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Yunchen drove out of the city and arrived at a bamboo forest on the outskirts of the city.

The green bamboo was deep, and Chu Huanyan immediately felt a refreshing coolness as soon as she entered.

Yesterday evening, she received an invitation from Liu Zhaoran, inviting her to go outside the city to relax together today.

Of course, this was the official statement of the maid who conveyed the news. Liu Zhaoran also wrote her a letter in private.

She said that she found out about Fujin Tower and the third prince's Qushui River Banquet, which made her a little worried, so he wanted to talk to her face to face.

"Huanyan." Liu Zhaoran arrived first. When he saw Chu Huanyan entering the forest, he immediately greeted her.

While saying hello, he subconsciously glanced at Yun Chen who was following Chu Huanyan, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.

Chu Huanyan also smiled and said hello, looking at the green shadows around her, "Does this bamboo forest belong to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"My eldest brother bought it. He accidentally discovered this place a few years ago and liked it very much, so he bought it." Liu Zhaoran took Chu Huanyan's arm and walked into the bamboo forest. "It is decorated with pavilions and The tea table, we can chat while drinking tea."

But before he had taken a few steps, he heard the sound of a carriage coming from the entrance to the bamboo forest behind him.

Liu Qianran and Pei Zhaoqing got out of the carriage.

"Brother, why are you here too?" Liu Zhaoran was a little surprised.

The moment he saw Liu Qianran, Yun Chen, who was silently following Chu Huanyan, was slightly stunned.

"Zhao Qing and I have nothing to do, so we thought we'd come here to take a break for a while." Liu Qianran replied gently. After speaking, he looked at Chu Huanyan, "I didn't expect Miss Chu to be here, what a coincidence."

"It's me who's causing trouble." Chu Huanyan said with a smile.

"Since we met by chance, how about drinking together? I specially brought good wine!"

Pei Zhaoqing spoke excitedly and gestured to the coachman, who immediately moved two small jars of wine from the carriage.

"Let's have tea." Liu Qianran's eyes stayed on Chu Huanyan, "If Miss Chu doesn't mind, why don't we have a cup of tea together."

"Okay." Chu Huanyan nodded in agreement.

In the pavilion to the west of the bamboo forest, four people knelt on soft cushions beside the tea table.

Liu Qianran was making tea in silence, and his movements were smooth and smooth, making him look very comfortable.

Pei Zhaoqing was a good drinker and had a wine glass in front of him. He opened a jar of wine without formality and began to pour himself a glass of wine.

Liu Zhaoran, on the other hand, was carefully introducing Chu Huanyan to the Qushui River Drinking Banquet at the third prince's residence.

"Actually, except for drinking wine and composing poems, the rest is not much different from an ordinary banquet. However, in addition to the children of officials, there are also some famous scholars or talented women in the imperial city. .”

"There are three rounds of banquets in total. The first two rounds are mostly about paintings, calligraphy and poetry. What is more special is the third round. The content is different every year and is decided by the third prince himself. After three rounds, the person with the best performance can become the The leader of the day won the prize prepared by the third prince. As for what it is, we will only know when we are there."

"However, it stands to reason that invitations to the Qushui Drinking Banquet will be distributed ten days before it starts, and there are rarely sudden invitations. And yesterday, people around the third prince deliberately spread the news, saying that you will also attend this year. Participating, looking at this posture is really a bit strange."

After all, if it was just out of courtesy and a temporary invitation after meeting, why bother spreading the news. This seemed to be a deliberate attempt to cut off Huanyan's future, make it difficult for her to be absent, and offend the third prince's face.

"There's nothing to worry about." Pei Zhaoqing said while pouring the wine. "It's just a banquet. What could happen? Besides, Brother Liu will go too. He'll be fine as long as he's here."

As he said that, Pei Zhaoqing looked at Liu Qianran, who happened to place a cup of tea in front of Chu Huanyan.

"Thank you." Chu Huanyan nodded her thanks, then smiled and said to Liu Zhaoran, "Prince Pei is right, it's just a banquet, you don't have to worry too much."

"But..." Liu Zhaoran sighed, "Huanyan, such a banquet is indispensable for secret comparisons. It is your first time to attend, and what happened at Fujin Tower yesterday has been spread. I'm afraid some people They will take the opportunity to cause trouble and deliberately suppress you."

"I……"

"This is because you are worrying too much. What happened yesterday has spread. Miss Chu is simply a hero among women. No one dares to mess with her casually."

Pei Zhaoqing spoke with a smile, but without the slightest hint of irony. His expression was magnanimous and even a little admiring.

"And I heard that the drunkard seemed to have his arm chopped off. It was really his own fault."

"Cut off the arm?" Chu Huanyan was stunned.

"Miss Chu, don't you know?" Pei Zhaoqing said in surprise, "I only heard about it this morning. The drunkard was beaten up by Fujin Tower and kicked out, and then his arm was cut off last night. I went to the hospital crying and howling in the middle of the night to seek treatment."

He thought that it was Chu Huanyan who ordered someone to chop him down, and he had a bad breath, but looking at the other party's appearance, it turned out not to be the case.

Chu Huanyan shook her head and secretly glanced at Yun Chen standing outside the pavilion, "I just heard about it."

"That may be because he offended others. In the final analysis, he deserves to have his arm broken." Pei Zhaoqing said with a smile without thinking.

Liu Zhaoran nodded in agreement, and the next moment, he said to Liu Qianran again.

"Brother, anyway, you have to take good care of Huanyan and don't let her be bullied by those people."

"Okay, don't worry." Liu Qianran responded with a smile.

After several people drank tea, Liu Qianran asked about Chu Ziyuan's current situation.

Chu Huanyan only said that she originally wanted to beg Xiao Jinzhi, but he didn't agree, so now she can only let Dali Temple handle it.

In his words, although he didn't show too much urgency, he still deliberately showed a bit of worry.

An hour later, Chu Huanyan said goodbye to Liu Zhaoran and left the bamboo forest.

On the way back home, Yun Chen was still driving, while Chu Huanyan and Xian Yue sat in the carriage, and they were silent all the way.

After returning to the Hou Mansion, Chu Huanyan asked Yun Chen to follow her into the courtyard.

"Did you do it?"

Although it was a question, Chu Huanyan's tone was very determined.

Yesterday in Fujin Tower, when she pushed the drunk man away, she saw something streak across.

Later, after pricking the opponent's palm, she searched secretly and saw a stone on the stairs.

Come to think of it, even if I didn't push the drunk man away, he would have been injured by the stone. It was just that I happened to push the man away and let him escape.

And the person who did it secretly was undoubtedly Yun Chen.

Yun Chen was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes."

"Did you really cut off that drunk man's arm?" Xian Yue said in surprise.

"He deserves it." Yun Chen's tone was cold.

If he hadn't felt that the young lady had other plans, he wouldn't have let Yue Yiyi go.

But, will the young lady think that he is too cruel?

Thinking of this, Yun Chen's eyes fell on Chu Huanyan's face involuntarily.