King An died, and died of illness as early as June.

However, now two months have passed, and there is no news from the DPRK and China.

Pei Bao'er looked outside with a thief's heart, and then carefully pulled out the piece of paper completely and examined it carefully. The first thing that catches your eye is not the content, but the date of payment.

This letter was written at the beginning of the month and delivered a few days ago, so it stands to reason that Qi Heng naturally knew about it. However, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a calm outside, and it didn't look like it was already known.

Although King An is an indisputable prince, he is still a dead identity on the surface, but he is the son of the current queen mother, the son of the first emperor, and the funeral has not been held, and the fact that he fell into the hands of the Beidi people has been tacitly acquiesced by the court officials, and even the well-informed businessmen know about it. If he really died in the hands of the Beidi people, when the news came, why would he have to talk about it for a while, it would be impossible to be so calm.

Therefore, it was Qi Heng who deliberately suppressed the news.

Pei Baoer didn't know what plan he had in his heart, but the premonition in her heart that "the mountain rain is coming and the wind is full of buildings" is even stronger.

She pondered for a moment, then simply asked people to go to the main courtyard to say hello, and decided to wait here today, thanks to all the living and food here. She still doesn't believe it, if nothing big happens, he can still be gone?

As a result, before the lunch was ordered, Song Yan returned with a sick man, and the momentum was quite loud, Qi Heng was asleep and was carried directly into the courtyard by a soft sedan chair.

"Father-in-law Song, what's going on? Did the prince have an old disease? ”

Song Yan said with a ashamed face: "It's all the old slave who is not good, I couldn't persuade the prince, and I squinted for less than two hours last night, which is all tired." ”

Pei Bao'er glanced at the two imperial doctors who followed behind, and then relieved her mind slightly.

"Where did the prince go last night? Didn't leave Beijing, did you? Why are you so busy that you can't even go home? ”

Song Yan glanced at the people around him and said in a low voice: "Princess, there are many people here, so let's talk outside." ”

Avoiding the crowd, he came one by one.

"Last night I tried the assassin and the rest of the dancers in the palace, but nothing was found, and the assassin insisted that it was a personal vendetta, saying that he wanted to avenge her beautiful sister who was killed by the queen mother. Later, some silk and gold and silver things were found in her residence, and obviously there was an inside story, so she was interrogated for a long time together with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and stayed up until the second half of the night, and the prince was able to meet his eyes. Early this morning, I went into the palace to participate in the court meeting, and this time I fell out of the palace gate. The old slave is really guilty......"

Pei Baoer was a little annoyed and looked inside.

"This man! I don't take myself seriously! It will make the people around you frightened! ”

After complaining, she asked again, "Can the source of the Assassin's gold and silver be found?" ”

"This ......" Song Yan hesitated, "The old slave is just waiting outside, and I don't know the specifics." The princess should ask the princess. ”

Pei Bao'er seemed to notice something, only nodded, turned around and went in.

The two imperial doctors who came today are still old acquaintances and old faces, one is Guan Gong Shao Yuan, and the other is Zhang Imperial Doctor, who has been close to Qi Heng in recent years.

Pei Baoer didn't have to be taboo about anything, and asked directly: "What happened to our prince?" Is there a big deal? ”

Shao Yuan's sentence is still as tactful as ever, in stark contrast, Imperial Doctor Zhang's heart is straightforward.

"With all due respect, if the prince doesn't take care of his body and bones, even if Hua Tuo is reincarnated and Shennong is reborn, he can't be saved." After that, he muttered a bunch of medical terms, and then prescribed a prescription with a foul face and threw it to the medicine boy to grab the medicine.

In the interval between boiling the medicine, Imperial Doctor Zhang took another opportunity and reiterated his "heartfelt words" with Pei Baoer very seriously in private.

"To tell the truth, if the prince continues like this, he is afraid that the future will not be long. The princess should be more attentive and persuade the prince to order. ”

This is tantamount to a thunderbolt on Pei Baoer's head.

In fact, these words are similar to Qingyunzi's warning before. It's just that when she saw that Qi Heng had improved slightly, she relaxed her mind for the time being. But I didn't expect that in just a few days, it would come to such a point again!

According to Qingyunzi, if he can leave the capital, it will be of great benefit to his condition, but looking at the current situation, I am afraid that he will not be able to leave for a while. So, that's the only way left......

When drinking the medicine, Pei Baoer served it herself.

Qi Heng, who woke up slowly, was a little confused, and his sloppy eyes returned to his usual calm and prudent after a moment, and he felt more warm when he saw her.

"Are you coming on your own, or will I feed you?"

Qi Heng's eyes swirled around her lips, and the corners of her mouth contained a slight smile.

"You're not skilled in feeding medicine, so I'd better do it myself."

Pei Baoer didn't know what she thought, and suddenly became a little surprised.

Coincidentally, he didn't take the medicine bowl, but leaned over to the side of her cheek and sniffed it, and took advantage of her unpreparedness to steal the incense, and said seriously: "The princess tasted the medicinal soup for her husband?" A smell of medicine......"

Pei Bao'er stuffed the medicine bowl into his hand angrily, too lazy to answer.

He drank the medicine without changing his face, and he directly raised his head and drank it in a few sips, but today he paused as soon as he entered his mouth. His eyes fell on Pei Bao'er again, and finally stopped on the back of her hand with an extra red mark.

"This medicine was boiled by the princess herself?"

Pei Bao'er lowered her eyes slightly and snorted.

Qi Heng took out a hand, pressed the red mark on the back of her hand, and said with a smile, "No wonder there is a smoky smell in the medicine, is it that the medicine jar has been burned by the princess?" ”

Pei Bao'er's face turned red, she got up and shook off his hand, and urged: "What are so many words, drink it quickly." ”

When Qi Heng finished drinking the entire bowl of medicine with a smile, she breathed a sigh of relief almost inaudibly.

Coincidentally, outside the courtyard gate at this time, a servant girl came to work, and several guards saw that they were looking at each other and were about to stop people, but they happened to be seen by Song Yan who was passing by, and hurriedly put people in.

"Look at you people who don't have the eyesight to see, even the people around the princess dare to stop you! Remember, this is Bailan girl, don't take it as an example, you know! ”

The guards had no choice but to clench their fists and say yes.

Bai Lan thanked Gonggong Song with some trepidation, and then went in to find Pei Bao'er in small steps.

"What? Concubine Lin wants to go back to her parents' house? Didn't she just go back a few days ago and go to the Marquis of Huaining's Mansion again? There will be martial law in the city these days, and I also said yesterday that let each of them take care of their own people and close the door, why can't they listen to it, so they have to run outside? ”

Bai Lan said weakly: "Maybe it was yesterday, Concubine Lin wants to go back to her parents' house to inquire about the news." ”

Pei Bao'er was a little displeased, and waved her hand: "Don't approve, there's nothing urgent, let her come back in a few days." ”

Bai Lan nodded and was about to retreat, thinking to herself, the Lin family is also reluctant to seek the near and far, just to inquire about the news, is her mother's family more hands-on than the prince? If you look for the prince or the princess, where can you not ask?

But having said that, the frequency of Qi Heng's seeing Concubine Lin is pitiful, even if he does, most of what he is talking about is how Qi Xing is, and it is really difficult for the Lin family to inquire about the affairs of the court from his mouth, not to mention Pei Bao'er, the princess who can't wait to see Concubine Lin's shadow for 360 days a year, can't inquire. Thinking about it, can Concubine Lin only rely on her mother's family?

Bai Lan was about to leave, but was stopped by a male voice coming from inside.

"If she wants to go, let her go. If she wants, it doesn't hurt to stay at her mother's house for two days. There is just one thing, Qi Xing can't go. ”

Pei Bao'er was a little surprised, "What does the prince mean ......"

Qi Heng paused, and then said: "Send Qi Xing to the North Courtyard, accompany the mother concubine more, and go with Tan'er to fulfill filial piety." ”

"In that case, then you can go to the West Courtyard to deliver a message. How to say, you should be measured. ”

Pei Baoer looked at Bai Lan's departing figure, and always felt that Qi Heng suddenly took charge of the backyard affairs, not like an accidental whim, but like a plot.

Her appearance of being worried and wanting to speak was obvious, and Qi Heng was a little funny.

"The princess has nothing to ask me?"

Pei Baoer was suspicious: "If I ask, are you willing to answer honestly?" ”

Qi Heng said seriously: "Naturally." ”

She bit her lip, but asked about something that had nothing to do with Concubine Lin and had nothing to do with the assassination at last night's palace banquet.

"In the morning, I was in your study and accidentally saw a letter. Uh, I promise to read this one, it's really a coincidence......" Under his burning gaze, she couldn't continue to defend herself, closed her eyes, and said: "King An's people are gone, what are you going to do to suppress this matter?" ”

Qi Heng didn't answer and asked, "What does the princess think?" ”

"I'm not a roundworm in your stomach, who knows what you're thinking about......" Pei Bao'er glanced at him, "Everyone in the court knows that King An 'died' four years ago." Even if he dies again, it's just a serious funeral, and there's nothing to worry about. You don't want to publicize it, are you afraid of Liu Guogong's side? ”

Liu Guogong is the father of Princess An, although he has many children, but there is only one concubine, Princess An, who loves Princess An very much, and he also got along with King An very happily a few years ago.

Before the death of the first emperor, the prince was not established, and the people who stood in the faction of the Empress Dowager Qin and King An were the most, more than the first emperor and the queen of Yuan, who left the prince Rui Wang, because King An had a good father-in-law, although he was not the first emperor with blue eyes, but he was in charge of the southeast military power, and the power leaned towards one side. During the Northern Tour, King Ruo'an stayed in Beijing to supervise the country, or escaped, but I am afraid that now this throne is in King An's bag.

It's a pity that King An didn't have this life, not only did he not become an emperor, but he became a prisoner of the barbarian enemy country, and he suffered for several years, and finally died of illness in the north.

Qi Heng has still used Liu Guogong all these years, and he doesn't seem to have the intention of cutting military power, and he has a Liu Yun and other handles in his hand, but people's hearts are like water, who knows if Liu Guogong knows the news, will it hinder the previous bit of Weng son-in-law's affection, as well as Princess An's affection, and was enveloped by the Empress Dowager Qin, and he also had to support the new monarch and change the dynasty at the risk of losing both with him.

"I heard Yan'er say that the eldest man of King An's Mansion is very smart, and he is not inferior to others in schoolwork." Pei Baoer added thoughtfully.