The sun is slanting to the west, and the converging sunlight stains half of the sky red. The people who went out returned home one after another.

At this time, Qin An, who followed Li Zhi back to the Jin Palace, sat in Li Zhi's study, watched Li Zhi leisurely fiddling with the chess pieces, and said angrily: "I said you, I have said all the way, but you are helping me think of a way?" ”

"Nope." Li Zhi raised his eyes and glanced at Qin An, continued to put the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said casually.

"You're so ruthless, watching her marry that sick man!" Qin An pressed his hands on the small table, looked at Li Zhi and asked angrily.

"Since ancient times, it has been the order of parents and the words of matchmakers. What can we do! Li Zhi explained flatly.

"Okay, what a parent's life, the words of the matchmaker. When I went back, I asked my grandmother to go and ask for my relatives. I don't believe it, my dignified Guohou Mansion can't compare to a Taiwei Mansion. Hum! Qin An got up angrily and said, then flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, turned around and strode out.

Li Zhi listened to Qin An's footsteps getting smaller and smaller until he disappeared. Li Zhi sighed, put down the chess pieces in his hand, looked down at the jade pendant on his waist, and stretched out his hand to slowly untie it.

Li Zhi looked at the jade pendant lying in the palm of his hand, and recalled that when he was a child, it was the summer of a few years ago, and Li Zhi went to the uncle's mansion with Li Tai, the king of Wei.

Xiao Li Zhi sat in the study of the eldest grandson Wuji, watched Li Tai and the eldest grandson Wuji talk about poetry and ancient sentences for a while, felt bored, lowered his head, looked at the embroidery on the shoes, was stunned for a while, and then heard Li Tai say: "Childish slave, if you are bored, let the maid lead you to the garden for a turn!" ”

Xiao Li Zhi raised his head when he heard the sound, nodded to Li Tai with a smile, got up and looked at the maid waiting outside the door, walked in slowly, saluted everyone, and said to Li Zhi: "Your Highness, please come here." ”

Xiao Li Zhi got up and said to the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Taishi: "Uncle, brother, don't bother the childish slave." After speaking, Xiao Li Zhi followed the maid and walked out.

Maid A: "Girl, I'm here!" ”

Maid B: "Girl, slow down, I'm here!" ”

Maid C: "Girl, this, hehe! ”

Maid D: "Girl, you haven't caught us for so long, why don't we rest!." ”

Little Promise: "Hmph! I'm going to get you. ”

After a while, little Li Zhi was led by the maid to the garden of Uncle Guo's mansion, and as soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate of the garden, there was a burst of laughter from his daughter's family, which reached Li Zhi's ears.

Xiao Li Zhi walked over, and after walking a few steps, he saw that in the open space of the garden, there was a little girl of about five or six years old, wearing a white gauze brocade shirt, blindfolded by a white gauze scarf, stretching out her hands, like a fairy in white clothes who came out of a painting, chasing after the three or four maids around her.

"Hah! Got you, Yichun! Xiao Xu said and ripped off the white towel that was blindfolded.

Xiao Li Zhi looked at the little girl who was hugging him, and was stunned for a moment, only to find that he had unconsciously walked to the place where they were playing, and was caught by her, looking down at the little girl who was shorter than herself, Xiao Li Zhi's heart suddenly jumped, and his face was instantly dyed red.

"Who are you?" Xiao Xu took off the white scarf, looked at Xiao Li Zhi who suddenly appeared in front of him and asked suspiciously.

"I, I'm ......" Xiao Li Zhi looked at Xiao Xu Promise still holding him, carrying his fair and lovely face, looking at him suspiciously, and he stammered shyly for a while.

"Girl, he is His Royal Highness the Ninth and your cousin!" The maid who followed Xiao Li Zhi walked up to them, pulled Xiao Xu Promise over, and explained cordially.

"He's from his uncle's? Or is it the Queen's aunt's? Xiao Xu Promise turned his head to look at Xiao Li Zhi, looked back at the maid and asked suspiciously.

"Of course it's your aunt's house." The maid explained.

Xiao Xu Promise nodded, turned to Xiao Li Zhi and bowed, "Brother, Nuo'er is rude." ”

Xiao Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then replied shyly: "Hello sister." ”

The maid who brought Xiao Li Zhi looked at the two of them, and said, "Your Highness, you can play with our girl for a while!" His Royal Highness King Wei will be a long time! ”

Li Zhi smiled and nodded, and listened to Xiao Xu promise walking towards him with a smile, holding a white scarf in his little hand, standing on tiptoe to blindfold Li Zhi's eyes, and said softly: "I caught my brother just now, and now it's my brother's turn to catch it, hehe!" ”

Xiao Li Zhi smiled, looking at Xiao Xu who was trying to tie a white scarf for herself, she tied it three times, and dropped it three times, Xiao Li Zhi looked at Xiao Xu Ben's smiling face, and slowly turned into a bitter gourd face, and hurriedly took the white scarf from Xiao Xu Promise's hand, and blindfolded himself neatly.

"Huh! Brother, wait until I say yes, you can arrest me! Xiao Xu Yu shouted to Xiao Li Zhi with a smile as he ran.

"Yes! Good. Xiao Li Zhi nodded, looked at the darkness in front of him, turned around, and said to the surroundings.

"Alright, brother come and arrest me!" Xiao Xu covered his mouth and whispered beside Xiao Li Zhi.

Xiao Li Zhi laughed when he heard this, stretched out his hands, and slowly touched the place where Xiao Xu made a sound.

After a while, when Xiao Li Zhi grabbed Xiao Xu for the third time, Li Zhi happily took off the white scarf, and saw Xiao Xu looking at him angrily, looking at himself and saying, "Brother, you are cheating, I won't play with you anymore." ”

Xiao Li Zhi's eyes widened in surprise when he heard Xiao Xu say this, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't, I listened to your voice and caught you." ”

"I don't believe it, why can't you catch Sister Yichun and them, but you can always catch me?" Xiao Xu pouted and said angrily.

"Childish, you're playing with Nuo'er!" Li Tai, the king of Wei who was looking for Li Zhi, walked into the garden, saw Li Zhi and them, and said to them.

"I ......" Xiao Li Zhi wanted to explain, but he didn't say it, and he heard the voice of Li Tai, the king of Wei, behind him.

"Brother, let's go!" Xiao Li Zhi glanced at Xiao Xu, turned around and ran quickly in front of Li Tai, and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong, what's awkward." Li Tai paused and asked kindly.

"No, let's go! I'm going back, and the queen mother should miss me. Little Li Zhi pulled Li Tai to the door.

"Okay, let's go. Noir, let's go back first. After Li Tai finished speaking to Xiao Li Zhi, he turned his head to Xiao Xu and said.

"Two brothers, go slowly!" Little Promise said with a salute to them.

Xiao Li Zhi turned his head to look at Xiao Xu, and pulled Li Tai out of the garden in a hurry.

Half an hour later, Xiao Li Zhi ran briskly to the palace of Empress Changsun, followed by two little fathers-in-law.

"Hey! Why did you come back so early? Empress Changsun was lying on the couch, saw Xiao Li Zhi running in, got up and wiped the fine sweat on Xiao Li Zhi's head, and asked softly.

"Queen Mother, that sister she, she wronged me." Xiao Li Zhi looked at the eldest grandson queen aggrievedly and said.

"Oh! Is it Noel's girl? Empress Eldest Sun asked with a smile.

Empress Changsun looked at Xiao Li Zhi and nodded, chuckled, touched Li Zhi's little hand, and said, "Your sister is playing with you, her girl has been lively and active since she was a child, do you remember when you conferred the title of King of Jin?" Your father also rewarded you with a jade pendant. Within three days, your aunt came to me with Nuo'er in her arms, and you were unexpected! Stuffed that jade pendant directly into Noor's little quilt. Hehe! ”

"Yes!" Xiao Li Zhi lowered his head and muttered in thought.

"Your Highness, it's time to eat." Ping Wei, who walked into the room, looked at Li Zhi who was in a daze, and shouted softly.

Li Zhi, who was looking at the jade pendant in his hand, raised his head when he heard the sound, and saw Ping Wei, standing in front of him with a bow.

"Oh! It's so late. Li Zhi glanced out the window, there were a few dim lamps burning in the dark courtyard, turned his head to Ping Wei and said, slowly got up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Zhi drank wine leisurely, looked up at Pingwei, glanced at the maid who poured wine for himself, and said to the maid: "Xiting, you go down!" Let's level the future. ”

After Li Zhi saw the maid's salute, he slowly retreated and said to Pingwei: "Come and sit, let's have a drink and talk." ”

"Your Highness, you say, I'll listen to it!" Ping Wei bowed his head and said.

"Tell you to sit, and you sit down." Li Zhi took the wine and said scoldingly.

Ping Wei nodded, answered, walked to the stool next to Li Zhi and sat down, saw that Li Zhi was about to pour wine for him, hurriedly took the wine jug and said, "Your Highness, I'll come, I'll come by myself." ”

"Hey! I ask you, do you regret it now? Li Zhi took a sip of wine, lay down in front of Ping Wei, and asked in a low voice.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Ping asked suspiciously.

"It's you, for the sake of Xi Ting, you gave up your identity, and regardless of everything from your parents, you came to the Jin Palace, as a guard!" Li Zhi glanced outside the door and said to Ping Wei.

"No regrets." Ping Wei smiled bitterly, took a big sip of wine, put down the wine glass, looked at Li Zhi and said.

"Why, she ignores you, no matter how good you are to her, she doesn't even look at you directly." Li Zhi looked at Ping Wei and continued to ask.

"She always feels that she is the one who burdens me, so she always stays away from me, but I believe that she still has me in her heart." Ping Wei said to Li Zhi with a firm gaze.

"Haha! Good one I believe. Li Zhi listened to Pingwei's words and said with a laugh.

"I used to believe that I could marry her, and even if everyone robbed me, I would be able to marry her, because my queen mother told me that she would refer to Nuo'er as my wife. However, she is not here, and now I am not even as good as Qin An. Li Zhi leaned on the table and muttered.

"It's changed, it's all changed, everything has changed, my mother is gone, and she's going to get married." Li Zhi took a sip of wine and muttered again.

"Your Highness, don't drink it, I'll drink it tomorrow!" Ping Wei looked at Li Zhi, who was drinking one cup after another, reached out and grabbed the wine glass in Li Zhi's hand, and said helplessly.

Li Zhi pushed it away, pulled his Pingwei, held the table and slowly stood up, holding the wine jug in his hand, staggered to the door, raised his head and shouted into the air: "It's changed, everything has changed, I'm now, I can't even protect myself, what can I do to protect her!" ”

After Li Zhi shouted, he lowered his head and slowly squatted on the ground, a tear from the corner of his eye slowly slid across his cheek and landed on the bluestone slab, infecting it.

"Your Highness, you're drunk, let's go rest for a while!" Ping Wei looked at Li Zhi, who was out of control, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Li Zhi and persuaded him.

As soon as he grabbed Li Zhi's hand, he was broken free by Li Zhi again, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, I am offended." ”

Ping Wei slowly walked behind Li Zhi, raised his hand on the back of Li Zhi's neck, slashed hard, and then stretched out his hands to catch Li Zhi, who was falling down, and carried him into the house.

At this time, Xi Ting, who was standing in the corner of the house, raised her hand covering her mouth, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned to leave.

After Ping Wei settled Li Zhi, he called people to clean up the table, watched the subordinates clean up, and watched the subordinates walk out, Ping Wei gently closed the door for Li Zhi.