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As soon as Yu Tingwan opened her eyes, she realized that there was no one around her. She stood up and opened the bed curtains, asking the maid when she was showing up.

When she heard that it was just past midnight, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Pei Zhi had been sleeping for the past few days, and since he didn't have to go to court, he tormented her all night and stayed with her until he got up.

The maid observed the words and expressions, and said quickly: "The Lord has left since Yinshi."

Yu Tingwan nodded, as if he had something urgent to do. While sitting in front of the bronze mirror to dress up, he suddenly remembered that today, New Year's Eve, was her birthday.

The palace of Prince Wei was deserted and there was no sense of festival at all. The older servants seemed to have remembered something and looked more cautious than before, not daring to show a smile.

On this day when she was young, she would go out with her parents and brothers to watch the exorcisms. The people would recognize them, stuff cakes into her hands, and say with a smile: "The daughter-in-law of the noble family in Yu County seems to have grown taller."

While the maid was combing her hair with a rhinoceros horn grate, Yu Tingwan suddenly said, "Where's Ruyi?"

The maid in Guanjuyuan knew that the princess liked Ruyi and personally taught her to read and calligraphy, so she respected her. The maid whispered: "Miss Ruyi just went out and didn't say anything."

Yu Tingwan didn't think much about it until breakfast was not delivered and Ruyi didn't come back, then he felt strange.

"Princess, I just saw the person from the kitchen outside the door, so I carried it in." Ruyi walked in cautiously, carrying a three-layer black lacquered mother-of-pearl food box, as if it contained some kind of treasure.

Yu Tingwan looked at Ruyi with a smile in her eyes, "Did King Wei teach you to say this?"

The face of the girl in front of him turned red from suppressing it, and she hesitated: "I did see my master just now, but I didn't teach him anything."

Ruyi took out the dishes in the food box one by one, single-cage golden milk puff pastry, white dragon cake, pine nut cake, sugar steamed cheese, carved honey fried...

Until the end, he held a bowl of hot noodle soup in both hands and placed it on the table.

"Cooked in the kitchen?"

Ruyi nods like pounding garlic.

As soon as Yu Tingwan picked up the pair of chopsticks, he saw someone coming in.

Pei Zhi took off his cloak and wore a brocade robe with dark lotus patterns on the bottom. He had dark hair, a jade crown, and phoenix eyes with a smile.

She couldn't help but take a few more glances. In order to show his dignity, King Wei's uniform had never had such bright colors.

"I just went to the study to get you a birthday gift." He touched the hair of the woman next to him, "Don't you wake up at the right time these days? Why did you get up so early today?"

"I don't know." Yu Tingwan looked away when he saw that there was indeed a box on the short table not far away.

Pei Zhi sat next to her, keeping his eyes fixed on her lips. When he saw her swallowing her first mouthful, he asked, "How does it taste?"

"good."

A smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and his fingers gently rubbed her cheek, "I did it myself."

"I got it."

Ruyi is not good at lying at all, it can be seen at a glance.

Yu Tingwan finished the bowl of hot noodle soup, took a sip of scented tea, and smiled at Ruyi next to him: "As soon as I woke up today, you went to tell the news?"

Ruyi was afraid of King Wei, but when he said that he wanted to celebrate the princess's birthday, she vaguely agreed to the request.

Seeing the embarrassment of the girl in front of him, Yu Tingwan frowned: "I'm not blaming you, it's just that you go out first."

She looked at the man beside her, a little confused: "Why do you suddenly think of doing this?"

"Marquis Pingyang said that your mother would cook noodles for you on your birthdays in the past."

Pei Zhi looked down at her and was silent for a moment, "I can do it for you every year from now on."

"The same goes for leaving it to the kitchen." Yu Tingwan whispered: "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen."

He laughed and said, "I am not a gentleman."

Yu Tingwan paused, looked at the leisurely man in front of her, pursed her lips and said, "Did you specifically ask my brother this?"

"Of course." Pei Zhi couldn't help but hold her hand. After all, he felt it was inconvenient to be in the hall, so he carried her to the inner room. After sitting down, he looked at the woman in his arms, feeling quite good.

"I also asked Marquis Pingyang about other things." The smile on his lips gradually deepened, "He said that you don't like the young masters of the Qingzhou squire family very much."

"Why did you ask my brother about this?" Yu Tingwan opened her eyes wide and her face turned red.

"Why not?" He lowered his head and stared into her eyes, "If I don't ask clearly, I will send Qingzhou's Dragon-Slaying Guards to find out who came to your door one by one."

"I just said it casually."

"I blame you for misunderstanding what I said that day." Pei Zhi bowed his head, brushed his lips against her temples, and asked in her ear: "Were Wanwan jealous at that time?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and kissed the corner of her mouth. If he just felt humiliated by being a fake, he should just be cold-faced, but she insisted on telling those lies to make him angry.

"No."

Pei Zhi was not surprised, his expression did not change, and he ordered his servant to bring in the box on the low table outside.

When they were alone in the room, he took out something from the hidden compartment of the box, less than half the size of a hand.

Black jade and sapphire are tightly joined together, shaped like a tiger, with two words engraved on the back.

Qianlong.

Yu Tingwan couldn't help but asked him: "What is this?"

"Tiger Talisman." The man holding her put something into her palm, "A birthday gift for you."

The jade felt cold in her hands, but she felt hot, so she quickly put it in the box.

"What do I need the Tiger Talisman for?" Yu Tingwan pursed her lips and thought, but she didn't expect any army to be named "Hidden Dragon".

Pei Zhi did not force her, but said warmly: "As the eldest princess, my mother raised a private army. Later, she went to Jingyi and called this private army Qianlong Guard."

Yu Tingwan was silent. The dragon lurked in the abyss, waiting for the time to fly.

There was a smile in his eyes, "Her surname is Zhao, so she would naturally have such thoughts."

"My mother died suddenly. She handed Qianlong Guard to my father before she died. That's why the Jingyi clan suspected that my father had killed his wife by drinking alcohol."

When Pei Zhi said this, there was a hint of sarcasm on his face. If his father was really such a person, he would not have died early.

"My father merged the Hidden Dragon Guard into Pei's Shadow Guard. After I took over the Shadow Guard, I separated the Hidden Dragon Guard and ordered them to defend the palace city. The remaining ones were renamed the Dragon-Slaying Guard."

"Wanwan, with this tiger talisman, you can call the palace guards of Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace, and the arsenal can also be opened with this tiger talisman."

Yu Tingwan looked at him with an expression that clearly showed no trace of joking. She stared into those eyes and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will use this tiger talisman to force you into the palace like the previous empress?"

"Don't be afraid." Pei Zhi said calmly: "If you force me to marry you, I must have done something sorry for you. This is not possible."

He seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly laughed, "Being forced to abdicate means that the emperor doesn't do anything at all."

Yu Tingwan finally put the tiger charm into the box, "After all, it is your mother's relic, so you'd better keep it."

"It's not my mother's relic. What she has in her hand is a bronze tiger talisman."

All the relics of Princess Chengyang were sent to the tomb by the late king, and the remaining bits and pieces were buried under the ruins of Chunshan Palace.

Pei Zhi's tone became more gentle, "The piece in your hand belongs to two deputy envoys. One is good at changing voices and later joined the Pei family. Pei Shu learned from him. The other one is good at making poisons and medicines. She is your mother. "

He sighed softly, stuffed the tiger talisman into the palm of his arms again, lowered his head and kissed the end of her red eyes gently, "Wanwan, this is your mother's thing, just accept it."

Yu Tingwan's throat tightened, "Which half is my mother's?"

Pei Zhi stroked her cheek and said, "There's no reason to take half a gift, just take it. It doesn't matter if you don't want to use it. As long as I'm here, the palace guards will listen to you even without the Tiger Talisman."