Concubine like a house

Chapter 94
Tonight's palace banquet, Chuxiu asked himself whether it was in vain.In addition to getting the promise of the four memorial archways and King Mu, she also heard news that after this year, King Mu will not return to Yanlan City, but will start supervising the country as the regent. The emperor will retreat behind the scenes to truly delegate power.

With all the news he wanted, Chuxiu used the excuse of going back to Liuyun Villa to watch the new year, and left the palace banquet in advance.After she left, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly cooled down. Emperor Nie had no intention of pretending to be filial to his father and son, and left with the excuse of lack of energy; Asking the two sons to accompany her to watch the year, it can be seen that the two of them seemed to have something to say, so they had to go back to the palace first; the other two princes also left.

Nie Peixiao sat in the same place on the table, her thin lips were tightly pressed, she was silent, her face was full of frustration and coldness that King Mu had never seen before.Never seen it—even when he was fished out of the cellar of King Mu's Mansion that night, it was not as good as it is now.

After all, there is something to be ashamed of, Mu Wang pondered for a moment before saying: "I just want you to see the facts clearly... You should stop thinking about it."

Nie Peixiao remained silent, sitting like petrified.King Mu recalled that when the two brothers had disputes, they always liked to fight. Concubine Ye Gui once joked that "the problem is solved by force".At this moment, he also hoped that Nie Peixiao would have the strength to punch, no matter how many punches he had to take, he would endure them forever.

Mu Wang asked himself and this ninth younger brother had always been very close, even though they had entrusted and protected each other with their lives to kill the enemy, but now, because of a woman, there is a estrangement between siblings.He thought that Nie Peixiao didn't understand now, but one day she should understand his good intentions.

After a long silence, Mu Wang was the first to persuade: "You and Mrs. Chuxiu had no relationship in the past, and now with your two identities, it is even more impossible."

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao's petrified figure finally moved.There was a sarcastic smile on his lips, and he slowly raised his head to look at the Seventh Brother he admired the most: "So, you already knew that she was Han Chu, but you kept it from me?"

Mu Wang silently acquiesced.

With a "snap", Nie Peixiao broke a pair of chopsticks in her hands, stood up angrily and asked, "You know that I wrote "Zhu Xian Duan" for her, why didn't you tell me? How many times have I been to Yanlan City before and after?" times? You never mentioned it!"

"It was only after Yun Ci's death that I found out that Mrs. Chuxiu was Han Chu..." Mu Wang replied in a condensed voice, "What can I change if I tell you? You just like her beauty and talent. This woman is too powerful to be suitable for you. "

"What exactly do I like about her, Seventh Brother, you don't understand. I will see for myself what kind of person she is." Nie Peixiao retorted coldly, "Whether she is strong or weak, you forced her! Just like tonight, If she didn't resist, she would have been stabbed to death by you and Ming Zhen!"

"What do you want to say?" King Mu frowned and asked, "Do you know how capable she is? Even I was tricked more than once... last time she was for Shen Yu..."

"Seventh brother still thinks that she is not given enough hats?" Nie Peixiao interrupted, "Shen Yu is her lifesaver! Does she know how to repay her kindness? Even if she has something to do with Shen Yu, you are chaste When the archway is pressed down, there is nothing left!"

"You forgot what you promised me in Yanlan City?" King Mu immediately asked back in a deep voice, pressing every sentence, "You left that Guan Yuxiao, and you still have a sense of what to do. Forgot all?"

"One moment, another moment. If Seventh Brother had told me the truth earlier... I wouldn't have fallen to this point!" "Which point?" Mu Wang suddenly realized that he had underestimated Nie Peixiao's thoughts. Then, he couldn't extricate himself.

But Nie Peixiao didn't reply anymore, the veins on his forehead were exposed, his hands were clenched into fists, and he tried his best to restrain his anger.He walked out from the table case, walked out the door without saying a word, and did not stop for a moment when he walked past King Mu.

"Where are you going on New Year's Eve?" King Mu grabbed him with all his strength, "Be sober and stop messing around." "I'm not sober? Me messing around?" Nie Peixiao blushed as if hearing something funny Looking at her, "She's only 19 years old! If you let her be a widow for the rest of her life, isn't it just fooling around? Isn't it cruel?" Nie Peixiao struggled to shake off the sleeves that were being grabbed, and smiled desperately and sarcastically: "For the sake of power, you are all crazy!" After saying that, he walked away quickly.

Chuxiu came out of the palace and rushed back to Liuyun Villa, it was already three o'clock in the middle of the day.As soon as they entered the villa, Yun Xian and the others hurried out to greet him, all with concerned expressions on their faces.

Chuxiu had tears in his eyes, and his eyes slowly flicked across everyone's faces: Yun Xian, Luanqing, Danxin... and Xiangrong and Shen Yu?Didn't Xiang Rong refuse to come?Chuxiu deliberately forced himself not to look at Shen Yu, and only looked at Yun Xiangrong with a smile: "Didn't you say you're not feeling well? Why are you here again?"

When Yun Xiangrong came, he had already prepared his speech, so he lowered his head a little shyly, and said, "I felt a little uncomfortable at noon, and I thought that since the Chinese New Year is coming, I can't let you get sick... Later, when I felt better, I came here Yes. Who would have heard third elder brother say after coming that you went to the palace for a banquet."

"That's right, Emperor Nie sent someone to invite him, it's inappropriate not to go." Chuxiu replied with a smile.Apparently Yun Xiangrong already knew about Yun Xian and Luan Qing's marriage, so he smiled and said: "It's better here, the family keeps the New Year's Eve, and it's lively." "You're right, that's why I came back early." laugh. "How about sister-in-law? No one in the palace is embarrassing you, right?" Yun Xian quickly seized the opportunity to ask.Chuxiu shook his head slowly: "No, I'm fine." "Then why did Emperor Nie let you enter the palace?" Yun Xian asked again.

Chuxiu glanced at Shen Yu, and subconsciously didn't want to tell what happened tonight, especially the chastity archway, if Shen Yu knew... Chuxiu didn't dare to think about it, so he said in one sentence: "It's nothing, just After giving some rewards, there will be a decree in about a year."

"It's that simple?" Yun Xian couldn't believe it. "Didn't I come back in good condition? What are you worried about?" Chuxiu pretended to cover her lips and smiled, "At the New Year's Eve banquet, Emperor Nie will never kill me." "Bah bah! Ma'am, what are you talking about?" !" Dan Xin immediately said, "Just come back! We are all worried to death."

"Don't let me say death, you say it yourself!" Chu Xiu laughed and reprimanded, then looked at the sky, "Zi Shi is almost here, what are you doing standing up, go back to the house to watch the new year!"

Everyone flocked into the hall again, but they couldn't find a chance to talk to Shen Yu when they came out of Xiu.She walked in the front, and just stepped into the room with one foot, she couldn't help but pause, and stopped in front of the door - there was a full table of banquets in the room, the dishes were neatly arranged, and there was no sign of moving chopsticks.

Seeing Chuxiu standing at the door, Yun Xian laughed behind her back and said, "Sister-in-law is the backbone, if you don't come back, we won't dare to touch our chopsticks."

So far, Chuxiu tonight finally shed a tear of sincerity.Different from the hypocritical play in the palace, this is a sincere touch.She thought of the contempt in Yun Xian's eyes and the indifference in Luan Qing's eyes when she was just righted... These misunderstandings and rumors, which have been disturbing until today, have finally achieved her achievements.She took Yun to the right path and chose the right person. Not only was she recognized by Mrs. Tai, but she was also respected by these people... The three words "backbone" in Yun Xian's mouth are comparable to a thousand words of praise .

In an instant, Chuxiu felt that all the grievances and criticisms she had suffered in the past were nothing, and that tonight's frightening palace banquet could also be laughed off.So she took a deep breath, held back her tears and looked back with a smile: "You really love me, knowing that I didn't have enough to eat in the palace."

Danxin is winking, seeing this, he quickly ordered his servants to heat up the dishes, added a few more dishes, and rushed to order dumplings.When a plate of dumplings was served, she still didn't forget to introduce: "I made the dumplings filled with jade ice shrimp; the dumplings filled with vegetarian food were made by the third wife..."

Chuxiu looked at the crooked dumplings and couldn't laugh or cry: "Isn't this poisonous?" Luanqing lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "Should... no. It's edible." Everyone laughed around the table Group, a New Year's Eve feast can be considered extremely lively.After the banquet, the time passed quickly, and everyone wandered around in the garden again.For some reason, Yun Xiangrong was very lethargic, and kept rubbing his eyes while walking around the garden.Seeing her like this, Chuxiu expressed concern softly, "Are you tired? Why don't you go to the house and take a nap, the hour is over." "No need. I can hold on." Yun Xiangrong pulled himself together.But after a while, she couldn't bear it any longer, so she had to be helped by the servant girl into the room to rest.Not long after, Yun Xian and Luan Qing also complained of being sleepy one after another, but when they came out of Xiu, they felt that they were in good spirits, and Shen Yu was also in the same spirit.She had some strange guesses in her heart, and after sending Yun Xian and his wife away, she asked Dan Xin in a low voice: "Did you do anything during the meal?"

Danxin hurriedly shouted for injustice: "Don't blame the slave, this matter has nothing to do with the slave!" She yawned, "Well, the slave is also sleepy, and I have to take a nap." She pulled the bamboo away Yang, he didn't forget to blink at Zhuying, and glance at the direction where Yunxian and his wife left.

Zhu Ying immediately understood and left.Only then did Chuxiu realize that it was Luanqing!She must have drugged their drinks!What does this mean?Create opportunities for yourself and Shen Yu?Chuxiu lowered her eyebrows and smiled wryly, suddenly feeling a little restrained.

But after a while, there were really only the two of them left in the garden!Only then did Chuxiu dare to look at Shen Yu generously.

I haven't seen him for more than ten days, but he is no longer the drunken and decadent appearance, with a refreshing handsome face, sparse brows, and still tall and imposing figure, and he has become that suave young Lord Shen again.However, if you look carefully, you will find that there is a faint melancholy that cannot be hidden between Shen Yu's brows, and... longing.

At the same time, Shen Yu was also looking at Chuxiu.In fact, he had been looking at her since she entered the door, and he also found that she deliberately didn't look at him.I haven't seen her for a few days, but she seems to be more energetic, her eyes are like two marks of autumn water, soft and shining.Gu Pan Feiyang, the whole person is also much brighter.

Seeing each other doing well, both of them felt relieved from the bottom of their hearts.The four eyes met, they looked at each other silently, and their thoughts and care for each other were reflected in their eyes, tacitly.However, when Chuxiu thought of the intimacy she had with Shen Yu that night, she still felt ashamed, embarrassed, and even... guilty.

Although it was due to the situation and to cheer up Shen Yu, it has to be said that that night was her betrayal of Yun Ci.Thinking about it, Chuxiu's eyes could not help dimming, and self-blame and guilt once again struck her heart.

Shen Yu seemed very calm: "I saw Zhu Yang came to look for Xiangrong, and guessed that you must have asked her to pass the message... I knew that Xiangrong refused, but I still couldn't help urging her to come...I want to see you , even if we have a meal at the same table."

He obviously wanted to endure it, but he felt ashamed to see her again.However, as long as he thought of her being in the same city with him, her tears, her kiss, her soft skin and plump black hair that night, he couldn't bear the deep lovesickness.Shen Yu knew in his heart that Hanchu was such a reserved person, how could he suddenly allow himself to kiss her and tangle her hair that night?He vaguely understood that she was sacrificing her appearance to help him cheer up, but unfortunately, there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, he only hoped that if he was sincere, she would be able to make a difference.

It doesn't matter if he is deceiving himself or others, at least for now, his heart is full of motivation, he doesn't want to hate, he just wants to be a man worthy of her, and shield her from the wind and rain like a cloud.Even if he can't stay together forever, he can still help her and protect her as a sister-in-law.

Watch and watch, either he dies, or she accepts.For a moment, both of them were immersed in their own thoughts, silent and dejected.Shen Yu tried hard to find a safe topic, and after searching for a long time, he asked Chuxiu: "Why did Emperor Nie let you enter the palace? Is there really nothing wrong?" Chuxiu was startled, then remembered the chastity archway, and laughed quickly Said: "Why do you ask both of them? Seeing that I didn't break my limbs, you are not happy?" Probably because she did a good job in acting, Shen Yu seemed to believe it, and there was a little comfort in his deep and wide eyes , just like the golden light of a high and lonely dangerous peak, it instantly makes Chuxiu feel at ease.Yes, as long as he is good now, it is better than anything else.

The two looked at each other speechlessly for a while, the light light in the garden shone on each other, leaving only warmth.Shen Yu looked towards Chuxiu, and saw a faint smile on her lips, but for some reason, he felt that smile couldn't reach her heart.

Shen Yu could no longer figure out what Xiu was thinking, she reminded him of the distant Qingfeng in the deep lake, the reflection was clear and clear, it seemed to be close in front of his eyes, but in reality the clouds were deep.

Perhaps, this story really should end.Whether they can continue to lead in the future depends on whether he pulls himself together and how much he can achieve.But before that, he finally found out that seeing each other one more time was just an extra bit of embarrassment, and it was also slowly eroding their former friendship.

Seeing each other as if not seeing each other is the only way to put him to death and survive.Thinking of this, Shen Yu also sighed and laughed: "You must be tired after entering the palace today, go back and rest earlier. I... will go back first."

"Aren't you waiting for Xiangrong?" Chuxiu blurted out.Shen Yu's eyes darkened, revealing a hint of disappointment: "No, with you here, she will be able to go back safe and sound... Han Chu, I, Shen Yu, swear here that if I don't become famous in this life and revive my family, I will never see you again." As soon as these words came out, Chuxiu understood that they would not see each other for a long time.But the more so, the more she believed in his determination.Chuxiu felt both uncomfortable and happy for Shen Yu, so he couldn't help saying with a condensed voice, "I'll see you off."

"Okay." The farewell is imminent, and Shen Yu also cherishes this last bit.He wasn't sure how long he could last, a year?two years?five years?ten years?But in the end, the story of Master Shen and Han Chu really came to an end tonight.

The main door was slowly pushed open, Chuxiu and Shen Yu walked down the steps together, before saying goodbye, they saw a hazy figure in a noble purple dress standing at the bottom of the steps.

"Prince Chengjun?" Chuxiu was a little puzzled, thinking he had misjudged the wrong person.At this time, he is not staying in Yingyuan Palace to watch the new year, how could he come to Liuyun Villa?Chuxiu and Shen Yu looked at each other, obviously the latter also felt the same way, and a puzzled expression flashed in his eyes.

But since the person has come, Chuxiu can't be neglected, and hastily moved to Nie Peixiao's side, and looked at the lights under the eaves: "Why is your highness here at this hour?"

She smiled lightly, letting go of her guard at the palace banquet.The Chengjun King in front of her had rescued her in front of Empress Ming, and this kindness alone was enough to change her view of him.What's more, she still begged him, for Shen Yu.

However, Nie Peixiao didn't seem to have heard of Chuxiu's question, her starry eyes flashed with indistinguishable color, seeming sad or angry, cold or annoyed.He moved his eyes away from her face, and slowly looked at the person behind her, with just one look, his face darkened again.

Out of Xiufang, thinking of Shen Yu being here, and remembering that he had just acquired a chastity archway, he couldn't help explaining with a dry smile: "Tonight's New Year's Eve, my eldest lady and uncle come to watch the New Year together."

With a tacit understanding, Shen Yu also took advantage of the opportunity to come to Chuxiu, and said with a polite smile: "Seeing Your Highness now, I should call myself a 'criminal minister'."

Shen Yu saw that Nie Peixiao seemed a little tired, and he didn't seem to want to be more polite, so he speculated that he must have important matters to discuss when he came here at this time, so he said again: "Don't delay Your Highness and Madam's business, I will leave first."

As he spoke, he took another deep look at Chuxiu, hoping that this last look would last forever.He didn't expect that the two parties were in such a hurry until parting. He wanted her to see her off and say a few more words. Such a simple request would not come true.

Not without regrets, but in front of outsiders, she is still a chaste and gentle Mrs. Chuxiu, and he doesn't want to add any burden to her.Shen Yu silently wanted to get on the carriage, thought for a while, then turned his head and said to the Xiudao Road: "Please take care of Xiangrong for me."

(End of this chapter)