Chapter 323 Auspicious Time

Gradually, the rain became heavier, from a drizzle to a little bit, and then to a patter.

It rained continuously in spring, and it fell all night, and it continued to fall until the next morning.

It rained intermittently for the next seven or eight days, and the weather was overcast.

For the first time, Chu You realized what it means to have nowhere to ask for help.

The Queen Mother was placed under house arrest, those aristocratic families did not help him, even his cousin Yuan Zhe was unwilling to come forward, Chu You was almost unable to take a single step.

In the past, Chu You knew that the aristocratic family was a double-edged sword, which could be his help. If he couldn't hold it down, he would let the aristocratic family stand above the king and rule alone like the previous dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Emperor Taizu weakened and suppressed the family.

Chu You has always been confident that he can control the family and make the family work for him.

But now, he is deeply aware of the horror of this double-edged sword.

To the aristocratic family, he is just a clay bodhisattva with the blood of the aristocratic family. They will only offer him up on a high level, instead of treating him as the real monarch.

Today's Chu You is like an eagle whose wings have been broken, he can do nothing but try to get people to inquire about Gu Yunxie's news.

However, when Gu Yunxie was in Fusi's prison in Beizhen, Chu You tried all kinds of methods, but still got nothing, and got no news about Gu Yunxie at all.

In desperation, Chu You remembered Fang Mingfeng's words for the first time: "If you can't do it properly, please send someone to tell me, I have a solution."

This time, he hesitated.

"Boom!"

Chu You suddenly slammed his fist on the window sill, his usually dark eyes were cloudy at the moment, and his firm belief seemed to be torn to pieces in just a few days.

The rain from outside floated in through the window, and the water droplets dripped on the table, vaguely reflecting the bright and beautiful face of the girl.

Mommy!

Chu You reached out to grab it, but caught a cloud of air.

"Hoo-hoo--"

The moist air drawn into his lungs seemed to be stuck there, making him feel suffocated.

The next moment, the personal servant walked in cautiously, swallowed his saliva, and asked for instructions: "My lord, I wonder if you will go to Tianhe Garden tomorrow?"

Tomorrow is the National Day, and the whole country celebrates it. Tomorrow morning, all civil and military officials will go to the Royal Palace Tianhe Garden in the suburbs of Beijing to have a banquet and celebrate the festival with the emperor.

Chu You, who had been sitting blankly for a long time, opened his eyes suddenly, and shot at the waiter with a dark gaze, and blurted out: "Come here, drag him out for this king, and beat him!"

The personal servant was frightened, and knelt down with a "plop".

As soon as the voice fell, two palace guards came over hearing the sound, clasped their fists to receive orders, and dragged the servant out rudely.

The personal servant trembled, begging for mercy in a hurry: "Your Majesty, spare me!"

"My lord, please spare this slave."

The servant's screams soon faded away, and the entire Kang Wang Mansion was immersed in a depressing and heavy atmosphere, without any joy that the festival was approaching.

But other places in the capital are not.

As the National Day is approaching, the whole capital is full of joy, with lanterns and festoons everywhere, making it as lively as the New Year.

Since the founding of the Dajing Dynasty, Emperor Taizu has decreed that on the National Day, the whole country, from dignitaries to ordinary people, can take a rest for a day. If they do not stop taking a bath on that day, they will be paid double salary. Everyone eagerly expects Looking forward to the holiday.

Like Beppu, two red lanterns were hung at the gate of the Gu Mansion. Early in the morning, the patriarch and several elders were welcomed.

Because Gu Jian's family was in prison, in the past few days, everyone in the family was trembling.

The patriarch and several clan elders have been to Gu's mansion several times, but Gu Yuan was not there every time. Finally, Gu Yuan finally returned to the mansion last night. They came here early in the morning to block Gu Yuan, wanting to Ask Gu Yuan to help find out what is going on with Gu Jian's suspected treason case.

What they were worried about was that if Gu Jian's house was really suspected of rebellion, it would harm the nine clans, and even the Gu clan would be affected by him.

Gu Yuan agreed without saying a word, and sent all the clansmen away with a good voice.

As for whether to ask or not, no one else knows anyway.

After Gu Yuan sent the clansmen away, he hurried to work. Now he has been transferred to the Jinwu Guard, and the job is not easy, and he can only go back to the mansion every two or three days.

The day before the National Day, the mansion was very lively, and the clothes and jewelry ordered by Gu Yunzhen were continuously delivered to the mansion.

Gu Yunzhen and Gu Yanfei were the two sisters who made the decision, and gave the servants in the mansion an extra half a month's salary, and added an extra spring dress.

This is a reward that has never been done in previous years. For this reason, the servants and servants in the mansion are all grateful. There is no shadow in the whole mansion because of the fact that the second wife was arrested and sent to prison. They are all looking forward to the early arrival of the National Day. .

Gu Yanfei was also looking forward to it.

On the day of National Day, Gu Yanfei got up very early in the morning, and got up in the middle of the hour, full of energy. Under the service of Juan Bi, she put on a brand-new green lotus-colored Hu suit with lapels, and combed a double bun.

She didn't like to wear cumbersome gold beads, so she only wore the lotus-hoofed jade hairpin that Chu Yi gave her, and two lilac-colored silk flowers adorned her temples, as vivid as flowers.

Gu Yanfei thought he had woken up very early, but he was still a step behind Gu Yunzhen.

When she came to the Waiyi Gate, Gu Yunzhen had already got into the carriage, and was waving at her through the window of the carriage with a smile on his face.

"Big sister." Gu Yanfei stepped on the horse stool and was about to get into the carriage. At this moment, a short and fat woman ran over here, panting, and said with high spirits: "Second girl, big sister." His Royal Highness has come."

The mother-in-law smiled until her eyes were narrowed into slits, quite a bit of joy and pride.

Gu Yanfei didn't know that Chu Yi would come, so he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, looked up, and saw outside the gate, a handsome young man in a moon-white collared Hu suit appeared there riding a white horse, bathed in the bright sun. Under the brilliance of the sun, the robe was blown slightly by the morning wind, and he was as handsome as a heavenly being.

The young man got off his horse, stepped over the high threshold, and walked towards her unhurriedly.

Gu Yunzhen pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Second Sister, let's go."

Gu Yanfei didn't hesitate at all, and trotted towards Chu Yi with light, small steps.

"How did you come?"

It was a very common question, but there was a hint of coquettishness that she didn't even notice, and the ending sound slightly raised.

When she walked briskly towards him, the bangs on her forehead trembled, and her satin-like black hair shone golden in the sun.

Chu Yi looked at her with a smile on his face, his obsidian-like eyes were full of brilliance, brighter and more moving than the rising sun.

He calmly raised his hand and rubbed the top of her hair, and said naturally, "Of course I'm here to pick you up."

Gu Yanfei smiled sweetly, her eyes happily curved into the shape of crescent moons.

"Then..." She originally planned to go to Tianhe Garden in a carriage with Gu Yunzhen, but she changed her mind temporarily, "Shall I ride a horse with you?"

"Okay." Chu Yi smiled slightly, "I'll take you to play later."

If you say ride a horse, you can ride a horse. After a while, Gu Yanfei set off from Gu's mansion on her sweaty BMW, walking side by side with Chu Yi, while Gu Yunzhen sat in the carriage behind.

Their convoy was not eye-catching, and together with the dozen or so luanyi guards guarding Chu Yi, there were no more than twenty people, and they did not attract much attention along the way.

A group of chariots and horses galloped on the streets of the capital, and when they got near the west city gate, the chariots and horses on the streets became more and more dense.

The West City Gate is the only way from the capital to Tianhe Garden, so the horses and chariots of various prefectures pass through here. The carriages are gorgeous and elegant, and the horses are tall and vigorous, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

These chariots and horses gathered outside the west city like a river flowing into the sea, joined the emperor's guard of honor, surrounded the dragon chariot all the way west, and set off in the direction of Tianhe Garden.

This huge convoy ran like a galloping horse, with momentum like a rainbow.

Among the sons and girls who were driving today, there were many honorable military generals, and many heroic girls also chose to travel on horseback like Gu Yanfei.

Wei Jiaoniang, Lu Qin, Fan Mushuang and other girls also chose to ride horses like Gu Yanfei. Everyone raced horses there, and whoever arrived at Tianhe Garden first in the competition ran, but Wei Jiaoniang found Gu Yanfei gone.

Not only Gu Yanfei disappeared, but another person also disappeared.

"...was abducted." Wei Jiaoniang muttered softly.

Lu Qin next to him didn't hear clearly, and asked curiously, "What was kidnapped?"

Wei Jiaoniang smiled mysteriously, pinched the horse's belly, and rode the horse past Lu Qin. Lu Qin was in a hurry, shouting "You are too cunning", and hurriedly chased after him.

Gu Yanfei, who was kidnapped, followed Chu Yi away from the large army on the official road, and turned into another deserted trail.

This trail is just enough for two horses to run side by side, and they ride leisurely.

The weather at the end of February is just right, the spring breeze is blowing in the suburbs, the grass is lush, and the birds singing on the branches by the roadside are seen from time to time, which is really pleasant.

This is a good weather for outings.

"Are we not going to Tianhe Garden?" Gu Yanfei picked a wild flower from a branch by the side of the road while riding a horse, playing with it carelessly.

She thought that Chu Yi said that he wanted to take her out to play in Tianhe Garden, but before a cup of tea, he suddenly asked her to follow him along this trail.

"Go." Chu Yi walked side by side with her, smiling slightly, the beautiful Ruifeng's eyes seemed to have the temperature of spring, warm and intoxicating, "I will take you to a place first."

Compared to Gu Yanfei's leisurely and unrestrained attitude, his riding posture is so elegant, that graceful and noble demeanor seems to be engraved in his bone marrow.

Gu Yanfei likes to look at Chu Yi, no matter what he does... no, even if he doesn't do anything, it still looks good.

She also likes to see him smile, and hopes that when he is with her, he can always smile like this, as happy as he is now.

He judges others by himself, he should also like to see her smile.

"En!" Gu Yanfei smiled brilliantly, and the bright smile couldn't stop rippling from the corners of her lips and the tails of her eyes.

The two rode their horses all the way to the west, galloping at high speed on the winding and deserted path.

Gu Yanfei's sweaty BMW was like a bird released from its cage, it was having fun, running faster and faster...

Chu Yi's white horse is also a good horse that travels thousands of miles a day, never falling behind.

An hour later, the two arrived at a beautiful mountain forest, and the horse stopped at the foot of the mountain.

Chu Yi asked Gu Yanfei to get off the horse, and Gu Yanfei helped his hand to get off the horse.

"careful."

His hands were clean and warm, wrapping Gu Yanfei's little hands, and the warm air pressed against her palms.

The mountain road was not easy to walk, and he reminded her to be careful on her feet from time to time.

Gu Yanfei obediently followed him, and after walking for a while, he heard the faint sound of spring water ding-dong.

After passing through a green wild bamboo forest, the two of them saw a stream "squeaking" flowing down the rock crevices in the mountain stream.

The creek is crystal clear, gurgling, glistening in the bright sunlight, occasionally spewing, splashing water flowers, strings of water drops, and a few emerald green bamboo leaves floating in the crystal clear stream...

"Recovery!"

The sweaty BMW following Gu Yanfei happily ran to the stream and drank water on its own.

"This spring water seems to be good." Gu Yanfei raised his eyebrows, and took Chu Yi's hand and walked a few steps upstream, "Hongyu is very picky."

Gu Yanfei pulled Chu Yi to squat by the stream, put his palms together to scoop up a handful of spring water, brought it to his lips and drank a couple of sips.

The spring water is sweet and clear.

She bent her lips happily, and looked sideways at him, "It's very sweet, you can drink it too."

Chu Yi let out a "hmm", held her palm with his left hand from below, leaned over, and took a sip from her palm holding water.

When he leaned over, Gu Yanfei could smell the scent of incense on his body like snow falling on bamboo leaves, elegant and light.

His lips brushed against her palm inadvertently, and the hot breath from his nose sprayed on her skin, itching and warming.

"Very sweet." Chu Yi looked up at her and smiled.

His voice was warm and slightly hoarse, as if he was bewitching her.

The sun cast mottled light and shadows on his face through the gaps between the bamboo leaves. The two of them were very close, and the distance between their faces was less than half a foot. Gu Yanfei could clearly see the pure joy in his handsome eyebrows. happy.

When the wind blew, a few strands of hair from his temples gently touched her ears, a little itchy.

Gu Yanfei subconsciously flicked those mischievous strands of hair, but saw him bowing his head and leaning towards her, and moved a little closer, their noses almost rubbing against their noses.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she had touched his eyelashes.

Pounding!

Her heart beat violently like a drum, her eyelashes trembled again, and her eyes moved down to his lips stained with a drop of water.

The wet lips are especially rosy in the sun, like a delicate flower watered by rain and dew.

It looks like it's very ravaged...

This thought made her heart tremble, and she was about to follow her heart, but he leaned over quickly, his eyes were dark and hot.

For a moment, Gu Yanfei thought he would kiss her.

But he didn't.

He just hugged her with his arms around her, his strong arms tightly encircled her slender waist, tightening it bit by bit.

He didn't move any more, just hugged her, and buried his cheek deeply into her soft and fragrant neck.

The hot breath sprayed on the back of her ears and the pit of her neck one after another.

Trembling, but also heart-palpiting.

Gu Yanfei's mind went blank, and her heartbeat was as chaotic as numbness.

"Soon." His voice was deep and thick, as if he was restraining something, his Adam's apple rolled obviously.

What is coming soon? Gu Yanfei wanted to ask, but felt something soft and warm touch her right ear...

Then he let go of her and stepped back.

Gu Yanfei was still a little dazed, forgot the question completely, and blankly covered his burning right ear.

A layer of beautiful pale pink emerged from the ears, which were as white as jade, and gradually turned red. The rouge-like blush spread from the ears all the way to the neck and cheeks, making her look as delicate and charming as a peach blossom in full bloom.

Chu Yi lowered his head and washed his face with spring water, and then filled several bags of spring water with water bags.

When Gu Yanfei calmed down, those water bladders were already swollen. Gu Yanfei's heart moved, and he felt that he seemed to have been prepared.

She pinched his cuff and asked, "Did you bring me here specially to 'play'?"

Chu Yi nodded: "I found this place by accident when I was driving to Tianhe Garden when I was six years old. Later, every year when I came to Tianhe Garden, I would come here to fetch some spring water and make tea. "

"I haven't been here for many years."

It's been nine years.

Chu Yi looked around with a little nostalgia. Before he came today, he was not sure if this mountain spring was still there.

The water on his face is still not dry, and there are still some drops of water on his skin, eyelashes, temples, and eyebrows, and the water drops reflect crystal-like light in the sun.

At this moment, he was somewhat uninhibited, which was quite different from his usual elegant and reserved appearance.

Gu Yanfei looked at his handsome profile, and her heart swayed slightly. She pulled his sleeves a little tighter, and suddenly she leaned her head up and kissed his ear quickly.

A light kiss, like a feather playfully scratched his ear.

"We'll come together again next year." Gu Yanfei shook his cuffs, watching his white jade-like earlobes become more and more red without blinking.

She seemed to have discovered some interesting little secret, and she smiled happily.

After a while, Chu Yi turned his head to look at her, with deep and soft eyes.

"good."

A word is concise, but it has a deadly allure, which seems to encourage her to be a little more presumptuous.

Gu Yanfei felt some hot flashes on her face, and turned her face away, thinking: If she is a king, she is probably a stupid king who is beautiful and harmful to the country.

She scooped up another handful of water from the stream with the palm of her hand, lowered her head and drank several sips, and then patted her flushed cheeks with the spring water.

He took out a silver pocket watch from his sleeve, opened the case, looked at the time, and said, "It's almost time, we should go."

The two took their horses and continued on their way.

The person who led the way was still Chu Yi, and the two of them walked through this lush mountain forest for another incense stick of kung fu. The front suddenly became clear, and they saw a majestic palace standing in the northwest.

Gu Yanfei blinked and blinked again, only then was she sure that the two of them had arrived at Tianhe Garden.

Tianhe Garden is located in the Yanshan area in the western suburbs of the capital. It is a royal garden built by the previous dynasty.

Tianhe Garden covers an area of ​​more than a thousand acres, magnificent and magnificent.

After a while, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from the other direction, gradually approaching, and the dark convoy appeared on the other side of the road in the distance.

Wei Jiaoniang, Lu Qin, Lu Si, Fan Beiran and other dozens of young masters and girls were at the front of the convoy, riding their horses towards this side.

"I thought I was number one." Wei Jiaoniang took the lead and rushed towards Gu Yanfei's direction, and said, "Yanfei, why did you and the eldest prince arrive so fast? Did you take a shortcut?"

"It's a shortcut." Gu Yanfei nodded calmly, and cast a slanted glance at Chu Yi beside him, remembering the way he took out his pocket watch and said "it's almost time".

Chu Yi smiled slightly, smiling like spring breeze and rain, gentle and harmless.

Gu Yanfei snickered in her heart, in a good mood, and her eyes curled up again: This guy looks bright and breezy on the outside, but in his heart, his desire to win is too strong.

The tacit understanding between the two also fell into the eyes of the emperor in the dragon chariot.

The emperor looked at Chu Yi and Gu Yanfei from afar, smiling from ear to ear, feeling extremely satisfied: his son is really capable.

The emperor took out a pocket watch with a silver casing, looked at the time, and happily summoned the eunuch Zhao Rang, and ordered a few words, Zhao Rang nodded repeatedly.

It was only noon, and the sun was at its brightest and warmest.

The convoys of all the people stopped outside the main gate of Tianhe Garden one after another, forming a long winding dragon.

The palace people in the palace began to welcome other people's convoys into the garden in an orderly manner. The Gu family's carriage only waited for a cup of tea before Eunuch He personally led Gu Yanfei and Gu Yunzhen into the garden.

"Miss Gu, Miss Gu, this way." Eunuch He led the way for the two with a smile on his face.

The Tianhe Garden in spring has beautiful scenery, and the surrounding pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, bridges, boats, rocks and ambers are exquisitely designed, both grand and elegant, and the blooming flowers are so colorful that it is dizzying to see.

Eunuch He led them around the garden for an unknown how long. Gu Yanfei didn't remember the way at all, until a familiar female voice sounded in front of him:

"elder sister!"

Gu Yanfei followed the prestige, and saw a resplendent and resplendent building with upturned cornices in front of it. In front of the magnificent palace, a little girl in a pink palace dress was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at Gu Yanfei and Gu Yunzhen with a smile.

An Le waved at Gu Yanfei with a wide smile, smiling like a flower.

Behind her were more than 20 court ladies in blue palace attire.

"Anle, when did you come?" Gu Yanfei asked in surprise. She didn't see An Le's phoenix chariot today, so she thought An Le didn't come.

"I came here early yesterday." An Le showed a bright smile, grabbed Gu Yanfei's hand, and said eagerly, "Let's go in quickly, don't miss the auspicious time."

Good time? Gu Yanfei raised her eyebrows, thinking: Is there any happy event today?