In the blue and white glazed four tripod lotus furnace, a hundred clouds of incense curled wantonly, and the room was as cold as ice.
The tea in the cup was completely cold, Chu Ming's fingertips holding the cup turned white, and the emotion in the eyes could not be seen from the drooping brows, but his body remained motionless, as if unconscious.
It wasn't until the servant called for the third time that Chu Ming came back to his senses and said in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
The servant took a careful look at the face of the Crown Princess, and repeated: "Prince Concubine, Lord Chu, please see me."
Chu Ming was startled, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, then he calmed down again, paused and said, "Then... let him in."
Not long after, Chu Yu followed the servant into the door, first untied the cloak of cloud brocade pattern goose on his body and handed it to the boy beside him, and then looked at his elder brother, he couldn't help but stop.
Chu Ming is wearing a flowing cloud gown with white bamboo tapestry and silk tapestry in January today, and a dark black gown because there is no belt on the high belly. Suet white jade hairpin pulls black hair behind the head, but a wisp falls on the side of the ear inadvertently. His face was more than pale, his blood was low, his fingertips were slightly curled up and trembling slightly, his eyes were downcast but he didn't know where to fall.
Chu Yu's brows were slightly frowned, and the next moment, they stretched out and bowed down to salute. Before he could bow down, Chu Ming got up in two steps and stepped forward to support him.
"When did you become so polite in front of my brother?" Chu Ming's voice was a little hoarse, with a distinct nasal tone, and he himself seemed to realize that something was wrong, coughed lightly, and stopped talking.
Chu Yu straightened her waist, hooked her lips and smiled lightly, "It was unnecessary in the past, but now that my elder brother is a princess, he should have the proper etiquette."
When Chu Ming heard the word Crown Princess, her fingertips couldn't help trembling.
Chu Yu saw it in his eyes, the smile on his lips remained undiminished, and the expression in his eyes darkened.
"You are my only younger brother, you should be like this at all times, no matter what your status is." Chu Ming coughed twice again, covering up the unnatural nasal voice, and hurriedly picked up the teacup beside him to drink some water Press on.
As soon as this hand was raised, Chu Yu grabbed the wrist.
"Yu'er..." Chu Ming paused, the teacup in his hand had been taken away by Chu Yu.
Chu Yu sneered, and held the teacup in front of his eyes to play with: "This big East Palace is actually incomparable to our Duke's Mansion. When did you even sip hot tea so stingy? Or is it that the servants in this palace are so negligent—"
Chu Yu withdrew his sneer, and the celadon cup in his hand slammed into the feet of the eunuch who was serving in the room, and instantly shattered into crumbs.
"Crown princess, calm down!" All the eunuchs and maids in the room huffed and knelt down, grabbing the ground with their heads.
Chu Ming's face became paler, she frowned and looked at Chu Yu: "It's just a cup of herbal tea, why are you angry?"
Chu Yu said coldly: "My brother is a concubine and is pregnant. If they dare to neglect their duties like this, how can they take good care of them on weekdays? My brother has always been lenient to others, but they can't be lenient to themselves. "
Chu Ming sighed inwardly, waved his hands and said, "You all go down, you don't have to wait any longer."
All the palace people retreated tremblingly, and the room returned to silence.
Chu Yu poured another cup of hot tea and handed it over. Chu Ming reached out to take it, but Chu Yu held his hand back and refused to let go.
"Yu'er..." Chu Ming didn't move, and let Chu Yu hold his hand in his palm.
Chu Yu looked at his elder brother and gently rubbed his icy hands, as if wanting to warm him up: "Brother, I'm leaving Beijing for a while."
Chu Ming frowned when she heard the words: "Leaving Beijing? Where are you going?"
Chu Yu wrote lightly: "Your Majesty ordered me to go to Suzhou. It's not a big deal. It's just to inspect a batch of Neigong weaving."
Chu Ming was still a little worried: "Since it is a domestic tribute, no one was in charge of it in previous years. Why did you go there in person this year. You are not as good as before. How can you travel long distances after only the first three months..."
Chu Yu interrupted her elder brother and said: "Brother still worried about these? I am not like my brother, I do everything by myself. Why don't you use someone who has been well-trained? It will not make me tired. Besides, I am in the name of an imperial envoy. , who dares to stab me?"
Chu Ming looked at his younger brother's set of rhetoric, and took a long time to pull out his hand, and said in a low voice: "When will you use these words to prevaricate me?"
The corners of Chu Yu's lips froze, and he sighed: "Which grandson told the master that my brother will not participate in the government recently, but he can't lie to him even half of it."
Chu Ming said nothing, just looked at him.
Chu Yu had no choice but to see that he couldn't hide it from his brother, so he dipped his fingertip in the tea, quickly wrote the word "Jiang" on the table, and then scratched it out again and again. Seeing that the handwriting was gradually blurred, he restrained his serious expression, and said easily, "It's not a big deal, but I just took a look at the people's conditions in Suzhou for Your Majesty."
Chu Ming sighed softly: "Brother knows that you have always been arrogant and resourceful, but you have to remember that the strong are easily broken, and the strong are humiliated. Everything is eighty percent, just do your best."
Chu Yu hooked the corners of his lips: "My brother will remember what my brother said." He stood up slowly, walked in front of Chu Ming, and suddenly leaned down to support the armrests on both sides of his brother's body, trapping him in the bed. between the arms.
Chu Ming looked up at his younger brother who was close at hand, and was speechless for a while.
Chu Yu raised his hand to grab Chu Ming's thin chin, and said in a low voice, "I will write down everything my brother said, so is it my turn to ask now, what kind of problems my brother has encountered, and his face is full of sadness?" So far?"
Chu Ming was startled, and dodged his eyes: "Yu'er is overthinking, what can I do..."
Chu Yu chuckled, and slowly rubbed Chu Ming's cheek with her soft fingertips: "So the tears must be because I am blind, right, my elder brother."
Chu Ming's brows tightened, she stretched out her hand to grab the corner of Chu Yu's wide sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Yu'er!"
Chu Yu snorted coldly, shook off Chu Ming's hand with a flick of his sleeve, turned around and walked out: "What a prince, His Royal Highness! I don't care about my Chu family before I become a great treasure!"
Chu Ming clapped his hands on the table and stood up suddenly: "Chu Yu!"
Chu Yu turned her head and said angrily, "What? He dared to bully my Chu family, so why don't I say it?"
Chu Ming squeezed the corner of the armrest tightly, her face pale, and said, "Be careful! It's not Duanze's fault..."
Chu Yu sneered again and again: "Then I have to ask His Royal Highness personally, my elder brother Jin Sheng Yuzhen can be the master of the world! Why did His Royal Highness dare to bully each other like this when I handed him over to His Highness?" !"
"Stop!" Chu Ming snapped.
Chu Yu was so angry that he would not listen, if he had a three-foot sword in his hand, he would dare to kill the king.
"Uh huh..." Chu Ming's face turned pale, and she leaned over to support her heavy abdomen, staggered two steps, and barely stabilized her body.
Chu Yu turned around suddenly when she heard the movement, and stepped forward to support her brother, only to find that Chu Ming's palms were covered with cold sweat, and she hadn't known how long she had endured it.
"Brother! I'll call the imperial doctor!" Chu Yu panicked and helped Chu Ming sit down on the soft couch.
Chu Ming took his hand and shook her head lightly: "It's okay, but I just got up in a hurry."
Chu Yu lowered her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said in a low voice, "Brother..."
Chu Ming smiled wryly, and led Chu Yu's hand to caress her swollen waist: "This child is not like me, he is too lively."
Through the thin belly and the soft brocade robe, Chu Yu could clearly feel the churning movement of the little guy inside. He slowly squatted down, put his face on his brother's belly, and listened to the powerful fetal movement inside. .
Chu Ming's gentle voice sounded above his head: "Sometimes when I touch him, I often think of you when you were a child."
Chu Yu sneered: "My brother is only a few years older than me."
Chu Ming laughed lightly, and reached out to touch the top of Chu Yu's head: "That's a child, too. It would be great if the little guy's belly was as beautiful as yours when you were a child."
Chu Yu raised his eyebrows: "Tsk, if my brother's child looks like me, His Highness the Crown Prince will be very uncomfortable."
Chu Ming patted Chu Yu's forehead lightly: "You don't speak seriously."
Chu Yu grabbed her brother's hand, quickly pulled it to his lips and kissed it: "I'm used to doing this only in front of my brother. If it's someone else, I don't bother to tease him."
Chu Ming just smiled and played around with him.
Chu Yu glanced at the broken celadon cups on the ground, and said in a low voice, "Brother really doesn't want me to intervene?"
The smile on the corner of Chu Ming's lips stagnated, and she shook her head lightly: "I know it well."
Chu Yu looked at his brother's thin side face, and could only sigh softly, without further words.
…
On the second day after Chu Yu left, he specially sent someone to send a repaired celadon cup to Crown Prince Yan Chengqi.
Attached is a letter written on clear paper: cracked celadon is easy to repair, but broken hearts are hard to recover.
The prince didn't understand what he meant, so he asked Chu Ming.
Chu Ming pinched the note in his palm and smiled lightly: "Your brother is just playing around with me, Duanze doesn't need to think too much."
He raised his hand and led Xiao Jian to the candle.
When the wind blows its ashes.