Today's Xiao Pingzhang is very abnormal in Xiao Pingjing's eyes, although he still looks dignified and dignified, and his expression has not changed from usual, but after many years of brotherhood, he still easily sees that Xiao Pingzhang is preoccupied.

Xiao Pingzhang often went to the court with his father, but he didn't go with him today, and after staying alone in the room for a long time, he came out and stopped when he saw him, and asked him about the movements of the capital when he went on the expedition, and also cared about the situation of his friends. And when he asked Xiao Pingzhang, Xiao Pingzhang just smiled lightly and shook his head and said that it was okay, just let him get together with his friends more and not snub them. Xiao Pingjing couldn't help but be confused, why did his brother suddenly care about his friendship?

Don't look at Xiao Pingjing's jumping up and down on weekdays, and he doesn't want to study everything in detail, but if anyone really thinks that he is a dedicated, very good bully, it will often suffer a big loss, he just doesn't really want to think about it. If Xiao Pingzhang wants to say it, he doesn't need to ask more, but if he doesn't want to say it, no one can make him speak. His brother was extremely gentle, but also extremely distant, and if he really wanted to hide something, almost no one would find out. So he could only observe and think more by himself, and analyze what Xiao Pingzhang was worried about.

Just didn't wait for him to analyze the reason, Xiao Pingzhang urged him to tidy up his clothes and enter the palace together to greet the queen and the prince. Xiao Pingjing was suddenly surprised, because he didn't like the constraints in the palace, if he could avoid entering the palace, he would never go to join in the fun, he was just the second son of the Changlin Palace, with his brother on top, these regulations and etiquette did not need him to come forward, and Xiao Pingzhang would not force him to do so. But today Xiao Pingzhang opened his mouth, as long as he opened this mouth, it was almost impossible to refuse, although Xiao Pingjing didn't know the reason, he still followed. However, when asking for peace, Xiao Pingjing was separated by the queen's words, although he was puzzled, he still went to the East Palace and let them talk alone. When he saw Xiao Pingzhang again, he felt that his eldest brother's previous worries seemed to be gone, so what did they talk about?

Curiosity is curiosity, but I don't know that this is not the time to ask.

The two brothers didn't stay in the East Palace for too long, and after Lin Xi personally took the medicine for Xiao Yuanshi to drink, they said goodbye to the prince and left the palace with Lin Xi. When he arrived at the intersection, Xiao Pingzhang suddenly stopped.

Xiao Pingjing was puzzled: "Big brother, what's wrong?" ”

"It's fine." Xiao Pingzhang looked at the opposite road from the Changlin Palace, and asked as usual: "Pingjing, you said that Yuan Qi occasionally tastes tea with you in the teahouse, do you know if he goes anywhere else on weekdays?" ”

Xiao Pingjing thought about it carefully and said: "After all, Yuan Qi is in the filial piety period, most of the time he is still in the Laiyang Palace, and he only comes out to drink tea with me when he is bored, and sometimes he goes to Jifeng Hall, I don't believe you ask Lin Xi." ”

Receiving Xiao Pingzhang's inquiring gaze, Lin Xi pondered for a while, and then nodded: "Yes, Yuan Qi sometimes comes to Jifeng Hall, but it is relatively rare, and most of the time he comes with Pingjing." Only once......"

Lin Xi stopped suddenly, as if he didn't know whether to say it or not.

Listening intently to the two brothers who were puzzled, Xiao Pingjing asked, "Lin Xi, what's wrong with only one time?" ”

Lin Xi said: "I don't know if it's wrong, that day I went to Xingfu Lane to pass through Xingxiao Street, and saw Yuan Qi standing with a warrior in a black suit about forty or fifty years old. Yuan Qi seemed to be very patient with him, and by the time I wanted to take a closer look, the samurai and Yuan Qi were gone. If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have remembered it. ”

Outside Yin'an Gate is Xingxiao Street, which is only fifty zhang away from Laiyang Palace, and it is not surprising to see Xiao Yuanqi there. What caught the brothers' attention was the samurai who was dressed differently from Da Liang, and Lin Xi also said that Xiao Yuanqi was very forgiving to the samurai, which reminded the two brothers of the same person - the Marquis of Mozi.

Mrs. Laiyang and Concubine Shu are both the lords of the East China Sea, and they are also cousins, and they are also cousins and sisters with the Marquis of Mozi, so Xiao Yuanqi should also be called a cousin. But Xiao Yuanqi has always served his mother very filially, and the Marquis of Mozi is his enemy who killed his mother, how can he greet him with a smile and forbear him, is it necessary to do it in order to survive, or ...... What about skinning tigers?

I can't help Xiao Pingzhang not think about it too much, although he tried his best to ensure that the two "mirrors" of him and his father were not broken, but what if due to external forces, Xiao Yuanqi no longer looked at the mirror and was tempted to do things that should not be done? Xiao Pingzhang will never underestimate the demagogy of the word power on people's hearts, nor will he think that people's hearts are too beautiful, and people's hearts are unpredictable.

Xiao Pingzhang said: "I haven't seen Yuan Qi for a long time, and I suddenly remembered, since I talked about him, Pingjing, Miss Lin, let's go see Yuan Qi together?" ”

Xiao Pingjing was extremely worried when he guessed that the person was the Marquis of Mozi, and now he thought back to Xiao Yuanqi when he got along with him recently, it was always a little strange, like he had something to say, but in the end he didn't open his mouth, maybe he wanted to ask for help. Mozi Hou ranks first in Langya in terms of force, which is not something that ordinary people can deal with at all, Xiao Yuanqi may be afraid that he will be reckless, afraid that he will drag him into the water if he fails to ask for help, right? Thinking of this, Xiao Pingjing couldn't wait to reward himself with two slaps, and he only told Yuan Qi again and again that he was worried about his father, worried about his eldest brother, worried about Lin Xi in the north...... But he never asked Yuan Qi if he also needed his help, and it was no wonder that the eldest brother would ask him not to snub his friends, the eldest brother really understood him thoroughly.

When I was blaming myself, I heard Xiao Pingzhang say to go to see Yuan Qi, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay, I really shouldn't have it, I only told Yuan Qi about my worries every time, but I didn't pay attention to his situation, as his good brother and friend, this is really a dereliction of duty!" ”

Lin Xi was indispensable, nodded and walked behind the two brothers.

On the way, Xiao Pingzhang said: "Pingjing, when you see Yuan Qi in a while, don't ask about that warrior, just pay more attention to observation." ”

Xiao Pingjing was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why don't you ask?" ”

Xiao Pingzhang said: "Think for yourself." ”

"Oh......" Xiao Pingjing touched his nose, and the eldest brother began to teach him again, so he condensed his eyebrows and thought about it.

Seeing that Xiao Pingjing really thought about it on his own, Xiao Pingzhang smiled and turned his head to face Lin Xi, and said, "Miss Lin, if Yuan Qi asks why they are together, don't mention what we said." ”

Lin Xi nodded: "I know." ”。

"Big brother, I figured it out." Xiao Pingjing looked at Xiao Pingzhang, his brows were still stretched, and seeing Xiao Pingzhang's encouraging eyes, he exhaled and said: "Yuan Qi wanted to say it but didn't say it before, thinking that he was hesitating whether to say it or not." Since Yuan Qi didn't say it in the end, then naturally he has his difficulties, or maybe he doesn't want us to interfere, or even let us know that he still has an intersection with the Marquis of Mozi. Maybe it's because they've hesitated for a long time and missed the opportunity to call for help, but now they're all together, and maybe even controlled. So no matter what, we can't ask now, and even if we ask, we can't get a real answer, and if we want to help Yuan Qi, we can only come secretly. ”