He Jin's face suddenly showed a little narrowness, and he couldn't help but come up and whisper: "Pei Gong is very worried about Little Lady Ye. Since she is also in Chang'an, Lang Jun has to take care of her on behalf of Pei Gong! ”

Pei Xiaoyuan felt that his words were ambiguous, as if he meant something else, and before he could react, He Jin had already made a gesture at him, grinned, and then turned around and left quickly.

Pei Xiaoyuan looked at He Jin's back and disappeared into the darkness, completely disappeared, and then stood in the wilderness for a while, and turned back to the city.

Tonight he came out under the pretext of patrolling the city, which was also one of his duties, and after entering the city, he did not return to Yongning Mansion.

As he passed nearby, he paused for a moment, and then continued his horseback to the north of the city, returning to the mansion where he had been staying.

Because of the suddenness of the incident, he had not yet instructed anyone to prepare, and he had not even opened the lock of the door at this moment. Taking advantage of the silence of the night, he used the means of a thief, climbed a large poplar tree that grew across the street, and with the elastic force of the branches, jumped across the street, fell to the wall, climbed over the wall and entered, and then drew water from the well in the backyard, washed indiscriminately at the well, and entered the empty dormitory in the dark.

The bedding on the bed had already been emptied by Qingtou, and in order to prevent moisture and dust, a layer of straw originally used to cushion the stables was laid on the remaining hard bed boards.

Pei Xiaoyuan lay down, using his arm as a pillow, and closed his eyes.

It was the second half of the night, and his ears were silent, but he still had no sleep, thinking in his mind about the news he had learned tonight, and how to track down the whereabouts of the Nasifan people. After thinking about it, when he rested, he inevitably remembered He Jin's joke before leaving, and he suddenly felt no sleep.

She's a princess. Gui is the daughter of the Heavenly Maiden, the daughter of the current emperor.

And the emperor did not allow him to come near her, and he was extremely repulsed by this.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he first saw her in Ganliang.

It was the first and only time he had seen her dressed as a girl.

Although he was ashamed to admit it, if he really tortured himself, Pei Xiaoyuan knew that when he saw her for the first time, he felt that she was quite suitable for his eyes. Even, even the marriage arranged by his uncle that he originally resisted did not seem to be unacceptable. Not to mention, the more I got into contact with her and the more I learned about her, the less I could ignore her existence.

He admits that he has a crush on her.

She was the only girl he had ever felt this way in more than twenty years.

But, that's all.

If he knew her identity from the beginning, no matter how much she matched his eyes, he would never get even half a step close to her.

It's better now.

In the future, she will have the life that her princess should have, and he has many more important things waiting for him to do than having a good impression of a girl, which can fade away over time.

After a long time, Pei Xiaoyuan came to his senses.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stuffy air that had been stuck in his chest, urging himself not to think too much, to fall asleep as soon as possible, and to get up early tomorrow.

Early the next morning, he opened his eyes to the sound of the morning drums.

He was young, and his strength was just right, as full as a fierce wild horse, and even if he ran for a day or two in a row, he would have no problem at all. In the past few years in the army, he has learned to seize every opportunity to sleep in the shortest possible time, so as to regain his strength, even if there is ice, snow and mud under him, as long as he lies down, he can also close his eyes and sleep, and sleep without dreams.

However, last night, he may have never slept in the straw shop that rustled when he moved, and for the first time he felt that the sound of the drums ringing in his ears was very annoying, and the noise made his forehead wound throb faintly, as if there was a sharp saw thread pulling back and forth in the wound.

After packing up, he went to the Jinwu Guard Office to attend this morning's regular meeting. Moreover, because of the delay a few days ago, some things also need to be reported to Han Kerang. However, when they met, Han Kerang's smile was very unusual. He waved his hand and told him in a kind tone to go back and not to attend the regular meeting. Pei Xiaoyuan came back inexplicably, and at the end of the hour, he saw the chief housekeeper of King Ning's mansion coming, saying that King Ning invited him to come over the mansion to talk.

He had no choice but to drop things and ride over. Outside the gate, a group of five or six servants of the royal palace rushed out to greet him, and the horses were tied to the horses, and the guides were to invite him in, and the etiquette was very thoughtful.

Pei Xiaoyuan walked into the palace, but before he arrived in the front hall, he saw King Ning personally greet him.

No matter in terms of seniority, age or status, how could Pei Xiaoyuan dare to be treated like this by King Ning, stopped and began to salute from a distance.

King Ning walked towards him quickly, telling him that he didn't need to be polite, and when he got closer, he said with a smile: "I know that you are busy, and today is not a rest, I shouldn't have called you." Come with me, don't just stand here and be polite to me. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan saluted again to thank him, and said his kind words that he had nothing important to do today, at this time, he heard a chaotic sound of boots stepping on the ground in front of him, and raised his eyes to see that the county lord of Yucheng, who seemed to be called Li Wanwan, was walking out of the hall under the protection of a dozen maids and servants, she was wearing a hat, wearing a purple ground colorful men's robe with a black collar, and a horse whip wrapped around her hand, looking like she was going out. The group approached in a majestic manner, and her maids and servants saw King Ning and Pei Xiaoyuan, their faces were panicked, and they hurriedly slowed down, but she didn't squint and walked straight past the two.

King Ning quickly glanced at Pei Xiaoyuan, turned to his granddaughter, and frowned: "Wanwan!" Pei Langjun came to visit today, why was he so rude? ”

Li Wanwan paused, as if she had noticed Pei Xiaoyuan, holding the hem of the men's robe on her body, she walked backwards, walked over, retreated in front of Pei Xiaoyuan, and stretched out her hand to a maid holding a fan nearby. The maid came back to her senses and hurriedly handed over the fan. She took it, carrying her grandfather on her back, seemingly following the etiquette of a woman to see a foreigner, covering most of her face with a fan, revealing only a pair of bead-like big round eyes, and then squatting slightly, saying "I've seen Pei Langjun", but after speaking, the round eyes glared at him viciously, then put down the fan and continued to walk out.

The maids and servants also hung their heads and walked out.

Although King Ning didn't see his granddaughter's expression towards Pei Xiaoyuan, he had already lost his face, if it weren't for the future lady in the picture, he would have blown his beard and stared. At this moment, there is no way to take the granddaughter, so I can only watch her walk away, and when the people leave, I am afraid that Pei Xiaoyuan will leave a bad impression, so I explained with a dry smile: "My granddaughter is not usually like this, so it is rude to make you laugh." ”

Pei Xiaoyuan was even more inexplicable when he saw Han Kerang earlier than Yi.

He could not see that the lord of the county was very dissatisfied with him, but he asked himself, as if he had not offended her, and he did not know why she hated him to such an extent.

However, the other party is just a yellow-haired girl, and she is her niece, even if she looks at her face, he will not take this matter to heart, and smiled at the moment: "It's nothing." The county lord was in a hurry to go out and didn't see it. ”

When King Ning heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and became more and more satisfied with him in his heart, led him in, sat down, and ordered someone to call Li Xu, the king of Xin'an, and turned to Pei Xiaoyuan and said, "I wonder if Si Cheng still remembers what he promised last time?" I invited Si Cheng here today, just to ask my grandson to do the apprenticeship ceremony, and then I will entrust it to Si Cheng. ”

Chapter 59

Since he agreed to accept the apprentice that day, how could Pei Xiaoyuan shirk it at this moment, and he should accept it in one bite.

Xue Niangzi personally led her son Li Zhi out. Many retainers and guests in the palace, such as the long history and the pawn army, were also present.

Pei Xiao Yuan, according to the prevailing etiquette, confessed his sins to King Ning and Xue Niangzi, sat on the pre-set teacher's seat, and bowed down to Li Xu.

Li Zhi was wearing brand-new clothes today, although he looked a little thin, but his eyes were shining, he couldn't wait to walk in front of Pei Xiaoyuan, solemnly bowed to the teacher, and said, "Apprentice Li Xu, meet the master!" ”

Pei Xiaoyuan got up in front of him, lifted him up from the ground, and encouraged him.

As soon as he said a word, Li Zhi nodded once, unable to hide the look of adoration on his face. King Ning was overjoyed to see it, and the people around him were full of praise. After the master and apprentice burned incense and prayed, King Ning left Pei Xiaoyuan to eat. Xue Niangzi personally took the servants in the house to prepare the banquet. King Ning led Pei Xiaoyuan to the study first, and everyone sat together, and after some chat, they knew that Pei Jiazi was not only outstanding in martial arts, but also extraordinary in knowledge. From the poetry of Si Wuxian to the classics of the Ming Dynasty, and then to the books of "Wei" and "Jin", they are all involved. Even, King Ning talked about the "Yan Family Motto" that he highly admired, and the young man in front of him could also talk to him about self-cultivation and family harmony, and in order to learn to govern the world, without a pause.

Everyone on the seat bowed their heads, and King Ning couldn't help but sigh secretly, he really deserved the name of the children of the family, although Pei Jiazi did not participate in the imperial examination, his knowledge and insight were not inferior to those scholars who were entered into the Jinshi list, and he couldn't help but think a little more high.

According to King Ning's original plan, he directly skipped the Pei family and discussed marriage with Pei Ji, because Pei Ji is the only remaining elder of the Pei family, Pei Ji nodded there, and the Pei family naturally obeyed. But at this moment, one couldn't hold it back, so he directly tested it in public: "Now that the west is stable, you are also ordered to enter Beijing, and the year is established again, and there should be a marriage." Si Cheng has any concerns about this? ”

He was so impressed by this young man that if it weren't for the retainers and guests, he would almost ask his granddaughter directly in person.

Pei Xiaoyuan's eyes shimmered slightly, looked at King Ning, and paused.

King Ning immediately realized that he was in a hurry, hurriedly stroked his beard in disguise, looked around at everyone, and explained: "Recently, I heard that there are people in Beijing who are quite serious about you, and they are waiting for you, but I don't know what Erlangzi thinks about this? ”

Pei Xiaoyuan groaned slightly, and in the eyes of everyone, he got up from his seat, solemnly waved towards King Ning, and then responded: "Although there is no major event in the country now, but the kid's fame has not been established, and his business has not been completed, what is the family?" I don't know which one of the people in Beijing would take a mistaken look at me, so I am very grateful and even more terrified. So far, I have not learned of such a thing, I am afraid that King Ning misheard. If this happens, I won't dare to mislead people anyway. Within a few years, the boy had no thoughts about marriage. ”

The crowd was silent for a moment. King Ning was also stunned.

With his eyesight, how could he not see that the young man in front of him didn't seem to be duplicitous, and he really didn't care about marriage. But he finally met a grandson-in-law who he liked so much, so he just gave up, how willing he was. Through his friendship with Pei Ji, he was also like the elder of the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but say earnestly: "It is naturally a good thing for a man to aspire to a career, but marriage is a major matter of the family name, and it is not your sole business, how do you know that marrying a wife will become a drag?" Wouldn't it be better if you choose a good companion, one surname and two families, and help more in the future, like a tiger with wings? ”

Pei Xiaoyuan smiled: "My Pei family, how can I borrow nepotism to help me?" ”

His tone at the moment was still humble and gentle, but under the indifferent skin, he couldn't hide a faint trace of arrogance.

King Ning was speechless for a moment.

To tell the truth, if there is a grandson-in-law who wants to rely on his own prosperity today, he will not treat him with a straight eye, and he will not look down on him at all. However, at this moment, he wanted to use his power to tempt the young man.

He was only glad that he had calmed down, and did not directly say his intentions, but was busy playing haha and changing the topic away. At the luncheon, King Ning also never mentioned this matter, and when the guests and hosts were happy, Pei Xiaoyuan made an appointment with Li Yu to teach and send people away, he thought about it alone for a long time, and finally sat down, took a pen and considered it, wrote a letter, and ordered someone to send it to the eastern capital and hand it to Pei Ji.

If it's fast, he should be able to receive Pei Ji's reply within a few days.

If this son knew that he was married to his own family and agreed to it, it was also possible. After all, the door of King Ning's Mansion is still different from others. At this point, King Ning is still confident.

On Pei's side, early in the morning, in the first faint sound of the morning drum, Su Yu woke up, got up, and found that Pei Xiaoyuan did not return last night.

Qingtou said that he must be busy, and there were often cases of not returning home at night before. This is nothing, but Lang Jun actually missed the new account specially opened for him last night!

"It's a pity!" The little guy couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.

It was he alone from beginning to end, and it was on the way to get this tent that he was brought into the palace, so as to get a dreamy experience, and his feelings for this tent were far better than the rain.

After all, she only lent 10,000 yuan.

"But it's okay, Lang Jun will come back to sleep tonight, it's the same!" The little guy said this at the end.

Su Yu smiled and went out to the palace.

The murals of the Purple Cloud Palace have been completed, and this morning, as before, she resumed her daily duties in the Zhiyuan and went to the Jixian Hall first. However, when passing by the Imperial Medical Department, after some hesitation, I finally couldn't help it and turned in.

She certainly wasn't asking about the emperor's medications. This is not something she can ask as an artist. She found a little medical officer on duty and asked about the frequent disturbance of night dreams recently, and after the consultation, she pretended to be casual and asked if Pei Xiaoyuan had come to call the imperial doctor yesterday to treat the injury on his head.

The little doctor shook his head, as if he had never seen him coming.

She thanked her, walked out, and came to the Jixian Palace.

Most of the painters and painters in the courtyard are now working in the Shenshu Palace, including Song Bokang, Lin Mingyuan and others, who went directly to each other in the morning, and there were only a few people left on duty here. Now everyone knows that she has saved the two county lords, and the mural she just made in the west hall of Ziyun Palace seems to have been approved by the emperor. Hearing Su Yu ask if there was anything she needed to do here, she quickly shook her head and told her to rest.

Su Yu thought for a moment.

The emperor has Zhao Zhongfang returned to the palace to serve closely, and he didn't see him come to look for him, so he said that it was not good, so he shouldn't worry too much for the time being. There is nothing to do here, so it is better to go to the Shenshu Palace and find Song Bokang to ask about the next step.

She was about to leave when she saw someone coming in a hurry, it was Li Wanwan, the county lord of Yucheng.

This was after the Qujiang banquet, and she saw Li Wanwan reappearing. She also wears men's clothes today, it should not be the first time she has dressed up like this, and she moves freely, but for some reason, she looks full of depression on her face, and she entered the palace early in the morning, it seems that she is looking for her.

Su Yu had a very good impression of this tiger niece, and asked her what was wrong. Li Wanwan shook her head at first, and only said wistfully that she had wanted to come to find her a long time ago, and thanked her for saving her life that day, but her family was not at ease, and she was stared at for many days, and she was not allowed to leave anywhere, as long as she was recuperating at home, she really couldn't get out, so she couldn't thank her in person before.

Su Yu smiled and said it was okay. Seeing that Li Wanwan finished speaking, her expression was full of grievances, and she asked again: "What's wrong?" I see you're upset. Is something wrong? ”

Li Wanwan said: "I heard that you have a good relationship with that surnamed Pei?" ”

"You live in his house, like a brother?"

Su Yu didn't react at first, who was the "surname Pei" in her mouth, and after listening to the words, she realized that it was Pei Xiaoyuan.

"I now live in Pei's house. What's wrong? ”

"Can you help me relay the message to him, don't marry me!"

Su Yu was stunned, hesitated, and said, "What does this mean?" ”

Li Wanwan couldn't hold back anymore and paused: "He's at my house right now!" I'm going to marry me off to him! ”

It turned out that last night, Li Xue suddenly sneaked to find his sister and told her something, saying that he wanted to go to the study to find Ah Weng and ask when he could apprentice, and met Ah Niang Xue Niangzi was talking to Ah Weng inside.

The parents narrated, how could he eavesdrop, he was about to leave, but he heard the names of Sister A and Pei Langjun from the crack in the door that was not closed, he was curious for a while, and couldn't help but listen to a few words quietly, and hurriedly came to tell Sister Ah that Ah Weng was going to marry her to Pei Langjun.

"If that's the case, won't I call Sister you a teacher in the future?"

Obviously, Li Zhi is also cautious about this level of relationship. He was not happy to see his fierce sister become a master again, so that she would have more reason to ride on his head and be powerful.

Li Wanwan's heart skipped at that time, and she knocked Li Yu on the head hard, and then hurried to eavesdrop in person. I didn't know if I didn't listen, and I became more and more shocked when I heard it, it turned out that this matter was actually approved by the emperor. She couldn't help it at the time, pushed the door in and said she didn't want to. Xue Niangzi was embarrassed, but Ah Weng didn't listen to her at all, saying that a girl should get married, looking at the entire capital, it seemed that only Pei Langjun was the most suitable, and told her not to mess around.

"What else did Ah Weng say, if I don't marry, the girls from Taichangqing's Mansion and the Wei family will marry him. He also said that if I missed this opportunity to choose a man, I would definitely regret it in the future! ”

The more Li Wanwan spoke, the more aggrieved she became, and her eyes turned red.

Su Yu was stunned and stunned.

Good guy, she didn't know at all, it turned out that in a quiet manner, Pei Er had become a fast son-in-law in the eyes of many nobles in Beijing, and a coquettish guest in the east bed?

"I won't regret it! They are rare, so let them treat him as a treasure, I don't want it! ”

She grabbed Su Yu's sleeve and shook it constantly.

"Aren't you like a brother to him? You do me a favor and give him a word, if he covets my family and dares to agree, I, I-"