The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

Once the emperor's birthday banquet was over, Xiao Yanzhi's life returned to the leisurely life before. Although Halle, the prince of the Great Food Kingdom, suddenly wanted to stay in the Tang Dynasty to study, but Honglu Temple provided Halle with an exclusive interpreter. Official, if the emperor hadn't been bored and wanted to call Harley to study, Xiao Yanzhi would not have to worry about him.

But just when Xiao Yanzhi thought he could stay in Prince Wucheng's mansion with his younger siblings all day long, the emperor suddenly assigned Pei Ze to go south, it is said that he was going to suppress the bandits, Xiao Yanzhi repeatedly asked to go south together to no avail , being ruthlessly left in the palace by the emperor, Xiao Yanzhi felt very depressed.

On the day Pei Ze left, Xiao Yanzhi went to the gate of the city to see him off.Wrapped in a cloak, Xiao Yanzhi's face covered by the hood was full of gloom.

Raising his hand to wrap Xiao Yanzhi's cloak tightly, Pei Ze felt both helpless and worried.

"I have told Xiushui to prepare more soothing incense for you, and drink a bowl of soothing soup before going to bed at night. If it doesn't work, let Lian Sheng go to the Imperial Medical Office. I asked them to prepare some sleep-promoting soup, but The medicine is three-point poisonous, it is best not to use that. I will come back as soon as possible. When I am not around, you can bear with it. Be honest. Stay in Wanchun Palace if you have nothing to do. Don’t run around and stay away from those concubines. Also farther."

Xiao Yanzhi gave Pei Ze a blank look when he heard the words: "Are you my mother?"

Pei Ze raised his hand and flicked Xiao Yanzhi's forehead: "Isn't it all because you always cause trouble?"

"I didn't!" After staring at Pei Ze and saying this, Xiao Yanzhi changed his tone and said, "What exactly did the father ask you to do? I asked him a few times and he only said it was to suppress bandits, but why? Do you have to go? Or should I go with you secretly?"

"What nonsense?" Pei Ze smiled, "If it's someone else, it's fine. His Majesty wishes he could keep you by his side all day long. If you leave with me, you'll be alarmed within an hour. The entire city of Chang'an."

It's not that he is required to do the bandit suppression, it's just that he bears the title of King Wu Cheng, so he always has to do something throughout the year. In the past three years, he has done these things without complaint. There must always be a proper reason for refusal, and if he can't tell the reason, he has to go.

Xiao Yanzhi was speechless.

Pei Ze turned around and looked at the few people who were going to go with him. Seeing that they were all busy counting their luggage, Pei Ze turned around and hugged Xiao Yanzhi gently.

"I'll come back as soon as possible. If you have anything to do, go to Prince Wucheng's mansion to find Li An. If you want to see Ren'an, just go."

Xiao Yan buried his depressed face in Pei Ze's chest.

If he wants to do these things, he will find a way by himself, so why use Pei Ze to teach him?He just didn't know what the emperor arranged for Pei Ze to do, and he was worried that Pei Ze would be in danger.

Thinking about how Pei Ze has lived in this way for the past twenty years, Xiao Yanzhi has nothing to do at this time, no amount of worrying is useless, Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips and pushed Pei Ze away.

"Go, they are waiting for you. Be careful on the road." Xiao Yanzhi pretended to help Pei Ze straighten his collar, and leaned over to kiss Pei Ze's mouth.

Pei Ze smiled, and wanted to kiss Xiao Yanzhi back, but the person behind him called out to him inappropriately, Pei Ze was speechless, and took another look at Xiao Yanzhi before turning and leaving.

Watching Pei Ze leave with a small group of people, Xiao Yanzhi heaved a sigh of relief, then turned around and walked slowly into Chang'an City.

He Yan still silently followed Xiao Yanzhi's side, and he didn't care about the too good relationship between Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze, and he didn't plan to investigate further.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a large number of people approaching Chang'an City from the west, and He Yan subconsciously turned sideways to block Xiao Yanzhi.

"Your Highness, let's go into the city quickly."

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head when he heard the words, but only saw He Yan's back, frowning, Xiao Yanzhi pressed He Yan's shoulder, and looked towards the west of Chang'an City.

If He Yan didn't block him, he wouldn't care, but the more He Yan didn't want him to see something, the more he wanted to see it.

"That's... a caravan?" After staring at the large group of people for a while, Xiao Yanzhi dared not determine the identity of the group of people until he saw the goods stacked on the carts.

"Probably." He Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he said again, "Your Highness, it's almost time for lunch, let's go back to the palace."

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, passed He Yan and walked towards the place where the caravan stopped: "No rush, let's go and have a look first."

He Yan supported his forehead and raised his voice: "Your Highness, the prince wants you to avoid walking around as much as possible."

Xiao Yanzhi's footsteps didn't slow down at all because of these words, and he strode forward with strides: "What? He Yan, what are you talking about? The wind is too strong and I can't hear you clearly."

He Yan gritted his teeth with hatred, but he could only follow helplessly.

If Xiao Yanzhi lost a single hair, the prince could peel off his skin!

Xiao Yanzhi didn't get too close, he just stood in a place that wouldn't get in the way and watched from afar.

When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I heard that some merchants traveling to and from various places would stop regularly in the suburbs of various towns to deliver goods to merchants in the city.At this time, the 36 lines of clothing in the town will come outside the city to pick up the goods in an organized and disciplined manner, and after the goods are returned to the town, they will be distributed to the shops of the same trade.

But Xiao Yanzhi was in a self-sufficient business before. Although there was a wine maker in the town, he was an easy-to-talk old man. The trader mentioned it.Xiao Yanzhi was quite interested in this.

After the caravan stopped, they quickly unloaded several carts of goods, and a few people went to the side to build a small shed with a wooden table and a small stool.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, secretly thinking that his luck is really good.There is probably a noble person in this caravan, even if it is not the head of the family, it must be his son or something.

Although he already had guesses in his mind, Xiao Yanzhi was still frightened when he saw a young man of [-] or [-] scurry into the shed and sat in the only seat.

The caravan seemed to come from the northwest. How strong is the owner of this family to allow a child to lead the caravan to such a dangerous place?Are you not afraid that this child lost his life in the northwest?

The young man didn't know if he sensed that someone was watching them, but while drinking tea, he suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Yanzhi, his sharp gaze was impartial, just meeting Xiao Yanzhi's eyes.

Xiao Yanzhi's heart skipped a beat, he scratched the corner of his mouth, smiled and nodded at the boy.

The boy was also taken aback, then nodded in return.

After looking at each other this time, Xiao Yanzhi was embarrassed to keep staring at him, so he turned his gaze to other places, looking at the people in the caravan for a while, and at the goods spread out on the floor by category for a while, and then waited. After a while, the heads of the 36 lines of Chang'an City went out of the city together, bringing back their respective goods in a lively manner.

Xiao Yanzhi was not too bored, so he just looked at it with a smile on his face. After watching for a while, a young man ran over and stopped in front of Xiao Yanzhi's eyes.

He Yan immediately stood in front of Xiao Yan.

"Young master, our young master invites you to sit down for a while."

Xiao Yanzhi looked at the young man in the shed suspiciously, hesitated for a moment but shook his head, and said, "I'm just standing here to see something novel, and you are quite busy, so I won't bother you."

The young man smiled and said: "My lord, you are being polite, our young master is also sitting here for a while before going back to the city."

Back to the city?Xiao Yanzhi's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Are you from Chang'an?"

The boy shook his head and said: "My family is not in Chang'an, but the young master will settle in Chang'an in the future."

Xiao Yanzhi pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "Then I won't bother you."

"Young master, please."

He Yan watched Xiao Yanzhi follow the young man away like this, immediately thought of knocking Xiao Yanzhi unconscious and dragging him away, but he couldn't bear it, He Yan still followed.

When Xiao Yanzhi entered the small shed, a small stool had been added to the side of the crude wooden table, Xiao Yanzhi raised the corners of his mouth and sat down calmly.

"Thank you, Young Master, for the invitation."

"You're welcome." Yan Sheng quickly looked Xiao Yanzhi from head to toe.

He was far away just now, and this person was wrapped in a cloak. He hadn't seen the appearance of this person's clothing clearly, but he felt that someone always looked at him with a smile from a distance, which made people feel uneasy, but when this person came to his side, he It was only then that he realized that this person might have an extraordinary identity.

Seeing that the young man on the opposite side only uttered two words coldly and then continued to look at the busy crowd, Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth and said, "My servant, Xiao Yanzhi, dare I ask the young master's name?"

Yan Sheng turned back to look at Xiao Yanzhi again, and said, "My servant, Yan Sheng. Are you the Xiao Yanzhi who opened a restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Hearing that the young man's name was Yan Sheng, Xiao Yanzhi was startled, and hearing the question behind Yan Sheng, Xiao Yanzhi was even more surprised.

"Young Master Yan recognizes me?"

Yan Sheng nodded and said, "Your wine is good, but it's a pity you don't make it."

His family's wine was praised, and Xiao Yanzhi smiled happily: "Young Master Yan has been praised, and his family moved north a few months ago, so naturally the shop in Jiangnan will not be able to open."

"No." Yan Sheng shook his head, "It's your wine, you stopped making it four years ago."

"Uh..." Xiao Yanzhi stared at Yan Sheng and asked, "May I ask how old Young Master Yan was four years ago?"

ten years old? 11 years old?So you know his wine is good at a young age?

Yan Sheng glanced at Xiao Yan indifferently, and refused to answer this question.

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Yanzhi and Yansheng sat in silence until noon. It was not until Yansheng arranged for his caravan to continue south to deliver goods that Xiao Yanzhi and Yansheng returned to the city together. However, neither of them spoke. , Tang Shuo and He Yan, who were following beside him, were about to die of embarrassment, but they didn't notice it at all.

Walking through Mingde Gate side by side, Yan Sheng suddenly turned his head and asked Xiao Yanzhi, "How about treating you to a meal?"

Xiao Yanzhi showed his face and smiled, cupped his hands and said, "But it's disrespectful."

Yan Sheng thought for a while, then asked again: "East Market or West Market?"

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth and said, "East City, there are too many foreigners in West City, I am not used to it."

Yan Sheng nodded, then turned his head to look at Tang Shuo.

Tang Shuo nodded slightly, and immediately rode to Dongshi on horseback.

He Yan only thought silently why Xiao Yanzhi could calmly let a child younger than him invite him to dinner?

After the short conversation, Xiao Yanzhi and Yan Sheng were silent all the way. When they arrived at the restaurant in Dongshi, Tang Shuo had already made arrangements and all the food was just on the table. The two of them still didn't speak. After looking at each other, they sat down respectively, and began to fill their stomachs leisurely.

He Yan felt strange, Xiao Yanzhi usually talked too much and couldn't stop him, why did he not say a word when he was with the young master of the Yan family?If it is said that these two people have nothing to say, it does not seem to be the case, but if it is said that there is a perfect understanding between these two people... Didn't they just meet today?

Halfway through the meal, Xiao Yanzhi felt that he might really be a troublemaker, otherwise why would he meet people he hated when he went out to eat?Looking at Qin Fengming who suddenly appeared in sight, Xiao Yanzhi put down his chopsticks.

"Your Highness, it's been a long time. How is Your Highness doing in the palace?" Qin Fengming shook the folding fan in his hand, smiling like a spring breeze.

Yan Sheng looked at Qin Fengming, then at Xiao Yanzhi, and asked, "Your friend?"

Xiao Yanzhi shook his head and said, "No. But today I'm afraid I will disappoint the young master's kindness."

Yan Sheng looked at Qin Fengming again, as if evaluating something, and then said calmly, "It's okay."

Xiao Yanzhi smiled lightly when he heard the words, bowed his hands and said, "Farewell."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yanzhi looked at Qin Fengming, turned around and left.

Just as Xiao Yanzhi was about to leave, Yan Sheng suddenly said loudly: "Yan's residence is in Chongxianfang."

Xiao Yan was startled, turned his head to look at Yan Sheng, and then smiled: "Then I will definitely pay a visit some other day, to thank you for the meal today."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yanzhi strode away.

Qin Fengming was still standing by that table, looking at Yansheng with a smile on his face.

"Young Master Yan, do you know who that person was just now?"

Yan Sheng frowned, put down his chopsticks, raised his hand slightly, and Tang Shuo, who was standing behind, stepped forward and handed him a cloth towel.

Yan Sheng wiped his hands, and then answered Qin Fengming's question: "Who is he, and what does he have to do with me?"

Qin Fengming closed the folding fan with a snap, looked at Yan Sheng coldly, and said, "Then I advise Young Master Yan to stay away from him. The first prince who has just entered the palace is now in the limelight, and he seems to be in the limelight, but the words of the tree attract the wind, Young Master Yan should understand, right?"

Yan Sheng also looked at Qin Fengming coldly, sneered suddenly, and said: "Is the relationship between us good enough for you to remind me of this? But you, it seems that disasters have continued recently, do you want to go to the temple to worship? With you Let the merchants who are together let them go to worship too. But I think they should go to a doctor to see their eyesight. Tang Shuo, let's go."

"Yes, young master." Tang Shuo followed Yan Sheng without even looking at Qin Fengming.

Qin Fengming was so angry that he clenched his folding fan tightly, took a breather, and asked the followers behind him, "Where did King Shu go?"

"Young master, you are still in Dongshi."

Qin Fengming snorted coldly, and immediately turned to chase after Xiao Yanzhi.

And Xiao Yanzhi, who came out of the restaurant, was walking slowly while waiting for Qin Fengming to catch up, but there was no movement after a while, and he was still wondering why Qin Fengming didn't catch up, but after a while, he saw Yansheng leading people from the restaurant Looking at the expression on his face, he seemed a little unhappy. After a while, Xiao Yanzhi saw Qin Fengming come out of the restaurant, and came straight in his direction.

Could it be that Qin Fengming and Yan Sheng still have a festive season?Qin Fengming really likes to provoke people everywhere.

"Your Highness is walking so slowly, are you waiting for me?" After catching up with Xiao Yanzhi, Qin Fengming showed no displeasure on his face, and when he opened the folding fan, he looked suave again.

Xiao Yanzhi asked inappropriately: "You deliberately caught up with me, what's the matter?"

Qin Fengming smiled and said: "Because I was dismissed and I have been idle at home, I haven't seen His Highness for a long time. I don't miss it in my heart. When I meet His Highness in Dongshi by chance, I naturally have to pay more attention."

Xiao Yanzhi sneered and asked, "What? The wife of the Qin family is coming back, so you father and son are starting to pretend to be good?"

"So what?" Qin Fengming suddenly grabbed Xiao Yanzhi's shoulder and pushed Xiao Yanzhi aside, "Your Highness, be careful, East City is chaotic, it will be bad if you hurt Your Highness."

Before Qin Fengming finished speaking, a person pushed a cart and ran past the two of them. Because the cart was full of goods, the person pushing the cart could not see the way ahead. If Qin Fengming hadn't pushed Xiao Yanzhi away, then The car might be about to hit Xiao Yanzhi.

Unexpectedly, Qin Fengming would grab Xiao Yanzhi suddenly, so He Yan was a step slower in stopping him. Seeing Xiao Yanzhi wave his hand, He Yan retreated to follow, frowning.

You should look at the almanac before you go out today!

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Qin Fengming: "Are you still thinking about how to ruin my reputation?"

Qin Fengming chuckled lightly, and said, "If I say that I fell in love with Your Highness at first sight when I saw His Highness, can Your Highness be trusted?"

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Qin Fengming, raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smirk, "Do you think I believe it or not?"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yanzhi continued to walk towards the west entrance of Dongshi.

Qin Fengming's eyes flashed, and he continued to follow behind Xiao Yanzhi.

Bought two horses at Dongshikou, Xiao Yanzhi and He Yan rode back to the palace, Qin Fengming also bought a horse, and followed Xiao Yanzhi staggeringly until he watched Xiao Yanzhi enter the palace. At Yanxi Gate, Qin Fengming turned his horse's head and left gracefully.

After returning to Wanchun Hall, Xiao Yanzhi went to the study alone, and sat in the study for a long while, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly regretted it.

He shouldn't have returned to the Wanchun Palace today, he just went to Prince Wucheng's mansion to visit Ren'an and the others.But Pei Ze is not here, if he runs into Prince Wucheng's mansion again, the emperor will be suspicious, right?

At night, Xiao Yanzhi leaned on the couch in the dormitory and read a book on food that he got from Harley, while Xiushui was busy going in and out of the room.

Xiao Yanzhi was already restless, but now that Xiushui was walking back and forth, Xiao Yanzhi couldn't read this book even more.

"Xiushui, what are you busy with?" Xiao Yanzhi put down his book, lay down on the couch and looked at Xiushui.

Xiushui was stunned, and hurriedly knelt down to confess to Xiao Yanzhi: "This servant is negligent and disturbed His Highness's study, so this servant will go out."

Xiao Yanzhi waved his hands lazily: "It's not your fault. What did you do?"

Xiushui stood up, looked at the incense burner on the table, and said with a smile: "This is the incense sent by King Wu Cheng. It is said that it can calm the nerves and help sleep, so I specially asked the servants to light it before His Highness goes to bed."

Xiao Yanzhi raised the corner of his mouth and asked again: "What else did he order?"

Xiu Shui thought for a while, and said: "King Wu Cheng also asked the servants to prepare more food for His Highness every day, and not to eat the food brought by others, so as not to mix unclean things in it."

Xiao Yanzhi burst into laughter: "What else?"

"Also..." Xiushui cast a sidelong glance at Xiao Yan, "There are more interesting things to do for His Highness, so that His Highness will not leave the Wanchun Hall, and if His Majesty summons, He Yan and Lian Sheng will follow closely. Wu King Cheng also asked the servants to keep their ears sharp, and if they hear anything that is not good for His Highness, they should go to Daji Hall or Prince Wucheng's mansion to ask for help."

After hearing these words, Xiao Yanzhi's eyebrows and eyes were filled with smiles.

"Xiu Shui, prepare your pen and ink."

"Huh?" Xiushui was stunned, and while walking towards the small desk in the dormitory, she persuaded, "Your Highness, what do you want to write, wait until tomorrow, writing by candlelight hurts your eyes."

Xiao Yanzhi said indifferently: "It's nothing, I don't write so many words."

Xiushui had no choice but to find a brush and ink and set it up, and then helped Xiao Yanzhi grind the ink.

Going around to the desk and sitting down, Xiao Yanzhi dipped his pen into the ink, and was about to write when he saw Xiushui standing by the table and watching.

"Xiu Shui, are you finished with that incense?"

Xiushui blinked, nodded and said, "It's over."

Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows: "Then you have nothing else to do?"

"I don't have any servants..." Xiushui suddenly understood what Xiao Yanzhi meant, and asked curiously, "What are you going to write, Your Highness? Why are you still afraid of people?"

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Xiushui, just smiled and said nothing.

Xiushui shuddered, turned around and ran away.

Xiao Yanzhi smiled, and just finished writing.

A love letter was completed overnight, and after Xiao Yanzhi finished writing it, he read it through again, imagining the expression that Pei Ze might have after reading it, and Xiao Yanzhi was overjoyed.

Now that the envelope was blurred and the letter was put in, Xiao Yanzhi called He Yan.

He Yan, who had never been summoned at this time before, entered the door with a blank expression on his face, and just as he saw Xiao Yanzhi's face, a letter was stuffed into his hand.

"Send this to Daji Hall and let them pass it to King Wu Cheng." Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile.

Anyway, it was Pei Ze who said that he should go to Daji Hall to find someone if he had something to do.

He Yan stared blankly at the letter for a while, then raised his head, and asked Xiao Yanzhi suspiciously: "Your Highness, what is this...?"

King Wu Cheng only left during the day, and he is probably on his way at this moment. Where should this letter be sent?

Xiao Yanzhi took a bowl of Anshen Soup from Xiushui, tried to take a sip before replying to He Yan: "It's not something to worry about, let them figure it out, it's fine if it can be delivered to King Wucheng, if it is delivered Let’s put it in the Daji Hall if you don’t arrive.”

He Yan was dumbfounded.

Since it is so casual, why does His Highness still write?Forget it, anyway, it was Xu Ren and the others who had to find a way to deliver the letter to King Wu Cheng, so he could just send it to Daji Hall.

After drinking a whole bowl of soothing soup, Xiao Yanzhi went to the couch to read a book for a while, and felt a little sleepy, so he put down the book and went to bed.

Seeing this, Xiushui extinguished the candle lamps, and led the maids guarding the room out of the room.

Yawning, Xiao Yanzhi felt that the Anshen Soup and Anshenxiang really had some effect, especially after writing the love letter, he was in a good mood, so he might be able to fall asleep.

As a result, after changing various positions over and over again, Xiao Yanzhi found tragically that he still couldn't fall asleep.

It stands to reason that he is not as restless as he was when he first entered the palace, not to mention that he can sleep through the night without dreams until dawn, but it is still okay to take a nap, right?But why can't I sleep?

Sitting depressed on the bed for a while, Xiao Yanzhi jumped out of bed suddenly, pulled a cloak and put it on, then left the room lightly, and ran to Wanchun in a hurry when there was no one in the yard. At the gate of the hall, Xiao Yanzhi secretly pulled the latch and opened the door, and then slipped out of Wanchun Hall.

The October night wind made Xiao Yanzhi tremble all over, he looked around cautiously for a while, seeing that there were no guards patrolling the road, Xiao Yanzhi put on his hood, and sneaked towards Daji Hall.