Xue Shao rode a horse, Princess Taiping rode in a car, and the couple were ordered to enter the palace.

According to the old custom, it is generally two people in the same car. But today's atmosphere was a little wrong, so Xue Shao chose to ride a horse. Princess Taiping didn't ask Xue Shao to get in the car, and the couple started a cold war.

For the first time since getting married.

In front of the Penglai Hall of Daming Palace, the Taiping Duke got off the car, and Xue Shao went to help. Princess Taiping handed him her hand as usual, but her eyes looked away, and her face was a little stiff.

Xue Shao knew that he was a little wrong, so he didn't say much. Then the two walked side by side to the temple, still not saying a word.

Although both of them know what is going on in the other's mind, they also know that the other is eager to make some concessions on their own. But neither of them wanted to compromise in their hearts, especially in this situation, as if whoever spoke first would lose.

Until he walked to the door of the main hall, Xue Shao said: "An Ran, you are pregnant, don't sulk." ”

"Don't worry about it!" Princess Taiping threw down a sentence coldly and walked into the palace first.

Xue Shao sighed and followed.

The two saints were in the imperial study together, Xue Shao was startled when he entered, and Pei Xingjian was also there!

Pei Xingjian, who was still lying in bed two days ago and couldn't move, actually appeared in the imperial study wearing a neat court dress.

Xue Shao saw him, and his eyes widened. That is, because of the presence of the second saint, he couldn't help but didn't say much, and gave the second saint a salute first.

"Xue Shao, Sun Zhenren is really a miracle doctor. Seeing that he was cured of the disease, Pei Gong's complexion was so good. Although Li Zhi was not in good spirits, he smiled kindly and said, "Shi Cai I talked to Pei Gong about you. Pei Gong said, you are not allowed to go on the expedition. How do you say that? ”

Xue Shao was suddenly stunned and turned his head to look at Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian smiled casually, like an old fox.

"Your Majesty, Minister...... Ministers must go! Xue Shao was eager, and his mouth was a little knotted.

"Ah, you tell Pei Gong yourself." As soon as Li Zhi got his hands on it, he threw the burden to Pei Xingjian.

"Pei Gong?" Xue Shao looked at Pei Xingjian almost with pleading eyes.

Pei Xingjian first gave his hand to the second saint, then arched his hand to Princess Taiping, and then said to Xue Shao: "You are at home with peace of mind and accompany Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless.

Xue Shao subconsciously glanced at Wu Zetian and found that she was also looking at herself. The two of them looked at each other, and they knew each other in their hearts.

At this moment, Xue Shao really wanted to jump up and quarrel with Wu Zetian - no need to guess, it must be what Wu Zetian said to Pei Gong, and Pei Gong's attitude will be like this. Otherwise, he doesn't have any reason not to bring himself into battle!

"Xue Shao, I, as a father-in-law, can't bear to give up my love for you to go to the march." Li Zhi said on the side, "But your teacher Pei Gong doesn't want you to go, so I can't help it." ”

Faced with such a situation, the two saints, Pei Xingjian and Princess Taiping were all unanimously opposed to going on an expedition, and even though Xue Shao was ambitious, he would not go his own way again. Otherwise, it would really be a betrayal.

"Pei Gong." Xue Shao was facing Pei Xingjian and said, "The student really wants to follow you and fight this battle." Not for military merit, not for fame and fortune, not even for learning the art of war, not for anything else. Students just want to accompany you through this journey. ”

"Don't worry, there will be a chance in the future." Pei Xingjian had a smile on his face, still smiling like an old fox.

But Xue Shao clearly saw that his eyes were also a little moist.

This is the first time Xue Shao has seen that Pei Xingjian has some sadness.

Xue Shao endured hard, endured hard, and his eyes were still red.

He immediately bowed his head and bowed his hand to cover up the past, and said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, the minister is a general." The minister obeys the decree of His Majesty and obeys the arrangement of the military order...... This western expedition, the minister can't go! ”

"It's okay......" Li Zhi nodded and didn't say much, but said: "Go home and clean up, and go to Luoyang with Taiping with me." ”

"Majesty, wait!"

Everyone was startled, and at the same time turned their heads to see that Princess Taiping had spoken.

"Taiping, what's the matter?" Li Zhi asked curiously.

Princess Taiping took two steps forward and was about to bow down, but Wu Zetian hurriedly got up and helped her, "That's it, you are pregnant, you don't have to make this big gift." ”

"Thank you." Princess Taiping didn't insist, stood and arched her hand, and said, "Erchen has asked His Majesty to take back his life." Let's allow the horses to follow Pei Gong to the west! ”

"What?!" Everyone was amazed!

"Taiping, you're confused!" Wu Zetian was a little anxious on the spot, "You ...... Do you know what you're talking about? ”

"Erchen knows." Princess Taiping's tone was very calm, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her, and said lightly: "Erchen hopes more than anyone else that the concubine can go to Luoyang with me, and from then on stay by my side day and night until our child is born." ”

"But I've never seen a colt have such sincere and fervent feelings for anyone as he has for Pei Gong."

"I think, in the heart of the colt, Pei Gong is like his father."

"I've never seen a colt so determined to do something. For this reason, he has not hesitated to do anything. Even me and the child in my womb combined couldn't make him change his mind. ”

"If he is not allowed to do this thing, he will definitely regret it, be very disappointed, and be very sad. Then I will regret it more than he does, lose more, and be sadder. ”

"When the time comes, his people will either be by my side; But the heart has already gone to the Western Regions with Pei Gong. Even if you can force him to stay, what can you do? None of us will be happy. ”

The imperial study was quiet, everyone listened with bated breath, and Princess Taiping said these words word by word.

Xue Shao's heart was like knocking over a five-flavor bottle, and the taste was difficult to describe!

"Your Majesty, although Erchen is pregnant with Liujia, he will not give birth for a while." Princess Taiping continued, "The concubine has to take care of her sons, and there will be opportunities in the future. Besides, even if the horse is gone, doesn't the son still have a father and a mother? The retainer can live in the palace and let the imperial doctor take care of the retainer. But the opportunity to follow Pei Gong's expedition is not rare. Therefore, the son is willing to ask His Majesty to take back his fate, so let the horse follow Pei Gong and go on an expedition! ”

When Princess Taiping said these words, everyone was silent.

Wu Zetian took a big deep breath, and almost everyone heard her exhale heavily.

Obviously, this is a sad resentment. She was resentful that her daughter actually treated her kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, and threw it away!

Xue Shao suddenly didn't blame Wu Zetian.

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Wu Zetian, a mother, of course hopes that her daughter can have her husband to take care of her during pregnancy.

Because she is also a mother, she knows better than any other man how hard it is to conceive a baby for ten months.

"Your Majesty, you decide!" Wu Zetian spoke.

Li Zhi frowned with an embarrassed face, and turned his head to look at Xue Shao, "Why don't you say something?" ”

Wu Zetian threw the burden to Li Zhi, and Li Zhi threw it back to Xue Shao himself.

Xue Shao felt that as long as he spoke, no matter what he said, it seemed to be wrong. For a while, he really didn't know what to say.

Princess Taiping sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, the horse is caught in the middle and is in a dilemma, why do you force him to make a statement?" - It's better for your majesty to decide! ”

Li Zhi was silent for a moment and said, "None of you are here, but I and Pei Gong are talking here." I said to Pei Gong in private, Datang really needs you so much, and I am so grateful to you. All along, Datang has also owed you too much. Whatever you want now, I will satisfy you. ”

"Guess what if Pei Gong answers me?"

The crowd was silent.

Li Zhi asked himself, "Pei Gong said that he only needs his robe and will go with him to fight this last battle." ”

The scene was silent.

Li Zhi smiled slightly, "Like Pei Gong, I am riddled with diseases. Only I can best understand what kind of mood Pei Gong was in when he said this. I was so emotional, I was almost speechless for a while. Therefore, I did not give an immediate reply. ”

"Now, I can answer Pei Gong." Li Zhi's voice seemed to tremble a little, "The robe you want, except for Li Jinxing, I can give it to you!" ”

Pei Xingjian knelt down on his knees and fell to the ground, and his five bodies threw himself into tears, "Old minister, thank you!" ”

"The retainers retired." Princess Taiping twisted her body and walked out.

"Your Highness!" Xue Shao called, and the two saints waved at him together, signaling him to chase after him.

Xue Shao hurriedly bowed his hand, and quickly walked out of the study to catch up with Princess Taiping.

"Enron......" Xue Shao grabbed her and called behind her, but he didn't know what to say.

"Needless to say." Princess Taiping turned her back to him and said, "I'm in Luoyang, waiting for you to come back." ”

Xue Shao pulled Princess Taiping's wrist and didn't let go.

Princess Taiping sighed lightly, "Go ahead!" …… Pei Gong, time is running out. You should, spend more time with him. ”

Xue Shao let go of his hand.

Princess Taiping is gone.

……

In the evening of the same day, Xue Shao accompanied Pei Xingjian back to his home in Chang'an. The door was dead, and the courtyard still had the weeds of last year's decay, and there was a smell of rot and mildew.

"Pei Gong, why don't you go to my house to live!" Xue Shao said, "Princess Taiping has gone to the palace to live with the two saints, and will go to Luoyang tomorrow." If there is a princess mansion, I am the only one left. ”

"No, no." Pei Xingjian replied simply, "The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own kennel - if you have the heart, help the old man clean up." Later, the old man will have to feast here. ”

"Which guests are being entertained?" Xue Shaoxu asked curiously.

Pei Xingjian still smiled so strangely, "The old man said please Li Jinxing, do you believe it?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "Okay, I'll call a few people to clean up together!" ”

As soon as he turned around, Xue Shao saw a gray-clothed young man in his twenties standing at the door, carrying an old horizontal knife with a brown wooden sheath and a linen cloth wrapped handle on his waist. It doesn't look amazing, it's quiet to the point of being wooden.

But Xue Shao knew that the knife was definitely a quick knife that killed people and drank blood.

This man, just like his knife!

"Li Duozuo, meet Pei Gong!" He knelt on his knees and pressed his forehead to the ground, and he bowed down.

Xue Shao looked behind him in surprise and saw Cheng Wuting, Cheng Qizhi, Zhang Qianqiao, Cheng Boxian, Cui Hejian, Dugu Yizhi, Sha Zha Zhongyi, Dang Jinbi, Guo Dafeng, and Su Wei, Zhong Shaojing, Liu Youqiu, Xue Chuyu, Guo Yuanzhen, Wei Yuanzhong, and ...... A big vote of people!

Pei Xingjian stood in the overgrown yard and looked at these people, twisting his beard and smiling so much that his eyes narrowed, like an old fox who had just stolen a fat chicken.

"All the robes, are they all here?"

"Then have a meal and a drink with the old man!"