"..." Chu Yi was confused by her expression of pity and amusement, and flexibly moved the white diamond between her fingers from her index finger to her tail finger, and then back to between her index finger and middle finger.

He gently dropped the white pieces from his fingers.

The chess game changed again because of this move. The originally disconnected black pieces stretched into one piece, and the black and white pieces were evenly matched.

Gu Yanfei looked at the evenly matched chess game in front of him, pursed his lips and smiled, his calm eyes as deep and unpredictable as a pool of water.

She took out a small porcelain vase with blue flowers on a white background from her sleeve and placed it on the table.

"If you 'need' to get sick, you only need to take one pill. Within the next month, your pulse will show a weak pulse with insufficient Qi and blood, just like a patient with congenital deficiencies."

Gu Yanfei pushed the small porcelain bottle in front of Chu Yi. After a pause, he didn't forget to add: "My medicine won't hurt you." He must be discerning!

Chu Yi smiled softly, as if he had read her mind, and said with a pun: "That's natural."

A little light appeared in his black jade eyes, and the ends of his upturned eyes curved into a small arc.

The three previous encounters made Chu Yi know that Gu Yanfei was very capable, so when he was at Prince Jing's Mansion that day, he went to the carriage to chat with her for a few words.

It's a pleasure to work with smart people.

Both of their eyes were filled with smiles, and they exchanged tacit smiles.

Chu Yi picked up the small porcelain bottle on the table, poured the pills in the bottle into his mouth, rolled his throat up and down, and swallowed the pills into his stomach.

Gu Yanfei: "..."

Gu Yanfei watched his every move, smiled, and thought to herself: This man really dares to eat anything!

This kind of trust from Chu Yi made her quite happy. When she was happy, she couldn't hide it at all. Her smile was bright, and her black pupils were filled with joyful smile. It was obviously winter, but it made people feel as if they were in the spring of March.

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She felt that the two of them were the same, both were not treated favorably by heaven... and they also had no intention of just waiting for death.

Heaven will never favor one person endlessly, even if it is the chosen one.

God will never abandon a person endlessly.

They are not hopeless.

Gu Yanfei picked up another sunspot with a smile.

As the child fell, something invisible seemed to settle, and there was some kind of silent understanding between the two.

The cold wind blew, and the half-lifted and half-draped bamboo curtain made a subtle rustling sound. Three or four half-yellow sycamore leaves outside the window were spinning in mid-air and floating downward.

The chamberlain dressed as a servant whispered something in Chu You's ear. Chu You, who was about to get on the carriage, immediately stopped and suddenly looked up and saw Chu Yi at the window.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other quietly, neither of them looking away.

Yuan Zhe, who was in the rear, saw that Chu You was still not getting on the carriage, so he called softly: "Your Highness?"

Chu You remained motionless, still looking up at Chu Yi from the window on the second floor, and said calmly: "It's Chu Yi."

In this huge capital city, there are only a handful of people who can call the eldest prince by his name so bluntly.

Yuan Zhe was startled, and raised his head, followed Chu You's line of sight, and came across a handsome and picturesque unfamiliar face beside the bamboo curtain.

The warm winter sun softly splashed on the bamboo curtain of the second floor window, and you could see a shadowy and graceful figure sitting opposite Chu Yi behind the other bamboo curtain.

Yuan Zhe couldn't see the woman's face clearly. He could only tell from the graceful figure and her soft profile revealed through the gaps in the bamboo curtain that she was a beauty.

Yuan Zhe looked at it for a moment, then turned to ask Chu You: "Your Highness, since the eldest prince has returned to Beijing, has he ever gone to court to manage politics?"

"No." Chu You shook his head, his sharp eagle eyes flashed as sharply as a blade in the sun, and his voice became colder, "The Emperor does have this intention."

Yuan Zhe's face straightened and he lowered his voice and said, "You must never give in on this matter."

"The emperor is testing this. If the emperor gets what he wants, the next step is to establish a prince!"

"Hmph, the eldest prince went to South Vietnam when he was ten years old. How could those Vietnamese people train him well to make enemies of South Vietnam? The eldest prince must have been raised and wasted a long time ago. You see, he just came back and traveled with the beauty. It's really That’s outrageous!”

Yuan Zhe snorted disdainfully: "I heard that the eldest prince has a weakness that was brought from the womb... he has no talent or virtue, and he is too weak to hold a big position!"

His last words contained a hint of guidance.

Chu You withdrew his gaze and narrowed his slender eyes in thought.

He and Chu Yi were similar in age, but Chu Yi had lived with his father in the East Palace since he was a child. They only met a few times during festivals and festivals, and had no other contact... Later, Chu Yi went to Nanyue as a hostage, and they were always there. Eight years.

Since Chu Yi returned to Beijing last month, he had only met his nephew three times. Once was on the day Chu Yi returned to the palace, the second time was at the Queen Mother's Shoukang Palace, and the third time was today.

He couldn't see through this nephew.

After Yuan Zhe thought for a moment, he cautiously added: "Although the eldest prince is not talented, he is the emperor's only heir after all. Your Highness still took it too lightly and let him return to the capital alive."

If Chu Yi died on the way back to Beijing, they would save a lot of trouble now.

"..." Chu You fell silent, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, his eyes gloomy.

Seeing that he looked wrong, Yuan Zhe asked: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Chu You considered the words and said slowly: "Chu Yi is either a very hidden person, or he is very lucky."

Whenever he thought of what happened in Danyang City, Chu You was puzzled, as if he was in a vast fog.

From the moment Chu Yi entered the territory of Da Jing Dynasty, Chu You had people chasing him, but Chu Yi repeatedly escaped. He calculated that Chu Yi would have to pass through Danyang City when he wanted to return to the capital, so he sent people to Danyang City. Waiting for mercy. Danyang City is his territory, and He Zhifu is his people. As long as Chu Yi comes to Danyang City, he will be unable to fly.

However, something went wrong in his plan.

The South Vietnamese made trouble in Danyang City and burned the Danyang Mansion Office, alarming the entire Danyang City.

When the news reached the capital, Chu You was shocked.

He had clearly reached an agreement with the South Vietnamese, and the South Vietnamese emperor also stated in the letter that he would send someone to Danyang City to have a detailed discussion with him. At this critical moment, the South Vietnamese suddenly turned against him, and not only set fire to it, but even assassinated Magistrate He. Cut off Danyang City from his hands.

Chu Yi was also in Danyang City when the incident happened.

It would be too much of a coincidence to say it was a coincidence, but when it comes to what Chu Yi did, there seems to be no clue enough to verify this.

Chu Yi hasn't done anything out of the ordinary since he returned to Beijing. He has always looked sick and rarely sees outsiders. He only went to Prince Jing's Mansion a few days ago.

Yuan Zhe was also thoughtful and said in a deep voice: "In short, the eldest prince is a threat when he is alive."

Chu You nodded slightly in silence.

"Your Highness, do you want to see who the eldest prince's confidante is?" Yuan Zhe looked at the shadowy figure next to Chu Yi again and thought to himself: The eldest prince is already eighteen years old. If he hadn't been a hostage in South Vietnam for many years, he would Already married.

Just as the Queen Mother has been worrying about Prince Kang's marriage, the Emperor is also thinking about the eldest prince's marriage...

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Chapter completed!