In the crowd, some people began to chant heartily. The cries were sporadic at first, but gradually, they rang out in succession.

She paused for a moment, and suddenly, still through the veil, bowed to the people in front of the building in a dignified manner, as a thank you.

The cheers became louder and louder, like a sea of mountains, and the people knelt down in the direction of the purple curtain.

She didn't stay any longer, and when she had finished saluting, she turned around and went downstairs to get in the car and leave.

Suddenly, in the stirring cries of "Princess Chitose", other voices sounded in several corners at the end of the square.

It was a group of filthy beggars, dozens of people, crowded among the people and singing ballads, listening carefully, but what they sang was "the king is not right, and the town and country are restless". The nearby guards noticed something was wrong and immediately rushed to check it. Those beggars were slippery like loaches, turning their heads and fleeing, and deliberately burrowing into the dense crowd, pushing left and right, creating chaos in order to escape. When they landed, some people were pushed to the ground one after another, and there was a commotion.

The people in the distance didn't know what was happening, and after a short period of confusion, they looked up and saw that the figure of the princess upstairs had disappeared, and they were busy leaving the way they came, but the intersection in front of them had already been blocked, and they couldn't get out, and the ones behind were squeezed up. The wall began to shake like a wave. Someone began to shout for help, mixed with the heart-rending cries of children crying for their mothers, and the square became more and more chaotic, and even the many Jin Wuwei could not completely stabilize the order for a while.

The rain has fallen to the town of the country, and it has reached the vicinity of the car. The commotion was like a tsunami, and it had quickly pushed to her nearest. One of the guards was frightened, threw him off his horse, turned around and ran wildly, and ran straight at the princess.

At this time, Chang'an County Ling and the others had been sent by the princess to escort the mage to leave first and command the order. She herself stopped where she was, turning her face to look at the chaos in the square, her expression worried, her brows frowning slightly, as if she was hesitating about something, not noticing the danger.

Pei Xiaoyuan had already come behind her, and when he saw this, his heart tightened violently, and he didn't have time to think about anything, he stretched out his arm and violently pushed away the few people in front of him who were still blocking his way, like lightning, and rushed towards her.

Just as he was about to rush behind her, Lantai, who was closer to her, had already blocked in front of her, grabbed her by the waist, and took her, and flashed to the side with agility.

Then, the rest of the guards followed, quickly subduing the startled horse and saving the day.

Pei Xiaoyuan stopped abruptly and watched Lan Tai gently let go of her waist.

She stood firm, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she ordered Lantai to take the guards to help the county order maintain order.

At this time, the people nearby were already afraid, turned around and squeezed into the gate of the Zhenguo Building, wanting to go in and hide, but were intercepted by the guards, and there was a shout.

"Let them in! Don't stop it! ”

She cleared her voice, drank the guards, and then, turning around, hurried in that direction.

After serving on the side for more than a year, Lan Tai didn't need to say much for Lan Tai to understand her decision.

She is going to return to Zhenguo to appear upstairs to stabilize people's hearts.

This is bound to be useful, but—

"Princess! It's too dangerous! The minister sent the princess back to the palace immediately, and handed it over to someone else here! ”

Lantai was reluctant to obey the order and tried to persuade her, however, apparently unable to stop her decision.

She frowned, didn't say a word, lifted her skirt and ran to the tall building.

"Lantai!"

Just when Lantai was anxious and hesitant, suddenly, he heard a voice calling for himself behind him.

Pei Xiaoyuan gently put a crying little girl who he picked up from the crowd into a place where there were few people, and then strode up and shouted: "You quickly protect the princess and return to the palace!" Leave it to me here! ”

This sound instantly suppressed all the noise around and reached the ears of Su Yu.

She paused in her galloping footsteps, paused, and slowly turned back.

In the figure of countless people in the center who are panicking and constantly running, the two of them have their eyes intersecting.

At that moment, he nodded slightly at her.

Lantai reacted from surprise and immediately responded and rushed towards the princess.

She no longer insisted. Ren Lantai rushed to protect her, put her in the carriage, and closed the door.

Pei Xiaoyuan watched the carriage carrying her gradually open the way from the rear of the Zhenguo Building under the protection of Lantai and the guards, closed his eyes, turned his head to look at the still chaotic situation in the square behind him, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly and thought for a moment, suddenly, he looked up at the top of the building, and then no longer hesitated, took a few steps up the steps, and quickly pushed aside the flow of people who were fleeing into the building, climbed along the stairs, and kept going up.

Without a moment's pause, he left behind all those who had fought with him to climb the stairs for refuge, and alone, in one breath, quickly ascended to the top of the ninth floor, and came to the front of the bell tower.

The door was locked, he pulled out his knife, cut the door lock, broke the door, strode to the giant bell that was quietly hanging under the bell pavilion, hugged a giant tree that was hanging in the air and was thicker than a person's waist, and exerted all his strength, pulling this giant tree that usually requires several people to control at the same time to the limit position, and then, pushing, slamming forward.

The bell was hit with a huge force, and the bronze body trembled violently, causing the beam of the bell pavilion to creak and tremble, making a huge sound.

When ——, ——, when ——。

In this way, three bells in succession, such as a dragon roaring, like an elephant, the loud sound centered on the bell tower, circled, spread in all directions, and shocked Pei Xiaoyuan himself with blood and qi, chest tightness and earache.

Many officials who were busy working within the palace walls stopped one after another, panicked, and rushed out of the government office to inquire about each other; On the streets, passers-by stopped, vendors fell to their burdens, and the Jinwu guards, who were patrolling the streets in the rest of the directions and had not yet received the news here, rode their horses and galloped towards the source of the sound; It also made all the birds and finches within a radius of several miles around fly out of the nest, and quickly gathered in the sky near the Zhenguo Tower, the birds were black and oppressive, covering the sky and the sun, constantly changing shapes, and the sound of dumb and dumb noise was like the end of the world.

The thousands of people in the square in front of Zhenguo Building who were rushing in a panic fell silent for a moment. Everyone was stunned by the sudden sound of the bell that fell overhead. Their faces were terrified, and they froze in place, looking up at the heavens. Many of the faint men turned pale, covered their ears, and fell to the ground on the spot.

The Chang'an County Commander was working hard to direct the evacuation of the crowd together with the Jin Wuwei officers at the scene. He shouted with all his might, but with such a flow of people, how could it be effective for a while, he was also squeezed and fell to the ground, and finally got up with the support of the people around him, and found that the boots on his feet were gone. Seeing that more and more people are being squeezed down, I know that if I continue, I am afraid that a trampling tragedy will be staged. When he was frightened, he was suddenly shaken by the bell, and he couldn't help but look up with the people beside him, and saw a figure standing above the bell pavilion on the top of the building, and shouted towards the square below: "The princess has an order, and everyone is determined in place!" Don't be afraid, and don't act on your own! Wait for the order, pass in turn! ”

His voice was clear and powerful, and the sound of a bell still lingering was carried by the wind around the square.

When the bell stopped, there was silence, and even the weeping women and boys fell silent.

"It's a colt! It's the colt that's back! ”

The county commander finally saw this young and resolute face clearly, and he was ecstatic, and couldn't help but shout loudly. Then, the Kingo officers also recognized the person, chanted, and climbed to the top to help maintain order.

"Everybody's on orders! Do as the horse commands! ”

There was another buzz in the crowd, and then someone began to sob, but no one pushed or shoved the way.

Moments later, nearby guards also arrived, working together to begin evacuating the people in the square.

Pei Xiaoyuan didn't come down immediately, he was still standing on the top of the bell pavilion, looking down, looking around with his eyes like an eagle falcon, and finally, a moment later, among the chaotic and small passers-by, he saw a few shadows of the beggars he was looking for who were still fleeing.

He jumped off the bell pavilion, quickly went downstairs, and chased after him.

When it got dark, he also ended the events of the day, returned to Yongning House, and after bathing, he lay down on the fragrant wood couch at will, closed his eyes quietly, as if he had fallen asleep.

However, in a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, turned over from the bed and went down to the ground, dragged his clothes and hurriedly put them on, and, without any further hesitation, rode out of the house, braved the night, and went to the palace.

He came to the gate of the palace that had been turned away a few days ago, and the guard of the prison tonight was the same one last time, but this time, the other party's attitude was very different, and he was respectful.

"I'm tired of reporting to the princess on my behalf, I have something to ask to see." Pei Xiaoyuan said straight.

"Go in, don't go. Last time, I was humble and didn't know Mount Tai, and I was offended, and I asked the horse to forgive me. The guard hurriedly said, and then ordered the palace door to be opened.

Pei Xiaoyuan paused and stepped inside.

He came to the east pavilion of the Xuanzheng Palace, where he had never appeared yesterday, and stopped under the wind and rain corridor.

There was still light in the attic window, and Yang Zaien was leading the people, standing under the porch outside the window with a slight frown. When I saw him suddenly, I didn't seem to be much surprised, but hurried to meet him, and after saluting, I whispered, "The horse has come just in time." The princess was frightened during the day, and at the moment she was still doing things here alone. The colt advised her that it would be better to go back and rest earlier. ”

Pei Xiaoyuan walked through the wind and rain corridor and entered.

She is in front of a screen with a picture of the Lamei Winter Snow River, but she is not dealing with the movement. The pieces were neatly stacked on the desk, and they looked like they had been sorted out. She was bending up with one arm on the desk to support her cheeks, and she was sitting leaning against the edge of the case, her face a little light and tired, and her eyes were casually falling on the candle flame on a white porcelain lampstand on the desk, as if she was thinking about something.

When Pei Xiaoyuan stood quietly by the door of the mallet and looked at the candlestick with her line of sight, he suddenly felt a little familiar. Then he remembered. This white porcelain candlestick seems to be the one he used in her residence when he first took her back to Yongning Mansion.

I remember that at that time, she was just a small court painter, dressed as a man, and almost drowned herself in the Qujiang River in order to save the two county lords. He took her home.

In an instant, that night, the scene of her quietly wiping her long hair in a loose middle coat against the candlestick after bathing appeared clearly in front of his eyes.

He looked at the person in front of him steadily, and his chest couldn't help but feel sore. I just feel that the past seems to be a dream, a melancholy old dream with a bit of sweetness.

At this time, she also seemed to be aware of the movement outside the gate, and the soft shadow on the screen moved slightly.

"Got it, don't rush again, let's go back to the dormitory!"

She said a word about him as if he was the palace eunuch, then retracted her arms, sat up straight, and turned around with a delicate face.

"If you don't come back, I'm afraid that Xiaohu'er will cry again, and He Emu and they won't be able to coax them-"

She smiled and sighed, sighing with a whining voice, as if full of sweetness, and suddenly her gaze fixed on the face of the man who was standing in the shadow of the malle, and the smile gradually faded.

A stream of blood rushed straight from the heart to the heavenly spirit in an instant. Pei Xiaoyuan's whole person was almost stunned by the impact. He steadied himself, and after settling his mind, he walked slowly out of the shadow of the malle's door, and stopped in front of her.

"Minister Pei Xiaoyuan, take the liberty to enter the palace to ask to see the princess, and ask the princess Chun'an together."

He hesitated, but finally bowed to the silent shadow in front of him, making a proper salute.

After a moment of silence, she moved again, and then, slowly, standing up from behind the desk, took a step, and walked quietly past him.

A shadow of a skirt passed through the corner of his eye.

She didn't tell him to get up, and she didn't pay attention to him. And so he left him and left.

"You haven't knelt enough?"

Just as he was being seized by a deep sense of frustration, suddenly, he heard a clear voice behind him.

He looked back slightly dazedly, and saw her stop at the door of the mallet where he had just stood, and turned to look at her.

"Come with me, let's go and see Xiaohu'er first. If you have anything else to look for me, it will be okay to talk about it later. ”

After she said this in a casual tone, she walked out of the East Pavilion and led the way.

Chapter 146

She walked ahead, and Pei Xiaoyuan followed behind her. At a distance of one or twenty paces, Yang Zaien led the little palace eunuch and the palace maid, and quietly followed at the end. The group silently walked through the silent court under the mid-spring night, and entered her dormitory.

The steep night wind blew the whole body slightly cold, and the fire was still warm in the dormitory, and the heat was sufficient. Pei Xiao Yuanfang stepped in, and a burst of warm incense came to him, wrapping his whole person from head to toe, and it was even more straightforward. His cold eyelids became hot, and his mind couldn't help but be in a slight trance, at this time, he saw the maid Candle and several little palace maids quickly coming out of the inner room to greet him, and when he saw him, he was surprised: "The horse is also here?" Then he hurriedly greeted her, and said quickly to her on the side: "Xiao Lang Junfang is full, his eyelids are sticky, he wants to sleep, but he refuses to sleep, Eminem is coaxing." ”

Su Yu handed the shawl she had taken off to another maidservant, and smiled and responded: "I'll go and see, you serve the horses all your life." After speaking, he washed his hands in front of a basin shelf filled with water, took the plain towel handed by the maidservant, dried it, and then hurried inside, and his figure disappeared behind a curtain.

Candle came up happily, and said that she had heard about the meritorious work of her master in the palace, and she and the rest of the maidservants diligently served tea and snacks, but he stopped them, and told them not to stay with them, but to go about their own work. Candle and the maids glanced at each other, and saw that he was not joking, and he did not dare to force him to stay, so after saluting, he quietly retreated.

There was finally silence in front of him, and the sounds coming from the inner sanctum became clear. She and He whispered a sentence or two from time to time, asking about Xiao'er's diet when she was away, and when she spoke, there was a whimper of Xiaohu'er, as well as her gentle hypnotic coaxing.

He listened intently for a moment, as if he had been summoned by some kind of summons, and could not help himself, and slowly walked to the side of the curtain where she had disappeared, stopped, and looked in.

Behind the curtain, there was another door, hidden, and through a slightly open door, he saw that she had changed into a daily moon-white spring shirt, and a cotton skirt embroidered with simple frangipani flowers at her waist, and was lying sideways on the edge of the couch. Little Tiger was lying in her arms, one little hand clenched into a fist, tightly gripping her shoulder coat, she gently patted Jiao'er on the back, coaxing him to sleep.

can't fully see his son's appearance at the moment, but Pei Xiaoyuan can imagine that he must be in her arms, obediently closed his eyes, and has fallen asleep. Although the little hand holding her shoulder still did not let go of his fist, the aggrieved whimper that Fang Cai made because he couldn't see her in the dark was no longer audible.

She did not leave immediately, but continued to accompany him like this for a long time, until he fell asleep, and she slowly let go of her little hand, leaned over, kissed his head, covered him with a quilt, gently pulled down from the couch, and told He Shi and the nurse to accompany him for a while, and then disperse to rest, and then came out.

Pei Xiaoyuan did not dodge and still stopped in place.

She glanced at him, motioned for him to follow, and then walked past him, and went out of the outer hall, into a small pavilion connected by six screens.

The small pavilion is not big, block the screen, it will show privacy, the furnishings are elegant, there are not many things, I saw that the ground was spread on a Persian carpet with exotic patterns woven with exotic patterns for the winter that occupied half of the house, and there were two low feet sitting on the left and right on the blanket, in front of which was a case, and the paper, pen, water, and other things used for painting were displayed on the case, and there was a luminous porcelain bottle, and there was a seasonal frangipani branch full of delicate yellow flowers in the bottle, which was secretly embroidered on her spring shirt skirt.

It seems that this is the living room where she usually paints or takes a nap.

"Talking here, you won't make noise to Xiaohu'er."

She took off her embroidered shoes, stepped on the carpet with her feet wrapped in socks, walked to one of the low couches and sat down, straightened the slightly wrinkled hem of her cotton skirt, and motioned for him to take a seat.

Pei Xiaoyuan didn't take off his boots and boarded the blanket, he stopped outside the blanket. Seeing that he didn't come, she didn't force it, her eyes came, and she said, "What are you looking for me?" ”

"You worked hard, gave birth to him, and raised him so well alone. I...... Didn't help you in the slightest. ”