Fu Guiyi returned to Changding Palace physically and mentally exhausted, shook his head in the face of Deng Yi's worried eyes, and told him that he had not revealed his identity.

Deng thought that she looked tired, and didn't ask much, thoughtfully prepared hot water for her, and silently guarded outside the house, holding a jade pendant in his hand to report safety.

This jade pendant was the real thing of the prince Fu Guiyi, and he was startled when the people from the East Palace sent it that day.

Fu Guiyi's everything, Fu Guiyi cherishes it very much, and this jade pendant is a last resort and will never leave his body.

Deng Yi thought that she had almost no news in the past three days, if it weren't for this jade pendant, he would have found a way to break into the East Palace to find out clearly.

She probably knew that he would do so, so she used such a valuable thing to tell herself not to act rashly.

Now that the person has finally returned safely, Deng Yi's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, rubbing the blue and black eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In the compartment, Fu Guiyi buried himself under water, wanting to wash away all the smells that belonged to Pei Jing.

She has been sensitive to smells since she was a child, and the sandalwood fragrance on Pei Jing's body makes her feel very uncomfortable. Sandalwood is obviously a soothing incense, but when it is placed on Pei Jing, it makes his terrifying momentum to a higher level, heavy and depressed, and calming his nerves become frightened.

Everyone knows that she likes to drink, in fact, because the aroma of wine can mask most other tastes.

Fu Guiyi does not like to come into contact with people, one is to reduce the risk of revealing his identity, and the other is that he cannot accept the different incense on everyone's body. Over time, she has a kind of indifference that rejects people thousands of miles away.

Crash.

Fu Guiyi emerged from the water, and the slender five fingers of the white jade were placed on the edge of the bath barrel, and the water droplets dripped down the fingertips. With the other hand, he wiped away the remaining water stains on his face at will, and when he moved it to his lips, he applied a slight force to wipe out the red color of dripping blood.

She leaned against the edge of the barrel, looking up and staring at the relief beam with her eyes slightly narrowed, Pei Jing was really unpredictable.

Before going to Beijing, she had many secret conversations with her father, and the two agreed that Pei Jing, a person who pursued power to the extreme, could not tolerate the vassal king having stronger strength than him, and it was just that the time had not yet come, and he was not observing the attitude of the new feudal kings.

And the cavalry of the Fu family is really eye-catching, and Pei Jing will find a way to eliminate this big trouble sooner or later. They also speculated that the prince's study in Beijing was a pretense, and Pei Jing wanted to find out their mistakes and then send them to the family behind them.

After Fu Guiyi entered the palace, he was cautious and did not dare to take a wrong step. is only a little showy in answering Pei Jing's question in the upper study, this is also because he is afraid that he will be injured if the thirty boards are knocked down, and if he is examined by the imperial doctor, his identity will be exposed.

She and her father agreed to find an appropriate time to take the initiative to hand over the things and settle in front of Pei Jing.

Besides, her identity has always been a time bomb, and if it is really exposed one day, she can use it to exchange for a glimmer of life. It is best not to be discovered, she will give things to her hands after finding her brother and before returning home after completing her studies, in exchange for the peace and wealth of the Zhennan Mansion for generations.

Pei Jing was able to unify the north and south in a short period of time, and he was not a pedantic person, and he could even be said to be very bold.

At that time, he overrode public opinion and issued an edict that "the scientific examination is not based on origin", breaking the Nanling officialdom system of being recommended by the family, pursuing equal competition, and even the most despicable businessmen have the same opportunity to participate in the scientific examination and enter the court as officials.

This edict touched the foundation of the Nanling family, and Pei Jing was naturally not happy, I heard that at most, he had been assassinated sixteen times in a month, and he could hardly sleep at night.

Fortunately, he had a great life, survived it, and in a short period of time, he recruited a group of capable people and strangers for his use, all of whom were loyal, and quickly consolidated his position of power.

It was also because of Pei Jing's policy that his father finally decided to surrender to him, and he was willing to give people in the world a chance to compete fairly, including their group of "New Nanling people".

What Fu Guiyi heard the most before entering Beijing was that Pei Jing was arbitrary and ruthless, and for a whole month after he took a breath, the blood in the noon gate had not dried up.

I've never heard of him being a good woman.

He is young and powerful, not to mention the crown princess in the East Palace, he doesn't even have a concubine, and he is either chasing and killing the royal family of the Northern Barbarians all day long, or fighting wits and courage with the big families.

Pei Jing pinched her, just to ask her to hand over her things obediently and help him remove the obstacles as soon as possible.

He is still holding on to her, could it be because he is not sure whether the thing is real or fake?

It seems that Pei Jing is very suspicious.

Fu Guiyi stood up, the droplets of water from the tips of her hair slid down her white and round shoulders, flowed over the snow-white shoulders, and finally submerged into the hot water.

She casually picked up her wet black hair and coiled it up, showing her thin shoulders and thin neck, as if the wind could blow it down. The cheeks soaked in hot water are ruddy and clear, and the cold eyebrows and eyes are also stained with a hint of charm, like a hibiscus opening face, I feel pity.

Out of the bathtub, Fu Guiyi casually picked up a cotton towel to wipe his body, and skillfully wrapped a thick layer of chest cloth.

Although she is thin, she is unusually plump in some places, and an ordinary woman may be pleased with her delicate and bumpy body. However, it was a disaster for her, and even in the summer, Fu Guiyi had to wear thick clothes to cover her feminine features.

Fu Guiyi frowned and pulled the corset tightly, and suddenly gasped, her chest was unbearably sore when she was taking a bath, and now the corset was wrapped in the corset, which made her a little breathless.

Holding back a force to buckle the inner armor of the shark, the cold quality made her tremble.

The inner armor of the shark is invulnerable, impermeable to water, and not burned in fire, and is an extremely precious treasure. Father said that this is the Fu family's ancestors on a certain immortal ancestor left, he was a child apprentice in a place called Tianxu Mountain practice, before the ascension back to the Fu family left the shark silk inner armor.

The authenticity can no longer be traced, but this thing did help Fu Guiyi a lot, and last time she relied on it to hide the little eunuch who was staring at her changing clothes.

Then the undergarment, the long gown, the jacket, the outer robe, and finally the belt is tied.

After being dressed neatly, Fu Guiyi didn't look as thin as before, but the waist was still very concave.

Unless she is in an absolutely safe place in Zhennan Wangfu, she will always be dressed, and she will not take off her clothes even if she sleeps at night, in case of emergencies, she will not have time to disguise.

Fu Guiyi opened the door, asked Deng Yi, who was waiting outside the door, to go back to rest, and lay back on the couch to think about how to deal with Pei Jing next.

Looking at the way he looks today, he seems to be more interested in the things of the Fu family than in her. This is a good thing, and if you can't delay it, Pei Jing will lose interest in herself.

But I can't tell if he thinks of himself again one day, if only he could keep getting hurt......

She never thought about the possibility that Pei Jing liked herself, he just didn't resent that he was deceived and asked her to pay the corresponding price.

Fu Guiyi's eyes darkened slightly, and he unconsciously touched the sleeve crossbow wrapped around his wrist, biting his lower lip, and trying to get rid of the fatal thoughts in his mind.

Also unable to sleep are the people in the East Palace.

Pei Jing summoned his subordinates overnight to reconfirm the authenticity of the drawings drawn by Fu Guiyi, and the generals in the study were all red with excitement while holding the paper, especially Ji Mingxue, who led the cloud chasing horse.

Ji Mingxue's family was originally a Jiangnan businessman, and he had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, he didn't like business, he liked to ride and shoot, and he preferred to march and fight.

But Nanling has a rule that the family of merchants is not allowed to enter the office, whether it is an official or a military attaché, there must be a letter of recommendation from the family of the gate lord, if there is no recommendation, join the army to the end at most a centurion.

Fortunately, Ji Mingxue encountered a good era.

As soon as Pei Jing's edict came out, he couldn't wait to participate in the martial arts scientific examination, and became the first martial champion after Pei Jing's reform, only in his early twenties, and was selected by Pei Jing to chase the clouds, and three years later he was appointed as the commander because of his excellent performance.

Because Ji Mingxue became an official, his family decisively gave up all business and followed him into Beijing, and most of the Ji family's net worth almost fell into the hands of Pei Jing in the end.

In order to prevent collusion between officials and businessmen, Nanling did not allow businessmen to enter the office.

Pei Jing flexibly flexified, if he is an official, he is not allowed to engage in business within three generations of his family, otherwise he will be removed from his official position, and the next three generations will not be allowed to conduct scientific examinations.

Ji Mingxue's voice trembled: "I don't know which genius's work this is, especially the idea of the last repeating device of the crossbow is really ...... It's really wonderful, I, the minister, want to make friends with this genius. ”

As soon as the words fell, the surrounding discussion came to an abrupt end, and the atmosphere fell silent.

Pei Jing sat at the desk and looked at Ji Mingxue without saying a word, and then his eyes fell on the drawing in front of him, except for Fu Guiyi's handwriting in his hand, everyone else was copying samples.

She's a goddamn recruit.

Even if she doesn't even show up and the design is incomplete, she can easily arouse the interest of others.

Pei Jing secretly gritted his teeth, in a place he didn't know, maybe how many people were secretly coveting her, and he inexplicably had a sense of mania that his things were remembered by others.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's dark eyes saw Ji Mingxue's hot blood slowly become cold, and the coldness penetrated into the internal organs along the limbs.

After Ji Mingxue reacted to what she said, she knelt down in fear and admitted her mistake.

"The minister has overstepped the rules, His Highness forgives the sin."

Such a talent must be a secret among secrets, and he accidentally got too excited and committed a taboo.

The compelling feeling of suffocation filled the air, and Ji Mingxue's back spine was almost frozen by the cold gaze above, and just when he was about to lose it, Pei Jing's salty voice sounded.

"In your opinion, there is a box above this thing to store short arrows, and the teeth and baffle are embedded in the middle of the lever, can it be made according to her vision."

Ji Mingxue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Your Highness is wise!" This solves the problem of having to reload every launch, which can save half the time. With this crossbow, I can fight with the Fu family's cavalry again, no matter how equal! ”

Pei Jing looked at Ji Mingxue with a smile, "Give you half a month, is it enough?" ”

Ji Mingxue's heart trembled, and she promised to complete the task.

Waiting for everyone to retreat, Pei Jing sat alone by the window, snow falling from the dark sky, and the cold wind drilled into the neck of the cultivator, but he didn't realize it.

Pei Jing slowly looked up at the boundless and lonely sky, his gaze was darker than the night, and the cold was thinner and cooler than the snow.

Suddenly, he turned his head to find the direction of Changding Palace.

The dim palace lamp illuminated a small piece of dead tree branches next to it, and Pei Jing saw a touch of tender green emerge.

Spring is coming, and this is probably the last snow of the year.

Pei Jing looked down at the elegant words on the drawing, his eyes softened, and a faint smile appeared.

"Fu Guiyi, when the spring begins, I will give you a gift."