The branches of the Chen family are luxuriant, and there are collateral branches of the Chen family all over Beicheng, and even the direct branches have many descendants.
Chen Chaojiang was just one of the more promising children among the direct lineage. Of course, he was most valued by the clan during the years when he married the princess.
Later, the Chen family was angered by the Northern King because of him, and many people disliked him.
Chen Chaojiang wanted to win back Yuan'er, but many elders of the Chen family had warned him privately not to allow him to move.
It seems that he has been regarded as a sinner of the Chen family.
After several years of hard work, Chen Chaojiang's situation has become slightly better.
Before coming today, he just wanted to see Gu Yuan'er to see if she still had feelings for him, or in other words, to see if there was any possibility of redeeming this relationship.
The worst thing is that he is just a little unfamiliar.
No matter what, he never imagined that Gu Yuan'er would let someone beat him.
The door was pushed open, two guards came in, held him up and walked out.
General Chen Chao knew some boxing and kicking skills, but he couldn't struggle in front of the princess's guards. He was quickly pushed to the ground and beaten in front of everyone.
Then he was thrown out of the teahouse.
He didn't know what others thought of He Zifeng, but he was quite happy at the moment anyway.
So what if we were a couple?
The princess has already had someone beat him up in the street. The pain is secondary, and the main reason is humiliation. If the princess has even a little affection for him in her heart, she will not do such a cruel thing.
"This snack is delicious. Princess, try it."
Chu Yunli looked at him with a half-smile but said, "Are you happy?"
He Zifeng was surprised: "I have always been very happy after meeting the princess."
Chu Yunli didn't expose him either.
In fact, Gu Yuan'er was really happier than General Chen Chao, and she also looked forward to spending the rest of her life with him.
Later, when she was treated like this by him, it was true that she felt sad, and it was also true that she let go. Later, Chen Chaojiang kept pestering her again and again, and she was fed up with it and quite disgusted. The reason why no one took action was that she was afraid of offending the Chen family and hurting her.
It affected the people who worked with the Chen family to earn a living.
Chu Yunli is not afraid now. Her village in the suburbs still lacks many long-term workers. If there is still time, she can help them find other things to do.
After beating someone up, Chu Yunli was in a good mood.
After returning to the mansion, she went to tell King Bei personally that she had beaten someone up.
Not only was Bei Wang not angry, he was also quite pleased: "Actually, I wanted to beat him up for a long time, but I was afraid that you wouldn't let him go. What if I beat him up and make you sad again, wouldn't it be worth the loss?"
Chu Yunli felt warm in her heart and had dinner with King Bei before returning to her courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, the steward came forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you for a long time." He then whispered, "Your Majesty, it seems that he does not like to congratulate you."
Chu Yunli walked in slowly and saw an angry Gu Yin sitting on a chair. She asked with a smile: "What's going on?"
Gu Yin said directly: "Sister, that He Zifeng has no good intentions, you should be more careful."
"Oh?" Chu Yunli sat down, straightened her skirt, and asked, "Where do you start talking about this?"
Gu Yin was a little anxious: "I have inquired about it. He was born in poverty, but he can associate with many wealthy young men in the capital, and there are many women who are happy with him. This... What is the difference between this and Fu Yiniang?"
Chu Yunli was speechless.
From a business perspective, there seems to be no difference.
She chuckled: "Of course there is a difference. Fu Yiniang has no good intentions when getting along with others, is not honest with others, lies to others when she opens her mouth, and even her identity is false. Could it be that He Zifeng also hides his identity when interacting with others?"
As a civil servant, he had to keep it a secret.
Gu Yin was speechless: "He has a bad background and is not worthy of you."
Gu Yuan'er once said these words to her younger brother, but now he returned them intact.
Chu Yunli couldn't laugh or cry: "I won't marry him, so why am I worthy?"
Gu Yin suddenly said: "Just like me taking a concubine?"
Chu Yunli: "..."
Anyway, it makes sense to live with this one for the rest of my life.
Although Gu Yin was troubled, he had good intentions. Chu Yunli sent the person away and was pleasant-looking along the way.
As a result, when I turned around, I saw He Zifeng in the yard with a resentful look on his face. He asked quietly: "You take me as your concubine?"
Was he eavesdropping outside just now?
Chu Yunli coughed: "Did you hear everything?"
He Zifeng looked a little pale: "I won't be a concubine!"
Chu Yunli opened her mouth and said, "Okay, I will marry you from now on!"
He Zifeng: "..."
Of course he could see that this woman had no other intentions. He would not know in the future, but at least for now she had not changed her mind. And what he had to do was to prevent her from changing her mind for the rest of her life.
As expected, the Chen family suffered the loss of being dumb. From the beginning to the end, no one came to King Bei to mention the incident of Princess Yuan beating someone in the street.
The people outside thought that Princess Yuan had a new love, and they were afraid that the new love would overthink her, so they beat her up.
However, General Chen Chao should also fight.
He married the princess, but instead of providing for him, he went out to flirt with women and make the princess sad. When he didn't beat him, many people felt that the princess was aggrieved. But now that he was beaten, everyone took it for granted.
Xin Huan was very favored and followed the princess in and out for several months.
It's the New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye, and the North City is extremely festive. The Beiwang Mansion is a small court. The taxes and account books of the harvests, the guards and weapons at the border, everything has to be personally handled by the Beiwang. The outer palace is busy, even He Zifeng
They were all arrested and brought to settle accounts.
Gu Yin could still settle accounts if he couldn't do anything else. However, although he was deceived by Chu Yunli, he kept staring at He Zifeng, always feeling that he was uneasy and wanted to deceive his sister.
Throughout the morning, I looked at He Zifeng many times.
Chu Yunli glanced out of the corner of his eye and said, "You're almost done. Work more seriously."
Gu Yin: "..."
My sister actually scolded him for this pretty boy?
He said dissatisfiedly: "Look at it, there is no missing piece of meat, it still looks so good."
Chu Yunli couldn't help laughing: "I asked you to do the accounting carefully so that you don't have to spend the New Year with your account books. I can tell you, when I want to celebrate the New Year, you can do the calculations yourself."
Gu Yin refused: "I don't belong to Beiwang Mansion alone."
Chu Yunli said seriously: "You are the crown prince, and from now on you will be yours alone."
Gu Yin looked at the account books all over the room. Over there, his father and He Zifeng were still pulling the beads rapidly. A dozen accountants outside were also counting. The whole room was filled with the sound of the beads. He felt a little desperate. First,
Hui really knew that besides being majestic and majestic, King Bei was also not easy to do.
He fell silent.
King Bei glanced at his son and snorted in his heart.
He did it on purpose!
He had only been in the north for a year or two. Although he was busy during the New Year holidays in the previous years, it was not to the point where he, the King of the North, was required to settle accounts personally.
In the past, he felt that he was in good health, with doctors watching over him, and that he would have at least twenty or thirty years of good life, so there was no need to put his two children under pressure in advance. But this year he narrowly escaped death, and after seriously considering the situation in Beiwang Mansion, he decided
Give the child below some experience. At least, he won't be left in a hurry after he suddenly leaves.
In the midst of all the busyness, a steward came in and delivered a letter with red paint on it.
Any letter sent by the imperial court with lacquer on it meant something urgent. King Bei calmed down his mind, opened the letter, and relaxed his frown. After reading it for a long time, he frowned again.
Gu Yin was confused: "Father, what happened in the court?"
Chu Yunli had already stood up and walked over, took the letter and read it for herself.
After seeing the writing on it clearly, he said in surprise: "The fifth prince has come to the north?"
The letter stated that the fifth prince reported illness and was recuperating in the mansion some years ago. The imperial physician sent by the emperor had never seen anyone. He became suspicious and sent his father-in-law to visit him. Only then did he discover that the fifth prince's mansion was empty.
After further questioning, I learned that the fifth prince had sneaked out of the capital and came to the north.
The letter contains instructions from the Emperor Yin Yin: if you see someone, carefully escort them back to the capital.
Gu Yin also came over and read the letter, and couldn't help but said: "Is this so outrageous? The Chinese New Year is approaching, and many bandits also want to have a good year. What do the fifth princes think?"
King Bei glanced at him, feeling increasingly disappointed. He looked at Chu Yunli without revealing his face: "Yuan'er, what do you think?"
Chu Yunli thought for a while: "The fifth prince is naturally smart, and it is known to the whole country. News came from the court a year ago that the emperor intends to establish a heir apparent. I don't think he necessarily ran away, but maybe he wanted to take back the northern fiefdom and take this
Change the position of Crown Prince."
Gu Yin was a little confused: "The fifth prince is only nineteen years old this year, isn't he?"
Chu Yunli smiled: "We have to prepare for the worst and see if the fifth prince can reach our northern border smoothly?"
If he really sneaks away, it may not be so smooth. As Gu Yin said, there are bandits everywhere along the way, and if there are not enough guards and people are not smart enough, something may happen.
If the fifth prince had arrived without any danger, then... he should not be able to do such a thing as sneaking away.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, as soon as Chu Yunli got up, the steward arrived and said, "Your Majesty, please come over. We have important matters to discuss."
As soon as she went out, the steward whispered: "The fifth prince was captured by bandits a hundred miles away from the northern border. Let's go rescue him."
Chu Yunli immediately became energetic. It seemed that he was a smart man and had even calculated this.
Of course, it could also be a mistake.
He Zifeng chuckled: "You will know if you are really smart or not."
Chu Yunli glanced at him for a second: "If I remember correctly, you are from the imperial court. Who are you helping?"
He Zifeng immediately expressed his loyalty: "I will definitely help you!"