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In the afternoon, when we went to Shouyun Mountain, there were two more people in the group. Besides Chu Xin, Princess Yangjia heard that they were going hunting on horseback, and begged the Eldest Princess to come with her.

The little girl met Chu Heng face-to-face on the second day of the Lunar New Year. She is not very big, but she has a lot of ideas. She also guessed about the matter between the emperor's cousin and Chu Heng. She talked a lot, and when she came out to play, she got entangled with Chu Heng, and followed him to ask questions.

Ye Shuli and Xiao Gaomin started fighting halfway, and they disappeared when they reached the mountain, and they didn't know where they went; Su Lang helped smooth things over at noon, and made his good brother hunt the "Peach Blossom" as he wished. Doing good deeds without leaving a name, rode his horse and whipped his whip into the woods to catch rabbits, leaving Chu Heng riding a horse far behind Chu Xin, secretly gritted his teeth and watched the surnamed Han courting his sister—although "pretending" was still Quite like a gentleman, Chu Heng looked all the way, this boy was always seven or eight steps away from Ah Xin's horse, a distance that was just enough for him to talk without being rude.

In fact, ever since he found out about this, Chu Heng has also tried to pick on Han Chengmiao's faults, but after several investigations, he has to admit that the family style of the Yuyang Han family is indeed commendable. Sex is unquestionable.It's just logical, seeing this kid who intends to abduct his sister, no matter how nice he is, Chu Heng will inevitably feel a little upset in his heart.

He was slandering Han Chengmiao, but he didn't know that Chu Yan beside him was looking at his brother, wondering where the "little fairy" "surnamed Gu" came from.

The two brothers had their own concerns, but Princess Yangjia, who was on the right side of Chu Heng, didn't realize it. She also noticed Shen Dai at the noon banquet, and now she tilted her head to look at Chu Heng for a while, and finally couldn't help being curious. He asked in a low voice, "Second brother, did you see the young lady of Wenxinhou's family in Zhuangzi just now?"

Hearing this, Chu Heng gave the little girl a sideways glance, and did not answer, but it was considered a tacit consent.

But Chu Yan on the left stared wide-eyed. Although it is well-known that Chu Heng worked in the Chu family, Princess Yangjia is His Majesty's cousin and the jewel in the palm of the eldest princess. Half of the royal blood flows through her body. Calling "Brother Chuheng" with his name attached, it was taken care of by the princess, but monarchs and ministers are different, such a kind and respectful title of "Second Brother" should never come from the mouth of the princess of the clan for a servant in front of the imperial court .

Chu Yan was a little dazed, but his brother didn't even refuse, as if he just accepted it.

Yang Jia thought for a while, leaned over and asked, "Then...are you angry?"

With a little smile in his eyes, Chu Heng still didn't speak, and looked at the girl leisurely.

Seeing that he remained silent, Yang Jia was curious and slightly excited, and began to think about the various plots in the storybook, leaned over half of his body, opened his eyes and said: "Could it be that you have already quarreled?"

"Second brother, you must have won. I just said that Shen Dai looked so ugly at the banquet, and her mother..."

Chu Heng took a deep breath, wondering what this little girl was thinking about all day long. Seeing that her words became more and more outrageous, she reached out and tapped her forehead: "Sit down, don't fall off the horse. You What are you thinking about all day, let your brother give you a few serious books later."

"Hmm..." Yang Jia covered her head, and she was a little panicked when she heard this. You must know that Shenjun Wang Ling Qiran was awarded a set of national history by their emperor's cousin a few years ago, and she didn't dare to go out for the whole annual vacation. As for the county horse, don't do this.

Seeing that Chu Heng was chasing the rabbit to go far away, he couldn't care less and shouted: "Good brother, I was wrong! You must not!"

Chu Heng waved his hand, not knowing whether he agreed or not, he entered the forest and disappeared in a blink of an eye, making Yang Jia turn around twice in a hurry.

Chu Yan was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to follow. He stopped after taking two steps. Although there were no ferocious animals on Shouyun Mountain, and there were guards from the Princess Mansion at the foot of the mountain, there would be no danger. It seems that it is not good for people to stay here, Chu Yan struggled for a while, and endured not to catch up.

Yang Jia rode the horse and walked forward a few steps unhappily. Chu Yan thought of her address just now and couldn't understand it. He couldn't help asking: "...Why did the Princess call my brother 'Second Brother'?"

Yang Jia was depressed. Hearing this, not only was he not very angry, but he also felt that there was something wrong with Chu Yan. His majesty was her second cousin among the brothers of the royal family. What else can she shout?

Yang Jia rolled her eyes, and didn't bother to explain this thoughtless question, when a white and fluffy rabbit just slipped past her nose.

"Hey, hey," Yang Jia's eyes lit up, his interest was aroused, and he poked Chu Yan nearby with his horsewhip, "I want that rabbit."

……

The sun sets early in winter, and after a few hours of shopping, several people returned one after another.They played scattered, so they didn't get together again, they just beeped and beeped, and each went to the eldest princess's villa.

On the way, Chu Heng met Su Lang, Ye Shuli and Xiao Gaomin, as well as Han Chengmiao and Chu Xin. Shouyun Mountain is not a place for serious hunting, and there is nothing to catch, except that Su Lang was lucky enough to catch a fox. People only carry rabbits in their arms.

However, there were some exceptions. In front of the villa, Chu Heng glanced at Han Chengmiao, who was empty-handed, and fixed his eyes on the pair of rabbits in the cage that Chu Xin was carrying. He raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

A thin layer of blush appeared on Chu Xin's face, and she hurriedly walked over with the small bamboo cage, and whispered, "Brother, help me carry it, I'll go find Aunt Mu first."

"Yeah." Chu Heng took it, and when Chu Xin's back stepped into the threshold, he stretched out his hand and poked the rabbit's head a few times, squinted at Han Chengmiao, and said, "I'm so stupid, why don't you kill it and eat it at night."

Han Chengmiao: "..."

Su Lang held back his smile, quickly opened his mouth to smooth things over, and changed the subject: "Chu Heng, the twelfth day of the first lunar month is Yun Fei's birthday, and there is a banquet at Duke Qing's mansion. Yun Fei asked me to ask if you are free. Let's have a drink together." ?”

"Eating wine?" Chu Heng's eyes moved slightly, and he raised his eyes and said, "Is he alive and kicking again?"

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, a few of them beat Xu Shao together with sacks. It was not a big deal at first, and it was enough to pay some money and apologize. Yan Xiang stumbled, but of course he didn't get well in the end, he was tortured with forty sticks in Dali Temple, and spent the whole annual leave in Yan's house in Duke Qing's mansion to recuperate from his wounds.

Su Lang smiled and said, "I can jump around a long time ago."

Chu Heng nodded: "Duke Qing's mansion, right? I know." After a pause, he didn't know what he had thought of, and his expression was light, and he asked again: "Yun Fei used to celebrate birthdays as well. Is it the government office?"

"Yeah." Su Lang didn't think much about it, he just thought that Chu Heng didn't live in the imperial capital before, so he didn't feel deeply about it, so he said helplessly, "You have seen the relationship between him and Yan Xiang and his son, his surname is Yan, Qing The Duke's Mansion is the main family of the Yan family in Tanchuan. Although Yan Xiang broke up with the Yan family early, Yun Fei's genealogy has always remained in Danchuan. Xiu Mu usually lives in the Duke's mansion."

"Treat yourself as a parent and child?" Chu Heng repeated these four words, noncommittal, just nodded slightly, "Okay, I understand, I will go when I have time."

……

After saying a few words at the gate of the villa, Chu Yan greeted him from inside.He and Princess Yangjia came back half an hour earlier than Chu Heng and the others. There was no other reason. They caught the rabbit for the princess, but the princess didn't catch it. go out.She liked it so much that she was about to cry, but she still specified which one she wanted. Chu Yan couldn't help it, and after a while, she brought the rabbit that slipped away again and sent it back to the princess.

Yang Jia said she wanted to take it home and take care of it, but she was afraid that the rabbit would run away again, so she didn't stay on the mountain. Chu Yan followed her back to the village to help her settle the rabbit.

It's getting late now, and the elders' card game with the Eldest Princess has already ended. After the farewell, Chu Heng, Mu Xiyun and the others went back to Luyuan first.

It was true that rabbits were eaten for dinner at night, but it wasn’t the couple that Han Chengmiao caught—although Chu Heng held up a bamboo cage and scolded Ye Shuli all the way, but when they returned After arriving in Luyuan, Chu Xin blushed and wanted to leave the bamboo cage as soon as she got off the carriage, it seemed that she planned to keep it for a long time.

Chu Heng sighed, but since Chu Xin liked it, he didn't stop her.

As for the spicy bunny dish on the dinner table, it was Chu Yan's wish.

He had a very deep memory of the scene of eating at Wangshiju at noon yesterday.During the dinner, his brother obviously liked the two dishes made by the new cook from Yuezhou, but the "surnamed Gu" was not sure, so his brother let him try three mouthfuls of each dish.What's the point?Your Majesty is probably not as lenient as he is!Who does the "named Gu" think he is?

Fortunately, he thought Brother Gu was a good person before, but now Chu Yan feels upset when he thinks back to that scene. His brother worked so hard to serve the imperial court, and he finally had a dish he wanted to eat after going out of the palace. Even if you buy it, make trouble!

How could this allow him to abduct his brother?

Last night, Chu Yan was thinking about when Chu Heng would take a rest and go to Wangshiju again. She was still counting the days on her fingers, but she didn't think that Yuqian would let her brother take leave today. Your Majesty is really wise.It so happened that the cook from Yuezhou, who had forgotten his worldly residence, also came to Luyuan today, so Chu Yan asked the cook to make two more dishes, Dengying Beef and Spicy Rabbit Ding, and specially placed them in front of his brother.

Chu Heng was indeed aroused. As soon as the two dishes were served, he stretched out his chopsticks and tasted them, which made the corners of Chu Yan's mouth curl up.

During the dinner, Chu Heng and Ye Shuli discussed the matter of giving Yun Fei a birthday gift. While eating, Chu Yan observed the dishes that Chu Heng had picked up, trying to remember Chu Heng's taste.But after looking at it several times, he suddenly found that Chu Heng had only sandwiched those two dishes three times, and never touched them again.

Chu Yan was puzzled. He didn't want other people to know that "Gu's surname", so he could only bear with it, and after the meal was over, he asked when everyone was gone: "Brother, what happened to the two people tonight?" Daoyue cuisine...does it not suit your taste?"

Chu Heng was drinking tea, shaking his head and said casually: "No, the taste is very good, as expected of a famous chef in Yuezhou, Master Qi is very good at recruiting people."

"Then why don't you eat more? It took a while to take a rest..." Chu Yan was even more puzzled.

"Talk about this," Chu Heng immediately rolled his eyes, his tone seemed to be joking, and he said with a smile, "Brother Gu, his family law is very strict, and I'm not allowed to eat more. He has a bad temper, and he knows I'm going to be angry."

"..." Chu Yan choked, never expecting such a reason.Not allowed? Even if the "surname Gu" had clairvoyance, he couldn't see what they were eating at home behind closed doors.At this moment, Chu Yan suddenly realized one thing, it was not that brother Gu was being lenient, but that his brother was willing to be under his control.

"The family law is very strict" is a joke, but also the truth, my brother really likes brother Gu.

Chu Yan was silent for a while, his mind became a mess, and he didn't know how to ask again.The servant outside the door happened to come in at this moment, and it was Mu Xiyun who was looking for Chu Heng.

Mu Xiyun had an argument with Mrs. Wen Xinhou's wife Lin in the villa at noon. Although Lin was speechless, Shen Dai's matter would not end because she won verbally.She was still worried, and after thinking about it along the way, she still felt that she should ask Chu Heng.

It's already the ninth day of the lunar new year, and after the twentieth of the first lunar month, Mu Xiyun will be leaving for Lishan Mountain. It's hard for these people to do anything in front of her, but when she leaves, they are not sure what they will do .

These families of poets and bookmakers and clans with hairpin tassels are all the same. They are high-spirited and upright on the bright side, respecting etiquette and righteousness, always thinking of His Majesty and Dayin, but it may not be true if you want to tell the truth, it is just linked to the interests of your own family , Only then did they pull out such high-sounding principles and righteousness.The country is established, if it is really for the stability of Kyushu, then what really matters now is how to teach the prince.And the princely family of the Shen family wholeheartedly sent their daughters into the palace, "assisting the saints and prospering the clan"?It sounded nice, it was clear that Yan had nothing to rely on behind him, and wanted to replace him with an emperor's heir with his own blood, so he always had the idea of ​​the harem.

Mu Xiyun is clear in her heart, if she was lazy in the past, but now these things are half involved with their Dongjun, it is definitely impossible to be lazy.

Mu Xiyun thought about his words and talked about Shen Dai, Chu Heng's expression was indifferent, and he just nodded to show that he understood, and didn't say anything else.

Mu Xiyun waited and waited, and asked, "Ah Yue, what do you think? And what does Your Majesty say about it?"

Chu Heng put down his teacup, compared numbers, feeling a little helpless: "Master, if counting Princess Yangjia, you are the third person to ask me this question today. How do you think about this?" Chu Heng said casually: " Even if you can control the sky and the earth, you can't control other people's dreams, right?"

Mu Xiyun immediately laughed lightly.It was dark outside, and the servant had already prepared the car to take Chu Heng back to Zhenbo Bieyuan.Before leaving, Mu Xiyun still warned: "Ah Yue, the Shen family has put a lot of effort into Shen Dai's body these years, and now it's almost at the door, so they definitely won't let it go. This kind of thing is closely related to the court. , Lishan can't stay out of the matter, there are some useful places, you don't have to worry too much about the future. In short, it's good to know what's going on in your heart."

……

As Xuzheng was approaching, Chu Heng arrived at Zhenbo Bieyuan.

At that time, Ling Ye had just returned from Emperor Chuntai of the Emperor's Mausoleum, and Zhu Geng was preparing to serve him for dinner. When they first saw Chu Heng, both master and servant were a little surprised.

It should be noted that Her Royal Highness has a hot temper, and her family rules are even stricter. She ignored Her Majesty when she left in the morning. Ling Ye almost thought that Chu Heng would stay in the dew garden tonight, and did not want to see her again so soon.

With an uncontrollable smile in his eyes, he threw down the handkerchief to wipe his hands and greeted him, and asked tentatively, "Has Your Highness calmed down?"

Chu Heng untied the cloak and handed it to the maid, glanced at Ling Ye up and down, and said with a straight face: "Come back and check if Chong Jiu is not lazy at home."

No one has called this nickname in person for many years. Ling Ye was startled when he heard it, and smiled: "How do you know? Who told you?"

Chu Heng pretended to be serious: "Don't interrupt, are you lazy?"

His Majesty went to see Yan Xiang in the afternoon, but he didn't have time to accept the punishment. He coughed lightly and looked away, without saying a word.

"Oh——" Her Majesty the Queen raised her voice, "I didn't finish the painting, maybe I didn't engrave a seal... Gu Chongjiu is so courageous, he has to face the wall and think about it, this trip is in vain, I'd better go back to Lu Garden..." At the end, Chu Heng couldn't hold back any longer and laughed out loud.

Gu Chongjiu "turned into anger from embarrassment", after hearing this, he immediately grabbed Empress Chu and refused to let go, and then went to scratch his itchy flesh, and the quarrel took a long time before it was over.

Before Ling Ye had eaten, Chu Heng washed his hands and came over to pick up some food for him when he had nothing to do. After looking at his eyebrows and eyes, he asked after a while, "Where did you go in the afternoon?" Chu Heng said firmly, "You are not in a good mood. .”

As expected, the smile between Ling Ye's brows faded, he put down his chopsticks, sighed softly for a while, waved his hand to order the waiters to retreat, and said, "I'm going to see my face."

As for the twists and turns, after three days, Chu Heng saw the result.