The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

It was already the twelfth lunar month when Pei Ze came back, and at that time Xiao Yanzhi hadn't slept well for four days.

Pei Ze's pillows and clothes had been left in his room for too long, and even the smell had gradually changed. But when he went to the Daji Hall again, he found that because Pei Ze had not been there for a long time, there was no incense burning in the Daji Hall. Anything that has just been washed and incensed loses its smell.

Xiao Yanzhi was very depressed, but he could only hope that Pei Ze would come back soon.

After staying like this for four days, Pei Ze finally came back.

Pei Ze came back in the middle of the morning court, thinking about Xiao Yanzhi's situation in his heart, Pei Ze didn't even take a break, and as soon as he entered the city, he went straight to the palace and went to the Hall of Liangyi to face the saint.

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi in the court hall, Pei Ze noticed that Xiao Yanzhi's complexion was not very good, Naihe couldn't open his mouth to ask, finally made it to the next court, but Xiao Yanzhi rushed to the emperor's side with a single stride, and hugged him affectionately Following the emperor, he walked to the royal study in the apse.

Pei Ze was puzzled, but he could only follow along quietly.

"Pei Ze, you seem to have spent a lot of time going this time." In the imperial study, the emperor looked at Pei Ze with a slight frown.

Only then did Pei Ze withdraw his gaze from Xiao Yanzhi, turned to the emperor and replied, "Returning to Your Majesty, unfortunately, a case happened and it was delayed for a few days."

The emperor nodded and said, "It's good that the matter of suppressing the bandits is not delayed."

Pei Ze looked at the emperor with a twinkle in his eyes, and then nodded.

The emperor asked Pei Ze what had happened along the way, and let the four of them leave without saying a word to Xiao Yanzhi uncharacteristically.

After leaving the Hall of Liangyi, Pei Ze was surrounded by Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian asking questions, while Xiao Yanzhi just stood a little far away silently, motionless, it was unclear whether he was simply looking at the scene or waiting for Pei Ze Ze.

When Pei Ze finally sent Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian to step forward, Xiao Yanzhi also moved suddenly, but he left Pei Ze and walked straight forward.

Pei Ze was stunned.

what 's wrong?What is he doing wrong?No, he has been away for more than a month, even if he wants to do something to Xiao Yanzhi, he is powerless!If not for him, then for what?Could it be that Xiao Yanzhi slipped his mouth and His Majesty discovered the matter between the two of them?But judging by His Majesty's attitude, it doesn't seem like that... So what's going on?

Pei Ze followed Xiao Yanzhi in a daze, and after walking for a while, he realized that Xiao Yanzhi was not going to Wanchun Palace, but was going outside the palace.

Leaving Miyagi from Changle Gate, Pei Ze saw He Yan and Zhang Shaosheng waiting there with four horses.

When he saw Zhang Shaosheng, Pei Ze was stunned for a moment, but seeing that Xiao Yanzhi had already got on the horse, Pei Ze quickly climbed on the horse.

After Xiao Yanzhi left the palace from Yanxi Gate, Pei Zecai suddenly discovered that Xiao Yanzhi was going to Prince Wucheng's mansion.

But this made Pei Ze even more confused.

Full of doubts, he followed Xiao Yanzhi into Prince Wucheng's mansion, Pei Ze couldn't bear it anymore, rushed forward in two steps and grabbed Xiao Yanzhi's arm.

"what happened to you?"

"Wait..." Xiao Yan was startled, but before he could speak, his body swayed twice, and fell directly into Pei Ze's arms, "I'm so sleepy...I can't hold it anymore..."

Pei Ze hurriedly supported Xiao Yanzhi who had fallen limply, and was stunned for a while before trying to understand what was going on.

"He Yan, your prince hasn't slept for a few days?"

In Wanchun Palace, He Yan usually would not step out of his room without orders, let alone ask the people in Wanchun Palace about Xiao Yanzhi's situation, so Pei Ze really asked him. Living.

He Yan couldn't think of an answer, so he could only turn his head to look at Zhang Shaosheng.

Zhang Shaosheng has been running around behind the prince, if he doesn't even know about this kind of thing, then he will definitely ask Zhang Shaosheng out to fight, so that Zhang Shaosheng knows what he is doing in Wanchun Palace.

As a result, Zhang Shaosheng said without hesitation: "My lord started to look bad three days ago. If it's because he didn't sleep well at night... then it must have been four days."

Having said that, Zhang Shaosheng looked at Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi who was being held in Pei Ze's arms with a look of confusion.

Before, he felt that there was something weird between Yan Zhi and King Wu Cheng, but now he thought it was even weirder.

But Zhang Shaosheng, who had been in Qianniuwei for a few years, at least learned not to talk too much, not to ask too many questions, so he only took one more look, and Zhang Shaosheng lowered his eyes and stood obediently.

Pei Ze stared at Zhang Shaosheng tightly.

He has only been away for more than a month, how did this person get to Xiao Yanzhi's side?

"Aren't you a thousand bulls ready?" Pei Ze asked coldly.

As soon as he heard Pei Ze's voice, Zhang Shaosheng shook his head, gave a military salute first, and then replied respectfully: "Returning to the lord, I was transferred to the personal guard camp some time ago, and I am currently serving as the guard of the king of Shu."

"You entered the guard camp?" Pei Ze frowned and looked at Zhang Shaosheng, "Who promoted you?"

"This..." When Xiao Yanzhi and He Yan asked Zhang Shaosheng, he didn't feel anything, but now that Pei Ze asked him, Zhang Shaosheng felt that he was able to enter the guard camp. I don't know."

Pei Ze stared at Zhang Shaosheng again, and then said to He Yan, "He Yan, tell him about the current situation of the King of Shu."

"Yes, my lord." He Yan agreed.

Only then did Pei Ze lift Xiao Yanzhi into his arms, and turned around to walk to the backyard.

Seeing Pei Ze hugging Xiao Yanzhi, Zhang Shaosheng subconsciously said, "That... my lord, let the humble one do it."

How could King Wu Cheng be allowed to do such a thing?

Pei Ze turned his head, looked at Zhang Shaosheng with dark eyes, didn't even answer a single word, hugged Xiao Yanzhi and left.

Zhang Shaosheng stared blankly at Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi who were walking farther and farther away, and scratched his head for some unknown reason.

He Yan gave Zhang Shaosheng a very disgusted look.

"You come with me."

Although the prince asked him to tell Zhang Shaosheng about the current situation of the King of Shu, he was originally not good at words, and he couldn't talk to Zhang Shaosheng who didn't like him, so let's leave Zhang Shaosheng to Li An to solve.

And after Li An greeted Pei Ze at the gate of Chang'an City early in the morning, he immediately went back to the mansion and wrote down all the events that happened in the past month on a piece of paper. He vaguely felt that as long as Pei Ze saw Xiao Yanzhi, he would probably Since there is no chance to report the matter to Pei Ze, it is better to write it down.

So when he heard that Pei Ze came back home and brought Xiao Yanzhi, Li An took the paper and walked to Pei Ze's bedroom.

"My lord," Li An knocked on the window of Pei Ze's bedroom, then pushed the window open, and passed the piece of paper in through the window, "This is what happened in Chang'an City in the past month or so. Most of the things that happened around the king are also written on it, and the subordinates feel that... the prince will be eager to know."

"En." Pei Ze looked at Xiao Yanzhi who was lying beside him, then got up, quickly went to the window to pick up the piece of paper, and then quickly returned to the bed to lie down.

During the whole process, Xiao Yanzhi just groaned and continued to sleep.

Pei Ze smiled, and then carefully read what was written on the paper.

Looking at Pei Ze, he found that a lot of things happened in the month he was away, especially when he saw Xiao Yanzhi sending all the brothers and sisters of the Xiao family to Yan's house, Pei Ze's expression turned cold. down.

Glancing at Xiao Yanzhi who was still sound asleep, Pei Ze put down the piece of paper, then lay down too, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Xiao Yanzhi slept from noon to evening, and when he opened his eyes again, he felt refreshed, but when he saw the faces of the people around him, Xiao Yanzhi couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yanzhi closed his eyes again.

"Haven't you had enough sleep yet?" Pei Ze turned his head, looked at Xiao Yanzhi who was pretending to be asleep, and smiled secretly.

Xiao Yanzhi closed his eyes and said, "I've had enough sleep, but I suddenly felt that opening my eyes would be dangerous."

"You're alert," Pei Ze turned over suddenly, and pressed Xiao Yanzhi under him, "Then did you expect what kind of danger it would be?"

Xiao Yanzhi opened his eyes and looked at Pei Ze with a smile, "If this is the case, then it's not a danger, it's a reward."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yanzhi hugged Pei Ze's neck and kissed him.

After thinking about it, Pei Ze decided to enjoy the food first, and then discuss serious issues.

Little Bie reunited, and it was out of control. Although the last step was still missing, Xiao Yanzhi really didn't expect that Pei Ze would go on without hesitation.Xiao Yanzhi thought that Pei Ze would hesitate a bit because of his man's body when he was honest with each other, but it turned out that Xiao Yanzhi was thinking too much.

Lying on the bed with Xiao Yanzhi in his arms, Pei Ze was silent for a while before asking, "How did you hook up with Young Master Yan? I remember he was only in his teens."

Xiao Yanzhi gave Pei Ze a blank look when he heard this, and said, "I'm sorry that your delusion is about to come to nothing, I only like people who are older than myself."

Pei Ze answered immediately, "That's Zhang Shaosheng?"

Xiao Yanzhi stared at Pei Ze, then suddenly turned over and lay on Pei Ze's body, and then reached for the piece of paper that Pei Ze had thrown on the ground at will.

Read all the content on that piece of paper: "This is what Li An gave you?"

"kindness."

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled and said, "He knows a lot."

Xiao Yanzhi threw the paper out again, but he couldn't get on Pei Ze's body.

"On the day you left, I happened to run into the Yan family's caravan at the gate of the city, and I had a few words with Young Master Yan, and I thought it was a good match."

"You hit it off after just a few words? Do you think you hit it off?" Pei Ze glared at Xiao Yanzhi bitterly, "Do you think you don't have enough things about yourself?"

Xiao Yanzhi sighed, and said: "Ren'an and the others can't live with you forever, and they can't just have me, they have to have their own way of life."

Pei Ze looked at the top of Xiao Yanzhi's head and thought for a while, then asked, "What did Your Majesty tell you?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said: "Father said, if one day he leaves, Xu Lishan has the Jiang family, Xu Liqian has the Yun family, you have military power, and I have nothing. I suddenly thought that even myself Chang’an City is living a day without tomorrow, although I want to keep them from getting attention, but I can’t keep them around me, otherwise if I suffer, they won’t be able to recover either.”

Pei Ze patted Xiao Yanzhi on the back and said, "Don't you still have Your Majesty and me?"

After saying this, Pei Ze's eyes sank.

His Majesty said that he has military power, but in the past three years, in order to gain the emperor's trust, he has gradually returned [-]% of the military power, but... If he wants to protect Xiao Yanzhi, he only needs to rely on the emperor's trust and the [-]% of the military power in his hands There is absolutely no chance of winning, he needs the majesty of commanding the three armies with just one sentence like three years ago, he needs the prestige higher than His Majesty in the army, he needs the three armies to recognize him as master!

Xiao Yanzhi looked up at Pei Ze, smiled and lay back on Pei Ze's chest.

Does he have an emperor?But once the emperor turns his face, he may be the first to kill him.Does he have Pei Ze?But if something really happens, is he going to fulfill Pei Ze's loyalty or love?

power...

After a good night's sleep in Prince Wucheng's mansion, Xiao Yanzhi entered the palace with Pei Ze again. When Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze stepped into the Liangyi Hall together again, the emperor, Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian all looked surprised. looked over.

The emperor thought about it, and then asked Xiao Yanzhi: "Speaking of which, my birthday has passed for a long time, why do you still have to stay in Prince Wucheng's mansion?"

Xiao Yanzhi twitched his brows and said with a playful smile: "Return to the emperor's words, because Wucheng Palace is more comfortable to live in than Wanchun Palace."

"You're still justified!" The emperor gouged out Xiao Yan's eyes, and then said to Pei Ze, "Pei Ze, if you find him troublesome, just refuse his request!"

Pei Ze glanced at Xiao Yan, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is serious, there are still vacant rooms in Wucheng Prince's Mansion for His Highness, and His Highness can stay here forever."

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi gave Pei Ze a slightly surprised look, and then pretended that he didn't understand anything and sat down in the seat that had been reserved for him by default.

The emperor didn't expect Pei Ze to say such a sentence, he was slightly taken aback, and then said: "He won't live with you for long, the Shu Palace will be built soon, if you like living outside the palace so much, then Let’s move to the Shu Palace.”

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, and said: "Father, you are finally willing to build my son's Shu Palace."

"What does it have to do with me?" The emperor gave Xiao Yan a sideways glance, "That's a matter for the Ministry of Industry."

"Yes, yes, yes," Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile, "it's because the Ministry of Industry is working too slowly. When I leave the imperial court today, I will go to the Ministry of Industry and tell them that they are just building a palace. How can it be so slow?"

"You'll be a good boy if you get a cheap price!" The emperor scolded with a smile, "Hurry up and choose a day to pack up your things and let me go to Shu Palace and stay honest!"

Xiao Yanzhi cupped his hands and bowed, and said with a smile: "My son, I would like to obey my father's will."

After joking, the four of Xiao Yanzhi followed the emperor to the court, but Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian were particularly absent-minded in the early court of this day.

However, Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian were not the only ones who were absent-minded. When he felt that the people who came to the court today were extremely quiet, Xiao Yanzhi looked around, and found that most of the ministers were absent-minded, and they were restless. Look, that look seems like a guilty conscience.

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at the emperor on the dragon chair, and sure enough, he saw the emperor had a sullen face, as if he was considering how to reprimand these absent-minded ministers.

But before the emperor could speak, Pei Ze spoke first.

"Your Majesty, Dr. Zuo Jianyi seems to be unwell, do you want to call the imperial physician to have a look?"

With Pei Ze's opening, the emperor's words can be easily continued: "Oh? Dr. Zuo Jianyi is not feeling well? Zhao Kang, hurry up..."

"Your Majesty!" Dr. Zuo Jianyi immediately panicked when he heard this, "Your Majesty, I am not in any discomfort, so I dare not trouble Your Majesty."

Xiao Yanzhi joked: "But this king looked at Dr. Zuo Jianyi, his forehead was sweating and his face was turning blue. If he wasn't feeling unwell, could it be that he was anxious?"

The emperor immediately glared at Xiao Yan and said, "How do you talk!"

Xiao Yanzhi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Father, please forgive me."

As soon as the emperor turned his head, he said to Dr. Zuo Jianyi: "I also see that Aiqing's complexion is not good. I'd better ask the imperial doctor to take a look."

"No, no need! Your Majesty, I really don't need it. I'm in good health." Dr. Zuo Jianyi refused in a panic.

Xu Lishan glanced outside the main hall, and said: "Your Excellency is the thigh of the court. Your health is related to the government, so you can't be careless. Seeing that there are several other adults who are also very uncomfortable today, I called Let the imperial physician come and show it to you. Your lords will stay in Liangyi Hall today to have lunch with your father, and your father has not chatted with you for a long time."

"Well, it's true that I haven't had a good chat with all my loves for a long time." The emperor nodded in agreement.

But the emperor's approval made the ministers below even more flustered.

Your Majesty's conversation is not just about having lunch in the Hall of Erectile Dysfunction!It would be fine if it was in the past, but today...but today...

Xiao Yanzhi looked at the ministers again, and added: "Imperial brother, this is a good idea, so let's go to the imperial physician first to give you a pulse, and see why you are so inattentive in the court today. , Neglect state affairs!"

Before Xiao Yanzhi could finish his words, all the ministers immediately kowtowed to plead guilty.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! My lord, please forgive me!"

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "Tell me about something so important that you were distracted in the early court?"

Seeing that this matter could not be concealed, Dr. Zuo Jianyi gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, it is... it is the Qin family's Tai Furen who hosted a banquet at noon today, and invited civil and military officials."

It wasn't a big deal at first, and it wasn't the first time they went to this banquet, but this year was a little bit different, just because His Majesty had broken up with Qin Tai, so should they go to this banquet or not?If you don't go, they have all been favored by the Qin family, so it's better not to give Madam Tai this face, but if you go, how will His Majesty explain?The more they thought about this matter, the more they felt in a dilemma, and when they looked at His Majesty sitting on the Dragon Throne, they felt flustered, and this flustered made things serious.

Upon hearing this, the emperor's face quickly turned cold.

"Because Mrs. Qin's wife hosted a banquet, so you are restless in my court? Is it because Mrs. Qin's wife's banquet is more important than my state affairs?!"

"I dare not! Your Majesty forgive me!"

"Forgive me?" The emperor laughed angrily, "What's your crime? Ah? What's your crime?!"

The last roar of the emperor scared the ministers to kneel and kowtow, but they couldn't say anything except "Your Majesty forgive me".

Xiao Yanzhi rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked the emperor with a smile: "Father, you said that my son went to work in the Ministry of Officials a while ago, and a while ago in the Honglu Temple, and even cared about it. Regarding the transfer department, do you think Erchen is one of the hundred officials?"

Hearing Xiao Yanzhi's words, the emperor raised his eyebrows, but all the ministers trembled in fear.

The king of Shu is not going to the Qin family to have a banquet, is he?

The emperor was not in a hurry to answer, but just looked at Xiao Yanzhi with a gloomy face.

Xiao Yanzhi, as always, was not afraid of the emperor's cold face, and looked at the emperor with a smile.

After a while, the emperor nodded and said: "That's true, if you say it like this, you are really one of the hundred officials."

The corner of Xiao Yanzhi's mouth twitched, and he said again: "Father, please hurry up and leave the court. My son is going to the Qin family to see how big the banquet is for Mrs. Qin's wife. Do you want to go with the two emperors?"

"Go!" To Xiao Yanzhi's surprise, the first reply came from Xu Lishan.

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Xu Lishan and smiled, and then asked Xu Liqian: "What about the third brother? Do you want to go together?"

Xu Liqian shook his head and said, "My brother won't join in the fun today."

Xiao Yanzhi directly skipped over Pei Ze, turned his head to look at the emperor and urged: "Look, father, the second brother is going too, do you want to disperse the court?"

"You are the first prince who dares to urge the emperor to leave the court!" The emperor gave Xiao Yan a hard look, and the emperor smiled helplessly, and said with a smile, "Go, go, go, I see you are here I can't sit still here anymore, get out!"

This sentence was said as if the emperor loved Xiao Yanzhi so much, and the early court didn't have to go on embarrassingly.

But the emperor finally kept Pei Ze.

When getting up, Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze looked at each other, and they both nodded at the same time almost imperceptibly, and then one walked to the front of Liangyi Hall and the other to the back of Liangyi Hall.

Xiao Yanzhi maliciously dragged the ministers to Qin's house for a banquet, while Pei Ze followed the emperor into the imperial study alone.

It has been a long time since Pei Ze was alone with the emperor. The last time he remembered was in the Hall of Heroes of Foguang Temple. The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said that his father's glory would be entrusted to him to continue. The glory fell off his shoulders bit by bit.

After sending everyone out of the imperial study, including Zhao Kang, the emperor stared at Pei Ze for a long time, and then burst out laughing.

"What happened to the person who has always been wise and safe today? Has he become indifferent after staying with Yanzhi for a long time?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the emperor's words, Pei Ze knelt down on one knee and said sincerely: "I am ashamed of your Majesty's trust."

The emperor sighed: "After entering the palace, which one of you is not ashamed of my trust? I no longer expect you to think for me. Tell me, why did you do it for me today?"