Chu Chengcai followed Chu Zhi closely, looking back from time to time, afraid that someone would chase after him.
After Lu Qiu figured out who the young man behind them and the young man who had been kicked out were, she smiled and said, “Look at your frightened appearance, he is at least your second uncle’s son, he wouldn’t sell you, would he?”
Chu Chengcai swallowed, “I’m not afraid that he will sell me, I’m afraid that he wants my life.”
Chu Zhi stopped and pulled him over, “What do you mean by that?”
The young mustache that had just grown on the boy’s lip was still sparse. He thought for a while and said, “Anyway, it’s been very strange lately. Brother Zixing always pulls me to drink and have fun with his friends. At first, I was quite happy. I haven’t played like this overnight since I was so big, but later…”
Lu Qiu was anxious, “What happened later?”
“That night, I drank too much, and Brother Zixing’s two servants held me up. I vaguely heard Brother Zixing say that when it rains, as long as it rains, all traces on the ground will be washed away, and they will never be suspected.”
He couldn’t help shivering again as he said that, “Then the two servants lifted me up and tentatively threw me out twice. Then they laughed and said that I was as light as a greyhound and would definitely throw accurately and never delay the young master’s affairs.
I think, he just wants to kill me…”
Chu Chengcai’s eyes were already red with fear. He usually only knew how to read, and didn’t understand anything else.
His eldest uncle was an official in the court, and his second uncle also passed the imperial examination that year and became a clerical official with the help of his eldest uncle.
Only his father had no knowledge and only managed two manors in the suburbs, so his parents placed high hopes on him, hoping that he would be on the list in the imperial examination and become an official at that time.
He also knew the situation of his family, so he buried himself in hard study. Apart from reading, he had not truly experienced the flower world and the sinister hearts of people outside.
Now that it was his turn, he was immediately at a loss.
“Where do you go to drink every night?” Chu Zhi asked.
“Wanyang Tower in Hefang.”
“So that’s it!”
So, this was how Chu Chengcai died in his previous life.
He fell into the water while drunk and drowned. It was indeed pouring rain that night, and there was no one on the road. The next day, he was found floating swollen in the water.
The location was in the Hefang area.
It turned out that Chu Zixing was the culprit. He was so vicious at a young age, and his purpose was probably to plot Chu Zheng’s family property.
After all, Chu Zheng had no son, Liu Shi was strong, and in this timeline in the previous life, Qu Wannang hadn’t appeared yet, so the second family naturally thought that their Chu Zixing was most likely to become Chu’s heir.
But the third family also had a Chu Chengcai, who was focused on studying and preparing for the imperial examination. Compared to the uneducated Chu Zixing, if he passed the examination, the second family would be out of the picture.
So they wanted to solve it from the root.
Pretty ruthless!
“Big sister, what do you mean by so that’s it? Please save me, you can kick him so far away, you can definitely protect me.”
“You think I’m a guard? Solve it yourself, don’t go if he asks you to drink again. I don’t believe that a big living person like you can be dragged away by him?”
Chu Chengcai was about to cry, “I really can! I can’t even lift a bucket of water, his two servants are very strong.”
“…”
Chu Chengcai had really grabbed a life-saving straw at this moment, and he wouldn’t let go no matter what.
He took the snacks from Lu Qiu’s arms and followed behind her all the way to the mansion.
It used to be the Duke’s mansion, but now it was Prince Shunyang’s mansion.
Chu Chengcai looked around as he walked, “Brother-in-law is now a prince.” He was really powerful. If he asked, he might be able to let him hide here for a while.
“Don’t call him Prince, he doesn’t like to hear it.”
Chu Chengcai really wanted to ask why, but seeing Lu Qiu’s smile, he swallowed the words back.
Lu Qiu admired, “Madam is wise.”
“The people around him have never changed their words, which shows that he doesn’t like being granted a title. You can tell who is a confidant and who is an outsider from the title.”
Those who call him Prince now, and call her Princess Consort, are all outsiders.
It wasn’t just the observation during this period, but also comparing the words and attitudes of Qingfeng and Qingzhi and others when she was with Lan Huaiyu in her previous life.
She came to this conclusion, and confirmed that Lan Huaiyu had hatred in his heart for the Emperor.
He extremely disliked what the Emperor gave him.
Chu Chengcai relied on staying in the mansion. All he knew was reading, and coincidentally, Xiao Shun, who came as a dowry, was also reading.
The two of them got together and had a lot to talk about.
Xiao Shun cherished this opportunity very much. Chu Zhi provided him with books, paper, and pens, and hired an old gentleman who served in the study to teach him.
And told him that as long as he did well in his studies and could reach the qualifications to enter the Imperial Academy, she would find a way to send him in.
So Xiao Shun cherished this opportunity very much and studied hard.
Chu Chengcai studied hard, and his knowledge was still okay, so he could just be a little teacher for Xiao Shun.
So much so that when Chu Zhi wanted to throw him back to the Chu family, she couldn’t bring herself to do it for a while.
“It’s not a solution for you to rely on me here and not go back. He can remember to harm you, which shows that it’s not a whim. If you don’t die, he will keep thinking about it.”
Hearing this, the brush in Chu Chengcai’s hand trembled, “Big sister, then what should I do?”
“Is there any movement in Qu Wannang’s stomach?”
Speaking of this, Chu Chengcai’s expression became even more ugly, “Don’t mention it, she’s making a lot of noise, and my aunt is…”
“Going to die?” Chu Zhi’s eyes lit up.
Chu Chengcai was speechless.
Lu Qiu: “Pfft!”
After wiping the tea she spat out, she looked at the enthusiastic person again, “Madam, great filial piety!”
“Big sister is going to be disappointed. My aunt’s spirit is still very good. She goes to Xianzi Courtyard every day to quarrel with that concubine. Tao Mama has some combat power, but the old woman next to that concubine has even stronger combat power and threw her out directly.
After one time, they didn’t dare to do anything, only used their mouths. I heard they drink throat-soothing medicine all day long.”
Chu Zhi was indeed a little disappointed, “I’m so filial, I’ll go back and see her tomorrow.”
Lu Qiu immediately said, “Madam, take me.”
On the way home, Chu Zixing was supported by two servants who were also seriously injured, baring his teeth and resting every few steps.
“That country savage Chu Zhi, dares to hit this young master! She married a eunuch, does she really think she has become a phoenix on a branch? She is just a pheasant!
When I go back to tell my father and mother, I will dare to hit me, the eldest son of the Chu family, and I will definitely skin this pheasant!”
A carriage slowly stopped beside him.
Qingfeng, who was driving, and Qingzhi, who was sitting on the shaft, looked at Chu Zixing, who was spewing feces, and didn’t quite understand who he was for a while. Did the Chu family have an eldest son?
A cold voice came from the carriage, “Skin him!”
“Yes.”
Qingzhi brushed and jumped down, directly grabbing Chu Zixing and the two servants into the alley like chickens.
After a few screams, there was a muffled wailing.