Huaibi

The mountains were even colder than the city, and He Jinyi accompanied Ping Huaizhen to stand until the sun rose, as if his feet were about to freeze.Just as he was about to breathe out and warm his hands, there was a sudden movement in front of the silence, and the tightly closed bamboo door was pushed open from the inside.

He Jinyi's eyes were filled with joy, and he quickly stood up respectfully, with his arms lowered beside him, and he bowed his hands, but before he could bend down, the white-haired man inside the door snorted coldly, and closed the door again.

He Jinyi really didn't expect this, so he turned his head to look at Ping Huaizhen helplessly, not knowing what to do.

Ping Huaizhen frowned and thought, luckily he was prepared, it was not unexpected that the two elders of Yunhe treated him so coldly, so he cleared his throat in a low voice, so that the voice that had been exposed to the cold all night became bright again, so that he could teach the people in the bamboo house Hearing it clearly, he said humbly: "I have been pregnant all my life, and I have taken the liberty to bother you. If there is something disrespectful, I will still look at the two elders. There is no other intention in the trip in the mountain, but I heard that the two elders are well-educated and knowledgeable. , so that late students admire him very much, and come here to study for a year or two."

Ping Huaizhen's throat was a little dry, but his words were forceful, waking up the drowsy guards behind him.

There was no answer in the room, Ping Huaizhen was not angry, he had already reported his life experience in what he just said, even though he didn't mention the title of prince, he pronounced his name clearly.There is no doubt that the two elders of Yunhe reject the rich and powerful, but in Ping Huaizhen's view, what he lacks is just enough time to prove his sincerity.

He waited for a moment, and after hearing no reply, he said: "The two elders don't want to see each other today, and Wansheng will come back the next day. I believe that 'Sincere sincerity, gold and stone can be opened'." He Jinyi took three steps back, turned and left go.

The guards regained their spirits and escorted the two of them down the mountain to return to the capital.

He Jinyi felt his knees were stiff before he left, and he felt a little relieved after walking a few more steps. He couldn't help but quicken his pace, wanting to get back on the mountain bike quickly.

The road to climb the mountain is easy, but going down the mountain is difficult. Whenever there is a steep place, Ping Huaizhen always leans to help him. He Jinyi smiled and said, "The prince treats me as a frail scholar?"

"Don't dare," Ping Huaizhen joked, "Jin Yi has acquired a good kung fu, I can't let me underestimate it."

While talking, Yu Shixia stretched out his hand to meet him, He Jinyi held his hand and jumped, and when he landed, he was hugged, and when he was standing still, he heard him change his tone slightly, and leaned closer and said: "But you have learned kung fu." No matter how good it is, I'm afraid you will fall."

He Jinyi's fingers were tightened by the sudden heartbeat, and he squeezed his palm hard.

Ping Huaizhen looked normal.

A cool breeze blew up in the mountains, and He Jinyi took the opportunity to let go of him, and tightened his fur.

Speechless all the way, He Jinyi was still in deep thought, unable to get rid of the initial throbbing in his heart, he didn't think about it until after going down the mountain, and felt that the relationship between the two of them was indeed a little different from before.

Recently, Ri Ping Huaizhen and him have become closer and closer. He thought they were lying together, and he did not respect the dignity of a monarch and his subjects. There was no room for closer intimacy between them. affection.

He can be regarded as the first love, he has never been tempted before, let alone Ping Huaizhen who is close at hand.In his opinion, Ping Huaizhen is the future king, the one he supported with his life, and the most important person who grew up with him and shared the joy with him since he was a child, even more than his brothers in the family.

The carriage shook slightly, and carried the two of them back to the palace. He Jinyi closed his eyes and fell asleep, and thought at this moment: Isn't this enough to be called special?

Two blushes floated up her cheeks inappropriately.

Ping Huaizhen reached out to caress his forehead, and there was some worry in his words: "Could it be that it was ruined by the cold all night, why did you blush like this?"

He Jinyi opened his eyes to look at him, didn't speak to him, and didn't avoid the hand, just looked at him with a little bit of novelty, and looked at him with thoughts that he had never had before.

"Huh?" Ping Huaizhen tried to see that his forehead was as warm as usual, and it was interesting to see his dumbfounded appearance, so he couldn't help teasing, "Is this burnt?"

"I'm afraid I'm really confused." He Jinyi pointed out something, responded to him with a smile, then turned his eyes out of the window, feeling happy but at a loss in the end.

I have secretly thought about the times when I was in love several times, but I never thought that it would be like this.

The person is wrong, He Jinyi thought, but he couldn't be more wrong.

After being bored for a while, Ping Huaizhen was the first to break the silence: "I'll come to guard the night again tonight, Jin Yi doesn't need to accompany me."

He Jinyi shook his head: "I'm with you."

Ping Huaizhen couldn't bear it no matter what.

"It's cold on a winter night, and your lips are blue from the cold."

"Why aren't you?" He Jinyi said, leaning closer to him, brushing the condensed dew on his hair, the palms that had been warm just now felt cold to the bones, "The crown prince can bear it, so can I."

"Then let's take a good rest today, postpone it for a day, and you and I will come together tomorrow night." Ping Huaizhen took his hand and wiped away the wet mist on his palm.

Since then, I have never let go of my hand.

Not half a day later, there was a faint rumor in the middle of the capital that the Taoist royal family went to the mountain again after a few years to seek sages, and they couldn't invite the two elders, Yunhe, out of the mountain after inviting them all night.

Thinking of the last time, it was the time when Emperor Hongxuan came to the throne. Emperor Hongxuan couldn't ask for it, and returned disappointed. I don't want to come back a second time.

Right now, when the crown prince goes there in person, it will take him a whole night to wait in the cold wind, so why not amaze the people in Beijing.

Ping Huaizhen fell asleep for half a day after returning to the palace, He Jinyi did not accompany him, came out of the mountain and was taken back to the mansion in a carriage, and fell asleep at the same time, and found that it was noon when he woke up.

The folk gossip hadn't reached the imperial city yet, but He Jinyi was outside the palace, so he listened faster, so as soon as he woke up, he heard two maids in the courtyard talking to each other, guessing where he went last night.

"Second young master can tell at a glance that he didn't sleep last night, and he must have accompanied the prince to the mountains."

"Yes, I was thinking about it too. Our young master has a good relationship with the crown prince. If the crown prince goes to seek talents in person, the young master will definitely accompany him."

"The crown prince is the crown prince, so he is really willing to give up the price. If the emperor couldn't invite someone before, if he really invites him, I don't know how the emperor will reward him. In my opinion, our son is right. , this life is the life of a prosperous man."

"Yeah yeah..."

The door squeaked, and the two who were whispering were startled. Turning around, they saw He Jinyi standing by the door, and they knelt down to pay their respects.

He Jinyi was still the same as last night, except for taking off his fur, he didn't have time to change half of his clothes, so he went to bed with his clothes exhausted.The servants in his courtyard never had to kneel, especially the clever girls, who were hardworking and pitiful, and he even avoided the cumbersome etiquette.Now that the two of them knelt down so suddenly, it was because of a guilty conscience.

He Jinyi was not in a hurry to criticize, rubbed his forehead and said, "Boil water for a bath."

"Yes." The girls hurriedly answered, got up and went to work.

After a while, the bath water was ready, and He Jinyi soaked it in the bucket. His body, which had been stiff for a long time, was finally relieved, his mind gradually became clear, and his frowning brows were loosened inch by inch.

The little girl waited outside the screen without saying a word, listening to him ask: "What's going on outside?"

The two maids looked at each other, not daring to answer easily, and tried to reply after a long while: "Everyone outside praises the crown prince..."

"There must be something unpleasant, how do you say those unpleasant words?"

"It's not very unpleasant," the girl heard that he didn't mean to blame, and then slowly amplified her courage, "If you want to say yes, it's nothing more than sarcastic remarks, saying that the crown prince can't invite an expert... I Not necessarily."

He Jinyi smiled slightly when he heard this, opened his restive eyes, tilted his head and looked at the two silhouettes outside through the screen, and could easily imagine the proud appearance of the little girl when she was protecting her shortcoming.He didn't ask any further, he felt that the girl's words were true, and he couldn't think of any other harsh words, so he just lightly reprimanded: "No matter what is good or bad, don't gossip behind your back from now on."

"Yes." The little girl agreed obediently after being criticized.

On the other side, in Xu'an Hall, Prince Tai Bao Zhao Keyang had rushed to the palace early, and had a talk with Ping Huaizhen after he got up.

Ping Huaizhen didn't sleep well, after returning to the palace early in the morning, he soaked in the hot water for a while with tired eyes, and almost fell asleep in the bathtub, but the little eunuch Jiang Chang who had been waiting for a long time was worried, so he woke him up and persuaded him Then go back to the bed and have a good rest.

Ping Huaizhen closed his eyes and fell into a dream. In the dream, a crimson red dragon rushed to the sky, suddenly encountered lightning and thunder, and a ball of fire behind him chased after him.

The dragon head collided with the flames, bursting out dazzling brilliance...

Ping Huaizhen opened his eyes in shock, his headache was about to split, and his breath was extremely heavy.

Jiang Chang's voice came from a few feet away from the bed tent: "The prince is awake, do you want to help change clothes?"

The room is clean, even the human voice is extremely gentle, Ping Huaizhen gradually regained his senses, sweeping away all kinds of things in the dream little by little, and sat up with a "huh".The servant girl got the order and entered respectfully, brought water and prepared tea, raised the bed curtain and helped him get out of bed to freshen up.

At noon, the winter sun is just right, the room is bright, and the halo penetrates into the teacup. Ping Huaizhen holds the cup and condenses his eyebrows, his eyes are shaken slightly uncomfortable, wondering where the flame in the dream came from, and the final fate of Chilong How, after thinking about it for a long time, I was so anxious that I couldn't come up with a result.

It wasn't until Zhao Keyang entered the palace to ask for an audience that his thoughts were interrupted.

Ping Huaizhen didn't know he was coming, so he asked for a seat and dismissed the idlers in the room.

"Uncle should have been known to others. I don't know you have been waiting outside for so long."

"The prince didn't sleep all night, I should wait patiently."

"It's my uncle who is considerate." Ping Huaizhen poured tea with him personally, knowing his intentions for this trip, he explained what happened last night clearly without waiting for him to ask. A snub this morning.

Zhao Keyang had expected it a long time ago, tapped the porcelain cup with his finger, thought for a while and asked, "What is the prince's next plan?"

"As I said before, let's go again," Ping Huaizhen nodded resolutely, "Today is really exhausting, I will go again tomorrow night, anyway, no matter how the two elders behave, I am determined to win."

It wasn't that he was too sleepy, but that He Jinyi couldn't rest well for two consecutive nights, so Ping Huaizhen postponed it for a day.Zhao Keyang didn't think about it, he felt very relieved, and felt that the prince's heart can accomplish great things.However, there was a lot of discussion in the capital, which showed that the situation was complicated, so he had to be vigilant: "I am afraid that everyone in the capital knows about the prince's night trip to Xianshan, so it must not be the news from himself?"

Ping Huaizhen was puzzled when he heard about it: "There has been a competition in Beijing to spread the word about this matter? If so, I think it's my uncle."

Zhao Keyang shook his head.

Ping Huaizhen instantly understood that the person behind him was staring at him more closely than he wanted, otherwise the news would have spread so quickly.

Zhao Keyang said a few more words in detail, after hearing this, he felt that the remarks here were harmless to him, so he couldn't figure out where the trap was laid.The enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light. There is no good strategy except to be on guard.

"Anyway, be careful."

Ping Huaizhen nodded, the dream came back to his mind this morning, it was a bit heavy, he suppressed it in his heart, he didn't want to increase Zhao Keyang's annoyance.

It seems that the palace is full of dangers, and Chilong wants to soar into the sky, so he must do his best.