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After all, Song Nian was still a child who had only lived for more than ten years. Even though he was angry in his heart, he did not have the courage to challenge the imperial power and patriarchal power that had been suppressed over him for a long time by himself. Hearing what his father said, forgive him. He felt extremely angry and hated, but in the end it turned into a cavity of sorrow, and he obediently fell on the ground to obediently agree.

When he stood up again, he even gave up the last bit of hope for his father in his heart, and silently smiled bitterly in his heart, "I have accepted the fact a long time ago, but I still imagine that my father will die because of his sacrifice." Do you want to change your usual cold temper?"

"It's true that father knows that your trip is difficult. Fortunately, Deng Qi is with you. I have told him a lot just now. I look at him safely. Although he is your companion in name, but after all How old are you, you should discuss everything with him more." The emperor wanted to say something about wronging you, I and the people will miss you, such provocative words, but watching Song Nianzi frowned after standing up Wrinkled, the corners of his mouth were also pursed down, his face actually showed a lot of obedience just now, but with a hint of impatience, he swallowed all these words back, didn't say any more, and waved him away up.

Song Nian didn't know why he couldn't hold back at the end, he didn't put on the gentle, respectful and condescending clothes, but he was about to set off soon, even if he stepped into the tiger and wolf den, he didn't have to worry about the hypocrisy The father is kind, the son is filial, the mother is filial and the younger brother is respectful, but it is also a happy ending.

He knelt down again to thank the emperor for his kindness, then folded his hands and withdrew, until he walked out of the door of the upper study room, he withdrew his hands and stood up straight and walked out.

Habitually still bowed his head and focused his eyes, his eyes only fell on the three floor tiles in front of him, just turned out of the corridor and walked to the corner of the corridor when he was grabbed by the wrist by a hand stretched out from the dark.Song Nian was taken aback, and took a step back abruptly, but still couldn't break free from the hand that was holding him.It was the instigator who poked his head out from the darkness, allowing Song Nian to see clearly that it was Deng Qi who should have left the palace a long time ago.

"Sir, haven't you left the palace yet?" Song Nian was no longer nervous when he saw that it was Deng Qi. Even though he was still holding his wrist, he still bent his mouth slightly at him.

"Well, I'll take you back when you come out." Deng Qi only let him see that it was him, and retreated into the darkness, but the hand holding him loosened a little, and dragged him into the dark corner pull.

Song Nian was dragged by him to take a step forward, and both of them leaned against the pillar in the dark, only then did Deng Qi let go of his hand and spoke softly to him.

"You don't want to go?"

Song Nian didn't expect him to ask him directly like this, and didn't know how to answer for a moment.After a pause, he patted his arm lightly, and said in a low voice: "No, I am quite willing to go, no matter who it is for, I am willing, and I have not yet had time to thank Mr. Gao Yi, who is willing to accompany me there In the den of tigers and wolves."

Deng Qi sighed, thinking in his heart, even if he is not the emperor's original consciousness, he still behaves in the usual emperor's demeanor. Could it be that this temperament of worrying about the world beforehand is planted in the soul and blood?

Seeing his troubled expression, Song Nian thought that he regretted his impulsive words and deeds today, so he quickly comforted him and said, "Sir, you can't let go of your relatives and family members? I'll go and ask my father to take back my life."

"Your Highness is worrying too much. I am just grateful for Your Highness's righteousness. I will not say anything high-sounding. I brought you some fresh food from outside the palace. You can taste it." A palm-sized food box was handed over to Song Nian.

The food box was engraved with magnolia flowers, and surrounded by a naive young dog. Song Nian had never seen such a free-spirited carving, so he held it in his hands for a while, looked up and asked him with a smile: "What is this?" The carving looks so fresh, I have never seen it before, where did it come from?"

Deng Qi looked into his eyes under the bright moonlight in the sky, and his gaze swept over his face, recalling the portraits of the emperor he had seen many times, imagining that if the emperor himself was young, he would probably be the same. Such a look.

"I carved it myself when I had nothing to do. Open it quickly. I've been holding it for a while. I'm afraid it will get cold."

Song Nian quickly opened the lid of the box, and saw that the box was covered with several layers of soft and pure white cotton cloth, and lying in the middle were six crystal clear honey-yellow dots, dotted with black and white sesame seeds.

The dim sum was still warm, and it was made into a palatable size. Song Nian picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. A scent of sweet-scented osmanthus spread with the coolness and sweetness, followed by the aroma of sesame seeds, "It's delicious, thank you gentlemen."

"Well, this dim sum is called Osmanthus knives, and it is usually made by ordinary people for children during the season of sweet-scented osmanthus. Recently, a restaurant also made such dim sum during this season when there is no sweet-scented osmanthus, which aroused many People's taste, I tasted it, so I brought it for you to taste. Let's go, I will send you back."

Song Nian carefully covered the food box, and licked the snack dregs on his fingertips along the way. This small gesture could not escape Deng Qi's eyes, but he didn't notice Deng Qi because of his childlike and natural little gesture. And the pupil shrinks.

"Ah, no need, sir, go out of the palace by yourself. It's not good to leave the palace too late. The little eunuch is waiting outside. I also came here in a sedan chair."

Deng Qi didn't know that Song Nian came in a sedan chair, so it was inconvenient to insist on it, so he went out of the palace with him and helped him into the soft sedan chair until he was far away before leaving the palace and returning to the residence.

More than half a month later, the day of Song Nian's departure finally arrived. It was not a glorious thing, and naturally it was not appropriate to publicize it.More than ten days before the departure, the Li supervisor came to ask Song Nian for the list of accompanying attendants. Song Nian only said that he didn't need to bring too many people, and only ordered two young eunuchs who had been with him for a long time without father or mother.

Nanny Chen shed tears since she knew that he was going to another country as a hostage, and even cried many times to go with him. Song Nian had no choice but to persuade her, but never agreed to her from the beginning to the end.Nanny Chen is considered to be one of the few people who gave Song Nian warmth in the past ten years. She has been serving Song Nian since she was born. The nurse who was a child was released from the palace long ago, and she was the only one who remained in the palace.Song Nian naturally didn't want her to travel long distances with him when she was old and weak, and the situation in other countries was unknown, so naturally there would be no easy life when she went there.He had long begged his mother and concubine to release Nanny Chen from the palace. Although she was unmarried all her life and had no parents to entrust, she would have relatives to take care of her when she returned to her ancestral home with the money rewarded by the palace.

On the day when he arrived at the palace, Song Niantian started from his residence before dawn, first bid farewell to his mother and concubine, then his father and brothers in the upper study room, then took a soft sedan chair to the west corner gate of the palace, changed Take the carriage waiting outside the palace all the way to the north.

In the past half a day, all Song Nian saw was people hiding their faces and crying or teary eyes, which was very different from the cold eyes and cold faces when they saw Song Nian in normal times.Song Nian was also tired from acting with them. He closed his eyes and rested his mind when he got into the carriage. Tucked into the hood collar.

When going out of the city, Song Nian had already fallen asleep in a daze, but felt that the carriage seemed to have stopped for a moment, and then the door opened, and someone got into the car with a cold air all over his body, as if to see him falling asleep, he closed it lightly Come to the door, sit on the side and gently stir the dying charcoal in the brazier.

Although the whole body was gloomy and cold, fortunately, he didn't seem to be so dazed afterwards, and he slept for a while anyway. Song Nian felt that his mind, which had been occupied by noise and hustle and bustle all morning, was completely purified at this moment.

Rubbing his eyes and sitting up, he saw Deng Qi squatting in a corner of the carriage, grilling something on the charcoal fire.

Seeing that he woke up, Deng Qi quickly picked up a few pieces of hot charcoal and put them in the small Zijin stove that he had prepared earlier, so that he could put them in his clothes to wrap them up properly, and then he squatted back and continued to cook the food that was hot on the fire.

"What is so fragrant?"

"I bought some meat and vegetables before I left the city. You were raised in a deep palace since you were a child, and you have never even participated in spring hunting. You must have never eaten barbecue. It happened to be roasted and stewed for you on this fire. Soup, drink some to warm up your body first." As he spoke, he handed him a small bowl of steaming soup.

Thank you very much, Song Nian took a sip and took a sip. The soup looked like tea, and there was not much oil slick. After a sip, the taste was fresh and sweet, and he drank more than half of the bowl before he knew it.

"Drink less, and save some intestines and stomach to eat meat." Deng Qi himself turned his back to him, but he seemed to have two extra eyes on the back of his head. Song Nian felt his face flushed when he heard his words, and lightly He put down the bowl with a cough and stopped talking.

After a while, Deng Qi finished his busy work, turned around in a leisurely manner, and handed over a meat skewer like a treasure, "Come and taste, is it delicious?"

After all, Song Nian was a teenager at heart. Seeing the sincerity on his face, he no longer felt awkward about his teasing just now. He took a small bite of the meat skewer, "It's delicious, it's delicious."

"Then eat more, and baked potatoes, very sweet."

After the two of them finished their meal in the car, Song Nian felt that he ate too much and had difficulty bending over.

"Too much." To honestly state this fact, he always has a bad appetite, and he has been restrained for a long time and rarely eats to such an extent.

Deng Qi was still packing leftover bamboo sticks and other sundries. Hearing him muttering in a low voice, he couldn't help laughing, "It doesn't matter. Let them camp in a while. I'll accompany you down for a walk, so that you can digest food."

"Which general is escorting the team?" Song Nian is not very familiar with the people in the court. He has lived in the palace for a long time in the past, and he has never thought about contacting the courtiers to expand the relationship. The things are out of reach, and the second reason is that he really doesn't want to work hard on these messy things, and just muddle along.It's just that now it's no longer possible to live the whitewashed and peaceful life like before, and everything needs to be paid attention to by him.

"It's General Hu in front of the imperial court. If your highness needs it, I can be recommended by my minister. We are old friends." Deng Qi handed him a handkerchief wetted with warm water, and after he wiped his hands and face, he gave him the meal he had just eaten. Putting on the sable fur that he took off from time to time, it fits like Nanny Chen who has been taking care of him in his daily life.

"My lord doesn't need to do these things. The way forward is unknown, and I don't need many people to serve me. I can do it myself."

Deng Qi was knotting the buttons of the sable fur for him. Hearing what he said, his fingers paused, as if he felt that the little beast he wanted to protect in his arms was about to grow up, and he couldn't hold it in his arms after all.

"Oh, it happens that I don't know how to tie this button, so you can do it yourself." After saying that, he let go of his hand.

Song Nian was a little dumbfounded by his surprise, so he really took over and tied the button himself, but Deng Qi didn't mean that Song Nian would do it.Immediately, he raised his head in embarrassment, and withdrew an awkward smile, "I don't know how, what should I do?" Song Nian felt his ears warming.

In the end, Deng Qi held back his smile and tied the buttons for him, but it was a little crooked, and he seemed to be drooping with his head drooping.