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The expression on Mrs. Pei's face froze for a short while, she was very well-mannered, and she immediately returned to normal, blessed, "So it's the prince, I'm sorry."

Su Chan grew up in such an environment, and most people have a biased view of himself, so similar reactions are not surprising, at least Mrs. Pei is still reserved, and did not immediately say "I will not send you away". .

"Ma'am, you don't need to be too polite." Su Chan stretched out his hand to ask, but Madam Pei calmly stepped aside, the two of them put on a show, and Xuankong made a very decent set of movements.

He didn't even feel embarrassed at all, and ate two more osmanthus cakes while waiting for others.

"..." Xie Changlin was watching from the sidelines, wondering how many times he had gone through the same process before he had such a self-awareness that he was used to.

With that step back, Su Chan didn't froze in the middle of the way, nor did he feel unhappy at all, and even took care of Mrs. Pei and his own face at the same time. At first glance, it seemed like the most common way of a monarch and his ministers.

But in Xie Changlin's heart as hard as a stone, there was a kind of resentment, hating those who made Su Chan so transparent and tactful.

Pei Changyuan came very quickly, and it seemed that he had really changed into new clothes, and even showed respect, with a talisman he had begged for during the day hanging on his waist.

However, he had only been gone for a few hours, and he was getting older. He held on to a little bit of energy, and he hadn't forgotten the red tape. With quick eyes and quick hands, the whisk swept away and rolled up Pei Changyuan.

"Don't kneel, don't kneel..." Pei's dim sum is crispy and delicious, but it's a bit too dry, and it's full of scum after biting it. Su Chan had just ordered a cup of tea, and was caught off guard when he was busy with two things.

Xie Changlin naturally walked up to him and patted him on the back, and Pei Changyuan's knees went limp in fright again, and this time he looked like he was throwing himself to the ground.

At the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven in half of July, Pei Changyuan once had a relationship with this demon lord, and he only remembered two points of his appearance, but the arrogance of "I don't think you are all happy" is still fresh in his memory, but he doesn't know what happened He even let this big Buddha run to his home.

"This?" Pei Changyuan was confused, his eyes were almost squeezed into slits by the wrinkles, and when he was helped by his wife to sit in the chair, his legs were still trembling, showing a feeling that he could slip down and kneel down at any time. status.

"Old Shangshu, don't worry too much." The tea choked into the nasal cavity made the whole throat burn like a pain, but it soon dissipated. Su Chan finally found his voice, and quickly explained, "I and the devil But when I came out to eat dumplings, I happened to pass by Lao Shangshu's mansion, so I wanted to come and pay a visit."

After finishing these half-truths and half-false words, Zhuo Yuemen was not left alone, and said, "I just don't know why the national teacher came here late at night?"

Zhuo Yue's expression remained unchanged, "At His Majesty's order, I'm here to find the two of you."

"..." This unreasonable explanation did not make Pei Changyuan feel at ease, he even felt that Su Chan was talking nonsense to fool himself.

He was already distressed by what had happened in the past few months, and he thought it was aimed at him at the slightest sign of trouble, and now he became even more worried, fearing that a little bit of disrespect would be poked at His Majesty's side, looking for This is an excuse for him to resign from his old age and return home as soon as possible.

"Pei Shangshu, it's getting late, and the night is dark and windy. I'm afraid we won't be able to go back tonight... Can you borrow the house for a night?"

As soon as Su Chan spoke, Pei Changyuan thought to himself, "Look, look, it really is."

Not to mention that his mansion is only half an hour away from the palace on foot, even if the demons danced wildly outside and the sky collapsed, the three in front of him would probably be able to escape unscathed.It's not just to grab my own pigtails!

Pei Changyuan's face was full of mixed emotions, he had already accused the late emperor of not being a thing, and had given birth to two brothers to harm him, but the only thing he could say was, "Your Majesty, you are welcome—madam, go and arrange three vacant rooms."

Mrs. Pei's face also turned pale, she responded, and when she exited the room, her eyes lingered on Su Chan's body for a while, that kind of fear couldn't be faked, and Xie Changlin felt pain in his heart.

At this moment, he saw Su Chan shaking his head at himself, which had the effect of calming people's hearts. If not, the floor of this hall would have been planed by Xie Changlin.

Even the mansion of Minister of Rites is not as good as in the palace. These three rooms are squeezed into a courtyard, two side by side, and one opposite door. It's weird how to divide it. It's not easy for Mrs. Pei to point and point. After saying a few words, he left on his own—leaving the three big men looking at each other.

Zhuo Yuemen shrugged, he didn't care, anyway, he had to endure every move against the wall, or a face that didn't please him when he opened the door and window, not to mention that the night was long, and when midnight came, would he be safe? Staying is still a problem.

It's only a short time for a stick of incense.

"Have you found anything in the Tianjian Department?" Su Chan asked suddenly.

Xie Changlin stared at him with horror, and he didn't dare to go back to the house to sleep. There was a small stone table in the yard, so he simply sat down and prepared to wait until the incident happened.

"There are a lot of strange things... I found out that when Emperor Taizong Hongchang was alive, Lida Buddhist Kingdom was still in its heyday. He once sent eminent monks to cross to the east, built temples in Dachu and preached widely. But now it seems that Buddhist temples in Dachu Not prosperous." After Zhuo Yuemen finished speaking, he seemed to feel that the next words were not very pleasant, so he paused for a while, and said emphatically, "There is no clear record of what happened later, but the incident of Hongchang's eight years of messing up the harem has gone up to now. It's all big gossip."

"..." Zhuo Yuemen's face, which had been hypocritical just now, was even more in need of a beating - mainly because the smile was too sincere.

"Master Lao is worried," Su Chan said indifferently, "Since it is my family matter, I will investigate the rest."

He still had the incense stick in his sleeve, and his nodding head poked out a little, the surrounding cobwebs froze in their eyes, but after seeing these things too much, they turned a blind eye as usual.

But it is semi-enclosed in such a restrictive environment... It’s okay when it’s not stained with vira incense, but if it’s stained, even if it’s invisible to the naked eye, the dense spider silk will block the light and wind to a certain extent—— Logically speaking, the three of them should not feel this late autumn chill.

"Here we come..." Su Chan whispered.

Suddenly, a vibration came from the messy and entangled spider web, which was so subtle that it was almost negligible, but there were some traces of the viraxiang covering it, but in the blink of an eye, the movement on the spider web became louder and louder. , the smoke of Vasara Fragrance scattered...

Outside the courtyard wall, the watchman had just knocked the third watch, and Pei's mansion remained motionless. He didn't know that he had already put the dishes on the table, and was waiting for the web-spinning monster to order.

According to Su Chan's deduction, although Pei Shangshu's complexion is not good, he may not be buried in the ground the next day, and there have been no large-scale disappearances or casualties in the capital recently. Human beings are a slow process, and they don't eat much, so it's best not to hurt your life.

To be captured alive and serve as a gatekeeper for Su Heng is not only prestigious but also saves money, it is perfect and everyone is happy.

Pei Shangshu and his wife are loving, his wife just stewed a bowl of lotus seed stew and delivered it to his room, the light was still on, he seemed a little sleepy, and was taking a nap with his eyes closed.

Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes again, three people suddenly appeared in Pei Changyuan's small study room. Although it wasn't crowded, the whole atmosphere was extremely awkward—the point was that he had no idea how these three people got in, and how they got in. How long have you been in!

"..." After staring wide-eyed for a while, Mrs. Pei was the first to react. She put down the lotus seed soup in her hand, and asked in a worried voice, "The three of you came to the door today for another reason... But my house is restless?"

As soon as the words were finished, a huge shadow suddenly fell from the roof. Pei Changyuan and Mrs. Pei didn't realize it. The oil lamp on the table flickered and went out suddenly.

"what!"

The darkness suddenly enveloped her, and Mrs. Pei was always uneasy. When the light was turned off, she couldn't help but let out a little scream, but she quickly calmed down, and she pulled Pei Changyuan to hide behind the desk.

Her hands were already completely cold, and the sweat in her palms kept oozing out, but she was very steady, and she whispered in Pei Changyuan's ear, "It's okay, master, it's okay."

Mrs. Pei's nervousness is not without reason.

The three people standing in front of her, apart from the demon lord Xie Changlin, whom she has rarely heard of, the other two are the most powerful warlocks in Dachu, but they are also waiting for the battle at this time, so it can be seen that there is something that is about to move in a place that she cannot see. .

As for Pei Changyuan... He is quite old, and his health is not good. After being so frightened, his eyes were turning black, but he could barely stand with the support of Mrs. Pei.It's just that as a minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, Pei Changyuan has already seen strong winds and waves, and after a moment of heart beating, he was able to regain a little bit of his own consciousness and know how to protect his wife behind him.

The nearest to them is Su Chan, holding a snow-white dust whisk in his hand, and a shabby cinnabar brush that is so bald that almost only the bamboo stick remains, at this moment he turned around and smiled , "It's just a gadget, come out of the palace, don't worry."

"..." Xie Changlin had never seen such a big "gadget", anyway, Pei Shangshu's stingy study couldn't fit it.

The shadow entrenched on the top of the head poked down, and put its eyes on the window in a familiar way—it really wronged it, the window was not as big as one-third of the eyes, so that Xie Changlin suspected that the naked body would soon It's about to crush the roof.