After being robbed by the prince of the enemy country

Sitting in the carriage always made Chu Shao uneasy.

He got down from the carriage halfway, arguing that he wanted to ride a horse with Huai Zhen, and Huai Zhen hugged him onto the white dragon colt. It happened that this official road was spacious and the surrounding scenery was good. The two of them enjoyed the scenery on the road while riding the horse. Cozy and at ease.

The white dragon horse traveled faster than the bloody BMW, and within two hours, the city gate of the capital appeared in front of Chu Shao.

Huai Zhen carried Chu Shao back to the carriage at the boundary of fifty miles outside the city gate.

When he was in Qizhou, he dared to make out with Chu Shao on a horse in public, and when he was in Suizhou, he also dared to let Chu Shao ride a horse with him, and he did not shy away from it in front of the people.

But when he arrived in Kyoto, Huai Zhen thought about hiding Chu Shao in the carriage.

Chu Qingxu's identity is sensitive, and she is too ostentatious, causing no harm but no benefit.

Chu Shao was very reasonable in these matters, and it was also because the capital was close at hand, he was sure that he would not be left behind by Jiu Gu again, so he returned to the carriage with peace of mind.

Huaizhen returned to his horse and continued on his way to Kyoto.

Chu Shao was sitting cautiously in the carriage. He heard the sound of the wheels rolling. When he reached the gate of the city, a guard came up to question him. After learning that it was His Royal Highness King Yu, the guards on both sides knelt down.

The carriage continued to drive, and the scene in Chu Shao's eyes changed from the lush greenery along the road to the bustling streets of Kyoto.

The salesman was yelling in the street, twirling a rattle in his hand, and children aged seven or eight were playing around him. From time to time, there was the sound of a young boy serving food with a loud voice in the shop and restaurant, and steamed buns just out of the cage by the roadside. Fragrant ten miles.

The clothes of the passers-by on the street are similar to those of Suizhou. The clothes of men, women and children are decorated with complicated patterns, which are completely different from the coarse linen clothes of Qizhou.

Chu Shao thought to himself that Qinjing and Suizhou were peaceful and prosperous all the year round, so that the common people would be free to pay attention to food, clothing, housing and transportation. Qizhou has been fighting for years, and livelihood has become a problem. It is rare to have coarse linen clothes.

Although he knew the reason, such a huge gap still made Chu Shao feel sorry for the decline of Nanqi, but it was not his home country, it could even be said to be a prison, so these emotions seemed to be There is no place to stand.

He warned himself that he should be thankful that Nanqi was subjugated. The original monarch was incompetent and stupid. In the future, if Huaizhen took over, Qizhou would have a chance of survival.

Unknowingly, the carriage stopped.Huaizhen dismounted, opened the curtain, and stretched out a hand to Chu Shao.

Chu Shao took his hand, stepped on the dismounting stone and got off the carriage, looking up at Prince Yu's Mansion.

The Yuwang Mansion in Suizhou is not considered luxurious, but more like an elegant courtyard in a peach blossom garden. The Yuwang Mansion in Kyoto is majestic and splendid, showing the royal style unscrupulously.

Huaizhen has no wife or concubine, and he does not live in Beijing for a long time. The entire Yuwang Mansion looks empty and large, and there are many courtyards that have never been used by anyone.

Early in the morning, he ordered someone to clean up the Xingyu Pavilion in the mansion, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, for Chu Shao to live in.

Chu Shao was at a loss when he heard it at first, he grabbed Huaizhen's sleeve: "Don't tell me I didn't sleep with you?"

Both Suizhou and Qizhou eat and sleep together!

All the servants of the King's Mansion in Kyoto: "......" How can this son be so casual?

Huai Zhen patiently explained to Chu Qingxu: "There are many rules in the capital, and we can no longer do whatever we want like before."

Many of the servants in the palace were dispatched by Emperor Qin, and Huaizhen could not drive them away easily. The emperor's eyeliner was more or less hidden in them. Since entering Beijing, his every move has been under the surveillance of the palace.

If he let Chu Shao sleep in his room tonight, tomorrow the palace will know that King Yu has a nice person beside him, for the first time in 20 years.

How to explain Chu Shao's identity then?He has never met Emperor Qin, nor has he performed a wedding ceremony, so he cannot be regarded as a regular wife, not even a concubine, so the palace will tacitly assume that King Yu just asked for a male favor to warm his bed.

Not to mention the low status of male favorite, it is even more of an unworthy status. To call Chu Qingxu the name of male favorite is a humiliation that Huai Zhen cannot tolerate.

It is better to keep the distance for the time being, and only say to the outside world that he has accepted the son of the Chu family in Suizhou as a guest at home, and puts his status as the son of the fourth-rank minister of Chu Shao, so the palace will not dare to object, and people in the government and the public will not embarrass Chu Shao.

As for whether this identity can be concealed from Emperor Qin, we can only take one step at a time.

Chu Shao knew that the capital was at the foot of the emperor, and he couldn't be free from restrictions like Suizhou, so he nodded his head as a consent.

Huai Zhen touched his cinnabar-dyed earlobe, leaned over and whispered, "Xingyu Pavilion is only 20 steps away from my residence."

Knowing that he was coaxing herself, Chu Qingxu smiled faintly, "Your Highness only needs to take one step, and I will take the remaining nineteen steps."

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On the night when King Yu returned to Beijing, the palace sent an invitation card. The emperor meant to hold a supplementary celebration banquet for Huaizhen to reward him for his military achievements in Nanqi.

Huai Zhen asked Chu Shao to make a costume for entering the palace.

Since he brought Chu Shao back to the capital, he didn't plan to hide it, he wanted to keep Chu Qingxu by his side in a fair and honest manner.

Wen Yan was ordered to teach Chu Shao the etiquette he should have when entering the palace.

When Chu Shao was in Suizhou, he was at his own pace, and he didn't give a proper salute to any superior person. To prevent mistakes, he studied the Zhongqin etiquette seriously all afternoon, and he soon took shape.

On the day of the celebration banquet, Chu Shao was still in the carriage, and Huai Zhen didn't lead him down until the gate of the palace.

There are many rules in the palace, one of which is that the ranks are high and low, and those with low ranks cannot walk side by side with those with high ranks.

Chu Shao is just the son of a fourth-rank magistrate, and he has no fame, fortune, or title. Although he is favored by Prince Yu's mansion, he is nameless after all.

Since entering the palace gate, Wen Yan specially reminded Chu Shao to walk behind King Yu and keep a distance of five steps away, not to overstep, not to walk quickly, not to make noise, to lower his eyebrows, and not to look around.

These rules constrain Chu Shao from now on, and Huai Zhen has been bound by various palace rules since birth, and has become numb to these red tapes. He didn't realize that Chu Shao might be uncomfortable, so Gu Zi walked in front.

Chu Shao walked cautiously, keeping a distance of five steps away from Huai Zhen.

There is one thing in Zhongqin that is no different from Nanqi, and that is the towering palace wall. When you look up at the sky, you can almost see a slender gap. Compared with the sky and sea outside the palace, the palace looks very much like it. A vast and glorious cage.

He took every step carefully, fearing that his mistakes would cause trouble to King Yu, so he walked up to the stairs of Zhengde Hall.

The palace walls finally became less oppressive, the sky became much more open, and there were more people around. Most of the men wore official uniforms, while the women were graceful and dignified.

"Brother Yu Wang."

The crisp voice came to Chu Shao's ears, and he couldn't help but secretly raised his eyes, and saw a beautiful woman in brocade clothes and embroidered jacket briskly walking to Huai Zhen's side, and the round fan in her hand fluttered to King Yu's shoulder like a butterfly.

Probably seeing Chu Shao's doubts, Tingxue said in a low voice, "This is Wen Taifu's daughter, Wen Rongyu."

So it turned out that Chu Shao probably understood why Huai Zhen didn't avoid the other party's touch.

Wen Rongyu went to fight beside Huaizhen, and everyone around made a small murmur.

The person walking behind Chu Shao said, "I heard that His Majesty plans to marry King Yu and Miss Wen?"

"A noble girl with a royal dignitary is a well-matched marriage."

"King Yu and this Miss Wen had a classmate friendship. It is no exaggeration to say that they are childhood sweethearts. His Majesty is seriously ill. It is time for a marriage to celebrate."

The rustling murmur sounded into Chu Shao's ears along with the wind, Tingxue saw that his lips were slightly white, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, the marriage grant is just a rumor, and there is no conclusion yet."

Chu Shao: "..."

Wen Rongyu has a smile like a flower, is dexterous and generous, and has a prominent family background. If Huaizhen can marry such a woman, it will be of great benefit to the crown prince.

If the emperor really valued Huai Zhen, this marriage would be settled sooner or later.

He raised his eyes to see Huai Zhen and Wen Rongyu walking side by side.

He was only five steps away from Huaizhen, but it seemed that they were separated by an insurmountable deep ravine. It seemed that if he took one more step forward, he would fall to pieces.

The author says:

Shao'er: Then don't go any further, bye!

It is mentioned in the copy that there will be a concubine for decoration, which is Wen Rongyu, and the plot needs to be only for decoration, only for decoration, only for decoration!

Later, when Gong became emperor, he would not open a harem. Except for Shao'er, Gong never loved anyone from the beginning to the end.