treacherous world

Early the next morning, when Bai Yutang fell into a drowsy sleep, he felt something fluffy patting his cheek.

Slightly frowning, Bai Yutang had a busy night last night, because he was caught by the kitchen lady while pouring flour and water. Poor Bai Wuye's heroic and extravagant spirit was no match for the kitchen lady's lion's roar.Zhan Zhao fell asleep and didn't wake up very shamelessly. The kitchen lady asked Bai Yutang to restore the kitchen to its original state. In the end, Bai Yutang had to ask the yamen servant to find someone with money to renovate the kitchen.

When he lay down again, it was almost dawn, and Bai Yutang couldn't get up after lying down and staying up all night.

"Meow~" A meow sounded in his ears, Bai Yutang turned over, and felt something furry rub against his cheek.

Bai Yutang originally thought it was a little tiger, so he raised his hand and patted it, grabbing one of the fluffy tails.Although sleepy, he can still tell, the little tiger doesn't have such a thick tail, does the big one?

Just when I was dazed, I heard someone say in my ear, "It's three poles in the sun, mouse, don't get up again and be eaten by cats!"

Bai Yutang opened his eyes and saw Zhan Zhao hugging a fat tabby cat looking at him with a smile on his face, as if he was in a very good mood.

Bai Yutang watched the two cats staring at him, stretched out his hand and poked the fat tabby cat's stomach, flicked the cat's tail, and slapped his face again... so fat!

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to touch Zhan Zhao's forehead, "Fever gone?"

"It's been good."

"Have you taken your medicine?"

Zhan Zhao pointed to the tea bowl next to him, "Xiaoyu cooked it for me early in the morning, and I've already drank it."

"Everyone is back." Bai Yutang nodded and sat up. Seeing that the big tabby cat was so fat, even fatter than a big tiger, he was a little puzzled, "Where did the tabby cat come from?"

Zhan Zhao smiled mysteriously, "Dahu's husband."

Bai Yutang looked up at the sky, "Little Tiger's father?"

"Yeah." Zhan Zhao nodded, "Originally, it was raised at the kitchen aunt's daughter's house. Now that she has a daughter, she brought her to Kaifeng Mansion and gave birth to a second child with Da Hu. The name is Hualili, and she is five years old."

Bai Yutang felt a little funny, "What are you doing with a fat cat in your arms so early in the morning?"

Zhan Zhao sat down cross-legged, pinching Hualili's ears, "It's already noon, it's still early, do you want to go to Taibaiju for dinner?" "At noon..." Bai Yutang felt a weight on his leg, and looked down, it was called Hualili. The big fat cat sat on his lap, and once again sighed with emotion at the cat's fatness, Bai Yutang put on his clothes, "Zhao Pu and the others will be here today, right? "

"Well, Ziying and the others just arrived in the morning, and now they are entering the palace. It seems that the emperor is going to hold a banquet tonight."

"What kind of banquet are you throwing to welcome Zhao Pu?" Bai Yutang frowned, "They are so familiar."

"It was said that it was for Mr. Bao and the others, but it was suggested by the Eighth Prince." Zhan Zhao winked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked at him, "Oh...is Zhao Cong going to Kaifeng to be an official?"

"I went around the door just now and heard a lot of news." Zhan Zhao took a comb from the bedside to comb Bai Yutang's hair, and said, "Zhao Cong has only been back for a few days, and he is friendly, especially in Kaifeng. Lord Fubao is not here for a while, the Eighth Prince is in charge of Kaifeng, and the basic cases are entrusted to him, it is said that Zhao Cong enforces the law impartially and acts properly."

Bai Yutang nodded slightly, "He is indeed a smart person, and he is a child of the Bawang family, so he should have a better reputation.

"Don't move." Zhan Zhao pressed Bai Yutang's head and continued to comb his hair, "And there seems to be a very weird saying circulating recently."

Bai Yutang turned around, "What?"

"Don't move!" Zhan Zhao straightened Bai Yutang's head, "As expected, both he and Zhao Pu were taught by the Eight Kings, and they are both so promising."

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"There are also rumors that the authentic royal family should be on the side of the Eight Kings... Of course, it's all in private." Zhan Zhao combed Bai Yutang's hair, then sat back to wrap the cat, and Bai Yutang got up to wash.

"What do you think of Zhao Cong?"

"It doesn't look like anything on the surface." Zhan Zhao turned over the cat and rubbed his belly, "If Zhe Ying didn't talk about the past, I might think that he is not bad."

Bai Yutang washed his face, "Then do you think people can change?"

"It stands to reason that knowing the mistakes can make a big difference, but the mistakes can be divided into one kind." Zhan Zhao shook the cat's two white paws, "Maybe you were young and ignorant at that time?"

"I don't think he's changed." Bai Yutang finished washing, went to the bed, picked up the cat and threw it on the bed, and pulled Zhan Zhao, "Let's go to eat."

Taibai Residence was still as lively as ever. As soon as Zhan Zhao went upstairs to Bai Yutang, the clerk Xiaoliu came over, "Yo, you two are back!"

Zhan Zhao sat down in the private room with a smile, and asked him, "How is Kaifeng these days?"

"Well, it's all the same, and it's not a big deal, but without Mrs. Bao, I always feel uncomfortable." The man poured tea for Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and asked, "I heard that the border issue was settled by the Ninth Prince." It's gone, isn't it?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang smiled and nodded without saying anything.

"Hi! It's safe to have the Ninth Prince here!" Xiao Liu said with a smile, "Now there is a little prince, it's even better."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, then looked at Xiao Liu puzzled, "What little prince?"

Xiao Liu was also a little surprised, "Little Prince Zhao Cong, don't everyone say that he is the successor of the Ninth Prince?"

Zhan Zhao almost burst out laughing, "Zhao Pu is not yet 30 years old, what succession?"

"Not to mention that the little prince Zhao Cong is also talented in both civil and military affairs. The Ninth Prince wants to go back to seclusion and become a fairy couple with Mr. Gongsun. The Zhao family army will be led by the young prince Zhao Cong in the future. He is the best candidate." Little Six scratched the back of his head, "Many people That's what they say."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't speak, but they basically knew what was going on. This matter... should we say that Zhao Cong has a lot of ambition, or should it be said that a good person comes out of nothing?

Xiao Liu is so clever, seeing that the two of them were lost in thought, he leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Could it be...is that the case?"

Bai Yutang didn't speak, and continued to drink tea, while Zhan Zhao said to Xiao Liu, "We just came back from the border, so I don't know the details."

"Oh..." Xiao Liu knew what to do, so he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and ran to serve the dishes.

When the door of the private room was closed, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao exchanged glances.

"What do you think? Zhao Cong deliberately spread rumors?"

"There is no proof of death." Bai Yutang smiled faintly, "But when it comes to all-round talents in civil and military..."

Zhan Zhao smiled while holding his chin, "Do you think he is not versatile enough in civil and military affairs?"

"There are a lot of people who can write and punch. Zhao Cong is not so stupid as to want to take Zhao Pu's seat, right?" Bai Yutang thought it was funny. That's the smart thing to do."

"Tsk tsk." Zhan Zhao poked Bai Yutang with his chopsticks, "You are the only one."

Bai Yutang took his chopsticks, "It's better to be careful, the surname Zhao has a lot of eyes, so it's probably not that simple."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, and before he had time to speak, he heard two clear and loud "Ah Choo!" from downstairs.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked out, and heard a crisp voice, "Does Jiujiu have a cold?"

"Little Si, I also sneezed."

"Huhu also has a cold?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang raised their eyebrows—it couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?

Sure enough, I saw a group of people and horses downstairs, and two sedan chairs. It was Bao Zheng and Zhao Pu who had returned.It was Zhao Pu and Zhao Hu who sneezed just now.

The fourth son was sitting on Hei Xiao's back, and Zhao Pu and Gongsun walked beside him holding hands. Hei Xiao was usually crazy, but when the fourth son sat on his back, he would be very quiet and docile.

Zhan Zhao casually took a peanut and threw it down.

Xiao Liang raised his hand to receive it, raised his face, and everyone looked at each other and smiled.

Zhao Pu reached out and hugged the fourth son, "It's just right, I'm so hungry, I haven't eaten Taibaiju's side dishes for a long time."

The fourth son got off the ground, happily ran into the building, and rushed to the second floor, "Meow meow, Baibai!"

Others also went upstairs in a hurry. Obviously, everyone was in a hurry to get back.Grand Master Pang asked Pang Yu to help him go upstairs, muttering, "Oh, my legs are numb, and the sedan chair is too flustered. Before I finished speaking, the stone that walked past him stepped on him. He gritted his teeth in pain.

Sitting down to eat, Bai Yutang asked Gongsun to see Zhan Zhao's situation first.When Bao Zheng heard that Zhan Zhao was ill, he was also worried.After Gongsun took Zhan Zhao's pulse, he signaled that he was completely fine, and praised Bai Yutang for taking good care of him. Bai Yutang remembered the kitchen he burned down last night, and wondered if it had been repaired now, otherwise If Bao Qingtian saw it, would he be sentenced to deliberately set fire to beat his board?

"By the way, did the emperor say anything?" Pang Yu was quite curious.

"Hmm..." Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, and didn't say anything about Zhao Cong, because after all, there was no evidence, and he didn't know what Zhao Pu thought of him, so don't worry about it.Zhan Zhao showed Bao Zheng the handwriting, "The emperor gave this, and let everything be discussed after the adults come back."

"Oh..." Bao Zheng opened the handbook and was also taken aback, "The imperial tomb was stolen?"

"Hey." Pang Ji stretched his neck to look at the oracle in Bao Zheng's hand, "The late emperor was frugal, and there aren't many valuable items in the tomb, right?"

Everyone looked at Zhao Pu. Zhao Pu was eating with his rice bowl. Seeing everyone looking at him, he shook his head, "I don't know. Mynah knows better, but there seems to be nothing. Otherwise, I'll write a letter and ask my mother."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't say much anymore, at this moment, Zhe Ying and Zi Ying came outside the window, Zhan Zhao made an appointment with them early in the morning, and they met at Taibai Residence when they came back from the palace.

"My lord?!" Zhe Ying was taken aback, "You guys came back so soon?"

Zhao Pu nodded and asked, "How is the palace?"

"It's all right, the emperor, the empress dowager, and all the concubines are all fine." Zhe Ying sat down to eat as usual, but Zi Ying beside him pouted, sitting down angrily, as if her stomach was full of gas.

Gongsun saw it, and knew that Ziying's child's heart would not be hidden, and he would show any displeasure on his face, so he picked up food for him, and asked him, "What's the matter? Are you arguing with Zheying again?"

"Ahem." Zhe Ying quickly waved his hand, "It's none of my business."

Ziying looked up at Zhao Pu who was peeling a prawn for Xiao Liang while chewing the fried dumplings handed to her mouth by Xiao Sizi, and sighed.

Zhao Pu raised his head, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Ziying opened his mouth, and Zheying below pinched him, Ziying swallowed all the words that came to his mouth, and ate with dissatisfaction with his rice bowl, as if he had no appetite.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao probably guessed some reasons, it might have something to do with Zhao Pu, more likely it has something to do with Zhao Cong.

Seeing that Ziying lost her temper and said nothing, Zhao Pu scratched her head, "Is Zhao Zhen mad at you?"

"No." Ziying curled her lips, "The other one is Zhao."

"Brother?" Haopu was even more puzzled.

"of course not."

Everyone was silent for a while, subconsciously looking at Zhao Hu who was devouring his meal, Zhao Hu waved his hands in shock, they were still drinking together when Ziying left last night, and he didn't provoke him.

"There is one more." Ziying muttered angrily.

Zhe Ying picked up a chicken leg for him and told him to stop talking and eat quickly.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang naturally knew it well, so it was Zhao Cong who annoyed Ziying?

Zhao Pu is not an idiot when he gets confused occasionally, and he probably guessed something, and put food for the worried Gongsun beside him, "Eat."

Gongsun looked at Zhan Zhao with his rice bowl in his hand, that look - do you know what?

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang subconsciously lowered their heads to eat the food, reached out and tapped on the table lightly, this trick is often used by people in Kaifeng Mansion, and means - we'll talk about it later.

Gongsun frowned. Sure enough, the matter against Zhao Pu is not over yet.

After everyone returned to Kaifeng after dinner, the eunuch in the palace came to pass the decree, saying that the emperor invited the Ninth Prince, Mr. Bao, and Grand Master Pang to the palace. The three of them washed and changed into court clothes before entering the palace.

As soon as they left, Gongsun grabbed Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang and asked what happened.

The two of them talked about Zhao Cong. Zhan Zhao happened to be sick these few days, so they didn't ask too much.

This was enough to make Gongsun unhappy, so he asked the fourth son to catch the sullen Ziying and ask him why.

Ziying said dissatisfiedly, "When Zheying and I ran into Zhao Cong when we left the palace, he was worth two to five to eighty thousand. He couldn't kill him, but he made me mad!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't quite understand——?Isn't Zhao Cong very humble?

"Zhao Cong also brought a few shadow guards with him." Zhe Ying said, "And they were all masked and dressed similarly to us, except that they had the family crest of the Eight Princes Mansion wrapped around their arms. Their kung fu looks pretty good, and they should be from the Jianghu. .”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded. They had noticed that day that Zhao Cong was accompanied by a few men in black with good skills. They didn't pay much attention at the time, but thinking about it this way—they were really similar to the shadow guards. similar.

"Zhao Cong was successful in rescuing him that night, and the emperor is going to reward him tonight." Zi Ying said sullenly, "Just now he told my mother that he wanted to join the army, and he also said that he wanted to fight after studying military skills. He said that there are some simple things in the future. The prince can order him to do it, instead of doing everything himself, he sings like a ballad so beautifully, and talks about how much he worships the prince, who doesn't know what he has in mind."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang smiled helplessly. The shadow guards were eager to protect Zhao Pu, especially Ziying and Zhao Pu had a deep relationship, so it was normal to have suspicions about Zhao Cong.

"But Zhao Cong's words have no flaws at all." Zhan Zhao said, "He must not be allowed to serve the country, right? Could it be that he is thinking too much?"

"No way." Ziying whispered, "This kid must be a bad guy!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's colleagues asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Ziying pointed to her forehead and said seriously, "Intuition!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't laugh or cry.

"Then what do you think?" Bai Yutang turned to look at Zhe Ying, "Is Zhao Cong ambitious, or has he changed his ways?"

"I've never thought that people can turn from evil to righteousness." Zhe Ying said lightly.

The fourth son at the side objected, "Then Xiaopang will change it!"

Pang Yu touched his head in embarrassment, and the fourth son also knew that he was bad before.

"Heh." Ziying sneered, and pinched the cheek of Xiao Sizi, "You, what kind of bad guy have you seen?"

Gongsun, who had been silent at the side, nodded softly, "Indeed, there are many types of bad people, and there are many reasons for people to change, but the premise of being bad and getting better is to have a good nature. But there are also some people who are born with What is bad, or in other words, is not a question of good and evil, good and bad at all, but a completely different way of living, a completely different way of thinking about things.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang understood the reason for their uneasy feeling. The two had been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and they had seen too many good and bad people. The reason why they were wary of Zhao Cong was entirely based on that feeling.

When everyone was feeling emotional, the yamen servant at the gate came to report that the Eighth Prince had come.

Gongsun and the others were taken aback.

"Oh, my lord is not here." Zhan Zhao stood up, so he was the only one to entertain, Gongsun walked out with him, and the fourth son happily followed out when he heard that he could see the eighth son, and went into the house But it was two people.

The Eighth Prince had a smile on his face, and seemed to be proud of the spring breeze. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Ze Lan? Old Bao!"

Zhan Zhaoying went out and smiled at him, saying that Master Bao and the Ninth Prince had entered the palace, but he didn't say that Zhao Zhen sent someone to invite them.

"Oh, then I came early." The Eighth Prince was a little frustrated, standing behind him was a young man, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew each other, it was Zhao Cong.

"That's a pity, I thought I could meet the emperor." Zhao Cong sighed, he hadn't seen him for many years, and there was the famous Lord Bao. "

Gongsun went to the living room to welcome everyone, "My lord, sit down and wait for a while, they should be back soon."

"Okay!" The Eighth King walked in with a smile, stretched out his arms to hug the fourth son, and introduced to Zhao Cong, "Cong'er, this is Mr. Gongsun."

Zhao Cong naturally knew about the relationship between Zhao Pu and Gongsun, and he was courteous and careful when speaking, and Gongsun remained calm and greeted people with a smile on his face.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other silently, Gongsun, he usually has a cold face, and he only smiles at two kinds of people, one is people who have a good relationship and he trusts, and the other is outsiders, he The kind with added precautions.Obviously, it is about Zhao Pu's safety, he may want to take this opportunity to give Zhao Cong a try.

Zhan Zhao followed behind and walked in, and saw Bai Yutang at the side, as if he was paying attention to his surroundings——Zhao Cong did indeed bring the shadow guards with him.

The Eighth Prince was very relaxed, went into the living room and sat down and chatted with the fourth son, Zhao Cong also came over to tease him, "Is this the son of the emperor's brother?"

Gongsun nodded, "Well, the real name is Gongsun Jin, and the nickname is Xiao Sizi."

"Oh, Jin'er." Zhao Cong smiled and squeezed the face of the fourth son, the fourth son showed some embarrassment on his smiling face, and waved his hand, "No, Chong Chong called me the fourth son There is only one person who can call Jin'er." After speaking, her face turned red again.

Xiao Liang also bowed his head and stood aside in embarrassment, his ears were blushing, Jin'er is so nice!

"Really?" When Zhao Cong heard this, the smile on his face faded a little, but soon he smiled more kindly, "Little Si, I have a very good relationship with Brother Huang."

Gongsun, who had been paying attention to his expression, felt a "thump" in his heart, Zi Ying and Zhe Ying hated Zhao Cong for a reason.At this time, although Zhao Cong had a smile on his face, there was a hint of anger in his eyes. Obviously, the "Cong Chong" that Xiao Sizi said just now made him very unhappy.

But the most amazing thing is... Gongsun is not the only one who sees this.

The fourth son stared at Zhao Cong with his eyes wide open, and finally shrank away from the Eighth King, pinching his fingers and looking elsewhere.Gongsun wanted to laugh, since he came to Kaifeng, the fourth son hadn't shown this expression for a long time.After entering the Kaifeng mansion, everyone doted on him, so he gradually became more courageous and willing to talk to adults.When I was in my hometown before, because the fourth son was dumb and easily said wrong words, some people would be upset, so he was very sensitive to people's emotional changes.Generally speaking, when the adult is unhappy, it seems that those relatives in the past would be very cruel to him, so he knows that this person is unhappy, so he tries not to speak.

The Eighth Prince didn't notice it, and just pinched the fourth son's arm, "Did you suffer a lot on the trip to the west? Why did you get round when you didn't go?

The fourth son still liked the Eighth Prince very much. He smiled and stretched out a finger, and said happily, "I lost a catty!"

"How can I do that?!" The Eighth King immediately looked dissatisfied, "Ze Lan didn't feed you back, did he? I'll talk about him later."

The fourth son giggled, and Gongsun took him from the Eighth Prince at the right time, and put him on the ground, "Don't you say you want to send Xiaoyu and the others gifts from the Western Regions?"

"Oh, yes!" The fourth son remembered, took Xiao Liang's hand and ran away. When he left the yard, Xiao Liang looked back at Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong was taken aback for a moment, this child's eyes were sharp and resolute, with a kind of evil spirit that a child of this age should not love.Looking at him at a young age, he seems to be good at martial arts, he is outstanding in appearance and doesn't like nonsense, which reminds him of Zhao Pu when he was a child.

"Who was the other child just now?" Zhao Cong asked the Eighth Prince.

"Oh, that's Xiao Liangzi, isn't he a good kid?" The Eighth Prince said with a smile while sipping tea, "That's Ze Lan's favorite student. He's very skilled and has a similar temperament to Ze Lan. Sooner or later he will have a great future. I Seeing that Ze Lan will return to seclusion in a few decades, the Zhao family army is not afraid of being leaderless, and Xiao Liangzi will be in charge by then."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and raised their eyebrows slightly—to say something disrespectful, the Eight Kings are enough. Seeing that Zhao Cong nodded with a smile on his face at this time, his eyes were a little uncomfortable. Ambitious?It's just that this person's emotional changes only flashed in his eyes for a moment, and they were quickly covered up. His scheming is deep and cannot be underestimated.

But there is one thing that makes Gongsun feel more at ease. The Eighth Prince doesn't seem to know what Zhao Cong is thinking. He hopes that Zhao Cong is just making a fuss this time. Otherwise, the eighth prince and Princess Chai will be the most saddened.

Everyone has confirmed that their previous suspicions about Zhao Cong were more than just suspicions, and they will be on strict guard against him in the future, so they gossip every sentence.

Zhao Cong sat beside the Eight Kings and listened to him chatting with Gongsun about copybooks and calligraphy, but Zhan Zhao couldn't sit still.Bai Yutang slipped away just now, and now he might be eating delicious food with the fourth son and the others in the kitchen.

"Brother Zhan." At this time, Zhao Cong called Zhan Zhao suddenly, "Why don't you show me Kaifeng mansion, how about?"

"Oh, that's good, that's good, how close you young people are." Seeing that Zhao Cong was bored waiting, the Eighth Prince pushed him out. He also thought that Zhao Cong and Zhan Zhao could become good friends, and he would be proud of being a good companion!

Although Zhan Zhao was reluctant, he couldn't say no, so he had to take Zhao Cong outside.

"I used to think that Kaifeng Mansion was like the Senluo Palace, but I didn't expect such a quiet courtyard." Zhao Cong looked around as he walked.

"That's the court, but it's actually not scary." Zhan Zhao took him to have a look, then went back to the other courtyard and walked around to the guard's room...

"I really didn't expect that Kaifeng Mansion is so big that it can't lose to the Wang Mansion at all." Zhao Cong's face showed some innocence, Zhan Zhao smiled and didn't speak, because it was hard to tell the truth from the fake.

"When I was young, I always thought that the palace was a labyrinth, and I didn't go through it all. But this time I came back to see that it's not too big, but my parents are quite old." Zhao Cong's voice was very low, and he seemed a little sad.

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and gently touched his ear, is he overhearted?Did Zhao Cong imply to himself that he left the palace when he was very young and just came back, but he didn't hold any grudges towards the Eighth Prince and Princess Chai, but regretted that he didn't fulfill his filial piety by his side... Is this considered emotional?

When the two passed the kitchen, they heard a burst of laughter from inside.

Zhan Zhao's eyelids twitched, it was the fourth son who was laughing, maybe those maids were teasing him again.

Looking into the courtyard gate, I saw that Bao Yan, his fourth son, Liangzi, and a few children studying in the private school in Kaifeng Mansion were playing eagle and chicken with Pang Yu.A group of maidservants were embroidering and chatting, and the kitchen lady was studying new dishes in the kitchen.Bai Yutang was also there, sitting on the rattan couch under the pear tree in the courtyard, reading a file, with Little Tiger lying on his knees, and Big Tiger and Hualili at his feet.

"So lively?" Zhao Cong asked Zhan Zhao in surprise, "Why are there so many children in Kaifeng Mansion?"

"Most of them are the children of yamen servants, and there are private schools behind them." Zhan Zhao replied lightly.

Pang Yu chased the group of little tails behind Bao Yan, but he couldn't catch them every time. Either he was discovered by Bao Yan, or he was blocked by Xiao Liangzi, or he was blocked by rock-scissors, and finally he stomped his feet in anger , "Little Mantou, you are playing tricks, the hen only has wings, don't use the clawed civet to trip me!"

"You're playing tricks!" Bao Yan refused to let Pang Yu succeed, "Eagles are flying, so fly one and see!"

A group of children laughed behind him.

"These two are..." Pang Yu was a little curious about Bao Yan and Pang Yu.

At this time, everyone in the yard also noticed Zhan Zhao and Zhao Cong at the door, and stopped.

When Zhan Zhao walked in, Bai Yutang raised his head, saw Zhao Cong followed, and continued to flip through the book with his head lowered.

"This is the Second Young Master Bao, Bao Yan. This is the young prince Pang Yu." Zhan Zhao introduced them one by one, "This is the young prince Zhao Cong."

Both Bao Yan and Pang Yu were taken aback - oh, this is that Zhao Cong!Whether it is good or evil, I have to find a way to try him.

Zhao Cong never imagined that Bao Yan and Pang Yu are such big people, one doesn't go to the exam for fame and the other doesn't fight for power and profit, what kind of eagle catches chickens are they playing with a group of children here?He secretly smiled in his heart—it seems that after the famous family, there is no successor.

Bao Yan didn't see anything wrong, so he took a handkerchief and wiped the faces of a group of sweaty children running behind him. The maids took out the red bean soup that the aunt had just cooked from the kitchen to coax the children to eat, and there was chatter in the yard. very noisy.

Zhao Cong frowned slightly, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, of course, it was also instantly withdrawn.Zhan Zhao sat down next to Bai Yutang and took Xiaohu over. Both of them understood Zhao Cong's character in their hearts.Tong Yan Wuji, from the fact that he was angry with the fourth son, it can be seen that Zhao Cong is narrow-minded and may be a person who holds grudges.And looking at the fact that he hates children, it can be seen that this person is not as kind as he looks on the surface.

"Hey, I mean little prince." Pang Yu put a playful smile on Zhao Cong's shoulder, "Do you want to push Pai Gow?"

Zhao Cong was taken aback, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang lowered their heads to drink tea and ignored it.

"Would you like to drink flower wine at night?" Pang Yu laughed happily, "Have you not been to Kaifeng for a long time? How about I take you to play until dawn, and see this world of flowers... oh!"

Before Pang Yu finished speaking, he saw Bao Yan slapping his forehead behind him, "What a waste of your head!"

"Damn Mantou, you hit me again!"

Bao Yan rolled his eyes at him, and bowed his hands to Zhao Cong, "Little prince, don't listen to his nonsense, he is unlearned and self-motivated, and he thinks that the whole world is just like him, eating, drinking and having fun all day long." .”

Pang Yu rubbed his head, "Then he should be free too, and he has nothing to do, what's wrong with going out to have fun?"

Zhao Cong smiled slightly, although the smile was a little stiff, "Young Master, please forgive me, I don't really like those things."

"Then what do you like?" Pang Ji curled his lips, "I still think you and Zhao Pu are uncles and nephews with similar temperaments, ah, Ganqing is a literary student, by the way, where are you getting rich now?"

Bao Yan kicked Pang Yu, "Look at you, how can you speak like a good person, I will teach you to read more!"

Pang Yu pouted, "I don't like you as a scholar."

"you……"

Pang Yu cleverly dodged Bao Yan's fist, put Zhao Cong on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Oh, if you have no place to be an official? Why don't I ask Dad to find you a seat in the Imperial Academy? That place The work is too busy, and the salary is still generous."

The corner of Zhao Cong's mouth twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands, "Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness, but..."

"Hey, what are you being polite about?" Pang Yu waved his hands carelessly, "Young Master has a lot of contacts, so I know that the Eighth Prince must watch you closely, hug me, and take care of finding you a lucrative job that doesn't require you to work and pay for it! "

Zhao Cong laughed suddenly, and patted Pang Yu's shoulder, "Young Master is too polite, I can't get in this Imperial Academy..."

Before he finished speaking, the officials of the Eighth Prince's Mansion came and said, "Little Prince, the Ninth Prince is back."

"Oh?!" Zhao Cong was overjoyed, and quickly got out of the way, before the crowd went out, Pang Yu and Bao Yan were bickering behind him, Bao Yan said that Pang Yu was worthless, and Pang Yu said that Bao Yan was not serious.The moment Zhao Cong went out, his face darkened, and he left quickly.

When they left, Bao Yan and Pang Yu stopped arguing. Pang Yu asked Bao Yan with his hands on his hips, "What do you think?"

"This guy has a ghost in his heart."

"Aren't you a scholar!" Pang Yu opened his eyes wide and looked at Bao Yan, "You can't speak more politely!"

Bao Yan raised his eyebrows, and when he turned around, he saw a group of children holding red bean soup with their faces up. They looked at the two in surprise. They thought they were arguing just now, but why did they make up all of a sudden?

Bao Yan rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Are you still coming?!"

"Come on!" The children happily ate the red bean soup and continued to play.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang under the tree at the side were full of admiration - really good!It's just perfect cooperation.

Bai Yutang picked up the three cats that had crawled on him and put them on the table one by one. Feeling as light as a swallow, he stood up and said to Zhan Zhao, "Come on, let's go outside to see the situation."

Zhan Zhao grabbed him, blinked slyly, "I thought of a better place!"