Chapter 19 Is he a time-traveling companion?
When Chu Li took his seat, the court officials gave him different looks.
"Hey, the prince feels very different today!"
"What's the difference? It's just a show. You'll get slapped in the face in a moment."
"Yes, the Crown Prince just inherited the good looks of the late Queen. If he had any ability, we would not have petitioned His Majesty to depose him!"
The discussions of several stubborn officials from the Censorate who were sitting behind Chu Li were quite loud and reached Chu Li's ears.
Bingxia, who had just arrived, heard these words and was so angry that she wanted to cover Chu Li's ears.
Chu Li didn't care at all. What those stubborn guys in the Censorate said was absolutely right.
The previous prince was indeed incompetent and cowardly, so it was normal to look down on him.
Her eyes fell on the eldest prince Chu Xun, who smiled at her. The eldest prince smiled at her very politely.
The eldest prince is favored by the eldest prince's party, which is headed by Prime Minister Jiang and assisted by the Censorate.
They insisted on the order of seniority and believed that the eldest prince should be the heir to the throne.
The stubborn old man of the Imperial Censorate praised: "The eldest prince has an extraordinary demeanor, is capable of both literature and martial arts, and will definitely take first place today!"
The second prince Chu Zhao sat next to Chu Li and whispered, "Fifth brother, wait a moment and follow second brother closely. Second brother will help you."
Chu Li smiled faintly at him. This gentle and kind Second Prince had never bullied her.
But her intuition told her that the Second Prince might not be as kind-hearted as he appeared to be.
The fourth prince Chu Ji was a member of Concubine Rong's party, so naturally he disliked her. With his round face and squinting eyes, he never even looked at her.
Chu Li is the fifth child in the family and has a younger brother who is the sixth.
Chu Li looked at the sixth one.
The moment Laoliu Chusheng looked at her, he raised his eyebrows at her and waved his right hand.
The dignified Sixth Prince, no, the dignified Sixth Prince, actually used this familiar modern way of greeting.
Chu Li thought, could this kid also be a time traveler?
Then she denied this idea. She didn't have much contact with this Old Six. She heard that this guy just liked to raise fish and flowers in his house and didn't care about anything else.
This is her only younger brother on her road to succession, and his mind is not fully grown yet.
Maybe he is a wise man who appears foolish, but he still has to be on guard against this Old Six.
Most of these princes were difficult to see through, but there was one person that Chu Li saw through at a glance, her father’s youngest daughter, Chu Xing.
Chu Xing looked at Ye Hanting with a crazy look on his face and his mouth was about to drool.
The little princess, who is the emperor's favorite, is fifteen years old this year, and her worries are all written on her face.
Chi Yan covered his lips with his hands, "Oh my, the little princess looks like she wants to eat our master."
Lan Yi was also burned by Chu Xing's eyes. It was because his master had such a beautiful face that was very attractive.
Chi Yan suddenly thought of a possibility. He looked at Lan Yi with shining eyes, "Do you think the woman who slept with the master that night was..."
Ye Hanting had a blank expression on his face, and the folding fan in his hand hit Chi Yan's thigh with a snap.
Chi Yan grimaced in pain, "Master, I was wrong."
The little princess' eyes fell on Ye Hanting's hand holding the folding fan. The bones were distinct and the fingers were long and slender. What a beautiful hand!
She pouted, but this flower from the high mountain was so hard to pick!
She suddenly saw Pei Ye and walked behind him excitedly, "Brother Pei Ye, you're back!"
When Pei Ye saw her, a hint of warmth appeared on his expressionless face, "You've grown taller."
Chu Xing chuckled, "That's right, Brother Pei Ye, can you help me catch a wild rabbit today?"
Pei Ye raised his eyes, "Why, do you want to eat rabbit meat?"
Chu Xing's expression changed, "The wild rabbit is so cute, I want to raise one."
Pei Ye nodded, "She's cuter when she's ripe."
"Hmph, I'm not going to pay attention to you!" Chu Xing walked away angrily.
Chu Li shifted his gaze from Chu Xing to the Mu family. Today, only Mu Feng and Mu Jiangge came to the Mu family.
Mu Jiangge, the eldest daughter of the Mu family, was playing with a wild flower in her hand. She poked Mu Feng with her elbow.
"Uncle, would you like me to help that unlucky guy in our family today?"
Mu Feng turned sideways and saw Mu Jiangge slightly raising his chin towards Chu Li.
"No, we can't help him forever."
Mu Jiangge moved her wrist with a heroic look on her face, "But my hand can no longer bear it!"
"A girl who keeps calling herself aunt or uncle all day long will probably never get married!"
"I don't even want to get married!" Mu Jiangge curled her red lips. Her ideal was to go to the battlefield, why would she want to marry someone!
The Mu family is a century-old family of military generals, but unfortunately her grandfather is an old-fashioned person who believes that women should marry and live in the inner chambers, and he would not allow her to join the army.
It’s really boring!
Her eyes fell on Pei Ye, "Uncle, who is that man?"
Mu Feng sighed, "It's a waste of time for the old man to ask a teacher to teach you to read. That's Pei Ye, the commander of the imperial army. Don't talk about men all the time."
Mu Jiangge tilted his head and looked at Pei Ye's arrogant and unruly sitting posture and handsome appearance, "He looks good."
Mu Feng almost wanted to cover her mouth.
It's because this girl grew up with her parents at the border and was raised by a group of rough men in the army. She behaves in a carefree manner and doesn't behave like a girl at all.
He looked at Mu Jiangge with a headache, then looked at Chu Li, and suddenly felt a headache.
One of these two people is a girl but doesn't look like a girl, and the other is a man but acts feminine.
孽 孽!
Chu Li's eyes fell on Mu Jiangge. She liked this girl at first sight.
She sits in a relaxed and unrestrained posture, and her appearance is like a flamboyant desert rose. There must be a free soul living in her heart.
This was her cousin Mu Jiangge, who was one year younger than her. Mu Jiangge saw her gaze and walked straight over to her.
"cousin!"
Chu Li smiled, "Cousin, is there something wrong?"
Mu Jiangge chuckled, covered his mouth and whispered, "Don't be afraid, cousin, I'll help you later!"
"Thank you, cousin." Chu Li smiled awkwardly. Original owner, oh original owner, what have you done to make everyone have this impression of you!
Her memory of the original owner was fragmented, like a puzzle with many pieces missing, and only the general outline could be seen.
Mu Jiangge patted Chu Li's shoulder generously, "You're welcome, we're family!"
The two had just said a few words when the sound of drums was heard. Emperor Qingyuan looked at everyone, and everyone fell silent.
Eunuch Li raised his voice and read out the emperor's will.
"Today is the autumn hunt. All princes and children of noble families can participate. The competition is about who can capture more prey and beasts. The period is four hours. The winner will receive a reward of ten thousand taels from His Majesty!"
When Chu Li heard that there was such a huge reward, his eyes lit up instantly.
Everyone lined up, mounted their horses, and got ready to go.
The sixth son, Chu Sheng, was riding on horseback when he suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Father, I am not feeling well and would like to ask for leave!"
Everyone looked in shock at the Sixth Prince, who loved growing flowers and raising fish.
This guy is even more cowardly than the prince.
As the saying goes, where there is a sleeping dragon, there must be a young phoenix. Chu Li, the second to last student, met Chu Sheng, the last student in the class.
When Chu Li heard the word "ask for leave", his brows furrowed. There was something wrong with this guy. Didn't people in ancient times say "ask for leave"?
Disdainful looks were cast from all directions, but Lao Liu was not affected at all. He seemed to have been thinking of elegant words for a long time but couldn't come up with any. He scratched his head and said, "Father, my son's butt is really a little painful."
Chu Li tried to hold back her laughter. This Lao Liu was very much like her who had traveled through time not long ago. He even spoke in a very elegant way, fearing that he would be exposed.
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly darkened. Could this guy really be a friend who traveled through time from modern times?