Wei Chang and I stood far away, watching the guards in front of the main gate training their formation.

I have to say that the training level of these guards is really high. At a command, they line up in a square and then in a rectangle. Their movements are uniform and it is very pleasing to the eye.

Wei Chang and I watched with great interest and were reluctant to leave for a long time.

Unexpectedly, after Du Changfeng finished his lecture, he rode his horse towards us with a "da da da" sound.

Du Changfeng looked at me with disdain and said coldly, "The Imperial City is under martial law. Don't go out and wander around if you don't have anything to do. It would be bad if you are caught as a spy."

Du Changfeng was wearing a white commander's uniform and holding a silver spear in his hand. He had a stern and majestic face.

I clearly felt that Du Changfeng had ill will towards me, but he and I had never had any contact, so how could he have ill will towards me?

Seeing the dissatisfaction and disgust in his eyes, I asked in a daze, "Do you have any problem with me?"

Du Changfeng was stunned. He didn't expect me to be so direct and have such sharp perception. He didn't know how to explain it for a moment. He snorted arrogantly, pulled the reins, turned around and left.

I looked at Du Changfeng's receding back and said in confusion, "I don't think I've ever offended him, so why is he looking at me as if he wants to chop me into pieces?"

Wei Chang snorted coldly and said, "You have offended everyone in and outside the imperial city. It's no wonder that you can't remember clearly."

I rolled my eyes and said, "No way. I never take the initiative to provoke nice people, let alone offend them."

Wei Chang looked at me as if I were a psychopath and said, "You can't tell who is a good person or a bad person with your naked eyes."

I turned around and walked towards Chang'an Palace with the food box in my hand. As I walked, I said to Wei Chang, "I think you are a good person."

Wei Chang followed and sneered, saying, "Do you know how many people I have killed and how much blood is on my hands? If I were a good person, there would be no bad people in the world."

I said, "I don't care how you treat outsiders, but you are genuinely good to me. Anyone who is good to me is a good person."

Wei Chang listened for a long time without saying anything. If I had looked back at him, I would have found that his ears had turned red. Unfortunately, I was busy walking and didn't even turn around to look at him.

We returned to Chang'an Palace. Yiping was busy in the kitchen. She couldn't handle it alone, so she called four palace maids to help.

I leaned against the kitchen door, watching these busy people, and asked in confusion: "What kind of luxurious banquet are you cooking? It requires five people to come together?"

Yi Ping was putting a fish into the steamer. He looked up at me and said, "His Royal Highness sent someone to tell us that he will dine in our palace tonight."

Is Zheng Yan addicted to eating for free?

Besides, how can the food here compare to the food prepared by the imperial chef?

As I was thinking, I secretly reached out and took a piece of chicken and put it in my mouth. Yi Ping immediately noticed it. She said "Hey", glared at me and said, "The Crown Prince hasn't come yet, don't do anything."

I said pitifully, "I'm hungry."

Yi Ping's heart softened, and she took a plate of crystal clear water chestnut cake from another steamer and said to me, "I don't know when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come, so you should eat some cakes to fill your stomach first."

I took the water chestnut cake, walked to the eaves of the main house with a smile on my face, sat on the steps, and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

At this time, Gongsun Wen came out from the side room, his clothes were wrinkled, he was yawning and stretching as he walked, and when he saw me sitting under the eaves eating, he quickly came over and stretched out his hand to grab the water chestnut cake. I quickly moved the plate to the side and said, "If you want to eat it, go to the kitchen and get it yourself."

Gongsun Wen suddenly reached out his hand and snatched the plate from me, saying, "I haven't eaten all day, and I'm starving. How could you be so stingy that you don't even give me some of your cakes?"

I reached out to grab it, but Gongsun Wen stood up, held the plate high, and looked at me with a teasing expression.

Gongsun Wen was much taller than me, and his arms were long. I jumped several times but couldn't reach him. I was so angry that I slapped Gongsun Wen's arm and kicked him. I said angrily, "Not only did you steal my cakes, but you also wanted to eat them all by yourself. Humph, you annoying guy, I don't want to talk to you anymore."

After saying that, I ran to the kitchen angrily to ask Yiping for food.

After being forced to train by Wei Chang for a whole day, I had already digested the lunch I had eaten. Normally, Yi Ping would prepare the food early and wait for me to come back to eat, but that damn Zheng Yan made a mess and left all of us without food. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

I went to the kitchen and brought out a plate of osmanthus cake. I was afraid that Gongsun Wen would snatch it away, so I quickly brought it into the house and wanted to hide and eat it.

Who knew that Gongsun Wen would shamelessly follow me in again, and sit opposite me nonchalantly. He poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip of tea and a bite of cake, feeling so comfortable.

While eating, I watched Gongsun Wen as if he were a thief, in case he suddenly made a move.

After I had a little food in my stomach, I felt alive again.

I bit into the osmanthus cake and asked, "It doesn't seem good for you to stay away from home all day, right? Besides, we are all women here. Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about if you stay here all day?"

Gongsun Wen took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Why not? This place is close to the main hall. If His Majesty has any problems, I can rush over immediately. It would be a waste of time to go back and forth after returning to the palace. Besides, in the eyes of outsiders, you are not even a man, at most just a eunuch. Why should I be afraid of you?"

This guy has a really poisonous tongue, so poisonous that I really want to slap him to death.

I silently bit the osmanthus cake and ignored him, but in fact I was thinking of thousands of ways to kill him.

Gongsun Wen ignored me and ate the water chestnut cake slowly. He tasted the water chestnut cake like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

After a long while, I finally couldn't help asking, "Have you seen His Majesty today? How is his condition?"

Gongsun Wen shook his head and said, "I went to the main hall, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not allow me to go in to see His Majesty, and..."

Seeing Gongsun Wen's hesitation, I couldn't help but ask anxiously, "And what?"

Gongsun Wen was about to speak when a scream came from outside: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Gongsun Wen and I quickly put down our plates of snacks and went out to greet them.

Zheng Yan strode in from outside the door. When he saw Gongsun Wen and I together, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Gongsun Wen was still in the palace and didn't return home.

There were already people kneeling on the ground in the yard. Gongsun Wen and I hurriedly went up to pay our respects, but neither of us knelt down.

Zheng Yan helped Gongsun Wen up and said, "I didn't expect that you are still in the palace."

Gongsun Wen said quickly: "I was really tired, so I went back to Chang'an Palace to rest. I didn't expect that I would fall asleep until now."

Zheng Yan saw Gongsun Wen's panda eyes and understood: "Teacher, you have been really tired these days. I was not considerate enough. Although Chang'an Palace is closer to the main palace, many people are already living there. If you find it noisy, I can arrange another secluded place for you to live."

Gongsun Wen looked at me and said, "It is true that they are noisy, have bad tempers, eat in an ugly way, and are very protective of their food, but I feel the atmosphere of human life here, and this feeling makes me feel at ease."

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