Yusui Chang'an

After giving the instructions, Song Yi didn't answer. Chu Chengyao raised his eyes in confusion and saw Song Yi hesitated, gently asking for the reason.

Song Yi looked at Chu Chengyao hesitantly:

"Your Highness, do you really want to marry Miss Zhou?"

"The wedding date has been set, so of course it's true. What's wrong?"

Song Yi: "I..."

Just as he opened his mouth, he glanced at Zhong Yi and quickly changed his words:
"My subordinate worked as a nurse in the Lin family many years ago, and I have seen Miss Lin's family and Miss Zhou's conduct themselves. Miss Zhou's family is not as good as Miss Lin's family..."

Zhong Yi interrupted displeasedly:

"Song Yi, Miss Zhou will become the princess soon, how can you slander her?"

Song Yi cupped his fists to plead guilty:

"This is a mistake made by my subordinate. Don't blame me, Your Highness. I heard that the Lin family's second-in-law young master was missing. The Lin family and my subordinates are somewhat kind to each other. If Your Highness did not give orders these days, I would like to help look for him and repay this kindness."

Chu Chengyao agreed gently and specially assigned some manpower to Song Yi:

"I heard that the emperor's brother, third brother, and fourth brother all sent people to help find the person. I can't protect myself now, so it would be best if you could go."

Song Yi thanked him and left. Chu Chengyao stared at Song Yi's walking back and asked:
"Did you find any trace of the Jianghu people Zhou Huaili was looking for earlier?"

Zhong Yi: "Not yet, as if she disappeared out of thin air. Your Highness, do you want to ask the princess personally?"

Hearing those words about princess, Chu Chengyao's eyes flashed with impatience:
"No, she doesn't need to know. Song Yi was born in the world, so he is naturally more relaxed than you. Just treat him with courtesy in private and don't impose too many rules on him."

Zhong Yi: "You are the master. Now that he has entered the house, he must be more respectful to you."

Chu Chengyao closed his eyes and exhaled the irritation in his heart, and turned to look at Zhong Yi: "What I want is that he is willing to be used by me, without any need for formal courtesy in terms of names and rules. If the big thing comes true, everyone in the world will respect me. If it doesn't come true, everyone in the world will respect me. , your life is at risk, so what’s the use of being respectful?”

Seeing Zhong Yi lower his eyes, Chu Chengyao patted his shoulder and softened his tone:

"Zhong Yi, I know that you are loyal to protect me and will not tolerate any disrespect from others. Those who can achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Don't let the people who can be used leave us for the sake of small things."

At the appointed time, Chu Chengyao took Zhong Yi out of the house secretly and went to Zuo Yingxiong's residence.

Instructing Zhong Yi to stay outside the door and wait for a stick of incense, Xiao Chen arrived belatedly:

"I'm busy today and I'm not as free as His Majesty the King of Jin. Please don't blame me for being late."

Chu Chengyao drank tea leisurely, without any trace of the embarrassment or displeasure of being under house arrest or being treated coldly and ridiculed. His expression was gentle and indifferent:

"It doesn't matter. I happen to be free recently. If you want, I have enough time to wait for Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Chen looked him up and down:
"Seeing that His Highness is calm and calm, I think he has already prepared a countermeasure. But this time in Mobei, nearly five thousand war horses were robbed by His Highness's father. I don't know how to explain to the King after I return."

"Years ago, Mobei was defeated by Tianchu. Logically speaking, Mobei brought the princess to Tianchu for marriage. But you brought a prince who got into trouble. If the betrothal gift hadn't been enough to make the father's heart beat, the emperor's grandmother would have lived a long life. At the banquet, my father had already rejected it."

As he spoke, Chu Chengyao slowly refilled the tea for himself:

"But it was this betrothal gift that made my father greedy, so he took advantage of Deputy Ambassador Mo's death to get some."

Xiao Chen arranged his clothes and looked at Chu Chengyao with slightly raised eyebrows:

"The royal family of Mobei is so proud, how could they allow the princess to get married? Even if King Cheng comes to Tianchu, he intends to cause trouble for your father. But if His Highness hadn't come up with a plan to marry General Gu's granddaughter, the betrothal gift would not be what was said at the birthday banquet. If it's too much, it won't arouse any concern. What? You won't acknowledge it after you've used it?"