Chuan Shuzhi became the regent's favorite concubine

"Unhappy?" Pei Jinglin looked at the chess game, thinking about where the next move would be the most appropriate. When he heard Chou Chenghong's words, his face was pale, but a smile appeared in his eyes.

"No." Chou Chenghong said sullenly, he wasn't happy at all, he just felt that he didn't seem to be able to do anything well, and he couldn't even play chess that he was proud of.

Hearing this rather disappointed tone, Pei Jinglin raised his head, saw Chou Chenghong's sullen face, and quickly reached out to touch his head, "It's just a game of chess, what are you thinking about?"

Chou Chenghong seemed to enjoy such an intimate gesture towards Pei Jinglin, and the depression on his face also faded a lot, but he was still unwilling to say more, so he just shook his head.

Pei Jinglin sighed softly, he hadn't watched the little prince by his side for several years, and he didn't even want to talk to him about his thoughts.

These days, although he clearly felt that Chou Chenghong had gradually become dependent on him like he was by his side when he was young, he could still clearly feel that Chou Chenghong had some things he was unwilling to say to him.

"Hong'er has grown up, so she has to hide her concerns from me." Pei Jinglin pretended to be sad and said.

"Brother, I don't." Chou Chenghong quickly denied.

Shige is the only one he is close to in this world, the only one who is willing to be honest with him.

"Then you..." Pei Jinglin took the opportunity to ask further, when a voice suddenly sounded outside the study, "Your Highness, the Prime Minister is here."

Both were startled.

It's already dark, why did the Prime Minister come to the Prince's Mansion?Pei Jinglin frowned and pondered.

A trace of panic flashed across Chou Chenghong's face, as if he had been caught with something, but it disappeared quickly.

Before the two got up, Xi Yuankui walked directly into the study.

As soon as he came in, he saw Pei Jinglin and Chou Chenghong sitting opposite each other on the wooden floor, and there was an unfinished chess game in the middle. There was nothing unusual, but it didn't make Xi Yuankui feel at ease.

"Chenghong met Grandpa." Qiu Chenghong got up and saluted.

Pei Jinglin was neither humble nor overbearing, without any panic, he said politely: "Jing Lin has seen the prime minister, but he didn't know that the prime minister came, and he didn't come to greet him in time, the prime minister forgive me."

He is the eldest son of Duke Pei, so his status is naturally not low, but he is also a junior in front of Xi Yuankui, so he has to be full of etiquette.

"The truth is, I didn't know that Mr. Pei and the crown prince are so close. During this dinner, you can still play chess in the study. It's a leisurely time." Xi Yuankui said to Pei Jinglin with a heavy expression on his face since he entered the study. It was also like this at the time, and it was hard to tell whether the prime minister was dissatisfied with him or not.

"Grandpa, I came here to ask Mr. Pei for advice." Chou Chenghong's face was tense. He didn't want Xi Yuankui to embarrass Pei Jinglin, so he said again: "Grandpa came here to tell me something? Then It's better to let Mr. Pei go back to the house first."

Xi Yuankui snorted coldly, looked at Pei Jinglin and remained silent.

Pei Jinglin frowned, intuiting that something was wrong between Xi Yuankui and Chou Chenghong and his grandson, and why Hong'er had an unnatural expression after Xi Yuankui came in, like two people in front of him and in front of Xi Yuankui.

And even asked him to leave?

Seeing that Pei Jinglin hadn't moved, Xi Yuankui twitched his beard, coughed heavily and said, "Young Master Pei, I've forgotten the time, so you should go back to the mansion first. If Duke Pei pursues the matter, I can't bear the responsibility."

Pei Jinglin frowned even tighter, behind this sentence was just that the Pei Mansion should not be entangled with the Prince's Mansion.

Before he had time to think deeply, Pei Jinglin had no choice but to salute, "Then Jinglin will take his leave first. The prince has a bad stomach and he hasn't had dinner yet. Remember to eat in time."

Pei Jinglin did not forget the silent Chou Chenghong explained, and then walked out of the study.

After Qiu Chenghong heard the sound of closing the door outside the study, his body moved imperceptibly, and then fell silent again.

Xi Yuankui's face was dark, and he sat on the couch, looked at Chou Chenghong who was standing in front of him, snorted coldly, and scolded: "The truth is that I have tried my best these days to consolidate your position as the prince, and I have been trying to deal with it. As for Qiu Longci, you took this opportunity to get so close to Duke Pei's son?"

Hearing the scolding, Qiu Chenghong skillfully knelt down in front of Xi Yuankui, "Grandson is at fault."

But Chou Chenghong's face flashed with puzzlement, even though he was talking about his Ninth Emperor Uncle again, but Pei Jinglin was on his side, wouldn't he be very kind to him?Why are you so angry?

Seeing the man kneeling down, Xi Yuankui's expression softened a little, his eyes were still smug, and his tone was gentler, "Chenghong, you don't believe that grandpa can help you get the throne, do you?"

Chou Chenghong's heart trembled, and he shook his head after a little hesitation, "No, Grandpa thinks too much."

"Who is Pei Guogong? A century-old family who has never stood in line, the founder of the country, how could he stand on your side for no reason? After thinking about it, it may be another conspiracy." Xi Yuankui squinted his eyes and said immediately.

Chou Chenghong swayed, how could it be possible, how could the elder brother play tricks on him?

Xi Yuankui saw that Chou Chenghong's face was loose, and he chased after him: "You should know that grandpa won't lie to you. You and Pei Jinglin's contact with Pei Jinglin for a while is just a cloud, and you have broken the relationship with Pei Jinglin. Don't have any more contact with him. The truth will not be revealed." Say something about you."

When Qiu Chenghong's hand hanging by his side heard this, he clenched it suddenly, breaking ties with his senior brother?Why?

"Grandpa, Mr. Pei takes good care of me, and I have a very close relationship with Mr. Pei. I don't believe he is such a person." Wordlessly resisted.

This was the first time that he questioned and rejected Xi Yuankui's words, but Chou Chenghong found that he didn't feel any discomfort at all, and even vaguely felt that the things that had been pressing on his heart seemed to be disintegrating little by little.

Xi Yuankui obviously didn't expect that Chou Chenghong, whom he had been raising for a long time, would actually resist in this way. His face froze at first, and then he became furious. He slapped the chess table fiercely, and the black and white chess pieces bounced up one after another, and then lost again. Go back, but this chess has been messed up.

"You, your wings are hard? You have learned to disobey me?" Xi Yuankui was out of breath, blowing his beard and staring with anger, pointing at Chou Chenghong with one hand, looking extremely angry.

Chou Chenghong didn't move, but his head was lowered, which was a silent insistence.

He didn't understand why his grandfather wasn't even allowed to have someone close to him?

Seeing that Chou Chenghong was so angry with him, Xi Yuankui hadn't reacted at all, so he was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he stood up directly, "Go! Let me face the wall and think about it, don't eat dinner, two Come out after the hour!"

Chou Chenghong's expression was normal, he got up straight when he heard this, and walked towards a hidden corner in the study, and when he came to the secret door, Chou Chenghong hesitated for a moment.