Ye Pei returned to the palace and went to the Funing Hall to report first, informing Zhao Zhen of everything she had seen in Qingcheng Yujin Garden.

Zhao Zhen said with a solemn face: "I want to meet Xiao Shizi, I wonder if Pei'er can help me facilitate this?" ”

Ye Pei said: "Did you really decide to see him?" After all, he is a Khitan, and your safety ......"

Zhao Zhen nodded, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger." Our dynasty is only half of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and now there is Daliao in the north and Western Xia in the west, and the border is restless, and state affairs are uncertain. I'm most afraid of praying mantis catching cicadas, and yellow finches are behind. Liao is a close neighbor, but also a tiger wolf, if you use it well, it is a strong reinforcement, and if you don't use it well, it is a disaster. ”

"How can Xiao Shizi have such great power?"

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Don't underestimate the strength of the Nanping Palace, he and his father have occupied the city of Nanjing in the Liao State for many years, and their troops have reached one-fifth of the entire territory of the Liao State. If Xiao Shinan is stabilized, the Song-Liao border can be stabilized for a period of time.

Besides, now that he has taken the initiative to show goodwill, I know that there have been some changes in Liao's internal affairs, but I don't know what the specific situation is, so I want to take this opportunity to visit and see. ”

"Do you want to see him in the palace or outside the palace?"

"There are too many eyeliners in the palace, and it is not safe to do so. Or looking for a more secluded spot? Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei thought at the same time.

Ye Pei said: "People say that the small is hidden in the wilderness, and the big is hidden in the city, and the most prosperous place is the most hidden place, which is not as good as ......."

Zhao Zhen said: "Looking for the most prosperous and lively restaurant? ”

"Fan Lou!" The two of them spoke in unison, and then laughed in unison.

"Pei'er really deserves to be my female Zhuge ." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.

Ye Pei said proudly: "Please call me Master Ye Junshi." ”

The two talked and laughed for a while, and Ye Pei went back to Qifeng Pavilion. Ever since Di Qing mentioned that there were ghosts around her, Ye Pei had a little thought when she saw the four personal maids.

As soon as she returned to Qifeng Pavilion, Man Tingfang greeted her, "Where did the county lord go today?" Let's a few of us worry all day. ”

"I went to meet a friend outside the city, don't mention it to the Queen Mother."

Man Tingfang was stunned for a moment, "How can we say this, how can we tell others about the county lord's private affairs." ”

Ye Pei pretended not to care and said, "I just said it casually, sister, don't take it to heart." ”

While serving Ye Pei to change clothes and wash, Man Tingfang persuaded: "The county lord called the slave maid sister, and the slave maid also had to persuade the county lord, the queen mother is so good to the county lord, why does the county lord hide many things from the queen mother?" ”

Ye Pei's heart moved, his eyes looked at Man Tingfang and said, "I'm just afraid that the Queen Mother will worry." ”

"There are no parents in the world who are not worried about their children, don't people as smart as the county lord understand?"

Ye Pei smiled, "I don't want to think as much as my sister, how good it is to be a simple and simple person." ”

Man Tingfang looked at Ye Pei and frowned, "I'm afraid that the county lord will know someone you shouldn't know and bring you badly." The county lord is simple-minded, and others may not be as sincere as you. It's not good if it's used by bad guys. ”

"Don't worry, I know, I know what I'm going to do."

"Then the slave and maid will retire first." Man Tingfang gave a salute and went out with a silver basin.

Ye Pei lay on the bed and thought about what happened today. Does Empress Dowager Liu E really want to take Zhao Zhen's position?

So what is the magic of the dragon constellation, so many people want to get it? If such a thing really happens, who should I help?

Ye Pei didn't dislike Empress Dowager Liu, but she liked Zhao Zhen more, why couldn't they continue like this in harmony? Do you want to be that torn rabbit lamp again? Ye Pei tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Two days later, Ye Pei wrote four letters, at different times, to Man Tingfang, Miao Jinhe, and Xia

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Qin Yuan and Lin Bihan sent them to four places, the Eight Princes' Mansion, the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, Shao Yingquan and Lin Zhu's Mansion, of course, just to write some feelings of longing and send some rewards.

Ye Pei said mysteriously to everyone: "You are the person I trust the most, and you will definitely help me deliver the letter." It's very important, don't tell anyone, please. ”

After the four of them left, Di Qing sent people to keep an eye on the four of them to see who had peeked at the letters, or copied them to others without permission.

As expected, Man Tingfang took the letter and went to Cining Hall first, and then went out of the palace to the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau. The other three went directly to their destination and did not see anything unusual.

Ye Pei went to the Funing Hall to tell Zhao Zhen the result, and Zhao Zhen said angrily: "Immediately demote her out of the palace for a reason, I didn't expect you to have such things around you." ”

Zhao Zhen paced and said: "Moreover, at that time, I was afraid that someone would be unfavorable to you, so I specially asked Chen Zhongyi to buy four palace maids for you from outside the palace, but I didn't expect the queen mother to also install people." ”

"It's still good to be full of people on weekdays, but this time, it's really disappointing to me."

"You can't be soft-hearted, you must get rid of her as soon as possible, when the interruption continues, there will be trouble." Zhao Zhen sat down, tapped the table with his hand, and said.

Ye Pei stood beside Zhao Zhen and said: "If you get rid of her at this time, it will be easy to get rid of a Man Tingfang, if the Queen Mother sends other people to monitor it in, how will you and I know?" It's better to pretend not to know, or just let her know what we want her to know, and let her help us pass on the message, maybe she will be more useful. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Master Ye, you are really resourceful!" It's up to you. ”

Zhao Zhen asked again: "By the way, how did you do when you said you were going to see Xiao Shinan two days ago?" ”

Ye Pei smiled proudly, "After finding out the inner ghost, this matter will be much easier." I have asked my senior brother to help us arrange a meeting in Fan Lou, and he is quite familiar with the shopkeeper of Fan Lou, so he only said that he would arrange two hidden private rooms, and the other party naturally agreed. I also asked Commander Di to send someone to inform Xiao Shizi, and when the time comes, we will meet by chance in Fan Lou. ”

Zhao Zhen grabbed Ye Pei and said, "Pei'er, it's good to have you, I think it's half of the big thing with you and me." ”

Ye Pei said, "Sixth brother, can you promise me one thing?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "What Pei'er asks, I will definitely agree." ”

Ye Pei looked at Zhao Zhen and said slowly: "In the future, you will be in power, please leave the Queen Mother's life." ”

Zhao Zhen stared at Ye Pei, "Are you still soft-hearted?" ”

"I just think she's very pitiful, she's old alone, what's the use of asking for that right? During the Changning Festival, she sighed, 'Who in the world can live forever?' 'Indeed, who in the world can live forever?' Although you are the Son of Heaven and are called 'Long Live', can you really live for 10,000 years? Life is empty in the end, I just hope she doesn't get too obsessed. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "You don't understand, it is difficult for people who have tasted power to give up, become a marquis and lose a villain, and if you don't advance, you will retreat." Zhao Zhen grabbed Ye Pei's waist, got close to him, and asked, "Pei'er, if it is me who fails, will you beg the Queen Mother to let me live?" ”

Ye Pei's expression darkened, and he nodded lightly.

But Zhao Zhen said: "But the Queen Mother will not let me go, if I fail, I will definitely die." As he spoke, Zhao Zhen buried his head in Ye Pei's arms, only in this way could he feel the warmth and warm his cold body.

"Pei'er, you said, if the person chosen by the emperor was Zhao Yunxi, would he and my father be very happy, and I wouldn't be so miserable, at this time I still live freely in the palace, how good would it be."

Ye Pei said: "I once heard my father mention to the Eight Great Kings, saying that you are the chosen one, if the first emperor sees you, he will definitely choose you, it is better to let the Eight Great Kings push the boat down the river and become a person."

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Feeling. ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Ye Pei in surprise and asked, "Did they say why?" ”

"At that time, I was young, and I didn't understand, and they didn't say why, I only remember that the eight kings agreed, as if they all knew why."

"Why are my uncle and aunt (referring to Ye Pei's parents) so good to me? If I hadn't been born in the palace, I would have wanted to be their child. ”

"Then we'll be real brother and sister." Ye Pei smiled bitterly.

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything more, just buried his head deep in Ye Pei's arms. He felt a chill, and the closer he got to success, the more cold he felt. The so-called "hometown is more timid", and finally when the moment of life and death is approaching, he feels more and more afraid.

He was afraid of failure, and after failure, he was sorry for his many years of operation, sorry for the loyal ministers who supported him, sorry for Ye Pei, and even sorry for Ye Pei's dead parents.

He is also afraid of success, afraid of being at a loss after success, afraid that everything after success will not be as good as he thought before, so that all his efforts now are meaningless.

Once he is in power, he has to face more challenges, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the people of Li all over the world, can he be a Ming monarch and holy lord? He was afraid that anyone would be dissatisfied with him, and he was afraid that he would not be happy with himself.

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On the day agreed with Xiao Shinan, Zhao Zhen sent Lai Xi to tell Ye Pei that he had newly gotten two crickets and asked her to come to his palace to fight crickets, and Ye Pei took Man Tingfang to Funing Palace.

Entering the Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen pulled Ye Pei into the inner room, and Man Tingfang, Chen Zhongyi and others waited in the outer room.

At this time, the three little palace maids outside the hall were playing with dustpan money under the porch, and they were happy and laughed and screamed.

Chen Zhong was bored, so he said to her, "You can also go and play with them, I will serve here." Anyway, the two masters are also playing, and when Lord Ye comes out, I will call you again, both horizontally and vertically are in the main hall, and you can see it. ”

Man Tingfang thought, anyway, she could see Ye Pei at a glance when he came out, every time Ye Pei came, he would stay for an hour or two, and he would play under the porch, and he would go in at any time if he had something, and he would not miss anything, so he readily agreed.

Man Tingfang was quite lucky today, and she won dozens of copper coins as soon as she got started, and the three palace maids were anxious to win it back, and they didn't let go of Man Tingfang, shouting for her to hurry up and make another move.

It is said that Ye Pei and Zhao Zhen entered the inner room, changed into the guards clothes that had been prepared for a long time, pushed open the back window, and saw that Di Qing had already answered outside.

Ye Pei pushed in the house, Di Qing picked it up outside, Zhao Zhen also jumped out of the Funing Hall through the window, Ye Pei jumped lightly behind and jumped out.

The three of them arrived at the palace gate in a blink of an eye, and Di Qing showed out the crane control token, saying that he was going out of the palace with people. The waiter of the Yellow Gate guarding the door was not an official who could recognize Zhao Zhen, thinking that the guards and pro-soldiers would not dare to stop them from going out of the palace to do business, and the three of them went out of the Xuande Gate very smoothly.

Out of the city, Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei went to Di Qing's rented courtyard not far south of the imperial city to change their clothes, and the two noble sons with a partial demeanor successfully disguised themselves.

Di Qing wore a Fan Yang hat because of the obvious tattoos on his face, pressed the brim low to cover half of his face, and pretended to be the attendants of the two sons to follow behind.

The three of them came to Fan Lou in Jingmingfang outside Donghua Gate in a blink of an eye, and Fan Hua, the shopkeeper of Fan Lou, only recognized Ye Pei, and personally welcomed the three of them up to the third floor and entered a hidden private room.

At this time, it was not a meal, there were few guests upstairs in Fan, and there was not a single prostitute * girl who performed and rushed, only one storyteller was performing downstairs, and several guest officials who listened to the book were scattered around.

When Zhao Zhen and Ye Pei sat down, Fan Hua offered tea and refreshments, then picked up the bamboo curtain between the two private rooms, and walked through a corridor, and sat opposite Xiao Shinan, the prince of Nanping, Daliao.

In the eyes of outsiders, these are two private rooms that are not connected to each other, but no one inside knows that they have already been connected by secret passages.

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