The first favorite of rebirth

The candles were burned out, and a round of morning sun slowly rose into the still black sky. Pei Jiqing got up with a sore back, and was covered with a thick quilt. Jue Yun was sitting by the bed and looking at the map. He saw Pei Jiqing opened her eyes, bent down, and kissed the slightly frowning forehead.

He was wearing armor, his long hair was neatly tied up, and he was very refreshed. Pei Jiqing suddenly became a little angry, and kicked Jueyun with his bare feet.

Last night, although he deliberately tried to die, Jue Yun couldn't really be unrestrained. He laughed and cried and said no, and he was dragged back by his belt to continue. How could such a thing happen in the world.

As soon as Jue Yun grasped his slender feet, he made a circle around the soles of the feet with his fingers, Pei Jiqing trembled, bit the quilt and tried hard to retract his feet but could not move them back, cursing: "Little bastard!"

"Blame me? You kicked me first!" Jue Yun pulled off the quilt and couldn't help touching his face, "You also started what happened yesterday. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know that the ointment can be used like that."

"Yes, you are right." Pei Jiqing nodded, got up rubbing his waist, Jueyun rubbed his feet, "The weather is nice, you can sleep a little longer."

"It seems that you are very confident." Pei Jiqing looked at him and smiled, and suddenly said: "Confidence is a good thing, but I have to go back to the capital."

"What are you doing back in the capital?" Jue Yun frowned, "You should stay here, you're not happy anyway."

"Yesterday, the old prince handed over the Tiger Talisman to me. Although he didn't bring out the map, two minions died at the gate of the city. I'm afraid Fu Congsi will become suspicious." Pei Jiqing had already sat up and put on her clothes, her snow-white collar quickly covered up the bright red "If Fu Congsi hadn't seen me, I'm afraid he would have doubts about the old prince."

"So what if you doubt the old prince? Can Fu Congsi kill his father?" Jue Yun smiled disdainfully.

"I'm not worried about the safety of the old prince, but if he finds out, I'm afraid he will temporarily change the plan and find that Lin He is facing us." Pei Jiqing added, trying to change into shoes and socks, but found that her ankle was still in Jue Yun's hand inside.

At this time, Wang Yue brought in the food himself. He put down the food with half-closed eyes, and quickly turned around to leave with an ugly expression on his face.

Jue Yun ignored him, reached out and took half a soft steamed bun with red bean paste and handed it to Pei Jiqing, and then took a porcelain bowl for porridge, Pei Jiqing couldn't eat it, so he raised his hand and pushed it, Jue Yun pulled him away Come back, "I have to eat something in the morning, otherwise how can I get over it, look at how thin you are, you don't even have any meat on your feet, you are as thin and long as a rabbit."

"Okay, shut up." Pei Jiqing took a bite of the steamed bun, "It's all your fault, I don't even see Vice General Wang."

Jue Yun's face suddenly turned cold, his handsome face showed no expression, and he looked very serious. Pei Jiqing had never seen his expression before, so he shrank back from the bed in fright, quickly raised the steamed bun in his hand, and ate it voraciously. He got down and said in a low voice: "Little master, I've finished eating, and you should too."

Jue Yun didn't speak, but still had a calm face, seemingly really angry

"Wait." Pei Jiqing picked up the steamed buns, her eyes widened in shock, "You just grabbed my feet, and now you're giving me steamed buns, and I really... ate them all?"

Jue Yun faintly twitched the corner of his mouth, and continued to sulk.Pei Jiqing didn't notice, so she could only lean forward and kiss Jueyun on the cheek, Jueyun was unmoved, Pei Jiqing kissed his lips again, Jueyun finally couldn't help it, smiled and pushed him back on the bed, The two dogs poked their paws for a long time, but in the end they didn't do anything. They just flattened their mouths and smiled: "Your body and skin are all subject to your parents. What's there to dislike?"

Pei Jiqing was speechless for a moment.

Jue Yun held his ankle, his snow-white skin was slightly reddened, and he wanted to do something that Vice-General Wang couldn't see, but unfortunately it was daytime, so he kissed his lips again, Pei Jiqing also learned to pretend to be angry, and turned his head away .

Jue Yun stopped being angry immediately, and there seemed to be an invisible tail dangling behind him, and said pitifully: "It's almost dawn, just give me a kiss, Uncle Pei."

Pei Jiqing raised her hand high, but was gently put down by those eyes, as if being stared at by a dog while eating, she felt very sinful, and in the end she had no choice but to go up to her, Jue Yun succeeded again, and stretched out her hand to hold that face.

Pei Jiqing danced to stop her, but both hands were grabbed at the same time, and finally faltered, "Your hand grabbed my foot, let go...my face...uh..."

At this moment, Wang Yue raised the tent, but saw Jue Yun fiercely pressing Pei Jiqing to the corner of the bed. Pei Jiqing's hands were captured, and her long eyelashes were shaking uncontrollably.

Wang Yue closed her eyes, wanting to fight for the first time.

The Meridian Gate has a red wall and six yamen.

Pei Jiqing changed into a neat official uniform, appeared punctually in front of the yamen to water the flowers, and greeted all officials in a friendly manner. The two corpses were hastily buried by Xiao Wansheng last night. Even if Fu Congsi found out, there were only two details missing. It's not surprising that there is no reason why the spy should not kill.

It was finally snowing in the capital, and it was rare for the sun to rise, but there were constant soldiers and horses in the city, and people were panicking everywhere, and the people dared not leave their homes. Zhao Deqin moved the soldiers and horses to the outskirts of the capital, and looked at the soldiers and horses that Jue Yun had brought from Jinzhou. One touch away.

Without the emperor, there would be no morning court, and there was nothing to do in the yamen, Lin Chen came in suddenly, and sat opposite Pei Jiqing to drink tea for no reason.

"Master Rong." Lin Chen made a fool of himself, and the little eunuch beside him immediately served Pei Jiqing tea, with a smile on his wrinkled face, "The virtuous king let Fu Congjin go to the Taimiao to guard the mausoleum, and I sent Mr. Feng of Dongchang I went to guard him and gave him some winter clothes."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin." Pei Jiqing laughed.

Lin Chen once cooperated with Fu Congjin, and when Fu Congjin fell, he immediately sent people there, presumably because he was afraid that Fu Congjin would jump over the wall in a hurry to retaliate.This person is old and cunning, with deep roots. Although he is only a Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, he is deeply rooted in the court. Now even Dongchang can be transferred. Since the day he turned his back, the court has been extremely stable, and no one dares to make it clear that he is facing Fu Congsi.

Jue Yun was born outside the court, and he was afraid that after he became the throne, he would have to act according to the face of this powerful official. Pei Jiqing had secretly planned that when he won the throne, the first thing to get rid of was Lin Chen.

But at this moment, with a smile on his face, he poured tea for Lin Chen, and the two adults chatted for a while.

"Master Rong, let's sit here and have nothing to do, why don't we go out and drink." Lin Chen put down his teacup and blinked, "I recently got a new bottle of old Fenjiu, why don't you come and sit at home, let's have a few drinks?"

"Okay." Pei Jiqing couldn't refuse, so he nodded.

Lin Chen took Pei Jiqing into the sedan chair, but the two of them didn't head towards the Shangshu Mansion. Instead, they went to a unique courtyard with Jiangnan style. The two girls opened the carved wooden door.A woman in her thirties came, with a round arm protruding from the cuffs decorated with tassels, and a jade bracelet was tightly wrapped around it.

"This is the old man's house, Lu Niang, hurry up and make some side dishes." Lin Chen hurriedly greeted, Pei Jiqing entered the room with him, and the two sat down humbly.

The dishes were served quickly, but they were also very simple. A dish of stir-fried kale, a bowl of pork ribs with glutinous rice, and a stack of fried peanuts and tofu with shallots, all served to accompany the wine.

Lin Chen poured a glass of wine for himself, and filled it up for Pei Jiqing. The Fen wine was fragrant and rich, but it was a mistake to drink, and Pei Jiqing never drank outside, so he just pursed his lips and tasted a little.

"The old man thought that Master Rong would hate Fu Congjin, so he specially asked someone to watch him." Lin Chen frowned, "Why did Master Rong seem very unhappy when he heard this before?"

"Absolutely not." Pei Jiqing waved his hand, "It's just that Mr. Lin is thoughtful, and I just bowed down before."

"Can you not be considerate? Pity the hearts of the parents in the world. This old man has broken his heart because of Lin Yan." Lin Chen rubbed his chest, "In the past, Lord Rong and the virtuous king pretended to cut off their sleeves, which made the little girl Lin Yun sad. After waiting for quite a while, this time King Xian will come back and see the little girl. At least explain a few words, and don't make her cry in front of this old man's ear."

Knowing what Lin Chen meant, Pei Jiqing had no choice but to play tricks, "The virtuous king is not yet twenty, and his heart is very strong. How dare the lower officials speak up? Could it be that this little life is lost?"

"Hahahaha." Lin Chen smiled kindly, "Your Excellency is joking, you are the benefactor of the virtuous king, how could the prince make things difficult for you."

"Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger." Pei Jiqing sipped tea with squinted eyes, "As a subject, the more you say, the more mistakes you make. Mr. Lin has stood firm for decades, and he must understand this truth better than me."

Lin Chen's expression froze for a moment, and he didn't swallow the peanuts in his mouth. He looked at Pei Jiqing's glass and said, "Master Rong doesn't seem to like drinking, this old man's wine is very good."

"It's just that the lower official can't drink too much." Pei Jiqing frowned quickly, then frowned a little, "I'm afraid I might lose my mind after drinking."

"Hahaha, I can't drink too much, so I specially brought you to the outer house." Lin Chen drank a glass, "Master Rong, to save face for the old man, I only drank this drink."

Lu Niang stood aside and watched, Pei Jiqing saw that he was drinking happily, so she raised her glass and drank it in one gulp.

This wine is indeed very good, Lin Chen poured himself another glass, but he really didn't persuade him anymore, probably the wine was too rich, Pei Jiqing felt a little groggy, Lin Chen made some pieces of tofu for him, and told Lu Niang After making hangover soup, Pei Jiqing didn't dare to drink any more, so she quickly waved her hand to signal that she was going home.

"Send Mrs. Rong back, you can drink so much, next time we will replace wine with tea." Lin Chen teased a few words, ordered his servants to help Pei Jiqing into the sedan chair, and stood at the door to watch the sedan chair go away. Lu Niang withdrew together and stood in line in front of the door.

Lin Chen took out an ingot of gold and said in a low voice, "Go back."

Lu Niang stretched out a hand, but there were some thin calluses between her fingers, as if she often held a sword.

Lin Chen looked at her and smiled for no reason, suddenly he didn't want to fight with Pei Jiqing anymore.

The sedan chair kept turning around in the city, and before reaching the gate of Yishanfang, Pei Jiqing felt unstoppable drowsiness all over his body, his eyelids were heavy, and he simply fell asleep hugging the pillow.

After an unknown amount of time, Pei Jiqing felt a dull pain at the junction of his buttocks and legs. He thought that the bearer moved too much when he got off the sedan chair, and was about to open his eyes and lift the curtain of the sedan chair, but found that he couldn't move at all. He moved his hands and feet quickly, only feeling a numb pain.

Sure enough, he was tied up.

"Don't move!"

Before Pei Jiqing could fully open his eyes, he was kicked hard again. Someone pulled his hair and forced him to look up, and the headband was torn off with too much force, and the black hair scattered, revealing a snow-white and confused face.

Pei Jiqing suddenly came back to his senses, the surroundings were in darkness, only a big lamp was left, and then, an obese face approached, staring closely at the bruise left on his collarbone last night.

He was familiar with that beastly look, as if he was outside the city gate the day before yesterday.

The more beautiful the thing, the more he couldn't help destroying it. The man continued to laugh, pinching Pei Jiqing's face as if poisoned, his movements stopped suddenly, blood flowed from his thick lips, and his body fell down like a mountain.

Trembling, Pei Jiqing moved a little, reaching for the dagger in his sleeve.

"Are you looking for this?" The lantern was placed on the ground, and a bloody dagger was dangling in front of his eyes.

"Little prince." Pei Jiqing gritted her teeth and laughed, "The person who can do this kind of secret kidnapping for you must be someone you trust. It's not worth it for you to kill a subordinate for me."

"He was not worthy to be my subordinate." Fu Congsi threw down the dagger, untied Pei Jiqing's wrist rope, and helped him up, "Have you ever thought that Lin Chen would be my man?"

"Lin Chen is not." Pei Jiqing knew clearly in his heart, "Lin Chen is just habitually falling on both sides. If you kill me, the virtuous king will return to the capital to kill you, and he will still go to the virtuous king."

"So that's what you said, no one in this world is looking for me." Fu Congsi's face was cold, but his voice was a little stagnant, "But it's okay, you didn't want to compromise with me that day, so I brought you here myself, now In order to go out, you probably have to pretend to compromise with me, but there are no people around, and there are not so many people for you to use."

"My Majesty and I each get what we need." Pei Jiqing shook his head, "What are you talking about?"

"Wan Qing stopped taking the medicine a long time ago. As long as you invite a doctor, Fu Yunhui can live at least 20 years." Fu Congsi's voice was cold, as if condemning, "But you deliberately implied that his life would not last long, and even sent him to Taimiao , are you planning to make him look at the ancestral tablet and worry about death, are you planning to push the crime on my head? Mr. Pei, your method is even more serious than my pediatric "ci tablet name", it must be called vicious .”

Pei Jiqing was bright, as if he had heard some great joke, "The Supreme Emperor was betrayed by his parents and children, and he couldn't come up with the worry and fear!"

"Forget it, you're always right." Fu Congsi waved his hand, with a gentle smile on his face, "Master Pei, I thought that Ling Jueyun was bullying you in the past, and I kept a question in my heart, would you like to go with me? You, would you like to?"

Pei Jiqing shook her head, her eyes seemed to be filled with disgust rather than regret.

Fu Congsi understood his eyes, angrily stretched out his hand and pushed his shoulder against the stone wall, his thin shoulder was scarlet, and then grabbed his hand.

"I brought you here because I know that my father touched my things. Do you know why?" He stared, his heart erupted with anger, and finally tore off the mask of awe-inspiring, "This small study has long been gone. People will come! When I was a child, I was studying in the study room. At that time, the Taishang Huang, who was still a prince, came to visit. The Taifu who followed me casually said that the books I read can be the way of the emperor. I don’t know what is called "the way of the emperor". So raise your head and ask, is it to be the emperor?"

"Guess what?" Fu Congsi's voice became very soft again, "Father was furious, punished me to kneel in the study for half a day, and scolded my mother who bought me books. I was only five years old at the time, and I only felt that I was Very smart, my father always praises me for memorizing books well and knowing many characters, but I never thought that I would kneel in the study until my eyes turn black like a bad boy!"

"Later, my mother's family committed a crime. She knelt on the ground and begged her father. The father said that he couldn't forgive the emperor, so he handed her over. The court didn't punish her, but my mother was disheartened and hanged herself that night. Suicide." Fu Congsi gritted his teeth, and bruises appeared between his clenched fingers, "Even Xiao Wansheng, a lackey who only knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, is still protecting Lin Yan!"

Pei Jiqing was stunned, unable to speak for a while, and sighed in a low voice.

"I have been patiently waiting for the right time. In fact, I was still struggling. Should I be a loyal minister or should I hate my father? Until you said that to me." Fu Congsi lowered his eyes, his consciousness seemed to be a little disordered, "If you don't , Ling Jueyun is an illiterate savage, I can also be the emperor of the Great Zhou, why does no one believe me in this world? The emperor would rather believe in a prince of a foreign race who holds the sword of the emperor?! How is I worse than him? "

"It's the same without me." Pei Jiqing smiled, "Jieyun will not betray the country for glory, and will not set up cannons outside the city to kill innocent people."

"What is so innocent about the common people? The common people are the most stupid." Fu Congsi's voice was extremely low, with a trace of disdain, "One day, His Royal Highness King Xian and the capital will be turned into a sea of ​​flames. I will be the only royal family of the Great Zhou. No choice."

"As for you?" Fu Congsi turned his head suddenly, with a layer of regretful tenderness in his eyes, "Since your love is deep in your bones, let's just wait for the next life."

"There is no next life, I will be reborn." Pei Jiqing smiled a little rascally, "You have to be careful."

A flash of sword light came suddenly, Fu Congsi quickly pulled Pei Jiqing to avoid it, the sword was firmly nailed into the stone wall, and did not move.

"Father?" Fu Congsi smiled and drew out his sword, "A hero is old, but a sword is not old."

"Congsi." The old prince was silent for a long time, then knelt down abruptly, and when he raised his head again, he was already in tears, his voice was trembling and crying, "Congsi! Stop!"

"Ling Jueyun is not the son of the Supreme Emperor. The crown prince forced the palace, and the emperor's sword should belong to me." Fu Congsi smiled brightly, and stepped forward to help Shou Wang, "Father, what do you think is wrong?"

"Congsi, you killed father..." The old prince held his arm tightly, tears couldn't stop falling along the wrinkles, his voice became more and more helpless, he couldn't say anything, he could only repeat this sentence over and over again sentence.

"Father, today you come to me to have a drink and talk, why do you need to talk about these rebellious officials and thieves." Fu Congsi smiled and clapped his hands. The previous Lu Niang came gracefully and put a wine pot carved with gold and jade on the table. , that wine jug was extremely exquisite, not only the body of the jug was plated with a layer of gold and pearls, but even the lid was inlaid with a huge pearl.

Fu Congsi smiled and lifted the jug, and gently filled the golden cup with a glass of good wine. The wine was golden in color and full of fragrance, and the amber light could be seen clearly even in the faint candlelight. After drinking it all, he flipped the wine glass upside down in a chic way, with a bright breeze and bright eyes.

With slender fingers like jade, he inadvertently pressed on the pearl, the mechanism moved silently, the wine diverted from the pot, and slowly fell into the other wine glass.

"Father?" Fu Congsi raised his glass with a smile, "Please."