Thinking

Qi Si smiled, and watched Yuan Bing lay down beside him, with a warm candle burning next to him, Yuan Bing's sharp and coquettish face was covered with a layer of haze, Qi Si turned sideways to Yuan Bing, his eyes traced Yuan Bing The curvature of Feng's profile made him feel at ease, and he closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep.

Waiting for Qisi to fall asleep, Yuan Bing extinguished the candle, but in the middle of the night, Qi Si was haunted by a nightmare again, tossing and turning, covered in cold sweat, Yuan Bing was awakened by his movement, held him tightly in his arms, and gently Rubbing the acupoints on the palm of Qisi's palm, Qisi woke up. After a while, he regained consciousness and calmed down. His voice was slightly hoarse: "Yuan Feng, I dreamed that Pei Xin's face was bloody, and he cursed me."

Yuan Feng's voice was deep and pleasant, and he comforted him: "It's just a dream, don't think about it, forget it."

Qi Si's voice was broken, and he murmured: "He said that I, like him, buried blood relatives with my own hands..."

Yuan Feng knew that he woke up from a nightmare, not sober, but told Qi Si decisively: "These are two different things, you are not wrong."

The firm answer in his ear drove away the resentment of Pei Xin in the dream, and then Qi Si closed his eyes again, the body temperature of Yuan Feng beside him made him feel at ease, and finally fell asleep peacefully in the middle of the night.

Waking up in the morning, Qi Si found himself hugging Yuan Feng tightly, and opened his hands lightly. Yuan Fang noticed that he woke up, retracted his arms, pressed him into his arms, and rubbed the black hair on the back of Qi Si's head, Just let him go and let him get up.

"Did you not sleep well?" Qi Si sat up and looked down at Yuan Feng. His hair was loosely scattered on his shoulders, and he was lying on his back and looking at Qi Si with slightly squinted eyes. No matter how you look at it, this face is amazing.

Yuan Fu lay there with his left arm on his pillow, holding Qi Si's hand with his right hand, fingers intertwined, very comfortable: "Yesterday was the most peaceful day I slept recently."

Qi Si smiled brightly and understood what he meant: "I also miss you all the time, if you and Lan Yang take this trip, Lan Yang must be very good."

Yuan Feng said with a smile: "He is also presumptuous in front of you, let you see how majestic he is at the head of Xiaotianzong some other day, and you won't treat him like a child."

After the winter solstice, the two early snowfalls did not make Changyu feel gloomy. Today is Xiaoxue. As soon as Yuan Feng came back, there were many things waiting for him to deal with. Qi Si went back to Jiang Xunyan's mansion, and then took someone to Pei Pei alone. government.

Pei Nanxian was called into the palace by Emperor Su to ask about those cases in Lizhou, Pei Xin went to Bianzhou, and the housekeeper welcomed him in.

After Qi Si learned about it, he pretended to go back first, saying that he would come to visit another day, but the housekeeper kept him: "Your Highness, why don't you take a rest first, and wait..."

Before he finished speaking, the servant came in to pass the message, followed by Pei Xun's voice: "Your Highness is coming? Just right!"

Pei Xin and Pei Nanxian were not there, but Pei Xun was. He came in from outside the house with a pleasant smile: "Coincidentally, His Highness almost lost his mind. Every time you come, this mansion will not be deserted."

Pei Xun has white hair all over his head, and he is dressed in a silk robe with dark patterns. He is warm and smooth in dealing with people, and he is more friendly than Pei Xin, but the atmosphere is harmonious.

"Grandpa." Qi Si said to Pei Xun with a smile as he bowed to his elders.

"The younger generations in the family are different, it's much more lively than before." Pei Xun looked at Qi Si with a kind smile.

The two of them are not cold-tempered, and they chat warmly together. Although Qi Si is not Pei Xun's grandson, he is a junior of the Pei family and has a prominent status. Pei Xun is even more fond of him.

Qi Si played chess with him in the living room, the room was very warm, Pei Xun settled down, shook his head and said: "I'm getting old, I'm always tired."

Qi Si persuaded him: "Grandpa, it's too warm in the house in winter, so it's easy to get sleepy."

Pei Xun then went for a walk and chatted with him outside the house, leaving the stale air in the house, the fresh and cold air was very comfortable, and walked to the ancestral hall of Pei's mansion.

"The ancestral hall?" Qi Si asked when he saw the decorations at the entrance of the courtyard.

Pei Xun nodded, looked at Qi Si, and remembered that the child had never been to the ancestral hall since he came back.

Fortunately, Pei Xin was not around, so this matter was not so sensitive. Pei Xun thought about it for a moment, and said kindly: "Your Highness has never been here."

Qi Si's tone seemed a little regretful: "It's okay, just a little emotional."

Pei Xun thought for a while, and said: "It's not a big deal. In my own home, since I came here by chance, if Your Highness is willing, why not offer a few sticks of incense, and there is no need to avoid anything."

The biological mothers of Qi Si and Yu Ke betrayed the clan in the early years and were removed from the family tree by the Pei family. Arrogant and cold-blooded, not to mention the respect for clan status, Qi Si came to the ancestral hall to worship, talk about returning to the Pei family, and recognize the wishes of the Pei family, and the Pei family naturally would not have any objections.

Qi Si looked very emotional, looked at Pei Xun, and Pei Xun could see that he was interested in the ancestral hall, so he encouraged him: "Your Highness, they are all from my own family, since you are back, don't worry about that much."

Qi Si nodded with emotion, and followed Pei Xun into the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is simple, but very particular. The Pei family is different from ordinary families. It respects the patriarch who leads the gods and shadow guards. The patriarch of the past generations has the highest prestige and power in the clan. There are portrait tablets enshrined in the hall. He has made outstanding achievements and is a prominent and glorious family.

Before entering, Qi Si's eyes glanced at the guards of the ancestral hall inadvertently. There were only a few people in the whole courtyard. It can be seen that martial arts are not shallow.

After entering the ancestral hall, the servants withdrew.

Qi Si lit a few sticks of incense, went up to pay respects quietly, carefully looked at the meritorious deeds of the ancestors of the Pei family, Pei Xun took a few steps aside, waiting for him.

Qi Si turned his head, Pei Xun was facing him with his back, Qi Si's shot was as fast as lightning, a short needle ten times thinner than a hair, under the urging of his internal force, quickly pierced into the back of Pei Xun's neck, Pei Xun felt nothing. aware.

Pei Xun seemed to be stagnant at that moment just now, his expression was lax, and he kept the posture just now.

The short needle was bought by Ji Si from Han Erde in the ghost market that day. This needle is extremely thin and tough, and can penetrate the acupuncture points quickly, and it is more silent than ordinary acupuncture.

After a while, Qi Si confirmed that Pei Xun had been completely tricked, so he immediately moved forward to move a tablet according to the information revealed by Pei Ruan'er, and moved an inch. A trap was triggered in the last few cases, and Qi Si pulled the unconscious Pei Xun walked over and pressed his palm on the mechanism, the portrait on the wall slowly moved away, and there were many letter books in the dark compartment.

Qi Si jumped up, stared intently for a moment, counted up one by one, and decisively pulled out an inconspicuous book that was pressed at the bottom.

The cover of the book is completely black, without a single word. Qi Si opened it and glanced at it, and saw a few key names. He had made special preparations before, and recognized at a glance that these people were all dignitaries from the Yan family in the past, and died strangely.

This is undoubtedly "Night Watch", and this book can be used to illustrate the problem.

Qi Si put away the "Night Watch", carefully restored the mechanism, and quickly took out the short needle on the back of Pei Xun's neck. Pei Xun slowly regained consciousness, as if he was just in a daze for a moment, when he saw Qi Sigang After offering a few sticks of incense, I happened to look back at him.

Qi Si smiled brightly: "Being able to come to the ancestral hall to pay homage makes me feel like I'm home, but it's a pity that my mother left early and couldn't come back."

Pei Xun came back to his senses, heard Qi Si regretfully mentioning his mother, and hurriedly comforted him: "Since His Highness is back, it will be the same."

Qi Si nodded, with a slightly regretful expression, and smiled after a while: "That's right."

He breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Pei Xun was old. This method worked well for him, but it couldn't be used for Pei Nanxian.

He and Pei Xun strolled around the back garden of Pei Mansion, went back to finish the game of chess, Qi wanted to get up and say goodbye, before leaving, he said to Pei Xun, "Grandpa, it's not convenient for Fang to come with me to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Sir... Prime Minister Jiang wants to meet with our family members."

Pei Xun was a little surprised, but looking at Qi Si, Qi Si showed a pure and meaningful smile: "It's good to move around more."

Pei Nanxian and Pei Xin are not here today, and Pei Xun does not hold a position in the court. It is not a bad thing for him to come forward, and to have more contacts with Jiang Xunyan, the prime minister of the left.

Pei Xun smiled and agreed, and only told the butler that he would go out for a trip, and left Pei's mansion with Qi Si in a carriage.

On the way, the carriage stopped at the most famous "Yongxi Tea House" in Changyu, Pei Xun got off the carriage halfway, and Ji Si got off the carriage very politely to see him off, seeing this old man and young man very respectful and friendly , but no one noticed that Pei Xun's eyes were slack, and his steps were a little stiff.

Qi Si watched Pei Xun enter the teahouse politely, then turned around and got into the carriage, calling the driver to continue to Jiangfu.

On the second floor of Yongxi Tea House, Pei Xun was greeted warmly by a man who knew him as a regular customer as soon as he entered the door, but he didn't pay much attention to the man.

As soon as he went upstairs, Pei Xun was greeted directly by a servant in civilian clothes: "Master, I'm finally here."

The waiter in the teahouse bowed his head and withdrew.

Pei Xun was like a puppet, who could move but couldn't speak, and was taken to a private room by the commoner-clothed attendant. Xiao, wearing a military uniform, sat quietly at the table, pushed the teacup away with his slender fingers, and got up.

He walked around behind Pei Xun, raised his hand and pulled out the extremely thin short needle that Qi Sishi had inserted, and then sealed Pei Xun's acupuncture point with his fingers. Pei Xun really passed out this time.

Xiao Zhi's voice was clear, and he said lightly: "Go out from the back of the building and avoid eyes and ears."

The civilian attendant bowed his hands and led Pei Xun out from behind the teahouse neatly, without making a sound, Xiao Zhi also split up and left from the other direction without leaving a trace.

The teahouse waiter came up to check after half an hour, and there was no one on the whole floor, and the regular customer Pei Xun who came up just now was gone. The waiter scratched his head, probably because he left while he was busy downstairs.

When Qi Si returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Zhi's people also sent a letter: "My lord said that he has already taken him away. Don't worry, Your Highness."

Qi Si hesitated for a moment, thinking that the evidence was still uncertain, Pei Xun was probably just a supporting role in Pei's family, he didn't directly intervene in his mother's affairs, and he was the father of his aunt Pei Ruan'er, so he still said: "Please help me pass the message, That person is getting old, before the matter is over, Commander Xiao, please don't treat him harshly."

It was Xiao's Shenyingwei who sent the letter, calmly, understanding the meaning of Qi Si, and raised his hand in a salute: "Your Highness, don't worry."