The first favorite of rebirth

In the afternoon, the Chengbei Tea House was about to close its doors when Pei Jiqing stopped slowly in front of the door and walked in through the side door.

His face became whiter and whiter, with two dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't rested for a long time.

He was still wearing an official uniform, and he bought a box of pastries in front of everyone. Seeing countless imperial guards patrolling the streets, Pei Jiqing sat in the hall and opened the food box, feeding a piece of pastry absent-mindedly.

Zhao Deqin's army stopped in the outskirts of the capital very unceremoniously. People in the city were panicked. Everyone knew that something big was going to happen, but Jueyun remained silent.

The child who always liked to ask him for advice, but now there is no news at all.

During these three days, Pei Jiqing sat in the yamen and waited every day, he knew very well that Jue Yun already knew his secret at this time.Naturally, he had never thought that Jue Yun was the overlord's stand-in, and he had a physical relationship with Jue Yun. Maybe Jue Yun would come to question him for this reason, and give him another chance to defend himself.

But what he did was more than that. Fu Congjin was Jue Yun's mother-killing enemy. In order to take down the imperial army that day, he also made Fu Congjin a promise to survive. Even if Jue Yun felt disdainful, he should have no complaints.

Pei Jiqing grew up humble and valued every bit of power, but until today, when he was waiting in this boundless silence, he felt that he had lost a lot.

"My lord, are we going to close?" The boss has been in the capital for a long time, and he also knows how big the patch on his body should be. He licked his tongue carefully, "I'll pack it for you, you..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention at the moment." Pei Jiqing waved his hand, "I'm leaving now, please help me pretend."

Pei Jiqing brought some snacks, but didn't know where to go for a moment. The emperor went out of the city secretly, so naturally he never rewarded the mansion. Have the guts to go in.

Wearing his favorite official uniform, he walked around the low wall a few times, and finally stopped there a little frustrated. He raised his head, and fed himself a piece of sweet egg yolk pancake under the whitish moonlight.

Just as the cake was put into his mouth, a hand suddenly stretched out and pulled Pei Jiqing into the corner of the low wall. Just as Pei Jiqing wanted to call for help, that hand continued to cover his mouth, tightly covering his mouth.

Pei Jiqing's heart trembled wildly. He stared wide-eyed for a long time before he realized that the person in front of him was none other than Jue Yun, whom he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Uncle Pei, don't bark." Jue Yun lowered his head and gently let go of his hands. Pei Jiqing couldn't breathe for a while, and coughed dryly in a low voice at the corner of the wall. Jue Yun shook his sleeves and took half a step back. Looking at his thin back who couldn't stop coughing, he couldn't help but pat him.

"Silly boy, you're going to choke me to death." Pei Jiqing finally stopped coughing, and took advantage of the situation to hold Jue Yun's hand. Jue Yun held that white and thin hand, suddenly felt a little strange, and Pei Jiqing was stunned He stopped, and found that Jueyun was not grasped as firmly as usual, so he took it back somewhat resentfully.

"If you eat here, you will catch a cold." Jue Yun finally held Pei Jiqing's hand, "Go back home to eat, I came back secretly, no one knows."

Pei Jiqing was stunned for a moment, but nodded while holding the food box.

There are very few servants in Prince Xian's mansion, only the old man guarding the door at the side door stable, just as Jue Yun pushed open the door, the old man had already rushed up with his broom, he stopped awkwardly when he saw Jue Yun, Jue Yun He waved his hand to signal him to go down.

In the dead of night, Jue Yun stretched out his hand to open the door for Nuan Pavilion. He sat down at the table and reached out to turn over the upside-down teacup. The bottom of the teacup was covered with a thin layer of dust because it had not been used for a long time.

Jue Yun frowned, and glanced at Pei Jiqing from the corner of his eye, who was huddled in the corner without saying a word.

Jueyun didn't speak, and Pei Jiqing didn't speak either. He seemed to be thinking about how to ask a question. The air was quiet and stagnant, and there was no hot tea on the table. Jueyun just hugged the empty teacup and kept silent. His big hand is easily held in the palm of his hand.

Jue Yun remembered that when he was a child, he couldn't wrap his arms around the teacup, so he let the teacup roll down on the ground, arousing Xiao Wansheng's wariness.At that time, he was still very timid and didn't know what candied haws were. He was always scared by Pei Jiqing's words and dared not move. At that time, he thought Pei Jiqing was very tall and spoke harshly, so Even the strong Xiao Wansheng was ignored.

This thin and thin person once had the most solid and broad shoulders, and he tried his best to give himself the best things-he didn't want to study in the academy, this person told him to know the book and respect the teacher; he faced the murder of his mother. The enemy could not take revenge, this person held his hand tightly, and told him that it would not be too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years; he was suspected by Fu Congjin in the capital, and this person went deep into the tiger's den to instigate King Huai, took him back to the capital step by step, and retrieved it openly. own stuff.

Although this road is difficult, Pei Jiqing has been holding his hand, even though that hand is not so big and not so hard, Pei Jiqing has never been really angry with him - no matter what he says or does, in the end It was this person who silently compromised, and stopped him behind with an indifferent smile on his face, telling him that the monsters in front of him are nothing, because Uncle Pei has a way, and Uncle Pei will block it...

Jueyun lowered his head and looked at the Tianzi Sword on his waist.

He used to think that this was liking, only for the so-called loyalty, Rong Luan had no reason to do this step, so every time he encountered difficulties, he secretly swore that as long as he was strong enough, he would be able to protect Pei Jiqing and make all his sacrifices worthwhile. result.

But to this day, Pei Jiqing's reaction and those evidences all showed that this self-righteous love of his was not something that belonged to him in the first place.

Returning the soul from a dead body is really the weirdest thing in the world, which made Jue Yun react all night long.He recalled a lot that night, and Pei Jiqing got along with him day and night. Although his words and sentences can be rounded out, there are many small details that are unnatural: for example, he has a very bad habit when writing. If the writing is not good, I will draw it again. Mr. Shuyuan always said that writing should be done in one stroke, and you can’t draw it repeatedly. Only those who don’t understand the structure of muscles and bones can copy it like a painting. Even if you learn it later, you can’t help it. Write.

Another example, when I asked about his birthday, this person actually thought about it for a long time. Rong Luan is a son of a family, how could he not remember his birthday.

……

It turned out that the reason why Pei Jiqing never thought of repaying was because what he had done was already reciprocating. He pretended to be drunk that day, and he had explained to Xiao Wansheng—why did he do his best to protect the little prince?The deep kindness has to be repaid, and the scholar dies for his confidant, that's all.

From the corner of Jue Yun's eyes, he caught sight of Pei Jiqing's lonely face, tears began to roll in his eyes, he hurriedly turned around, and faced him with his back.

"Uncle Pei." After a long silence, Jue Yun said slowly, "Lin He has received Fu Congsi's reply, in three days, we will act according to his plan, and then capture him and Zhao Deqin outside the capital, Xiao Wansheng stay In the capital, bring some imperial troops to restrain King Shou and Li Gui. As for the emperor, he is willing to stay in Taimiao and wait for his death. I asked a doctor to see his illness, that is, within a year or two. I will be the emperor, you rest assured."

"En." Pei Jiqing nodded, and let out a sigh of relief, this small gesture made Jue Yun startled.

"Uncle Pei." Jue Yun asked with his back turned: "The Supreme Emperor, is he really treating you very well?"

Pei Jiqing was stunned, and Jue Yun suppressed a smile, as if a child was curiously listening to the story: "I just want to know about you, you have also said something before, such glorious deeds as poor family, you are not Do you like to talk? Have you ever fed the horses? Today we came in through the side door, and the groom Lao Chen almost hit me with a broom."

"I used to feed the horses, and I was often whipped by a broom." Pei Jiqing stood at the door, recalling the past with a smile, "The groom thought I was slow, so once he whipped me with a whip, and a piece of meat could be taken off with one whip, but later I became a bodyguard and pretended to wear a sword in my waist. The groom avoided me when he saw me, for fear that I would cut him; the firefly story was also true, but I only tried it once, and I was paid to buy candles... ..."

"What about the memorial?" Jue Yun asked abruptly, "Did you copy the words written by the Supreme Emperor?"

"Yes." Pei Jiqing nodded, with a helpless smile, "At that time, many people thought that I was flattering and said that I practiced Taishanghuang's characters on purpose. In fact, I learned it secretly before, and I couldn't change what I learned. To be honest, I It doesn’t look like the writing either, his vertical hook is very thin, mine is a little thicker.”

"The military situation is urgent, so I'll go back first. Although there are forbidden troops in the capital, you must pay attention to safety." After listening patiently, Jue Yun slowly got up, but always turned his back to Pei Jiqing. He put the dagger on the table, Then he stepped out of the threshold step by step, resting his hand on the top of the Son of Heaven Sword.

Then Jueyun went out quickly, and he turned around cautiously until it was completely hidden in the night.There was no one around, Jue Yun performed lightness kung fu and flew up to the roof, he sat silently on the tiles and looked towards the lights of the Nuan Pavilion.

Even if he knows everything, he still hopes that Pei Jiqing can justify a little bit, as long as he says that these are all lies, and that he has sex with him only if he really likes it, even if it is a lie, he will believe it without hesitation .

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Jue Yun's eyes again. Like a child, he picked up the tiles and threw them viciously towards the crown of the tree. The tiles flew by like knives with the sound of the wind, and were firmly nailed to the tree trunk. .

Jue Yun buried his head into his knees slowly, and wept softly in the dark night. He cried for a long time before he wiped away his tears and got up to leave. The moonlight was boundless. He decided to put away these meaningless emotions. To be the emperor, only the emperor can make others a high official.

But Jueyun didn't know that when he turned his back to Pei Jiqing carefully, Pei Jiqing kept his back to him, and tears could not help but hang on that face that was always smiling.

In fact, he really wanted to tell Jue Yun that there were many rumors between him and the Supreme Emperor but he never defended it, because he had a clear conscience and felt that the rumors were very boring;

He really wanted to tell Jue Yun that although the words love|desire are connected, desire|desire can only determine whether a person has an impulse, and only love can decide whether to continue this impulse. The reason why he and Jueyun made the last step , because he already fell in love with Jue Yun, so he couldn't resist.

But now there is no chance, Jue Yun told him clearly that he will definitely work hard to be the emperor, how can a person who wants to be an emperor get entangled with a man, and how can he let a man be his lover.

Since he is destined to be a courtier, he will not go beyond all this.

At least I can be a high official.

With tears in her eyes, Pei Jiqing struggled to pull out a smile, and began to try to be complacent.

"Master Rong."

Just now the groom's voice came, the old man was out of breath, with a broom in his hand, "Someone is looking for you..."

Pei Jiqing looked back vigilantly, his inherent rationality instantly suppressed the emotion just now, he looked up, and saw a tall figure wearing a gray cloak, approaching here step by step, his footsteps were silent, as if he was good at martial arts.

"I stopped him, but he insisted on coming in..." the groom hastily defended.

Pei Jiqing's heart tightened, and he held the dagger on the table in his hand. He forced himself to look up and smile, "Who are you?"

"Master Rong, the matter is urgent, can I take a step to discuss it?"

The man took off his cloak in a low voice, revealing an old face that was both familiar and unfamiliar to Pei Jiqing. He stretched out his hand, revealing a faint piece of blue-gray metal. Moonlight flowed, and a brilliance diffused across the back of the beast.

Tiger sign.

Pei Jiqing put away the dagger and said "please" in a low voice.

At the same time, Jue Yun has already walked out of Yishanfang, Xiao Wansheng, dressed in night clothes, quickly followed beside him.

"Go to the guard." Jue Yun said quickly: "Didn't you say before that Fu Congjin wanted to see me? Just go and release him. The battle is imminent, and Guan He's heart can be at ease."

"Are you really going to let Fu Congjin go?" Xiao Wansheng's voice was very low, but it was a bit unbelievable, "I thought you would scold Pei Qi and then kill Fu Congjin. Yes, yes, Guan He is still useful. , He told us to let Fu Congjin go, like this, let him walk around for two days for Guan He to see, and then stab him once you become the emperor! Hey...hey...?"

Xiao Wansheng's smile stopped on his face, he looked at Jue Yun's icy side face in disbelief, and muttered: "What's so amazing, you also resurrected with a dead body?"

After sending Fu Yunhui out of the city, Pei Jiqing transferred Fu Congjin to Xiao Wansheng's custody, so they were slowly approaching the imperial guards instead of going to the imperial city.

The dungeon of the imperial guards is also dark, and it is isolated from the outside world by water, and the dark underground water is gurgling. Most of the criminals are detained here, so few people come here, and it is even more gloomy than the palace dungeon.

"This place." Seeing that Jue Yun didn't speak, Xiao Wansheng rolled his eyes and said, "It's very damn suitable for you to use corpses to revive your soul."

"You know?" Jue Yun turned his head slowly, "He told you everything?"

"Yes." Xiao Wansheng shook his sleeves, "Actually, I suspected it too. You don't know. When I first met Rong Luan, my face was twisted. Whenever I saw me, I would recite something like 'Scholar can be killed but not humiliated. ', just like Lao Tzu forcing him to be a eunuch, it makes my heart burn when I look at it. This guy hanged himself once, oh my god, his eyes are full of wretchedness, and ten words and nine of them are false. Even now I dare not talk to him Talk more. Hey, what will you designate him as the emperor? Tai Tuo? I think it’s better to be a queen, haha.”

Xiao Wansheng didn't open which pot and which pot he lifted, Jue Yun's heart skipped a beat, and then he said coldly, "He's not Rong Luan."

"What's wrong with him not being Rong Luan?" Xiao Wansheng rubbed his head in disbelief, "When you knew him, you didn't know he was Rong Luan?"

Jue Yun knew that Xiao Wansheng didn't understand anything, so he didn't bother to reason with him. The sergeant handed over the key, Xiao Wansheng stared and inserted it into the keyhole, the heavy iron door opened in response, Fu Congjin raised his head amidst the sound of water, Zhe Yu limped and staggered He reeled over and stood in front of Fu Congjin.

Zheyu has an arrogant personality, and has provoked many people openly and secretly, so he was seriously injured in the dungeon of the imperial city. He was wearing a gray prison uniform, and there was an iron chain on his thin ankle, which was already bloody.

And Zheyue curled up in the depths of the cell, his whole body was pale, but his complexion was red, as if he had a high fever.

"Back off." Fu Congjin stopped him with a smile. He has long hair and high bunches. Except for a little stubble on his face, he has returned to the demeanor of the old regent. Zhe Yu didn't move, and finally knelt down sadly, gritted his teeth and said: "Pei Jiqing said that he would spare the master's life, but I sent someone to kill Concubine Ming, so kill me!"

"Kill you?" Xiao Wansheng looked at him with interest, "How can I kill you? I have to tie you to a pillar, use a knife to cut off the meat little by little, and feed you to eat!"

"Okay, Lord." Jue Yun opened the door coldly, and slapped a piece of silver on the table, "Fu Congjin, let's go."

"Ah?" Zheyu was stunned, Fu Congjin's face changed slightly, as if he was ready to die, he was silent for a moment and then smiled: "Pei Jiqing is very cautious, but you don't have to obey, the revenge of killing your mother, I I know I have to report it."

"What Pei Jiqing promised is what this king promised." Jue Yun's eyes were cold, he raised his hand to grab Fu Congjin's wrist, and his internal energy surged towards him like a huge wave. In the corner of the wall, a mouthful of thick blood spewed out from his mouth.

Zheyu rushed towards him desperately, Jueyun struck Zheyu unconscious on the ground with a knife in his hand.

"This king always does what he says." Jue Yun stretched out his hand and helped Fu Congjin up from the ground, "I have abolished your martial arts and broken your meridian. Before your lute bone was pierced by Fu Congsi, I have never practiced it again." The possibility of martial arts, when the weather is cold and raining, you will feel pain. In order to repay the imperial army led by Guan He, I spare your life, I believe my mother will understand. You can go."

Fu Congjin froze in place, his face was pale, black blood was still slowly spilling from the corner of his mouth, and he suddenly smiled.

It seems that Jue Yun has really grown up, he was able to bear the vengeance of killing his mother for the imperial army, and he has understood the difficulty of being in a high position.Only by restraining your emotions can you be fearless.

"When you are enthroned and everything is settled, I will go to the Taimiao to see Brother Huang." Fu Congjin held Zheyu in his breath, but he still held his breath, and raised his eyes to signal Zheyue to get up, "This time I really Without a backup, Guan He will never know, if you want my life, you can come anytime."

Jueyun didn't say a word, he just turned around to make way, and motioned for the guards to help Zheyue out.

"It seems that you already know that Rong Luan is Pei Jiqing." Fu Congjin smiled, "I thought you would hate him, but I didn't expect you to still calmly dispatch troops. It seems that I specifically asked to see you , it's of no use."

"What do you mean?" Jue Yun frowned, feeling that there was something in Fu Congjin's words.

"Fu Congsi knew the truth because he heard the conversation between me and Pei Jiqing, but he wanted you to retreat without fighting, so he only said half of what he said." Fu Congjin stepped out of the high threshold, turned his head and smiled weakly, "I I once held the idea of ​​watching you and Fu Congsi kill each other, but at this time I have already lost, and it is useless to watch you torture each other, this sentence should be regarded as repaying the old kindness of the emperor."

"Listen, Pei Jiqing really likes to take responsibility on his shoulders, so you don't have to care about the nonsense he said in front of you." The pain couldn't stop coming, but Fu Congjin smiled openly, as if finally Let go of the knot that has imprisoned him all his life——

"That night, when there was no one around, Pei Jiqing told me that in his two lives, he only liked you."

Jue Yun was stunned on the spot. After a long time, he raised his hand and smashed it against the stone wall of the prison. The black moss and wall skin fell off. Xiao Wansheng was so frightened that he took half a step back, and said in surprise, "Are you fucking crazy?"

"Uncle Pei lied to me because he wanted me to be emperor, because he was afraid that I would like a man who would not marry a wife and have no heirs?" Jueyun laughed suddenly, retracted his bleeding fist, and patted Xiao Wansheng's shoulder excitedly, "I suddenly Thinking about it, there is a child inheriting the throne now, and when he grows up, he will be better than me of alien blood!"

Xiao Wansheng was horrified by his look, and he opened his mouth wide for a moment before asking: "Could it be that I am your son?"

Jue Yun: "..."