Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 16

Chu Yan followed Gu Qi into the study in a regular manner. She had never been here before, and now she looked around for a while, feeling a little surprised.

The study is quite large and spacious.

There is a large bookshelf next to the wall, which is almost side by side with the entire wall. There are densely packed books on it, and they are neatly arranged. It looks a little scalp-numbing.

Besides the bookshelf, the place by the window is the desk where he reviews memorials and reads, and there are two stacks of notebooks neatly placed on it, with everything he needs such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Secondly, there is a small cabinet behind his chair, which is divided into four compartments, one for vases, one for wood carvings, one for jade pen holders with various brushes, and one for nothing more. empty.

There are two chairs directly opposite the entrance, and a low wooden table in the middle with several teacups and a teapot on it.

Except for these, there is nothing in the outer room of the study. For a prince, this kind of decoration is really simple to a certain extent.

Chu Yan guessed that the style of the inner room might not be far from that of the outer room. There were only a bed for resting and a small table for placing things. This was the basic style of the inner room of the palace.

From this point of view, the current prince is indeed a pragmatic and thrifty person, and she can already foresee what kind of wise king he will be in the future.

Chu Yan was thinking to herself, Gu Qi was already sitting behind the desk, looked up at her dazed appearance, and said, "Didn't you want to read? Why did you come in and stare in a daze?"

She quickly came back to her senses, walked to the bookshelf in embarrassment and began to browse the prince's collection.

Tang poetry and Song poetry, medical books and arithmetic, agronomy and astronomy, Yuan opera novels... Chu Yan couldn't help being greatly surprised by the various bibliographies. She didn't expect the prince's collection to be so extensive, covering every aspect.

She thought that maybe it was no different from the modern local tyrants who loved to bring all kinds of books home. She probably only read a few of them, so she randomly picked out a Tang poem that she was interested in.

Unexpectedly, after turning a few pages, I found that there was a comment from the prince on it. There was a hint of unrestrained and unrestrained in the clear and elegant handwriting, which was completely inconsistent with the deep and serious image he gave people.

For example, the page she turned to happened to be Li Bai's "Sleepwalking in the Heavenly Mother, Yin Liu Farewell", and the reader underlined a sentence on it: The same is true for worldly pleasures, since ancient times, everything flows eastward.

And the blank space on the side reads: It is also advisable to be open-minded, but frustrated and disobedient.

She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth. It seems that His Royal Highness is not only good at reading books, but also good at thinking and summarizing, and he doesn't want to follow blindly.On the other hand, from such words and sentences, we can also see his arrogance and confidence.

Chu Yan put down the Tang poems again, and took out a medical book. Unexpectedly, it was also full of annotations. Although it was all basic medical knowledge, it was really too extensive for a prince who was busy with political affairs.

She didn't expect that although the person behind the desk was holding a book in his hand, his eyes were always on her. Seeing her surprised face flipping through several books, she couldn't help but ask amusedly, "Why, what is it?" Don’t you think I’m the type to read so many books?”

Chu Yan turned her head, her eyes sparkling, "No, I just always thought that His Royal Highness was busy with political affairs, and most of his readings were books related to history and politics, but I didn't expect..."

There is no more text, but the meaning is self-evident.

That look, that tone of voice, obviously reached a certain level of dog legs, but coupled with her shining eyes and joyful tone, it became a compliment from the inside out.And the bottom line is that sometimes naked flattery can make people feel disgusted, but this kind of cover-up worship can achieve unexpected results-this is the philosophy of life taught to Chu Yan by the university leadership.

And the most important thing is that she is indeed a book lover, otherwise, if someone else came to flatter her like this, she might think what Gu Qi would think.

Gu Qi couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, lowered his head to read his book, and stopped talking.

He has dabbled extensively, one is to broaden his horizons, and the other is to develop a habit when he was young. If he wants to win even a little bit of appreciation from that strict and dignified father, he has to put in a lot more effort than ordinary children, so he reads desperately. , to get in touch with everything, but today, instead of winning the admiration of the emperor, he unexpectedly gained the admiration of this bookworm.

However, the father's praise must have been just a slight nod of the head, and then lightly praised him a few words. Compared with such puppy-like eyes and surprised tone, the latter is of course more fulfilling.

He read the book happily, and Chu Yan also took out the book and sat on the chair to read, while reading, feeling his thoughts from the clues he left behind.

It has to be said that he is a very good reader. He takes no more notes and expresses his views concisely and forcefully.Looking at it, Chu Yan suddenly admired him sincerely.

And the person behind the desk was obviously also reading with his heart. Because he was so focused, he forgot that there was Chu Yan in the room. After about two sticks of incense, he felt a little thirsty, so he did not raise his head as usual Instruct Wanxi like that, "Pour a cup of tea."

As soon as this remark came out, Chu Yan was stunned, and looked up at him, but obviously the prince had forgotten that Wanxi was outside the house, and the person accompanying him at this time was her, the daughter of the Zhao family.

But... She stood up, gently placed the book on the chair, then picked up the teapot at hand and poured a cup of tea, walked carefully to the desk, and handed it over.

Gu Qi didn't notice anything wrong at first, but after receiving it, he suddenly frowned, "Why is it cold?"

When I looked up again, I saw Chu Yan's embarrassing expression, "I, I don't know if I have to pick up the hot water again..."

Another close observation, Gu Qi noticed that her skin was delicate and smooth. Once she blushed, thin blood vessels could be faintly visible under the thin skin, which could be broken by blowing bullets, making her look fragile and fragile.

She lowered her eyelids in embarrassment, her bright eyes were covered by thick eyelashes, and she trembled slightly, looking somewhat panicked.

Such a person is completely different from the perverse and domineering Princess Qingyang, and also very different from his stern and ruthless mother. Gu Qi couldn't help but lose his mind a little, but at the next moment he looked away very well, and returned to his previous cold appearance. Chu Yan, who was going to fetch hot water with the teapot, said, "Just let Wanxi go. You can read your book."

Chu Yan took the teapot to Wanxi who was at the door, turned her head and smiled at him, "Okay."

Gu Qi frowned slightly with a bright and undisguised smile. He really looked like a disaster, without the shyness of his daughter's family at all.

Gu Qi asked her, "What book did you read?"

Chu Yan raised the book in his hand, ""Historical Records"."

Gu Qi's expression suddenly became weird, "Do you like to read "Historical Records"?"

This is not something women like to read, and he even suspects that she deliberately chose this book to cater to his preferences.

Chu Yan smiled slightly, "Your Highness, don't you think this book looks very interesting? The wise people say that from the ancients' handling of political affairs and diplomatic relations, they can get some inspiration and lessons about governing the country, and as far as I am concerned, I can also learn some Interpersonal Strategies."

She deliberately wanted to explore innovative thinking. Originally, she didn't know anything else, but ancient Chinese literature was her professional counterpart, and it was no problem to draw inferences from these historical books that have remained unchanged for thousands of years.What's more, she didn't think that just Xiaojiabiyu's style could attract the prince's pity. A man like him probably doesn't like stupid women with empty appearances.

Sure enough, Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's too general to talk about it in general."

It means to signal her to continue.

Chu Yan cleared her throat playfully, straightened her body pretending to be serious, and said, "I would like to obey the order of His Highness the Crown Prince."

After getting acquainted, it seems that she is no longer the delicate beauty who could blush and shy just now.

She flipped through the historical records and picked a story at random, "Take Sun Bin's rescue of Handan as an example. Wei Guo attacked Zhao Guo, and Qi Guo didn't want to die, so he sent troops to besiege Wei Guo, forcing the other party to withdraw its troops to protect Zhao Guo. The capital, thus avoiding the demise of the Qi State. And Qi State took advantage of Wei State’s hectic situation to win a big victory. In the eyes of His Royal Highness, this must be a kind of military art, and it has reference significance on the battlefield, right? ?”

This is the most conventional thought, Gu Qi didn't think there was anything new, so he nodded slightly, waiting for her to continue.

The smile on the corners of Chu Yan's lips grew stronger, and she blinked at him, "National affairs and wars have nothing to do with me, a woman like me, but what I have learned from it is that there are many variations in the art of war, which can be applied to different things For example, every time I was sick, my aunt would always ask me to drink traditional Chinese medicine. The medicine was too bitter, and I didn’t want to drink it, so I used the fact that my aunt’s complexion had gotten worse recently. Called the imperial physician to ask what happened, and I easily escaped the catastrophe of drinking medicine, this is the so-called siege of Wei and rescue of Zhao - the tactic of attacking the enemy's rear stronghold to force the attacking enemy to retreat."

Gu Qi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but Chu Yan continued to say with a high air, “For example, a while ago Shu Qiu insisted that my body was too thin, and asked me to eat supplements, and cook some light and unpalatable supplements for me every day. It was just a little bit of mentioning that some young maids in the Yuanxi Palace had some unexplained rewards on their hands recently, so she hurriedly began to check whether there were people in the palace who were eating inside and outside, and helping the outsiders to pass the news, naturally There is no time to urge me to eat supplements or not, this is also to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

The more Gu Qi heard it, the more amusing she became, but what she said was not nonsense, it really made sense.

In the process of his reading history books, both his father and the Taifu only told him to know how to absorb the strategy and art of war of his ancestors, but never told him that he can also apply them well in daily trivial matters. vividly.

The girl in front of me is cunning and can play tricks, but she knows how to use the art of war in life, which is not a manifestation of wisdom.

Of course, as far as Yu Chuyan was concerned, the primary purpose of this conversation was not to highlight how smart she was, but to get closer to the crown prince invisibly.

Originally, people get acquainted with each other through nonsense. Now that she is talking nonsense, the sense of restraint between the two will naturally gradually fade away.

Chu Yan was still chatting, if Wanxi hadn't reminded Gu Qi outside that the time for the dinner was approaching, the two of them would probably continue talking like this.

"His Royal Highness, everyone is almost here, and the time for the dinner is coming soon. You should get up and go to the main hall." Wanxi didn't want to interrupt, but the time was really tight. It would be bad for concubines and courtiers to wait in a hurry.

After all, Gu Qi has not ascended the throne yet, so he still has to maintain the image of a prince who is courteous and courteous.

Gu Qi then withdrew his mind, and said to Chu Yan lightly, "Take a breath after talking for so long."

Even if the expression is still the dead face that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, the eyes are softer. This change is due to Chu Yan's shameless chatter. I am afraid that there are so many female relatives in the palace. No one would bring out the embarrassing things about him when he was a child so naturally Eloquently.

Obviously she didn't think so in her heart, but her mouth was so mean... Chu Yan curled her lips and looked at him with bright eyes, "Okay."

It was just a single word, but she insisted on showing such a thought-provoking smile. Those bright autumn eyes were smiling with timidity, seemed to be full of affection, and seemed to hide some beautiful light that was about to come out.

Gu Qi turned his head away and shook his head imperceptibly.

She is still not reserved enough, a little immature.It must be known that this kind of coquettishness and the coquettish attitude of a young daughter are not considered elegant. She was young in the past, and it was fine to act coquettishly in front of the queen mother, but now she is a big girl... I don’t know how her mother taught her, how could she Teach her to look like this?

But this kind of mentality disappeared without a trace when he met Qingyang in the long corridor on the way to the main hall.

It was because when Qingyang saw him, he politely saluted and said hello, but when his eyes touched Chu Yan, he suddenly turned into a sharp sword and stabbed towards him.

The corners of Chu Yan's lips curled up, and she yelled with a smile, "I've seen Princess Qingyang."

Qingyang snorted coldly and ignored her.

Gu Qi has black lines, well, compared to this princess, Chu Yan's coquettish and cowardly attitude is simply too much to handle. A teenage person like this is like a fool who has no emotions at all. Putting on your face, and showing people's face at every turn, this is the most difficult way to be elegant, okay?
(End of this chapter)