25. Natural beauty
Flower arranging is a hobby that wealthy ladies like to play. It is elegant, quiet, and has hidden clues, so you can always tell the difference.
They also like storytellers and love novels, which always have to be full of twists and turns and touch people's hearts.
But it is very rare to see a grown man arrange flowers, and he is also a student of the Imperial College.
It's winter now, and the flowers should be withering, but this flowerbed is like spring and summer, full of colorful flowers, which is quite strange.
Beside the small table, Chu Huanyu looked very serious. He carefully took the pruned flower branches and put them into a pure bottle filled with water.
The footsteps of Chu Yunqing and Ai Xiaozhou seemed to be unable to attract his attention.
"They are all rare flowers from the Western Regions." Ai Xiaozhou looked around and said.
Chu Yunqing was puzzled. He had little knowledge.
"If we were flowers from the Central Plains, they would have withered and withered long ago." Ai Xiaozhou explained; "Only these exotic flowers and plants from foreign lands, cultivated with special fertilizer soil, can survive in such a severe winter as if they were in summer.
In full bloom.”
"Ai Baihu is well-informed." Chu Huanyu put down the small scissors in his hand and looked over.
Chu Yunqing frowned. Although he had no objection to flower arranging, in his heart, he thought that Chu Huanyu wanted to study to gain fame. How could he waste his time falling in love with these women?
What's more, it's really awkward for a macho man to treat flowers and plants like a woman.
"Brother, you're here." Chu Huanyu smiled.
Chu Yunqing calmed down and nodded: "I just went to the school to look for you. Mr. Mu said you might be in the flower garden."
"The flower garden here was planted by His Highness the Second Highness." Chu Huanyu said: "I specifically asked my merchant friends from the Western Regions to find these flowers and plants. It is quite troublesome to cultivate and cook them. I have nothing to do these days.
Come and have a look often."
Chu Yunqing and Ai Xiaozhou looked at each other, both stunned.
It was not because of these flowers and plants, but because Chu Huanyu casually mentioned the second prince without any intention of hiding it.
It seems that this is not something that needs to be hidden. There is no need to ask, it will be mentioned in casual conversations.
"Do you know why we are here today?" Ai Xiaozhou asked.
Chu Huanyu smiled, then stretched out his hand and asked, "Why don't you sit down and talk?"
There is a tea table beside it, which is not big, just a tea tray, a pot of tea, and a few upside-down tea cups.
Chu Huanyu sat down first, made tea for the two of them, and then poured a cup of tea.
The tea is still hot and steamy, brewing with a light tea aroma.
"Tribute tea?" Ai Xiaozhou was slightly surprised.
"He is indeed from the palace." Chu Huanyu said.
"It seems that your relationship with the second prince is really good." Ai Xiaozhou took a sip of tea.
Chu Huanyu smiled faintly and did not comment.
This time was different from the last time. He and Ai Xiaozhou didn't choke during their few words.
In fact, Chu Huanyu was a man from the city after all, and he had already known about the Jin Yiwei who was investigating him. It was just that the last time Chu Yunqing was around and they hadn't seen each other for a long time, he was caught off guard by his elder brother.
Coupled with Ai Xiaozhou's tit-for-tat confrontation and pressing forward step by step, he lost his composure.
This time it's different.
Chu Huanyu picked up the teacup, blew on it, and brought it to her mouth.
At this time, he heard Chu Yunqing say, "Huanyu, I feel a little sad for my brother."
"Why?" Chu Huanyu was stunned.
Chu Yunqing pulled up the chair, moved a little closer, looked at Chu Huanyu's face carefully, and said, "Are you still wearing rouge?"
As soon as Chu Huanyu took a sip of her tea, she choked a little. She put down the tea cup and started coughing. Her face turned red, not sure whether it was from choking or embarrassment.
He pointed at Chu Yunqing, who was very close at hand, and was speechless for a long time.
Ai Xiaozhou couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Chu Yunqing sat there, drinking tea and saying nothing, but looking at Chu Huanyu strangely, as if searching for something.
"Brother, you are very humorous." Chu Huanyu gritted his teeth.
Chu Yunqing frowned and said: "Look at yourself, do you still look like a scholar? Here you are playing with flowers and plants, playing with women's things, and even putting on rouge and makeup. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
After hearing this, Chu Huanyu felt ashamed and angry. He grabbed Chu Yunqing's hand, and with Chu's stunned expression, he touched his face twice.
"Look, have you ever got rouge on your hands?" Chu Huanyu's face was red, and her eyes were red with anger.
His face also had red marks scratched out by rough fingers because of the two times he had grabbed Chu Yunqing's hand and touched it hard.
Chu Yunqing was also embarrassed for a moment. The touch on his fingers just now made the other person's cheeks feel as soft as cotton, really like a woman's.
But it made him extremely embarrassed.
At that moment, Chu Yunqing rubbed his hands, speechless.
Ai Xiaozhou was quite speechless when he saw the two brothers.
Chu Huanyu's chest heaved with anger, her eyes stared straight at Chu Yunqing, and she bit her thin lips tightly.
Chu Yunqing was a little afraid to look at the person opposite him, feeling that his words just now were inappropriate and indeed hurtful.
"It's my brother Meng Lang." He said after a while.
Chu Huanyu snorted and said: "I know you didn't come to see me today, you came here for the case. You want to know whether I killed anyone and whether the person behind it is the second prince, right?"
"I..." Chu Yunqing was a little annoyed. It was obviously a good thing, but why did it sound like a quarrel just because he was quick to talk.
It seems like it was like this before.
"Okay, my brother is so naturally beautiful that it's hard to give up, so let's get down to business." Ai Xiaozhou said.
Upon hearing this, Chu Huanyu was not happy, "This is a description of a woman, do you think I haven't read a book?"
Ai Xiaozhou also snorted coldly, "Just stop when enough is enough. Why bother with this matter?"
Chu Huanyu glanced at her and smiled slightly, "Ai Baihu is worthy of sharing life and death with my brother. You two are better brothers than real brothers. Why don't you marry Jinlan?"
Ai Xiaozhou gritted his teeth, I want to be your sister-in-law, but you want me to marry your brother Jinlan and become his brother?
Chu Huanyu's expression was still sneering, tit for tat.
Chu Yunqing's head was pounding. He thought this was the same as last time. He was fine when he came.
It's all his own fault, he stroked his forehead.
"Huanyu, that's it. Xiaozhou has indeed been worried about this matter these past few days. Of course we all believe in you." Chu Yunqing considered it: "But we still need to find out the truth of this matter. Only in this way,
Only then can I restore your innocence and bring justice to the victim."
After hearing this, Chu Huanyu dusted off his clothes after sitting down.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Your suspicion should be that 'I am from the second prince's side, and this matter seems to be framed by me, but in fact it is aimed at the second prince'?"
Chu Yunqing nodded, "Is that possible?"
Chapter completed!