The years I was in the human world

Lu Zhouxue went to the cold palace to burn paper money for Su Qing. He sincerely hoped that the girl would have a better life in the next life. However, he didn't know that everything he did was seen clearly by Chu Zhaoli who was quietly following behind. The young man held the cat in his arms and whispered softly: "Look, cat, there are still people who care about us."

Three days passed in a flash.

It has been more than a month since Chu Zhaoli was last beaten with a military stick. Calculating the time, it was enough for him to recover from his injuries and walk around. In addition, Lu Zhouxue asked him to watch the fun today, so he changed into plain clothes, put on some makeup to pretend that he had just recovered from a serious illness, tied up his hair with a wooden hairpin, and left the palace very low-key.

However, no matter how low-key he was, since Lu Zhouxue asked him to go and watch the fun, he was not asking him to be just an insignificant spectator. He must join in the fun at the end. Therefore, although his carriage when leaving the palace was also plain, the mark of Changle Palace was not removed.

The carriage slowly drove out of the palace and just passed by the Third Prince who was returning from school. He watched the carriage gradually go away and couldn't help but wonder: "Big Brother has always been a recluse. Where is he going? Is it because of those rumors in the capital?"

"Prepare the horses. I am leaving the palace." He was selected as the imperial envoy to Jiangzhou a few days ago. To a large extent, it was because of the rumors about Chu Zhaoli that attracted the attention. The latter suddenly left the palace at this critical juncture. The third prince always felt that something would go wrong - even though Chu Zhaoli, the crown prince, had never actually fought for anything.

Chu Zhaoli's carriage on his way out of the palace not only encountered the Third Prince, but also met Xie Yang who was about to leave the palace for home at the palace gate. He noticed the East Palace mark on the carriage and suddenly remembered the last time he had taken action and innocently implicated Chu Zhaoli. Judging from the time, the latter should have almost recovered from his injuries.

Because he felt guilty, he took the initiative to walk to the front of the carriage and bowed respectfully, saying, "Is it His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the carriage? I, Xie Yang, would like to apologize to His Royal Highness for my impoliteness last time."

"Your Majesty, it was Zhaoli who was at fault. How can I blame it on General Xie?" Chu Zhaoli lifted the carriage curtain, revealing half of his handsome face from the carriage. He smiled humbly and asked softly, "General, if you don't mind, are you willing to ride with me when I leave the palace?"

Xie Yang looked at the young man in the car, who was dressed simply, had elegant manners, spoke softly, and had the demeanor of a banished immortal. He was clearly a humble and polite gentleman. He didn't know why people said that he was stubborn, mediocre and incompetent, and even the emperor thought that this child was not fit for important tasks.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I shall be honored to refuse it." Xie Yang said as he got into the carriage. Chu Zhaoli was keeping a low profile on his trip today, and the carriage was not very spacious, so the clothes of the two of them inevitably piled up together. Xie Yang could clearly see that the fabric of Chu Zhaoli's clothes was not as luxurious as those worn by other princes.

Even if it was for the purpose of not conspicuousness when going out, such clothes were too plain for a prince, and the cuffs of Chu Zhaoli's inner clothes looked a little old, which showed that he was not so simple just because he went out today, but was obviously dressed like this in his daily life.

The hand in the sleeve was also like that, with protruding wrist bones, too thin. The more Xie Yang looked at it, the tighter his brows frowned. Even his illegitimate son would not have lived like this. Chu Zhaoli was the legitimate son of the late queen. Didn't the emperor love her deeply and never regret? Why was he so harsh to his legitimate son?

"Young General Xie seems to be very interested in my hands?" Chu Zhaoli asked, calling back Xie Yang's wandering thoughts. He had been guarding the border for many years and always spoke his mind. When he heard Chu Zhaoli's question, he told the truth: "I have no intention of offending you, but I am a little worried about your frail body."

"Xie Yang, you are quite interesting. Thank you for your concern. I will reflect on myself." Chu Zhaoli smiled, closed the book in his hand and put it aside, "But you'd better stay away from me, otherwise my father will think that I have bad intentions."

“How could that be? Your Highness is the crown prince and he does not form a clique for personal gain. It is just a normal interaction between us. Your Majesty is not a suspicious person and he should understand.” Xie Yang was puzzled.

"Thank you, General. Where in the world can you find a prince like me?" Chu Zhaoli said calmly, pointing outside the car. "We're here."

"I wonder why Your Highness is leaving the palace today. Can I go with you?" Xie Yang wanted to support him, so he naturally contacted him more and inquired about the situation.

Chu Zhaoli came out to watch the fun today. Having Xie Yang here would not do any harm except making things more lively. He naturally agreed, but he couldn't say it this way: "I'm out to look at the houses. If General Xie doesn't find it boring, you can come with me and help me see which house is suitable for scattered residence."

The carriage gradually drove into the block, and the two simply got off. Chu Zhaoli was holding a fan in his hand, wandering slowly on the street seemingly without a destination. He couldn't see him clearly in the carriage before, but now that he got off, Xie Yang felt more and more that Chu Zhaoli was really pure and honest, and looked more spiritual than the third prince. He didn't know what the emperor was thinking.

Here, Chu Zhaoli took Xie Yang to stroll towards Chungui Garden without making any noise, while the big show over at Lu Zhouxue's end also began.

Previously, the Sixth Prince had intercepted the eunuch who was sent to the Shangqin Bureau by the Third Prince and had him play with him. Later, he sent the eunuch to the beds of different playboys, making the eunuch suffer a very miserable death.

The Sixth Prince had a group of beautiful women in his Chungui Garden. He usually indulged in extravagance with some uneducated and uneducated young men from the capital. Today was naturally a feast of wine and sex. Naked beauties danced in gauze clothes and knelt naked in the arms of the dandy young men to pour wine...

The eunuch employed by the Third Prince was naturally among them.

"Mr. Chen, the one in your arms has been torn to pieces, but you're still holding on to her. Do you like that face so much?" A drunken dandy said to the young man who was holding "Lu Zhouxue" across from him, "With so many beauties, it would be a shame not to play with one more... hiccup..."

The young man looked not much older than Chu Zhaoli, but his face was pale and his eyes were dark blue, showing that he was physically weak due to excessive indulgence. He just curled his lips and said: "What do you know? How can an ordinary beauty be as exciting as this face that looks like a banished fairy..."

As he spoke, he hugged Lu Zhouxue and led him to the side room. The others seeing this, knew that he was taking people downstairs to relieve his sexual desire, and they all made way for him with an understanding look on their faces.

But not long after Master Chen took the person in, he suddenly ran out screaming, and rushed directly to the street naked, scaring many pedestrians and also alarming Chu Zhaoli who was wandering not far away. He ran while shouting something incoherently: "There is a ghost... There is a ghost!"

"What's going on?" Xie Yang asked.

"I don't know." Chu Zhaoli knew that the show that Shanglu Zhouxue had mentioned had begun, but he pretended to know nothing and said, "It's interesting to see a ghost in broad daylight. Let's go and take a look."

"Go and have a look, what's going on?" The Sixth Prince frowned and ordered his men to bring back Master Chen who was running around like crazy. He also sent people into the wing room to see what was going on. However, the servants replied that there was nothing unusual. There was only a eunuch curled up naked and shivering in the room, with whip marks all over his body from torture.

"How could it be gone?! Paper man, he has turned into a paper man, can't you see it?!" After being stopped, Master Chen did not care about covering his shame, and pointed at the wide-open door with his naked buttocks, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying and was almost scared crazy.

"Chen Xu, there is no paper man. There is clearly only one eunuch. Don't you have hallucinations due to excessive indulgence?" A dandy boy couldn't help but sneer at him when he saw him in such a mess. "He ran out without even wearing pants. He really doesn't care about small matters."

“You, you really can’t see it?” Master Chen’s hands were shaking as he pointed at the inner room. He had no time to care about the ridicule of others - the paper man that no one else could see had now turned into two or three, with the faces of the girls he had toyed with to death over the years. They were like evil ghosts seeking revenge, grinning at him and crawling towards him step by step along the floor.

Master Chen's face became paler and paler, and his heartbeat in his chest became faster and faster. He could almost hear the sound of his own heartbeat. Suddenly, he couldn't breathe, his whole body instantly tensed up, his eyes rolled back, and he was actually scared to death.

Young Master Chen fell down, and the people around him rushed to help him up, and someone shouted for a doctor. Someone hurriedly checked his breath, and then said in shock: "Young Master Chen is dead..."

Dead?! This sentence caused a huge uproar. All the people who were helping to lift Master Chen to the bed just now let go of him and stayed away from him, fearing that they would get into trouble. The Sixth Prince, the host, looked even uglier.

Someone was frightened to death in his private residence, and the victim was a son of an aristocratic family. The Dali Temple will definitely be investigated, and the fact that he held an erotic banquet cannot be concealed. Not to mention other things, the fact that someone died alone is enough to make him pay for it. This time, he has really caused big trouble, the Sixth Prince thought with a pale face.

"What happened?" The Third Prince, who followed Chu Zhaoli out, happened to encounter an accident in Chungui Garden. He lost sight of Chu Zhaoli shortly after he left the palace. Hearing the commotion here and people talking about "ghosts" in broad daylight, he came over following the sound.

Then, he didn't know until he came. He was shocked. The Third Prince regretted leaving the palace today. Otherwise, why would he be involved in a murder case for no reason? When Master Chen ran out naked just now, he had attracted the attention of many people. He died suddenly in public, and the matter had become a big deal.

The Sixth Prince committed adultery in his private residence, which not only resulted in a death, but also the youngest son of the Grand Tutor. This Grand Tutor was none other than Grand Tutor Chen, who usually taught the princes. The Grand Tutor himself was usually upright, but his youngest son was so promiscuous in private.

If his own son was like this, how could the princes taught by him be any better? The incident of Marquis Guangping had just caused a stir a few days ago. At this juncture, it was reported that the Sixth Prince had gathered a group of people for promiscuity, and the son of the Grand Tutor was involved, and even caused a death. How should the people in the capital view the royal family?

Moreover, Mrs. Chen Taifu was a difficult person. The Third Prince did not dare to think about how things would turn out after today. He was about to quietly leave the crowd, but the Sixth Prince saw him. The latter was already at a loss. Seeing him at this time, he was like grabbing a life-saving straw: "Third brother!"

The Third Prince was not in disguise when he left the palace. When the Sixth Prince shouted, many people noticed him and made way for him. Even if he wanted to escape, it was impossible. The Third Prince could not help but glare at the Sixth Prince, thinking to himself, this idiot, he is causing trouble himself and wants to drag me into it.

"Third brother, what should I do? Please think of a solution for me..." The Sixth Prince said in panic. Apart from his brothers, he was the closest to the Third Prince, so it was not surprising that he would ask the latter for help when something happened.

However, the Third Prince did not want to have anything to do with him at this time, but he had to do it: "What should we do? Shut up those ignorant people who are watching the fun, and then call the Dali Temple to investigate. Do I need to teach you this?"

"Third, Third Brother, you want me to die." The Sixth Prince was about to cry, "The youngest son of the Grand Tutor died in my house, and you even let the Dali Temple investigate--"

"This lowly slave failed to climb the social ladder, and out of rage and shame killed Master Chen's youngest son, and even attempted to murder the royal family. Such a big thing, why don't you report it to the Dali Temple? Are you still going to protect that lowly slave?" The third prince wanted to knock open the sixth prince's head to see if it was filled with paste. He was so stupid.

Does he have to explain it clearly in front of everyone before they can understand?

"Yes, yes, I understand. I'll report it to the Dali Temple right away." The Sixth Prince was glared at by the Third Prince and his mind suddenly came to its senses. As for what happened today, no matter why Master Chen died suddenly, he could only have been killed by this slave.

The Sixth Prince ordered people to report to the Dali Temple, and at the same time ordered people to shut up the common people who had watched the excitement earlier. After doing all this, he used both soft and hard methods to hint to the noble children who participated in the banquet not to talk nonsense.

The other dandies who were watching were not all fools. They knew that the son of the Grand Tutor had died. If they were not handled properly, the news of their gathering for debauchery would spread out completely. At the very least, they would be beaten by their families. At worst, their reputations would be damaged and they would have difficulty serving as officials in the court. So naturally, they all agreed to keep their mouths shut.

"Your Highness has been staring at that house for quite some time, but what's so special about it that makes Your Highness unable to take his eyes away?" Xie Yang saw that Chu Zhaoli had been staring at Chun Gui Yuan, so he followed his gaze but didn't see anything, so he spoke out of curiosity.

Opposite Chun Gui Yuan is a secluded teahouse, which is also a residence only accessible to princes and nobles. From the second floor, one can just see a patch of willow trees on the top of Chun Gui Yuan. Chu Zhaoli is certainly not looking at the building, but at the farce in Chun Gui Yuan that Lu Zhouxue is projecting to him.

Hearing Xie Yang's question, he smiled, took a sip of tea, and said meaningfully: "Such a large house with winding paths, it must be very suitable for hiding a beauty."

"Your Highness doesn't seem like a man who is obsessed with beauty." Xie Yang didn't understand the hidden meaning of Chu Zhaoli's words. He stared at his face for a while, only to see that he was still staring at the house in a daze, as if it was just a joke.

"Really?" Chu Zhaoli turned to look at Xie Yang, then gently put down the teacup in his hand in the other's puzzled eyes and said, "General Xie can also make mistakes sometimes. I am also a lustful person. If nothing unexpected happens, I will bring a beauty back to the palace soon."