When Pei Ze came back, it was already Layue, and at that time, Xiao Yanzhi hadn't slept well for four days.

Pei Ze's pillows and clothes have been in his room for too long, and even the smell has gradually changed, but when he went to the Daji Hall again, he found that because Pei Ze had been absent for a long time, there was no incense burning in the Daji Palace, and those things that had been washed and smoked with incense more than a month ago had no taste.

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

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

Pei Ze came back in the middle of the early dynasty, thinking about Xiao Yanzhi's situation, Pei Ze didn't take a break, and as soon as he entered the city, he directly entered the palace and went to the Liangyi Hall to face the saint.

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi in the court, Pei Ze found that Xiao Yanzhi's complexion was not very good, so he couldn't ask, and finally got to the next court, but Xiao Yanzhi rushed to the emperor's side with an arrow, and affectionately supported the emperor to the imperial study in the apse.

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

"Pei Ze, it seems that it took a lot of time for you to go this time." In the imperial study, the emperor looked at Pei Ze and frowned slightly.

Only then did Pei Ze withdraw his gaze from Xiao Yanzhi, turned to the emperor and replied: "If you go back to Your Majesty, I happened to run into a case and delayed for a few days. ”

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

Pei Ze looked at the emperor's eyes for a flash, and then nodded.

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

Out of the Liangyi Palace, Pei Ze was surrounded by Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian to ask long and short questions, and Xiao Yanzhi only stood a little farther away silently, motionless, unable to see whether he was simply watching the scenery or waiting for Pei Ze.

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

Pei Ze was stunned.

What's going on? Is he doing something 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 because of him, then because of what? Could it be that Xiao Yanzhi slipped out of his mouth, and the matter of the two people was discovered by His Majesty? But looking at His Majesty's attitude, it doesn't seem like this...... So what the hell is going on?

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

Leaving the palace 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 turned over on the horse, Pei Ze also hurriedly climbed on the horse.

Following Xiao Yanzhi out of the palace from Yanxi Gate, and walking out for a while, Pei Ze suddenly discovered that Xiao Yanzhi was clearly going to Wucheng Palace.

But this made Pei Ze even more confused.

With doubts in his heart, he followed Xiao Yanzhi into the Wucheng Palace, Pei Ze couldn't hold back any longer, and rushed forward in two steps and grabbed Xiao Yanzhi's arm.

"What's wrong with you?"

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

Pei Ze hurriedly supported Xiao Yanzhi, who fell softly, and was stunned for a while, before he figured out what was going on.

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

In the Wanchun Palace, He Yan usually didn't step out of his room without an order, let alone take the initiative to ask the people in the Wanchun Hall about Xiao Yanzhi's situation, so Pei Ze really stopped him when he asked like this.

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

Zhang Shaosheng has been following the prince around, if he doesn't even know about this kind of thing, then he definitely wants to ask Zhang Shaosheng to go out and fight, so that Zhang Shaosheng knows what he came to Wanchun Hall for.

As a result, Zhang Shaosheng said without thinking: "The prince's face was not very good three days ago, if it is said that he didn't sleep well at night...... That's about four days. ”

Saying this, Zhang Shaosheng looked at Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi who was held in Pei Ze's arms with a look of confusion.

Before, he thought that there was something strange between Yan Zhi and King Wu Cheng, but now he feels even stranger when he looks at it again.

But Zhang Shaosheng, who had been in Qianniuwei for a few years, at least learned not to say much and not ask too much, so he only glanced at it so much, Zhang Shaosheng lowered his eyes and stood honestly.

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 cows?" Pei Ze asked coldly.

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

"You're in the Guards Camp?" Pei Ze frowned and looked at Zhang Shaosheng, "Who promoted you?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Shaosheng didn't feel anything when he heard Xiao Yanzhi and He Yan ask, but now listening to Pei Ze's question, Zhang Shaosheng felt that the fact that he was able to enter the guard camp seemed to be really weird, "I don't know about it." ”

Pei Ze stared at Zhang Shaosheng again, and then said to He Yan: "He Yan, the current situation of the King of Shu, you can talk to him about it." ”

"Yes, lord." He Yan should go down.

Only then did Pei Ze pick up Xiao Yanzhi horizontally and turn around to walk to the backyard.

Seeing Pei Ze hugging Xiao Yanzhi, Zhang Shaosheng subconsciously said, "That...... Lord, let's let the lowly post come. ”

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

Pei Ze turned his head, glanced at Zhang Shaosheng with a dark gaze, didn't even answer a word, and left with Xiao Yanzhi in his arms.

Zhang Shaosheng looked at Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi who were getting farther and farther away in a daze, and scratched his head for some reason.

He Yan glanced at Zhang Shaosheng with great disgust.

"You come with me."

Although the prince asked him to tell Zhang Shaosheng about the current situation of the King of Shu, he was not good at words, and he couldn't talk to Zhang Shaosheng, who was not pleasing to the eye, so it was better to leave Zhang Shaosheng to Li An to solve it.

And after Li An greeted Pei Ze at the gate of Chang'an City in the morning, he immediately returned to his house and wrote down everything that had happened in the past month on a piece of paper, he vaguely felt that as long as Pei Ze saw Xiao Yanzhi, then he would not have the opportunity to report to Pei Ze, so it was better to write it down.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that Pei Ze had returned home and brought a Xiao Yanzhi, Li An walked to Pei Ze's bedroom with the piece of paper.

"Lord Wang," Li An knocked on the window of Pei Ze's bedroom, then pushed the window open, and handed the piece of paper through the crack in the window, "This is what has happened in Chang'an City for more than a month, and most of the things that happened around the King of Shu are also written on it, and his subordinates feel ...... The prince will be anxious to know. ”

"Yes." Pei Ze looked at Xiao Yanzhi who was lying beside him, then got up, quickly went to the window to take the paper, and then quickly returned to the bed and lay down.

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

Pei Ze smiled, and then looked at the things written on the paper.

Looking at Pei Ze, he found that there were really a lot of things that happened in the month that he was away, especially when he saw Xiao Yanzhi sending all the Xiao family brothers and sisters to the Yan family, Pei Ze's face couldn't help but turn cold.

Glancing at Xiao Yanzhi, who was still asleep, Pei Ze put down the piece of paper, and then lay down as well, closing his eyes and resting.

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

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

"Haven't slept enough?" Pei Ze turned his head and smiled secretly at Xiao Yan, who was pretending to be asleep.

Xiao Yanzhi closed his eyes and said, "I've slept enough, but I suddenly feel that it will be dangerous to open my eyes." ”

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

Xiao Yanzhi opened his eyes and looked at Pei Ze and said with a smile: "If this is the case, it is not called danger, it is called reward." ”

When the words fell, Xiao Yanzhi hugged Pei Ze's neck and kissed him.

Pei Ze thought about it, but decided to enjoy the food first, and then discuss the issue of Yan Sù.

Xiao Bei reunited, out of control, although there was still one last step left, Xiao Yanzhi really didn't expect Pei Ze to do it without hesitation. Xiao Yanzhi thought that Pei Ze would hesitate somewhat because of his man's body when he was honest, 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 long time before asking, "How did you hook up with Young Master Yan?" I remember him as a teenager. ”

When Xiao Yanyi heard this, he glanced at Pei Ze and said, "I'm sorry that your delusions have failed, I only like people older than me." ”

Pei Ze immediately answered: "That's Zhang Shaosheng?" ”

Xiao Yanzhi stared at Pei Ze, suddenly turned over and lay on Pei Ze, and then reached out to reach the piece of paper that was randomly thrown on the ground by Pei Ze before.

Read everything on the paper: "This is what Li Ann gave you?" ”

"Yes."

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

Xiao Yanzhi threw the piece of paper out again, but he couldn't rely on Pei Ze.

"On the day you left, I happened to meet the Yan family's caravan at the gate of the city, and I said a few words to Young Master Yan, and I felt that I was quite a match."

"Just a few words and fell in love? Where do you think you fell in love? Pei Ze glared at Xiao Yanzhi hatefully, "Do you think you don't have enough things on yourself?" ”

Xiao Yanzhi sighed and said, "Ren'an, they can't stay with you all the time, and they can't just me, they have to have their own way of living." ”

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

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "Father said that if one day he leaves, Xu Lishan will have the Jiang family, Xu Liqian will have the Yun family, you will have military power, and I will have nothing." It suddenly occurred to me that even I myself was living a life with today and no tomorrow in Chang'an City, and although I wanted to see them and not attract their attention, I couldn't trap them around me, otherwise if I suffered, they wouldn't be better. ”

Pei Ze patted Xiao Yanzhi's 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 had military power, but in the past three years, in order to gain the emperor's trust, he had gradually returned eighty percent of his military power, but ...... If he wants to protect Xiao Yanzhi, there is no chance of winning with only the emperor's trust and the two military powers in his hands, he needs to be able to drink the majesty of the three armies with just one sentence like he did three years ago, he needs the prestige in the army that is higher than that of His Majesty, he needs the three armies to recognize him as the master!

Xiao Yanzhi looked up at Pei Ze, smiled, and then 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, does he want to fulfill Pei Ze's loyalty or affection?

Power......

After a good night's sleep in the palace of King Wucheng, Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze entered the palace together, and when Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze stepped into the Liangyi Hall again, the emperor, Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian all looked at each other with a surprised face.

The emperor thought about it, and still asked Xiao Yanzhi: "In other words, my birthday has passed for a long time, what reason do you have to stay in the Wucheng Palace?" ”

Xiao Yanzhi's eyebrows moved, and he said with a hippie smile: "Back to my father's words, because Wucheng Wangfu is more comfortable to live in than Wanchun Palace." ”

"You're still being justified!" The emperor glanced at Xiao Yan, and then said to Pei Ze, "Pei Ze, if you think he is 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 empty rooms in the Wucheng Palace, and it is okay for His Highness to live there without leaving." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi glanced at Pei Ze in a little surprise, and then pretended not to 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 stunned, and then said: "He won't be able to live with you for long, and the Shu Wangfu will be built soon, if you like to live outside the palace so much, move to the Shu Wangfu to live." ”

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "Father, you are finally willing to build the Shu Palace." ”

"What does it have to do with me?" The emperor squinted his eyes at Xiao Yan, "That's a matter of the Ministry of Industry." ”

"Yes, yes," Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile, "It's because the work of the Ministry of Industry is too slow, and when the courtiers get off today, they will go to the Ministry of Industry to talk about them and build a palace, how can it be so slow?" ”

"It's cheap, and it's good!" The emperor scolded with a smile, "Hurry up and choose a day to pack up your things and let me go to the Shu King's Mansion to stay honest!" ”

Xiao Yanzhi bowed his hand and said with a smile: "The son respects the will of his father. ”

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

However, Xu Lishan and Xu Liqian were not the only ones who were absent-minded, when they 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 looked restless, and they looked like they were empty-hearted.

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at the emperor on the dragon chair again, and sure enough, he saw that the emperor had a gloomy face, as if he was thinking about how to open his mouth to reprimand these absent-minded ministers.

But without waiting for the emperor to speak, Pei Ze opened his mouth first.

"Your Majesty, Doctor Zuo seems to be unwell, do you want to call the imperial doctor to take a look?"

With Pei Ze's opening, the emperor's words were well continued: "Oh? Dr. Zuo is unwell? Zhao Kang, go and ......"

"Majesty!" As soon as Doctor Zuo heard this, he immediately panicked, "Your Majesty, the minister's body is not unwell, and he doesn't dare to bother with it." ”

Xiao Yanzhi teased: "But this king looked at Doctor Zuo, who was sweating on his forehead and his face was blue, if he wasn't feeling unwell, could it be that he was in a hurry?" ”

The emperor immediately glared at Xiao Yan and said, "How can you speak!" ”

Xiao Yanzhi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Father forgives the sins."

As soon as the emperor turned his head, he said to Doctor Zuo again: "I also see that Aiqing's face is not good, so let's call the imperial doctor to take a look." ”

"No, you don't have to! Majesty, I really don't need it, the minister's body is very good. Dr. Zuo refused in a panic.

Xu Lishan glanced at the outside of the hall and said, "The adult is the humerus of the imperial court, and the health of the adult is related to the government and politics, so you can't be careless." The king saw that there were a few other adults who were also very uncomfortable today, so he called the imperial doctor to come and show them together. Your Excellency will stay in the Liangyi Hall today to share lunch with your father, and my father has not gossiped with you for a long time. ”

"Well, it's been a long time since I've had a good chat with you Aiqing." The Emperor nodded in agreement.

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

Your Majesty's conversation is not just about having lunch in the Liangyi Palace! If it was in the past, it would be enough, but today it ...... Today......

Xiao Yanzhi looked at the ministers again, and added: "Brother Huang's idea is good, then go to the imperial doctor first to diagnose the pulse of your lords, and see why you are inattentive and neglecting state affairs in the court today!" ”

Before the last note of Xiao Yanzhi's words landed, the ministers immediately kowtowed and pleaded guilty.

"Please forgive your sins! The prince forgives his sins! ”

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "Tell me what is the important thing that made you absent-minded in the early dynasty?" ”

Seeing that this matter could not be hidden, the doctor gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, yes...... It was the wife of the Qin family who held a banquet at noon today, and invited and entertained hundreds of civil and military officials. ”

This matter was originally not a big deal, and it was not the first time they had gone to this banquet, but this year it was a little different, just because His Majesty had already torn his face with Qin Tai, so would they go to this banquet or not? If you don't go, they have all received the favor of the Qin family, and it's not good not to give Mrs. Tai this face, but if you go, how will Your Majesty explain here? The more they thought about it, the more they felt in a dilemma, and then looked at the majesty sitting on the dragon chair, they felt panicked, and this panic made it a big deal.

As soon as he heard this, the emperor's face quickly turned cold.

"Because Mrs. Qin held a banquet, you were restless in my court? Is the banquet of Mrs. Qin more important than my state affairs?! ”

"Don't dare! Majesty xià forgiveness! ”

"Forgiveness?" The Emperor laughed angrily, "What are you guilty of? Yes? What are you guilty of?! ”

The emperor's last roar frightened the ministers to their knees and kowtow, but they couldn't say anything except "Your Majesty forgives your sins".

Xiao Yanzhi rolled his eyes, and suddenly asked the emperor with a smile: "Father, you said that Erchen went to the Ministry of Officials a while ago, and then he did things in Honglu Temple a while ago, and even took care of the affairs of the Ministry of Households, do you say that Erchen is one of the hundred officials?" ”

As soon as he heard Xiao Yan's words, the emperor raised his eyebrows, but the ministers were frightened.

The King of Shu wouldn't be going to Qin's house for a banquet, right?

The emperor didn't rush to answer, but just looked at Xiao Yanzhi with a gloomy face.

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

After a while, the emperor nodded and said, "That's right, if you talk like this, you are really one of the hundred officials." ”

The corners of Xiao Yanzhi's mouth raised, and he said: "Then father, you should hurry up and disperse the court, the son wants to go to the Qin family to see how big the banquet of the Qin family's wife is." Do you want to go with the two royal brothers? ”

"Go!" To Xiao Yanzhi's surprise, this first answer turned out to be from Xu Lishan's mouth.

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

Xu Liqian shook his head and said, "Brother Chen, I won't join in the excitement today." ”

Xiao Yanzhi directly skipped Pei Ze, turned his head and looked at the emperor and urged: "Father, you see, the second emperor's younger brother is also going, do you want to disperse the dynasty?" ”

"You are the first prince who dares to urge the emperor to disperse!" Glaring at Xiao Yan fiercely, the emperor showed a helpless smile again, and said with a smile, "Go, go, go, I see you can't sit still here, get out!" ”

This sentence seemed to be how much the emperor favored Xiao Yanzhi, and the early dynasty did not have to go on awkwardly.

But in the end, the emperor left Pei Ze.

When they got up, Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze glanced at each other, and the two of them nodded almost undetectably at the same time, and then one walked to the front of the Liangyi Palace, and the other walked to the back of the Liangyi Palace.

Xiao Yanzhi took the ministers to the Qin family for a banquet with a bad heart, while Pei Ze followed the emperor alone into the imperial study.

Pei Ze hadn't been alone with the emperor for a long time, and the last time in his memory was in the Valhalla of Foguang Temple, where the emperor patted him on the shoulder and said that his father's glory would be handed over to him to continue, and then he unloaded the glory from his shoulders little by little.

Sending everyone in the imperial study, including Zhao Kang, out, the emperor stared at Pei Ze for a long time, and then suddenly laughed.

"What's wrong with the people who have been protecting themselves in the future? Is it because I've been with Yan Zhi for a long time, and it's become less light and heavy? ”

Hearing the irony in the emperor's words, Pei Ze knelt down on one knee and said sincerely: "The minister is worthy of His Majesty's trust." ”

The emperor sighed: "After entering the palace, which of you is not worthy of my trust? I don't expect you to think for me anymore. Tell me, what are you doing for me today? ”