admiration

Mo Yanchi didn't need to greet him, and when he wasn't going to court, he fell asleep until the sun was up. In the past, Ye Min didn't dare to call people directly, so he could only stand at the door and knock on the door. Now that Xiao Zhijin is here, Mo Yichi can be said to be extremely tormented. When he was soundly asleep, he would be woken up to have a meal.

The coercion of Wei Ling's pro-lord is not empty words, every time you don't hesitate to resist, when you see Xiao Zhijin's eyes that are as deep as water, you will be so scared that you don't feel sleepy, and you get up immediately.

Ye Min came in with the food, and was very happy to see it.

Xiao Zhi had his meal as early as possible, and now he was sitting at the side, quietly watching Mo Yichi sipping the hot porridge intermittently.

"Eat well." Xiao Zhijin slapped Mo Yichi's hand that was knocking wildly with chopsticks.

Mo Yanchi curled his lips, bowed his head and ate obediently.

"Is there anything to do later?" Mo Yanchi asked.

Xiao Zhijin, the pro-lord of Wei Ling, has been busy with things all day long, and the roof of the second prince's mansion was almost smashed to pieces.

"Nothing." Xiao Zhijin shook his head.

"Then let's go to the Yanhe Pond later, the lotus flowers are in full bloom there, maybe we can pick some lotus pods back."

Since Xiao Zhijin came to Beijing, Mo Yichi's life has become much easier, and he has gradually let go of his temper when facing his old friends.It turned out that he was just a playful person, but in the past three years, he has exhausted his edge and dared not make fun.Now there is no need to restrain yourself.

Xiao Zhijin said with a smile: "Okay, you can eat now, you won't be able to go when the sun is poisonous."

Mo Yanchi smiled, nodded, and finished the hot porridge in his hand in two or three strokes.He wiped his mouth with a satisfied expression, and said, "Let's go."

Xiao Zhi shook his head helplessly, and told Ye Min to prepare some more snacks in the carriage for when he was hungry, and then followed Mo Yanchi into the carriage.

The coachman waited for both of them to sit down, then he waved his whip and drove away.

Just as the two were walking away, a person suddenly walked out from the alley behind the Second Prince's Mansion, staring in their direction and leaving.

The second prince's mansion is fortified with iron walls, and no one can be placed there. Those with ulterior motives can only guard outside the mansion, observing their movements, and responding accordingly.

It was a good time for Mo Yanchi and Xiao Zhijin to go out without their guards, the man quietly walked away and ran all the way to the First Prince's residence.

Zhu Qiming was discussing matters with several staff members, when the guards came in to inform the people guarding the second prince's mansion, they called them in.

After the man bowed his knees and saluted, he said: "Your Highness, the Second Prince went out with Xiao Zhijin, without a single guard around him, it is an excellent opportunity."

Zhu Qiming frowned, hesitant: "Mo Yanchi is under the protection of General Wei Ling, I'm afraid there are not a few hidden guards around him."

A staff member thought carefully, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, this subordinate thinks that this matter cannot be done rashly. Yesterday's assassination of the lord Wei Ling failed. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to do it today."

"Yesterday it was Wei Ling's pro-lord, and it's normal to lose. Today, it's Xiao Zhijin and the second prince. Naturally, their strength is incomparable. I think we can gather elite soldiers to eliminate future troubles." Another staff member said.

The two disagreed and quarreled endlessly. Zhu Qiming listened for a while with a sullen face, then slapped the table and got up, saying: "Shut up, call a few people immediately, let's test it first and then talk."

"Yes."

It was true that Mo Yichi didn't bring any guards, but it didn't mean that the pro-lord Wei Ling who was beside him didn't, so he didn't notice the approaching danger.

Yanhe Pond is a pavilion built by Emperor Hongzhi in the spring of last year. It is located in the southeast direction of Beijing. It was built just in summer, and the lotus flowers were in full bloom.

At that time, Mo Yanchi was framed by Zhu Qiming, and he lay on the bed for several months. When he could get out of bed, the lotus had already faded, and he couldn't see the beautiful scenery that the other princes talked about. He was also disappointed for a while.

With Xiao Zhijin by his side this year, his wish has been fulfilled.

Both of them are lively and active young people. When they came to Yanhe Pond, they would not just look at the lotus in the pond. They walked around the corridor and saw a few lotus pods standing in a pavilion, extremely delicate, Mo Yanchi was greedy for a moment, and said : "Let's go pick some lotus pods."

Xiao Zhijin looked around, not to mention the small boat, not even a single person, "How to pick?"

"I have my own way, let's go." Mo Yanchi smiled, took Xiao Zhijin's hand and walked towards a rockery.

Xiao Zhi spoke as much as he wanted but stopped, feeling the warmth of his palm, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The two shuttled through the rockery, Mo Yichi looked around, as if looking for something, but Xiao Zhi put all his heart on him, so he couldn't care about anything else, and followed him blankly.

"Yes!" Mo Yanchi let go of his hand and ran over. Before Xiao Zhi could react, he broke into the lotus pond. He thought that Mo Yanchi should fall into the water, but he didn't want to stand firmly on it. Xiao Zhijin took a closer look and found a few steps inside, stretching to the center of the pool.

Mo Yanchi has heard from people who have been there that there are stepping steps here. It was originally built carelessly by the Ministry of Industry. I don’t want to have a different kind of life when the lotus is in full bloom. Compared with standing on the corridor and looking at it from a distance , Standing in Tingbu, it is even more delightful to be within reach.Emperor Hongzhi also praised the Ministry of Industry for this.

With Tingbu, the two of them can go to the pond to pick lotus pods, Mo Yichi will lead the way ahead, Xiao Zhijin will follow, and they will gain a lot along the way.

Xiao Zhijin took the awning that Mo Yanchi had just picked up, and stopped helplessly: "That's enough, what do you do with so many picks?"

Mo Yanchi's hands were empty, so naturally he didn't feel anything. Looking back, he found that Xiao Zhijin was holding a bunch of lotus pods in his arms, and there were still a few that were crumbling and about to fall after a few steps.He stooped maliciously and picked a small lotus, walked towards Xiao Zhijin with smiling eyes, raised his hand to put it on his tied hair, and said with a smile: "Everyone is more beautiful than flowers in Xiao Mei."

"..." Xiao Zhi didn't need to think about how funny he looked, but Mo Yanchi laughed so happily that he followed him.

The guard in the distance silently looked away, the corners of his mouth twitching.

The two played wantonly, but they didn't know that someone was quietly approaching underwater.

Mo Yanchi looked at the lotus flowers on Xiao Zhi's head, and couldn't help smiling, but he still didn't want to finish it, and bent down to pick which one was more delicate. Suddenly, he found some inexplicable ripples in the water, his heart was shocked, and he turned around. Know everything to Xiao: "Be careful!"

As soon as the words were finished, several people broke through the water and came out, Xiao Zhijin was holding something in his hand, and stood on the narrow steps, unable to dodge for a while, he received a sword sharply, blood gushed out immediately.

Mo Yanchi looked fierce, rushed to Xiao Zhijin's side, and blocked a few moves for him.

Seeing this, the hidden guards in the distance immediately moved forward. There was no shelter in the lotus pond, so they were far away. Xiao Zhijin didn't want to expose his martial arts at first, but seeing that Mo Yanchi couldn't resist, he made a move.

Those people obviously didn't expect Xiao Zhi to be good at martial arts, they were careless for a while, and were caught off guard.

The dark guards rushed over quickly, those people just came to scout the way, they looked at each other when they couldn't beat them, and jumped to escape.The hidden guards are not bodyguards, the enemy cannot chase after them if they escape, they have to stay where they are to protect the master, but Xiao Zhijin's martial arts skills were exposed and he must be silenced, after Xiao Zhijin gave the order, several people chased after him.

Mo Yanchi saw that the person left, he hurriedly supported Xiao Zhijin, and asked the situation: "How is it?"

"It's okay." Fortunately, the sword was not poisonous, but the wound was a little deeper, so there was so much blood.Xiao Zhijin clutched his wound, his face was a little pale.

Seeing that he was fine, Mo Yanchi heaved a sigh of relief.Suddenly his expression darkened, Zhu Qiming was the only one in Beijing who hated him deeply, and he didn't need to guess what happened today, Xiao Zhijin was obviously implicated by himself.

"I'm the one who got you into trouble today." Mo Yanchi sighed.

Xiao Zhijin shook his head, and got into the carriage with Mo Yichi's support, "I was prepared in the first place, so I won't get involved."

The more he comforted him, the more depressed Mo Yanchi became. He hung his head and said, "It's only because of my incompetence."

Xiao Zhijin pulled out a smile, "Why, our Second Prince will inherit the throne in the future."

"I..." Mo Yanchi raised his eyes, saw Xiao Zhijin's eyes full of expectation, and swallowed the words of denying himself.

At this point, Mo Yanchi can't turn back, but he will still have some thoughts, one day leave this boring place, live in a corner, carefree, simple and unrestrained.

Xiao Zhijin closed his eyes, and after a few turns in his head, he said: "When I go back, I will ask a doctor to tell you that you are injured. If someone dares to assassinate you in the imperial palace, you must be prepared."

"Yes, I understand." Mo Yanchi nodded.

The owner was injured, and the coachman was also nervous, waving his whip hastily, not daring to neglect for a moment.On the way, Xing Yan received the news, broke into the carriage with medicine, packed a little for Xiao Zhijin, and at least stopped the bleeding.

Not long after, the carriage drove to the bustling place in central Beijing. There were so many people here that the carriage had to slow down. Xiao Zhijin frowned, inexplicably annoyed, he opened the curtain and was about to speak when a person came out from the crowd and stopped him words.

Mo Jiao!

Xiao Zhijin clearly felt the body of the people around him stiffen, and he didn't need to look to know how ugly Mo Yanchi's face was at the moment.

The carriage was stopped by someone and stopped on the crowded street, which attracted the attention of many people. After cursing for a while in his heart, Xiao Zhijin motioned for Xing Yan to get off the car and take the person away.

He grabbed Mo Yichi's hand and said in a deep voice, "We'll talk about it when we return home."

Mo Yanchi nodded in a daze, because seeing Mo Niang again made him unable to react for a while, and he didn't see the murderous intent in Xiao Zhijin's eyes.

Mo Niang, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly found her. It was obvious that the person who came was not kind. Xiao Zhijin sat down and let the servant girl apply the medicine to him, looking at Mo Niang with vague eyes.

Mo Niang obviously had a hard time in the past three years, her temples were graying, and there were a few wrinkles on her face that was still charming, she wiped her tears, held Mo Yichi's hand and cried: "My son, mother is sorry for you .”

Mo Yanchi bit his lower lip, lowered his eyes, his eyes were slightly red, but he didn't say a word.

"Chi'er, mother knows that you blame me, but mother has no other choice. If mother didn't leave three years ago, I'm afraid we will be separated." Mo Niang choked up.

Mo Yanchi withdrew his hand, his words were crying, "Then why... did you do that 15 years ago?"

"15 years ago...Mother had no choice but to, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the empress." After saying that, Mo Niang burst into tears.

Mo Yanchi didn't get better, his whole face was flushed red, he grabbed Mo Niang's thin shoulders, and growled, "Why did you have to do this, do you know that these three years...these three years I have passed How hard it is, you might as well strangle me to death after leaving the palace, and it will be over once and for all!"

Xiao Zhi shook his hand and touched the teacup on the table, and the hot tea spilled all over the table.