Seeing the sunset and the moonrise, and the bright sky was replaced by the night, Pei Ze was disappointed to believe that Xiao Yanzhi really didn't know his birthday, and inexplicably didn't even say hello on this special day and didn't return home at night, although he felt that he was a little vexatious, but Pei Ze was still angry, and even held his breath and didn't ask anyone to find Xiao Yanzhi, even if he was worried in his heart.

Feng Yuan was also so anxious that he scratched his liver, and silently greeted Xiao Yanzhi many times in his heart.

Xu Lishan secretly kicked Feng Yuan, and when Feng Yuan looked over, he leaned over and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?" ”

He was with Brother Pei almost all day today, but why didn't he know why Brother Pei was so unhappy at this time? How did Feng Yuan know?

Feng Yuan smiled bitterly: "I still want to know what's going on...... It's really a husband and wife quarreling and ignoring the dog, I knew that I wouldn't come this year, and someone would give him a birthday anyway. ”

"Someone? Who? Xu Lishan looked at Feng Yuan blankly.

As soon as he heard this, Feng Yuan knew that Pei Ze didn't tell Xu Lishan about this, and opened his mouth to tell a lie about it, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't tell the lie.

"Let's wait for Pei Ze to tell you personally, I don't dare to talk nonsense about him."

Chu Xin, Luo Yi and Fan An also felt that they couldn't go on like this forever, but they didn't even know how to open their mouths if they wanted to comfort Pei Ze, and just when several people were discussing countermeasures, a prayer lantern staggered into the sky.

"Huh? Whose house put the prayer lantern? Luo Yi was the first to notice a little light in the night sky, and looked up curiously.

As soon as Luo Yi's words came out, several other people also looked up at the air.

"And what about the writing on it?" Chu Xin carefully identified it, "Xinyue...... Junxi? Yo, who is this to put the lantern to show his heart? ”

"And another!" Luo Yi excitedly pointed to the second flying prayer lantern, "There are also words on it...... Never leave in vain! ”

"And what...... The sky is not old, and the love is inexorable? Is this to the living or to the dead? If it is said to a living person, then this person is really bold," Fan An said with a smile, "This prayer lantern is to fly to the sky with a wish to show the gods, and if the gods answer, then he will not be able to regret it in his life." If it is said to the deceased......"

So is this person planning to live alone for the rest of his life?

Chu Xin said with envy in his eyes: "How do you know that people don't have the determination to never regret their lives?" If someone is willing to put a prayer lantern for me and pray to the gods, even if it is only a momentary determination, it is enough to make me feel worthy of this life. How many lamps did he put in? ”

"It's already nine." Luo Yi looked up at the sky, counted with great interest, and complained casually, "This person doesn't write clearly who he wants to show his heart, what if the gods make a mistake?" ”

The main thing is that he can only watch half of this excitement, and he feels uncomfortable! Do you want to ask someone to check?

Chu Xin smiled: "In people's hearts, if they are sincere, the gods will naturally hear it." ”

Feng Yuan, who had been listening, suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and hurriedly patted Pei Ze, who was looking at the sky in a daze.

"Backyard! Your backyard! Fly out of your backyard! ”

Hearing this, Pei Ze blinked without replying at first, then got up and ran to the backyard of Wucheng Palace.

Fan An, who was still leisurely watching the bustle, was startled by Feng Yuan's exclamation and Pei Ze's courage, and looked at Feng Yuan in unison when they came back to their senses.

"You say...... This flew out of Pei Ze's backyard? Chu Xin pointed to the prayer lantern in the sky, his face was incredulous.

When did Pei Ze get more people in his backyard? How they never heard of it.

Feng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Didn't it just fly out of his backyard?" This day was really not in vain. I'm going to rest, what about you? ”

Fan An asked Feng Yuan in surprise: "Don't you go to the backyard to see?" ”

"See what?" Feng Yuan chuckled, "The next time is the time for the two of them to be affectionate, what are we going to do?" ”

Luo Yi glared at him and shouted dissatisfiedly: "You have seen people, you naturally have nothing to be curious about!" ”

Feng Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then if you are curious, you can go and take a look." ”

Maybe Pei Ze will let them see it as soon as he is happy. However, these people are all officials in the court, and it is estimated that Pei Ze will not let them see the true face of the King of Shu, otherwise once they part ways in the future, this will be the biggest handle of Pei Ze and the King of Shu.

But there is nothing he can do at the moment, and he is really uncomfortable after drinking all afternoon, so he should go find a guest room and wash and sleep by himself.

On the other side, Pei Ze rushed all the way into the backyard, and as soon as he stepped into the entrance, he saw that Li An and Kong Qing were both guarding there, obviously colluding with Xiao Yanzhi a long time ago.

Pei Ze glared at Li An fiercely, but he didn't have the leisure to talk nonsense with Li An, and strode into the courtyard.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xiao Yanzhi turned his head, covered half of his face with his hood and looked at it very cautiously, and only Pei Ze was sure that it was the only one who came, and Xiao Yanzhi smiled.

"Are they all gone?"

Pei Ze walked quickly towards Xiao Yanzhi, shook his head and said, "No." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then they didn't come along?" Aren't you curious? ”

Pei Ze Xiao Yanzhi stood behind him, looking at Xiao Yanzhi's side face illuminated by the firelight with a narrow and affectionate gaze: "I don't know." ”

Seeing his heart pounding from Pei Ze's scorching gaze, Xiao Yanzhi coughed dryly, turned his head and looked at the prayer lantern that the two subordinates had just picked up: "Can you see the words on this clearly outside?" ”

"I can see it clearly," Pei Ze raised his eyes and glanced at the prayer lantern that had just risen into the air, "I am afraid that I can see it clearly when I stand outside the city." ”

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled and said, "That's good, there aren't many words written on this prayer lantern, but it makes me sad." ”

Originally, I wanted to try to write a love poem or longer words on it, but after trying it once, I found that once the number of words was too large, the words would be too small to read, so I could only change them to short words to ensure that no matter where Pei Ze stood in the Wucheng Palace, he could see clearly, but now it seems that everyone else except Pei Ze can also see clearly.

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi smile, Pei Ze unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth and asked softly, "Just hide from me for a day for this?" Did you know that I had been waiting for you? ”

Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips and said, "I didn't hide from you, I went to Valhalla after coming out of my father's place, but I stayed in it for too long and came back in the evening." I thought Xu Lishan and they would be able to leave before dinner, so I waited in the backyard, who knew that they would still stay. ”

Pei Ze almost didn't listen to the second half of Xiao Yanzhi's words, and only the words "Valhalla" were left in his ears.

"What are you doing at Valhalla?"

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corners of his mouth and said, "Go see your father and inform him that the Pei family has no queen." ”

Pei Ze was stunned, and couldn't help but reach out and hug Xiao Yanzhi tightly.

He knew that Xiao Yanzhi said as if he had done something bad, but what he could say to a deceased's tablet must be kind words.

"Are you ready to marry into my family?"

Xiao Yanzhi looked up at the more than twenty prayer lanterns floating in the air, and said with a smile: "I have already sworn to the gods, and I am afraid that it is too late to regret it, the matter has come to this, I am afraid that there are only two results in this life, either I will not die well without you, or I will die with you." ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Pei Ze hurriedly covered Xiao Yanzhi's mouth, and glared at Xiao Yanzhi fiercely, "The gods are above, why are you still talking nonsense?" ”

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and turned to face Pei Ze: "Then, the gods are above, and believers sincerely pray that they will stay with the person in front of them for a lifetime, and they will promise each other in life and death, and there will be no separation from each other." Can the gods respond? ”

"Yes!" Pei Ze's face bloomed with a bright smile that he had never seen before, and he smiled and lowered his head to kiss Xiao Yanzhi.

In the palace, the emperor, who was still reviewing the folds in the Liangyi Palace, suddenly felt that there was an inexplicable noise outside the imperial study.

"Zhao Kang, go outside and see what's going on."

Seeing that the emperor frowned in displeasure, Zhao Kang hurriedly responded.

Turning around and leaving the imperial study quickly, Zhao Kang didn't need to find someone to ask, the moment he stepped out of the door, he saw the sky prayer lanterns swaying left and right with the night wind, floating in the sky above Chang'an City, some had risen into the sky and turned into tiny points of light, some seemed to deviate from the established track, staggering to the outside of the city, the most eye-catching thing is the unusually clear handwriting on each prayer lantern, the short words and sentences are all used to describe deep regrets.

Zhao Kang looked up at the sky full of firelight that was brighter than the starlight, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he hurriedly found the security guard and asked, "Do you see where these prayer lanterns flew out of?" ”

Bao Quan nodded hurriedly: "This prayer lantern has been placed for a long time, I'm afraid that the whole Chang'an City has seen it, and it has all flown out of the Wucheng Palace." ”

"Wucheng Palace?" Zhao Kang was stunned, "Are you sure these flew out of the Wucheng Palace?" ”

"How dare I talk nonsense! Do I dare to deceive you, Master? Bao Quan said aggrievedly, "Don't hide it from Master, you said, I just saw a few prayer lanterns, I climbed to the roof of our Liangyi Hall and took a look, how high the roof of our Liangyi Hall is, Master, don't you know yet?" That can be seen clearly, it came out of the palace of King Wucheng! ”

Zhao Kang was stunned again, and suddenly raised his hand and slapped the security guard's head: "You dare to climb the roof of the Liangyi Palace?" You don't want it anymore, do you? ”

"Oops! Master spare your life! "Hurry up and beg for mercy," this is not ...... Is the situation special? ”

"I'll spare you one time!" glaring at the security guard, Zhao Kang hurriedly returned to the imperial study to report to the emperor.

When the Emperor heard this, he thought it was strange.

"You said that someone put a prayer lantern in the palace of King Wucheng, and there are love words written on it?"

"Not really!" Zhao Kang replied, "Those prayer lanterns are still floating outside, do you want to go out and take a look?" ”

The emperor nodded, stood up and walked out: "Well, you have to see." Did Pei Ze put it or did someone else put it? ”

Zhao Kang took out a cloak and draped it on the emperor, shook his head and said, "I don't know, do you want the old slave to send someone to the Wucheng Palace?" ”

"That's it, he put this prayer lantern and put it away, so I won't bother to ask him tonight, anyway, he has to come to see me tomorrow."

Stepping out of the door of the imperial study, the emperor was also amazed by the sparkling firelight in the night sky, the words on the prayer lantern were nothing special, but there was a little more friendship in the warm firelight.

"I remember that today is Pei Ze's birthday, right?" Looking at the prayer lanterns floating in different directions, the emperor asked Zhao Kang.

Zhao Kang nodded and said: "Exactly, it was still those people who went to King Wucheng's mansion in previous years to celebrate King Wucheng's birthday." ”

The emperor snorted with a smile and said, "This can't be put on him by those people!" It's not easy, it's not easy to read it to him all these years, it's rare for someone to surprise him on his birthday, and I don't care how much commotion he will cause this time. Pei Ze also met a girl who dared to do it, but she matched him. ”

Seeing that the emperor was happy and didn't care, Zhao Kang also smiled and said, "It's not, I just don't know which girl it is." ”

"Well, I'll ask tomorrow." After seeing enough of the lantern, the emperor turned around and went back to the imperial study, and arranged for people to go around to see if the lantern had caused any disturbance.

On this ordinary winter night, many people inadvertently saw the prayer lantern floating over Chang'an City, many people couldn't care about the cold north wind and insisted on going out to take a look, and the good thing was to go around to find out which prayer lantern was released, but this night, only a few court humerus in the mansion and Wucheng Wangfu can get the most accurate news, and others will have to leave this mystery until the next day to solve, But this does not prevent them from conjecting a lingering love story based on the words on the prayer lantern, and many people are reminded of their love memories by that few words.

This winter night was a little warmer because of the two dozen or so prayer lanterns.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xu Lishan, who stayed in the Wucheng Palace, sat neatly in the hall of the Wucheng Palace, and waited for Pei Ze to come out and explain to them, but when they saw Pei Ze coming out with a Xiao Yan, the uninformed people had more doubts.

When did the King of Shu come?

Xiao Yanzhi only greeted a few people, and walked out of the Wucheng Mansion first.

And Pei Ze frowned as soon as he saw these people: "If you don't go to the court, what are you doing sitting here?" ”

Fan An said in a strange manner: "It's not all people who have done a lot of things behind our backs, so that we haven't slept well all night, if I don't ask for an answer, I won't be able to go to court today." ”

Pei Ze glanced at Fan An, and said disapprerovingly: "Then don't go, let Li An arrange a carriage to take you back to your house later." ”

Chu Xin looked at Pei Ze dissatisfiedly and said: "Pei Ze, it's not kind for you to do this, we didn't bother you last night, we have been friends for so many years, we all care about you, why don't you reveal something?" ”

Pei Ze looked at Chu Xin coldly and asked, "Are you sure you don't want to see the excitement?" ”

Chu Xin was speechless and touched his nose weakly.

No matter how you say it, you also have the heart to watch the excitement, who let Pei Ze treat people coldly, they can't imagine the scene of Pei Ze and the person in love, isn't it curious.

Feng Yuan smiled at Xiao Yanzhi, then suddenly got up and stretched his waist, and said, "I don't want to spend it here with you, I, a person who has no money, is going back to open a shop and do business to earn rice and grain money for myself." ”

As soon as the words fell, Feng Yuan raised his leg and left, and patted Pei Ze on the shoulder when he passed by Pei Ze's side.

Pei Ze looked at Feng Yuan and smiled, and said in a low voice, "Thank you." ”

Feng Yuan smiled and swaggered away.

Pei Ze looked at the four people who were still sitting there, and said coldly: "Then you are free, I will go to the court." ”

Seeing Pei Ze turn around and leave in a dashing manner, even his back was a little proud, Luo Yi gritted his teeth with hatred: "This person! Why is this man so unrighteous? And he didn't rob his people, why was he so stingy?! ”

Chu Xin and Fan An glanced at each other, got up helplessly, and said, "Come on, Pei Ze's mouth is so tight, if he doesn't want to say it, he won't say anything." I don't know what kind of fairy beauty it is, she is so tightly covered. Let's wait another day to ask Feng Yuan and bring some wine. ”

Luo Yi pursed his lips and said reluctantly: "That's also done." ”

When the three of them stepped out of the gate of Wucheng Palace, Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi had already left, and even Xu Lishan followed Pei Ze, and the three of them complained about Pei Ze again, and then entered the palace to go to the court.

When he arrived at the door of the Liangyi Palace, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly dragged Pei Ze.

Pei Ze turned around and looked at Xiao Yanzhi suspiciously: "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Yanyi asked with a worried face, "You say...... Can my father know about what happened last night? ”

Pei Ze smiled: "You must know." ”

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corners of his mouth: "Then go in." ”

You shouldn't be scolded, right?

Smiling and watching Xiao Yanzhi walk past him, Pei Ze followed Xiao Yanzhi and stepped into the Liangyi Palace.

Xu Lishan couldn't hear the whispers between Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze, and could only see what the two of them said together. Looking at these two people suspiciously, Xu Lishan didn't ask what it was, and followed into the Liangyi Hall in silence.

After saying goodbye, Pei Ze was interrogated as a matter of course.

"Pei Ze, were you happy yesterday's birthday?" The emperor got up a little early today, so he had time to sit down with Xiao Yanzhi and the four of them to have a cup of tea early this morning.

Pei Ze nodded calmly and said, "Thank you for your concern, it's okay." ”

"Just okay?" The emperor looked at Pei Ze, "I see you're going to be happy, right?" You put the prayer lantern? ”

"Back to His Majesty, no."

Xiao Yanzhi pretended to have nothing to do with himself, listened to the question and answer between the emperor and Pei Ze, and drank tea calmly.

The emperor chuckled lightly and said, "If you want to laugh, you can laugh, what are you pretending to be serious in front of me?" How can you keep it a secret from such a big thing? I don't know it's not just me, but even the second and third don't know, right? ”

Xu Liqian immediately echoed: "No, I heard last night that the prayer lantern was released from the righteous brother's mansion, but it shocked the son-in-law." Brother-in-law, which girl is it? ”

Xu Liqian looked at Pei Ze playfully.

Pei Ze's eyes flashed, he glanced at the emperor, and saw that the emperor was also waiting for this answer, so he replied: "It's just an ordinary person." ”

The emperor laughed and scolded: "Hun boy! If this is the daughter of any family, can people still allow you to hide your daughter in the house for no apparent reason? Just ask you what kind of ordinary person you are! ”

Pei Ze looked left and right, and said, "Just an ordinary person." ”

The emperor glared at Pei Ze and said, "I am silent on weekdays, but now I have come to go around in circles with me?" ”

"I don't dare."

Seeing that Pei Ze couldn't ask anything, the emperor asked Xiao Yanzhi again: "Yanzhi, you have been living in the Wucheng Palace, you should always know about this, right?" ”

Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile: "Erchen knows something, but the righteous brother is unwilling to say it, and Erchen is not good at talking about the righteous brother's family affairs." In short, although the father is relieved, it is a ...... Someone who really likes his brother-in-law. ”

"Nonsense!" The emperor glared at Xiao Yan fiercely, "There are gods three feet above your head, and you dare to use the prayer lantern to show your heart to the gods, naturally it is sincere." ”

"Isn't that all there is to it?" Xiao Yanzhi shrugged, "Father, you like to get to the bottom of things so much, you will be hated. ”

The emperor was speechless: "You kid! I haven't cleaned you up in a while, and you're itchy again, aren't you? ”

"The son doesn't dare, and the father is angry." Xiao Yanzhi hurriedly apologized to the emperor, but he said as much as he was sincere, and the emperor was so angry that he gave him a blank look.

The emperor relieved his breath and said to Pei Ze: "Pei Ze, you are also half of my son, and I also hope that you can live happily. ”

If she is really a woman who will not affect the court or her words, it is not impossible to make an exception for him to marry a wife. He owes the Pei family a lot in his life, but he can't pay it back.

Hearing this, Pei Ze glanced at Xiao Yan, and then nodded: "Yes, when the time is ripe, the minister will definitely bring it to His Majesty." ”

"Timing?" The emperor looked at Pei Ze suspiciously, "Bring someone to show me, what time do you want to see?" Do you want me to tell Si Tiantai to count a good day for you? ”

"The minister is terrified." said that he was frightened, but Pei Ze's face was still expressionless.

He carries this man with him, every day.

Seeing that the emperor was still going to ask, Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said: "Father, don't ask, the righteous brother just wants to hide the person and protect it well, you have to bring him out, if you bump into it, how can you compensate the righteous brother!" ”

"Just like this?" The emperor looked at Pei Ze in disbelief.

"That's not it! Father, don't look at your son's minister's Lai in the Wucheng Palace, but this person can only watch from afar, if this is close, hey, my righteous brother has to chase me and fight! Xiao Yan said with emotion.

The emperor blinked and asked curiously, "Good-looking?" ”

"Uh......" Xiao Yanzhi paused, always feeling that this question was a little embarrassed to answer, "It's pretty good from a distance." ”

"What about a closer look?" Xu Lishan also asked.

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corners of his mouth and said, "I haven't seen it closely, how do I know." ”

Pei Ze didn't hold back and laughed.

"Hey, hey! The righteous brother laughed! That must be a fairy! Xu Liqian shouted.

Xiao Yanzhi supported his forehead.

This game is too shameful and too difficult to play......