The prince is no longer a man

Pei Rong was made to laugh a little by his own thoughts, shy or something, he had nothing to do with Duan Jingxun, even so, Pei Rong still couldn't help laughing out loud.

Since nothing happened, Pei Rong planned to go back to the mansion. Before he had walked a few steps, he found that the Fifth Prince Duan Yueli was slowly walking out from under the pillar in front of him. His indifferent and delicate face was slightly pale, and his expression looked a little cold. meaning.

"Fifth Prince?" After a long time no see, Pei Rong walked over with a smile and said, "Long time no see!"

Duan Yueli lowered his eyes, and said in a voice that sounded like he was talking to himself: "It's been more than half a month."

Pei Rong didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"

"Nothing." Duan Yueli shook his head and asked, "I didn't even know you entered the palace today."

"I just came to pay my respects to the emperor," Pei Rong said, "You were shocked when you came out just now, when did the fifth prince come?"

"I've been here for a long time." Duan Yueli said lightly.

"yes……"

These words are a bit strange, Pei Rong just felt that Duan Yueli looked at something wrong today, but he couldn't say what it was, Pei Rong laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

Duan Yueli didn't seem to have any intention of talking, the two stood here, facing each other speechlessly, making Pei Rong feel a little uncomfortable.

"By the way," Pei Rong suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is the fifth prince's health better?"

Hearing this, the coldness in Duan Yueli's eyes receded slightly, as if he had been waiting for Pei Rong to take the initiative to care, and as for what he saw just now, it seemed that it was not so dazzling.

"It's much better."

"It's fine if you're fine," Pei Rong smiled and said, "Fifth Prince, I have to go back first, and I will go to Ganquan Palace to see you when I have a chance."

"When is the future?" Duan Yueli asked.

"Hmm..." Pei Rong thought about it, and said uncertainly, "When you enter the palace next time?"

"it is good."

Duan Yueli responded, and looked deeply at Pei Rong: "Then I'll wait for you."

On the second day after returning to the palace, Pei Rong came to Ting Yuxuan at the agreed time, and Sheng Yuan was already waiting for him on the second floor.

Tingyuxuan is a tea house, the room is filled with the fragrance of tea, and the fragrance is pleasant, - Seeing Pei Rong, Sheng Yuan pulled him to sit down.

"Pei Rong, I have something to ask you."

"What's the matter, making it so mysterious?"

Sheng Yuan waved his hand, signaling the people in the room to retreat, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with you and the prince recently?"

Pei Rong was puzzled, and asked back: "The prince and I? What's the matter?"

"Did you forget what you said at the dinner party earlier?" Sheng Yuan frowned and asked back: "I thought you had figured out what you did before, why are you getting closer to the prince these days?"

"Where am I intimate with the prince?"

"You went to Qingyun Temple together and stayed there for one night, isn't that intimate?"

"Sheng Yuan," Pei Rong frowned slightly, "The crown prince and I are innocent, how did it change in your mouth?"

"That's not what I mean," Sheng Yuan said bitterly, "I'm doing it for your own good. The crown prince is the future king, and the crown princess is the future queen..."

"No, Sheng Yuan."

Pei Rong interrupted him coldly: "Who said before, that after hearing me say such shocking remarks about becoming a crown princess, I felt that I was extraordinary and wanted to be friends with me?"

Sheng Yuan sighed helplessly, and explained: "I don't care about you. If you and the prince are in love, I naturally have nothing to say, but the prince was indifferent to you before, why did the prince treat you from the day of the dinner?" Has your attitude changed?"

Pei Rong couldn't help touching his chin, and became thoughtful.

There is no need for Sheng Yuan to say this, Pei Rong can naturally feel it, now that he is thinking about it, suddenly a light flashes in his mind, and there is a reasonable explanation for Duan Jingxun's previous behavior.

After a while, Pei Rong said word by word: "Because it's not the prince who changed, but me."

When he liked Duan Jingxun in the past, Duan Jingxun was naturally good in everything; after waking up from the dream, Pei Rong stopped liking Duan Jingxun, and naturally his mentality changed.

Pei Rong wanted to hide from Duan Jingxun, but their identities inevitably intersected, Pei Rong naturally panicked, Duan Jingxun's random movement, in Pei Rong's eyes, became strange.

Now that he suddenly figured it out, he actually felt that everything couldn't be more reasonable, because he himself had changed, but he only discovered it today.

"It's only now that you have seen clearly, it's a good thing!" Sheng Yuan said loudly: "What doesn't change, you are so serious, in my eyes, you are still the eldest son of Prince Shun's mansion, my good brother!"

Pei Rong smiled, and replied: "I know."

Speaking of this, Sheng Yuan added worryingly: "Also, don't be bewitched by the prince again, you are the one who is most greedy for beauty."

Pei Rong, who was greedy for beauty, rubbed his nose guiltily, secretly thinking that with Duan Jingxun's appearance, if he treats someone with sincerity, no one in this world can refuse.

Seeing that Pei Rong was silent, Sheng Yuan purposely put on a straight face, and shouted in a deep voice: "Pei Rong!"

"I know." Pei Rong responded quickly, and said, "I don't even like the prince anymore."

"What?" Sheng Yuan was taken aback, as if he couldn't believe it, and asked back: "You said you don't like the prince anymore?"

Pei Rong was startled by Sheng Yuan's reaction, and said, "Yes, why are you so surprised?"

"I thought you wanted to understand the difference in status between you and the prince..."

Sheng Yuan murmured, still looking unbelievable, after all, Sheng Yuan had seen Pei Rong's attitude towards Duan Jingxun before, why did he suddenly lose his affection?

"There is no difference in status between me and the prince, we are obviously a good match."

Pei Rong said fearlessly: "Of course it's because I don't like him anymore."

If he likes someone, why would he care so much?

Now that Pei Rong says he doesn't like it anymore, he still has to argue about the difference in status, which is really intriguing.

Sheng Yuan asked again with certainty: "You really don't like the prince?"

Pei Rong shook his head again and again: "I don't like him, I don't like him anymore."

It's just that Pei Rong had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard a "crack", a very striking sound of porcelain breaking, as if someone had crushed the teacup, making people look sideways.

Ting Yuxuan was originally a quiet place to drink tea, and the second floor is a place where only those with status can come, so it is very quiet, so this movement is harsh and abrupt.

"Why is there so much movement?" Pei Rong turned to look at the next door, where the seats were separated by a screen, and only the figures of two men could be seen.

Sheng Yuan said indifferently: "Don't worry about it, let's continue."

"Young Master Rong, Mr. Sheng." Someone came out from the screen. The man with a tough face, tall and broad, was Huo Qin.

"Little General?"

Both of them were very surprised when they saw Huo Qin, among them Sheng Yuan was more obvious, he already respected Huo Qin, so he quickly said: "Master Huo Hou called me Sheng Yuan, I am not an elegant young man."

After a brief moment of surprise, Pei Rong couldn't help but think, how much did Huo Qin hear what he said to Sheng Yuan just now?

Then he couldn't help but look at another figure in the screen who didn't show up, Pei Rong was speechless, with a bad premonition in his heart.

Huo Qin glanced at Pei Rong without showing any signs, patted Sheng Yuan's shoulder boldly, and said: "Okay, I heard that you are always good at martial arts, and I just met you today, why don't we go to the martial arts hall to get together?"

When Huo Qin asked for an invitation, how could Sheng Yuan refuse, he immediately nodded in response, and then looked at Pei Rong: "Pei Rong, you too - go together."

"No need," Huo Qin took the initiative to say, "Xiao Shizi doesn't like to dance with knives and sticks. I'm afraid it would be boring to go there. Just you and I go."

Sheng Yuan thought, yes, so he said to Pei Rong: "Then you go back to the palace first, and I will come to you another day."

Since Sheng Yuan and Huo Qin had already left, Pei Rong didn't want to stay here any longer, and before he could take a step, someone grabbed his wrist from behind.

"Prince?"

Now Pei Rong forgot to even break free, and stared at Duan Jingxun in a daze.

Duan Jingxun's face was cold, his brows were furrowed tightly, his indifferent phoenix eyes were especially fierce at this moment, his thin lips were tightly pursed, showing a trace of anger.

Pei Rong took a step back for no reason, complaining in his heart.

It's over, not only Huo Qin, but even Duan Jingxun listened to what he and Sheng Yuan said just now.

How could he have such luck? Sheng Yuan deliberately chose the quiet Ting Yuxuan, but he just ran into Duan Jingxun!

Although he didn't speak ill of others behind his back, Pei Rong still swallowed nervously.

Not for anything else, because the current Duan Jingxun looks as scary as if he is going to eat him.

"Tell me what you said just now."

Duan Jingxun's words were straightforward, but in fact Pei Rong's wrist was already painfully pinched by him, Pei Rong subconsciously frowned, took a deep breath, and then felt that the force on Duan Jingxun's wrist had loosened a lot.

Pei Rong tried to struggle against the shackles, and soon he found that even if Duan Jingxun reduced his strength, the difference in strength between him and Duan Jingxun was still huge.

Pei Rong opened his mouth, those words became difficult to speak in front of Duan Jingxun.

Obviously when he talked to Sheng Yuan, it was so easy to explain everything, how can it be so difficult to face Duan Jingxun now?

Pei Rong gritted her teeth, and said softly and firmly: "Didn't the prince hear everything, what do you want me to say again?"

"I want to hear it from your own mouth."

Duan Jingxun repeated stubbornly, as if Pei Rong's words were very important to him.

Pei Rong couldn't help lowering her eyes, and saw that the hand holding her was trembling slightly.

Is Duan Jingxun getting angry from embarrassment?But it seems wrong again.

The last time Duan Jingxun learned that he was going to see the queen, at that time, he couldn't help but hold him back like this, in order to clarify the conversation with the queen.

So now, what is it for?

Pei Rong couldn't help becoming irritable, and pulled out his hand cruelly, and when he was about to explain clearly to Duan Jingxun, a yellow object fell out of his cuff and landed on the ground.

Pei Rong looked down, it was the safe amulet Duan Jingxun gave him yesterday.

The scene of yesterday was still vivid in his memory, Pei Rong suddenly remembered that Duan Jingxun gave him the peace talisman involuntarily, but at that time, he didn't even dare to tell him face to face, was it because he was afraid that he would be like rejecting Yin Xuehu?

Pei Rong, who was trying to speak just now, suddenly lost his voice.

After a long while, Pei Rong suppressed his mind and said in a low voice: "Prince, I have just said it very clearly, and you can hear it very clearly. Since you know what I know, what's the point of asking me to say it again?"

"Explain, I want to know why." Duan Jingxun's gaze was like a sharp knife, making it impossible for Pei Rong to avoid it.

Because liking Duan Jingxun is a wrong thing, and the consequences of this mistake will lead to his tragic death.

But Pei Rong can't say this, but fortunately, besides him, there are people who know the truth in this world, and Taoist Qingjing.

Didn't Taoist Qingjing also say that he is doing very well now?

Since disliking Duan Jingxun is the right thing to do, then he will keep doing it.

Now Duan Jingxun asked him for a reason, and Pei Rong gave him a reason.

"Because, I think about my birthday next year."

Duan Jingxun left, Pei Rong stood alone for a long time, then he picked up the peace talisman, patted the dust off it lightly, and muttered to himself: "This is a peace talisman consecrated by Taoist Qingjing, it is very precious."

Right now, he and Duan Jingxun have torn even the last layer of paper, which is clearly the right thing to do, but

Pei Rong frowned uncomfortably, why did he feel that his chest was so tight that he couldn't breathe?

— It must be the peace talisman, Pei Rong thought.

After Pei Rong left, Ting Yuxuan's second floor was completely quiet. After a long time, Ning Shiqing came out from another screen, shaking his fan and chuckling.

"It's really a good show."

When Huo Qin saw Duan Jingxun, Duan Jingxun was drinking alone in the East Palace, and he was already slightly tipsy.

Seeing this, Huo Qin knew that the matter of the afternoon was a foregone conclusion.

Even if he didn't come forward to send Sheng Yuan away at that time, according to Huo Qin's understanding of Pei Rong, he could have guessed it.

It is precisely because of Pei Rong's straightforward nature that his words are more true.

Huo Qin reached out and snatched the wine glass from Duan Jingxun's hand, and shouted helplessly, "Prince..."

Duan Jingxun looked up at the person who came, rubbed the center of his brows, and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"

"It's just that people are bored when drinking, and this bottle of good wine was wasted for nothing."

Huo Qin picked up the jug, took a big sip unceremoniously, smiled heartily, and said, "Why don't I drink it for you, it will be fun."

Duan Jingxun frowned, and said displeasedly: "Who said I'm bored?"

Huo Qin flicked his clothes, sat down generously, decided not to argue with drunk people, and echoed: "Okay, okay, you are not bored because of Pei Rong."

"You mean Pei Rong?"

Duan Jingxun sneered, his eyes looked clear, but what he said made people speechless: "He is really getting bolder, next time I will definitely deal with him and see if he has something to say."

Huo Qin shook his head, maybe he shouldn't come tonight, Duan Jingxun could say such a thing, I'm afraid he was too drunk.

Seeing Huo Qin's expression of helplessness, Duan Jingxun immediately asked, "You don't believe me?"

It was rare for Duan Jingxun to look like this, Huo Qin held his hands and asked interestingly: "I don't believe it, what are you going to do?"

Hearing this, Duan Jingxun frowned slightly, as if he was worried about something, and then his eyes brightened, as if he had completely woken up.

Huo Qin naturally noticed it too, and couldn't help wondering whether Duan Jingxun was drunk or not.

Duan Jingxun's eyes were unusually bright, he turned the jade wrench finger in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "As for the queen, I can prepare it in a few days."

"After this thing is done, I have to go somewhere else." Duan Jingxun said, already carrying the imperative determination.

Huo Qin couldn't help asking: "Where are you going?"

"Azure Cloud View."

"Pei Rong?"

Hearing someone calling him, Pei Rong suddenly came back to his senses, "Mother, are you calling me?"

In the past two days, Pei Rong was always distracted, Princess Shun shook her head helplessly, and said: "Your cousin just called you a few times, but you didn't answer, what's the matter with you recently?"

Pei Rong let out a breath and smiled: "I was a little lost in thought just now, cousin, what's the matter?"

Jiang Lingxi came over and asked Pei Rong for something, she smiled very cutely, and said: "Cousin Rong, I heard that you and Duan Bingkuang went to Qingyun Temple, I want to go too."

"What are you doing there?"

Jiang Lingxi blushed, rubbed her handkerchief shyly, then cleared her throat and coughed dryly, and said solemnly as if announcing a big event: "Seeking marriage!"

Said, Jiang Lingxi held up the hem of the skirt and twirled around delicately, and asked briskly: "Brother Rong, do you think I look good today?"

Pei Rong was a little absent-minded when he heard Qingyun Temple just now, Princess Shun tugged at his sleeve, dissatisfied: "Your cousin is asking you something."

"Looks good, looks good," Pei Rong quickly responded, "Cousin is so beautiful today, it's really touching."

"Okay, the carriage is ready, you go back early in the morning."

Princess Shun said so, Jiang Lingxi jumped up for joy, even if Pei Rong didn't want to go, he could only nod in response.

When leaving the mansion, Pei Rong turned around, turned back and whispered into Princess Shun's ear, "Mother, the prince won't be going to Qingyun Temple today, will he?"

"Prince, he..."

Before Princess Shun finished speaking, Pei Rong suddenly remembered something, and said seriously: "Don't lie to me like Fahua Temple did last time!"

Princess Shun lightly tapped Pei Rong's forehead, dumbfounded.

"You just remember these things. Something happened in the palace recently. The prince is very busy, but he doesn't have time to go out of the palace."

"That's good." Pei Rong didn't care about the affairs in the palace, so he didn't ask any more questions, and got into the carriage with Jiang Lingxi.

After arriving at Qingyun Temple, Jiang Lingxi happily jumped out of the carriage and went to find her marriage.

The little Taoist priest in the Taoist temple still remembered Pei Rong and asked, "Is Rong Shizi going to draw a lottery this time?"

Last time Pei Rong refused, but this time he pondered for a while and said: "Then let's smoke one."

Pei Rong knelt down on the futon, absently shaking the stick in his hand.

It is said that praying to the gods and worshiping the Buddha is a matter of sincerity, but Pei Rong himself does not know what is the reason for this lottery.

I don't even know what the result of this petition means.

There was a sound of "click", a stick fell out, Pei Rong picked it up, looked at it, and signed it.

Pei Rong's expression changed, and he put the lottery back in with no expression on his face.

Just now he didn't have what he wanted in his heart, don't count, come again!

Then Pei Rong shook the stick again, another stick fell out, Pei Rong picked it up again, his face became even more ugly.

Why is it still the same sign as last time!

Is this sign against him?

Pei Rong still didn't believe in evil, and shook the stick vigorously, thinking in his heart that if he drew the same lot for the third time, then he would...

Before he could figure out what to do, Pei Rong pulled out that evil team's draw again.

Pei Rong: ...

Pei Rong held this lottery and didn't know what to do, he drew the same lottery three times in a row, even though Pei Rong didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he had to sigh that he really saw a ghost.

The little Taoist watched from the side, walked over, and said in a gentle voice: "Young Master Rong, even if you sign the lottery, you don't have to care so much. After the lottery is released, you will know everything."

The Daoist in the Taoist temple, after seeing Pei Rong's lottery, looked a little surprised: "Huh? It turned out to be this lottery?"

"Under the sign, it's rare, isn't it?"

Pei Rong spoke so lightly and quickly that people couldn't tell if he was really joking, or he just didn't care about the signing.

Daoist Xiezhi shook his head and said, "Young Master Rong can't deny it just because it's a lottery. At first glance, this lottery looks dangerous, even bloody, but it contains a ray of life."

"As long as you seize this chance, you will be able to turn bad luck into good luck, and you will have no worries, peace and joy in your life in the future."

Pei Rong heard it - half understood, and asked: "Then this lottery is actually not that bad?"

"What's the definition of bad?"

Daoist Xiezhi stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "Young Master Rong, it is said that life and death are destiny, and wealth and honor are in the sky. If you take this as an example, this lottery is the best lottery."

"But what Rong Shizi is asking for is definitely not these, so this is the only one who signed the lottery."

It seems that Pei Rong always half-understands the words of the Taoists, especially the Taoist Taoist, especially the Daoist Chang who unleashes the sign in front of him.

Thinking of Taoist Qingjing, Pei Rong couldn't help asking: "Is Taoist Qingjing here?"

"Taoist, he has retreated. As for when he will come out, no one knows."

At this time, Jiang Lingxi came looking for it, she pulled Pei Rong's sleeve, and said softly: "Cousin Rong, let's go to the back mountain to see the peach blossoms, I heard that the petals are falling all over the sky, it's so beautiful!"

If you don't follow this cousin, I'm afraid Jiang Lingxi will keep pestering him, Pei Rong can only agree, and after nodding to the head of the sign, Jiang Lingxi can't wait to run out.

It wasn't until the sunset that the sky was dyed orange-yellow that Jiang Lingxi finally proposed to return to the palace.

On the way back, Jiang Lingxi talked about today's affairs with great interest. Seeing her so happy, Pei Rong couldn't help asking: "How is your marriage going?"

Jiang Lingxi raised her eyebrows triumphantly, and said, "The Taoist priest in the temple said that I will definitely get what I want!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Lingxi asked again: "By the way, Cousin Rong, I saw you drawing lots earlier, how is your lottery?"

Although Pei Rong didn't take the lottery to heart, he still pretended to sigh: "It's not as good as my cousin's wishes come true, mine is a lottery."

"What? Make a sign?"

Xu Shi felt that his attitude was too obvious, Jiang Lingxi covered her mouth, looked at Pei Rong quietly, and said, "You can't say for sure, Cousin Rong, don't believe it!"

The two of them came out this time, they seemed to care a lot and got closer, Pei Rong couldn't help laughing and said: "Then are you sure what you want?"

"Cousin Rong!"

Jiang Lingxi stomped her feet, a little anxious, "Don't you understand this? Naturally, you believe in the good, not the bad!"

Pei Rong smiled, looking at the delicate and bright Jiang Lingxi in front of her, she felt a sense of pride that she was her cousin.

I have to say, this trip with Jiang Lingxi, Pei Rong thinks, is pretty good.

"By the way, Cousin Rong, I want to see someone." Jiang Lingxi raised her eyes and looked at Pei Rong with twinkling eyes.

"Who do you want to see?" Pei Rong asked.

"Since the heavens have said that I will definitely get what I want, then I'm going to see—see the little general!"

So after the carriage entered the city, it turned around and went straight to the Hou Mansion where Huo Qin lived.

It's a pity that Jiang Lingxi's wishes did not come true, and the people waiting for the mansion told them that Huo Qin was not in the mansion for a few days, and they only heard that the palace was busy with something.

Pei Rong couldn't help laughing, Zhao Jiang Lingxi's so-called wishes come true, so the credibility of his signing is indeed not high.

But there is one more thing that bothered Pei Rong, Princess Shun said that there was a disturbance in the palace recently, why Huo Qin also had this reason?

In a few days, it was the day when Pei Rong and Princess Shun entered the palace to pay their respects, but Princess Shun shook her head and said: "The emperor has waived this month's greeting."

"Mother," Pei Rong hesitated for a long time, but still asked, "Last time you said that something happened in the palace, is it because of something in the palace that the emperor did not ask for peace this time?"

Concubine Shun seemed to be hesitating for a while, and said: "You have a good idea, the emperor has been furious recently, and now people in the palace are in panic."

Now Pei Rong couldn't bear it anymore, and asked directly: "Mother, what happened in the palace?"

Concubine Shun sighed, and said: "I don't know the details, I just heard that it was the empress who provoked the emperor's anger, and the emperor confined the empress in Kunning Palace and was not allowed to leave for half a year."

"so serious?"

Tangtang—the mother of the country has been banned for half a year, which has never happened since the founding of the dynasty.

The empress was punished so severely, Duan Jingxun, who is the crown prince...

Pei Rongfang lowered his voice, and asked in a low voice: "Mother, then... where is the crown prince?"

"The prince was also ordered not to enter the Kunning Palace, but the fault is not on the prince, so naturally the prince will not be affected."

Pei Rong nodded involuntarily, and lowered his eyes in silence.

At the same time, the matter of the empress being grounded quickly dissipated, and even rumors about the empress spread.

For the queen, Pei Rong didn't have much affection, but after his paddock was attacked, the queen personally gave him the ointment for removing the scars. This was a real kindness, Pei Rong sighed, but he was powerless.

What made Pei Rong even more concerned was that since she didn't enter the palace to pay her respects this month, Concubine Shun was worried every day, and she would often hold a yellowing leaf that Pei Rong couldn't name, and stare blankly at it, just do it half a day.

Pei Rong asked Princess Shun, Princess Shun just smiled and rubbed his head, telling him: "This is the spruce leaf from the frontier."

spruce leaves.

When Pei Rong heard this name, he understood everything.

King Shun would send a letter to the palace every month, and that day was also the day they entered the palace to pay their respects.

They didn't enter the palace this month, so Princess Shun naturally didn't receive the letter.

Pei Rong loves his mother dearly, how could he be willing to see Princess Shun worrying every day?

Having made up his mind, Pei Rong immediately went out to the palace.

Pei Rong - walking, - was thinking about how to speak to the emperor later, he was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't realize that he had reached the East Palace unknowingly.

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing someone ask himself this question, Pei Rong replied subconsciously: "I'm here to find..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Rong realized that something was wrong, - raising his eyes, Duan Jingxun was standing in front of him, frowning slightly.

Facing Jing Xun's cold and beautiful eyes, Pei Rong inexplicably looked away: "Prince, I... I went wrong."

Duan Jingxun still frowned, then turned around and walked into the palace.

Pei Rong pursed her lips, and when she was about to walk back, Duan Jingxun's voice sounded faintly behind her: "Come with me."

Pei Rong didn't move, Duan Jingxun shouted with dissatisfaction: "Pei Rong."

When he and Duan Jingxun walked into the East Palace, Pei Rong found that Huo Qin was there. Huo Qin was a little surprised when he saw Pei Rong, and asked, "Mr. Rong, why are you entering the palace at this time?"

Pei Rong said: "I entered the palace because I have something important to ask the emperor."

Huo Qin frowned, and said seriously: "You should have heard about the recent affairs in the palace. The emperor is angry at this time. Besides, I heard that the emperor has canceled your greetings for this month. No matter what important things you have, don't worry about it." It should come at this time."

Pei Rong opened his mouth, and was about to explain, only to hear his stomach growling in disappointment.

Pei Rong: ...

He came out in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to eat lunch, but now he was sitting with Huo Qin and Duan Jingxun, and his "grunt" was especially loud.

Even Duan Jingxun, who didn't give him a look just now, couldn't help but look sideways at this moment, and looked over.

Huo Qin held back his smile and asked, "Has Master Rong not eaten yet?"

Pei Rong was about to explain, only to hear another "grunt" sound, and his stomach responded one step ahead of him.

Huo Qin laughed outright now, Pei Rong half blushed and half curled his lips in embarrassment, why is his stomach barking non-stop at this time?

Duan Jingxun said to the maid in a cold voice: "What are you still doing in a daze, go and bring some refreshments."

Exquisite and delicious snacks - the dishes were brought to the table, seeing that Pei Rong didn't eat, Duan Jingxun became more and more dissatisfied: "Aren't you hungry? Do you want me to feed you?"

Duan Jingxun said he would feed him, maybe he would really feed him, Pei Rong said quickly: "I'll eat right away, thank you Prince."

Duan Jingxun snorted coldly, "Thank you for what I did, you are not allowed to leave until you finish eating."

Pei Rong was stunned when he looked at the snacks that were all over the table.

Duan Jingxun said that he was not allowed to leave until he finished eating, so he really wanted to eat him.

Pei Rong doesn't eat it, he doesn't eat it, so - how can he finish all the snacks on the table!

Seeing Pei Rong's anxious and helpless appearance, Duan Jingxun couldn't help laughing, quickly suppressed the smile, and said intentionally: "If you haven't finished eating, tell me why you came to the palace."

"Either eat, or say, you choose - one."

— Huo Qin next to him couldn't help but want to say, that's it?

Didn't you say harsh words at the beginning and say you want to punish Pei Rong?

This is tidying up?

This is clearly why Pei Rong came here after he was abducted!

And looking at Pei Rong's relieved look, it seems that he has chosen "eat" between "eat" and "speak".

When Pei Rong was almost done eating, he patted the crumbs off his hands, and really said: "Actually, I entered the palace this time because of my mother."

After Pei Rong clarified his reason for coming, Duan Jingxun's expression remained unchanged, Huo Qin seemed to be slightly moved, and sighed: "King Shun and Princess Shun, alas..."

But after Pei Rong finished speaking, Duan Jingxun still didn't see any statement, Pei Rong asked in a low voice: "That...Prince, can I go?"

Duan Jingxun nodded and replied, "Well, let's go."

Hearing Duan Jingxun let go, before Pei Rong could speak, Duan Jingxun said to Huo Qin again: "It happens that Huo Qin is going out of the palace, Pei Rong will be sent back to the palace by you."

Pei Rong:?

"I'm not going back to the palace, I'm going to see the emperor!"

Duan Jingxun looked over indifferently, and said, "I never promised to let you see Emperor Father."

Pei Rong: Why does he feel that Duan Jingxun's routine seems familiar?

Duan Jingxun was determined not to let Pei Rong face the saint, Pei Rong also understood that the matter was a foregone conclusion, but he still couldn't restrain the resentment in his heart.

He thought that Duan Jingxun would understand him when he explained his reason for coming, but he didn't expect that it was Duan Jingxun who forcefully let him out of the palace.

Duan Jingxun didn't understand anything at all!

Pei Rong frowned angrily, even the dim sum he ate just now was not delicious.

Huo Qin naturally understood Duan Jingxun's intentions, but Pei Rong obviously did not.

Huo Qin had no choice but to persuade him: "Young Master Rong, let's go."

Pei Rong stuck in place like a donkey, but refused to leave.

How angry, the more Pei Rong thought about it, the more angry he became.

Why did he go the wrong way and came to the East Palace, otherwise, at this time, he might have asked the emperor for a letter from King Shun, and Princess Shun would not be sad every day when she saw the letter.

If Duan Jingxun had made things difficult for him because of his own affairs, Pei Rong would not have cared so much.

But it's about his mother, how can Pei Rong not be angry?

Seeing that Pei Rong's eyes were bulging, Duan Jingxun continued to add fuel to the fire: "Why, you seem to be quite complaining?"

Pei Rong bit her lower lip tightly, and followed Huo Qin step by step as if bearing the burden of humiliation. When she was about to walk out of the palace gate, Pei Rong turned around and ran back like a gust of wind.

Duan Jingxun was slightly surprised when he saw Pei Rong who turned back, and then Pei Rong rushed towards him, and staggered a bit because he ran too fast.

Duan Jingxun was worried that Pei Rong would fall, so he quickly stretched out his hand. Unexpectedly, Pei Rong raised his foot and kicked Duan Jingxun's calf.

Then he ran out again without stopping, leaving Duan Jingxun holding his legs helplessly.

"Prince, are you okay?" Chang Bin hurriedly supported Duan Jingxun to sit down, and said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Rong is too..."

The rest of the words stopped abruptly in Duan Jingxun's eyes.

Duan Jingxun lightly patted the dust off his legs, and said lightly: "I know why he is so angry, don't blame him."

Chang Bin was still worried about Duan Jingxun's leg, and asked, "Prince, do you want to send an imperial physician to take a look?"

"No need," Duan Jingxun strode out of the palace, "I'm going to see my father now."

Pei Rong returned to the palace, seeing Princess Shun who was sitting alone in the room with sad brows, her previous anger turned into powerlessness.

Pei Rong's throat tightened for a while, he wiped his eyes and became more sure - he must get the letter from King Shun.

Since I met Duan Jingxun today, he will continue tomorrow!

On the second day, just as Pei Rong walked out of the palace, he saw Huo Qin walking towards him.

Huo Qin was not surprised to see Pei Rong, and asked: "Is Rong Shizi going to enter the palace again?"

Pei Rong pursed her lips, and answered firmly.

Huo Qin couldn't help smiling, and said: "The prince asked me to come to the palace early, it seems that he is really right."

Pei Rong's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Prince Talian..."

Before Pei Rong could finish speaking, Huo Qin stretched out his hand and interrupted Pei Rong's words.

"Rong Shizi, if you have anything to say, you might as well wait until I enter the mansion."

Seeing the free universe in Huo Qin's chest, and then contacting Huo Qin who mentioned Duan Jingxun earlier, it is not difficult to think that maybe this is Duan Jingxun's idea again.

Pei Rong really wanted to see what Duan Jingxun had done.

"Princess Shun," Huo Qin took out a letter from his pocket with a solemn expression, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty Rong's filial piety is touching, and I went to the palace yesterday to ask for a letter from King Shun, but I was in vain."

"Then I met the prince. After the prince heard about this, he went to see the emperor yesterday. He asked for this letter and specially sent it to Princess Shun. He also hoped that it would relieve Princess Shun of her worries, so that Prince Rong would no longer worry. .”

When Princess Shun heard it, her voice actually trembled.

"This... the crown prince actually asked the emperor for a letter from King Shun?"

It's Princess Shun herself, and she can only read the letter when she enters the palace every month to pay her respects. She can't take the letter back to the palace, and even replying to the letter is under Eunuch Zhao's nose.

But now everyone in the palace is in danger, the emperor is uncertain, and the prince can still bring the letter out of the palace, the shock in Princess Shun's heart is hard to express in words.

"However, there is something I need to explain to Princess Shun. I still have to take this letter and reply back to the palace."

"I'm a concubine..." Princess Shun bowed her body slightly, her eyes were already stained red, and said word by word: "Thank you, Prince."

Huo Qin shook his head, and said: "If it wasn't for Shizi Rong's entry into the palace yesterday, the prince would not have known about it. The prince said that he just did it casually, so Princess Shun shouldn't care too much."

Princess Shun rubbed Pei Rong's head lovingly, and said softly: "Our little son has really grown up, mother, thank you very much."

As for Pei Rong, when Huo Qin opened his mouth, he was already on the spot in a daze.

The self who wanted to see what Duan Jingxun did earlier seemed to have become a joke.

But what did he do yesterday?

I lost my temper with Duan Jingxun and kicked Duan Jingxun