Kyoto is said to be big, but a gust of wind blew, and the story of Baiwei spread throughout Kyoto.
There is no shortage of good shows in Kyoto. Today, which official's house will be ransacked, and tomorrow, which dandy will spend a lot of money to win a beauty?
But compared to his status as the heir apparent of Prince Chu's palace, other good shows were a bit dull.
In Prince Zhao's Mansion, the eldest son Xiao Jinghong walked towards the extremely high attic in the mansion.
Xiao Yuande's brother, Xiao Yuanye, who was canonized as King of Zhao, is painting inside. Everyone in Prince Zhao's Mansion knows that Prince Zhao is a master of calligraphy and painting. He was obsessed with landscapes when he was young. But at some point, Prince Zhao built a pavilion in the mansion that towered into the clouds and could overlook the Kyoto city wall.
King Zhao lived in this pavilion all day, and his paintings were no longer mountains and rivers, but women without faces.
The portrait is lifelike. Although there is no face, the figure and temperament are vividly visible. No matter what appearance is added, this will be a stunning woman.
Portraits are scattered all over the attic, on the table, on the chairs, on the railings of the stairs... There are portraits of the same woman in the entire attic, and they even have the same posture - standing tall and graceful, with her hands in front of her. , if you add a pair of eyebrows, it seems like you are looking at a certain place.
Jamel Xiao had long been accustomed to his laid-back father. He casually picked up a portrait on the ground, took a look at it, and threw it on the ground.
When Xiao Jinghong walked upstairs, Xiao Yuanye was putting down his brush.
"Father," Xiao Jinghong saluted.
Xiao Yuanye looked at Xiao Jinghong and said with some confusion: "You wouldn't come here on weekdays. Why are you here today?"
Jamel Xiao smiled lightly and said: "Father still knows the child. I think my father will be interested in what happened to the child today, so I came here to tell him about it."
Xiao Yuanye didn't speak, waiting for Jamel Xiao to continue speaking.
Xiao Jinghong also knew Xiao Yuanye's temperament, so he walked to the attic window and looked out the window at the Prince Chu's Palace opposite Prince Zhao's Palace.
"Today in Baiweiju, Xiang Jinghao had a conflict with someone, and Princess Chu said two poems to ask Baiweiju to clear out Baiweiju without offending many guests. Although Baiweiju is just a restaurant, it is rumored that The background behind it is unfathomable, and many interested people have been investigating it for many years but have not been able to find it."
"The moon sets in the clouds, and the mountains and streams hum. I don't know what it means, but when the shopkeepers of Baiweiju heard it, they all obeyed. It's really magical!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yuanye revealed a gentle smile on his lips and said, "There is nothing to be surprised about. Baiweiju was originally hers a long time ago."
"Hers?" Jamel Xiao said in disbelief, "Are you saying that Baiweiju is the property of the Princess of Chu?"
"That's right." Xiao Yuanye said, "A long time ago, the properties under her name were all over Dachu, but later, she put all these things down."
Xiao Jinghong said clearly: "After all, I have become the Princess of Chu, and I will enjoy endless glory and wealth."
Xiao Yuanye defended her: "You don't understand her. She is not someone who loves things outside her body."
Xiao Jinghong heard something different. Ever since he met Jiang Xiyue, he had guessed the person in the painting. He has never pointed it out, nor does he want to point it out.
But now, Xiao Jinghong asked: "Father, do you know Princess Chu?"
Xiao Yuanye didn't hide anything. He walked to Xiao Jinghong's side and looked at the Chu Prince's Mansion not far away.
"I met her once when I was young. It's hard to say we were acquaintances, but she was also an extremely stunning woman in Kyoto back then."
Suddenly, Xiao Yuanye looked at Xiao Jinghong and said earnestly: "Hong'er, my father knows your intention to become an official. In the past, my father has never helped you with anything. If you open your mouth, your father can go to the emperor to ask for it for you." A full-time official."
Xiao Jinghong was stunned. Xiao Yuanye had never cared about him in the past, nor had he ever said such words as he did today.
Xiao Yuanye continued: "However, my father warns you, no matter which path you take in the future. Remember, don't collude with King Chu."
Listening to Xiao Yuanye's story, Xiao Jinghong suddenly had a new understanding of his father.
A few words also reveal deep meanings, like the darkness of the night that does not need to be said.
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After returning to Qiu Mansion, Yu Zhi locked himself in the room and did not come out until dusk.
Yu Zhi and Xiang Jinghao had conflicts not once or twice, but Yu Zhi didn't care that much every time.
But today, he felt a sense of defeat, as if he had really lost to Xiang Jinghao.
In the dark room, Yu Zhi was lying on the bed, and the figure of Jiang Xiyue appeared in his mind, especially the scene where Jiang Xiyue questioned him on behalf of Xiang Jinghao.
Yu Zhi felt inexplicably sad. He didn't know where he lost, but he knew in his heart that he lost to Xiang Jinghao.
Is it because of her... Yu Zhi murmured, his face a little decadent, his eyes looking at the dark ceiling aimlessly.
Boom, boom, boom.
"Yu Zhi, I'm in." Li Wantong pushed the door open and entered.
Yu Zhi's strange behavior attracted everyone's attention, and Qiu An told everyone about Baiweiju.
Qiu Ruoruo, who knew the details, stopped Li Wantong and others, until late at night, Qiu Ruoruo and Li Wantong came together.
Qiu Ruoruo learned about Yu Zhi's life experience from Li Qingru, and felt nothing but disgust for Jiang Xiyue and pity for Yu Zhi.
Now the disgust and pity are even deeper.
"Brother Xiaoyu, are you okay?" Qiu Ruoruo asked.
When Yu Zhi saw the visitor, he forced out a smile, but the smiling face was uglier than the crying face.
"I had a fight with Xiang Jinghao and was slightly injured. Ruoruo, Tong'er, don't worry. I'm going to rest first. You can go out."
Yu Zhi's calm voice was what made people more worried.
Both of them knew Yu Zhi well, so they quietly left without saying anything.
After closing the door, Li Wantong said: "I have never seen Yu Zhi like this. Even at the critical moment of life and death at the bottom of the meteor cliff, Yu Zhi has never shown such an expression."
Depressed and decadent, and seemingly without any emotional fluctuations, like a walking zombie.
Qiu Ruoruo took Li Wantong's hand and comforted her softly: "Sister Li, I think I know the crux of this. However, this crux can only be solved by my aunt."
"Aunt Qingru?"
"Yes." Qiu Ruoruo nodded, "I will summon my aunt and explain the matter to her."
After a cup of tea, the nightingale chirped and escaped into the high night sky.
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"Hao'er, kneel down!" Jiang Xiyue rarely got angry. She has always doted on Xiang Jinghao.
But for what happened today, although Jiang Xiyue reprimanded Yu Zhi, she knew right from wrong and the importance.
Xiang Jinghao didn't dare to disobey Jiang Xiyue and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Do you know you are wrong?" Jiang Xiyue asked sharply.
Xiang Jinghao has a stubborn look in his eyes. He can admit his mistakes in other matters, but if he admits his mistakes today, wouldn't he bow to Yu Zhi?
Xiang Jinghao said stubbornly: "Mom, I'm right! That Yu Zhi's reputation has been ruined and he still dares to pester you. I should teach him a lesson."
Jiang Xiyue said with a cold look in her eyes: "Normally, I didn't know you were so indulgent and arrogant. You were clearly the one who started this matter, and you would hurt others at the first sign of disagreement. I taught you to read the book when you were a child. , I have forgotten all the principles I learned. If you act like this, if Yu Zhi really dies in your hands, are you going to risk your life to pay for it? "
Xiang Jinghao was not convinced. He didn't want to listen to Jiang Xiyue talking to Yu Zhi, as if his beloved toy had been taken away.
"He is just a commoner, how can he need me to save his life? I, the Prince of Chu, can't be threatened by Yu Zhi. Besides, mother, you have also seen Yu Zhi's vicious plan. The child obviously didn't hurt him, but he deliberately hurt himself. , falsely accusing the child."
Jiang Xiyue felt that the Xiang Jinghao in front of her was a bit strange. How could he be the filial son who was soft-spoken and arrogant like before?
Jiang Xiyue sighed: "If you don't take action, how can Yu Zhi take advantage of it? Although his thoughts are a bit vicious, Hao'er was the one who provoked this matter in the first place!"
Xiang Jinghao was not angry, looked at Jiang Xiyue and said, "Mother, I am your biological son. Why do you want to help outsiders?"
Jiang Xiyue said: "Have I ever favored outsiders? Do you know how the people of Kyoto will talk about you after today?"
"The Crown Prince of Chu bullies others with his power and behaves improperly. How will the ministers in the court impeach the Chu King's palace to the Chu King?"
"What I feel sad about is that you are reckless and impulsive, do not know right from wrong, and are arrogant and domineering. In this way, sooner or later you will cause big trouble."
Unexpectedly, Xiang Jinghao stood up and said even more arrogantly: "Mother, I am the heir to the Prince of Chu's palace. No one dares to touch me. My father holds heavy troops in Nanzhou, and even Your Majesty has to give him some face. Why bother?" So worried.”
"Mother, you don't have to worry about the child. The child has grown up and has his own opinions."
After saying that, Xiang Jinghao stood up and left angrily.
"Hao'er!"
Jiang Xiyue frowned, she was right to support Xiang Jinghao, but since Yu Zhi left Baiweiju, Yu Zhi's eyes were as cold as a sharp sword in her mind.
Those eyes stung her, as if there was an insurmountable glacier between her and the boy.
"Small slave, I will drive to Qiu Mansion early tomorrow morning."
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In the middle of the night, the bright moon hung high in the sky, everything was silent, and the lights of thousands of houses were extinguished little by little.
Yu Zhi didn't feel sleepy at all, and the injuries on his body were nothing, but the strange emotion in his heart lingered.
Why?
Princess Chu is Xiang Jinghao's mother. As Ruoruo said, everything before was just a disguise.
You can gossip, but you are always an enemy.
But why do I feel that kind and familiar feeling towards her?
My mother, do I miss you too much? But I shouldn’t mistake her for her.
Yu Zhi tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
This should have been an extremely ordinary conflict, but because of Jiang Xiyue, everything became different.
Boom, boom, boom.
The door was knocked again.
Yu Zhi groaned and said, "Tong'er, I fell asleep."
But another voice came from outside the door.
"It's me, open the door!"
