Chongxi [rebirth]

The jade pendant is of excellent quality, absolutely extraordinary.No matter whether the old concubine really prepared it deliberately or it was just a superficial talk, Ye Yunting accepted this feeling.He covered the wooden box, handed it to Ji Lian to put it away, and thanked the old concubine sincerely.

The old concubine still didn't show much emotion, she nodded lightly at him, and said: "It's just dinner, I'm getting old and lack of energy, so I'll rest first. I'll talk about things tomorrow." After she finished speaking, she stood up, Yiqiu He stepped forward and held her up.

The old concubine walked up to Li Fengqi: "My mother can't help you with these things in the court, you can make up your own mind, so I won't say much." She took out a peace talisman from her sleeve and put it in Li Fengqi's hand: "This is the peace talisman I invited from the temple, take it with you."

The peace talisman placed in Li Fengqi's hand was ordinary and unremarkable.

Li Fengqi rubbed his fingers lightly, bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows: "Thank you, mother, for your concern."

After hearing the words, the old concubine didn't answer any more, and with Yiqiu's support, she slowly left the main hall and walked towards the backyard.

Li Fengqi looked at her thin back, and subconsciously clenched the peace talisman in his hand, with complicated and deep eyes.

Ye Yunting at the side began to fail to understand their mother-child relationship again.Previously, he thought that the old concubine and the prince were as strangers as strangers, and they didn't care much about each other.

But the peace talisman that the old concubine took out just now, even though it looked plain, exuded a faint smell of incense—this is the smell that can only be produced after being enshrined in the incense table for a long time and being infected by incense.Looking at an ordinary talisman, it hides the most sincere wishes.

He still remembers that one year, when he was ill for a long time, the nanny brought him a peace amulet in the temple, saying that he had been enshrined in front of the Buddha for 49 days, chanting scriptures and praying every day.Only with such sincerity can the Buddha bless the person who wears it.

Ye Yunting couldn't tell how many days he had been enshrining this peace talisman of the old concubine, entwined with the scent of incense, but it must also be wrapped in a mother's sincere prayer.

This is very different from the indifference she showed.

And Li Fengqi's expression on holding the peace talisman was also very weird.

Ye Yunting looked at his cold side face, hesitated for a moment, and still pretended to casually bring up the old things in his childhood: "When I was sick, the nanny once asked me for a safe talisman. After I got well, I didn't give up. I heard from her that for this peace talisman, she went to the temple to chant scriptures every day, and she recited it for 49 days before inviting the talisman back."

"Your nanny treats you very well." Li Fengqi gently stroked the peace talisman.

"Well, my mother had a difficult labor when she gave birth to me, and it was my nanny who raised me." When mentioning the nanny, Ye Yunting's expression was very gentle.After speaking, he tentatively said: "The old concubine looks indifferent on the face, but in fact... also cares about the prince?"

Li Fengqi held the peace talisman to his nose and sniffed lightly. After smelling the faint scent of incense, his cold expression softened a little, and he gave a subtle "hmm".

Ye Yunting looked at his face that was much softer than before, and vaguely grasped something, but the thought flashed too fast at this moment, and before he could figure it out, it dissipated like a cloud of smoke.

He shook his head, thinking that the future will be long, and there will always be a time when he understands, so don't worry.

This night, because the old concubine returned to the mansion, and because King Yong'an was in good health, the palace was lively and noisy.

Cui Xi not only sent servants to serve, but also brought many rewards.

There is no person in charge of the palace now, and Ye Yunting and Li Fengqi can only count and compile the many rewards in person.Ye Yunting was inexperienced, and felt that it was not kind to push all the matter to Li Fengqi, a patient. After filling his stomach with some snacks, he stayed in the main room with Li Fengqi and counted the books.

The situation in the palace is not what it used to be, and the main courtyard where the two lived has also been rearranged.

There is a gilt-bronze octagonal heater in the room, and the fine silver charcoal has no smoke and dust, making the whole room warm; there are three-storey floor-to-ceiling copper candlesticks in the corners of the four walls, and rows of baby arms are burning on the candlesticks. Thick and thin carved candles, the warm yellow candlelight illuminates the room brightly.

Ye Yunting only wore an unlined garment, and sat with Li Fengqi, referring to the booklet and listening to the maid's report on the reward items.

Li Zong did a good job of saving face, and the rewards were all flashy things, such as a blood jade coral tree as tall as a person, a night pearl tribute from Dongyi... and many kinds of ginseng and ganoderma. , appearing to be very concerned and considerate towards Li Fengqi.

In fact, these objects are all gifts from the emperor, and they cannot be exchanged for money after they are engraved with their seals.The hundreds of years of ginseng and ganoderma have no effect on Li Fengqi's poison.

Ye Yunting sketched on the booklet with a pen, and whispered to Li Fengqi: "It seems that the prince has caught His Majesty's weakness."

Li Zong is really famous.

Otherwise, Cui Xi would not have let Cui Xi fiddle with the palace like it is now, and sent many flashy rewards.Probably because she was afraid that after the old concubine came back, the scandal of her harsh treatment and humiliation of heroes and generals would be publicized, and she was in a hurry to eliminate the evidence and forge the illusion of harmony between the monarch and his subjects.

Warm breath spewed out of the ear, Li Fengqi glanced at him, seeing that he was next to her unconsciously, his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound to remind him.He just sneered and said: "He wants to save face, but he is also more afraid that the people in the court will be unstable."

Not to mention the friendship between the two since they were young, just say that in the past three years, he supported Li Zong to the throne, killed rebels and guarded the border for him. You can't find a single fault in what you do.If Li Zong wanted to move him, he had to see whether the border guards agreed, and whether Yu Shitai agreed.

It would be all right if he took his life seriously, as long as Li Zong kept his secrets and did not leave conclusive evidence, people in the know would not offend the emperor for a dying person.

But he did not die, and his military power and prestige are all in his hands.

Since ancient times, it is inevitable that the emperor will be criticized for killing meritorious ministers. Li Zong has only been on the throne for a few years?He didn't have the guts to kill him openly.

Even now, even the slightest inclination cannot be revealed, otherwise the world's population will criticize the pen and criticize it, but it will be more important to shake the court and the army.

That's why he went to Showa Main Street for a walk.

This is to tell Li Zong that now everyone in the world knows that King Yong'an will not die, not only can you not touch me, but you have to continue to show brotherly love.

As for whether he deserves to cooperate or not, it depends on his mood.

"The emperor must be very aggrieved now." Ye Yunting muttered in a low voice, thinking that the emperor might be jumping in anger in the palace at this time, and even tossing and turning so that he could not sleep at night, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Fengqi nodded: "He has a small mind, so he probably won't be able to sleep well for a while."

He didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke. The maid who was reporting the reward items heard it, and even her voice became stiff.

Ye Yunting noticed something strange, and glanced at the maid, seeing that Li Fengqi didn't care, so he ignored her.

Since they were chosen from the palace, what they said just now would most likely reach the emperor's ears.

Too much gas hurts the body, I hope His Majesty will take care of the dragon body.

Ye Yunting thought so.

……

There were too many rewards, and Ye Yunting yawned after recording two pages.

Li Fengqi was originally teaching him how to register and make a register more easily and clearly, so when he saw this, he raised his hand and waved away the maid: "I'll stop here tonight, let the rest be recorded by the servants as usual, anyway, it's nothing important."

When Ye Yunting heard this, he immediately put down his pen and rubbed his wrist: "Then I will go to rest first, and the prince will also rest earlier."

After getting acquainted with Li Fengqi, he became less rigid and more casual.

Things happened one after another today, he was really tired, and he didn't even put on his clothes, so he couldn't wait to get up while talking.

"Where are you going to rest?" Li Fengqi raised his eyebrows seeing this.

Ye Yunting hesitated and said: "The main courtyard has been tidied up, and the side room can be used for people to live in."

Now there is no need for the three of them to huddle in the main room to rest because of concerns about safety.

"Then everyone will know tomorrow that King Yong'an and his concubine are at odds, and they sleep in separate rooms half a month after they got married." He slowly listed the possible situations: "Or it could be said that King Yong'an was dissatisfied with His Majesty and ignored the marriage offer. princess."

Ye Yunting's eyelids twitched when he heard it, and seeing that he was going to continue, he quickly said: "I understand, I will rest in the main room."

Li Fengqi nodded in satisfaction: "Go wash up first."

Ye Yunting let out a sigh of relief, and quickly slipped to the bathroom.

Although he kept telling himself in his heart that this marriage was just a formality, neither he nor Li Fengqi took it seriously, but hearing Li Fengqi's words of "discord between the husband and wife" and "treating the princess coldly", I still felt a faint tingling in my scalp.

Hot water was already prepared in the bathroom, Ye Yunting took off his clothes, submerged himself in the water and calmed down for a while before he calmed down.

After taking a long time to wash up and go out, he found that Li Fengqi had changed into his underwear and was snuggling up on the bed.

Ye Yunting looked around with his head probed: "Who is waiting for the prince to wash?"

Although there are many servants serving in the mansion, they are all from the palace.It stands to reason that Li Fengqi should not ask them to serve him closely.

"Fifth watch." Li Fengqi put down the book in his hand, seeing that his hair was still dripping, he disapproved, "Dry your hair in time, if it's cold today, it's easy to get wind and cold." He waved his hands as he said, "Come on."

"I'll ask Ji Lian to bake it for me later." Ye Yunting walked to the bed in confusion, and Li Fengqi took the cloth towel in his hand.

Before he could react, Li Fengqi grabbed the wet ends of his hair, wrapped them in a cloth towel, and dried them carefully.

He stood straight in a daze, Li Fengqi couldn't move, raised his eyes, and said again: "Sit down."

Ye Yunting sat down blankly as he said, and it took a long time before he realized that this kind of behavior seemed a little too intimate, he moved uncomfortably, and his tone hesitated: "...how about calling Wipe it for me, Ji Lian." How can such a trivial matter be troubled by Yong'an Wang Dajia.

"Don't move." Li Fengqi scolded lightly, his expression looked as calm as before, and he didn't seem to think that it was unusual to wipe someone's hair himself.

"..." Ye Yunting stared blankly, his body froze, not daring to move, allowing Li Fengqi to dry his wet long hair little by little.

In my heart, I thought that maybe the wind and cold battle was too big last time, which frightened the prince, and I was afraid that he would come back again.

After a long time, Li Fengqi put the cloth towel in his hand, raised his chin, and said, "Ask Ji Lian to bring a small stove and dry his hair before going to bed."

"Oh."

Ye Yunting called Ji Lian to come in as he said, and after drying his long hair, he climbed into the bed nervously and fell asleep on his side.

Fortunately, Li Fengqi didn't do anything surprising afterwards, so he wrapped up the quilt tightly, embraced the brand-new and warm Mrs. Tang, and fell asleep contentedly.