It has long been spread that General Chang brought a stunning beauty back to the capital.
Chu Yan rarely goes out, and even when she does, she keeps a low profile. Therefore, very few people have seen her, and even fewer people know that she is the woman brought back by Chang Zhe.
On this day, she wore a crescent-white long skirt with a light blue ink painting on the hem. She wore a light-colored belt around her waist that was less than a handful, with a light green jade pendant hanging on it.
She tied her hair herself, wore a simple red hairpin on her very simple bun, pink jade earrings on her ears, and matched it with a necklace of the same color.
There are no decorations on the hands.
When she stood in the courtyard of Changzhe, the other party's eyes lit up a little.
He had never seen Chu Yan dressed up. When she was in Qinggan Village, she wore turquoise clothes, but the quality of the clothes was more than one level worse than the clothes in the capital.
Now that this dress is on Chu Yan, he believes that she is a fairy descended to earth.
Chang Zhe suddenly felt a little bit tasteful.
He didn't want so many people to see Chu Yan's beauty. He even wanted to lock her in a room so that only he could appreciate it.
"What's wrong?"
Chu Yan lowered his head and saw that there was nothing wrong with the clothes on his body. Seeing that Chang Zhe was in a daze, he asked with a smile.
Chang Zhe quickly came to his senses and said, "It's nothing."
He tried to take her into his arms, but Chu Yan inadvertently took a step faster, and then looked back at him.
"I have never attended such a banquet, and I don't know what the scene is like."
She tilted her head, looking innocent and imagining.
Chang Zhe's outstretched hand froze in the air, then quickly fell to his side, and said with a smile, "You don't have to be nervous."
"Do you think those noble ladies in the capital are all very beautiful? Will they like me?"
Chu Yan was a little excited along the way, just to prevent Chang Zhe from hugging him.
She felt a little tired, but she didn't want Chang Zhe to touch her.
Somehow, I feel even more disgusted with him now.
Although this man looks sharp-eyed and tall, he is not fat. At first glance, he has a powerful body, full of masculine power.
Chu Yan didn't want to get close.
She didn't understand Chang Zhe's feelings in her previous life, she only knew that he abandoned her in the end.
I watched him all the way through this life, and with a new perspective, I noticed the changes in his mental process, which made me feel even more disgusting.
Chang Zhe didn't want to abandon Xi Yunnuo because she got involved with her.
It's because he has been moved for a long time.
He felt compassion for Lian, but he didn't want to give up on himself. At this moment, the incident between her and Xi Yunnuo made him lose face. He wanted to gain a foothold among the nobility of the capital, so he couldn't indulge her too much.
So he indulged Yu Lian's insult to her outside the general's mansion...
At first, Chu Yan felt a little bit sorry for using Chang Zhe. They only cared about the woman's chastity and purity, but now she felt that everything was his own fault.
People are always complicated.
The man suddenly opened his eyes, and Chu Yan's eyebrows twitched. He caught some of the coldness in those eyes, and Chang Zhe felt troubled.
Chu Yan simply took advantage of the situation and asked, "Are you planning to marry Yu Lian?"
Chang Zhe was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, no wonder you are so unwilling to let me get close today. That’s what you meant.
He hurriedly explained, "I'm just helping her get through the current difficulties. When she is free, I will no longer interfere with her life."
"Do I need to buy her a hairpin to help her get through this difficult time?"
Chu Yan's voice was cold, which made Chang Zhe feel that she was uncontrollable. He frowned unconsciously, "Yan Yan, I will do what I said. Don't do this."
Chu Yan smiled, it was clearly a sad smile, but she was really happy in her heart. She didn't have to deal with Chang Zhe for a while.
Just let Chang Zhe misunderstand that he is being petty.
Chang Zhe tried to touch her hand, but Chu Yan snorted and took his hand away.
He looked helpless and said in a deep voice, "We are going to the Prince's Mansion soon. Today is a big day. Don't mess around."
"General, don't worry. I certainly won't embarrass the general."
Chang Zhe looked at her angry look and actually smiled.
"You, I really can't do anything to you."
Chu Yan lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
The carriage stopped, Chang Zhe got off the carriage first, and she followed closely.
The two of them went inside one after another. At this time, there were already many young ladies in the garden of the Prince's Mansion.
Now is the time of late spring and early summer, and everyone's clothes are very bright. In contrast, Chu Yan's clothes suddenly make her eyes shine.
Before the two of them arrived, people over there were already whispering.
I didn't have any worries when I arrived.
"It's really beautiful. It's no wonder that General Chang doesn't miss Shu."
"Yes, if I were accompanied by such a beauty, I might not want to come back."
"..."
When they arrived, those people silenced their voices, so Chu Yan could only hear the last two sentences.
Chang Zhe jumped from the sixth rank to the third rank. The prince personally held the reception banquet, and many of the people invited were at a level that Chang Zhe could not reach before.
Many people are strangers to Chang Zhe, but they are very familiar to Chu Yan.
"Brother Chang, Yan Yan..."
Yu Lian appeared with a man on her arm. She was almost without makeup today, so her face didn't look good.
Chu Yan could clearly feel that the man next to him looked a little colder.
This coldness was directed at Yu Lian's husband, Li Xun, the prime minister of Dali Temple.
Li Xun is a man with an ordinary appearance, not very tall, and looks like a weak scholar.
He would not come here today. It must have been Chang Zhe who mentioned it specifically and asked the prince to invite a few of his young playmates. The main purpose was probably to see who Li Xun was.
Chu Yan looked like he was watching a good show and took a step to the side.
She felt that it was a bit... embarrassing to stand next to Chang Zhe at this time.
The people around him seemed to feel this dullness and looked over one after another.
Those who knew the truth quickly told the story of the entanglement. After a while, in everyone's meaningful eyes, Chang Zhe and Li Xun seemed to know each other.
When someone turned around to see Chu Yan's expression, they found that she had already found her seat and sat down.
And the person sitting opposite her, huh...
Isn’t it just Xiyunnuo?
The purest and flawless white lotus in the world, an innocent face, and a pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes made his heart beat faster no matter who he looked at.
However, he pretended to be the most innocent little white rabbit and did the cruelest things.
Rao had made a lot of mental preparations, and when Chu Yan saw him, he paused.
The other party was so alert that he almost immediately raised his eyes and looked over.
Fortunately, Chu Yan reacted in time and quickly picked up the fruit wine in front of her and took a sip, pretending to be nothing.