Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Chu Shifeng lay on the couch, his clothes open as usual, his eyes sinister, silent, his fingertips tapping on the pillow, as if thinking about how to deal with Si Xunhuan.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chu Shitong immediately stood up and said, "I have bothered you for a long time today, brother. I have something else to do in the palace. I will take my leave now."

Chu Shifeng reached out and grabbed her arm, forcing Chu Shitong to sit back down.

"You were invited by the king himself, how can you be considered a bother?"

Chu Shitong glanced awkwardly at Si Xunhuan, who was glaring at him with hatred from a distance, and said, "My royal brother and the concubine's sister-in-law should have something to say, so I can't stay any longer."

Chu Shifeng's eyes flickered slightly. Seeing Si Xunhuan's jealous look, he said in a cold tone, "If you don't want your eyes anymore, I will dig them out for you."

Si Xunhuan was so frightened that he fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't mean it!"

Chu Shitong advised in a dog-like manner: "Brother Emperor, forget it. I don't think Concubine Si did it on purpose."

"Xiao Qi, you don't have to say anything good for her."

Chu Shifeng made sure that Chu Shitong had no intention of getting up, so he let go of his hand and said, "Don't leave in a hurry. I've been feeling very upset these days. Stay and keep me company. As for Si Xunhuan..."

He clapped his hands, and several guards at the door came forward immediately.

"Dig out Concubine Si's eyes and throw them back to Prince Rong's mansion. I want Prince Rong to see what his good daughter looks like."

He spoke lightly, as if he was dealing with a cat or dog that no one cared about.

Si Xunhuan turned pale with fright and kowtowed begging for mercy.

"Please spare my life, my lord! I will never dare to do it again!"

Chu Shifeng waved his hand indifferently, "Drag him away and cover his mouth, don't dirty Xiaoqi's ears."

"Please spare my life, my Lord..."

Si Xunhuan cried miserably. Several guards pulled her hair and dragged her out of the room without any mercy, treating her like a criminal.

Listening to Si Xunhuan's heart-wrenching screams getting farther and farther away, Chu Shitong finally spoke in a decent manner.

"After all, Concubine Si is from Prince Rong's mansion. Even though she is a concubine of little consequence, isn't your Royal Brother afraid of offending Prince Rong by treating her like this?"

Chu Shifeng smiled contemptuously, "If I hadn't needed Prince Rong, I would never have married such a person into Prince Yu's mansion. It was a blessing for Si Xunhuan to marry me in her previous life. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of my attention?"

"But my brother is like this now..."

"Prince Rong is no longer a threat to me. Even if I order someone to drag Si Xunhuan out and beat him to death, he wouldn't dare come to my house and ask me a question."

Chu Shitong lowered his eyes. He had only entered the court one year later than Chu Shifeng, but he had not expected that Chu Shifeng's power in the court had become so stable.

After all, it had a lot to do with Concubine Li and the Governor of Jiangzhou.

Chu Shiyu's harem has added several people in recent years, but their mother's family does not have much power and they are not very favored. The favored ones in the harem are still Yun Xiangrong and Li Fei.

Although Yun Xiangrong has become a concubine, she is still not on par with Concubine Li.

Concubine Li's mother's family is extremely wealthy, and Chu Shitong is also wealthy, but she doesn't show it on the surface and doesn't give Yun Xiangrong flowers.

Chu Shitong said nothing more.

Perhaps it was her silence that finally made Chu Shifeng realize something with his remaining humanity. He stood up and patted Chu Shitong on the shoulder with a smile.

It seemed as if the cold and ruthless look just now was just Chu Shitong's illusion.

"Scared you?"

Chu Shitong looked at Chu Shifeng without saying anything.

Chu Shifeng's smile and tone became doting again, and he said like coaxing a child: "I am not an ungrateful person. That bitch deserved it. She has been spying on me for Prince Rong in Prince Yu's Mansion. She even thought she was the princess and tried to control the power of the Prince Yu's Mansion. I gave her a chance when she treated you like that at the last banquet. You saw it. If she hadn't learned her lesson, I wouldn't have gotten rid of her directly."

Chu Shitong understood that this time, dealing with Si Xunhuan was just an excuse. Chu Shifeng had already thought about this matter in his mind and only lacked a pretext.

However, Chu Shitong did not remain silent because of Si Xunhuan's suffering. She was just worried that Chu Shifeng's power would grow faster than she imagined.

Si Xunhuan was also married to Chu Shifeng in her previous life, and he often said sarcastic words to her, but it was because she was still by Si Jingli's side at that time and tried to please him in various ways. There were many people who mocked Chu Shitong, but Chu Shitong didn't care.

Si Xunhuan's ending in his previous life was not good either. Chu Shifeng was killed by his own setup, and the entire Yuwang Mansion was implicated.

As a concubine, Si Xunhuan naturally accompanied him to the beheading.

Most of the other servants were exiled to the frontier.

This life is very strange. Chu Shitong changed his tactics. After becoming familiar with everyone's weaknesses, Chu Shitong chose to use the most disgusting way to fight against his royal brothers in his previous life, that is, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and secretly making poisonous moves.

It may be because Chu Shitong's mood is different, or it may be because she has changed her method. Now these royal brothers are able to remain calm and none of them tries to harm her.

However, Chu Shitong estimated that because of the butterfly effect, small things might change, but major events such as natural disasters and man-made disasters that happened in the previous life would not change.

Chu Shitong raised his eyes, looking worried, and said with a guilty conscience: "I am not afraid of my brother, I just think that what my brother did is very dangerous. If Prince Rong is really serious, what will happen if my brother is punished by my father because of a woman?"

Chu Shifeng was relieved at this. He drank a sip of wine and said, "Don't worry, he doesn't dare. He is still counting on me to let his useless adopted son enter the court."

During the two years that Jing Li was away, Prince Rong slowly brought out his adopted son, Lu Jiushang, who was said to be the son of an old friend, who was entrusted to him by Prince Rong before his death. He had been raised in the backyard of Prince Rong's mansion and had studied hard for many years. He had rarely been seen before.

To be honest, Lu Jiushang is indeed an outstanding writer, but this is not enough for him to gain a foothold in the capital, a place where people eat each other.

Jingli is the representative word of Rongwang Mansion, so Lu Jiushang, the adopted son, had to stand aside, even dozens of miles away.

Lu Jiushang had appeared several times in his previous life, but he never caused any trouble. Later, the Rong Prince's Mansion declined, and Rong Prince passed away. Lu Jiushang never appeared in front of Chu Shitong again.

In this life, Jing Li had been away from Beijing for a long time, so this gave Lu Jiushang the opportunity to show his abilities.

"Is it the one called Lu Jiushang?"

"Oh? Xiao Qi recognized it?"

Chu Shitong said: "I don't really recognize him, I've seen him a few times at banquets."

Chu Shifeng leaned against a soft pillow, his luxurious clothes in disarray, half-crossed one leg, gently patted his knee, and asked nonchalantly, "What do you think of him, Xiaoqi?"

"I don't think so." Chu Shitong said bluntly: "Compared to Lu Jiushang, I think Prince Si is easier to get along with."

Chu Shifeng was amused. "Si Jingli just has a bad temper and doesn't have much brains. Although he acts flamboyantly, he is also a reasonable person. As for Lu Jiushang..."

He only spoke half of what he said.

Chu Shitong asked curiously: "What happened to him?"

Chu Shifeng teased, "Why? You seem to care about him a lot."

Chu Shitong had no choice but to make up a story: "His Royal Highness scolded him several times in front of me, so I was just curious."

"You may be curious, but Xiaoqi, please don't get in touch with him if you don't have anything to do with him."

Chu Shifeng patted Chu Shitong's head again.

This made Chu Shitong very unhappy.

"You slapped me again!"

Chu Shifeng immediately stopped and said in a gentle voice, "Okay, okay, I won't take any more photos."

Chu Shitong pretended to be angry, so Chu Shifeng had to continue talking.

"Lu Jiushang is like a snake living in the gutter. Anyone who comes into contact with him will be bitten, even if they treat him well."

Chu Shifeng said: "I think I helped him, and maybe one day he will gain power, and I'm afraid he will step on me a few times."

Although Chu Shifeng is not a very good person, he is quite good at analyzing others.

"I see." Chu Shitong said, "Then my brother should not help him."

"That won't work either. Although it's a poisonous snake, I don't mind raising it first if it can help me. When it wants to bite someone in the future, I can just chop off its head."

After two years of companionship, Chu Shifeng has told Chu Shitong a lot of underground information, so Chu Shitong doesn't mind pretending to be a friendly brother to him.

The sun was setting, and Chu Shitong felt that it was almost time, so he stood up and said, "It's getting late, I have to go back."

Chu Shifeng looked at her with a lingering look, "Will you accompany me for dinner before you go back?"

Chu Shitong shook his head. "I've been with you for the whole afternoon."

"OK then."

Chu Shifeng did not try to persuade him to stay.

Chu Shitong only noticed it when he was about to leave.

They had long forgotten about Li Nu while they were talking, and Li Nu had been kneeling quietly beside them, as if he were air.

"Royal brother, this raccoon has been kneeling for so long. He is a talented musician after all. Let him stand up."

Chu Shifeng smiled and said, "Since you like her so much, why don't you take her back with you."

Chu Shitong was really moved.

"Don't tease me, are you willing to give me such a talented musician?"

"Of course I am reluctant to leave. After all, there are not many musicians who can play the Hujia."

Chu Shitong: “…So stingy.”

Almost rolling my eyes.

Chu Shifeng was about to die of laughter at Chu Shitong's little trick, and said: "But if Xiaoqi wants it, I will give it to him, otherwise the eldest brother will give you a musician one day, and you, a heartless little kid, will go to play with the eldest brother every day."

Chu Shitong then smiled contentedly, "So my brother is bribing me."

"So you accept my bribe?"

"Yes, why not?" Chu Shitong said, "I'm looking for a musician in my house."

Chu Shifeng said generously: "Then you can take it away. I will have someone send her indenture contract to you later."

"Thank you very much, my Royal Brother. Xiao Qi will take his leave now."

……

On the way back to Prince Qi's Mansion with Li Nu, Li Nu was very quiet the whole time.

As quiet as a mute.

It was not yet dark when we arrived at Prince Qi's mansion. The weather was gradually turning into summer, with longer days and shorter nights.

Chu Shitong got off the carriage and told Ji Shu, "Ji Shu, this is the musician I brought back. His name is Li Nu. Find a courtyard for him to stay."

"Yes."

After Chu Shitong finished speaking, he hurried into the yard to eat. Wang Zexu should be here soon.

When Ji Shu saw the raccoon slave slowly walking out of the carriage, his pupils suddenly shrank and the word "disbelief" was almost written on his face.

Li Nu helped him get off the carriage slowly and bowed to Ji Shu.

"Are you the steward of the Qi Wang Mansion?"

Ji Shu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Unable to get a response, Li Nu frowned slightly and asked again.

Ji Shu then looked around and said, "Yes, you come with me first."

When Li Nu heard the voice, his brows furrowed even more.

The two looked at each other in silence and walked all the way to the west side yard.

Generally, subordinates or servants with higher status in the mansion live here. This place is divided into several separate small courtyards, which is enough for one person to live alone.

For example, Bishui, Jishu and Han Zijun all live here, except Rushuang, because Rushuang usually sleeps on trees or roofs.

Ji Shu took Li Nu to find an empty yard, brought him in, and said, "You will live here from now on. I need to explain the treatment in the palace to you in advance. The rule of our palace is one tael of silver per month for musicians, and someone will deliver your three meals a day. If you need musical instruments or something, you can tell me in advance and I will prepare them for you. You cannot enter or leave the palace without the prince's permission, and..."

Ji Shu spoke seriously, but Li Nu suddenly sneered.

His voice was as gentle as an oriole, his eyes were empty and cold as he said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become the steward of the son of his worldly enemy. I wonder what the Emperor would think if he knew about this."

Ji Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone suddenly became sharper.

"Shut up! Don't mention the past anymore!"

The raccoon slave kept laughing, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you here. I guess you didn't expect that I would recognize you even if you changed your name."

Ji Shu suppressed his anger and said, "If the prince hadn't brought you back, do you think I would want to see you?"

The raccoon servant taunted him, "You keep calling me your lord. Do you really think of yourself as a slave?"

"Just do what you are supposed to do and don't say a word you shouldn't say, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Li Nu pondered for a moment and said, "But how did this prince make things difficult for you and force you to stay here? As long as His Royal Highness is willing to speak, I am willing to kill her for you."

"I am no longer the crown prince. There is no need to talk about the past." Ji Shu's voice was icy cold, and there was a hint of threat in his words, "Don't touch her, or I won't let you go."

The raccoon slave was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Are you protecting your master? Hahahahaha... Have you forgotten how Master Chu's family overthrew our Tianxuan Dynasty? Have you forgotten the revenge for your father's murder, and the hatred for usurping the throne and becoming a slave?"

"Tianxuan is courting his own death. If Beiqing had not been established, do you know how many people would have been displaced and enslaved?"

The raccoon slave said stubbornly: "I don't know, I only know that you were supposed to be the emperor, but now you are willing to condescend to be a slave to your enemy's son!"

"Shut up! Don't say anything more!"

Li Nu sneered, "Even if you don't care, my mission is to do it. I will not care. Unless you kill me now, I will definitely kill this prince."

"Are you crazy?"

Ji Shu stepped forward and grabbed Li Nu's neck. His hands, which had been doing rough work for years, barely used any strength to strangle Li Nu, making him breathless. Li Nu's face turned red, but he refused to beg for mercy.

"Please kill me. It is my destiny to die for the Xuan family!"

Reason made Ji Shu finally let go of his hand, and Li Nu lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Ji Shu said helplessly, "Just try to touch her! Do you know who this prince is?"