Huangxiu

Chapter 32 Danger
After leaving Prince Qing's Mansion, he slowed down his pace and breathed a sigh of relief.

They took etiquette lessons when they were young.

But I was in a state of lockdown at the time, and I didn't know if I would be able to relax in this lifetime. It would be useless to learn anything. I was even a little rebellious and didn't study very seriously.

It's fine in general occasions, but it's inevitable to appear shy in formal and solemn occasions.

It was okay to go to the prince’s birthday party, but the New Year was not far away, and it was a tradition for the princes to go to the palace to celebrate the New Year with the emperor.

They couldn't go in previous years, but they may have to go this year.

Letting Chu Yi learn etiquette again can give her confidence without making a fool of herself.

There are still many rules in the palace.

He first went to the Ministry of Rites to report for duty, and then went to the Audit Department two hundred meters away.

Coming out of the imperial palace, to the west is the prince's residence, and to the east are the six ministries and departments. The six ministries and departments are in the same area and not far from each other.

He was wearing an official robe and was not stopped when he entered the Audit Office.

As soon as you step into the door of the Audit Department, you will feel a completely different sense of rigor and busyness. The officials coming and going are all in a hurry, which is completely different from the leisurely pace of the Ministry of Rites.

Zou Fang had already found out the location of the person they were looking for, and went straight to a yard, where he went in first.

A moment later, Zou Fang came out with a thin middle-aged man.

The thin middle-aged man clasped his fists and saluted from a distance: "Your humble servant Song Shunian greets the prince."

"Sir Song, I am sorry to bother you." Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Have I finished counting my merits?"

"Don't worry, my lord. I have already put the two memorials for merit requests at the front and have them processed on an expedited basis. I estimate that there will be a result within three days."

"Thank you very much, Lord Song." Chu Zhiyuan smiled and winked at Zou Fang.

Zou Fang stepped forward and stuffed a silver note into Song Shunian's sleeve.

As a master, his movements were graceful and precise. Before Song Shunian could react, the banknote had already gone into his sleeve.

"This..." Song Shunian hesitated.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Uncle Eighteen is Uncle Eighteen, I am me, I am not used to letting others work for nothing, so I won't bother you, Master Song."

"...Please come in, my Lord."

Song Shunian personally escorted Chu Zhiyuan out of the Audit Department.

The Audit Department was a noble government office with an exclusive status. It was directly under the emperor and was not subject to the control of the Six Ministries or other departments.

It is difficult for external forces to interfere with its operation, but this does not include the prince.

This Song Shunian is a relative of Chu Mingxuan, and no one dares to change the result for personal gain. That is a capital crime punishable by death, and no one dares to do so.

But it can still be done by changing the order.

It used to take a month or even longer to wait, but now the results can be obtained in three days.

This is already the fastest.

After all, someone has to be sent to review it, and no mistakes are allowed, otherwise you will lose your head.

Chu Zhiyuan left the Audit Department and headed towards the Tianbao Department.

Tianbaosi is adjacent to Tongtian Pavilion, on the easternmost street of the six ministries and departments area. It is the intersection of two long streets and is well connected.

From the outside, the facade of Tianbao Division is no different from other divisions, solemn and simple, but there are too many people coming and going, and it is as crowded as the top hospitals in the previous life.

As soon as he stepped into the gate of Tianbao Division, he felt inexplicable pressure.

The hairs on his body stood up, reminding him to escape quickly.

The supersense fell on an old man standing in front of a flower bed at the foot of the wall.

The old man was wearing a gray robe and had a thin body. He looked like an ordinary old man.

He was lazily lying in a chair, holding a book in one hand, with a coffee table next to him and a small red clay stove emitting white steam.

He was calm and relaxed, and the hustle and bustle around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced above his head and was suddenly in a trance.

Before my eyes was a vast starry sky. Seven stars were exceptionally bright and twinkling, and the starlight formed a long sword.

The old man was standing on the void, holding the long sword made of starlight in his hand, ready to chop down, as if to chop everything in the world into pieces.

Just as he was trembling with fear, he suddenly felt a cool breath from his palm, and the Qingying Sword woke him up.

There was already a layer of sweat on his body.

The last Grandmaster who was attacked was Chu Qingfeng. Because he practiced the same method, he was not attacked.

If it weren't for the help of Qingying Sword, I would probably have been mentally traumatized during this visit to the Grand Master.

He was secretly awe-inspiring, and quickly withdrew his super senses to avoid the old man, followed the crowd to the main hall, and came to the spacious hall.

The noisy crowd walked into the hall like a group of ants, appearing extremely small inside the hall.

The hall was not as noisy as outside, but rather very quiet.

The wide sandalwood platform formed a semi-closed circle. Behind the platform were the minor officials of the Tianbao Division, both men and women, all with serious and indifferent expressions.

Chu Zhiyuan personally stepped forward and handed over a shiny silver plaque. This was an ivory plaque of the Ninth Grade Merit, with nine Epiphyllums carved on one side and his portrait, name, and age printed on the other.

The clerk of the Tianbao Division behind the stage was a young man with a plain appearance and an indifferent expression. After taking the sign, he first looked at him carefully, then looked at the ivory plate, and said indifferently, "What do you want to change?"

"Small Marrow Cleansing Pill."

"Hold on."

He pressed the ivory card into the red ink box next to it, then pressed it onto the white paper next to it, then turned the ivory card over, pressed the ink box, and then pressed it onto the paper.

He printed both sides neatly on paper, then picked up the pen and wrote the four words "Xiao Xisui Dan" before turning around and leaving.

Chu Zhiyuan waited for about a minute, and the young clerk came back and handed over a emerald green porcelain bottle.

Chu Zhiyuan opened it, smiled and nodded, then dipped his index finger in the red ink and pressed it on the paper.

He has already gone through this process, so there is no need to be reminded.

Putting the small marrow cleansing pill into his sleeve, he left Tianbao Division with Zou Fang and Guo Chi and went to the adjacent Tongtian Pavilion.

After reading for a whole day, he returned home in the evening and went straight to Chu Yi's yard.

As soon as you step into Chu Yi's courtyard, it feels like you have stepped into another world.

Flowers are in full bloom and the fragrance is wafting in the air.

Various kinds of exotic flowers and plants are distributed in different locations of the courtyard. Some form small flower beds, some are located on rockery and swaying in the wind, and some are in the stream, forming a world of exotic flowers and plants.

In the open space between the flower beds, Chu Yi was carrying a bowl of water on his head. His upper body remained motionless, and he walked forward with light lotus steps.

Two middle-aged palace maids were supervising from the side, one pointing out mistakes from time to time, and the other demonstrating them from time to time. Chu Yi's little face showed a look of pain that was worse than death.

Chu Zhiyuan wanted to laugh but held it back.

When the two palace maids saw Chu Zhiyuan appear, they bowed lightly with an elegant posture, revealing an extremely beautiful demeanor.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists in return: "Thank you, two aunts."

The two palace maids smiled respectfully, said goodbye and left quietly.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and watched them leave gracefully. He took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Chu Yi, who looked resentful: "Look what this is?"

Inside the wooden box is a small flower, each petal of which is a different color.

"Seven-rainbow flower!" Chu Yi stepped forward in surprise, carefully picked it up and looked at it with a fascinated look.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "With this, I can practice etiquette well, right?"

"Just practice, it's no big deal." Chu Yi's eyes seemed to be firmly drawn to the seven-rainbow flower, and he answered nonchalantly.

Now all she could see were the seven rainbow flowers.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, walked out of her courtyard, returned to the quiet room, and prepared to try to break through the next floor.

But when he took out the small marrow cleansing pill and was about to start, he suddenly stopped and frowned.

He had a subtle intuition.

His intuition told him that this time it would not succeed.

One small marrow cleansing pill is not enough to achieve the desired effect, at least two are needed.

He shook his head helplessly and took back the small marrow cleansing pill.

……

Early in the morning, when he went to Mingwu Hall to practice martial arts, he thanked Chu Mingxuan. When he was about to leave, Chu Mingxuan came over and pulled him aside, inviting him to dinner in the evening.

"I made another jar of medicinal wine." Chu Mingxuan was very proud and said with a smile: "Also, the third brother returned from the northwest, so this can be considered as his welcome banquet."

Chu Zhiyuan was stunned.

He knew that this was the Third Prince Chu Zhiyao, the eldest son of the Fourth Prince King Xuan.

Chu Mingxuan said: "Speaking of your generation, there are only three of you who are innate masters now. Don't you want to meet them?"

Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Who else is participating?"

Before him, among the princes of the "Zhi" generation, only the third prince Chu Zhiyao and the sixth prince became innate masters and then joined the army.

Chu Zhiyao was twenty-four years old, four years older than himself. He left Mingwu Palace two years ago and joined the border army.

Once you join the army, you will have more opportunities to make meritorious contributions, you can exchange for more elixirs, and you will make faster progress.

I just don’t know if I can be faster than myself.

Although the Jade Lock and Golden Gate Technique cannot make one become a master overnight, but when combined with the Heaven Origin Technique and the Earth Origin Technique, one can possess an incredible speed of practice.

But the world is full of wonders, and there are always people better than you. Maybe Chu Zhiyao will have a fortuitous encounter and his cultivation will skyrocket.

"And there are only the ninth and tenth brothers, no outsiders."

"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

He, Chu Zhiting, Chu Zhichuan and Chu Mingxuan have formed a small group and their relationship is becoming increasingly close.

After leaving Mingwu Hall, he went to the Ministry of Rites to report for duty, and then excitedly went to the Audit Department.

(End of this chapter)