Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

the next day.

Chu Shitong usually set out for the Imperial Academy an hour in advance. After breakfast, he saw the Sixth Prince's carriage as soon as he went out.

The sixth prince, Chu Shifeng, his mother is the Li Fei in the harem. Apart from Yun Xiangrong, she is the most favored one in the harem. His mother's family is the governor of Jiangdu, the powerful overlord in the Jiangnan area. Chu Shifeng appears to be a free and unrestrained person with no interest in power, but in fact, he was the first person who wanted to kill him in his previous life.

Naturally, he was also the first prince killed by Chu Shitong in his previous life.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

The coachman bowed to Chu Shitong, who nodded. Upon hearing the voice, Chu Shifeng suddenly lifted the curtain, and when he saw Chu Shitong, he smiled and greeted him.

"Little Seven!"

Chu Shitong said with a fake smile: "Sixth Brother."

Even though he knew exactly what kind of people these brothers were, Chu Shitong still had to pretend to be friendly and respectful to his brothers.

Chu Shifeng waved to Chu Shitong excitedly, "Come here! I'll show you something fun!"

"..."

Chu Shitong declined politely, "It's getting late, and I have to go to the Imperial Forest Academy. If you have anything interesting to do, let's talk about it another day."

"It's still early, don't rush." ​​Chu Shifeng seemed to have not understood the rejection in Chu Shitong's words, and said: "Besides, I also want to go to the Imperial Forest Academy. Why don't you take my carriage today, and I will take you back when you come back."

"This...I'm afraid it's a bit bad."

"You and I are brothers, what's wrong? Come up quickly! Come up quickly!"

Chu Shifeng was so enthusiastic that Chu Shitong couldn't refuse and had to get on Chu Shifeng's carriage.

As soon as I entered the carriage, I saw several landscape paintings hanging inside, a pot of tea and a cricket cage woven out of bamboo on the table.

Chu Shifeng was lying on the couch, his long black hair scattered in a disorderly manner, and even his chest was lazily open, so that his collarbone and snow-white inner garment could be seen at a glance. In his hand he was holding a string of jingling jade products.

Chu Shitong sat down opposite Chu Shifeng. Chu Shifeng sat up, holding the thing in his hand, and said with interest: "Xiaoqi, do you know what this is?"

Chu Shitong took a look.

She remembered that this thing had appeared once in her previous life at the birthday party of the second princess Chu Shixuan.

It was sent out by Chu Shifeng at that time. I heard that it was a thing called Nine Linked Rings, which came from the Western Regions. It was nine rings made of jade of extremely fine quality. The rings were set on a long frame and passed through with handles. Chu Shifeng said that anyone who could untie the rings by himself must be an extremely smart person.

The second princess, Chu Shixuan, loved gold and jade, so this thing immediately attracted her attention. She held it in her hand for a long time and couldn't let it go, which also aroused the emperor's curiosity.

Chu Shifeng took this opportunity to launch a challenge at the banquet to unlock the nine-linked jade rings. The emperor also issued an edict that whoever unlocked it would be heavily rewarded. The jade rings were passed around among the people at the banquet. When it came to Chu Shitong, she figured out how to unlock it after two tries. However, she did not intend to be in the spotlight at the time, so she said she could not unlock it, and after restoring it, she handed it to someone else.

Later, the Nine-Linked Jade Ring was untied by someone that Chu Shifeng had arranged long ago. That person was rewarded by the emperor at a banquet, and soon the emperor promoted him and gave him the second princess in marriage.

On the surface, it was the second princess' birthday party, but in reality it was just a plot set up by Chu Shifeng to push his own people before the emperor and to praise his talents in this way.

In the previous life, I met Chu Shitong at a birthday party, but by some strange coincidence I saw him now in this life. It was probably because in the previous life, I was beaten for going to see Yun Xiangrong last night, and I went out late in the morning, so I didn’t run into Chu Shifeng.

Chu Shitong pretended to have never seen it before and asked curiously, "What is this? It looks very strange."

Seeing Chu Shitong's expression, Chu Shifeng thought he had succeeded in showing off, and said with a satisfied smile: "There is a new tavern in the city, the owner is from the Western Regions, I drank ten jars of wine last night before I finally bought it from the owner, it is said to be called the Nine-Linked Jade Ring, anyone who can unlock this ring must be a smart and talented person."

"I see." Chu Shitong lowered his eyes to hide his smile, and asked knowingly, "Did my brother solve it?"

Chu Shifeng: “…”

The air froze for a moment, Chu Shifeng touched his nose awkwardly and said, "No... But it doesn't matter. It's useless if I untie it. This is the birthday gift I prepared for my second sister. I think she will like it."

"Royal brother is really thoughtful. Second Royal Sister will definitely like it."

Chu Shifeng then returned to his usual expression, "I only told you, you are not allowed to tell others that I prepared the Nine-Link Jade Ring."

"Don't worry, my brother, I will keep it a secret."

Chu Shifeng generously handed the Nine-Linked Jade Ring to Chu Shitong to play with. Chu Shitong fiddled with it for a few times, then pretended to have no idea what it was and gave it back to him.

The driver's voice suddenly sounded outside the carriage.

"See His Highness the Third Prince."

Chu Shitong then remembered that Chu Shifeng's carriage had been parked in front of his door for a long time.

Chu Shifeng immediately hid the Nine-Link Jade Ring and hissed, "It's the Third Brother. He should have just returned from the court. Xiaoqi, you are not allowed to let it slip later, or I will not forgive you."

Chu Shitong replied, "I understand."

Outside the carriage.

The third prince Chu Shihan asked, "Why are the carriages of the sixth and seventh princes parked here?"

Chu Shifeng took the opportunity to lift the curtain and greet Chu Shihan.

"Morning, Third Brother."

Chu Shihan was standing not far away, dressed in black court robes, with a tall and graceful figure, three-dimensional and handsome facial features, and an aura that was cold and rigorous.

Chu Shihan glanced at him, then glanced at Chu Shitong.

Chu Shitong also pretended to greet him, "Third brother."

Chu Shihan nodded and said, "It's getting late, my two brothers should leave early."

"Thank you for the reminder, Third Brother. We will leave now."

Chu Shifeng said this with a smile, and quickly winked at the coachman, who understood and drove the carriage away.

After exiting the alley, Chu Shifeng breathed a sigh of relief, half lying on the couch, and said.

"Oh, it's so scary. Third brother always has such a cold face. He is even scarier than father."

Chu Shitong remembered that in his previous life, Chu Shifeng disliked Chu Shihan very much. The two seemed to dislike each other, but there was no conflict on the surface, and there was no opposition in the court.

She asked meaningfully, "Sixth brother seems a little afraid of third brother? Why? I think third brother is just cold on the outside but warm on the inside."

Generally speaking, asking directly may not necessarily get an answer, but if you ask a question and attach an answer that you understand, you will most likely know the other person's answer.

It is in the nature of many people to argue.

"What do you mean by cold face but warm heart?" Chu Shifeng said, "He has a hard face and a hard heart. He is not warm at all!"

Chu Shitong deliberately said: "It must be because Sixth Brother has not had much contact with Third Brother that he thinks so."

"How could that be? Although I am only one year older than you, I came here a year earlier than you."

Chu Shifeng said, "I was only five years old when I first came here. You didn't see how scary the Third Brother was at that time. He was like a lost soul, sitting under the big tree in the East Second House every day, doing nothing, not talking, just sitting there. I thought he was like a puppet in a puppet show, so scary."

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "That was many years ago. Third brother is already eighteen years old now. How can he be the same as he was then?"

"That being said..." Chu Shifeng lay down on the couch and sighed, "But I still find it scary."

Chu Shitong said: "Then my brother should just be afraid alone. It is better not to let my third brother know about this, otherwise he will be sad if he hears it."

Chu Shifeng curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "Xiao Qi, you are so boring now."

When the car arrived at the library, the two said goodbye.

Chu Shifeng is one year older than Chu Shitong, and they studied in different schools.

The corridor is covered with wisteria flowers, and sunlight shines through the gaps.

Chu Shitong walked in front, and Bishui followed behind with a food box, not too close but not too far away.

At the end of the corridor, when turning a corner, Chu Shitong was caught off guard and saw two people talking.

They are Chu Shifan and Si Jingli.

Chu Shifan was not a prince. The reason why he was named Chu Shi was because he was the only son of Princess Wende. Princess Wende was the only sister of the current emperor. He was gentle, generous and kind, and was deeply loved by the people.

The eldest princess and her husband were originally the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. They were in love with each other, but unfortunately things did not go as they wished. When Chu Shifan was three years old, there was a serious plague in the capital, and the husband unfortunately died of the plague. After the death of the husband, the emperor tried to find another husband for the princess, but the princess did not want to marry again and was willing to remain chaste for her dead husband. The relationship between the eldest princess and her husband is considered a good story among the people of the capital.

In his previous life, Chu Shifan was one of his best brothers. He supported him desperately despite Princess Wende's opposition. Unfortunately, Chu Shifan was framed and His Majesty sent him to the impoverished Liangzhou to be a lowly official. From that time until Chu Shifan was pierced by thousands of arrows, the two never met again.

When Chu Shitong saw him again, she felt inexplicably excited and emotional as if she hadn't seen him for a long time, and she went straight to Chu Shifan.

"Cousin."

When Chu Shifan heard the voice, he looked over and found that it was Chu Shitong, and the smile on his face became even bigger.

"Xiao Qi! You're here just in time!"

Chu Shitong walked up, and before he could say a few words to Chu Shifan, he suddenly felt someone's eyes on him.

Si Jingli wore a black coat for the first time today. Except for funerals, Chu Shitong had never seen him wear black.

The gown was snow-white, with silver thread mixed with light bamboo color and light green bamboo embroidery embroidered on it, and on the chest was the familiar lock of immortality.

The coat is as black as ink, but if you look closely, you can see the ink-colored embroidery around the collar and cuffs. When he wears this coat, he not only looks more serious, but also looks capable and heroic, luxurious and low-key.

Si Jingli stared at Chu Shitong expressionlessly. Chu Shitong put on a fake face and said, "Your Highness came down really early."

Si Jingli looked Chu Shitong up and down, ignored her greeting, snorted coldly, and turned away.

Chu Shitong naturally wouldn't care about this kind of thing, but Chu Shifan excitedly hugged Chu Shitong's shoulders, and smiled as he put his arm around her shoulders, "Hey, Xiaoqi, do you know what happened in the capital last night?"

Chu Shitong asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Shifan gloated and said, "I bet you that you won't see Zhou Hengchuan coming to the library today, otherwise my name will be written backwards from now on!"

"..."

Chu Shitong guessed that the incident in the brothel last night must have been quite a big deal.

"Just speak directly, cousin."

Chu Shifan then told the story.

It turned out that after Chu Shitong left yesterday, the madam of Hua Xilou followed Zhou Hengchuan all the way back to Zhou Mansion, and brought a group of brothel girls to block the door of Zhou Mansion to demand money.

Mr. Zhou was afraid of losing face at first, and thought that since he had already won the bid, he could just buy it. But when he heard the price was three thousand taels, he was so scared that he immediately closed the door.

Let’s not talk about whether the three thousand taels is an exaggeration or not. Even if the Zhou family has the money to pay the three thousand taels, how will they explain this matter to the outside world in the future?

How could a poor official like him, who only received twenty taels of silver a month, have three thousand taels to buy an Oiran? The national treasury had not been rich in recent years. If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely punish him severely, and his future career would basically be over. But who hadn't the madam of Hua Xi Lou seen?

As soon as they saw the door of Zhou's house was closed, they immediately called everyone in Hua Xilou over. The originally spacious road was immediately blocked. The women in the brothel kept telling people how Zhou Hengchuan had boasted in the brothel and now suddenly went back on his word.

The servants of the Zhou Mansion were originally preparing to go forward to chase them away, but as soon as they got close to them, they just lay on the ground and shouted "molest". They were a group of women, and they couldn't hit them. It would be bad for their reputation if they made it known. Zhou Hengchuan's father was so angry that he almost fainted.

It's true that when a censor meets a gangster, he can't explain his reason.

All the prestige that Lord Zhou had worked so hard to build up over the years was lost because of the three thousand taels owed by Zhou Hengchuan. As luck would have it, good news never travels far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Overnight, the news had spread throughout the capital. In the end, there was really no other way, so Lord Zhou had to persuade the people from the brothel to leave by giving them five hundred taels of silver for free.

I heard that Lord Zhou didn't dare to go to court today and took sick leave yesterday night.

Chu Shifan laughed so hard that tears were about to come out. "I wanted to ask you out for a drink yesterday, but when I saw you left with Zhou Hengchuan, I was afraid that you would be teased by him. I didn't expect that you would be so good at this."

When Chu Shitong heard about Zhou Hengchuan's fate, he felt unhappy. He didn't even get a beating. It seemed that he would have to be more ruthless next time.

She smiled slightly and said, "My cousin misunderstood. Mr. Zhou took the photo of the courtesan to celebrate his birthday. What does it have to do with me?"

"Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with you. He just asked for it. I have disliked him for a long time. He pretends to be a gentleman every day, but now he has behaved himself."

Chu Shitong said, "There are many people here. If you have anything to say, it's better to wait until noon."

"That's just in time. I do have something to tell you. I'm telling you first. It's a good thing!"

Chu Shifan said excitedly: "I'll give you a message first, and I'll tell you the rest at noon."

"it is good."

The morning class passed quickly and Zhou Hengchuan did not come as expected.

The Imperial Academy does not provide lunch at noon. Some people who live close to the academy choose to go home for lunch, but many people choose to have their servants bring lunch prepared in advance because it is inconvenient to go back and forth, and eat directly in the academy at noon.

Both Chu Shitong and Chu Shifan are like this.

It would take at least half an hour to travel back and forth to the palace where Dongwu was. If he went back to eat, he would have to rush back immediately after dinner. Due to the long journey, Chu Shitong always asked Bishui to bring lunch to the academy.

This is not the case with Chu Shifan. The princess's residence is very close to the Imperial Academy. He doesn't want to go home for dinner simply because he can dine in the academy with the company of his peers, which is much more interesting than eating at home.

There is an old locust tree in the east garden of the Imperial Academy. When Chu Shitong was in school in his previous life, he always ate here because there were fewer people here.

This is the end of the Sophora japonica flowering period. The ground is covered with Sophora japonica flowers like white snow. Many Sophora japonica flowers have fallen from the branches, and the smell is much lighter than at the beginning of the flowering period.

Chu Shitong and Chu Shifan sat on the stone table under the locust tree.

"Xiao Qi, why do you only eat so little at noon? No wonder you haven't grown up. It turns out it's because you don't eat enough."