Funing Hall

Princess Baoning didn't know what the rules were since she was a child. Naturally, as a daughter of the royal family, she has her own nobility and majesty.It's just that neither her father nor her elder brother treated her like an ordinary girl.Princess Baoning is more free and easy than almost all the girls in the world.

but--

This does not mean that when she knew that her brother and her nephew were a couple, she could accept it happily and calmly.

Oh yes, it was the ex-nephew, who had no blood relationship with them.

Even if there is no blood relationship, this matter is too shocking to her.No matter how free and easy she is, no matter how disregarding the rules, she is also a girl, and she is a girl who regards her brother more than anyone else.

Zhao Cong and Zhao Shiqi had been coaxing her. Zhao Zongning cried for a long time, and after being coaxed to stop crying, he seemed to be calm, but actually his mind was even more chaotic.Other things that bothered her, such as the fact that she wanted to call a son-in-law, or that man was so bold that he dared to tell her that Xiao Eleven had an affair with Qian Yuemo, or that Xiao Eleven and Qian Yuemo did have an affair , this matter is yet to be investigated, and so on.

She had already put all these things to the back of her mind, and there was only one thought left in her mind——

Her brother is with her nephew!

The two of them hugged and kissed!Like men and women!

Her brother!Her favorite brother!Her brother who is like a banished fairy!

She was very dizzy, seeing her like this, Zhao Cong didn't go back to the palace anymore, and asked Rantao to clean up the five halls, and the three of them planned to live here at night.

I don't know what to do with the pottery yet, so I lead people to prepare first.

Although they seldom come, the five halls are always cleaned, and all the utensils are complete.Zhao Cong took Zhao Zongning's hand, went inside, and continued coaxing.Zhao Shiqi was at the side, and Ben was also persuading him, but once he opened his mouth, Zhao Zongning stared at him with bloody eyes.

He was amused in his heart, but he was not angry, he just didn't want to make Zhao Zongning angry again.

Zhao Zongning was tired of watching him, so he patted him: "Get out! I don't want to see you!"

"..." Zhao Shiqi blinked innocently.

Seeing his innocent appearance, Zhao Zongning became even angrier, and wanted to hit him with his hand.

Zhao Cong smoothed things over: "Okay, okay." He winked at Zhao Shiqi, Zhao Shiqi got up, and said "reluctantly": "Since the princess doesn't want to see me, I'll go out for a while."

"Look at how wronged you are!!" Zhao Zongning was furious for not forgetting to pretend to be pitiful.

Zhao Cong continued to smooth things over: "Don't make any noise, Xiao Shiyi will go out and play for a while."

"Princess, shall I go out first?" Zhao Shiqi asked again.

Zhao Zongning's eyes were red again, Zhao Cong was speechless, and glared at Zhao Shiqi: "Don't tease her."

Zhao Zongning became more angry: "How dare he tease me?!"

Zhao Shiqi laughed secretly, and then he strode out, and before he walked out of the inner room, he heard Zhao Zongning cry again.

Suddenly more smiles appeared on his face.

When Zhao Shiqi walked out of the palace gate, he saw Che Xia kneeling on the ground and trembling.

It was obvious that she hadn't recovered from the fright just now, and Rantao and the others were busy cleaning up the house and didn't pay attention to her.Zhao Shiqi walked up to her, suddenly there was another person, Che Xia was startled, and looked up at him.Seeing clearly that it was him, Che Xia hurriedly bowed her head in fright.

"What are you so afraid of doing?"

"My maid, my maid—" Che Xia trembled and couldn't speak.

Zhao Shiqi smiled easily: "I won't kill you."

The corners of Che Xia's eyes lit up, and she cried: "My servant knows my mistake."

"You are just like your princess. You are usually very powerful. You are not afraid of the sky and the earth. How big of a deal is it to cry?" There was actually a bit of doting in the tone.

Che Xia wanted to reach out to wipe away her tears, but she didn't dare, so she lowered her head and sobbed.

"It's done, don't cry. Get up, your princess has been crying, and I'm afraid I will want you later."

"Yes, yes." Che Xia replied, but still did not dare to get up.

"Get up." Zhao Shiqi said again.

Che Xia worked hard for a while, stood up tremblingly, and was about to speak, but Zhao Shiqi had already lifted his foot and left.Che Xia paused for a long time, then turned around in surprise, he didn't even ask her to keep a secret?He didn't even threaten her?He didn't even mention what happened just now, and asked her to accompany the princess.

Che Xia raised her hand to wipe away the remaining tears, and said in her heart, this gentleman is really kind to their princess.

She looked back, but couldn't see his figure anymore, she wiped away her tears, finally stopped shaking, and walked inside.

Zhao Shiqi is really in a good mood, so even when talking to Che Xia, he can still be so gentle.

He had wanted Zhao Zongning to know his relationship with Zhao Cong a long time ago. This was an affirmation that Zhao Zongning was Zhao Cong's only family member.And for him, it was also a kind of peace of mind. He was so calm at the moment that even the last trace of worry was gone.

Not only did Zhao Cong readily admit it, he didn't even hesitate.Zhao Cong really recognized and affirmed him incomparably.

For him who has no sense of security, this is the greatest security.

At the same time, for him, this is also a kind of showing off.

In the future, the little girl Zhao Zongning finally knew that his status in her brother's heart was not only not low, but rather very high!

Zhao Shiqi also felt extremely happy.

He smiled at Yan Yan, brisk all over his body, walked back to the osmanthus tree where the two kissed just now, sat on the railing where Zhao Cong had been sitting, turned around and looked at the water.The water surface in front of the fifth hall is very calm, only a gauze woven by moonlight, no one puts lanterns here, and there is no embellishment on the gauze.

It is a very soft and peaceful gauze.

Zhao Shiqi was fascinated until there was the sound of footsteps, he looked up, and there were two little maids, who walked up to him and saluted: "Mr. Lang, the maidservants went to the back and brought the cinnabar." They put their hands together Push forward and show him what's in his hands.

Zhao Shiqi nodded.

He just wanted to put up lanterns with Zhao Cong, Zhao Cong asked him to draw something on the paper, Zhao Cong thought the black portrait was meaningless, so he asked someone to fetch cinnabar.

"Give it to me." Zhao Shiqi stretched out his hand, still coaxing inside, and he didn't know how long it would last.This lamp, he will put it on.

The palace maid handed him the cinnabar and stayed with him.

Zhao Shiqi spread out the paper with the four hands stretched out by the maid, thought for a while, drew a sweet-scented osmanthus flower, and wrote the names of the two people under the flower.

Naturally, Zhao Cong wrote "Zhao Zongbao".

The maids raised their heads one after another, but no one dared to look.

After Zhao Shiqi finished writing, he twisted up the paper and handed the brush back to the little maid. After drying for a while, he folded the paper and put it in the lantern that had been prepared earlier.The court lady picked up the candles that were already prepared from the ground, and Zhao Shiqi took the lantern and lit it with her own hands.

Today outside the Jinming Pond, there are many lantern sellers.

They came suddenly, and they didn't make extra preparations. The lanterns were also bought from the gate, and they were the same lanterns as the common people.Zhao Shiqi got down from the railing, stretched out his hand to shield the lamp from the wind, and walked to the side of the water.

It's time to light up.

One of the two court ladies hesitated to speak for a long time, but finally did not dare to speak.

Her companion gave her a surprised look, and then walked behind Zhao Shiqi with her, watching Zhao Shiqi carefully bend down and put the lamp on the water.

The breeze brought ripples, and the gauze woven by the moonlight instantly wrinkled.

Zhao Shiqi knelt on the bank with one knee, carefully watching the lanterns floating quietly on the water, and slowly drifting towards the center of the water with the wind.

The moonlight is gentle enough, and the water surface is tender enough.

But nothing like the light in the lamp.

Not far away is still full of voices and bright lights.

There is still silence and no lights here.

But for Zhao Shiqi, that light is enough.

This is the Mid-Autumn Moon Dress that belongs exclusively to him and Zhao Cong.

Seeing the lantern floating under an arched bridge and gradually submerging into the black shadow, Zhao Shiqi slowly got up, but he still couldn't bear to look away.

Zhao Shiqi knew that the lanterns were made of paper, and even though they were oiled, they would eventually get wet with water and sink to the bottom of the water.But this small lamp carries his vision, Zhao Cong's heart, and the love between the two of them.

Even if it sinks to the bottom of the water, the blessing has been received by the moonlight.

The moon will bless them.

Zhao Shiqi is not a superstitious person, let alone a delicate person.

But at this moment, he was willing to believe these little folk rumors.

He happily returned to the temple with his hands behind his back.

The two maids behind him stopped outside the hall, one of them took the other's hand and asked curiously: "Shicai, do you have something to say to your lord?"

She hesitated for a moment, then said: "You know, two people must release the lantern together, otherwise it will be unlucky."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"There are rumors of this in my hometown! Besides, you see, not far away, the common people put out lanterns, and they are both male and female!"

"What kind of unlucky method?"

"This this--"

"You'd better stop talking about it." The maid patted her heart in fear, and said again, "Our Majesty is His Majesty, the Son of Heaven, so naturally we don't compare ourselves with ordinary people, these things don't count!"

"Correct!"

That being said, the two of them actually felt a little fuzzy in their hearts, and they walked back to their errands quickly.

When Zhao Shiqi returned to the Fifth Palace, Zhao Cong was still talking softly to Zhao Zongning.

Zhao Zongning turned his back to him, did not see him, Zhao Cong winked at him, then nodded to the side.

Zhao Shiqi immediately understood that Her Majesty the Princess was still angry, and their Majesty told him to rest in the side hall and not to provoke Her Royal Highness.

Zhao Shiqi nodded with a smile, and said silently, "I've turned on the lamp!"

Zhao Cong understood, rolled his eyes with a smile, and nodded.

Zhao Zongning sobbed and asked, "When did you get together?"

Only then did Zhao Cong look away, and said softly, "When I was in Luoyang."

Zhao Zongning was stunned, and said angrily: "The time he fainted? That was his trick!"

Zhao Cong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How can you say that?"

Zhao Shiqi still found it funny, after listening for a while, Zhao Zongning was about to turn his head, so he moved to the side hall.

After nearly an hour of coaxing, Zhao Zongning finally calmed down, and Che Xia came in to help her wash her face.

Zhao Cong sat quietly for a while and called Fu Lu.

Fu Lu came in and saluted, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Zhao Cong thought of the figure flashing by in the night, the joyful smile on his face towards Zhao Shiqi disappeared, and the soft caress in his voice towards Zhao Zongning also disappeared, but a flat, expressionless expression. He explained in detail the flashing clothes, and told him to send someone to guard the city gate, and said: "While guarding the city gate, Jin Mingchi also cast a net all the way to the city gate, in case he dared not return to the city. You go back to the city, and after dispatching these things, tell Shao Yi, I ordered him to take care of all Yi Yu's houses in the capital, and all his relatives in the capital, as long as they are within five clothes, all of them will be taken care of, and no one will be allowed to leave. You can’t go out of the city gates of Beijing and Tokyo.”

Fu Lu didn't ask too much, just answered "yes".

Zhao Cong said softly again: "You go to the official department again, find a doctor at random, and ask him to talk to Yi Yu. These things should be done in a more ordinary way, don't make too much noise."

Fu Lu immediately understood, and asked, "Is it because Yi Yu thinks he is appreciated by the summit?"

"good."

"Little one understands, but is there anything else?"

"Not yet, the city gate will continue to search. Go ahead, tomorrow's meeting will be temporarily cancelled."

"Yes!" Fulu said, turned and left.

Fu Lu didn't know that Zhao Cong saw a flashing figure, but he knew that His Majesty was going to deal with Yi Yu.Just like the meal before the beheading, this is the meal for Yi Yu to be beheaded!

"That's right." Zhao Cong stopped him again.

"His Majesty?"

"When you go to Beijing, find out whether the Lord Le'an or Concubine Shu have contacted someone unknown tonight. No matter whether you have, don't say anything. We'll discuss it tomorrow when I return to the city."

"Yes."

"Go." Zhao Cong waved.

As soon as Fu Lu left, Zhao Cong rubbed his palms, looking at the ground, as if thinking.

But Zhao Zongning came out after washing his face and hands, and he was wronged to call him "brother".

The expression on Zhao Cong's face changed quickly, he raised his head and looked at her gently, the scene just now seemed to be in a dream.