But he stopped, his feet were like ropes, and he stopped on the Weishui Bridge.

The night grew thicker, and the river breeze made people's skin cold and cold.

Finally, he moved, urged the horse to get off the bridge, and did not go any further.

It was dark and she needed a break. He couldn't have broken into her presence so rashly and frightened her.

Wait one more night. It's just one night.

He thought to himself.

He turned to Changle Station, went around the city, and traveled far away.

Not far from Weishui Bridge, there is a post point. He could have stayed overnight, spent the night there, and thought about what the future would be.

But without much thought, he drove his horse, and with only his thoughts, he came straight to the place where he had twice settled, and which might have some kind of secret tie to him. For this reason, he walked dozens of miles more in the field where the cold night wind was blowing in early spring, and when he knocked on the door and stepped into the post house, he was recognized, and there was no surprise on their faces.

"The colt has arrived! Pei Horse has arrived! ”

The man who opened the door respectfully welcomed him in, and then shouted inward, as if he were not an uninvited guest who had suddenly arrived from afar in the middle of the night, but had known that he was coming.

Pei Xiaoyuan was stunned, and before he could come back to his senses, this post house seemed to suddenly wake up from his sleep with his arrival, and all the people went out.

Yi Cheng walked out of it quickly, and after bowing, he turned his head and called people: "Go and report quickly, say that the horse has arrived!" After saying that, he was invited to take a seat, and then someone graciously brought hot water towels, pastries and hot tea.

Pei Xiaoyuan stood in the lobby, hesitated, and asked, "What's the matter?" Do you know I'm coming tonight? ”

Yi Cheng smiled happily: "How can you know about the humble position? It was Yang Gonggong who said, you may return to Chang'an in the near future, or you will settle here, he has been waiting here for several days in order to receive the horse as soon as possible. I will go back to the house tonight and rest for a short time. The horse waited, and the humble post had already called someone to invite Yang Gonggong. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan was confused for a while, and he was in a trance for a while. Before long, I heard a sound of footsteps, raised my eyes, and saw a palace eunuch hurriedly coming from the back hall, it was Yang Zaien, who had not been seen for more than a year.

Yang Zaien rushed to Pei Xiaoyuan's side in a few steps, bowed down to pay respects, and said with a smile: "I finally received the horse!" The horse must have returned from a long journey, and it must have been extremely toiling. It serves here for a long time, and it is also a post house, and people go in and out day and night, for fear of disturbing the horses. Please go into the city and settle down, and have a good rest. ”

Although this palace eunuch didn't mention it in half a sentence, Pei Xiaoyuan had already understood it. This must be her arrangement.

She knew that he had returned to Beijing early, which was nothing. After all, there is a record of him changing horses at post points along the way. But she also expected that he did not enter the city in one breath at the end, but stopped outside the city, and came here to spend the night......

At this moment, apart from a wry smile and obedience, what other thoughts could he have on his mind.

He silently followed Yang Zaien out of the post house.

A carriage came from outside the door, saying that it was also for him. If you ride a long distance, you will already have sore muscles and bones. Pei Xiaoyuan did not disobey in any way.

He climbed into the carriage and lay on his back on a low couch that had been set up for him in the carriage for him to rest.

The carriage was like a boat sailing on the waves, gently rocking, unhurried, and walking smoothly on the road. He closed his eyes quietly, and let the carriage carry him beyond the city gates, through the doors that had been opened for him, through the long openings, through the silent streets, and at last, slowly stopping before the gates of a mansion.

"Horse, it's home!"

Pei Xiaoyuan returned to Yongning Mansion.

It's the same as before, just like ever. The stewards and subordinates of the mansion were also there, and they all came out to greet the male host at this moment.

Only He and Candle were missing.

Naturally, it is impossible to have her.

Could it be that on the way back from lying in the carriage, what else did he secretly hope for?

He's a man who doesn't even qualify for disappointment.

Pei Xiaoyuan smiled and told everyone to disperse.

Yang Zaien took a few small palace eunuchs and personally served him to bathe and change clothes. A pool of hot water washed away all his dust and exhaustion.

After changing his clothes and entering the dormitory, he looked at Yang Jae-eun and asked him to rest with a smile, and then he was about to quit, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Is the princess okay?" He spoke.

"The blessing of the horse, this year or so, the princess is excellent." The palace eunuch paused and replied.

"How is Your Majesty's health?"

After a pause, he finally asked.

"Your Majesty's year, it is almost the same as before, and you only sleep more than before. Fortunately, there is a princess to accompany and serve, and the colt can rest assured. Yang Zaien glanced at him quietly and answered softly.

Pei Xiaoyuan was silent for a moment, raised his eyes again, and seemed to want to ask, but for some reason, this time, he seemed to have encountered something extremely difficult to speak, and he stopped talking.

"By the way, the battle of the horses has been more than a year, and Xiao Langjun is now half a year old! Lang Jun didn't see He Amu at home, she was taken into the palace by the princess and took care of Xiao Langjun together. ”

Suddenly, Yang Zaien seemed to think about it, and said casually with a smile.

"Xiao Langjun's name has not been decided, and the princess said, when she is one year old, please ask Pei Gong to name him. The princess herself called Xiao Langjun a little tiger, and the pony must have known about it a long time ago, right? ”

Pei Xiaoyuan was stunned, and suddenly, a warm current surged into his heart.

His child was a son.

Little Tiger, Little Tiger......

She is named so in memory of the soldiers of the Divine Tiger Army who died in the past, right?

He had mixed feelings for a moment, and stopped Yang again when Yang Zaien bowed down and retired.

"Speak to the princess on my behalf, and she will say ......"

"I beg the princess to take the time and give me a meeting."

He froze and said.

In the second half of the night, Pei Xiaoyuan lay on the wide fragrant wood couch in the Horse Mansion. Beneath him was a soft, dry quilt, and his snort was filled with the faint fragrance he was familiar with like her hair. Since he left Chang'an and went north, he has never had such an experience, he closed his eyes, and felt as if she had never left, she was still here, lying quietly beside him, sleeping with him. He relaxed, the pain disappeared, the exhaustion began to come from all directions like water, and he fell asleep.

This night he slept very deeply, and completely fell into the dark sweet country, without even half a dream, until the next afternoon.

He was awakened by the sound of a small bell wafting into his ears. The jingle bell, crisp and ethereal, seemed to be made by Xiao Jinling, and there seemed to be a few milky giggles from babies in the middle.

"Is the colt awake?"

When he was half-asleep and half-awake, wondering if what he heard was a voice from a dream, this soft interrogation outside the window woke him up at once.

It was He's voice.

He twitched his eyelashes slightly.

"Xiao Langjun is so handsome!" A slight exclamation from a servant girl continued.

"Like a colt! You see, the eyebrows, the eyes, the nose, everything is like—"

"Like a princess! At a glance, you know that it is Xiao Langjun born by the princess! ”

The maidservants quarreled softly over whom the baby's appearance was more like.

Pei Xiaoyuan's heart suddenly beat violently, and he completely sobered up.

He opened his eyes suddenly, rolled over and got down, rolled up his clothes, covered the placket of his clothes indiscriminately, and the man rushed out.

Chapter 144

There was a small bed by the window of the flower hall of the dormitory, and a little man was lying on the bed, dancing his fleshy little arms and kicking his calves, as if he wanted to turn over and sit up by himself, but it was not easy to say, the clothes were too heavy, and each time it was a little bit worse. With his movements, a string of small Jin Ling tied around his ankle made a crisp and pleasant sound.

Or because of the suffocation, a thin layer of sweat gradually appeared on his little nose, and he no longer paid attention to the maids who surrounded him and only made him laugh, and held his breath again, exerting the strength of breastfeeding, and finally, he successfully turned over.

He let out a joyful giggle, lay down on the little bed, raised his head hard, and continued to kick the two little legs, and when he saw that he was able to get up and sit up, a servant girl was afraid that he would have to exert himself, so she hurriedly reached out and turned him over, and he lay back on his back again.

He finally couldn't help it, got angry, flattened his mouth, wow, and cried out loud and aggrieved.

"Yikes! Xiao Langjun cried! What's going on? ”

The maids don't seem to follow the candles that entered the palace, it is usually difficult to see Xiao Langjun's face, today is a good opportunity, all around, but Xiao Langjun suddenly cried, suddenly at a loss, was about to call He's, at this time there was a sound of footsteps behind him. The maidservants turned their heads and saw that it was the man who had come, and he didn't even have time to put on his clothes, so he hurriedly bowed his head and bowed, and made way for him.

Pei Xiaoyuan rushed to the small bed, put his hands on the bed rail, leaned over and looked down. At the moment when the child's appearance jumped into his eyes, his heart was gently struck by a trembling bowstring.

He looked at the little boy who was crying with his eyes closed for a moment, and then carefully stretched out his hand and gently touched the child's little face, which was so young that he could see the fine hairy little face in the sun shadow by the window.

At the moment when his palm stroked, he paused, and hurriedly withdrew his hand, lest his calloused palm scratch the child's tender skin.

Unexpectedly, the crying little tiger stopped.

For the first time, he experienced a rough, warm, dry touch like this. He whimpered and opened a pair of tearful eyes, and looked curiously at the stranger who was leaning over his head.

Just like the name his mother gave him, he not only looks like a tiger, his little hands are full of strength, but he is also very bold, and he is not afraid of this stranger in front of him who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. After a moment of staring at the man, he forgot to cry. Either it's because of an innate sense of kinship, or maybe it's just a liking for the person. He giggled again, waved his little hands at him, and kicked his legs up again.

Pei Xiaoyuan stared at Xiao'er's round eyes with long eyelashes, and because of the tears, the two black grape-like eyes looked even brighter, like shining black gems.

These eyes made him find her shadow at once.

It's not a dream, it's real. The child who was smiling at him in front of him was the child he and her shared.

His heart was as soft as water, and he no longer hesitated, reached out and picked up his son from the bed, and then lifted it high above his head.

Little Tiger shook in surprise at first in his father's hands, and then, as if feeling the fun, he laughed even louder.

Listening to the purest and most innocent initial laughter in the world, Pei Xiaoyuan's eyes suddenly heated secretly. He hugged the precious child tightly into his arms again, pressed his face against his soft little hands and legs, closed his eyes, sniffed the faint scent of milk emanating from his body, and after a moment, opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the person behind him.

He was standing outside the door, looking at his and his son's first encounter.

The handmaidens have quietly withdrawn. The room was quiet, only him and the babbling little tiger in his arms remained.

He glanced behind He, it was empty, and there was no other figure.

He suppressed another wave of loss in his heart and called out to Eminem.

He walked in quickly, walked in front of him, shook his arm, her eyes were slightly red, then she turned her face, quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, and when she turned her face back again, it was full of happy smiles.

"The princess didn't think I was useless, so she admitted me to the palace and allowed me to take care of Xiao Langjun together. This morning, she suddenly said to me, Lang Jun, you have returned, you are at home, and asked me to take Xiaohu'er home and accompany you for a few days. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "Eminem has worked hard. Let me take Xiaohu'er today. ”

During this day, he and his son really got along very harmoniously. The little guy seems to like him very much, and he has inexhaustible energy, and likes to crawl around on him, and in the dormitory, the joyful babbling is endless. But the good times didn't last long, and when night fell and it got dark, things started to go wrong.

Pei Xiaoyuan disappeared in the eyes of the little guy, and he cried again, no matter how He and the nurse who came out of the palace together coaxed, they refused to be at peace. Pei Xiaoyuan was even more helpless.

He explained: "Although the princess is busy, she will sleep with Xiao Langjun every night. He must have been sleepy, and he couldn't see the princess, so he couldn't stop crying. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan paused, looked at his son who was crying heartbreakingly on the bed, and thought of her being worried at the moment, and immediately said, "I don't care." In that case, Eminem, you will send him back to the palace. ”

He paused.

"I'll send you back."

He nodded, turned around and hurriedly called someone to pack up his things and dress the child neatly. She hugged it, got into the palace car, and Pei Xiaoyuan rode a horse to accompany her, until she was sent to a convenient door to enter the palace at night.

However, in more than a year, Chang'an's personnel have changed a lot. The guard of the prison had a face, it should have come after Pei Xiaoyuan left, he didn't know him, he thought it was the person who sent the He family back to the palace, stopped him, and said respectfully: "There is a ban in the palace, those who have no family registration cannot enter at will without a summons." If you have a fish talisman, please show it and let me check it. ”