There was a moment of silence in the room.

"It seems that the prince knows a lot about the horse market." Sun Peng was silent for a long time, slowly picked up the handkerchief next to him and wiped his hands.

"However, this matter is confidential, and without the holy decree, it is not allowed to be revealed to unrelated people at will, I don't know what the prince is doing when he asks about this?"

Yan Tang said: "As a military general, you must also pay attention to current affairs. Not to mention the affairs of the same hall, I have also been involved. ”

Sun Peng smiled and said, "Lord Wang, is this nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace?" ”

Yan Tang said: "My father-in-law wants to fork it." But if my father-in-law must say that I came here for something, it is not wrong. ”

He took out a two-inch square box from his arms: "A few days ago, Li Rong sorted out the warehouse and found a pill given by the emperor to the Tai Hospital for the Inner Huoluo Pill, thinking that my father-in-law might be able to use it, so I brought it out."

"It is said that this medicine is extremely effective for relieving pain and relieving tendons, and it cannot be obtained without a royal gift, so my father-in-law might as well accept it."

The box was placed on the table, and soon a faint medicinal fragrance emanated.

Outside the window, the lake breeze blew willow silk, casting uncertain light and shadow on the water surface, and two mandarin ducks swam from the bottom of the tree, drawing two lines of ripples.

Sun Peng looked at it, his face looking calmer than the surface of the lake.

He smiled and said: "The prince bothered, but it's a pity that he is not a martial artist, and there is no pain, this medicine is of little use to me." ”

He gently pushed the box to Yan Tang's side again.

Yan Tang said: "Although my father-in-law is fine now, how can I know that I won't need it in the future?" ”

Sun Peng raised his lips: "When I can use it, it's not too late for me to come and ask the prince again." ”

Yan Tang looked at him: "But maybe when my father-in-law wants to ask for medicine, I won't have this medicine." ”

"It can only be that someone Sun doesn't have this life, and I finally received the prince's heart."

The smiling Sun Peng's eyes were fixed.

One or two beams of the slanting sun had already shone into the house through the treetops, and for a moment there was only the sound of leaves and the lazy chirping of cicadas.

Yan Tang retracted his gaze, picked up the box and looked at it in his hand, then opened it and took out a wax pill the size of longan inside: "That's a pity."

"This medicine is useless after a long time, and since my father-in-law can't use it, I have no need to bring it back."

After saying that, he threw it out of the window, and the wax pill hit a small splash on the surface of the water, sank down, and then floated on the surface of the water.

Sun Peng lowered his eyes and poured tea, and his hands were as steady as iron casting.

Yan Tang took a sip of the tea, got up and said, "It's not too early, thank my father-in-law for the tea first, and come back another day." ”

He stood up and walked down the corridor, walking as neatly as he had come.

Sun Peng saw the figure of him walking through the promenade on the shore, and only when the shadow could no longer be seen did he bow his head and drink the residual tea in his hand.

There was still wind outside the water pavilion, and the pair of mandarin ducks were still wandering leisurely on the lake.

The willow silk brushed the water, and the ripples immediately became messy again.

The little eunuch next to him came up to pick up the cups and plates.

He finished his drink and poured another cup, and said, "Catch it." ”

……

Sun Peng picked up the pot again and watered the orchids under the corridor.

The little eunuch hurriedly ran over, gasped and said, "Father-in-law, the prince, the prince came back just now!"

"He also went to the Water Pavilion—"

The curtain of water from the spout of the flower pot suddenly slowed down, and Sun Peng maintained a half-bent posture until steady footsteps were heard at the end of the corridor.

Yan Tang soon appeared under the corridor, and with the indifference and self-discipline of the old self: "Since my father-in-law is a person who loves flowers, this hot world is rushing to water flowers at noon, aren't you afraid of backfire?" ”

Sun Peng looked straight at him.

He said: "Yan Tang went and returned, hoping not to disturb my father-in-law." ”

Sun Peng slowly put down the flower pot, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and then said: "Where is the prince, Sun Mouxiang regards the prince as a good friend."

"My house, waiting for the prince at any time. It's just that I don't know if the prince wants to drink tea or drink some wine when he comes back? ”

"Father-in-law, let's see if this should be accompanied by tea or wine." Yan Tang said, stretched out his hand and slapped an object on the porch.

I saw that the yellow wax pill that he had thrown into the water before was gently swirling on the porch railing at this moment and stopped.

Sun Peng Dingli did not move, and he couldn't see the depth in his half-drooping eyes.

"I got this medicine from the servant next to my father-in-law just now, and I just remembered that something had fallen on the water pavilion, and when I turned around, I saw the servants salvaging it.

"I want to ask, why did my father-in-law refuse to accept my medicine before, but in the blink of an eye, people rushed to catch it from the bottom of the lake?

"Could it be that my father-in-law also has a habit of being different from ordinary people, and likes to take things that others discard?"

Sun Peng put his hand on the railing of the porch and raised his eyes to look at him: "How can the prince be sure that this pill is the one you put into the water?" ”

"Because this wax pill is just a small stone, not a real medicine."

Yan Tang said, took the wax pill and kneaded it in half, and the thing that was pulled out of it turned out to be really a small pebble.

"I'm curious why my father-in-law did this? If you want my bone-setting medicine, why don't you accept it? If you don't want it, why do you want to go into the water as soon as I leave?

"What secrets are there in my father-in-law's private life?"

Sun Peng's eyes began to darken a little.

"If you don't want to say it, why don't I help you say it." Yan Tang stepped forward slowly, "Of course you want medicine, because there is a person who is very sick and has reached the point where he needs to stay in bed for a long time."

"But you don't want people to know that you need this elixir urgently. Because you don't have a bruise, if you accept it, it's likely to arouse suspicion.

"Actually, it's not a big problem for you to even collect it, but your heart is weak, and you have been in a panic all day long, so that you are at a loss to water the flowers at any time.

"Although you are a eunuch who is the master of ceremonies, you still refuse to be happy because you don't like to be lively, just because you have been careful to cover the secrets in your heart.

"So you'd rather refuse, than let me test half a point.

"Am I right?"

Sun Peng's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, then moved to the servants beside him.

But in an instant, only the two of them were left under the corridor.

"I don't understand what the prince said." He said, "I've never done anything wrong, and I don't know who this person you mean. ”

"You may not have done anything wrong, but you must have something wrong."

Yan Tang looked at him, took out a piece of paper from his arms, spread it out and put it in front of him: "This is the name of all the calligraphy and paintings that I asked people to go to the Hanlin Academy in the morning to find Master Ji to write down and give to my father-in-law.

"If my father-in-law can find out all the calligraphy and paintings on this list at once, I will make amends to my father-in-law. Otherwise, please ask my father-in-law to explain my doubts. ”

There were about fifteen or sixteen names written on the paper, Sun Peng looked at them one by one, and when he saw the end, he raised his eyes: "The prince is secretly investigating me?" ”