Not as beautiful as the uncle

Chapter 26 You have to believe in yourself

Neither the luxurious jewelry he gave nor the embroidered skirt he chose, Ning Chiyu wore a white dress wrapped around the chest and waist, with Su embroidered around the waist, her hair was half up, and her eyes sparkled.The skirt was embroidered with blue-red carp, its tail flicked out of the water, and the water was rippling, lifelike.

"Master..." Seeing him open his eyes, Chi Yu bit his lips, smiled shyly and caressed his chest.

Pupils shrank slightly, Shen Guyuan frowned: "What are you doing?"

"What do you do?" With a coquettish sound, Chi Yu climbed up on his body, blinked and approached his face: "I just want to ask Master, does this look good?"

The limp body pressed against him, like a cat, but this expression was clearly a monster who wanted to seduce people's hearts, and his eyes were rippling affectionately, his red lips were half bitten, and he was about to speak.

I just mentioned a few words to her before, but this girl reacted so quickly, there was something in her eyes in an instant, and the light flowed, which was breathtaking.

However... curling his lips, Shen Guyuan sat up angrily, held her in his arms and said, "A girl who doesn't even have long hair, still wants to imitate others' seduction?"

The face that was still shining just now collapsed when he picked it up, Chi Yu said discouragedly: "Isn't this attractive enough?"

"It has nothing to do with seductiveness." Shen Guyuan sneered: "I'm talking about seductiveness as a teacher, it seems that you don't understand it clearly enough."

A question mark appeared above Chi Yu's head again, isn't tempting this tempting?How can that be alluring?

Glancing at her, Shen Guyuan got off the soft couch, and while arranging his robes, he asked, "Who gave you this skirt?"

"Mother Zheng." Chi Yu blinked: "She said that I was dressed too dignifiedly, and it seemed that I lacked spirituality."

In the past, the guard pretended to be disgusted by others, but the lady in the back pretended to feel uncomfortable.It was this neat yet elegant dress that made her fall in love with it.

Nodding thoughtfully, Shen Guyuan said: "Then you can wear it and follow me."

"Su Ming, get a Guqin."

Chi Yu was dragged into the yard by him with a dazed expression, watched Su Ming set up the piano, then turned to look at the people next to him: "Master, what are you doing?"

"Jade can't be cut without being cut." Shen Guyuan said: "You consider me a master, I haven't taught you anything yet, today I will teach you what you know."

Chi Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at the Guqin: "How does Master know that I can play the piano?"

"You think I'm deaf?" Shen Guyuan sneered, "You'll know it if you've heard it."

No, Chi Yu tilted her head. The only time she played the piano in front of people was when she played "Hundred Flowers Killing" for Shen Qihuai last time in order to pretend that her master was not there.

"Why are you still in a daze?" Shen Qihuai stretched out his hand and pressed her on the stool behind the piano stand, and said angrily: "Play a song first and listen."

"Oh..." Chi Yu responded, stroked the strings with complicated emotions, and played a few tunes.

My master knows too many things, and many things he shouldn't know, and it's too weird.Not to mention anything else, he shouldn't know that she can play the piano, after all, Shen Qihuai doesn't even notice.

How did he know it?

"Crack!" There was a crisp sound on the back of the hand.

Chi Yu came back to his senses, retracted his hand and let out a cry of pain, and gave him a strange look: "Why did you hit me!"

Holding a ruler in his hand, Shen Guyuan really looked like a stern master, with his jaw tensed and his eyes showing displeasure: "You still think I won't beat you when you play like this?"

With aggrieved lips, Chi Yu said: "If I play it so shockingly, then you don't have to teach me, do you?"

Still quibbling?Shen Guyuan narrowed his eyes.

Shrinking his neck in fright, Chi Yu murmured softly: "Actually, after thinking about it seriously, I don't have to be liked by people."

It is enough to have a master!

With a sneer, Shen Guyuan folded his arms and looked down at her: "I don't want to see Shen Qihuai beating his chest with regret?"

His eyes lit up, and Chi Yu hurriedly said, "I still want to see this!"

"Then don't talk nonsense!" Stretching out his hand to lift her up, Shen Guyuan sat down by himself, then put her on his lap, and said with a blank expression: "Look at it."

Touching the strings with both hands, Shen Guyuan replayed the tune she had just played.

At dusk, the sky became brighter for some reason, Chi Yu opened his eyes wide and looked up at the man behind him.

The sound of the piano was melodious, his white hair fell all over her body, his red robe surrounded her, his chin almost touched the top of her head.The wind blows over, and an osmanthus tree next to it blooms late, and the fragrance is charming.

For a moment, Chi Yu felt that he was in a fairyland, with clear voices in his ears, and boundless beauty beside him. If he could stay here forever, he would be willing to live a short life of ten years.

However, when the sound of the piano ended, Shen Guyuan's slightly angry voice came down: "Let you watch, what are you doing?"

After a shock came back to his senses, Chi Yu said, "I...I'm watching!"

"Shouldn't you be looking at fingering?" Shen Guyuan narrowed his eyes: "You can learn it just by looking at my face?"

Being yelled at with his head in his hands, Chi Yu hurriedly begged for mercy: "I made a mistake, Master! Be sure to watch it next time!"

After giving her an angry look, Shen Guyuan shook his head: "A rotten wood cannot be carved!"

"Don't, master!" Chi Yu stared: "I think I can still look at it, you can try again!"

The ruler was raised again, and Chi Yu quickly closed his eyes, his face wrinkled into a ball.

Everyone in the yard hid in the dark to watch the fun. Seeing that the ruler didn't fall down, Madam Zheng smiled lightly, and stretched out her hand to Cook Hao: "I would like to admit defeat."

Reluctantly, he took the silver and put it in her hand, Cook Hao said puzzledly: "Master didn't have such a good temper before, he should be beaten up."

"That's why you don't understand." Su Ming said with a smile, "How can you treat women the same way you treat us."

woman?Madam Zheng smiled, turned her head and continued to look over there.

Shen Guyuan threw the ruler annoyedly, and said in a low voice, "Open your eyes!"

Opening one eye and taking a look, Chi Yu was relieved when he saw that the ruler was already lying on the ground, and patted his chest flatteringly: "Master, don't be angry, this time the disciple must look good."

With a cold snort, Shen Guyuan said, "I will only play this one time."

After the words fell, his subordinates moved quickly, and an extremely difficult song "Yang Chunxue" poured out.Chi Yu hurriedly focused, watching his fingers fluttering on the piano, and his eyeballs moved accordingly.

Shen Guyuan no longer expects this stupid apprentice to be capable, and he doesn't care about her when she plays and goes to bed!

At the end of the song, when the strings stopped, Shen Guyuan got up and threw the fish in the pond to the ground, then waved his sleeves and walked towards the main house.

Chi Yu got up by himself and called to his back: "Master, is there a score?"

"No!" Shen Guyuan said: "If you want to learn, write a score yourself."

The old man obviously ran out of patience. Chi Yu touched the ashes on his nose, thought for a while, and walked out holding the piano.

Shen Guyuan, who was tired all day, was in a very bad mood. He had to take care of Ningchi Yu for some reason. This girl was stupid, she was not motivated, and her mind was simple. If she wanted revenge, she just wanted to stab her to death. No pursuit!

Isn't this kind of apprentice just to find anger for himself?
But, thinking about her fate... Shen Guyuan sighed, what a crime!

After sleeping until dawn, when Shen Guyuan opened his eyes, he found that the quilt on the soft couch was neatly folded, as if no one had come to sleep.

A little puzzled, he got up and changed his clothes, opened the door and went out.

"Master!" Chi Yu looked back at him with bright eyes: "Are you awake?"

The guqin on the table was quiet, Shen Guyuan thought for a while, he didn't seem to hear the sound of the piano last night, this girl must have been unable to find the score, she was lazy and didn't practice, so her face became gloomy: "You woke up so early , just sit?"

"Afraid of waking up Master." Chi Yu chuckled: "Chef Hao has prepared breakfast, do you want to eat first?"

Glancing at her, Shen Guyuan said: "I can eat first, but you, if you haven't learned the tune from last night, don't even think about eating!"

so fierce?Chi Yu shrank his neck and swallowed: "The piece you played is really difficult, and the fingering is too fast, so I may not be able to learn exactly the same."

"Then be hungry!" Shen Guyuan gave her a white look, turned his head and wanted to go back to the house.

However, as soon as he stepped through the door, the sound of the piano sounded in the yard.

"Yangchun Snow"!
Without the sheet music, Chi Yu pieced it together from memory all night, and secretly practiced all night outside the mansion. At this time, he was already proficient at playing, but his fingering was really not as fast as his, so he was as cold as a player on a high mountain under his hands. The song of snow turned into a stream in spring between her fingers, gurgling down along the snow mountain.

Shen Guyuan turned his head.

Ning Chiyu held his breath, and played very seriously, with a faint taste of dissatisfaction in his straight back.

She is not a useless person, nor is she a dead wood!
After a slight pause, Shen Guyuan's eyes softened, and after thinking about it, he walked towards her.

At the end of the song, holding the piano in his hand, Chi Yu felt a little uneasy, and was about to look back when someone pinned the top of his head.

"You know how well you play this piece." Shen Guyuan's cold voice sounded from behind her.

Looking down in frustration, Chi Yu nodded: "I know."

The difference in fingering is too big, she can't play the taste of master's playing.

"But, it has already surprised me." Shen Guyuan said.

Eyes widened slightly, Chi Yu suddenly turned to look at him.

My master still had a slightly impatient handsome face, but there was no sarcasm in his eyes, but he looked at her with admiration: "At least, no one can write the score after listening to it once."

Touched so much, Chi Yu reached out and grabbed his sleeve, choked up and said, "Master..."

Looking at her lovingly, Shen Guyuan curled his lips, as if he wanted to give her a warm smile like spring.

Chi Yu's eyes lit up, looking at him expectantly.

However, in the next moment, Shen Guyuan's expression changed suddenly, sarcasm hung on the corner of his lips, and he said mercilessly: "But can't you write well? The third and fourth verses are all wrong. I played this last night. grow something?"

Shocked by fright, Chi Yu ran away with his head in his arms.

Shen Guyuan followed her like a ghost, scolding as she walked, "You really don't have a brain if you say you don't have a brain. If you don't have a score, you won't go to the piano score to buy it? Do you have to write it yourself?"

"I was wrong!" Chi Yu was extremely aggrieved, and when he saw the people coming in from the yard, he rushed over immediately: "Madam Zheng, save me!"

Nanny Zheng came in with breakfast, she was almost thrown over by her, she hastily stabilized her body, and looked behind dumbfounded: "Master, why are you always so fierce?"

"It's not fierce, can she have a long memory?" Shen Guyuan folded his arms and said, "It's not an easy thing to be my apprentice."

Madam Zheng twitched her brows slightly, looked down at Chi Yu, and gave her a wink.

Remember what Mammy said, how to make the master happy?

As soon as his eyes lit up, Chi Yu ran out with his skirt in his hands!

Shen Guyuan was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Madam Zheng, who pushed him into the main room: "Master, please rest for a while, eat something."

"Did you come up with some idea for that girl?" Shen Guyuan looked back at her, frowning: "Didn't you just come here for fun? Why are you so close to her?"

"Look at what you said." Mother Zheng smiled with squinted eyes: "You like the prosperity of this world, why don't we who have escaped from the world for many years come out and sniff people? Chi Yu is a good girl, I like it just by looking at it .”

Do you like it? Since I want to help her.

Taking a deep look at her, Shen Guyuan sneered: "As long as you don't get in my way, I don't care about you."

"Yes." Madam Zheng bowed her head and kindly let him have breakfast.

After eating some indiscriminately, Shen Guyuan twirled his fingers, got up and was about to go out and arrest someone.

However, before he stepped out of the courtyard door, a colorful thing came in from outside, almost hitting his face.

"Master." With a docile expression on Chi Yu's face, he held up the windmill and shook it in front of him: "I have come back from shopping to honor you!"

It seems to be made of paper, and the colorful paper strips are glued to the round frame made of bamboo strips and closed on the central axis.When the wind blows, it whirls around, making a sound like the woods being blown by the wind.

There was a flash of light in his eyes, Shen Guyuan reached out and took the windmill over, and then asked with a straight face: "What are you doing with this? It's not like I haven't seen it before!"

Chi Yu hurriedly bowed: "Knowing that Master has seen it, this disciple looks good, so I bought one for Master to play with."

With a soft snort, Shen Guyuan took the windmill and walked away with a handsome back, like a fairy.

However, anyone who stood in front of him could clearly see that the overwhelmed Shen Guyuan was puffing out his cheeks and blowing vigorously towards the windmill.

"Clatter——" the windmill was spinning happily.

Nodding in satisfaction, Shen Guyuan was finally in a good mood, and turned back to Chi Yu and shouted: "Come and have breakfast."

"Okay!" Chi Yu happily followed through the door.

Pity the palace.

Shadow came back early in the morning, holding a colorful windmill in his hand.

"What did you see?" Shen Qihuai asked lightly.

Shadow sighed: "It's the same as in Yaochi Pavilion, those two are still together every day, eating and sleeping together, but recently the third prince seems to have started teaching Miss Chiyu to play the piano, and Miss Chiyu bought one like this early in the morning. Windmill back."

With that said, he handed the windmill in his hand to Shen Qihuai.

Glancing at the cheap gadget, Shen Qihuai didn't even bother to pick it up, he waved his hand and said, "Needless to mention these small things, you can find out why Shen Guyuan wants to help Ningchiyu?"

He still couldn't understand how this member of the royal family who appeared out of nowhere had a relationship with Ningchi Yu.For no reason, why did you desperately help her?

"This... subordinate is incompetent." Shadow cupped his hands: "The past of the third prince is still not found out, and no one knows how these two people got together."

Shen Qihuai frowned, Yu Youwei, who was listening all the time beside him, laughed: "What other reason can a man help a woman?"

Good work in bed!

Shen Qihuai looked at her sideways, slightly displeased: "Youwei."

"My lord, don't you understand even today?" Yu Youwei pinched the handkerchief and said coquettishly, "Ning Chiyu climbed onto Shen Guyuan's bed early in the morning, even before the Yizhu Pavilion went into the water, otherwise how could he be all over his body?" And retreat? Shen Guyuan came to grab your power, and Ning Chiyu betrayed you for him!"

It makes sense to think so, Shen Qihuai's eyes darkened, and he remained silent.

"What are you waiting for?" Yu Youwei reached out and grabbed his hand and shook it: "Do as I say!"

"Youwei, I have a question that I haven't asked you." Shen Qihuai looked up at her: "Why do you hate Chi Yu so much? Didn't you say earlier that she is your only handkerchief?"

Slightly stunned, Yu Youwei panicked for a moment, and quickly lowered her eyes and said: "Isn't that because she betrayed you? Fake death, live with other men, and let the prince's sincerity be in vain, can I not hate her?"

"Really?" Shen Qihuai's eyes were deep.

"Could it be that Youwei still lies to you?" Yu Youwei frowned: "What are you suspecting? Now that her concubine has come out, you still can't see clearly?"

So Ningchiyu betrayed his trust for so many years and ruined his most important thing for Shen Guyuan?Shen Qihuai pursed his lips, his eyes became more murderous.

Ben was still a little guilty and had some ideas, but looking at it this way, Ningchiyu should die as soon as possible.

"Ah!" Chi Yu, who was following his master to Prince Jing's mansion, sneezed inexplicably, and looked behind him suspiciously.

"What?" Shen Guyuan, who was walking in front, asked without looking back.

"It's nothing." Sniffing, Chi Yu frowned: "It feels cool behind me."

"Then someone is probably scolding you." Shen Guyuan said: "You are really hated."

How could she hate that!Unconvinced, Chi Yu chased him with his skirt and said, "In my life, except for helping Shen Qihuai to do bad things, I have never done a single bad thing myself!"

"Helping the evildoers is the biggest bad thing." Shen Guyuan said: "It's good to reflect on yourself."

That's true, Chi Yu sighed, she was young and ignorant, she would do whatever Shen Qihuai said, as long as he was happy, she didn't care what was right or wrong.Looking back now, it was really stupid.

"Didn't you say that Young Master came out to greet you?" After walking for a while, Shen Guyuan became impatient: "Where are the others?"

The butler smiled and said, "Young Master said he came out to greet him half an hour ago, but no one followed him... Now... I don't know where he went, but the little one has already sent someone to look for him."

Chi Yu: "..."

Shen Guyuan's forehead twitched with blue veins, and said slightly angrily, "If you don't know the way, don't just walk around alone. You can get lost in your own house, which is amazing!"

The housekeeper is also very helpless. In the place where he has lived for more than ten years, Lord Hou can get lost two or three times a day when he wakes up. He is not happy to send someone to follow him, and he is also very embarrassed.

"I heard bad things about me behind my back." Unexpectedly, a voice sounded from the narrow path next to the corner.

Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows, looked sideways, and saw Shen Zhibai walking out frowning slightly, with a lot of mud on his clothes.

"Master Hou." Chi Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Where have you been?"

Speaking of this, Shen Zhibai became angry: "Does it have to be so big to live in a house? The surroundings look the same, and the road can't be found!"

"If you don't know the way, don't blame the big house." Looking at him with disgust, Shen Guyuan said: "I have never seen such a stupid person like you."

Shen Zhibai glanced at him angrily: "I'm stupid, let's stop looking at that thing, and go home."

"Don't." Chi Yu hurriedly smoothed things over: "Master Hou can't let me run in vain after running so far."

Seeing her, the young master's anger subsided a bit, he pursed his lips and said, "You are not in good health, why run after him? Rest more in the mansion."

She really wanted to rest, but Shen Guyuan seemed to know that he would definitely quarrel with the young master when he came to the Hou's mansion, so he took her along with everything he said.

"Let's go to your yard first." Chi Yu said, "You can't talk even if you stand here."

"Okay." Shen Zhibai nodded, looked at her again, and said as he walked, "Your complexion has improved a lot recently."

"There is a medicated bath in the mansion, and I often take it." Chi Yu said with a smile: "It's also Master who bothered."

Hearing this, Shen Zhibai's face became much better, he looked at the person walking in front and pursed his lips and said, "He still looks like a master."

"Master Hou, don't say that, Master is very kind to me." Chi Yu whispered: "Except that people are a bit fierce."

pretty good?Shen Zhibai raised his eyebrows, suddenly curious: "Chi Yu, what do you think is good for you by doing alone?"

What is the problem?Chi Yu was stunned, glanced at the man in red and white hair in front of him, and said, "Probably...he doesn't say anything, but acts to protect you and wants you to become better."

What is this saying?Young Master Hou looked bewildered.

After entering the study, Chi Yu looked left and right and had nothing to do, and immediately rushed into the library.Prince Jing is also a person who loves music, so naturally there will be no shortage of music scores in the palace.

Seeing that her shadow was gone, Shen Zhibai opened his mouth in a low voice, and said to Shen Guyuan next to him, "Is it still counting as what the emperor said before to help me?"

Ok?Shen Guyuan was looking at the order on the table, when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Changed your mind?"

He also said earlier that he would marry the person he likes by himself.

"Yeah." Shen Zhibai pursed his lips, his ears turned red slightly: "Chi Yu treats me like a brother or a friend, and he doesn't realize my intentions at all."

Nonsense, that girl is full of hatred, and you expect her to sense the love of others?Don't look at her usually smiling, the resentment in her heart can't be dispelled at all.

If this Shen Zhibai can let her let go of her hatred, her future fate will be much better.

"I always mean what I say." Flipping through the order, Shen Guyuan said indifferently: "But you have to think about it, if you want me to help, you have to listen to me, otherwise I will get angry."

Gritting his teeth, Shen Zhibai said: "As long as you don't deliberately punish me and help me sincerely, Zhibai will naturally obey."

"Okay." Shen Guyuan hooked his lips: "Then do something for her first."

"What's the matter?" Shen Zhibai looked at him suspiciously, and saw him leaning over, and whispered something in a low voice.

When leaving Prince Jing's Mansion, Chi Yu hugged several music scores contentedly, bouncing up and down beside him and said, "Young Master is so generous, you gave me so much."

"You just want to practice well when you go back." Shen Guyuan didn't even lift his eyelids: "Don't let others down."

"Okay." Chi Yu nodded, thought for a while and said, "But Master, are you also planning to let me show off at His Majesty's birthday banquet?"

Recently, many young masters and young ladies in the capital are preparing, and there are a lot of news flying over, such as so-and-so's lady has prepared a piece of fairy music to play, so-and-so's young master spent a lot of money to buy a lot of fireworks for everyone, in short, everyone They all want to make a noise among a group of noble people and attract attention.

Could it be that my master thought so too?
"Vulgar!" Shen Guyuan rolled his eyes, and looked at her with hatred: "Such a vulgar thing, the teacher will let you do it?"

"Then..." Chi Yu didn't understand: "Why do you want to teach me how to play the piano?"

"Playing the piano is the only thing you know." Shen Guyuan said: "You just became a monk halfway, obviously not enough. If you can master it, it can be counted as your strength."

Slightly stunned, Chi Yu understood: "Is it because I said earlier that I have no merits that Master taught me to play the piano?"

"No." Shen Guyuan tilted his head, half-closed his beautiful eyes, and said, "Because you have no self-confidence."

A woman without confidence is like a puddle of mud, no matter how beautiful she is, she is an empty shell, which can be seen through at a glance.

The previous Ningchi Yu had always been in that state, harboring blood and deep hatred, as if the purpose of life was to stab a knife into Shen Qihuai's chest, and then die afterward.Other than that, it serves no purpose.

Shen Qihuai's words hit her hard, shattered the girl's not-so-strong self-confidence, and made her gloomy.Don't talk about being gorgeous, any girl on the street is prettier than her.

Awful.

A little blushing, Chi Yu smiled wryly and lowered his head: "Master Lao, I'm sorry."

Her self-confidence was burnt to the brim by Shen Qihuai's fire.How about infatuation and loyalty?So what about martial arts?In Shen Qihuai's eyes, he was still nothing, nothing compared to Yu Youwei panting softly.

Resentment surged in her heart, she barely suppressed it, clenched her fists tightly.

"I've said it before." Putting his index finger on her forehead, Shen Guyuan looked at her seriously and said, "You have no problem, it's someone else's fault, do you understand?"

The cold touch melted between her eyebrows, and all the way down, the restless heart in her chest returned to normal in an instant.Chi Yu raised his head in a daze, and heard him say: "Fishermen don't know gold, they have their own gold pickers."

gold?Chi Yu's eyes lit up: "Master thinks I'm gold?"

"Just a metaphor, don't take it seriously." Let go of her, Shen Guyuan pouted and got into the car: "Gold is still worth more than you."

Grinning, Chi Yu followed him into the car with his skirt up: "Master is complimenting me, I understand."

"Then take it as my compliment."

"Don't be like this, Master, didn't you say you want me to have self-confidence?"

"Then you can't be shameless!"

The carriage was going back in a hurry, Su Ming listened to the two quarreling outside, with a look of disbelief.

How come master has become so talkative now?In the past ten days and a half months, I didn't necessarily know how to say a word.

Although this world of mortals is complicated, it seems that it is not without benefits.

On the day of the young emperor's sixth birthday, the capital was very lively from early in the morning, and the carriages from all the prefectures were loaded with many congratulatory gifts, heading towards the palace gate in unison.

Sitting beside Shen Guyuan, Chi Yu excitedly opened the curtain and looked out: "There are so many people!"

"Don't be like a countryman who has never seen a market?" Shen Guyuan looked at her with disgust: "This outfit is for nothing."

The same Suzhou embroidered green carp skirt, the style was different from last time, but it still matched her very well.Chi Yu lowered his head, carefully arranged the skirts, and said in admiration, "Nurse Zheng is really amazing, she can make so many clothes in such a short time."

Moreover, this kind of embroidery work is not bad in the palace, and the green carps are lifelike, as if they are floating on the hem of her skirt.

Shen Guyuan didn't say anything.

"Having said that, I've always been curious about where your clothes came from." Chi Yu blinked and said, "Every day is different, but every clothes is very beautiful, some are dark red, some are dark red, and some are bright red , Is the embroidery work also done by Madam Zheng?"

"En." Responding vaguely, Shen Guyuan said: "Madam Zheng is also good at making clothes. If you have any style you like, just let her make it."

Anyway, I can't get tired.

Chi Yu was very happy, and nodded in response, hugging the hem of the skirt and couldn't put it down.

On such a big day like today, everyone entered the palace very early after taking a rest for a day in the middle of the court.When Chi Yu and the others arrived, the Yuqing Hall was already full of people.

"Guyuan." Prince Xiao smiled and waved as soon as he saw them: "Come here."

Slightly nodding, Shen Guyuan took Chi Yu over to salute.

"Third Prince's apprentice is getting more and more lively." Prince Jing watched from the side, couldn't help laughing and said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and his appearance is even better."

"My lord, thank you." Chi Yu lowered her head shyly.

Shen Guyuan said indifferently: "After soaking in the potion for so many days, a pig can become a beauty. The prince really appreciates it."

The smile on his face froze, and the corners of Chi Yu's mouth twitched.On the big day, you can't let her be proud, can you?
The elders all laughed and led the two into the inner hall.

Chi Yu looked left and right, and asked curiously, "Isn't Young Master here?"

"Zhibai entered the palace early in the morning." Prince Jing said: "But I don't know where he went."

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Chi Yu shook his head, he must have lost his way again.It's over, the palace is so big, it's no easier to find than the palace.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a milky voice shouting: "Uncle Huang."

The people in the inner hall immediately saluted, Chi Yu bowed his knees, glanced out of the corner of his eyes, and saw the young emperor running out from the side, ran to Shen Guyuan, hugged his leg, and looked up. She just smiled at him: "Uncle Huang, are you here?"

Shen Qihuai, who was following behind, had an ugly expression on his face. He brought up the young emperor, but for some reason, he was never close to him.How long has Shen Guyuan been back?The young emperor actually liked him so much.

Could it be that there is really a blood relationship?
Slightly pursing his lips, Shen Qihuai closed his eyes to hide his thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is here, everyone should get flat first, and go about your own business. When the time comes, come to the banquet."

"Yes." Everyone agreed, but Shen Guyuan ignored him, lowered his head and stroked the young emperor's hair that had not yet turned white, and smiled slightly: "Is Your Majesty happy today?"

"Happy!" The young emperor said excitedly: "They all said that there are so many presents this year, they piled up like a mountain!"

"Oh?" Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows with interest.

Seeing this, the young emperor immediately grabbed his robe and dragged him out: "Go, I'll take the emperor to see it!"

"Your Majesty." Shen Qihuai raised his foot and stopped in front of him: "You are the protagonist today, don't walk around at will!"

Flattening his mouth, the young emperor gestured pitifully: "Just take the emperor uncle to have a look, it's right next to the Yuqing Palace, isn't that okay?"

Shen Guyuan chuckled lightly: "My lord takes care of His Majesty very carefully."

Shen Qihuai pursed his lips: "As a courtier, naturally he should advise the monarch, and he can't do anything wrong."

"Your Majesty's childlike innocence is still intact, so it's wrong to take me to see the congratulatory gifts?" Shen Guyuan raised his eyebrows.

"Of course not." Prince Xiao stood up and smiled: "Since today is His Majesty's birthday, let His Majesty make the decision. If Qi Huai is worried, just let more people accompany him."

Shen Qihuai glanced at him, then at the stubborn young emperor, after thinking about it, he went down the steps: "Then go."

The young emperor smiled, feeling that his uncle is really powerful, no one has ever been able to say that he abandoned brother Huai before, and he can!
I couldn't help but hugged it tighter.

Feeling the heavy dumpling on his legs, Shen Guyuan sighed, reached out to pick him up and walked out.

"My lord!" Shen Qihuai was taken aback, even if the young emperor was a child, he was still an emperor, how could he walk in his arms like this?
However, the rest of the people were not very surprised, and the young emperor didn't feel that something was wrong, he was hugged and giggled.

Shen Qihuai's face instantly darkened like the night.

Chi Yu followed behind Shen Guyuan, and said in a low voice, "This is his sore foot."

"Huh?" Shen Guyuan didn't turn his head.

Chi Yu chuckled: "The thing that Shen Qihuai cares most about is that he is not of royal blood, his name is wrong, and his words are not right."

The blood of the royal family has always been withered. Among the four princes, only Prince Xiao was born to the Emperor Tai, and the rest were collateral blood, but Prince Xiao had no children.The first emperor had no heirs when he was alive, but after his death, he left behind a fetus in the womb of the noble concubine, fortunately it was a son, otherwise no one would be able to inherit the throne.

Under such a background, Shen Qihuai, an outsider, has no pressure to take the position. After all, the prince is old and the emperor is young. He has the ability to take charge of the overall situation, so the four princes can only accept it.

But now, Shen Guyuan is back, with white hair exclusive to the direct descendants of the Shen family, and has easily gained everyone's trust.

Can Shen Qihuai not panic?There is no owner in the family, but the housekeeper can be half the head of the family, but when the real master of the family returns, he will return to the position of servant sooner or later.

Bloodline will always be Shen Qihuai's deepest pain.

Shen Guyuan raised the corner of his mouth, and only uttered two words: "It's sad."

The young emperor opened his eyes, unable to understand what they were saying.When they arrived at the place on the dragon chariot, they excitedly pulled Shen Guyuan in: "Uncle Emperor, come and see, what a huge mountain!"

I thought that children's words were exaggerated, no matter how many congratulatory gifts there are, it is impossible to pile them up into a mountain.However, when they really saw the pile of things, both Shen Guyuan and Ningchi Yu were shocked at the same time.

What a big mountain!

The congratulatory gifts wrapped in boxes and boxes were piled up on a large open space next to Yuqing Hall, which was half as high as Yuqing Hall.The guards guarding all around were obviously also frightened, and all of them tensed up, for fear that thieves would come to snatch it.

Chi Yu was dumbfounded: "Why are there so many?"

The young emperor blinked innocently: "I don't know."

The big eunuch next to him pointed at the orchid with a smile and said, "My lord doesn't know, this year's harvest is good, and there are naturally many birthday presents from officials from all over the place."

"Are there so many in previous years?" Shen Guyuan asked.

Eunuch Jin smiled: "Of course not. How else can I say that you are a lucky star? Once you come back, we will be blessed here."

It sounds beautiful, but in fact it has nothing to do with him.Shen Guyuan casually picked up a mahogany box and opened it to have a look.

The priceless Jade Guanyin should have been bought from a wealthy businessman in the capital, and he had seen the order before.

With a sneer, Shen Guyuan closed the lid, turned his head and knelt down to look at the young emperor and asked, "How did your majesty deal with these congratulatory gifts in previous years?"

"I use it myself." The young emperor vowed: "Every year's congratulatory gifts are used by myself."

What can such a small doll be used for?Shen Guyuan's eyes rolled slightly, he pulled his little hand and said, "Give some to Uncle Huang, okay?"

"Okay!" Nodding without thinking, the young emperor said in a childish voice, "I will immediately ask Eunuch Jin to write the imperial decree, and give half of it to Uncle Huang!"

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Jin broke out in a cold sweat, "I can't do it!"

With so many things, how can I give half of them directly?The child thought simply, this amount of money was astonishing.

The young emperor wrinkled his face and turned to look at him: "Isn't it possible?"

Shen Guyuan touched his head: "Your Majesty has given too much, one is enough, and the emperor wants this Jade Guanyin."

"Okay!" The young emperor nodded happily.

Eunuch Jin wiped off his cold sweat, thinking of one thing that makes sense, it doesn't matter if he doesn't write the imperial decree.

His Majesty really liked this uncle, he hugged him all the way, and when the birthday banquet started, he always pulled him to sit beside him and chattered.

Standing behind Shen Guyuan, Chi Yu suffered the baptism of eyes from all directions together with him.

"This is the third prince, so handsome!"

"Isn't it? Look at how much His Majesty likes him. The King of Mercy hasn't been able to sit on the left side of the dragon chair this year."

"Who is that girl behind him? She doesn't look like a court lady."

"I heard that he is the apprentice of the Third Prince."

Whispering and discussing, Shen Guyuan and Chi Yu did nothing, undoubtedly became the most eye-catching people at this birthday banquet.

Yu Youwei was below, unable to restrain herself, she tilted her head and told Qing Lan: "Go let them prepare."

"Yes." Qing Lan agreed, bowed and retreated.

Glancing at Ning Chiyu, Yu Youwei sneered, this woman who has no skills, thinks she can reach the sky in one step by relying on a man?A joke, a man is the most unreliable thing in this world. She may not have experienced this fact enough, so she doesn't mind letting her experience it again!
"Miss Chiyu." A little eunuch ran over and said in a low voice, "Master Zhibai invites you to go out for a while."

Shen Zhibai?Chi Yu raised his eyebrows, he was wondering, when he heard Shen Guyuan say: "Go."

This guy has ears on the back of his head?Chi Yu was speechless, bent his knees to agree, and then followed the eunuch out.

(End of this chapter)