startled autumn

When Shen Zhiqiu stepped out of Han Bi's room again, it was already early in the morning of the second day.

At this time, the sky was just breaking, and the clouds could be seen curling up in the distance. Shen Zhiqiu was standing in front of the door, breathing in the fresh air that smelled like morning dew. However, within a moment, someone came up behind him. extremely tight.

The two spent a day and a night together, although it was their first time and they didn't mess around all night, but they spent a lot of time together.Shen Zhiqiu roughly recalled that he would be taken away by Han Bi within two steps of getting out of bed yesterday—washing, feeding, dressing, everything was done by Han Bi himself, as if taking care of him was such a great job. Han Bi never tires of it.

"Don't you want to sleep for a while?" Han Bi whispered on his shoulder.

Shen Zhiqiu shook his head and said, "If you sleep again, your body will hurt."

Han Bi didn't understand what he meant, but he was still moved by the charming meaning in this sentence, subconsciously put his palm on his lower back, and asked, "It's here—does it still hurt?"

Han Bi asked this question many times last night, and Shen Zhiqiu also answered it many times, so he had to explain truthfully: "It's because your bed is too soft, if you sleep for too long, my bones will hurt."

Of course, Han Bi knew that Shen Zhiqiu was extremely resistant to falls and fights, even if he was stabbed, he could get up and fight again, but he had already put Shen Zhiqiu in his heart, even though he knew he was not afraid of pain, he didn't want him to have a chance of getting hurt; His baby is a clay doll, but in his eyes, it is like white porcelain, clean and flawless, precious and fragile.

Han Bi laughed and said, "I let you sleep on me, but you refused."

Shen Zhiqiu thought for a while, and replied: "You are too hard, I can't sleep."

These words in his mouth definitely only had superficial meaning, but when they fell into Han Bi's ears, he still couldn't help being amused by him and couldn't stop laughing.

Shen Zhiqiu: "..."

He really didn't know what was so funny about it.

On this day, the capital city guards finally stopped closing the city. Although the curfew was not lifted, it was no longer closed during the day. The city was greeted with the noise of the market for a long time, and the originally lifeless streets were cleared of fallen leaves. over here.

Several shops under the name of Han Bi set off firecrackers in front of their doors, danced dragons and lions, not only opened for the guests, but also sent rice, wine and cloth when they saw the customers. Furthermore, the top floor of the pavilion is also rarely opened to the common people. Every other hour, there will be a round of wine, the way is that the proprietor is happy.

Then someone asked: "Where does this joy come from? Could it be that Mr. Han is now a son of the Hou family, and he is finally getting married?"

"Young master only said that there is a happy event coming, but I don't know anything about the rest." The shopkeeper replied with a smile while knocking on the abacus.

"Well, I don't know which lady will be blessed with this in the end."

"You are ignorant, right? Who doesn't know that Mr. Han's eyes are higher than the top, and he doesn't like women at all. Recently, he has gotten very close to Jianzong. He invited a master Mo Yi to sit at his home and ask him about swordsmanship day and night. I'm afraid I want to be celibate from now on, to practice some Raoshizi swordsmanship..."

The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and interrupted: "Everyone has drank my young master's wine and still wants to talk about him. It's too rude. If you have to do this, I can only invite you to come back tomorrow morning."

As soon as the words fell, the idlers scattered with gossip, and scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

Although no insider information could be found, no one in the capital knew that Han Bi was in a good mood these past two days. He wanted to have fun with everyone, and the air of joy overflowed, which finally overshadowed the haze of the prince's forced palace.

As for the rebellion in the south, the sky is high and the road is long. To the people in the capital, it is as far away as a story.

However, it was a big deal for this story to fall into the palace. After the crown prince forced the palace, Emperor Nanjiang ordered the aristocratic families from all over the world not to keep private soldiers. Once this order came out, there was an uproar everywhere.Private soldiers are a trivial matter, but all aristocratic families will inevitably hoard several squadrons in private, which can protect the law and order of the fief internally and demonstrate the power of the clan externally.

The first emperor's uprising in Huanyang initially relied on the private soldiers of the local rich clans. At first he thought it was a mob, but who knew that the rebel army broke through the city with guns and was invincible. bedroom.

When the ban came out, some people were happy and some were worried. Those who were happy were mostly guards from various places. If there were no private soldiers to restrain them, they would no longer have to act in the face of the local wealthy families; Bing, tomorrow there will be no fiefdom, so it can be said that man is a knife and I am a fish.

Under the current circumstances, it would be a good place to seek refuge with the Great Zhou rebel army. At least the rebel army initially relied on the private soldiers headed by the Yan family army to start their business.

The reasoning is the same. However, as Yan Huaishen's confession was spread all over the world, and the Yan family's army was in chaos that day, Han Yuan took the opportunity to lead his troops to drive back the rebels for dozens of miles. With the hand outstretched, he continued to wait and see quietly.

When the battle report came, there was joy in the morning court, and in the Yanfu Temple deep in the Forbidden Palace, sandalwood incense curled up, like a calm deep well, no matter how big the news was thrown into it, there would be no waves.

The deposed prince Lu Peixuan has been imprisoned here alone since he failed to force the palace. In the temple, there are not only the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng, but also the scriptures of Xiaoyao Dao.

After Han Bi entered the view, he looked around and saw that the layout inside was plain and clean. There were no more than ten servants, and the rest were all guards. His Highness the Crown Prince, who used to be under one man and above ten thousand, was sitting under the eaves, chatting about boredly. with Buddhist beads.

Lu Peixuan looked up and saw that it was Han Bi who came, and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, this is the first time you have come to see me."

At the beginning, he was a dragon soaring in the sky, and he was so precious, but Han Bi didn't pay attention to him even once, no matter whether it was pearls or treasures, he returned them all; now that he was swimming in the shallows of the dragon, and he was in such a difficult situation, the first person to come to see him was Han Bi, it's ridiculous to say it.

Although the person in front of him made a big mistake, he was still the prince. Han Bi first saluted him, and then sighed in a low voice: "Your Majesty has an order, I have to come."

Lu Peixuan: "Why didn't he come in person?"

Han Bi paused, and replied word by word with a template: "Your Majesty takes care of everything every day..."

"Forget it." Lu Peixuan quickly stopped him, "If you have anything to do, just say it."

Han Bi really didn't want to come.

Shen Zhiqiu was recuperating at his home, and seeing another good night, he did not expect an imperial decree to leave the house in a hurry. After asking, he found out that the mission was originally sent to Cheng Enhou's mansion. His father said he was sick and asked for leave when he disagreed, and after some twists and turns, it fell on his head.

The matter of interrogating Lu Peixuan should not have been intervened by people outside the palace, but Nanjiang Emperor himself did not want to interrogate himself, nor did he want to send his own son to prison to suffer, so that the whole world would know that he had a man who was so stupid as to make a wedding dress for others The son came and went, but he was in suspense, and because of this matter was closely related to their Han family, although Han Bi was unwilling, he had no choice but to bear his father's debt, and led the clerk to Yanfu Temple, and personally Meet the deposed prince.

Han Bi was too lazy to circle around with him, and asked straight to the point: "Did Your Highness ever realize his mistake?"

Lu Peixuan smiled and said: "Winners and losers, what's wrong? If I don't take the risk to win, once I am deposed, won't I also have to live in this Yanfu Temple?"

Han Bi: "If you really managed to win the battle, His Majesty will be very pleased."

Lu Peixuan frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Emperor Nanjiang did not have any expectations for the deposed prince. At first, it was probably just to stabilize the court. However, as time went by, he could not help sharpening his mind. It is a pity that Lu Peixuan's path became more and more crooked, and he was obsessed with Yan Huaishen. Yes, he looked like a puppet being manipulated by others, which made Emperor Nanjiang couldn't bear him, and he even didn't want to see him.

Although the reasoning was clear, Han Bi did not speak. After all, Lu Peixuan was born of a dragon, even if his eyes were covered with frost all the time, there was no one else to wake him up.

After a while, Lu Peixuan suddenly asked: "When did Yan Huaishen ask to kill?"

Han Bi raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought you would be more concerned about the Prince's Mansion."

"Father and emperor will not attack female family members, not to mention that I am still alive, and other people will be fine." Lu Peixuan married the crown princess early in the morning, and was born as a commoner's daughter. In addition, he has no heirs, so no matter what, he can't make trouble. .As soon as the words fell, he laughed at himself again: "I know that these days, everyone laughs at me for being stupid, so that's fine, but stupid people don't have to worry about their lives, because you don't take me seriously. inside."

Han Bi: "Your Majesty still values ​​you very much."

Lu Peixuan laughed and said, "It's like a sarcasm when you say this from your mouth."

Han Bi didn't deny it, but he didn't admit it either.

"In the past, when Empress Han was still there, you often came to the palace and looked more like a prince than me. At that time, I thought that you were the younger brother of Empress Han and the son of Prime Minister Han, so my father favored you more , as the eldest prince, I should get acquainted with you." Lu Peixuan smiled, "Who knows that my mother and concubine said, members of the Han family, if you see them, you should make a detour."

Lu Peixuan's mother was originally a maid of the Eastern Palace. She was registered as a virtuous concubine because she gave birth to the eldest prince. She has lived in seclusion these years, and is much more low-key than Queen Zhao.After hearing Lu Peixuan's words now, Han Bi felt that although this virtuous concubine was humble, she was a person of great wisdom, and she could see the predicament of the Han family behind the prosperity at a glance.

It's a pity that Lu Peixuan has always been ashamed of this mother with a bad background. Except for the holidays, she never goes to the palace to see her on weekdays. Not long after, she began to plan to be named at Empress Han's knee. In this way, the mother-child relationship will be even stronger estranged.

Fortunately in the misfortune, although Lu Peixuan fell from power, it did not affect the status of the concubine Xian at all. She was still like a decoration in the deep palace, without the slightest sound coming out.

"She has always been reluctant for me to have more contact with the aristocratic family, saying that it is 'in your capacity, you shouldn't be like this'." Lu Peixuan frowned and said, memories flooded, "At that time, I was secretly watching outside. Father and Empress Han were playing chess in the imperial garden, and you dozed off on the side... I thought at the time, if I were Empress Han’s child, I would be the one sleeping next to the chessboard.”

Seeing his melancholy look, Han Bi never said a word in his heart: If you are Empress Han's child, you must not even have the chance to be born.

"If Your Highness is willing to listen to the Concubine Xian, why are you here?" Han Bi sighed.

"Your words came too late. I knew Yan Huaishen very early." Lu Peixuan said in a low voice, "I will become the prince and take charge of a country. He is the first person to tell me so, but I At first I didn't believe it, but later I became the crown prince, and Yan Huaishen said: As long as I am here, I will help you win the throne. This time, I believed it."

Han Bi: "He is not far-sighted, but just guessed His Majesty's mind just right, and hit the treasure."

"Probably." Lu Peixuan shrugged, brows still furrowed, "Han Bi, you've always been smart, but now I just want to hear what you have to say, okay?"

Han Bi raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

"How did I lose?" Lu Peixuan answered word by word.