The Emperor motioned for him to sit back, and then bowed his head and said, "It's fine." Speaking of which, I still have to thank the little painter. If she hadn't rescued her that day, Wanwan and Wenjun would have been even more frightened. ”

The emperor said this quite tactfully. Who doesn't know, if it weren't for the rescue of the little painter that day, let alone the two county lords, ten would have been gone. It's just that this matter involves King Kang. Praising the little painter will inevitably belittle King Kang. Therefore, although King Ning was very grateful to the little painter, he did not dare to show too much on his face. After all, everything still has to take into account the emperor's face.

He didn't expect that the emperor would take the initiative to talk about the merits of the little painter at this moment, and his tone was full of praise, and he immediately echoed it: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true!" The painter was young, but he was wise and brave, and saved Wanwan and Wenjun. What's even more rare is that the ministers sent people to the door to thank him, he did not take credit, the quality of gold and jade, such as Qiongzhi and jade trees, is rare in the world. He should be from a lonely background, but people have a place to come, trace their ancestral lineage, and must be a noble and virtuous person. ”

The emperor listened to King Ning's words, with a somewhat unconcealable look on his face, and said, "What you said is extremely true. For this little painter, no amount of praise is enough. Hearing that she is now temporarily living in Pei's house, I sent a few people over for her to send, which can be regarded as my reward for her courage in saving the second county lord. ”

King Ning immediately praised Emperor Shengming. The emperor stroked his beard and spoke again: "Pei Xiaoyuan, what do you think?" ”

This is even more asked to King Ning's heart, and it is another beautiful word, and finally mentioned that his grandson Li Xue admires this Lang Jun who has made great achievements in the west, and he wants to worship him as a teacher.

The Emperor bowed his head: "Very good." He groaned for a while, and then looked at King Ning: "Your grandson I have also seen it, I remember that he is quite wise, you can take him into the palace more in the future, how can the young man be kept at home all the time?" In addition, after some time, I may go to Cangshan to escape the summer, so let him go with him. ”

Cangshan is located in the east of Chang'an, the mountain is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, and the surrounding is full of spring pools, which is an excellent summer resort.

Every summer, because of the heat in Chang'an City, the emperor often takes close or meritorious nobles and officials to move to a small residence, the time is more than a month or January or February, which is not only to escape the summer, but also a reward for his subordinates. This is the practice of many emperors before, especially when the old sage reigned, he was even more keen on this, Cangshan hunting, banquets, every year, even a residence is more than half a year, the palace in the mountains is built like a heavenly palace, not inferior to the Chang'an Palace.

However, today's saints have different tempers from the old ones. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, the treasury was scarce, how to budget for recreation, and then the state treasury was abundant, and the emperor never mentioned the summer vacation, so far for one or two decades, no matter how hot Chang'an was in the summer, he never went out of Beijing once. The officials in the court gradually became accustomed to it, and never expected to be able to follow the current saint to experience the grand occasion of Cangshan summer again.

The emperor praised Li Yu at this moment, and King Ning never expected that he would say such a sentence.

Is this a plan to move to Cangshan for summer vacation this summer? If it is serious, it is an unprecedented move.

King Ning reacted, hurriedly got up again, thanked the emperor on behalf of Li Xu, saw that the emperor nodded, no longer spoke, as if he was thinking about something else, he didn't dare to be rashly disturbed, sat with bated breath, and after a while, the emperor turned his eyes to look at him and asked, "Pei Jia'er shouldn't have proposed marriage yet, right?" Have you heard Pei Ji mention this? ”

King Ning was stunned, and said truthfully: "As far as the minister knows, he should have never discussed marriage." ”

The emperor nodded: "In your opinion, is there a girl in the capital who is suitable for marrying him?" ”

Today is for King Ning, since the moment he walked into the Purple Cloud Palace and saw Zhao Zhongfang, it was an accident one after another.

This is even more true at the moment.

He hesitated, and should not speak.

"Do you have a problem?" The emperor asked.

King Ning hesitated.

He remembered a scene he saw on the day of the Qujiang banquet. Pei Jia'er rescued Ye Xiaohua and protected him in front of him, and the two rode a horse together.

Originally, this was nothing, after all, the little painter was extremely weak at that time, riding a horse alone, and his physical strength should be exhausted. But with King Ning's experience, he always felt that the atmosphere that the two of them were riding together at that time was not as simple as brothers.

"What's wrong?" The Emperor asked.

King Ning knew that the emperor was anxious, but this matter was related to Pei Jia'er's privacy, and it was not good for him to say this in front of the emperor. But the emperor somehow had to ask about this kind of thing, and he expected Ai Ai: "The minister is ...... about this matter Not much is known...... Pei Jia'er came to the capital for the first time, maybe he was dedicated to making contributions, and he shouldn't have thought much about marriage......"

The emperor frowned: "I'm asking you about your candidate!" ”

King Ning didn't know why the emperor suddenly cared about Pei Xiaoyuan's life, but it seemed that the emperor seemed to want to pull the red line? How could he be rashly nominated, for fear of delaying other people's daughters, seeing that the emperor was displeased, he had to ask the result, and thinking that the two of them now live in the same house, in case his suspicions are true, and the trouble will reach the emperor's ears in the future, I am afraid it will be a big deal. It's better to hurry up, there is no movement yet, remind the emperor first, let the two be separated, less contact, maybe, slowly pass.

King Ning thought about it, stood up, and said what he saw that day, and after speaking, he hurriedly made up for it: "The minister thinks that the two of them are both young and beautiful men, and it may indeed be just a brotherhood, but the minister's old eyes are dizzy and he sees the difference." ”

After hearing this, the emperor first frowned, as if he was very displeased with this. Just when King Ning was deeply worried, he saw that the emperor suddenly seemed to laugh dumbly, and turned around, as if holding back for a while, his shoulders twitched slightly, and after a while, he turned his face back and said, "You are too worried!" I know this better than you do. Pei Jia'er is not the person you think, there is no such thing! ”

King Ning was inexplicable, but the emperor's words were categorical, which made him suspicious, and he felt even more ashamed of his suspicions, and hurriedly confessed.

The emperor waved his hand: "Those who don't know are not guilty." Tell me, can anyone choose someone? ”

Since it was just a misunderstanding, King Ning's mind suddenly turned.

As far as he knows, there are now two families in Beijing who have taken a fancy to Pei Jia'er. First, on that day, the prince led hundreds of officials to worship the gods in the Shenshu Palace, and praised Pei Xiaoyuan's Taichangqing Mansion in public, and that family had a granddaughter to be in the boudoir. The other is Wei Juren, the brother of the crown princess, who has a daughter. Soon it will be the day of the Wei family's birthday banquet, and it is said that Pei Xiaoyuan will be invited. The rumor that Pei Xiaoyuan was suddenly imprisoned yesterday may make the two families have some doubts, but since he has returned today without incident, and he has received a new commendation from the emperor, it can be seen that the rumors are false.

In fact, there are more than these two, to be honest, King Ning also had ideas. Later, because of that incident, I dispelled my thoughts. At this moment, the situation has changed, and he naturally changed his mind. Seeing that the emperor looked at him, he paused and spoke.

The minister recommended himself. The minister's granddaughter Wanwan, who is about to be seventeen years old, should also discuss marriage. The minister saw that the two of them were of the same age, and they were really a good match. ”

After hearing this, the emperor groaned again, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but when King Ning was trying to guess the emperor's thoughts, he heard him say two words.

"Yes."

Ning Wang said happily: "Your Majesty also approves, and the minister will do it." If it is successful, the minister is courageous, can he ask His Majesty for marriage? ”

The emperor's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded slowly: "If Pei Jiaerlang is to get married, I will give the marriage." ”

King Ning was overjoyed when he heard this, worried that if he took a step slower, in case he was preempted by the other two, he didn't want to delay for a moment, so he got up and said goodbye.

The emperor looked at King Ning and said with a smile: "Go, I wait for news." ”

Soon after King Ning hurried out of the palace, it was also late, and it was nearly dusk.

The rain is in the west hall, and the last cloud is added to the pen, and so far, the whole mural has been painted.

She sat on the ground opposite Ah Niang in the painting and rested for a while, and there was a faint sound of twilight drums outside, and Zhao Zhongfang came with a small palace eunuch, carrying a box of pastries. Su Yu quietly led Zhao Zhongfang aside and told him that if the emperor fell ill again, or refused to take the medicine of the imperial doctor, he would still take the pill and ask him to send her news.

Zhao Zhongfang nodded again and again.

It was almost dark, and the rain ended today's events, leaving the palace and returning to Yongning House.

Qingtou got the box of pastries that the emperor gave him, and he was so excited that he couldn't wait to frame it and make offerings, and there was one important thing at the top, when Lang Jun came back tonight, he must let him see it clearly.

"Your Majesty really said it, can't you embarrass me?"

Su Yu nodded: "Yes." Even if it's your Pei Langjun, he can't get rid of you. ”

Qingtou wiped his eyes, knelt down in the direction of the palace, and kowtowed heavily: "Your Majesty is really a good person!" Don't ask me to enter the palace again in the future, and I won't dare to go if I am killed. ”

Su Yu couldn't help laughing, and when she saw this little guy get up from the ground, she asked her to look at the tent that she had just hung up for Lang Jun today.

The genius is black not long ago, and it should be some time before he returns. Su Yu walked into the bedroom on the partition wall again, and sure enough, he saw that a pale purple soft gauze tent had been hung up. Incense was also smoked in the house, the windows were open, and the early summer evening breeze penetrated through the green windows, blowing the tent gently like water waves, adding a touch of softness to the originally monotonous and tough bedroom.

"Lang Jun still doesn't know that Xiao Lang Jun asked me to buy this account, it looks good, right? Wait for him to come back tonight and surprise him! "The little guy is beautiful and authentic.

Su Yu didn't say anything on his face, after listening to the little guy, he pursed his lips and walked out by himself, but his heart may be the same as the little guy Qingtou, faintly with a little expectation.

Suddenly she thought of another thing, the Pei family suddenly had so many more people during the day, and even lived in a palace eunuch, he shouldn't have known yet. How will you react when you come back and see it?

Judging by the only superficial knowledge she had about him, he didn't seem to be happy. Even, will he feel that she has caused him trouble?

Thinking of this, Su Yu's heart suddenly added a little worry that he had never had before.

She was afraid that he would be upset.

I'm even more afraid that he will be unhappy, so I don't say it.

In this way, this night, she listened to the cooing of summer insects in the corner of a courtyard wall that I don't know if it was her side or his, and waited for him to return. Yueniang climbed higher and higher, over the wall, and moved to the roof.

This night, Su Yu finally couldn't wait for Pei Jiaerlang to return, and at the third watch, she fell asleep with exhaustion.

At this time, Pei Xiaoyuan was alone and appeared outside the Yanping Gate in the west of the city.

He walked silently under the quiet moonlight, and at last came to the depths of the wilderness where the moonlight could not shine, and stopped, merging his figure with the dark wilderness around him, waiting for people to come.

Chapter 58

With the barking of a few wild dogs in the distance, a little light suddenly appeared on the side of a chaotic rock a stone's throw away from him. The fire was extinguished a few times, like a little phosphorus fire in the dark night, extinguished with the wind.

Pei Xiaoyuan walked towards the fire, and soon, a person also came out of the night opposite. The man was sturdy, but his pace was extremely agile, and he greeted Pei Xiaoyuan and saluted him, but was stopped by Pei Xiaoyuan: "Uncle He doesn't need to be polite." ”

This person is He Jin, who returned to Ganliang before. After he led Pei Xiaoyuan to the stone pile, he looked at him by the moonlight, and said happily: "I haven't seen you for a few months, Lang Jun is getting more and more energetic!" ”

"Uncle He, you have worked hard. How's my uncle doing? ”

He Jin moved to the eastern capital with Pei Ji, and this trip was to sneak to Chang'an quietly without Pei Ji, and responded: "Pei Gong is in good health, Lang Jun can rest assured." Lang Jun is okay here? ”

Pei Xiaoyuan said yes, and after a little greeting, he didn't take a detour, and asked directly: "Do you have any gains?" ”

He Jin's expression immediately turned solemn, looked around, and then said in a low voice: "The last time I separated from Lang Jun, after I went back, I continued Lang Jun's previous affairs, mobilizing people to search for possible places, but there was no whereabouts of that person until a month ago, and finally asked me to hear a news that he may not have returned to Xifan at all, but disguised his identity and continued to hide in Chang Bao's life." ”

Pei Xiaoyuan groaned.

At that time, Chen Sida was entrusted by his father Pei Gu to lead the army to return to Beijing to protect Prince Jingsheng, but he stopped halfway on the grounds of encountering a heavy flood, and betrayed the lord and threw himself to King Ding, which is obvious.

Not only that, but for so many years, Pei Xiaoyuan has also been suspecting that Chen Sida is not the only one who betrayed his father.

On that day, Pei Gu received the order of Prince Jingsheng to leave Beiyuan, and his actions were very secretive. Even the withdrawal of troops was arranged at night, and they were quietly pulled out in batches, the purpose of which was not to alarm the people of Xifan. If he said that he would be detected by the other party's spies, it would be inevitable, but how could it be so coincidental, just two days after he left, the enemy army actually attacked on a large scale, forcing him to hand over the matter to Chen Sida and return to defend the city himself, which caused a series of later accidents.

Pei Xiaoyuan had to suspect that someone had leaked the secret, and the purpose was to prevent his father from returning to Beijing.

Three years ago, after the Battle of the Western Regions, he learned that a Western Tibetan nobleman who had led the attack on Beiyuan had been defeated and surrendered, and had joined the Holy Dynasty as an official. This person should know something about the year. However, before Pei Xiaoyuan found an opportunity to get close to the other party, the man moved to Chang'an, and soon, because of jealousy, he had a grudge with someone for accepting a beautiful Bodhisattva in the workshop as a concubine, and was stabbed to death on the street. He had a cronie named Chada, who fled overnight out of fear, and then disappeared.

In the past three years, Pei Xiaoyuan has been secretly looking for Chada. He left Ganliang last autumn, nominally to go to Chengping to hunt and relax, but in fact it was also to find someone, and after returning to no avail, he happened to meet Pei Ji to marry him, and then was called to Beijing, the plan was interrupted, but He Jin did not stop, and continued to keep in touch with the spies sent to Xifan on his behalf.

Just a few days ago, Pei Xiaoyuan received a message from He Jin and knew that he had also arrived in Chang'an, so he made an appointment to meet here tonight.

"That person should not have fled back to Xifan, and if he did, I am afraid that he would not tolerate the tribesmen. His appearance is different from ours, he sneaks out of Chang'an to other places, it is easy to attract attention, and it is not easy to settle down. But he continued to stay in Chang'an, there were all kinds of people in Beijing, and he disguised himself, but it was easy to hide. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan bowed his head: "If you don't escape back to Xifan, this speculation is very reasonable." I know, I'll take care of the rest, and I'll go find someone. You can't stay here for long until you have been given the order, so come back quickly. ”

"Also, don't let your uncle know that you've met me." He admonished again.

"Lang Jun rest assured, how dare I let Pei Gong know that I came to Chang'an! If there is something in the future, Lang Jun can send me a message according to the old rules. ”

After he finished speaking, he looked around again, pressed his fingers to his mouth, and made a short cry like a wild fox, and in the field not far away, six or seven dark shadows were revealed, all of whom were people who came with He Jin.

"They are all old people who used to be trusted and trusted, and now they are all still serving in various guards in Beijing. When the general had an accident, Lang Jun was still young and didn't know them, but they knew Lang Jun. Thanks to Cui Niangzi and Lang Jun's high righteousness back then, when Lang Jun entered Beijing at the beginning of the year, they wanted to meet them, but they were afraid that their respective positions would be low, and Lang Jun would not need to say it, in case it would bring inconvenience to Lang Jun. This time, knowing that I was coming, they all followed, and in the future, I was willing to listen to Lang Jun's dispatch and swear to serve my life. ”

The "old man" in his mouth naturally refers to the people of the Divine Tiger Army.

After the number of the Shenhu Army was abolished, the original generals, such as Chen Sida's generation, were promoted to knighthood, rich and noble, how to be promoted like this, and they were degraded a lot, so many years have passed, and now even if they are still alive, they are only miscellaneous generals who have no military power in the border.

But there is still one kind, either he did not participate in the confidential affairs in the army back then, or he was born in a big family, and he was blessed by his family and escaped purge, and later he was able to stay in Chang'an and serve in various guards. However, because they carry the brand of the "Divine Tiger Army", they naturally cannot be in a high position, and now they are mostly middle- and lower-level officers. That's the case with these six or seven people.

While He Jin was talking, those people had already come to the front, kneeling around Pei Xiaoyuan, and calling him a young master, a salute in the march.

Of these six or seven people, Pei Xiaoyuan had mostly met before, some of them were under the army guards, and some were guards, and one of them, even the officer of Jinwuwei, was Chen Zhao, the martial guard of Yanpingmen.

It was this person who provided him with the news, so he found Gao Da Niang's hotel and found Ye Xuyu's whereabouts.

Pei Xiaoyuan hurriedly told everyone to get up and looked at Chen Zhao.

Chen Zhao bowed to him again.

Pei Xiaoyuan went up and lifted him up, he couldn't hide his excitement, and said: "I used to be the captain of Zhaowu of the Shenhu Army, and this life was also saved by the general." When I saw Lang Jun that day, I wanted to confess my identity, but I was afraid that my position would be low, not only would I not be able to help Lang Jun, but if I caused trouble for Lang Jun, it would be my sin, so I endured it. After receiving the news of General He's coming, in any case, he was going to come to see him. I also hope that Lang Jun will not think that I am useless, just tell me if I have something! ”

The rest of the people were also in unison. said that although there are not many people under him, they are all reliable people, and they are enough to listen to them.

Pei Xiaoyuan waved to everyone one by one, called him uncle, and solemnly returned the courtesy.

After meeting for a short time, everyone knew that this place could not stay for a long time, so they dispersed, and finally He Jin was left.

He also stayed, as if he remembered something, and stopped again: "By the way, Lang Jun, I heard Pei Gong say that Ye Xiaoniang found it, and people actually came to Chang'an?" ”

Pei Xiaoyuan said yes.