At the beginning of December, Xu Guogong Pan commanded to do his birthday, set up a banquet in the mansion, and invited the nobles in Beijing.

Xiao Di, although he has a lot of fun on weekdays, but whenever such things happen, he is a very measured person, with the name of the prince of the East Palace, except for Gu Duwu, the prince and the prince, he refuses to get too close to the rest of the important ministers, for fear of getting involved in the party and selfishness, which will make his father unhappy and hurt the relationship between father and son.

Therefore, at the beginning of the invitation from the Duke of Xu's Mansion to the East Palace, he only instructed the chamberlain to prepare the ceremony according to the rules, and when the day came, he sent it over to talk about his heart, and did not move the intention of going in person.

didn't want the plan to catch up with the changes, but it was his own father who asked him to go to the banquet this time.

In Chongtian Palace, Xiao Jingze finished talking about government affairs with him, took a sip of tea from him, and suddenly remembered this, so he asked him: "By the way, in two days, Pan Jie's birthday will be done, can the post be sent to you?" ”

Xiao Di responded casually, not taking it seriously, but who expected Xiao Jingze to say the next sentence: "Since it has been delivered, then you can go for a trip." ”

After speaking, he glanced sideways at Xiao Di, and saw that his eyebrows were quite surprised, so he smiled and said, "What's the matter, don't you want to go?" ”

Xiao Di came back to his senses, frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said cautiously: "Father, except for the time when I went to Pei's Mansion with you when I was young, my child has never attended such an occasion in these years. ”

What he meant by this was something Xiao Jingze understood in his heart and smiled unconsciously.

He got up and patted his son on the shoulder, "For the father to know." ”

"It's just that this time, my father asked you to go over, and the big head didn't congratulate Xu Guogong on his birthday, but wanted you to go to see your cousin on behalf of your father."

"Lord Bishan?" Xiao Di was quite surprised: "What's wrong with my cousin?" ”

Xiao Bangzheng, the lord of Bishan County, was originally the daughter of King Ju, lost her mother at a young age, and when she was eight or nine years old, her father also died of illness. The Queen Mother thought of her youth and loneliness, so she took it to her side and raised it herself. The county lord is smart by nature, and he has a very close relationship with his cousin Xiao Jingze, especially his own brothers and sisters.

"She has been weak since she was a child, and it is not uncommon for her to have been sick for a long time. It's just that this time......" Xiao Jingze stood by the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the gloomy sky outside through the open window, and his mood was just as heavy: "At the beginning of the year, Si Tiantai said that this year and next year, the royal family is afraid of disasters, and he may not know what to do." The previous children's hospital went back and forth, saying that Bishan's illness this time was probably more serious than before, and I was uneasy! ”

"Got it." Xiao Di said, "Father, rest assured, when the child goes to visit his aunt, he will definitely bring his father's heart with him. ”

Xiao Jingze looked back, looked at him deeply for a moment, forced a smile, and nodded.

Pei Yaowei has heard a lot about the behavior of the county lord of Bishan, but in the lifetime of the two, they have never seen each other.

When the years are quiet, or when someone occasionally mentions this person with a little regret, Pei Yaowei will also regret - regret that he didn't have the opportunity to see the demeanor of this county lord.

I don't want to, creation makes people, this time, through this dream, through Xiao Di's eyes, it has fulfilled her regret.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a heart, His Majesty is kind, and the old minister and his wife are ashamed!"

On the day of the birthday banquet, the guests in front of him were full of doors, and Pan Jie led Xiao Di to walk on the winding path to the bedroom of the county lord of Bishan. On the way, he changed his gentle and gentle attitude in front of people, and with a bitter face, the boss was worried: "Alas...... Don't hide it from Your Highness, if it weren't for the county lord's illness this time, the old minister would never have made such a big deal with a shameful face. This gong and drum banquet is not for anything else, but it is good to ask for a little rush to this sickness......"

Seeing the situation, Xiao Di comforted him a few words, and even told him to be relieved.

While speaking, outside Bishan Garden, after a few false courtesies, Xiao Di was invited to the warm pavilion to speak. As soon as he stepped into the room, the first thing he heard was an intermittent cough.

What followed was a young woman's sorrowful voice—

“…… Mother, be careful, beware of being tired......"

Xiao Di's heart was full of doubts and suddenness, and Pei Yao was even more shocked in addition to this.

This is Pan Tian's voice.

Yes, Zhifeng told her back then that during Xu Guogong's birthday banquet, Pan Tian returned to his mother's house and met Xiao Di in private.

Come to think of it, that's it......

Back to the moment, as soon as this voice came out, before Xiao Di could speak, Pan Jie's face on the side changed first.

"How?" He looked at Aunt Yan solemnly and said in a low voice, "Tian'er is inside?" I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming! ”

Aunt Yan was full of embarrassment, and replied carefully: "My lord, the county lord is really not good at this time, and he can't leave anyone, and the girl is not at ease, so she ......."

Speaking of this, she knew that she was unreasonable, so she had to bow her head deeply and confess: "It's really expedient, and I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't be surprised!" ”

Pan Jie's face was displeased, and he seemed to have made up his mind to ask Pan Tian to avoid it, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Xiao Di first.

He asked Aunt Yan, "Is there a curtain in the warm pavilion?" ”

Aunt Yan hurriedly responded.

Xiao Di nodded, and then smiled and admonished Pan: "Pan Gong don't be angry, Gu Yuan came to visit the county lord on behalf of his father, and it makes no sense to disturb the patient's peace because of Lonely." It's good that a curtain separates it, and it's not like Lone offended Mrs. Pei Shao, if Pan Gong thinks that Lone's words are advisable, don't you lead the way? ”

As soon as he said this, Pan Jie naturally didn't want to say anything.

The warm pavilion is as warm as spring, through a gauze curtain, vaguely see four people standing behind the curtain, two nearby maids needless to say, the first two are the Bishan county lord Xiao Bangzheng, and his daughter, the wife of the second son of the Pei family, Pan Tian.

"The courtiers visit His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness is happy and ......"

Xiao Bangzheng forced himself to finish this sentence, and then coughed very much.

Xiao Di frowned, and said busily: "My cousin is sick, I don't need to be polite, please sit down quickly." ”

Xiao Bangzheng thanked him, then took Pan Tian's hand and sat on the Luohan couch.

"It's a joke for His Royal Highness," she leaned on Pan Tian, forced her breath, and smiled reluctantly: "The body of the courtier's body is really difficult to support, if there is any rudeness, I hope that the prince Haihan." ”

"Where's my cousin?" Xiao Di said, "My father is in the palace, and he misses you all day long, but it is really inconvenient for the Son of Heaven to go out of the palace, so in desperation, he sent Gu to visit on his behalf." I also hope that my aunt will be raised, and there may be any precious medicinal materials in the house that are short for a while, just let the hospital dial it, and my father said, any panacea, you can use it with your aunt, so that you can rest assured. ”

Xiao Bangzheng took a deep breath, as if he felt something, and said again and again: "Brother Huang, Bishan is grateful, and I ask His Royal Highness to go back and convey it on my behalf." ”

After saying such kind words for a long time, Xiao Di saw that the hour was almost up, and wanted to get up to say goodbye and let the patient recuperate quietly, but he didn't want to, Xiao Bangzheng realized the meaning of his departure, and suddenly said: "The courtier has a few words, and I want to talk to Your Highness alone." ”

Pan Jie on the side was obviously a little surprised, but he had always respected his wife, even if he was suspicious, he didn't dare to ask anything for a while, and when he saw Xiao Di agreeing, he sent all the servants and maids in the house away.

Two maids walked out of the curtain, with a breeze on the hem of their clothes, revealing a few heavenly secrets in the curtain.

Xiao Bangzheng saw that everyone was almost gone, so he looked sideways and said, "Tian'er, you go down too." ”

Pan Tian was slightly stunned, and his tone was full of unease: "Mother ......"

Xiao Bangzheng didn't allow her to say more, and insisted: "Go down." ”

Pan Tian was uneasy, but he was also helpless, hesitating under his feet, and rubbing for a long time before he opened the gauze curtain and stepped out.

She's slow. Pei Yaowei looked at her and thought silently.

She hadn't seen Pan Tian for many years, and it was strange and interesting to say that Leng Buding had such an opportunity. She didn't think much about it, she wanted to take a good look at the former sister-in-law, but now, what she was looking at was Xiao Di's gaze, he only glanced at Pan Tian inadvertently, and then looked away as if he was suspicious.

Pei Yaowei was a little surprised.

What is Xiao Di thinking at the moment?

He was all curious about what the county lord of Bishan was going to say.

For a while, Pei Yaowei couldn't say whether she was more happy or more confused. After tasting it for a long time, she only felt that Xiao Di's reaction was like this, but she had nowhere to put her suffocated emotions, and she didn't know what to do.

But that's just the beginning, she thought, who knows what the future holds?

After the room was quiet, Xiao Di asked, "If my cousin has anything to say, I will listen alone." ”

"Your Highness," Xiao Bangzheng struggled to hold on to the small case on the couch, his breath was rough, and said: "Your Highness should also be able to see that the courtiers are afraid that it will not be a few days before the courtiers do so." ”

Xiao Di unexpectedly heard this, so he wanted to persuade a few words, but Xiao Bangzheng continued as expected: "If you persuade, Your Highness doesn't need to say more, the courtier's own body, she understands." She said: "Right now, the courtiers have a sentence that she wants to ask Her Highness to bring to the emperor, but I wonder if Your Highness is willing to fulfill it?" ”

"Aunt Cousin's words are serious, you just have to say it."

Xiao Bangzheng nodded, but he didn't speak for a long time.

She may have wondered how to say that.

Xiao Di didn't urge her, just waited quietly, and after a long time, the person behind the curtain sighed slightly, and said: "Your Royal Highness is the crown prince and the prince of the country, and naturally you also know that it was not easy for the first emperor to take a corner of the country back then. ”

It's not easy, Xiao Di thought, Emperor Jing's 'hard work is high', and it is difficult to match it in his lifetime.

"When Chen Guo died, he was not born today, and after Chen Guo died, my opponent of Daliang was only Zhou Guoyu Wen's family." She said, "Your Majesty Chong Ling practiced Zuo, reigned for a long time, the palace has its own humerus ministers, these years, the political situation of the Zhou State is unstable, the national strength is slightly weakened, on the other hand, my beam, but it is a piece of peace, between the soldiers, most of them are triumphant. But—"

When she said this, her breath was slightly urgent, Xiao Di's heart moved, and she became nervous.

Behind the curtain, Xiao Bangzheng slammed her palm on the case, her thin arm trembled slightly, but she stood up by herself.

She said: "Please tell Your Highness that the Zhou State is still a plague of tigers and wolves, no matter what the war situation is in the future, the road to peace is not advisable, and the peace for a while cannot be greedy." ”