Yusui Chang'an

Chu Chengyao did not comment on the housekeeper's words.

It was not until Zhong Yi searched the house thoroughly and found nothing wrong that Chu Chengyao let the matter go. He carefully checked the anti-poison bead and put it into the secret compartment himself.

When Chu Chengyao heard the butler asking about Zhou Yuexue's return gift, even though he was impatient, he still ordered the gift to be more generous.

When Zhou Yuexue heard that many ministers were impeaching her, she was so angry that she cursed loudly in the house.

Feeling depressed, she went out to the yard to relax and happened to meet Concubine Liu who was also relaxing. Knowing that she was Liu Yunxiang's niece, Zhou Yuexue, who was already unhappy, acted like the legal wife and made Concubine Liu set the rules for a long time.

When Chu Chengyao learned about this, he became even more impatient with Zhou Yuexue and went to the study room under the pretext of official business.

Thinking of the news that Chu Chengping intended to marry Lin Wanrong, he turned around and went to Concubine Liu's yard on the pretext of comforting her, and waited until the appointed time before returning to the house.
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Compared to the couple in Prince Jin's Mansion who were sleeping in the same bed but had different dreams, Gu Yichen and Princess Yanling, who got married a day earlier, were in perfect harmony.

I accompanied her to her parents' home early this morning, bringing two carriages of gifts. I stayed there until after lunch before leaving Prince Xiang's mansion.

Princess Xiang held her daughter's hand and talked to her in private. When she heard that everyone in the general's mansion loved her as their own child, Princess Xiang choked up and held her daughter's hand, saying that she didn't need to worry.

In the front yard, facing the friendliness of his father-in-law and three uncles, as well as the hidden "threats", Gu Yichen solemnly stated with a helpless smile that he would never let his wife suffer any grievances.

After getting the promise again, the four of them became more friendly to Gu Yichen. They encouraged him to show off his swords and guns. The more they watched, the more satisfied they became. They pulled Gu Yichen to ask about everything from kung fu to the military camp and battlefield...

The more I listened, the more I felt that my son-in-law and brother-in-law, although young, had already become a man of great ability.

Silently floating in my heart:
Yan Ling has good taste, but this boy has better taste.

Among the four, Chu Chengyi spent the most time with Gu Yichen. Although he had long known that this boy was extraordinary and secretly admired him in his heart, when he really became his brother-in-law, he treated him even more like a brother.

Watching his father, brother and brother-in-law chatting and laughing, Chu Chengyi's eyes were full of smiles. When he glanced at his two brothers, he felt lonely for the upcoming separation: Although marrying into the Gu family would only make His Majesty more wary and defensive in the future, it was worth it if it could bring Yanling happiness.

After watching the carriage from the General's Mansion go away, Chu Chengyi hooked his arms around his two brothers' shoulders:

"It's rare for you to come back to Beijing, and you can't stay here for long. Today, while you are free and your two sisters-in-law are not here, how about I invite you to the painted boat to drink and listen to music?"

Brother: "You won't write to your sister-in-law to complain about this later, will you?"

Second brother: "Or are you using this as a threat to extort money from us?"

Chu Chengyi rolled his eyes to the sky, turned around and walked towards the gate:

"If you have a petty mind, forget it."

"Go, why don't you go if you're treating me?"

"It's rare for you to be generous. Go now."

The three brothers, accompanied by their entourage, chatted and laughed all the way until they reached the pleasure boat where the musicians played music. The three of them toasted each other, put aside their burdens for a while, and talked about their childhood memories. They were filled with laughter, bickering, and quarreling, and they were extremely happy...

When the moon was above the willows, the three brothers were all a little drunk and got into the carriage arm in arm to go home.

Just after walking a short distance, Chu Chengyi, who had been joking, suddenly became serious, and returned to normal before his two brothers noticed.

Chu Chengyi found an excuse to go meet his friends, got off the carriage, and asked his attendants and guards to take his two brothers back home first. (End of this chapter)