question properly, so he opened his mouth coldly, pointing fingers and scolding Huai. The student who had just answered loudly was blushed by his mocking.

"You, you—" the master almost stroked his beard, "Bold!"

"What a sharp mouth, presumptuous! This is a school, is it a place for you to show your sharp tongue?"

The presumptuous end, Chu Zhao was kicked out of the school again and stood by the corridor as punishment. According to the old habits, the master will not give up if he does not stand for a whole morning.

Chu Zhao crossed his arms. Fortunately, he had been prepared and secretly put cloth cushions under his feet. Otherwise, he would have numb legs and feet and make a big fool of himself in the riding and archery class in the afternoon.

Leaning against the wall bored, Chu Zhao stared at the water droplets splashing down from the cornice, his eyes lost focus.On the opposite side is the Taixue of the princesses, teaching piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and some embroidery skills. At this moment, a few young girls leaning against the paper window, biting their lips and laughing, staring in this direction.

Attracted by the noise, Chu Zhao raised his head and looked across.

His eyesight was excellent, and he saw the most eye-catching person in the opposite room at a glance.

"Oh." After being caught peeking, a group of thirteen or fourteen-year-old women took a few steps back in panic, and then sneaked a peek, only to find that the figure of the man on the opposite side had disappeared from sight, with a look of avoiding them It looks like a ghost.

"Humph."

There was a proud noble woman with arms folded, "He really doesn't know what to do."

The woman next to her pulled her, "Hold down, it's that one..."

The woman's eyes secretly turned to the other side of the school, where there was a man leaning against the incense burner, his finger bones were clear and slender, revealing a cold jade color.The appearance is extremely beautiful, and only a thin back makes people linger in daydreams.

……

The afternoon class was about riding and archery, but because of the weather, it was changed to ice cuju.

The place where Chu Zhao stood was being targeted and provoked by various overt and covert actions. One mistake, he was tripped and fell on the ice.The ice layer in winter was half a meter thick, and when my knee hit it heavily, it swelled up immediately.

Chu Zhao's lips moved, and his eyes turned red.

Few people know that he is most afraid of pain. In the past, if a piece of skin was scratched on the palm of his hand, he would not be in danger for a long time.

But he must not let these nasty guys watch the joke casually, Chu Zhao gritted his teeth enduring the pain, and was about to stand up from the ice with his thighs propped up.

A slender hand, as thin as fat jade, suddenly appeared in front of him. Chu Zhao's eyes met the man's. His white robe was swaying to the ground, facing the snow. The dusty cheeks are full of beauty, lonely and clean.

Chu Zhao avoided it coldly, with an ugly expression on his face: "You don't need to pretend to be kind."

"Chu Zhao, you are courting death!"

Seeing this scene, Duke Jing's son rushed over angrily, and immediately changed his face towards Zhou Jing, "Your Highness, it's cold, why are you here?"

The women's school does not have riding and archery classes. Wearing a fox fur, Zhou Jing's expression is indifferent: "I just happened to pass by here, so let's take a look."

The voice is not as soft as a woman's, with the unique deep charm of a man, but it also collides like white jade, and one can imagine how round the ankle bones of the owner of the voice are.

Duke Jing was both surprised and delighted, seeing Zhou Jing's eyes full of hidden ambitions, he hurriedly stepped forward to talk to him.Zhou Jing responded a few words indifferently, looked back secretly, and found that Chu Zhao's figure had disappeared at some point.

Fang Xianglai avoided him, her long eyelashes trembled, and Zhou Jing slowly looked away.

Limping into his family's carriage parked at the gate of the palace, the book boy Ran Mo beside him was still crying, which disturbed Chu Zhao: "Okay, don't cry!"

Ran Mo choked, and hurriedly took out the potion from the dark cabinet in the carriage and applied it to Chu Zhao, "Master, they are really deceiving people!"

Chu Zhao: "You are not allowed to tell your father and mother."

Dye Mo: "But..."

"But what? I didn't even yell when I was hurt. Why are you crying like a big man?" Chu Zhao pretended to be fierce.

The black face really scared Ran Mo, he Nuonuo lowered his head and dared not speak any more.

The knee injury looked scary, but luckily it didn't hurt the bones, so relieved, Chu Zhao pinched a plum in his mouth and closed his eyes to rest his mind.The next moment, the carriage swayed violently, Ran Mo hurriedly supported the young master to sit still, and Chu Zhao frowned when he heard the noise coming from outside the carriage.

Things are really going wrong today.

Ran Mo: "Why didn't the car leave?! Damn, didn't you see the young master waiting?"

The coachman responded from outside, wanting to cry but not crying: "There are people stopped in front of the car."

Hearing that Chu Zhao opened the curtain, he found a mother and daughter in ragged clothes kneeling on the ground in front of the car. The five or six-year-old girl looked surprisingly thin, her hair was disheveled, and the bones on her cheeks were lying in her mother's arms. Thin protruded.Hearing the movement, she turned her head to Chu Zhao who was protruding from the curtain of the car, her protruding eyeballs were astonishingly bright, and compared with her thin body, she looked a little scary.

The servants looked panic-stricken, the path they usually took would never let these people dirty the eyes of the master, but today they came across this scene for some reason.

"You guys," the coachman raised his whip, trying to scare them away.

"Forget it." Chu Zhao stopped his movements, watched the mother and daughter in front of the car silent for a second or two, and finally ordered the servants: "Go, buy them some easy-to-eat porridge and meat buns, and then go to the nearby Buy a few pieces of ready-made clothes in the clothing store, remember to pack them in a bag."

You can't give money directly, and you can't keep it with the strength of the mother and daughter. In the end, it will be snatched by the refugees who enter the city, but you can secretly stuff some copper coins into the interlayer of the bag.

"Thank you benefactor! Thank you benefactor!" The woman knelt down and kowtowed, crying. Seeing that her daughter didn't respond, she quickly pushed her: "Why don't you kowtow to benefactor?"

The girl slurred her speech: "Thank you, thank you benefactor."

Her voice was hoarse, and she guessed that the original voice of the other party should be sweet and crisp, but it turned into this after many days of running and starving.

Chu Zhao felt out of breath, and turned his face away slightly: "No need."

He is not a very nice person, it's just that his mother is also a woman, so he can't bear to see him a little bit.

After a while, the guard came back.Leaving an attendant behind to help, Chu Zhao returned to the car with his eyes closed and his face gloomy.

Ran Mo was too frightened to speak, and silently bowed his head aside.

It took him a while before he spoke, "Have you heard everything clearly?"

The guard outside the car replied respectfully: "Yes, the snowstorm and fire broke out in the suburbs of Beijing, stretching for six or seven thousand miles, and thousands of houses collapsed. Feng Yilang, Xuan Delang, and the university doctor were all killed in the flames."

"......so serious?"

Chu Zhao frowned, this was the first time he faced the ancient disaster directly.It should have been known earlier that today's Dazhou is like a certain dynasty in the previous life, the central power class is corrupt, and the seemingly prosperous scene is actually as dangerous as an ant's nest.Plagues of locusts, famine, and dry land have gradually appeared in the past two years. Local disasters have occurred frequently, and the people are struggling to survive. However, the superiors ignore it and are still immersed in the fantasy of what they think is a prosperous scene. strife.

What is the use of knowing this?Chu Zhao's eyes were confused, and he couldn't do anything.

The eldest princess and her family are all guarded and feared by the highest ranking people, wishing that their family would die of old age in the mansion, it would be best not to take a single step for the rest of their lives.Surveillance spies were always around Chu Zhao, and he dared to assert that if something went wrong with him because of what happened today, the person in that seat would immediately have a reason to attack his family.

So he didn't dare to act, and he couldn't act... Heh, Wang Quan, lowering his head to hide the mockery in his eyes, Chu Zhao drew the curtain.

The wheels slowly drifted away in the snow.

After returning home to take in the cold air from the street outside, seeing her precious son appearing at the door, the eldest princess smiled: "Quick, Zhaoer, try the cakes prepared for you by your mother, they are all your favorite .”

Seeing his mother who was busy around because of him before the collapse, Chu Zhao's heart overflowed with warmth. Even if he had never seen it before, he knew from other people's mouths that the old eldest princess was both civil and military, and her methods were not weaker than anyone else's. A good man, but now, for his beloved son and family, he is trapped in this deep house, with his hands holding a long sword, taking care of these tedious matters for him.

Sitting down as if nothing had happened, Chu Zhao swallowed a small snack and smiled: "It's delicious, mother's craftsmanship is great."

"Eat slowly, and no one will fight with you."

Curving her lips, the eldest princess looked at Ran Mo beside him, "How is Zhao'er in the school? Did you listen to the teacher?"

Ran Mo was wronged by his master and wanted to tell about his bullying in the school, but Chu Zhao secretly stared at him fiercely, and with a shock behind him, he quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the young master is in the school." Li Ke is so good! Teachers and classmates all like him..."

"Is it."

The eldest princess smiled, and turned her eyes to Chu Zhao who was obediently eating a piece of pastry with her head bowed before she collapsed. The seemingly proud smile didn't reach her eyes.

In the middle of the night, Chu Changqing finished taking care of things in the shop and returned home.

Red candles were being lit in the room of the couple. Under the yellow light of the candles, the eldest princess was sitting in front of the mirror and doing her make-up.

Chu Changqing took the comb from the handmaid's hand, and slowly combed her hair.

Feeling the numbness from the scalp, the eldest princess squinted her eyes comfortably, pondered for a while, and said, "Ah Qing, tell me, Zhao'er will have her hair tied after the next year, what should he do about his marriage... ..."

Chu Changqing paused when she tied her hair, and said in an awkward tone, "Isn't there still the eighth prince? He is Zhao'er's fiancé, and he can come through the door after he gets married. What are you worrying about?"

"Am I just worrying about it?!" Being retorted by her husband, the princess sneered displeasedly: "The Holy Majesty doesn't really want to marry his beloved Bazi to Zhao'er at all, otherwise why would he keep refusing all these years?"

"Look at Zhou Jing's appearance." The eldest princess snorted coldly: "He is the best in the capital, and he is beautiful in the sky, but he is still a twin. It is strange if such a good son is not used as a better bargaining chip according to his current temperament. Well, our Zhao'er may have been a shield for 15 years, and it may be difficult to talk about marriage by then."

With Chu Changqing's intellect, he could vaguely guess what the current Holy Majesty was thinking, but he didn't want to think about it. Back then, his beloved wife and child were born to appease the old forces of the Chu family and the eldest princess. Warning, the emperor personally established the marriage contract between Zhou Jing and Chu Zhao.

The marriage contract has been established for 15 years, if it is to be dissolved once, who will start?

It goes without saying that compared to the son who can bring greater benefits, the Chu family who has lost value bears the brunt. His only and only son... let out a long sigh, and Chu Changqing closed his eyes: "Wait a little longer."

"Wait a little longer..." Let's see if the person in the current seat is really going to be so ruthless, planning to take the only heir of the Chu family.

"Master."

Seeing Chu Zhao sitting on the porch watching the snow, the maid Liuli put on a fox fur for him, with a little worry on her pretty face: "Young master, why don't you add any clothes while watching the snow here? The snow is so heavy, in case you catch a cold But what's the matter?"

Chu Zhao withdrew his gaze from Hongmei: "It doesn't matter."

It's all the same anyway.

Whether it's brocade clothes and delicacies, or being surrounded by servants and maidservants, Chu Zhao can't be happy about everything, and even feels suffocated, because his mother, the eldest daughter of the first emperor, and the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty——is the daughter of the emperor after the failure to seize the heir apparent. , the weak beast imprisoned in this gorgeous cage.

Being poked at the spine and insulted as the son of a traitor, he was given the opportunity to study in the palace like a gift. He thought he was grateful, but in fact Chu Zhao was just a proton used to threaten his Chu family and the eldest princess.Just like this mansion, it is gorgeous and gloomy, but its owner has not stepped forward for 17 years.True to its name, it's just a cage.

The author has something to say: Chu Zhao: When will I be able to counterattack?

Eldest Princess: Cub, wait a minute, our family will take off in a few days.

Honorable relative: I haven't stripped your trousers yet.

Zhou Jing: It's still a day of being disliked, I'm not happy T^T

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