What? ! Chu You pulled the rein suddenly, and the black horse under his crotch raised its two front hooves high, breathing white gas from its mouth and nose.

"Snapped!"

The next moment, he slammed his whip heavily on the horse's buttocks, and angrily rode the horse towards the gate, as fast as a gust of wind.

When Chu You came to the gate, one gate of the palace had already been dismantled, and several imperial soldiers were dismantling the other one.

There was too much commotion here, the streets outside the mansion attracted a lot of passers-by watching the excitement, all pointing in the direction of the Wang Mansion.

"His Royal Highness King Kang!" The eunuch who came to pass the decree politely bowed to Chu You, with indifferent eyes, "Our family is here to pass the decree."

Of course, what he came to preach was the decree to demote King Kang from prince to county king.

The eunuch took the bright yellow imperial decree from the tray, and regardless of whether Chu You knelt down or not, he read directly to the imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: King Kang Chuyou is young and vigorous..."

Chu You's ears were buzzing, but he didn't hear the words behind him at all. He just watched helplessly as they completely demolished the vermilion lacquer gate of the palace.

According to the regulations of the Dajing Dynasty, the number of nails on the gate of the Prince's Mansion is nine rows and seven columns, while the number of nails on the door of the County Prince's Mansion is reduced to nine rows and five columns. Therefore, since King Kang was demoted, the original gate of the Palace cannot be used. .

Not only that, even the pair of unicorn stone beasts in front of the door were also carried away.

The gate of King Kang's Mansion became empty. At first glance, it seemed as if the house had been ransacked by order.

"This is it."

After reading the last two words, the chief eunuch closed the imperial decree and said calmly: "My lord, the emperor said that the ones in the palace that exceed the standard are fine, and there is no need to bother the teachers."

The eunuch directly changed his name to "Prince", and King Kang is no longer a prince, so he is not qualified to be called "His Royal Highness".

"My lord, thank you." The eunuch said while handing the imperial decree to Chu You with both hands.

Chu You gritted his teeth tightly, with a sinister expression on his face.

He really wanted to wave away this imperial decree, but he also knew that he would be accused of disobedience and disobedience, and would become a proof of criticism by others.

This is the end of the matter, let's bear with it for a while.

"My brother, thank the emperor for his kindness." Chu You said with a dark face, took the imperial edict with both hands, and a chill rose in his heart, spreading and expanding rapidly in his body.

It doesn't matter if there is no movement in the palace, the world sees it as the lintel.

He was demoted.

I think he was proclaimed a prince by the first emperor when he was ten years old, but now he is gone.

Chu You's dark eyes were full of humiliation, and his hands were clenched into fists.

Just watching helplessly, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs removed the plaque with the four characters "Prince Kang's Mansion" on the gate and replaced it with a new plaque with the three characters "Kang Wang's Mansion".

The plaque of "Prince Kang's Mansion" was inscribed by the first emperor himself, and it is the honor bestowed on him by the first emperor.

But now, that glory has been taken away.

Chu You knelt down slowly, little by little, little by little... Finally, his knee hit the ground heavily, making a "dong" sound.

He watched the plaque that meant so much to him fade away in despair, feeling that the imperial decree in hand was heavy.

For a moment, he felt a little bit of regret in his heart...

This bit of regret only came out of my heart, and was overwhelmed by another stronger emotion.

He told himself in his heart that for his son, he had no regrets!

After the eunuch issued the imperial edict, he left in a mighty manner with his men and horses, and the people watching the excitement outside the palace also scattered away.

These people also spread the news of King Kang's demotion as a topic of leisure, and everyone in the capital knew about it that day.

This news also spread to the Dingyuan Hou Mansion.

Mrs. Gu locked herself in the small Buddhist hall alone, concentrating on chanting scriptures, eating fast and chanting Buddha.

This thought means not going out for a few days, and avoiding the morning and evening meditation of the younger generation.

After enduring it for a few days, Mrs. Gu finally couldn't bear it any longer, and ordered her confidant Nanny Li to take a trip to Yuheng Garden.

"Second Miss, Mrs. Tai invites you to the Cihe Hall to talk about the Third Miss."

When facing Gu Yanfei, Nanny Li's attitude was extremely respectful and polite, with a smile on her face.

"I won't go." Gu Yanfei's faint voice came from behind a screen embroidered with red peonies.

Hearing this, Nanny Li's expression froze and her heart sank.

Through a dim screen, one could vaguely see Gu Yanfei dressing one by one, accompanied by subtle rustling sounds.

Nanny Li was considering her words when she heard Gu Yanfei say again: "Go back and tell Mrs. Tai to ask Gu Yunxie if she drank the talisman water."

"..." Nanny Li was taken aback again, not understanding what these words meant.

Gu Yanfei who was behind the screen slowly put on his belt, and the corners of his lips curled into a half-smile.

Based on her understanding of Gu Yunxie, Gu Yunxie must not be able to drink this talisman water.

Nanny Li said cautiously: "I don't know if the second girl has anything else to tell the old slave to Mrs. Tai?"

Gu Yanfei raised her hand and tied her long black hair behind her head, casually chuckled and said, "Tell Mrs. Tai to rest assured that this marriage will come true."

"Juanbi, see off the guests."

Juan Bi next to her heard the last four words, and immediately took a step closer to Madam Li, stretching out her hand to make a petition.

"The old slave will go back and return to his life." Nanny Li smiled and saluted before leaving with Juanbi.

The next moment, Gu Yanfei walked out from behind the screen casually, with a leisurely smile on his lips.

She changed into a black straight gown with dark patterns, embroidered a few clumps of orchid leaves with silver silk thread, and an embroidered brocade belt around her waist, which narrowed her waist very thin.

The simple men's clothes are very good-looking by her, with red lips and white teeth, and a heroic appearance, which makes people's eyes shine.

When Juanbi saw off Nanny Li and saw Gu Yanfei for the first time when she came back, she opened her mouth wide in amazement.

"What a handsome young man!" Juan Bi clapped his hands with shining eyes, and walked around her, looking up and down.

Gu Yanfei was amused by Juan Bi, and she casually smoothed down the silk ribbon of her hair, and the silver ribbon hung down to her chest.

The milk cat squatting on the window sill snorted disdainfully, and looked at the white pigeon that had already flown away in the sky with burning eyes.

Gu Yanfei casually pinched a flying pigeon letter on the desk, put it in his sleeve pocket, and went out, leaving only one sentence: "You two stay at home."

"You two" refers to Juanbi and Qingguang.

"Meow!"

Leaving behind the milk cat's displeased complaints, Gu Yanfei happily left the Hou Mansion, and went to a place she had never been to in her previous life, the Tianyin Pavilion in the south of the city.

Tianyin Pavilion is a theater, one of the most famous theaters in the capital.

As long as there is an opening performance for every day's play, there are always full seats.

Gu Yanfei came early, and was greeted by a waiter in Tianyin Pavilion, and sat down in an elegant seat on the second floor.

Seventy to eighty percent of the seats upstairs and downstairs have already been filled with guests. There are all kinds of people, and all of them have glowing eyes and high spirits.

Inside the theater building, there was a lively and noisy atmosphere.

The guests in twos and threes sipped tea, drank wine, and chatted.

"Brother, have you heard?" A young man in a blue straight jacket elbowed a middle-aged man at the same table, winking, "What's the name of today's play... Anyway, there is a new Hua Dan, I heard that she is a stunning beauty!"

"I know, I know! This Yao family troupe was invited by Tianyin Pavilion from the south, and they just arrived in the capital in the past few days, and the opera they sang is amazing. Hehe, let me tell you the truth, I am here for this Huadan .” The middle-aged man was talking frothyly, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.

"Yinge really spent a lot of money that day."

"That's right! You can't do without spending money, haven't you seen? Recently, Yunli Garden has become more and more prosperous, and it's catching up with Tianyin Pavilion..."

"..."

The voice from downstairs came to Gu Yanfei's ears intermittently, arousing her interest.

In the two hundred years in Yaoling Realm, she hasn't seen a play yet.

She picked up the playbook casually, flipped through it quickly, and then realized that the play to be sung here today is called "Lotus Fan", and this play is divided into four parts. Between the king's palace princess and the singer of the rivers and lakes, a lingering love story is performed.

Gu Yanfei glanced at ten lines at a time.

There are more and more guests in the theater building, and when the seats are 90% full, there is a loud sound of gongs coming from the direction of the stage.

Then, there was a long sound of silk and bamboo resounding throughout the theater building, melodious and pleasant, which represented the beginning of the play.

But the stage was still empty, with no one in sight.

Everyone was suspicious, a voice as sweet as a clear spring suddenly sounded, piercing the air leisurely.

The air in this building seemed to tremble slightly with the sound of this voice, and the surrounding atmosphere was completely different, as if suddenly coming from a noisy and bustling market to a quiet inner courtyard with a high gate

The beautiful singing is fluent and delicate, the timbre is pure, smooth and fluent, soft and graceful, and contains extremely rich and reserved emotions, which makes people think about the owner of the voice.

While everyone was waiting, a graceful figure floated out from behind the screen, and appeared on the stage in pink and black. The bright red dress embroidered with butterflies and flowers shone in the candlelight on the stage.

Huadan flicked her long sleeves gently and gracefully. At the same time, she turned her head slightly, revealing half of her beautiful face.

Her eyebrows are like ink, her lips are like vermilion, her powdered cheeks are as white as porcelain, and her seductive phoenix eyes slanted towards the temples, outlining an indescribable charm.

The facial features are perfect, forming a peerless beauty that can overwhelm the country and the city.

He is like the epiphyllum blooming layer by layer under the moon, and the momentary beauty is unstoppable and precious.

All the audience looked at this Hua Dan who played the princess in amazement and forgot to breathe for a moment.

Looking at the stunning beauty on the stage, Gu Yanfei was slightly taken aback, and the wine glass in his hand stopped in mid-air, muttering to himself:

"So red..."

Gu Yanfei leaned forward slightly, resting her right elbow on the window sill, resting her chin with her slightly curved fingers, carefully sizing up the people on the stage.

His whole body was scarlet, or, it should be said, the luck on this person turned out to be thick scarlet, so bewitching that it was the same color as blood, as if he was born bathed in blood, and as if he was in a ball of scorching flames.

It doesn't seem like everyone else is surrounded by a faint white light.

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