Soon after, some books from the East Courtyard gradually came to the Flower Garden, and the students were allowed to take a walk. Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er didn't stop long, called the little eunuch who led the way, and the three of them left together.

The two walked together until they walked out of the compound of the Martial Arts Academy, and whenever they met a person along the way, they all cast surprised and envious eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er is very beautiful and fairy, Xue Shao is a celestial person, such a pair of golden boys and girls have come together, it seems to be a match made in heaven. Those low-ranking scribes, after one glance, immediately felt ashamed of themselves and did not dare to look at it a second time.

Envy to the extreme will turn into unattainable admiration and worship, and you don't even have the courage to be jealous.

At the gate of the Martial Arts Academy, Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er symbolically said a few words about work, and Shangguan Wan'er said goodbye. Several guards guarding the door looked at Shangguan Wan'er's slender back, all of them did not dare to squint, but their expressions were very unnatural, as embarrassing as they were.

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh secretly, a beauty of Shangguan Wan'er's level, which man doesn't want to take a few more looks? These guards guarding the palace are really pitiful, the more beautiful the woman, the more dare not covet half of it. Look, the roots of the teeth are about to be crushed, and they desperately endure it, and they don't dare to move their eyes.

At this moment, a fat figure trotted in front of him, and when he saw Xue Shao from afar, he snorted and snorted, "Ouch, Xue Gongzi, your old man used to be here!" ”

Zhu Bajie is here.

"What are you yelling at in the quiet place of the Academy?" Xue Shao scolded lightly, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhu Bajie stopped and finally took a breath and said, "Xue Gongzi forgives his sins!" Just because Her Royal Highness the princess returned to the Hanbing Palace and couldn't see the princess and couldn't find it, the princess was angry with Feng Yan and said that if she didn't invite Xue Gongzi back to the Hanbing Palace within half an hour, she would bury all of us who served the villains alive! ”

Xue Shao shook his head and smiled, he was about to bury people when he was angry, this was almost Princess Taiping's mantra. But she has always shouted fiercely, and she has never seen who she really buried. Wu Zetian, who never opened his mouth to shout, didn't know how many nameless bones were buried in this big palace.

"Let's go, I'll go with you to the princess."

"Thank you Xue Gongzi for saving your life!"

After walking a distance, Xue Shao returned to the Hanbing Palace. Princess Taiping's Luan drive was already outside the palace, and a group of eunuchs and palace maids were kneeling under her umbrella and car, and Princess Taiping herself was reclining on the seat with one hand, looking sullenly at the clouds for a long time.

"Your Highness, Xue Gongzi is back." Zhu Bajie cautiously stepped forward to play.

Princess Taiping came back to her senses and had a sense of energy, turned her head to look at Xue Shao, she was happy and happy, but she deliberately said angrily: "Xue Lang, why didn't you run away without saying a word?" I've been here alone for a long time. Say, "What sin are you to blame?" ”

Xue Shao bowed his hand and smiled, "Capital crime." ”

"Nonsense! Just love nonsense! Princess Taiping's eyes glared at her displeasure and said, "Do you know that I didn't invite you here to have fun, but to have fun?" ”

Xue Shao blinked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Get in the car and talk as you go!"

Xue Shao refused, "The inner court is strict, I'd better ride a horse." ”

“…… Whatever you want. Princess Taiping was not reluctant, Yun Sleeve waved, "Get off and get out of the palace!" ”

Xue Shao was curious, is there really something wrong with this fight?

The car drove and drove all the way to the Xuanwu Gate. Because she was walking in the Forbidden Palace of the Inner Court, Princess Taiping did not say much along the way. It was only after leaving the Xuanwu Gate that Princess Taiping called Xue Shao to the front of the vehicle and whispered, "Xue Lang, after I left the table, what did the queen mother say to you?" ”

Xue Shao frowned and said, "About the change of my ministry. Don't you know all about it? ”

"Uh......" Princess Taiping blinked and grimaced.

Xue Shao smiled helplessly in his heart, come on, Princess Taiping's little careful thinking was written on her face. Looking at her expression, the matter of cutting off my military position is more or less the "hard work" of Princess Taiping. It seems that she really doesn't want me to go on an expedition again...... Well, I can understand her mood!

"Xue Lang, Xue Lang, do you know what the queen mother told me after you left?" Princess Taiping very wittily changed the topic again.

Xue Shao smiled helplessly, "Say it yourself, I can't guess." ”

"Are you angry?" Princess Taiping pursed her lips and whispered with a very aggrieved look, "Are you really angry?" ”

"No ......"

"You're just angry!"

Xue Shao felt that his skull hurt, "Okay, even if I'm angry, how can you be more fierce than me?" ”

"Woo, you're really angry!" Princess Taiping got up, "Stop, don't go!" ”

The coachmen, eunuchs, and palace maids who served on the left and right all stopped when they heard this, and they all complained in their hearts, how can this princess have a temper attack?

Xue Shao let out a long breath, "Okay, I'm not angry. Let's move on, didn't you just say that you have something to do with me? ”

"Are you really not angry?" Princess Taiping's face became as fast as flipping through a book, and she immediately smiled again.

"Seriously, sure enough, absolutely...... Don't be angry anymore. Xue Shao said as he grinned.

"I know that Xue Lang has always been magnanimous - the car drove and went to Pei Xianggong's house!" Princess Taiping smiled and gave orders.

"Pei Xianggong?" Xue Shao blinked, "Servant under the door, Pei Zilong?" ”

"Otherwise, which Pei Xianggong is in the court today?" Princess Taiping said as a matter of course.

Xue Shao was silent when he heard this, and the title of "Xianggong" is only worthy of the prime minister of the center of the tripod.

After Princess Taiping said this, she seemed to realize that she had made some inappropriate words, and hurriedly said, "Xue Lang...... I didn't mean to! ”

Everyone knows that Xue Shao is Pei Xingjian's student, and even the second saint will call Pei Xingjian "Pei Gong". But today, the only people who can really be called Pei "Xiang" are Pei Yan and Pei Zilong.

Although Pei Xingjian's martial arts are outstanding, he has never entered the center to worship the prime minister. This is not only a big personal regret of Pei Xingjian, but also a well-known "incredible event" in the Tang Dynasty today.

"Don't talk about that." Xue Shao was faintly perfunctory, and asked rhetorically, "What are you taking me to Pei Xianggong's house for?" ”

Princess Taiping waved her hand and reprimanded the attendants on the left and right, and whispered, "The Queen of Heaven ordered it." ”

Xue Shao frowned, Wu Zetian asked me to go to Pei Yan's house with the princess, what are you doing?

"Actually, I don't know what the intentions of the Queen of Heaven are." Princess Taiping whispered, "Perhaps, we will know the Tao when we go?" ”

Xue Shao nodded, and it was okay to see Pei Yan. It's time to see for yourself the prime minister who is in the limelight in the court today. At this time, Wu Zetian specially arranged for me to go with Princess Taiping to meet Pei Yan, and the intention was also obvious, she hoped that I could get closer to Pei Yan...... Who is Pei Yan, who is Wu Zetian's most important political ally now?

The car drove out of Gongye all the way, and after a short period of time, it stopped in front of an inconspicuous house in Chongxian Fang.

Xue Shao got off the horse and took Princess Taiping to get out of the car, and the two stood in front of this mansion, no matter how they looked at it, it didn't look like the residence of the prime minister. Even the mansion that Xue Shao bought in Qinglongfang is much more high-end and atmospheric than here.

Pei Yan's home is so simple that it is a little shabby.

As soon as Princess Taiping got out of the car, a group of people lined up in the house to greet her. The leader is, of course, Prime Minister Pei Yan, who came out with his family and children to greet him.

"Her Royal Highness the princess and Xue Fuma are here, and the old minister Pei Yan has missed the distance, and I hope to forgive my sins!" Pei Yan did not wear court clothes, but a plain civilian clothes, and bowed in front of the door.

"Pei Xianggong doesn't have to be polite. All the treasures, please be exempt! Princess Taiping hurriedly stepped forward to return the salute.

Xue Shao took a step behind Princess Taiping and returned the salute, "Pei Xianggong, torment the younger generation." ”

Pei Yan smiled and stood up straight, but in a blink of an eye, he looked at Xue Shao first.

Xue Shaozheng also looked at him with a smile, the two of them looked at each other, and Xue Shaozheng suddenly felt a slight shock in his heart...... Pei Yan's two eyes were like knives.

Aggressive!

It's just that the fierceness in his eyes didn't last long, it flashed away like lightning, and immediately greeted Princess Taiping and Xue Shao with a smile, saying that the banquet had already been prepared, just waiting for the two to come.

Still want to eat?

Xue Shao felt quite surprised, it was not the time for the noon banquet at all.

Princess Taiping hurriedly asked her subordinates to bring in a box of gifts, probably some silk and satin, gold and silver wine vessels. Pei Yan said that he would not accept anything, Princess Taiping and Xue Shao persuaded him for a long time, and Pei Yan reluctantly accepted it.

After taking the seat, only the guests and hosts sat down, and Pei Yan personally accompanied them. During the banquet, there were only a few orchestral music to help the fun, and there was no singing and dancing. For this reason, Pei Yan also apologized to Princess Taiping and Xue Shaodao, saying that he did not support the prostitutes and did not entertain them well.

Princess Taiping and Xue Shao both praised Pei Xianggong for being kind and honest, and they were polite to each other.

Pei Yan has always been honest as an official, but this is not pretending. In fact, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, honesty and thrift have always been the way of officials consciously followed by Confucian officials above the court. Many famous ministers and generals live a simple life without personal wealth, and Pei Yan is one of them.

For these polite greetings and scenes, Xue Shao didn't care too much. He just wanted to know, what is the core content of today's private meeting?

Of course, such a banquet will not be themed about eating. After a little entertainment, Princess Taiping consciously avoided the table and said that she was looking for Pei Yan's daughter to chat about some private things. It turned out that Pei Yan had a daughter in the boudoir, and Princess Taiping was familiar with her.

After Princess Taiping left, only Pei Yan and Xue Shao were left in the banquet.

Although Xue Shao had met Pei Yan twice, it was the first time he had private contact with him, and he didn't know anything about his temperament. But he has a very obvious intuition, Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian are definitely two types of people.

Pei Xingjian, who was wiped out in the snap of his fingers, is a very modest little old man in life, and even a little girl like You'er can climb to his knees and pull out his beard. But the Pei Yan in front of him gave Xue Shao the opposite feeling

- Fierce, strong, self-respecting, inviolable!