Volume 1: I Only Hate Being Born in an Emperor's House
A gentle knock on the door came, Qu Xinchi put down the book in his hand and said, "Please come in!"
"Senior brother, aren't sleeping yet so late?" Putting down the boiled ginseng soup, Zhou Miaoling said with concern: "Senior brother, I just made it, let's drink it while it's hot!"
"Yeah! I'm thankful for my junior sister!"
Looking at Qu Xinchi with a calm face, Zhou Miaoling said with some concern: "Senior brother, will Zhou Boyan act according to your plan?"
Shaking his head, Qu Xinchi put down the soup bowl and stood up. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Zhou Boyan is in the dark, I am in the bright, and my understanding of him is far less than his understanding of me, so I am not sure that he can act completely according to my plan!"
In Zhou Miaoling's impression, Qu Xinchi has always been careful and omitted, but hesitated so much at this moment, but he has never seen him before, and then he couldn't help but worry: "Then do we still have to act according to the plan?"
"The opponent has not taken action yet, so we need to do so for the time being. However, next we must not only be more careful, but also adapt to the situation!"
"Yeah!" Nodded, Zhou Miaoling continued, "The information about Chu Yixin from the iron fans, senior brother, how do you plan to deal with it?"
"My previous plan was to let him disappear from the eyes of everyone for a while, but this plan had a huge loophole, that is, he was not only disappearing from the eyes of everyone in the imperial capital, but it was very likely that he would take the opportunity to come to Rongcheng for Zi Xi's affairs. Although I expected that he might come, I didn't expect that he would come so quickly!"
"The loyal fan said he would be quick tonight, and he would arrive in Chengdu at the latest tomorrow! Senior brother, what should we do next?"
"Let's wait and see what's going on!" Qu Xinchi pondered for a moment and continued: "Zhou Boyan may already be suspicious of my pretending to be the eldest prince today, so that all brothers will not act casually tomorrow! And I think Zhou Boyan will know the news that Chu Yixin came to Rongcheng very soon, but this can confuse his audio-visuality and perhaps buy some time for our actions!"
"Yeah!" Zhou Miaoling nodded and then said, "Senior Brother, I will pretend to be the eldest prince the day after tomorrow to wait for Miss Xia in the port. At that time, I must have sent her here personally. I am still worried that he will see it through. By then, all your plans will probably fail in my hands!"
Qu Xinchi patted Zhou Miaoling's shoulder comfortably, then took out the mask he had always carried with him from his arms and handed it to her, "You can wear it then!"
"This... Senior Brother, isn't this the place without silver for three hundred taels?"
"If ordinary people see it, they will definitely see through your identity as a fake prince, but if it is Zhou Boyan, they will firmly believe it!"
When Zhou Miaoling heard this, she looked puzzled and said, "Why?"
"With his means, I must have known everything about the imperial capital. At that time, he already knew that Chu Yixin was already in Rongcheng, but he knew better that even if Chu Yixin came to Rongcheng, he would not easily show himself to others as the eldest prince. After all, he should have been recuperating from the outskirts of the imperial capital at that time. If he appeared in Rongcheng rashly, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the king? Moreover, the fact that I appeared in Wenrou Township as the eldest prince has already spread throughout the streets and alleys. Since he came to Rongcheng, he must have known it. If it were you, how should you deal with it?"
Zhou Miaoling couldn't help but suddenly realize, "I understand, Chu Yixin will also use his plan to conceal his identity as the eldest prince with your King of Yi. Of course, this is all for the people to see. Only those who are secretly playing games will know about the real situation!"
"Yes! Zhou Boyan is not a fool. Although he seems to have turned to Chu Yidao, the Chongchuan Zhou family cannot compare with the status of the prince of the Great Chu, so he will follow the opportunity and sell the 'big prince' as a favor!"
The worries in his heart were resolved, and Zhou Miaoling felt relieved: "Senior brother, it's getting late, you should take a rest soon!"
"Well! There are many things you need to do next. You should also take a break early and take care of yourself!"
"Good night!"
"Good night!"
After suffering such a heavy blow for two consecutive days, Zhou Yibang's resentment reached its peak. His identity and prestige as the first son of Chongchuan had collapsed in just two short days. He was so unwilling to give up. However, Zhou Boyan not only refused to come forward to find him to get the place back, but also issued a confinement order for him not to go out, which undoubtedly made him angry! He had never slept peacefully all night and wanted to find Zhou Boyan to lift the ban on him. However, when he asked the housekeeper, he learned that Zhou Boyan had something to do and went out temporarily. Just when he was bored, his subordinate Zhang Yuan came to tell him something!
"What? You said that a person with a very similar appearance to the King of Yi and the eldest prince appeared in Rongcheng?"
"Yes, young master! What my subordinates saw with their own eyes, they can't be wrong!"
As the saying goes, one's mistakes lead to wisdom, Zhou Yibang was obviously much more cautious this time, and then asked: "Where are the companions around that man who are around the King of Yi and the eldest prince we have seen before?"
"No, my subordinates looked very carefully. There were three people around him. One was as tall as an iron tower, and he was obviously a trainer. Another one looked like a man from a foreign country. Instead, he looked like a man from a foreign country. The other one was a girl." When talking about the word "girl", Zhang Yuan couldn't help but glitter in his eyes: "Young Master, let me tell you, that girl is really beautiful, just like the fairy in the painting, but she looks soft and weak. She should be the lady of a wealthy family!"
"If you say so, since they have already shown their identity two days ago, there is no need to continue to conceal it. The person you are talking about is really not them!"
"Young Master, then do we want..."
Although Zhou Yibang wanted to save face, he couldn't help but hesitate when he thought of Zhou Boyan's confinement order: "Let me think about it!"
"Young Master, I guess you are worried that the head of the family will be held accountable?" Zhang Yuan knew this was a rare opportunity to show himself, so he instigated: "Young Master, my subordinates thought that the reason why the head of the family issued a ban on you was simply because he was worried that you would meet the King of Yi or the eldest prince again, but this time it was obviously not them anymore, so my subordinates thought that this could not be considered a violation of the head of the family's order! Moreover, you think, no matter what, you have lost your face in our Rongcheng territory this time, so you must find it back, otherwise how can you stay in our Rongcheng in the future?"
"What you said makes sense, but what can I do now?"
"Young Master, my subordinates think we can use those people to do the surgery!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yibang couldn't help but say, "Zhang Yuan, what do you mean?"
Zhang Yuan saw Zhou Yibang being moved, and then continued to add fuel to the jealousy: "Young Master, we really can't afford to offend the King of Yi and the eldest prince, but, today, we can help you get the scene from the person I met today! Anyway, they look very similar. Today, we will humiliate them in public first, and then we will publicize how we humiliate them. Could it be that someone really went to the King of Yi or the eldest prince to verify the truth or falsehood of the matter?"
"I didn't see it on weekdays that you kid are so smart!" Zhou Yibang couldn't help but admire him when he heard Zhang Yuan's words, and then said to himself: "I'm sorry, brother, who told you to grow into their annoying appearance?"
While Chu Yixin and his group were having a meal in the inn, some subordinates came to report that it was news about King Yi in Rongcheng. Chu Yixin is now inseparable from Xia Ziyue and is unwilling to let Qu Xinchi's news affect his current relationship with Xia Ziyue. Then he wanted to find an excuse to leave briefly. Xia Ziyue, as Xia Yanshi's daughter, is very familiar with this scene. She also understands that Chu Yixin, as the eldest prince, must be inconvenient to know some things, so she said: "Your Highness, everything is important to the national affairs. It's okay for me. I have the first time to come to Rongcheng. I haven't known that the scenery here is so good. With such beautiful scenery as a companion, I won't be bored!"
Nodding, Chu Yixin said apologetically: "Ziyue, I'll leave for a while and I'll be back in a moment!"
"Um!"
Looking at Xia Ziyue, who was well-educated and gentle in front of him, Chu Yixin couldn't help but say from the bottom of his heart: "Ziyue, as long as you are willing, I will take you to see all the beautiful scenery in this world in the future!" After that, he turned around and walked downstairs.
Looking at Chu Yixin's back as he turned around and left, Xia Ziyue suddenly said to herself inexplicably: "This is so familiar..."
After listening to the report from his subordinates about Qu Xinchi’s incident in Rongcheng two days ago in the private room on the first floor of the inn, Chu Yixin pondered for a while and said, “It’s impolite to come but not to go. Since King Yi can put pressure on the Zhou family in my name, I’ll give him a big gift! You should start making arrangements immediately, tomorrow..."
When his subordinates left, Sun Xing scratched his head and said, "Your Highness, why do I feel like we are regarded as flags by King Yi!" After hearing this, Chu Yixin couldn't help but look at Sun Xing. Seeing this, the latter couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Highness, I'm just guessing! Don't take it seriously!"
After careful consideration, Chu Yixin said, "Maybe it's really like you said, we have indeed become his flag!"
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"I suddenly heard you say this and thought of the mystery left by the woman!"
Seeing this, the King of Talks glared at Sun Xing and said, "Your Highness, you don't understand the fourth brother. He will never use his brain to solve things that can be solved with his fists. Don't worry about his nonsense!"
"No!" Chu Yixin waved his hand and said, "Sun Xing's feeling this time has really helped me solve this mystery!"
"oh?"
"I suddenly felt that the old woman might have been deliberately arranged by King Yi, and I can also be sure that the assassin was also arranged by him!"
"But, we and King Yi have always been a good person who will not interfere with the rivers. Moreover, in a sense, you have also helped him a lot. He should not arrange an assassin to assassinate you in terms of reason?"
Shaking his head, Chu Yixin said, "The so-called assassination is just a lie, and the purpose of the assassin that night was obviously not to assassinate me! His purpose, to be more precise, is to use things similar to me and him to lay the groundwork for his affairs in Rongcheng! In other words, use my identity and his to put pressure on the Zhou family to rescue Zi Xi and the others!" As he said that, he subconsciously touched the Emperor Zhou Jue in his arms, and couldn't help but say in confusion: "King Yi has always been unpredictable in his actions, and he definitely won't do some boring things. But what does he mean to give me the Emperor Zhou Jue? Could it be that he has some ideas..." Just as Chu Yixin was guessing Qu Xinchi's intention, the sudden crowd of people in the inn interrupted his thoughts, and then he said a little angrily: "Sun Xing, see what happened?"
Sun Xing came out of the box and caught a person nearby. The latter was going to scold him for being rude, but when he saw Sun Xing's iron tower-like figure, he couldn't help but be afraid: "Uncle, I don't know what happened. I just heard that someone teased a girl. The waiter went to persuade her and was beaten up. Now the upstairs are in chaos. I just heard them say that the teased girl is so beautiful that she wants to go up and take a look!"
When Sun Xing heard this, he understood what was going on. After letting go of the man, he quickly told Chu Yixin truthfully. The latter rushed to the second floor and saw two tall and strong men standing outside the private room where they were dining. Xia Ziyue was crying and sounding from the room: "You... don't come here..."
Hearing Xia Ziyue's voice, Chu Yixin's face instantly looked like frost. The two strong men at the door saw Chu Yixin rushing in and trying to stop him, but they were kicked away by Sun Xing and the King of Talk without any reaction. With the sound of two broken bones, the two strong men were kicked into the box like mud before they could moan, unconscious! Chu Yixin, who entered the box, also grabbed the claws that were about to reach towards Xia Ziyue, and then a heart-wrenching voice came: "Ah..."
After Sun Xing and the King of Talk took the three of them out like a dead dog, Chu Yixin hurriedly comforted him: "Ziyue, is it okay!"
Although Xia Ziyue shook her head as if she was strong, her actions subconsciously shrank into Chu Yixin's arms proved that what happened just now obviously made her feel scared and said timidly: "Your Highness, who are they?"
"I don't know yet, but Ziyue, don't worry, the person who dares to treat you like this, no matter who it is, I will definitely make him worse than death!" Wen Qing in Yiren's arms immediately calmed down. After Xia Ziyue's mood stabilized, Chu Yixin asked: "Ziyue, the door was closed before we went out. Have you ever been out!"
"No!" Xia Ziyue shook her head and said, "After you go out, I will look at the view outside from the windowsill, and then they suddenly broke in and asked me to have a drink with them..."
Seeing Xia Ziyue's look of horror again in her eyes when she mentioned what happened just now, Chu Yixin hurriedly comforted her: "Okay, Ziyue! It's all over!" Perhaps because her mood was too nervous just now, Xia Ziyue fell asleep unknowingly. Looking at Yiren's frown and her delicate body trembling from time to time, it was the matter that just now made her feel uneasy in her dreams. Although Yiren's feeling in her arms made him nostalgic, he knew that it was not taking advantage of the danger that he would let go of Xia Ziyue's arms. Chu Yixin took off her coat and covered her with pity, and then walked out of the box. Looking at the opening king and Sun Xing who were standing on both sides like a door god, Chu Yixin asked: "Did you find out who you are?"
The king's order: "Go back to Your Highness, they were sent by Zhou Yibang!"
"Haha!" Hearing Zhou Yibang's name, Chu Yixin couldn't help but sneer: "He really treats himself as a character and wants to use me to save face. I want to see if he has a good mouth!" After knowing that Zhou Yibang is the behind-the-scenes pusher, Chu Yixin is not in a hurry to find him, because he knows that the latter is now - throwing himself into the trap!
This time, Zhou Yibang obviously learned a lot of lessons. He no longer recklessly brought a group of Zhou family's retainers to investigate the crime as he had been recklessly the two days ago, but invited the prefect of Rongcheng to come over. Of course, it was also because the methods of the King of Talk and Sun Xing were too cruel. He kicked the two men to death with one kick. If he killed someone in public in Rongcheng, the government naturally had to participate in the case.
When Zhou Yibang and Rongcheng Prefect Wu Zhi and others arrived, they looked at Chu Yixin, who was sitting upright at the door of the box, and Sun Xing, who was standing on the left and right sides of him, and Zhou Yibang coldly said to Zhang Yuan who was teasing Xia Ziyue: "Is it them?"
Looking at the three people with the same fierce look, thinking of Chu Yixin's ruthlessness before, Zhang Yuan held the already abandoned right arm with pain and nodded in fear and said, "My husband...Young master, it's them!"
"Mr. Wu, kill someone to pay for his life, owes debts and pays his money. They commit crimes in public in public. Wouldn't you take them down and do anything?"
"Come, take them down!" However, before these officials approached Chu Yixin's side, Sun Xing defeated the officials like a beast, and all the people brought by Zhou Yibang to the ground. Sun Xing was very clear about Chu Yixin's mood, so he took the decisive and ruthless move. Although he did not kill these people on the spot, he attacked the key points. For a moment, the second floor of the inn was filled with sorrow and moans!
Faced with Sun Xing's indiscriminate attack, Lord Wu, the prefect of Rongcheng who came with him, was so scared that his legs were weak that he sat on the ground. His first reaction, who had been living in the officialdom for a long time, was that he was cheated and harmed by Zhou Yibang today. He could not take him seriously at all. There were only two types of people in this world, one was a madman, and the other was an existence that he could not afford to offend. It was obvious that the young man who sat upright and watched the show as calm as the wind and never blinked from beginning to end was the latter. Combined with the past two days
Rongcheng is the King of Yi and the eldest prince. He seemed to understand something. Sun Xing ignored Lord Wu, who was used as a gun envoy by Zhou Yibang, but walked straight towards Zhou Yibang. Seeing this, the latter hurriedly retreated while saying, "You...you...don't come over, I...I'm the young master of the Zhou family. If you... dare to hurt me... I won't let you... let you leave Rongcheng alive!"
Sun Xing said with disdain, "Is that true?" Before he finished speaking, he rushed to Zhou Yibang like an arrow from the string. When the latter was frightened and before he could make a sound, he heard a sound of bone shattering, and then Zhou Yibang felt heart-wrenching pain: "Ah..."
Sun Xing said as if nothing happened: "If you hadn't been the identity of this Luo Shi, this time it would be as simple as crushing a finger!"
When Chu Yixin slowly came to Zhou Yibang and looked at the familiar face, Zhou Yibang curled into a ball as if he was a ghost and said, "No... don't kill me..."
Chu Yixin patted Zhou Yibang's face with contempt and said, "Remember, if you can't see Miss Xia's people tomorrow, you don't need to exist in this Zhou family!" After that, he turned around and went to the private room. Looking at Xia Ziyue who had woken up, Chu Yixin said, "Sorry, I woke you up! Let's go back!"
"Um!"
Chapter completed!