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Yu Tingwan's voice trembled a little, "Is it true that there is no response?"

Pei Zhi said "hmm", then realized what was happening and added: "As long as you stay by my side."

"Then I have nothing more to ask for."

His light words sent a chill through his heart, and his eyes suddenly became like frost and snow.

"Your decrees, I think...are very good. I don't understand court affairs, so I have nothing to ask for. As for private matters, apart from what you don't agree with, what else can I ask for?"

Yu Tingwan pursed her lips. After she finished speaking, she looked at his face and felt a little out of breath. She simply closed her eyes, pushed his shoulders, and whispered, "I'm sleepy."

When she woke up the next day, it was already midnight. After breakfast, she ground paper and drew plum blossoms beside the table. Xiaobai, who was lying on her knees, suddenly jumped up on the low table and rubbed his tail against the inkstone. Ink, dragging traces on the paper.

It also realized something was wrong, and turned around anxiously, almost breaking a clay doll on the table.

Yu Tingwan quickly picked it up, remembering Pei Zhi's disdain for Xiao Bai, and whispered: "If you break it, your Majesty won't even want you to enter Guan Juyuan next time."

The maid took Xiaobai to clean it. Yu Tingwan looked at the ruined painting and felt bored, so he drew a fluffy puppy in the blank space.

There was sudden movement and commotion outside. She was frowning and wanted to ask what happened when Chen Xing came in and said, "Princess, your Majesty is not alive during the morning court today."

"My lord has sent Dragon-Slaying Guards to Prince Wei's Mansion to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."

Pei Zhi recalled many of the Dragon-Slaying Guards to the capital ten days ago, and when His Majesty passed away, they rushed to the Wei Palace.

Yu Tingwan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is he still in the palace now?"

"All the ministers are waiting in the palace. Just now, the Yulin Guards went straight to several city gates and asked the capital to observe martial law and not to ring the bells and drums."

"That means he has died." Yu Tingwan looked indifferent and suddenly asked, "When will King Wei come back?"

Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My lord, I'm afraid he will have to stay in the palace for the next few days."

"Are the other ministers like this too?"

"All the important ministers are."

The important ministers are the confidants of the King of Wei.

Yu Tingwan nodded but said nothing. It was so troublesome. It must be that His Majesty did something to disgust Pei Zhi before he died.

The palace city was tightly surrounded by people sent by Chen Xi, and patrol sergeants could be seen in Chang'an from time to time. Their armor showed their identity. They were not the Yulin Guards, but the Tiger Guards, who were once directly subordinate to Pei Zhi when he was still the prince.

All the officials and their families stayed behind closed doors. It was not late yet and the roads were deserted.

The capital city is depressing, as if a storm is about to come.

child time.

Yu Ting went to bed at night and just closed his eyes. The inner room was silent. Suddenly he heard very light footsteps and asked nervously, "Who is it?"

"Wanwan, it's me." Pei Zhi said with a smile, and under the faint moonlight, he saw the woman on the couch subconsciously leaning on the innermost side, as if she was frightened.

Yu Tingwan opened her eyes wide, "Your steps were so light and you didn't make any sound. I thought you were an assassin."

"I thought you were asleep. Don't worry Wanwan, there won't be any assassins." Pei Zhi glanced out the window and said, "Yingyue is guarding outside. There is no safer place in the world than yours."

He sat by the couch, held her hand, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, the Zhao family has nothing to fear."

"Aren't you in the palace these days?" Yu Tingwan couldn't help but wonder why he came back in the middle of the night.

"I heard from Chen Xing that you asked me when I would come back." The man whose chill had not yet dissipated had a gentle look in his eyes, "I thought you wanted to see me, so I rushed back to take a look at you."

After swallowing the sentence "I didn't expect to see you", Yu Tingwan asked in a low voice: "I just wanted to ask you, is it Zhao Heng who ascended the throne?"

"Of course, he is the prince after all." Pei Zhi laughed, "If I want to be the queen, I have to wait until next spring at least."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Yu Tingwan was not in high spirits, he gently stroked her cheek and said warmly: "I have to go to the palace."

Yu Tingwan frowned. Just now, his sleeves touched her and they felt a little wet. "Why are your clothes stained with water?"

"It was snowing outside just now." Pei Zhi glanced at the wet marks on his sleeves. "I came back from riding a horse. The snow that fell on me must have melted."

He stood up and was about to leave when his hand was suddenly grabbed and he turned back in surprise.

"Wanwan, is there something you want me to bring to Marquis Pingyang?"

"It's cold and the roads are slippery. Please change your clothes and ride in the carriage."

The two sentences were spoken at the same time, and Pei Zhi's eyes brightened slightly. After a while, he was only wearing pajamas and lifted the bed curtains.

"Since it's cold and the roads are slippery, I won't leave."

After less than two hours of rest, he opened his eyes and saw that the woman in his arms was sleeping soundly, so he stood up carefully.

The winter night was long and the sky was still dark. When Pei Zhi returned to the palace, Prime Minister Sizhi and Colonel Sili were waiting for him with lanterns.

"My lord, did you go outside the palace?"

Pei Zhi nodded, without saying much, then opened the door and entered the hall, where he saw several civil servants frowning and sighing.

"It's just a posthumous edict. How can you trust the late emperor's nonsense before his death?" Pei Zhi took off his cloak and took a sip of hot tea.

"I said that if Zhao Heng ascends the throne, the new emperor will not be someone else." His voice was cold, "The late emperor said that Prince Zhaoming had a son raised among the people. That was a lie on his deathbed."

Pei Zhi's expression was as cold as frost, and he glanced at the older civil servants, "Or are you saying that you don't listen to Gu, but instead believe in the emperor of Zhou Dynasty?"

Yu Xiuyun sat aside, out of tune with the group of Pei family veterans. At this moment, he lowered his head and approached the cup, as if he was tasting the fragrance of tea.

Yesterday morning, before his death, the late emperor said that Prince Zhaoming had a son who was still alive and was being raised in a temple in Sili.

Prince Zhaoming is the elder brother of Princess Chengyang from the same mother. He is well-loved for his virtuous and gentle nature. After his early death, he handed over all his power to the princess, so that the princess could hold great power at a young age. No matter whether his son is mediocre or not, his reputation will not be low. .

Pei Zhi had murderous intentions at that time. When the late emperor wanted to pass the throne to Prince Zhaoming's son, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

He thought that the late emperor said this before his death to cause trouble for the Pei family, but he did not expect that it was to keep Zhao Heng away from the dispute over the throne.

Yu Xiuyun raised his head, somewhat disgusted with the tea in the palace, and said: "No matter whether what the late emperor said is true or false, we must send someone to investigate."

Several other elderly civil servants nodded and said: "What Marquis Pingyang said is true. If Prince Zhaoming really has an heir, it would be better to recall him to Chang'an and treat him favorably to show King Wei's tolerance."

Pei Zhi couldn't help but squeeze the tea cup in his hand. The tactics these veterans used on the battlefield were more vicious than the last, but now they are merciful.

Yu Xiuyun shook his head gently: "My lord, my intention is that if it is true, I will kill him."

Yuan Qi's tone was calm and he looked like a gentleman, but what he said was even more shocking: "Set the temple on fire to avoid leaving any evidence."

Yuan Qi doesn't believe in strange powers and chaos, so naturally there are no taboos. Chen Du firmly believes in gods and Buddhas. Hearing this, his expression changed and he said, "Just get rid of those who know about it. Are you going to burn the temple?"