Chapter 188: Troublemaking
Chapter 188: Troublemaking
Chu Ci recuperated for two days and his complexion became more and more rosy.
That day, while playing chess with his eldest brother, the chief eunuch beside the emperor suddenly came.
Chu Ci glanced at the chessboard on the table, thinking that he hadn't heard anything happen in the past two days.
She looked at Qiuyue who was standing aside. Qiuyue came out and shook her head, "Master, nothing has happened recently."
Chu Ci put down the flag in her hand and said to the maid guarding the door, "Go and invite the eunuch in."
The eunuch beside the emperor was a seemingly kind and honest man who always smiled at people, but never accepted gifts and no one knew his preferences.
The most terrifying thing about him is that he has never made a mistake in decades.
The eunuch walked up to Chu Ci and was about to bow when Chu Ci quickly helped him up. "Eunuch, this is not allowed. If you are willing, please sit down and have some tea and talk about what's going on."
Chu Ci helped the eunuch sit down, and Qiuyue came over with hot tea and placed it in front of the eunuch, "Please have some tea, eunuch."
The eunuch took the teacup and took a sip. "County Lady, let me be frank. The Emperor said he would hold a banquet tonight and invites you to attend. Of course, if your eldest brother is willing to go, he is also very welcome."
Chu Ci thought about it. General Dingbei was about to die, and they were still holding a banquet. Was this an early celebration?
"Father-in-law, do you know what this banquet is about?" Chu Ci asked directly. There was no problem anyway.
The eunuch glanced at Chu Ci, his smile widening. "County Lady, the day before yesterday, General Dingbei wanted to entrust Miss Xiaorou to Prince Rui. Prince Rui disagreed, so the general wanted the emperor to hold a banquet to find someone for Miss Xiaorou to spend her life with."
Chu Ci looked at the teacup and felt something was wrong. "Didn't he want to give the person to Prince Rui? How could he change his mind in just a few days?"
"My Lady, you're joking. I don't know anything about this. It's just that yesterday, I suddenly went to ask the Emperor for help. The Emperor also felt that it would be best for Miss Xiaorou to find a husband as soon as possible, so he agreed."
Chu Ci expressed her understanding. Not knowing what the father and daughter were up to, she could only nod, "Got it. Thank you, father-in-law, for notifying me. I'll go."
At this point, Chu Ci pulled out a medicine bottle from her bosom and forcefully stuffed it into the eldest eunuch's hand. "Eunuch, I know you don't want those yellow and white things. The pills here can relieve your joint pain. Don't worry."
The eunuch wanted to return the medicine bottle, but according to the news, the county lady's medical skills were unique, so he was reluctant to give it away and had to accept it.
"Then I can only thank the county lady here." Having said this, the eunuch stood up and bowed to Chu Ci. "Then I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
Chu Ci stood up and sent the eunuch away, and Qiuyue hurried to accompany her and send the eunuch out.
After the eunuch left, Chu Ci sat back on the rattan chair, looking towards the door with a frown on his face.
Senior Brother Chu Sheng asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu Ci pinched his lips, "I always feel that these two people will not let it go like this."
"Then we just need to be careful. Senior Brother is always by your side to protect you."
On the day of the banquet, Chu Ci changed into a white long dress and waited in the yard.
Not long after, the eldest brother came out, and coincidentally he was also wearing a white robe. From a distance, it seemed that the clothes of both of them were intentional.
Chu Ci didn't care about that. He just stared blankly at the eldest brother. His long hair was tied up with a jade crown, and his white clothes fluttered gently in the breeze. "Elder brother is still so handsome."
The eldest brother looked at the stars in her eyes and walked over to her to ruffle her hair. "Okay, little nympho, let's go."
Qiuyue followed to get the carriage. As for the other maids, no one followed. It was safest to have the eldest brother go with them. They were redundant and had to be fed dog food all the way.
When they arrived at the palace, Chu Ci's carriage drove in as it was. It was not until they were almost at the main hall that the eldest brother helped her get off the carriage.
Surrounding him were the ladies and masters from various families who came to attend the banquet with their young masters and young ladies. After all, the princes and princesses would also be attending.
"Hey, isn't this Princess Chaoyang? Didn't I hear that the Emperor has already granted her and Brother Rui a marriage? Why is there still a man around her every day? How shameless! Is this what your parents taught you?"
"With the condition of you, I don't believe that Brother Rui would want you."
"There's still a lot of time. I'm waiting to see the show."
Chu Ci turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw General Dingbei and Xiaorou walking towards them. The voice just now sounded very much like Xiaorou's, so sarcastic and harsh.
The eldest brother wanted to take action, but was stopped by Chu Ci, "Miss Xiaorou, what you said is true. I follow the eldest brother around because he is a doctor and he can ensure that my illness will not flare up."
"I can't compare to some people who want to throw themselves at someone, but when they don't want them, they put on transparent clothes and run into their study to flirt with them, only to be thrown out. In the entire imperial capital, only you have the courage to do that."
The eldest brother quickly stopped Chu Ci and said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense to them. Aren't you afraid that this matter will spread out and she will be unable to get married and will blame you and Prince Rui."
Chu Ci's mouth is good at picking up people's scars, and the eldest brother's mouth is mean, very mean.
Chu Ci was so scared that he quickly shut his mouth. It would be inappropriate to sacrifice his own happiness for the sake of pleasure.
"You." Xiao Rou stepped forward and tried to release Chu Ci's mouth, but was stopped by General Dingbei beside her. "Okay, we still have to go in. It would be bad if this matter got out."
Miss Xiaorou could only endure it, but she looked at Chu Ci with her eyes, wishing she could tear her apart alive, but Chu Ci didn't mind at all.
It's a small matter. If these two people didn't have secrets, she would have stripped Xiaorou naked and thrown her onto the street. Who told her to like taking off her clothes like this?
When they entered the hall, everyone else was already seated. She and the eldest brother sat at the same table. The two of them sat down and started drinking tea. Anyway, the other people had nothing to do with them.
As soon as Chu Ci sat down, someone who wanted to take advantage of him came up to him.
Lord Chu brought Chu Yue to Chu Ci and said, "Our table is too far back. We'll make an exception and sit at the same table with you."
Chu Yue squeezed next to Chu Ci and she fell off the chair. Fortunately, the senior brother next to her was quick to catch her. "Girl, are you okay?"
Chu Ci shook her head calmly, helped her senior brother to stand up, and looked at Chu Yue coldly. She wanted to see if she could sit firmly on the chair.
Chu Yue looked at Chu Ci, snorted coldly, and was about to sit down on Chu Ci's chair.
At this moment, Chu Ci seized the opportunity and kicked the chair directly, kicking it aside.
"what!"
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