Rao was no longer dissatisfied, and he was also laughed at by Pei Qingyan for a while.

Pei Qingyan saw that a smile finally appeared on his face, so he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and picked up a piece of sugar crisp and handed it forward.

"Uncle, try this sugar crisp, but is it still the taste you like?"

The emperor did not dislike him for holding it in his hands, and after taking it, he put it in his mouth and tasted it, and nodded.

"Well, yes, that's what it tastes like."

Seeing this, Pei Qingyan pushed a whole portion of sugar crisp in front of him.

Today's emperor actually doesn't like sweets, but only loves the sugar crisps sold in the East Market for ten minutes.

Just because the mansion he built when he was young was in Dongshi, at that time, he was not liked by the first emperor, and he was driven out of the palace to build his own mansion before he was even ten years old, and there was no one to accompany him, only one of his twin sisters took him, and this sister was Pei Qingyan's biological mother Lin Huan.

Lin Huan likes to eat sugar crisp, and every time he buys it, he has to share a few pieces with his younger brother.

My younger brother Rao doesn't like to eat sweets, but when he saw that his sister was eating well, he also ate them.

Over the years, everything has changed, but it seems that this sugar crisp has not changed, as long as he tastes this taste, it reminds him of his own sister, who died in the battle for succession at a young age.

The emperor gradually lost his appetite.

"Alas, so many years have passed, Sister Ah is gone, leaving you such an unfilial son, you know that you are angry with me every day! I knew that I shouldn't have taken you into the palace to raise you in the first place, I should have found a place to throw you around, regardless of whether you were dead or alive. ”

Pei Qingyan said with a smile: "That uncle is going to regret it, after all, it is rare to have a nephew as good as me, and it is your blessing to have me as your nephew." ”

The eunuchs next to him were silent, and they didn't dare to come out.

That's a lot of extraordinary.

If it were to be said by another person, it would be a great sin of disrespect.

However, the emperor was particularly indulgent to Pei Qingyan, as if only when he said these words did it seem that their nephews and uncles were extremely close, not monarchs and ministers, but more like father and son.

"You're so narcissistic!"

Pei Qingyan smiled.

The emperor asked people to make tea and gave Pei Qingyan a seat.

Pei Qingyan was not polite, sat down, took the teacup and took a sip of tea, his eyes lit up, and said: "Uncle, this tea is delicious, much better than the one in my yamen, Father-in-law Fu, help me pack some after a while, I want to take it away." ”

"This ......"

Fuquan looked at the emperor.

The emperor laughed and scolded, "You are like a bandit coming down from the mountain, you want anything good!" Give it to him, bastard. ”

Fuquan respectfully responded at this time, smiled and went down to pack.

Pei Qingyan said with a smile: "I don't have a father, I was raised by my uncle since I was a child, and I found something good here from my uncle, don't you want it, but my nephew is not taking my uncle's things for nothing, I went to Jizhou this time and found a good thing, and I was about to present it to my uncle." ”

As he spoke, he took out a parchment book from his bosom.

The emperor took the booklet, opened it, and the more he looked at it, the tighter his brow locked.

"It's actually the border map of the Southern Tang Kingdom?"

Pei Qingyan said: "Yes." This is what I found from the Yongwang Mansion, the specific authenticity, I have ordered someone to extend a copy to the south to verify, I believe there will be news soon, now the north is restless, the Southern Tang side is also ready to move, with this map, we can follow the map in the south to deploy, as long as the Southern Tang is deterred, you can draw your hand to deal with the northern enemy. ”

The Emperor looked at him and took a deep breath.

"You are indeed my good nephew."

Pei Qingyan stood up and bowed to the emperor.

"It is the duty of a minister to do things for His Majesty, and I dare not take credit."

The Emperor stared at him.

Half-loud, laughed.

"Okay, between nephews and uncles, what are you doing so politely? By the way, when you return to Beijing this time, if you have nothing to do, stay in Beijing for a while longer, one is to accompany you for a new year, and the other is that you are not too young, the marriage should be decided, and when the Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty, the people of the Yuan ordered the people to prepare a palace banquet, at that time the major officials will bring their families into the palace, and their daughters will also be brought into the palace, you find an opportunity to look at each other well, and the daughter of the family who fancy it tells me directly, I will help you make the decision. ”

Pei Qingyan suddenly felt a headache.

"Uh, uncle, I suddenly remembered that there is still something in my house, so I won't delay here, it's not too early, uncle take care of the dragon's body, so that he can rest......"

After that, it's time to slip away.

was stopped by the emperor.

"Stop!"

Pei Qingyan paused.

Reluctantly turned around.

"Uncle ......"

The emperor's face was composed, full of displeasure.

"I'm twenty-one years old, you've been procrastinating, how long can you delay? It is very important for men to make meritorious contributions, and it is also important to get married, this palace banquet is not allowed to be prevaricated, it must come! If you don't come, I'll give you a marriage directly when you go back, and stuff people into your house, and then don't blame my uncle for not having a chance to choose for you, stuffing someone you don't like! ”

Pei Qingyan: "......"

He was a little helpless.

"Uncle, I'm actually still ...... young"

"Small, small, what?! You see, which of your cousins didn't get married at the age of eighteen? You are twenty-one years old, and if you don't become a relative, you should say that I am incompetent as an uncle, and when my sister passed away, I told you to listen to me, and you forgot? ”

Pei Qingyan: "......"

He bowed his head speechlessly and said, "Oh, I see. ”

"What's your attitude?"

Pei Qingyan tried hard to cheer up, showed a smile, and arched his hand, "Yan'er knows, everything is up to the emperor's uncle, and the banquet will definitely arrive on the day of the palace banquet." ”

Only then was the emperor satisfied, "It's pretty much the same, carry your tea leaves, get out." ”

Pei Qingyan took the tea from Fuquan's hand with a smile and strode away.

After he left, Fu Quan smiled and said, "Master Pei seems to be very happy when he returns to Beijing this time." ”

The emperor snorted angrily, "At the age of early twenties, it is the time when everything is not worried, what is there to be unhappy?" ”

Fuquan said: "It's not all like this, every time Master Pei returned to Beijing in previous years, he was busy with official business, although he begged for rewards to His Majesty, it was because he regarded His Majesty as an elder, and he had a feeling of admiration, in front of His Majesty, he only regarded himself as a child, and he was naturally very happy, but in the face of other things, he was the commander of the Embroidery Division. ”

"The Embroidery Department supervises hundreds of officials, inspecting the people's situation for the Son of Heaven, this position is not easy to do, if it is not extremely majestic, it will not be able to suppress those courtiers, but this time Lord Pei returned to Beijing, obviously much gentler to everyone, it can be seen that he is really in a good mood, and I don't know if he has encountered any good things, or met someone who can make him happy."

The emperor's eyebrows moved.

The meaning of Fuquan's words is already obvious.

He had so many things to worry about that he really didn't notice.

He thought for a while and said, "You send someone to check and see who he met and what happened when he went to Jizhou this time?" Remember, don't let him notice, and come back to me as soon as you're done. ”

"Yes."