The beauty is delicate and soft, and he madly criticizes the powerful officials for taking her as th

Yu Tingwan was a little moved, he hesitated for a moment and then said: "You are already busy enough with government affairs, so forget it."

Pei Zhi noticed the change in her expression, only smiled and did not mention the matter again.

On the way back to Prince Wei's Mansion, he took off the jade ring on his hand and made a gesture on Yu Tingwan's hand.

"Red suits you better."

Yu Tingwan saw that there seemed to be a pattern on the inside of the ring finger, "What is that?"

"When the Dragon-Slaying Guards are not on duty, they train in a village on the outskirts of Beijing. This pattern is a certificate for entering and exiting at will."

Pei Zhi put the ring finger in her palm and let her play with it and look at it at will.

*

Before Yu Tingwan went to bed, he ordered his people to put out the lights. As soon as he lay down, he noticed the stretched out hand of the man beside him in the darkness.

Pei Zhi hugged her and thought of what she said today, "In case you like it." He couldn't help but approach her ear and whispered: "Wanwan, when will you believe me?"

"What do you believe?" Yu Tingwan felt sleepy and didn't know what he was going to say.

Sensing the sleepiness in her tone, Pei Zhi laughed and said, "Forget it, go to sleep."

As soon as he woke up, the maid from Guanjuyuan brought a stack of posts and detailed which family sent them.

There are all kinds of reasons for inviting Yu Tingwan to their house.

She put those posts aside and after reading them carefully, Pei Zhi also went to court.

He picked up one, glanced at it, and then ordered the maid beside him: "Push them all away."

When Yu Tingwan heard that he was so straightforward, he raised his eyes and asked, "But it's not appropriate because of the disputes between the previous dynasties?"

After Pei Zhi sat down, he took a sip of tea and said leisurely and naturally: "You stay with me at home."

"I don't want it." Yu Tingwan recalled the way he touched her in the study and flatly refused, "You have your own government affairs to deal with, so why ask me to accompany you all the time."

"You went to court early in the morning and had to discuss matters with your subordinates in the study. How could I be by your side all the time?" Yu Tingwan tried her best to persuade him.

Pei Zhi was silent for a moment, picked up the posts, and said softly: "It's not that I don't want you to leave the house, it's just that these places are too far away."

Gentlemen gatherings often took place in villas on the outskirts of Beijing, especially polo clubs or Qushui Shang.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Yu Tingwan, touched her cheek, and said comfortingly: "In half a month, Zhang Ji will return to Beijing. From now on, you can go wherever you want, just remember to come back early."

Yu Tingwan was stunned, seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, "What does Zhang Ji's return to Chang'an have to do with whether I can leave the house?"

Pei Zhi saw her eyes widening and couldn't help laughing, "Don't ask."

He remembered the post sent by Xie Yun. The place of invitation was quite close to Prince Wei's Mansion. He said, "There is no need to push Xie Yun's post. You can go wherever you are in Chang'an City in the past half month."

His lips were close to Yu Tingwan's ears, and the hot breath tickled her ears, "It's only half a month."

Yu Tingwan hesitated for a moment, "Okay, then when I am in the study, you are not allowed to move your hands or feet, and you are not allowed to touch my belt."

He agreed immediately and said with a smile: "Do you have any other requests?"

Hearing his question, Yu Tingwan really raised his head and thought for a moment, "No more for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Zhi stood up with a faint smile on his lips, "Then please come and accompany me to the study."

He came to Guanjuyuan as soon as he came down from court, but he hadn't read any of the booklets yet.

Yu Tingwan just stepped into the inner room of the study and said in shock: "Did you really put a imperial concubine's couch here?"

"What's so strange?" After Pei Zhi sat down, he flipped through the book and said, "Whatever you like, just go and get it yourself."

Yu Tingwan caught a glimpse of an extra shelf in the inner room, with some books placed on it. It looked like they were newly copied and the ink was still fresh.

She pulled out two volumes, which turned out to be "The Postscript of Searching for Gods" and "The Supernatural". She was surprised for a moment. Pei Zhi didn't like these and always thought they were idle books. Pei Shu also complained that when she was a child, she read supernatural stories and was scolded by her eldest brother for not reading them. The words are strange and the power is confusing.

Yu Tingwan wanted to ask him, but she turned around and saw him sitting in front of the table with a serious look on his face, completely different from when she was usually with her, so she didn't bother him and just took the book "Supernatural" to the imperial concubine's bed. Sitting.

Although the Yu family was heir to Confucianism, Yu Xin loved telling folk stories to entertain his children. Although Yu Tingwan was not superstitious about gods and ghosts, he was also quite interested in them.

"Last time I heard you mention Dongfang Shuo's "Shen Yi Jing". I guessed that you liked these, so I ordered someone to bring them."

Pei Zhi walked to her side at some point and suddenly made a sound.

"I'm still wondering when you became interested in these things."

Yu Tingwan was in a good mood. It was rare that she smiled when talking to him, and the gold leaf butterfly on her hairpin trembled slightly.

"It's just that you like it."

Pei Zhi didn't like to see these things since he was a child. They were all used by the alchemists to deceive the king.

Before returning to Guanjuyuan, a servant asked to see him outside, saying that someone from the Western Regions Caravan had sent something again, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Pei Zhi said in a calm tone: "Isn't it usually stored in the warehouse? Why do you have to ask me about such a trivial matter?"

The servant paused for a moment and said, "Master, this time I gave you a living creature."

Yu Tingwan curiously wanted to poke his head in and take a look. Could it be some kind of famous horse?

Pei Zhi got up after hearing this, and when he went out, he saw a fluffy puppy in a cage, and he couldn't help but frown.

He keeps caravans so that they can memorize the roads leading to the countries in the Western Region and the features of each country. He does not ask them to collect cats and dogs.

"My lord, the people in the caravan say this is a whisker dog. It is very smart and humane, and it does not grow big. Many female relatives of powerful families in the Western Region like it, so it was specially given to the princess."

Pei Zhi looked at the dog, was silent for a moment and said, "Would it hurt the princess? It's better to send it away."

The puppy in the cage suddenly screamed and whimpered. Pei Zhi thought for a moment and asked his servant to call Yu Tingwan to come over.

After Yu Tingwan came over, he ordered someone to open the cage, pick up the dog and start petting it.

"Your Majesty, did you see it smiling just now?"

Pei Zhi glanced at the dog and thought it was flattering. He was so scared that he grinned when he saw Yu Tingwan.

"How can a dog laugh? If you like it, just stay."

"Really?" Yu Tingwan smiled, "I thought you would find it annoying."

He shook his head and saw that she was happy, and the corners of his mouth turned up, "Of course it's true."

On the way back to Guanjuyuan, Pei Zhi saw that she was only looking at the furry ball in her arms. He put his arm around her waist and said in a cold tone: "It's not like this dog can't walk. What are you doing holding it?"

"Don't you think it's pretty?" Yu Tingwan lowered her head.

Pei Zhi glanced at it. It was black and white. It didn't look good at all. It only wagged its tail and was silly, and didn't look smart at all.

"How about calling it Xiaobai?" Yu Tingwan paused, "Its tail is white."

She particularly liked Xiaobai, and she talked more with Pei Zhi, "When I was in Lingji, my neighbor had a dog named Xiaobai. My brother liked it very much. He secretly brought it bones to play with it several times. The kid couldn’t find the dog, so he came to my house crying.”

He had never heard her take the initiative to mention things from her childhood. Pei Zhi said softly, "Yeah" with a smile on his face, and listened to her quietly, occasionally interjecting a few words.