treacherous world

In the courtyard of the kitchen, Zhan Zhao held a bowl of egg noodles, "Hululu" took a bite and then clicked his tongue twice, "Well, the taste is getting better and better!"

Bai Yutang was in a very good mood, and while eating noodles, he asked him why Xiao Liang got the limelight.

Zhan Zhao talked about it briefly, originally he thought Bai Yutang would be very happy, but unexpectedly Bai Yutang looked at him with a frown and asked, "Withered leaf and Zhao Cong went to the dinner together?"

Zhan Zhao immediately realized that he had slipped the tongue, and stretched out his hand to scratch his chin, "The emperor ordered him to be released, so my lord had no choice but to do so. Because tonight's dinner is to reward the person who rescued him that day, so..."

"He almost killed you and let him go?"

"It's the two of us."

"Master Bao agrees?" Bai Yutang curled his lips, "Qingtian is a fart."

Zhan Zhao glared at him.

Bai Yutang was obviously unhappy, "What are you doing to them? Come back to the empty island with me. I will support you."

"I want you to raise me!" Zhan Zhao curled his lips, "I want you to go back to Changzhou with me, you can cook noodles, and I can also cook fried rice with eggs."

"That's fine." Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows indifferently, "Wherever there are cats is a nest! I love fried noodles and fried rice."

Zhan Zhao made him annoyed, and stretched out his hand to grab a strand of hair hanging down his chest, "It's the royal cat, and there's only one royal cat. Don't provoke any other house cats, wild cats, big tabby cats!" The chopsticks grabbed the eggs in Bai Yutang's bowl and ate them, "Otherwise, watch out for the royal cat to clean up you white mouse."

Bai Yutang shook his head, feeling a little displeased all the time... It is impossible for Bao Zheng to be unfair, but this time is a bit special.There is no concrete evidence for Dead Leaf's behavior, only suspicion. This time, he can be arrested or released.The reason why Bao Zheng was released was entirely because of the pressure from Zhao Zhen, and why did Zhao Zhen pardon a suspect?Of course it was not because of a small dinner, but because of Zhao Cong, and the Eighth Prince and Princess Chai behind Zhao Cong.After all, Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu, the two people who decided the fate of the Great Song Dynasty, owed the Eighth Prince a love, what should they do...

"That's right." Zhan Zhao remembered to ask Bai Yutang while drinking the noodle soup, "Concubine Pang was attacked twice a day today, you have saved her life, the Grand Master will definitely bow to you tomorrow."

Bai Yutang held the cup and shook his head, "Speaking of which, I really wasn't the one who saved Concubine Pang."

"Pang Yu?"

"He did block Concubine Pang, and there was an expert who was dead." As he spoke, Bai Yutang told Zhan Zhao about Wu Ming.

"Wu Ming?" Zhan Zhao was inexplicably melancholy, "I miss five lives."

Bai Yutang was stunned for a while before he realized that it was the big black cat, and smiled, "Speaking of which, it's really a bit evil for the straw man to bleed blood. It's just unimaginable to say that this kind of turnaround is unbelievable."

Zhan Zhao took the picture of the eight eyes surrounding the four-leaf clover that Bai Yutang showed him, and frowned, "At least it means that the eight eyes have something to do with the Four Leaf Sect..."

"That Yeluqi also knows about eight-eyed troubled times." Bai Yutang stuffed the bowls and chopsticks into the sink, washed his hands and dragged Zhan Zhao back to the house.

Passing through Gongsun's yard, the two were originally worried that Xiao Liang and the fourth son would not be taken care of to sleep tonight, but when they saw...

In the yard, the fourth son was holding a crab and watching Xiao Liang boxing, while Ziying told him vividly how Xiao Liangzi became famous, the fourth son was so happy that he clapped his hands, and the rock-scissors lay beside him yawning... enjoying himself .

Zhan Zhao raised an eyebrow at Bai Yutang, and the two went back to the room to rest in peace.

That night, when Zhan Zhao fell into a deep sleep, he felt the bed next to him "shock."

He opened his eyes in surprise, looked left and right, and there was no one there, feeling a little puzzled.Looking at Bai Yutang in a blink of an eye, he found him lying peacefully, so he didn't bother to wake him up.

Deciding to go back to sleep, Zhan Zhao felt as if his fingers had touched something, wet, sticky... and cold?

He raised his hand and glanced - red.

Zhan Zhao blinked, and then took a closer look—a hand full of blood.

After being stunned for a long time, he turned to look at Bai Yutang beside him, and found that there were specks of red blood on the white clothes, which were particularly eye-catching.His eyes moved up along the bloodstains, and moved again... A dagger was stuck in Bai Yutang's chest, and the blood had already stained a large area red.

"Yutang!" Zhan Zhao sat up all of a sudden, reached out to touch Bai Yutang's neck, and kept shaking him while calling, "Wake up!"

……

He didn't know how long he had been working so hard, but only one thought came to Zhan Zhao's mind, who?Who killed his Bai Yutang...

At this time, he heard a sneer coming from the door.

Turning around, I saw someone at the door.

Zhan Zhao looked out, but the man disappeared in a flash.Although it was just a glance, Zhan Zhao recognized it at a glance, it was a dead leaf!

Zhan Zhao was filled with remorse. When Mr. Bao wanted to let him go, he didn't stop him!He reached out to kill the dead leaf with his sword, and thought over and over in his head - just wipe his neck, if Bai Yutang is dead, he won't live anymore!

But at this moment, I felt dizzy... A familiar voice came from my ear, "Cat!"

Immediately, Zhan Zhao was startled by a burning sensation on his face, it was Bai Yutang who called him.

It went dark for an instant, and when Zhan Zhao woke up, he heard a strange sound similar to "buzzing".Opening his eyes again, Bai Yutang was holding his shoulder with one hand and pressing his wrist with the other, and he was still wearing the underwear he had slept on.

Zhan Zhao looked up and down carefully...and found that the snow-white undershirt was still white, and there was no blood at all.Bai Yutang was also alive and well, but he just looked at him worriedly with an overly frightened expression on his face.

Only then did Zhan Zhao feel some pain in his wrist, he lowered his head, and found that Bai Yutang was holding his hand tightly, and at some point in his hand he was holding Ju Que.

"Uh..." Zhan Zhao frowned and shook his head, his cheeks were burning hot, he stretched out his hand to touch it, it was a little heavy, and squinted his eyes to look at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked at him in embarrassment, "What dream did you have, and you couldn't wake up, so..."

Zhan Zhao rubbed his face, thanks to Bai Yutang's slap to wake him up, otherwise he might really go crazy and go out with a sword and hack one or two to death, then it's over!

"Cat." Bai Yutang took off the giant door in Zhan Zhao's hand and put it next to his pillow, and stretched out his hand to drag his face, "Are you alright?"

Zhan Zhao rubbed his slightly painful temples, "Something's up! It's uncomfortable to have a nightmare, and now I feel like I was beaten after a hangover and finally woke up with a hammer on my head. I feel dizzy, painful and nauseous."

Zhan Zhao described it so that Bai Yutang felt bad for him, and with the red mark on his cheek, Bai Yutang felt even more distressed.

Unexpectedly, before he said anything, Zhan Zhao hugged him, "I knew you wouldn't be killed easily!"

Bai Yutang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he patted Zhan Zhao's back, "It's fine."

As for the "sweet words" that Zhan Zhaomeng was in a daze just now and said "Yutang, I don't want to live after you die...", Bai Yutang didn't want to mention it anymore, so he kept it in his heart and cared about being full for a few days. Woolen cloth!

Zhan Zhao described the dream, and also told about hearing the "buzzing" sound.

Bai Yutang frowned, "It seems to be getting more and more serious."

"That's right, the first time Pang Yu had a dream that didn't hurt, and the fourth son just ran out in a daze, and I almost went out to kill someone with a sword."

"Where's your majesty?" Bai Yutang asked, "Didn't you say that he also dreamed at night and almost hurt Concubine Pang?"

"Speaking of which, I have been thinking about letting go of the dead leaves before." Zhan Zhao sat cross-legged and said to Bai Yutang seriously, "When my lord let go of the dead leaves, there was a trace of doubt in my head. Think he hates you so much, will he come back to take revenge or something, and then have the worst dream at night!"

"What worries you the most during the day, will you have a dream at night." Seeing Zhan Zhao's rare depression, Bai Yutang reached out and stroked his hair, "Sleep a little longer, don't think about it."

"Don't sleep anymore!" Zhan Zhao's eyes sparkled, and he said depressedly, "If I fell asleep again and cut you off with a sword, what should I do? From a beautiful family to a lonely family!"

"It's a lonely cat!" Bai Yutang looked at the sky and asked him, "Then you won't sleep from now on?"

Zhan Zhao hugged the quilt, and stretched out his hand to grab Xiaohu who was lying on the bedside, "How could I have such a dream, and that strange noise, I will be tricked for no reason."

Bai Yutang was also puzzled, and asked him, "Did you have any special encounters today, such as eating the wrong food, or drinking alcohol, or smelling something you shouldn't?"

Zhan Zhao hugged Xiaohu and leaned against Bai Yutang, raised his face and thought, "I ate crabs today."

Bai Yutang was helpless, and reached out to rub his temples, "Don't think about crabs, you didn't dream that I was eaten by crabs, it's not bad."

Zhan Zhao made him laugh, and thought for a while, "Except for egg noodles and a few glasses of wine..."

Having said that, Zhan Zhao paused.

"What did you think of?" Bai Yutang reached out and touched Zhan Zhao's forehead, dragging his head to make him lie down.

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao didn't speak, but frowned slightly as if he was thinking.

Bai Yutang looked at him with his head, and at the same time, Zhan Zhao sat up abruptly.

"what!"

With a sound of "bang", Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came to meet each other head-to-head, and they bumped into each other.

"Hiss." Bai Yutang rubbed his forehead, baring his teeth in pain.Zhan Zhao rubbed his forehead and hastened to move his hand away to look, "Does it hurt?"

Seeing that Zhan Zhao was still acting as if nothing had happened, Bai Yutang sighed, "Are you really a cat? Your brain is so hard?"

When Zhan Zhao saw a red bump popped out of Bai Yutang's head, his heart ached!He stretched out his hand to rub it, "Oh, it's disfigured, disfigured."

Bai Yutang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this time was good, Nan Xia and Chinchilla, one face was swollen and the other forehead was swollen.Pulling Zhan Zhao's hand, he asked, "What did you think of?"

"Hmm... Are Pang Yu and the fourth son here?"

Bai Yutang shook his head, "The fourth son is here, and Pang Yu is in the other courtyard. He got stabbed in the butt, didn't he?"

"And Pang Yu's little mother!" Zhan Zhao jumped up, put on his clothes and went out with a sword in hand.Bai Yutang quickly followed...the two arrived at the fourth son's yard first.

The fourth son was tired just now, and now he is sleeping soundly with his arms around Xiao Liang.

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang pushed the door and entered, Xiao Liang immediately woke up and looked at them puzzled.

Everyone was cruel, pinching the little four's buttocks and nose, and finally woke up the little guy.

The fourth son crawled around holding the pillow with his mouth open, looking resentfully at the people who woke him up, he didn't sleep well last night, he was so sleepy.

"Little Four." Zhan Zhao tugged at his arm, "Do you still remember your dream last night?"

The fourth son shook his head, "Which night was last night?"

Xiao Liang knew that he hadn't woken up yet, so he ran to wet a handkerchief with cold water, and pressed the fourth son on the forehead twice.The fourth son shivered, opened his eyes wide, and seemed to be awake.

"Last night!" Zhan Zhao poked the fourth son.

"Hmm." The fourth son nodded, "I had a weird dream last night!"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly asked him, "Did you go to the palace during the day?"

"I went." The fourth son nodded, "I went to many places yesterday."

"When you were in the palace, did you go to the courtyard outside the emperor's study?" Zhan Zhao asked.

The fourth son thought for a while, then nodded, "I'm gone, I even walked around with Xiangxiang in my arms."

"So you dreamed when you came back, dreamed that someone killed Zhao Pu, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Are you worried that someone will harm Zhao Pu these two days?"

"That's right, Xiao Liangzi said that someone might harm Jiujiu, of course I'm worried."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang raised their eyebrows at the same time - as expected!

"Did Pang Yu also go to the garden outside the study?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "A few days ago?"

"Xiao Xiaopang has gone." The fourth son smiled, "He said he went to the book market with Xiao Mantou that day, and then Auntie Pang called him into the palace. After he came back, he told me that he was walking with Huang Huang in the yard." Let's go and discuss the name of the future baby! He also said that I am lucky, and I will choose the nickname!"

"Zhao Zhen also dreamed that day." Bai Yutang reminded Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Then Pang Yu's little mother also went that day?"

"It's possible." Xiao Liang probably knew what they were asking, so he said, "Brother Pang said that Concubine Pang and his young mother have a very good relationship. Cook her food in the evening, especially for her to take care of her body before and after pregnancy, and it was the same for Sheng Xiangxiang before, thanks to her good care, both mother and daughter are healthy. So the emperor gave Mrs. Pang the privilege to come in and out freely."

"Concubine Pang often went to sit in the emperor's study during her pregnancy. Pang Yu's little mother might be walking around or waiting for her in the courtyard." Zhan Zhao clapped his hands, "Have you all been to that courtyard?"

"Cat." Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "What's wrong with the yard?"

"There are a few big sweet-scented osmanthus trees, and there are a lot of flowers, which are so fragrant and beautiful." Zhan Zhao said, "The flowers are all blooming these days, and the smell is very, very strong!"

Bai Yutang frowned, "What about Master Bao and the others? Have you passed by there?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "They were just passing by. Master Bao and Zhao Pu have been talking to the emperor in the study. I was waiting for them in the yard, and a little girl got me a crab..."

Having said that, Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and scratched his cheek.

Bai Yutang looked at him with admiration, you can get involved with seafood wherever you go.

Just then, a commotion was heard in the yard.

Everyone looked at each other, ran out, and saw Ziying running in holding her nose, "I'm going to die!"

"what happened?"

"That wild donkey didn't know what was wrong. It ran out madly, shouting indiscriminately, and jumped directly into the latrine."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were startled, their mouths opened wide.

"I woke up after jumping in, said I was dreaming of soaking in hot springs, and it smells bad when I climbed out, I still have to save him, grandma." Ziying stomped her feet angrily.

Zhan Zhao blinked—Yeluqi said earlier that he wanted to soak in hot springs, but it turned out to be true!

Bai Yutang asked him, "Did he wait in the garden with you just now?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Yes."

Bai Yutang felt that his anger was quite smooth, the wild donkey had been pestering Zhan Zhao for a long time, and he deserved to jump into the cesspit.

"Who else sat in the garden outside the study for a long time?" Zhan Zhao asked everyone.

"What garden?" Ziying wondered, "The one in front of the Emperor's study? Mr. Gongsun went there in the morning..."

Before Ziying finished speaking, she heard footsteps at the door.

Everyone looked back and saw Zhao Pu coming in with a dark face and Gongsun who was covered in a blanket in his arms.Zhao Pu's dusty appearance, it seems that he came back from a gallop.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao was slightly startled.

Zhao Pu carried Gongsun into the room and put him down, and lifted the blanket... There was a bruise on Gongsun's forehead.

"Daddy!" The fourth son was shocked, and ran over to check on Gongsun's wound.

Zhan Zhao immediately asked Zhao Pu, "Did you get hurt because of the nightmare?"

Zhao Pu frowned, "Well, I fainted. I don't know what happened. He got up suddenly, shouting the names of me and the fourth son, and ran wildly, bumping his head against the door frame. Fortunately, I pulled Give him a hand, otherwise he is so skinny, he might be hit to death."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pu saw that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had clear faces, and their expressions became serious, "Do you know the reason?"

"Um……"

Just at this moment, Gongsun was seen moving.

"Daddy is awake." The fourth son put away a medicine bottle under Gongsun's nose, reached out to take out cotton wool to wipe Gongsun's wound, and pouted his mouth in distress.

"Little four!"

As soon as Gongsun opened his eyes, he hugged the fourth son in surprise and joy, "It really is a dream, what about Zhao Pu? Is it also a dream?!"

"It's okay, I'm here." Zhao Pu sat by the bed and asked Gongsun, "What did you dream about, so frightened?"

"Did you dream that the fourth son and Zhao Pu were both killed?" Bai Yutang asked.

Gongsun opened his eyes wide in surprise, staring at Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao raised his hand slightly, "I just dreamed that something happened to Yutang, and I almost killed him with a sword."

After all, Gongsun is a Gongsun, with a delicate mind and thoughtful thoughts, he sat up and asked the fourth son, "Did you go to the small courtyard outside the emperor's study yesterday?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's case nodded -- sure enough!The two didn't delay any longer, and told Gongsun their previous speculation.

……

In the middle of the night, Zhao Zhen was leaning in the bedroom, because he was worried that Concubine Pang and Xiang would not be able to fall asleep due to what had happened recently, so he saw Chen Banban rushing in, "Amazing, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Zhen startled him, and asked in puzzlement, "What happened?"

"Ninth Prince! Ninth Prince, he..." Chen Banban was getting old, and he was out of breath in a hurry.

Zhao Zhen was so startled that he jumped up, thinking that if something happened to Zhao Pu, it would affect the foundation of his country, "What's wrong with Uncle Nine?"

"The Ninth Prince took an ax and led a large number of shadow guards to chop down all the trees in the garden!" Chen Banban stomped his feet.

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a while, then raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized that he was not angry but smiled, "So that's how it is..."