Strange Records of Xijing

Tian Qi watched the words and expressions, bid farewell to the two people in the room in a low voice, then jumped off the table, hid by the door, and carefully slipped out while Pei Huaiyu turned his back to him after opening the door.

Pei Huaiyu didn't know that he was so close to a monster.He is a natural acquaintance, and when he arrived at Pei Jingxing's house, he sat down unceremoniously, poured himself a cup of tea, drank half of the cup without any image at all, and then realized the real master Still standing.

"Cousin, cousin...cough coughcough..." Pei Huaiyu swallowed the last word abruptly, but accidentally choked on water and lowered his head to cough.

Su Yan hadn't realized what Pei Huaiyu wanted to say, but Pei Jingxing raised his eyebrows, thinking that it was rare for this cousin to get on the road.He didn't care that Pei Huaiyu barged in without saying a word - anyway, this cousin didn't have the slightest courtesy to his official son - and seeing that Su Yan seemed to be in a daze, he simply pulled him to sit down together and asked Pei Huaiyu : "I heard that you caused trouble again a few days ago?"

When Pei Huaiyu heard this, he was not happy: "How can you say that I caused trouble again? It is obvious that the Zhang family's children are bullying others, and I am just helping others when I see injustice."

"You can keep this until second uncle comes back from the barracks, and you can tell him in person." After speaking, Pei Jingxing turned his head and explained to Su Yan, "A few days ago Huaiyu beat Zhang Shilang's precious son. My boy lay at home for several days because of this. Zhang Shilang is just such a son, so he was so angry that he went to the imperial court to file a complaint."

Those few days were when Su Yan was at his lowest mood, Pei Jingxing was all focused on Su Yan, so he just heard about it and quickly forgot about it - it's not a big deal.

"I didn't hit him hard at all, I just pushed him," Pei Huaiyu complained dissatisfiedly, and shook his weak fist, "It's clear that the Zhang family's child deliberately pretended to be sick in bed, This kid has a bad stomach, when I see him again, if I beat him up again, it will not be in vain that I was reprimanded by A Niang for no reason."

Pei Jingxing was familiar with Pei Huaiyu's character, and he didn't want to say anything more about this matter with him, instead he asked: "Why do you want to come to us today?"

Only then did Pei Huaiyu remember the purpose of coming here today, looked at Su Yan, and begged: "Su Daochang, do you have any spells that can make people look sick, even if the imperial doctor comes, you can't tell the reason ?”

This request was unheard of, and before Su Yan could answer, Pei Jingxing frowned: "That's fine, why curse yourself for being sick?"

This question seemed to be a key, completely unlocking Pei Huaiyu's chatterbox.He frowned somewhat annoyedly, and complained to Pei Jingxing and Su Yan: "Isn't it because a decree came from the palace two days ago that His Majesty would go to Fahuai Temple in the western suburbs to offer incense in five days, and asked me to go with him by name. I This is what I am most afraid of, but since I was a child, I have never been left behind by such a thing. After receiving the order, I told my mother that I didn't want to go, but in the end I was reprimanded by my mother."

Pei Jingxing knew that his cousin was very important to the current emperor, and Pei Huaiyu was not left behind in many matters such as offering sacrifices and offering incense in previous years.When Pei Jingxing served as the Jinwu Guard, he once escorted the emperor and his party to pray for blessings. It was indeed a labor-intensive and boring task.Pei Huaiyu's temperament is out of character, so it's understandable that he doesn't like to participate in such things.

But understanding is one thing, helping is another.

Pei Jingxing refilled Pei Huaiyu's tea, and persuaded him: "Since Your Majesty ordered you to go with me, you can go, it's only a day's work, can't you just stop making trouble for a day?"

Because of Pei Huaiyu's special fate, Pei Jingxing knew in his heart that Pei Huaiyu would never be fooled by the palace so easily.Not to mention whether Su Yan has a solution, even if there is a solution, if the people sent by the palace find out and they are not good at punishing Pei Huaiyu, then the unlucky one will be Su Yan.

Thinking of this, a question suddenly popped up in Pei Jingxing's mind - did the royal family value Pei Huaiyu too much?

It's just that Pei Jingxing didn't have time to delve into it at this time, because Pei Huaiyu's displeased voice sounded again: "Cousin, what you said made me sad. Anyway, I've been gone for so many years, so it doesn't matter if I go one less time."

"If you are capable, you will really get sick." It is absolutely impossible for Pei Jingxing to agree to Pei Huaiyu's outrageous request, nor will he ask Su Yan to help him.He knew that Pei Huaiyu would continue to stay here and would only continue to torture the two of them, so he simply served tea to see off the guests: "Su Yan and I still have some things to do, so I won't keep you here. I have to go to the temple to pray for blessings in a few days , the princess's mansion has to prepare in advance, so you should go back early."

Pei Huaiyu's eyes widened: "Cousin, it's fine if you don't help me, but you actually drove me home! Daoist Su, you are a nice person, unlike some people, you just help me, help me."

Being pestered by Pei Huaiyu, Su Yan was a little hesitant, and couldn't help but turned to look at Pei Jingxing.

When Pei Huaiyu saw this, she knew that she had no connections with Su Yan, and couldn't help but slap her forehead: "You two, really, really..."

He originally wanted to use the word "wretched and treacherous", but as long as he only talked about Pei Jingxing, Xiao Daoist Su was a fairy in his heart, even if he was "touched" by his cousin now, he was still the top figure in Pei Huaiyu's heart .

How could Pei Jingxing care about all the twists and turns in Pei Huaiyu's mind, he got up and took two steps forward: "It's done, obediently go home, lest the princess find out and worry about you again."

Pei Huaiyu glanced at Su Yan sadly and expectantly. She wanted Su Yan to see her pitiful appearance, maybe she would agree?

In the end, Su Yan stood up, "Indeed, I will also take you to the door together."

Pei Huaiyu: "..."

What a mess!

Pei Huaiyu angrily walked in front with Pei Jingxing, looked at the latter pitifully from time to time, and refused to speak again as if angry.

Su Yan deliberately lagged behind by two steps, following behind the two Pei brothers.Taking advantage of the two brothers of the Pei family turning a corner, Su Yan stretched out his hand to grab Pei Huaiyu's back in the air, and a thin paper figurine appeared from the clothes on Pei Huaiyu's back, as if being pulled by an invisible thread, floating lightly. It fell into Su Yan's hands.

Pei Huaiyu knew nothing about all this, and when he reached the door, he couldn't help but said again: "Good cousin, please ask Daoist Su to help me, and I'll give you some good things tomorrow."

Pei Jingxing ignored his "bribery" at all, watched him get into the carriage in person, and asked the two accompanying people from the princess's mansion to take care of him carefully, so as not to let Pei Huaiyu go or meet anyone, so as not to offend the county The Lord is sad.

Pei Huaiyu was lying in the car with his hands and feet spread apart, listening to Pei Jingxing's instructions outside the car, he felt so bored, he simply turned around, took a cushion and pressed it on his head, pretending that he couldn't hear him.

What Pei Huaiyu, who was always having a childish temper, didn't know was that after he left, Su Yan pulled Pei Jingxing back to the room and closed the door carefully.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Su Yan's serious face, Pei Jingxing wanted to tease him, reached out and scratched his waist lightly twice, and said with a smile, "You're so active today?"

"No." Su Yan's face collapsed after being scratched by Pei Jingxing, and he subconsciously moved aside, "Stop making trouble, someone is using Pei Huaiyu to send a message."

Pei Jingxing knew that Su Yan would not lie to him, so he stopped what he was doing and asked, "What's going on?"

Su Yan took out the paper figurine that fell out from behind Pei Huaiyu, double-checked it between two fingers, and after confirming that there were no traps, he put the paper figurine on the table, chanted a few incantations, and said, "Just listen knew."

The paper figurine stood up, waved its short arms back and forth a few times, moved its feet carefully, and finally stood in front of Su Yan.

"Su Yan, you are really smart." The voice from the paper figurine turned out to be from the national teacher!

The two of them didn't have a good opinion of the national teacher. Although they had cooperated, they just had their own needs.So now hearing the voice of passing away, Pei Jingxing and Su Yan had the same reaction - this old fox must have caused them trouble again.

No matter what the two of them thought, the voice of the national teacher continued to come from the paper figurine: "Don't throw away this paper figurine in a hurry."

Su Yan's hand stopped in the air, hesitated for a while, and then took it back.

"I borrow a paper figurine to send a letter to you today, there is really no other way." It was rare for the national teacher to show weakness, which surprised both Su Yan and Pei Jingxing.

"Three days later, Your Majesty will go to Fahuai Temple in the western suburbs to offer incense. You should have heard about this, right?" tension.

"That day, after offering incense at Fahuai Temple, His Majesty left one person in the Daxiong Hall to pray for blessings. It was said to be alone, but in fact there were two eminent monks accompanying him. There were no guards and no one else. What do you think will happen?"

After all, Pei Jingxing served in the imperial court, compared to Su Yan, he was much more sensitive to what the state teacher said: "National teacher, you shouldn't tell us these things."

"If I don't tell you, who can I tell?" The national teacher laughed at himself, "Your Majesty no longer trusts me as usual. This time, it was His Royal Highness's suggestion to go to Fahuai Temple to pray for blessings."

There is also a Wan Taoist next to His Royal Highness, but I don't know if this suggestion was made by Wan Taoshi.

Pei Jingxing and Su Yan looked at each other, they both saw doubts in each other's eyes, and nodded at the same time, without making a sound, but continued to listen to the national teacher.

"I don't know why the prince wants to speak at this time, urging His Majesty to go to Fahuai Temple. But that is the only time when there are no guards around His Majesty. If they want to do something, it must be at that time!"

Pei Jingxing gasped in his heart. Although he was dismissed from office, years of education made it impossible for him to sit idly by.He is not a Habayashi army, and he doesn't know the specific defenses in the palace and around the emperor, but he also knows that what the national teacher said is true.

In the past two days, Fahuai Temple has been prepared for the emperor's personal visit, and it has been inspected countless times inside and out, in order to prevent assassins from lurking in advance and hidden equipment in the temple.On the day of pilgrimage to pray for blessings, in order to show sincerity, the Habayashi army could not enter with weapons, but they would still stay by the emperor's side.Only when the emperor and two eminent monks are praying in the hall, the Habayashi Army will withdraw from the Daxiong Hall.

If there was a sudden attack at that time, even if the Habayashi army outside the hall responded in time, the emperor would either be killed or injured.

But who could do it then?

"Who are the monks staying in the hall?" Pei Jingxing asked the first question.

The national teacher reported the names of the two monks, and said: "These two monks are well-known in the temple and among the common people, and they have no connection with the abolished prince."

The implication is that these two people cannot be eliminated in advance.

"The national teacher can't accompany you, so what do you want us to do?"

Pei Jingxing never talked nonsense, at this time the national teacher borrowed a paper figurine to send a letter, explaining how limited he was, and he might not be able to be there that day.And he sent the letter to Su Yan because there was no one available anymore.

"I don't know either," the national teacher smiled wryly, "Now His Majesty is alienating me, and several adults who have good friends with me are also implicated. As for the others, it is too late to hide from me."

He heaved a long sigh, and said: "I also ask Su Daoyou and Mr. Pei to take care of you."