The reborn sycophant

Back in the tent, Zhao Ji had already fallen asleep. On a summer night, when the scorching heat floated between the sky and the earth, she wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, only showing her black head.

Lying down on a slightly crude bunk beside him, looking at the dancing flames outside through a layer of tarpaulin, the heart of the first banquet was hard to calm down for a long time.

When sleepiness came up, Zhao Ji got out of the quilt, crawled to her bedside and knelt down, looked at her, her jet-black eyes were amazingly bright, too dark, such eyes should be sharp, but Zhao Ji's eyes But it is very soft, soft and confused, full of the kind of helplessness that can't be found.

Under such gaze, Wei Chuyan's drowsiness gradually faded away.

"Wei Chuyan, can you... hug me to sleep? Just for a while, just for a while."

It was already midnight at this time, except for the secret whistle, the accompanying guards and servants were all asleep, the mules and horses no longer neighed, and there was no sound outside. As soon as Zhao Ji spoke, her clear voice fell into Wei Chuyan's heart, With some softness that you don't usually have.

This...would have been bad.

But...what the hell!

In silence, Wei Chuyan lifted the thin quilt and opened his arms, Zhao Ji understood what she meant, and lay in her arms, rustling, Wei Chuyan hugged her, pulled the quilt up a little, and covered her Hold Zhao Ji's back.

"Wei Chuyan..." After lying obediently for a while, Zhao Ji raised his head from her neck and looked at her profile.There was no light stand in the tent, so no lamps were lit, but the starlight poured down from the dome, and the bonfire was burning not far away. The thin tent could not block these, so it was not too dark inside, and the two of them could The other party can see clearly.

Two little people.

If they were placed in a farmhouse, children of this age would probably have to mow grass and firewood, and help out in the fields, but the life of the farmhouse is simple, without so many troubles as the two of them.If it is a family of merchants, or other ordinary people, at this age, they are still playing happily and carefree, and may be forced to read some books.

But it's still not like them, they are so young, they have to put their lives in their hearts, and they have to fight for themselves and others.

Hearing Zhao Ji calling her, the first banquet answered and patted Zhao Ji's shoulder as a kind of comfort.

For Wan Qingyuan, she would touch Qingyuan's head, but rarely pat Qingyuan's shoulder, because she regards Qingyuan as her younger sister, but Zhao Ji, even such a small Zhao Ji, is different in her heart , is it a child?Of course Zhao Ji is, but it's different.

It's very different.

"I am a little scared."

Being well comforted by Wei Chuyan, Zhao Ji bit his lower lip and lay on her heart, listening to the gentle and powerful beating of the heart, his heart gradually calmed down.

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that they will hurt you? Are you afraid that you will be pushed to hurt them in the end?"

Sighing softly, his chest trembled with the sigh, Wei Chuyan held Zhao Ji in his arms, stroked her smooth and smooth black hair, wondering what he was thinking.

Zhao Ji nodded, then shook his head again: "I'm afraid...in short, I'm very scared." She moved in Wei Chuyan's arms, smelling the familiar cold fragrance, and hugged Wei Chuyan. The pressure became tighter: "Wei Chuyan, do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Me? If you talk about direct relatives, I don't have one. My father is a married man, and he only marked my mother. My mother is weak, and it was not easy to give birth to me, and then there will be no more."

"I really admire you."

"It is a good thing for an emperor's family to have a prosperous heir. Does Your Highness think that there are many brothers and sisters? In fact, in the eyes of the court ministers, this is a little thin. You see, it is not considered a waste prince. Now the only ones who are qualified to take the throne are the second emperor, the third prince, The Seventh Prince, and Your Highness, you. Therefore, there are few choices, and everyone else will stare at each other. I know that Your Highness wants to be a virtuous king, but... the family of emperors has been ruthless since ancient times."

"I wish I was born in a commoner's family."

Zhao Ji then answered childishly.After listening to the first banquet, I couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness thought, how did you get those gold, silver, jade, and caring servants you were used to since you were a child? Born in the emperor's family and supported by the people of a country, Your Highness, this is countless. What people dream of, don't talk about other things, just say now, if you are asked to be a commoner, if you think about it carefully, would you really be willing?"

"Being in this position and having received so many offerings, we must learn to bear the responsibilities brought by this position, and get used to the troubles and difficulties that come with it. Your Highness, we can't take things for granted when we enjoy them, and we should not take them for granted when we encounter them." Complain when things are difficult. Because this is what comes with your identity, there are advantages and disadvantages. And in the eyes of many people, the advantages of this position are more than the disadvantages, and there are many more.”

Zhao Ji nodded with a half understanding, sat up suddenly, looked down at Wei Chuyan, and asked in confusion, "Wei Chuyan, why do you know so much?" She touched Wei Chuyan's thin lips, not understanding why So much truth can be said from this mouth.

Wei Chuyan grabbed her hand and didn't let her touch it randomly: "It's just that I read a lot. Master read more books. You don't need Chuyan to explain these principles in detail, but you can understand them."

Having said that, she was very guilty. Recently, she was too close to Zhao Ji, and she blurted out some words. It seems that she should say less in the future, at least at this age.

Zhao Ji was caught by her hand, and looked at her suspiciously: "I have never neglected my studies, I have read many books, and I was taught what they call great Confucianism, but why am I so far behind you? Woolen cloth?"

She was devastated.

"Ah, this ah..."

Chu Yan hugged her back into his arms, and after confirming that he hugged her tightly, he said in her ear with a smile: "Maybe His Highness is not as smart as Chu Yan."

To say that Zhao Ji is not as smart as her is to tease Zhao Ji. After all, she is the heart of an adult. It would be unrealistic for Zhao Ji to acquire the same knowledge as her at such an age.

But of course she couldn't talk to Zhao Ji about this, so she could only feel wronged by this little milk bag.

It was the first time someone dared to speak to her like this, Zhao Ji was taken aback for a moment, suspecting that he had heard it wrong, but how could it be possible that he heard it wrong?Although I also feel that Wei Chuyan is much better than her in my heart, I think it's okay. When Chuyan said it so shamelessly, Zhao Ji immediately pouted and looked at Chuyan with dangerous eyes. Chuyan sensed the danger and took her Hugging even tighter, no matter how you don't send your hands up.

"Okay, master, go to sleep, it's so late. Don't bite the first feast, it hurts."

The first banquet saw through her thoughts, tightly bound her hands, and laughed at her.Zhao Ji was angry and impatient, and didn't try to grab Wei Chuyan's hand anymore. He lowered his head and gnawed on Wei Chuyan's collarbone through his underwear. But she felt that she was being taken advantage of, so she gritted her teeth angrily, just in time to grind the collarbone of the first feast.

This person is always like this, he bites her if he likes it, and he bites her if he doesn't like it, it's like this when he grows up, and he's like this when he was a child!

The first banquet let out a muffled snort, his eyes were a little pitiful, as if he was resigned.

As a result, Zhao Ji felt a little embarrassed, she let go, and said to Wei Chuyan, "You asked for it yourself."

After a while, she couldn't help asking Wei Chuyan again: "Does it hurt?" As she spoke, she blew on Wei Chuyan's wound through a thin layer of clothing.

Just now when Zhao Ji bit her, she didn't make any big moves, but now she just breathed, but Wei Chuyan reacted greatly and covered her collarbone, preventing her from moving any more.

"Master just said, just hug for a while."

Annoyed that she was always biting, Wei Chuyan refused to hug her, and urged her to go back to his "bed" to sleep.Zhao Ji is greedy for Wei Chuyan's soft embrace, and also likes the fragrance of her body. Now that he finds an opportunity to entangle him, how can he go back?She lay down on Wei Chuyan's body, buried it between Wei Chuyan's neck, and refused to get down.

After a while, her breathing gradually became "even", as if she had fallen asleep.

He knew in his heart that the rascal hadn't really fallen asleep, but he couldn't bear to pull her off himself, so he could only hug this pestering cat and sleep all night.

For several days afterwards, the place where Zhao Ji had bitten had been aching, but it made people feel itchy.

At the beginning of July, they finally passed through Yunan and Guiliu counties and arrived at the border of Jingzhou.

There are many hills in Jingzhou, and it is quite hard work to travel all the way.People here follow the water and build villages and cities on low flat ground not far from the river. There are paddy fields in front of and behind the houses and mountains around them.

However, almost all the paddy fields I saw on the road had run out of water. Cracks occurred in every field I walked through. The crops that should have been green had already been scorched and curled, and large areas lay down on the ground. No chance of getting straight.

A severe drought is happening in the Jingzhou area.

Different from what we saw in Jiaozhou, on the official roads in the central part of Jingzhou, there were very few teams transporting food and grass, and there were few other caravans. At the same time, the number of hungry people in ragged clothes gradually increased. Most of them were slave traders, a few ox carts, a few mules and horses, and many slaves lined up to move forward.

There was a severe drought in Jingzhou, people couldn't even eat, and all business was in a downturn. Many businessmen avoided it, but slave traders rushed here.

Nowadays, in this world, there are many people selling their sons and daughters.

"God doesn't give us food. It's been five months. There hasn't been a drop of rain. There's no harvest in the fields. How can we live like this? San'er, it's not that my father is cruel. The whole family is waiting for your food to save our lives." Woolen cloth."

"Master, look at me. Although I am a little old, I still have strength. You can buy me. My mother hasn't eaten a grain of rice in three days."

"Woooooh, mother, I don't want to go with him, I don't want..."

Passing through a village, he happened to see a businessman accepting people. Zhao Ji looked at the carriage for a while, and couldn't bear to see the miserable situation, so he asked Gao Muen to give some money.

"It's unreasonable. Didn't I already give them money? Why do they still do this? Isn't it a good thing to sell their own flesh and blood to be slaves?"

Zhao Ji slapped the car window with his palm, making a small crack in the wood there.

The first banquet opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage. Looking at the situation in front of him, there was a trace of ripple on his calm face.

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