Chapter 49 Abandoned by Heaven

Gu Yanfei glanced back, then continued to walk outside.

She really had something to do, after leaving Jiahui Courtyard, he ordered the coachman to take her to Qiongfangzhai.

Qiongfangzhai is located in Zhenhua Street, the busiest and busiest street in the south of the city. There are many shops on both sides of the street, including restaurants, cloth shops, rouge shops, food records... almost every shop is a well-known old shop in Beijing.

On the street, pedestrians, vehicles and horses came and went in an endless stream, bustling and noisy.

Qiongfangzhai is at the end of the street. It is a two-story restaurant. There are not many drinkers in the restaurant. There are only two or three tables in the lobby on the first floor.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw the token shown by Gu Yanfei, he greeted her warmly and went up to the second floor, and walked all the way to Tusu, the private seat at the end of the corridor.

"Please, girl." The shopkeeper first knocked twice on the door of the private room, and then graciously opened the door for Gu Yanfei.

In the private seat, there was a faint smell of wine, and sitting by the window was a thin, white-clothed young man with a rich and beautiful jade snow, just like the pure white snow lotus in Tianshan.

After Gu Yanfei entered, the shopkeeper slammed the door shut again.

Only Gu Yanfei and Chu Yi were left in the private seat, and the hustle and bustle outside the street made this place especially quiet.

"Please." Chu Yi gracefully raised his arms to ask Gu Yanfei to sit down, his delicate eyebrows and eyes seemed to be carefully drawn with each stroke.

Gu Yanfei sat down opposite him, and subconsciously glanced at his left cuff, remembering the incident when Qingguang was grinding his claws on his cuff earlier.

His brand-new snow-white cuffs are embroidered with delicate cloud patterns with silver silk thread, without any flaws of cat's claws snagging, obviously it is not the same clothes as before.

She laughed out loud, and then glanced at the torreya wood chessboard next to her. On the chessboard, there were dotted black and white chess pieces that were evenly matched, dividing the world into two.

Gu Yanfei originally just glanced at it casually, but when he saw it, he couldn't help being taken aback.

The chess game in front of her is really familiar, it is clearly the unfinished game between her and him in Danyang City.

It was Bai Zi who made the final move last time.

Gu Yanfei raised her eyebrows, picked up a sunspot from the chess box, and simply dropped a piece.

Chu Yi smiled lightly, and poured her a glass of wine himself: "Try this Tusu wine."

The aroma of wine in the air became stronger, mixed with a hint of medicinal aroma.

Gu Yanfei picked up the white porcelain wine glass and took a sip of the wine, savoring the mellow, sweet and medicinal aroma of the wine in her mouth, squinting her eyes contentedly, and saw Chu Yi on the opposite side casually lift the glass hanging from the window The bamboo curtain on the top of the window silently motioned her to look out with his eyes.

The street outside was noisy and lively. A luxurious black-painted flat-topped carriage was parked in front of another restaurant across the street. Two young men with different appearances and temperaments came out of the restaurant side by side. Years old, another year is weak.

The young man with a weak crown is dressed in a purple brocade gown carved with eight immortals in dark purple. He is full of heroism, arrogant and dignified. It is Kang Wang Chuyou.

Gu Yanfei glanced from the two of Kang Wang all the way to the black-painted carriage at the entrance of the restaurant, and found a gold-painted orchid mark engraved on the roof.

Gu Yanfei thought for a while, recognized the orchid imprint, raised his eyebrows and asked, "The Yuan family?"

This orchid imprint is the family crest of the Yuan family in Yangzhou, which is the natal family of the current Empress Dowager.

In fact, Gu Yanfei didn't know much about those aristocratic families, except that Wang, Xie, Yuan, and Xiao, the four major families, were the heads of the aristocratic families.

"Yes." Chu Yi picked up the white porcelain wine glass, turned the glass casually with his slender fingers, and sighed meaningfully, "There is no poor family in the upper class, and no noble family in the lower class."

What he said was the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System.

Before the establishment of the Dajing Dynasty, Han, Jin, Wei and other dynasties implemented the recommendation system based on the "nine-rank Zhongzheng system". Officials united with each other for the sake of profit and fortune, and gradually formed some families of ministers for generations.

These aristocratic families occupy a large amount of land in the local area, and they have held high positions. Their status has risen again and again for hundreds of years, and they even raised soldiers privately. manipulation.

After the establishment of the Dajing Dynasty, Emperor Taizu also deliberately weakened these high-ranking families, and tried to implement the imperial examination system in the court, which showed the determination of the court to select only talents. Just about to make a move, Emperor Taizu couldn't take action for a while, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

Chu Yi looked down through the window, and his eyes fell on the man next to King Kang. He was a man in a brocade robe with a medium build and elegant appearance.

"This is Yuan Zhe, the next head of the Yuan family, the cousin of King Kang." Chu Yi introduced.

Empress Dowager Yuan is the younger sister of the current head of the Yuan family, that is, Yuan Zhe's direct aunt.

Back then, when Emperor Taizu chose the Empress Yuan for the late emperor, he did not choose a daughter from a noble family, but chose the Liu family who came from a poor family, because he wanted to suppress the noble family.

But after the death of Liu Shixian, the first emperor continued to marry Yuan Shi, the daughter of the aristocratic family, as his successor.

This is undoubtedly a signal that the late emperor expressed his favor to the noble family.

"At present, a quarter of the courtiers in the court are recommended by the aristocratic family, including the descendants of the Yuan family." Chu Yi curled the corner of his lower lip with a half-smile, his eyes were clear and cold.

These high-ranking families who have been ministers for many generations are united in the court for their own interests, and even the dignified emperor is subject to their constraints.

After he returned to Beijing this time, his father intended to let him go to court, but was jointly opposed by the courtiers of these aristocratic families...

Chu Yi finished clicking without saying much, and the white piece in his hand landed on the chessboard lightly, with a clear and crisp sound.

As clever as Gu Yanfei, he understood Chu Yi's current situation from these few words, and the four words "dire water and hot water" are not enough to describe it.

but……

Thinking of all kinds of things in Danyang City, Gu Yanfei smiled slightly, obviously Chu Yi was not good at anything.

Gu Yanfei stared at Chu Yi's face with interest.

The golden light outside the window dyed his brows softly, his facial features were softer and more beautiful than usual, and the dark red tear mole made his complexion more and more radiant like jade, like a finely carved jade statue. picture.

Chu Yi: "..."

Chu Yi also looked back at her quietly. It was a pair of water-cut eyes that were so clear that they were almost straight, like a clear spring, as if they could reflect everything in the world, and it seemed that even his soul had been seen through by the other party.

Under this gaze, Chu Yi's expression remained unchanged, not even the corners of his eyes and brows moved.

It was quiet in the lounge.

Gu Yanfei stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled with interest, and whispered silently: Sure enough.

Chu Yi raised his right eyebrow slightly and looked at her suspiciously.

Gu Yanfei didn't speak, picked up a sunspot and dropped it with the usual decisiveness when dropping the stone.

Sure enough, he is not very popular with Heavenly Dao.

Just like yourself!

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