On the white marble steps outside the Baoci Palace, Ye Pei knelt for four hours.

Originally, Ye Pei was physically strong, and it was not a problem to kneel for a day and a half. But Ye Pei drank wine last night and didn't sleep much.

At present, in late spring and early summer, although it is not hot, it is still very hot under the sun.

Four hours later, Ye Pei was thirsty and hungry, and gradually lost his physical strength, dizzy, unconscious, and fainted.

In the Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen was restless, his eyes kept staring at the drip, and after a while, he asked, "Chen Zhongyi, what time is it?" ”

Chen Zhongyi replied: "It's not four moments." ”

After a while, he asked again, "When is it?" ”

Chen Zhongyi said: "Shen Shi is a moment. ”

Zhao Zhen instructed: "You go to the outside of the Baoci Hall to see what the situation is." ”

Chen Zhongyi said: "Yes. ”

After a while, Chen Zhongyi flew back and reported: "Official, it's not good, Miss Ye fainted." ”

Zhao Zhen stood up suddenly, "Quick, go to the Baoci Palace!" ”

The Empress Dowager Liu E didn't see it, and Zhao Zhen knelt outside the hall and said, "Big Lady, just spare Ye Pei!" Big Girl! ”

Empress Dowager Liu ignored it, Zhao Zhen knelt outside the door and wept, at this time Zhao Zhen began to regret his recklessness, he thought that he already had some wings, and at this moment he finally knew his immaturity, not only did he not protect Ye Pei, but let her die for herself!

Zhao Zhen clenched his fists and pounded the door panel carved by Nanmu, trembling and crying: "Eldest Niangniang, everything is the fault of the son, and the children will definitely listen to the words of the eldest lady in the future." ”

After about two pillars of incense, Ren Shouzhong came out and said, "Official, the Queen Mother said let Miss Ye go back!" ”

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed, kowtowed and thanked him, stood up and ran to the steps outside the hall, picked up Ye Pei, and went to the Funing Palace.

Chen Zhongyi followed behind and said anxiously: "Official, let the little one come and hug it!" ”

"Official, don't flash your waist!"

"Official, you're tired of hugging for so long, aren't you?"

"Shut up!" Zhao Zhen only threw out one sentence, and Chen Zhongyi didn't dare to say more.

Zhao Zhen hugged Ye Pei all the way and walked quickly, and in a blink of an eye he arrived at the dormitory of Funing Palace, where Zhao Zhen put Ye Pei on the dragon bed where he usually slept on.

Chen Zhongyi hurriedly said: "Official, this can't be helped. ”

Zhao Zhen scolded: "Bastard thing, listen to your nonsense all the way." Go pour some warm water! ”

Chen Zhongyi didn't dare to say anything more, and respectfully withdrew.

Zhao Zhen asked Ye Pei to lie down, wiped the sweat on her forehead with a wet towel, and after a while, Chen Zhongyi brought water in, and Zhao Zhen personally fed her some water. Ye Pei gradually woke up.

Zhao Zhen saw Ye Pei open his eyes and said happily: "Pei'er, I'm here!" Unafraid! ”

Ye Pei leaned on Zhao Zhen, smiled bitterly, and asked, "Sixth brother, do you really care about me?" ”

"Don't say it, it's all my fault, I shouldn't let Pei'er get into it. Pei'er, you have to believe me, I care about you, I don't want you to risk yourself! As he spoke, Zhao Zhen burst into tears.

When Ye Pei heard this, tears of grievance welled up.

Kneeling on the white marble steps outside the Baoci Palace, Ye Pei thought a lot, she suddenly understood Zhao Zhen's distress, his high status made him not just love her alone, he had to give up a lot of things for his career.

Ye Peifeng reads poetry and books, how can he not understand that it is common for a generation of emperors to become a generation of emperors, millions of corpses, and thousands of miles of blood, if he understands her, is she willing to sacrifice her life for him?

"Those who do big things are not informal, if there is really a day......" Ye Pei paused and said: "For example, today, the sixth brother should not spoil the big thing because of me!" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't expect Ye Pei to say such a thing, hugged Ye Pei tightly, put his tearful face on Ye Pei's face, and said, "No, no!" ”

After a while, Ye Pei couldn't help but explain: "Sixth brother, I really haven't revealed the test questions to the eldest brother. ”

"Pei'er, I know you didn't help Zhao Yunxi to deceive me, I know it. You're my good Pei'er! ”

"Sixth brother, I don't want you and big brother to fight for me and end up losing both."

"It's none of your business, Cho Yun-hee is to blame! I've opened up to him. Zhao Zhen suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is it that King Yan is embarrassed for you?" Don't go back to Yanwang's Mansion in the future. ”

Ye Pei stroked Zhao Zhen and hugged his hand, slender and fair, and said slowly: "You have trapped me in unkindness and injustice like this." ”

"The things that Zhao Yunxi did were not for the people, not for the common people in the world, but for his own selfish interests, what kind of benevolence, righteousness and kindness!"

"But I'm afraid my aunt will be sad."

Zhao Zhen frowned and agreed: "Well, I know." ”

Ye Pei said: "I know that the sixth brother is a person who wants to do great things. ”

Zhao Zhen's expression was solemn, "I just hate that I can't be in charge right now, which makes you suffer a lot of grievances." Wait for me to be in power, see who dares to bully you! ”

Ye Pei said: "When I was a child, I read that bamboo grows underground for three years, and then it breaks through the ground overnight, and it can grow into a person's height in ten days. Sixth brother, you are just like that bamboo, you know how to keep your light and cultivate obscurity, and accumulate thick and thin! ”

"Pei'er really understands me!" Zhao Zhen lowered his head and looked at Ye Pei affectionately.

Ye Pei turned his head to look at Zhao Zhen and stared at his delicate facial features, as if he would never see him again.

Ye Pei looked at Zhao Zhen's close face, sniffed his snort, and suddenly remembered the dream he had last night, how did it become a reality so quickly?

Ye Pei blushed from his face to his neck in shame and lowered his head.

Seeing that Ye Pei was suddenly so shy, Zhao Zhen guessed her thoughts, deliberately raised Ye Pei's chin and said, "Pei'er, what are you thinking?" ”

Ye Pei was embarrassed and turned his head to the side. She is a tough woman, and it is rare for her to have such a soft appearance, which makes Zhao Zhen can't help but want to kiss deeply.

Ye Pei pushed Zhao Zhen away and said hurriedly: "Sixth brother, you take advantage of the danger of others!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Sooner or later, I want you to voluntarily obey me." ”

Ye Pei puffed out his mouth and turned his head not to look.

Zhao Zhen turned Ye Pei's immature little face and asked seriously, "Is Pei'er willing to accompany me in this palace all the time?" Even if the walls of this palace are high and deep, the palace is cold? ”

"If you can work for the benefit of the people in the world, I will never abandon you and accompany you!"

"Today you have seen the cruelty in this palace, are you not afraid?"

"The sixth brother is not afraid, and Pei'er is not afraid!" Ye Pei said affirmatively and resolutely.

"My good Pei'er!" Zhao Zhen was very moved, and hugged Ye Pei in his arms again.

After a while, they heard some small sounds, and Zhao Zhen thought it was a eunuch who changed the candle flame and added lamp oil, and ignored it. But the voice, from far and near, had entered the inner chamber.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Who?" ”

There was no answer.

Zhao Zhen asked again: "Who is it?!" ”

Still no one answered.

"Chen Zhongyi!" Zhao Zhen shouted.

Before the words fell, the small voice had already entered the warm pavilion.

Zhao Zhen wanted to get up and look, and just stepped out of the edge of the bed with one foot, he saw a green blade sword shining with cold light piercing his throat!

Ye Pei saw that someone had assassinated Zhao Zhen, and his mind was blank. She could have used tricks to block the sword blade, but her knees were red and swollen and numb, and her spirit was weak, and at this moment, the sword blade was less than two feet away from Zhao Zhen's throat.

In this critical moment of lightning, Ye Pei pounced on Zhao Zhen without thinking about it, and blocked the Qingfeng Sword with his body.

only heard a "poof", a stream of blood splashed out, and Zhao Zhen was so frightened that he stayed in place.

The assassin thought he had succeeded, and when he drew his sword back, he saw that there were two people lying on the dragon bed, and it was not the emperor Zhao Zhen who stabbed him.

He tried to raise his sword and stab again, but a steel whip like a snake came towards him, and he was forced to take two steps back.

It turned out that Ye Pei was wearing protective soft armor, and a sword stabbed up and slipped down to his side, injuring not his chest and abdomen, but his right arm. But this time also made Ye Pei feel painful, she pulled out the fish dragon whip and swung it towards the assassin.

The pain in his right arm, Ye Pei saw the assassin retreating, so he had to hold the whip in his left hand and swing it again.

The assassin raised his sword and made another move, he flicked the head of the fish and dragon whip, provoked the body of the fish and dragon whip, and actually wanted to stab Ye Pei's hand with the whip.

It was inconvenient for Ye Pei to hold the whip in his left hand, and seeing that the opponent's move was so exquisite, and the distance was so close that he couldn't dodge, he simply returned to collect the whip, turning the long whip back into a fish shape, grabbing the blade of the sword with his right hand, pressing the fish dragon whip machine with his left hand, and shooting a silver needle at the assassin's face, this was really a trick to break the net.

At this time, Ye Pei and the assassin were less than three feet apart, and he never thought that Ye Pei would use such a trick to kill himself. But a silver needle pierced him, and he knew that the other party was not an ordinary man.

But if you want to avoid this silver needle, you can't. He struggled backwards, turned his head and dodged, only to dodge the front door, the silver needle swooping into his right shoulder.

Time swirled, and the Assassin lost consciousness.

Ye Pei endured the severe pain, walked to the assassin's side, untied his veil, and saw a scene that frightened him through the weak light in the inner room, this person was the Ulucha brother who drank with him last night! Ye Pei stood on the ground dumbfounded for a long time, speechless.

At this moment, another black shadow jumped in from the window, and a Qingfeng sword stabbed straight into Ye Pei's chest, and Ye Pei was so frightened that he hid back to the bed with a "triple turn".

That person didn't chase Ye Pei, picked up Brother Ulucha on the ground, jumped out of the window and fled!

Ye Pei saw that the assassin had fled, and his palpitations did not subside, so he covered the wound on his arm with his left hand and sat down on the bed. Blood was dripping from Ye Pei's fingertips to the ground. Ye Pei felt so weak that he almost fainted.

At this time, Zhao Zhen came back from the fright, took Ye Pei's hand, thought she was going to die, and cried and said, "Pei'er! Pei'er! Seeing that Ye Pei didn't react, he shouted loudly: "Chen Zhongyi! There are assassins! ”

Chen Zhongyi woke up from his sleep and rushed in from the outside.

"Official!" As soon as he entered, he was stupefied when he saw that the bed was covered with a blur of blood.

Zhao Zhen shouted: "There are assassins, call the guards!" Shouting the Imperial Doctor! ”

Chen Zhongyi shook his wit, came to his senses, and ran out of the hall and shouted: "There are assassins, escort!" ”

Several little eunuchs ran into the Funing Palace, and the lights and candles were lit together. The commander on duty at night made Luan Gui run up to the palace, and a row of guards with knives followed by Hula outside the door.

"Official!" Luan Gui knelt down on one knee and said, "All the city gates have been blocked, so the minister will lead a thousand horses and infantry to search for assassins in the whole city." How are the injuries of the official family? ”

"I'm fine, call the doctor, call the doctor, save Miss Ye!" Zhao Zhen shouted hoarsely.

Chen Zhong thought that the official's family was fine, and the stone in his heart fell, and ordered the guards to wait outside the palace, and asked the little eunuch to fetch water, and the one who invited the imperial doctor to invite the imperial doctor.

After a while, the imperial physician Liu Congen came running over with a medicine box.

Zhao Zhen saw that he hurriedly signaled him not to salute, and said, "Come over and treat Miss Ye." ”

Liu Congen knelt beside the bed and asked, "Where is the girl's injury?" ”

Ye Pei said: "Right arm, right hand." ”

Liu Congen understood that this was just a traumatic injury without worrying about his life, and he was a little relieved. He said to the official family: "The official family, please move outside and invite one or two palace maids to come over and help Miss Ye get rid of her clothes." ”

Zhao Zhen listened and instructed Chen Zhongyi to call two maids, but he didn't leave, just watched and waited by the side.