Chapter 298： clean

Chapter 298 Innocent

"Since you're here, sit down." Chu Yi's voice was always steady, neither startled nor dry, neither rushed nor slow.

He pressed one of his hands on the back of Gu Yanfei's hand, the palm with thin calluses was warm and dry, and pressed directly to the bottom of her heart through the skin and blood.

This simple action is worth a thousand words.

Gu Yanfei was like a cat whose fur was smoothed out, the trace of dry fire in his heart was extinguished, and he pressed the back of his hand with his backhand.

Chu You didn't mean to be polite to Chu Yi at all, and greeted Bailiyin, Yuan Zhe and others to sit down.

Yes, this good show has just started.

He was in a better mood than when he was just now, his eyebrows were flying, and he took the lead in sitting down. His eyes inevitably turned to the other person in the elegant seat—Xiahouqing in red.

"This is..." Chu You looked at Xia Houqing up and down, and felt that this person was very sharp, neither honorable nor courtier.

Bai Liyin had only been looking at the little beauty before, but at this time, he noticed the young man in red in the elegant seat, and his heart skipped a beat.

Xiahouqing neither looked at Chu You nor Bailiyin, his face was expressionless, and he was not moved by the identities of the other people.

He half-drooped his eyes, and the long and thick feathered eyelashes fell, casting a light shadow on the eye sockets, making the skin at the end of his eyes as white as porcelain.

He drank the tea by himself with the cup in one hand, and hid the other hand in his wide sleeve. He felt a warm current rapidly spread from the palm of his hand and flowed all over his body, making him feel warm all over, like soaking in a hot spring. similar.

This feeling is amazing.

When he doesn't speak, people just feel that this person is arrogant and indifferent.

Chu You only looked at Xia Houqing twice, and quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Friend." Chu Yi simply gave two words.

Immediately, the seat fell silent again.

The actors downstairs sang even more lively. They had already sang that the protagonist Liu Qingxiao was divorced by his fiancée and was humiliated by his fiancée's family. Under the atmosphere, they resolutely uttered the cry of "Don't bully the poor."

A small climax aroused enthusiastic applause and applause from the audience.

Yuan Zhe and Wang Nan didn't pay much attention to Xia Houqing, only Bailiyin's expression became more and more strange, and the brown eyes were suspicious.

Bai Liyin took a deep breath, smiled suddenly, and seemed to ask casually, "Young Master Yi, dare to ask your friend's surname?"

At this moment, he couldn't care about Gu Yanfei anymore, his eyes couldn't help but float towards the red-clothed man in front of him, sizing him up.

This person's body is really like a person, and so are his beautifully shaped water hyacinths.

Like, so similar!

Chu Yi turned his face away, and also looked at Xia Houqing, his eyes flashed with insight, and faintly spit out a word: "Xia..."

The moment    heard this word, Bailiyin was flustered, as if his heart was hit by something, and a figure wearing a dark ghost face appeared in his mind - Xia Houqing, the lord of Tianxuansi.

But Chu Yi only said one word.

Xia Houqing glanced at Chu Yi lightly, with a smile that was not a smile.

is Xia, not Xiahou? ! Bailiyin was confused and told himself that he must be thinking too much. That's right, this person is not Xiahouqing, how could Xiahouqing still be in Jingguo? !

If Xiahouqing was in Jingguo, then there was no one to supervise the country in Dayue, didn't he hand over the opportunity to the prince and brother in vain? !

Xiahouqing is very ambitious, and he has the ambition of narrowing the emperor to make the princes. He can't miss such a great opportunity...

"Several guest officials, the drinks are here." At this time, Xiao Er walked briskly into the lounge and said energetically, "Qiulubai, Zhuyeqing, Luofuchun, and Huadiao are all our signature wines here. Everyone brought a jar over, and the guest officers tried the taste..."

In the elegant seat, the aroma of the wine is stronger.

Little Er enthusiastically poured drinks on Chu You, Bailiyin, Wang Nan and others, chattering incessantly.

But these sounds didn't reach Bailiyin's ears at all.

Bailiyin drank the flower carving in the cup absentmindedly, calmed his mind, and out of the corner of his eyes glanced at the beautiful young man in red, and the thought floated in his mind uncontrollably: is this person really? Xia Houqing?

Bailiyin was so concerned about this person that he didn't realize that the hand holding the cup was trembling slightly.

Gu Yanfei noticed this with sharp eyes, and the corners of his lips raised.

She took the cup of bamboo leaf green that Chu Yi poured for her, and gave Xia Houqing a sidelong glance.

Why is this person regarded as a beast of a flood?

Although this person has a big temper, he is uncertain like a god, and he turns his face at every turn. It is indeed difficult to get along with, but it is not that scary, right?

"it is good!"

Below    there was another thunderous applause, like the roar of waves.

Chu You absent-mindedly looked at the stage below. Although he didn't watch the play seriously, he could probably see that "There is a Road in Qingxiao" was a playbook compiled by Emperor Taizu as the prototype.

Thinking of Emperor Taizu and the "Taizu Handbook", Chu You's heart showed a trace of anxiety: If Taizu would have given the "Taizu Hand Note" to his father, the situation would not be what it is now!

It is even possible for them to march south and unify the north and south of the world!

Chu You's heart was burning with ambition, and his long and narrow eyes were shining.

He drank a glass of wine in one gulp, put the empty glass on the table, looked at Chu Yi coldly, and asked straight into the ground, "Ayi, where have you been?"

"I got the news that your honor guard returned to the palace after going to the Boundless View today."

Chu You made no secret of his concern about Chu Yi's whereabouts, his strikingly bright eyes locked tightly on Chu Yi's face, his tone was extremely strong, he did not give Chu Yi a chance to be vague, and he was provocative.

Under Chu You's compelling gaze, Chu Yi smiled like a spring breeze, "The guard of honor went to the Boundless View, and of course I also went to the Boundless View." The tone was extremely relaxed.

Chu You's eyes were filled with a sneering coldness: He dares to recognize this imperial nephew!

Wang Nan, who was drinking suffocatingly, frowned even more when he heard the words, obviously thinking of something, his eyes swept back and forth between Chu Yi and Gu Yanfei.

Could it be…

"You're not going to pay homage to Gu Ce, are you?" Chu You directly expressed Wang Nan's guess, and aggressively asked Chu Yi.

Uncle and nephew stared at each other, as if they were engaged in a silent fight.

Chu Yi's jade-like face was bright and handsome, and he said clearly and frankly: "I went to Boundless View naturally to pay homage to Lord Gu."

When Chu You mentioned Gu Ce, his words contained contempt;

And when Chu Yi mentioned Gu Houye, his face was respectful.

Uncle and nephew are very different, obviously they are only a few feet apart, but they seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. Their positions are opposed to each other, and they are destined to fight for life and death.

Hearing this, Wang Nan squeezed the wine glass in his hand tightly, almost crushing it, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense again, and there were sparks in the air.

This play is also worth watching. Xia Houqing happily drank Biluochun while casually playing with the folding fan in his hand, only then did he start to look at these people with interest.

The calculations in everyone's eyes, the pursuits in everyone's hearts, the surprises, likes and dislikes in everyone's eyes... These are all hidden from his eyes.

He likes to watch dramas, and likes to watch other people plot against each other and fight against each other. It’s better to fight for life and death, and he only needs to play with the world from the top and turn the clouds into the rain.

"pat..."

Half a pine nut shell rolled to Xia Houqing's teacup.

Xia Houqing squeezed the end of his eyes, and subconsciously looked in the direction where the pine nut shell rolled, and looked at Gu Yanfei who was holding a pine nut in his hand.

She is the only one…

makes him feel that he cannot see, feel, and distinguish.

Gu Yanfei met Xia Houqing's dark pupils, and at first he looked inexplicable, and then blinked suddenly.

So he wanted to eat pine nuts!

Gu Yanfei thoughtfully pushed the plate of pine nuts beside him to him, thinking to himself: Although this Xiahou is not so scary, the trouble is really trouble! If you want to eat pine nuts, just say it, the old love makes people guess.

Xiahouqing looked down at the plate of pine nuts and pouted in disgust.

But after a while, he slowly reached out and took a pine nut, and there was only one, and he pinched it with his fingertips.

Gently squeeze again, and the pine nut shell is broken, revealing one of the white pine nuts.

I don't know how many times Bailiyin looked at Xia Houqing and saw him eating pine nuts. The white porcelain wine glass in his hand stopped in mid-air, and his hand suddenly stopped shaking.

This Young Master Xia is absolutely impossible to be Xia Houqing! Bailiyin thought with relief, and poured himself another glass of wine.

The seat was silent for a long time, and finally Chu You's long sigh broke the silence.

"Ayi," Chu You said with a stern face, and said to Chu Yi in the tone of an elder reprimanding his junior, "This is your fault."

"As a prince, you represent the royal family and the court, how can you worship a traitor!"

"Once this incident spreads, it will affect the prestige of the imperial court!"

Chu You said in a righteous manner, holding the victor's aloof.

Next to   , Yuan Zhe's eyes flashed with light, and the corners of his lips curled up behind the wine glass.

The eldest prince has acted flawlessly since he returned to Beijing last year. When he heard that he went to Wuliangguan to pay homage to Gu Ce today, Yuan Zhe couldn't believe it.

Several of them were drinking in the Longque Restaurant, Yuan Zhe immediately discussed with Chu You and decided to seize this rare opportunity and temporarily bring Wang Nan and Bailiyin here to block the eldest prince, wanting to catch the eldest prince by surprise...

Chu Yi also stared into Chu You's eyes, and asked indifferently, "Uncle Huang, did the late emperor ever say that Lord Gu was a traitor?"

"..." The corners of Chu You's lips stiffened, and his long and narrow eyes darkened a bit.

Not only did he know, but everyone present knew that the late emperor never said it, and Yuan Zhe and Wang Nan actually couldn't understand why the late emperor would lightly expose such a heinous crime.

"Did the late emperor ever say that?" Chu Yi asked again, with a clear and gentle tone, but with a hint of urgency.

"..." Chu You was speechless and forcibly tensed his face.

"Uncle Huang's memory is not very good." Chu Yi smiled slightly, but it was not a smile.

He raised his glass and drank, and his gestures showed a gentle and clear temperament, like the spring breeze and the rain, and like a clump of green bamboo, so clean that it was not stained with dust, it was difficult for people to look at him with anger.

Listening to this pair of uncles and nephews, the anger in Wang Nan's heart was rising and pressing, and every time he glanced at the saber on the ground from the corner of his eye, his face became ugly again.

But he couldn't pull down the shelf to pick up the saber on the ground.

Wang Nan raised his head and drank the spirits in one gulp, wiping the corner of his mouth with his sleeve roughly.

Chu You's eyes were always fixed on Chu Yi, his eyes were gloomy, and he asked: "Do you think that Gu Ce was wronged when he surrendered to the enemy nine years ago, and you want to rehabilitate him?"

His tone was extremely slow, each word was loud and powerful, and it was obvious that he was speaking to the other people present, which was equivalent to putting Chu Yi up.

Wang Nan is here. Today, Chu Yi dares to say that Gu Ce has been wronged. Tomorrow Wang Nan will make this matter known to the court.

Chu You's eyes flashed a bit of anticipation, and Wang Nan's dissatisfied eyes slashed at Chu Yi like a knife.

Faced with such a situation, Chu Yi still had a calm expression and said clearly, "No vindication."

Chu You was startled, slightly disappointed, and sneered inwardly: His imperial nephew is just like that, and after all, he doesn't dare to risk the world for a woman.

The next moment, Chu Yi's clear and warm voice sounded again:

"It's the correct name."

"It is the name of Gu Ce's innocence."

Even though there was a lot of noise outside, his voice resounded clearly throughout the entire room, and everyone could hear it clearly.

"Snapped!"

Chu Yi's last sentence completely angered Wang Nan, he suddenly burst out, and slapped the table heavily with his palm, causing the wine glass in his hand to vibrate, and the wine spilled from the glass.

The    wine splashed onto the table and the back of his own hand, and a drop of it just landed on Xia Houqing's red sleeve.

There was a dark water stain on the newly flawless sleeve.

Dirty!

It's over!

Gu Yanfei watched the tragedy happen, and his expression instantly became very strange.

Xia Houqing's temperament changed in an instant, and he slowly looked at Wang Nan.

Those enchanting phoenix eyes showed a full sense of aggression. At this moment, Nong Li's eyebrows were pressed down slightly, showing a killing intent from the inside out.

These eyes are not like human eyes, but like the eyes of a poisonous snake. There is no emotion that belongs to human beings at all, but only a kind of destructive emotion, as if he will kill everyone present without a word. .

Bailiyin, who finally felt relieved, trembled violently.

He panicked again, the wine glass in his hand was unsteadily placed on the table, making a somewhat harsh rattling sound.

This look really looks like Xia Houqing!

Bailiyin was flustered, and he didn't even have the heart to drink wine. He kept looking at the young man in red, and then again, the more he looked, the more familiar he felt.

The eyes are like, the posture is like, the contempt of the high above is more like the cruelty of human life!

pounding!

Bai Liyin couldn't help his heart beat faster, his heart was beating like a drum, as if there were countless ants crawling in his heart.

He didn't have time to care about what Chu You, Chu Yi and the others were talking about.

At the same time, there was a gust of string music from the lobby downstairs, and the fast-paced music made the blood of the guests listening to the play throbbing.

The furious Wang Nan slapped his palm on the table again, not caring about the spilled liquor on his hand, raised his finger to Chu Yi, and asked in a high voice, "Gu Ce has harmed countless people, Where is the innocence?!"

"Black can't be washed white!"

"This matter will never sit idly by!"

Wang Nan's last sentence is equivalent to declaring war on the eldest prince.

Chu You and Yuan Zhe looked at each other silently, and carefully put away the self-satisfaction in their eyes. The next moment, Wang Nan stood up with a livid face, facing Chu You, Yuan Zhe, and Bailiyin. They bowed their hands and said goodbye.

"Farewell!"

Then, he strode out without looking back, leaving behind an angry back.

Chu You quietly watched Wang Nan leave, neither persuading nor staying.

He held the wine glass and seemed to be drinking leisurely, but he was actually checking Chu Yi's expression without a trace.

Seeing that Chu Yi didn't even move the corners of his eyes and brows, he was still calm and calm, Chu You tightened his right hand slightly while holding the wine glass, and remembered the first assistant Xiao Fengyuan's evaluation of Chu Yi:

"My lord, you are too impatient. You can't compare to the eldest prince's joy and anger, and you are not shocked by honor and disgrace."

Chu Youlei was furious when he heard this sentence.

But now, looking at Chu Yi, who was light-hearted, Chu You finally realized something.

Shoufu is right.

Chu Yi put down the blue-and-white porcelain tea cup in his hand, and said indifferently to Wang Nan who had just walked to the door of the elegant seat: "In the sixth year of Xuanren, the Yue army raided Yangzhou, Gu Ce guarded Yangzhou with 40,000 troops for two years, and retreated. The army of the Yue Kingdom has defended the gate of Dajing."

"In the ninth year of Xuanren, the Liaodong Mountains were infested with bandits. There were ten rooms and nine empty villages and towns. All the cottages were linked with each other. There was a tendency to form a country of its own. Gu Ce led the decree to suppress the bandits. In just one year, Liaodong was stable. Ende, every family has established a longevity tablet for him."

"In the eleventh year of Xuanren, Xirong attacked Yizhou, and the chief soldier of Yizhou died in battle. Our army suffered heavy casualties. It was Gu Ce who came from Yangzhou to aid Yizhou, which severely defeated the Xirong army."

Chu Yi said this one after another, this one thing, most of the people present knew.

Gu Yanfei also heard about these things from Gu Yuan.

also includes the battle in Yangzhou nine years ago, in the 12th year of Xuanren.

That year, the army of the Yue Kingdom besieged Tailing City in Yangzhou and cut off the rear supply.

The 800-mile urgent rescue report was sent to the court. At first, the emperor wanted to dispatch troops and horses from Yizhou to help, but Yizhou rebelled, and the governor and general soldiers of Yizhou were killed. Ten thousand imperial troops went to Yizhou to help and presided over the overall situation.

At that time, the late emperor should have ordered the three major battalions of the forbidden army to help Yangzhou, but the late emperor was afraid because of the rebellion in Yizhou, for fear that the empty capital would give people an opportunity, he refused to help Yangzhou for a long time, thinking about making peace with Yue.

For three months, Tailing City fought alone, with countless casualties. The city lacked soldiers, weapons, and food and grass.

Later, Gu Ce's head was sent to the capital by the Yue people in a box.

Gu Yanfei picked up a pine nut and squeezed it lightly, but his strength was out of control, and even the pine nut was crushed.

Yuan Zhe gently pulled the corners of his lips, picked up the wine glass, watched and listened with cold eyes, and said to himself: Indeed, Gu Ce has also been brilliant and shining, but unfortunately, no amount of military exploits can be worth it once. loyal.

"Dare to ask General Wang, how did General Zhao judge Gu Ce back then?" Chu Yi asked in a calm tone.

(end of this chapter)