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The weather is getting hotter, and the capital city is starting to look like a furnace, making people breathless.In mid-June, when Xie Zhao was in court, he finally heard Chen Fu read the imperial decree: after ten days, Shengjia will go to Chengyuan to escape the summer heat.With the help of Prime Minister Xu Yixin, the prince will stay in the capital and act as an agent of state affairs.

Then Chen Fu read the accompanying list again and again.Xie Zhao listened with bated breath, and felt that there were quite a lot of people on the list. From the empress and princess of the harem to the accompanying officials of the previous court, there were at least three or forty people in total.

Among Yushitai, only He Fang and Xie Zhao won the honor of accompanying driver.

After the court was over, Xie Zhao followed He Fang out of the hall.Seeing He Fang's gloomy and unhappy look, he couldn't help but wonder: "Master He, I heard that Chengyuan is much cooler than the capital, how do you look at you, it seems that you don't really want to go to Chengyuan?"

"Cheng Yuan is fine, Mr. Xie, don't try to speculate on my mood."

He Fang glanced around, seeing no one approaching, he paused, but couldn't help confiding his inner thoughts to Xie Zhao: "It's just that I'm no longer young, and the journey is exhausting, it's really tormenting. "

Chengyuan is not far from the capital, but there is also a trip of nearly five days.

A young man like Xie Zhao would naturally have no problem riding in a carriage for five days, but an official as young as He Fang would suffer a bit.Let alone five days, sitting in a carriage for one day is enough for a person.

Xie Zhao gave him a bad idea: "Why don't you go and ask the Holy Father for leave?"

"..."

Who has the guts to refute the Holy Majesty's will?Although He Fang was extremely brave when impeaching people, he didn't want to use such trivial matters to wear down the goodwill of the Holy Majesty.

He glanced at Xie Zhao speechlessly, but he didn't bother to say a word, and just flung his sleeves away.

Xie Zhao was left alone standing there, touching his nose with some guilt.

"...just kidding."

Seeing He Fang walking farther and farther, Xie Zhao just wanted to step up to keep up, when he felt a weight on his shoulders.When he turned around, he saw Pei Shaonan put his hands on his shoulders and stopped him.

Xie Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked: "What's the matter?" He looked at Pei Shaonan: "It seems that I haven't seen you for a few days... What have you been doing these days?"

——what did you do?Of course he did something bad.

Seeing Xie Zhao stop, Pei Shaonan let go of his hand, and answered Xie Zhao's question silently in his heart.

Ever since he knew that someone secretly handed over that script to Xie Zhao, Pei Shaonan felt a little depressed.He and Xie Zhao had been together for a few years when they were young, and it can be said that they had a friendship. He thought he didn't want to see Xie Zhao being led astray by some vile people.

With Pei Shaonan's ability, it is not difficult to find this person.

Thinking of the appearance of the handsome official from the Ministry of Rituals apologizing in horror in front of him, Pei Shaonan couldn't help but want to sneer: a person with no skills dared to jump in front of Xie Zhao.What's even more ironic is that he only exerted a little pressure, and the other party was so frightened that he repeatedly promised to break his mind and begged him not to speak out.

Such a person is just greedy for Xie Zhao's good looks.

Pei Shaonan raised his eyes to look at Xie Zhao, and saw his porcelain-white skin and handsome appearance, even though he was silent, his brows and eyes were full of the beauty that can only be found in Jiangnan, and he couldn't help thinking: Xie Zhao's appearance is indeed a bit attractive up.

Thinking of the third prince living next door to Xie Zhao, he felt a dull headache.

Seeing him, Xie Zhao became vigilant, took a step back, and squinted his eyes to look at him: "What bad thing are you trying to do again?" He said to Pei Shaonan, "Why do you look at me so strangely?"

Pei Shaonan said lazily, "I just saw that Mr. Xie is good-looking, and I lost my mind for a while."

Seeing that Xie Zhao was scared and took another step back, his mood finally improved a bit, and there was a smile in his eyes again: "Just kidding you, you really believe it. I just want to ask you, why the third prince also On the driver's list?"

Hearing that he was joking, Xie Zhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He answered Pei Shaonan's question honestly: "Of course I asked the Holy One for it."

With a deep voice, Pei Shaonan looked at Xie Zhao probingly: "Why do you beg for him?"

"—Because I hope he can go out more often."

Xie Zhao sighed, and talked to Pei Shaonan: "He is not like you and me, he can walk around at will. For us, as long as time permits, we can go anywhere. His Highness is different. His identity has always been It is a shackle, whether it is for him or for others."

He pursed his lips, narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "I just think... If I leave for two months, Your Highness should feel a little lonely."

The days to go to Chengyuan to escape the summer heat are usually two months.

It's been a long time.

Pei Shaonan said coldly, "But Xie Zhao, in the ten years since you didn't come, he always came here like this."

"But here I am."

Xie Zhao looked at Pei Shaonan quietly, and repeated stubbornly: "But I'm here now."

So he doesn't have to be the same as before.

Pei Shaonan had nothing to say, and after a long while he choked out a sentence: "I'm stubborn."

He snorted softly, "You are capable of asking the Holy One for this quota, but have you ever thought about—" He looked at Xie Zhao inexplicably, "Are you sure the third prince is willing to go with you?" Cheng Yuan?"

Xie Zhao was stunned.

Indeed, Fu Ling is a quiet person, and he usually spends these years at home by himself.Now that he is asked to take a five-day carriage to Chengyuan to escape the summer heat, is he really willing?

If he just wanted to stay in the capital, wouldn't he do bad things with good intentions.

Xie Zhao's thoughts were disturbed by Pei Shaonan's questioning.

He worked absent-mindedly at Yushitai for a day, and when the time came in the evening, he hurried to Xueya Street, leaving Pan Yue's invitation to drink tea together far behind him.

After finally reaching Xueya Street, he stood in front of Fu Ling's house, adjusted his clothes first, and then knocked on the wooden door anxiously.

Boom, boom, boom.

It is the unique melody of Xie Zhao knocking on the door.

Qi Lan ran to open the door, looking at Xie Zhao who rarely had a hippie smile outside the door, wondering: "Is the sun coming out from the west today, and you can knock on the door again?"

Since Xie Zhao claimed to be Fu Ling's confidant, he even managed to climb over the wall, so why would he knock on the door and wait? Bring food or other small items directly through the door.

Xie Zhao smiled slowly: "Look at what you said, after all, I was also a person who grew up reading poetry and etiquette."

It was as if he had forgotten about climbing over the wall late at night in order to listen to Fu Ling's playing.

Qi Lan was shocked by his thick skin and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"... Come in quickly, Your Highness has been waiting for you for a long time."

Your Highness has been waiting for him for a long time?Could it be that he was really angry?

Xie Zhao's heart was raised.He entered the study nervously, seeing that Fu Ling was holding a book in his hand and reading it seriously, he didn't dare to call out, and sat obediently by the side waiting for him to find himself.

When Xie Zhao was such a living person, Fu Ling could of course feel it.

He held the book in his hand, but unconsciously glanced at Xie Zhao who was beside him.Obviously the book in his hand hadn't turned a page for a while, and the wise man in the past didn't notice it at this moment. He just crouched there with his head down and dejected, silent, like a prisoner waiting for trial, very pitiful.

Fu Ling couldn't help laughing.

He rolled up the book and tapped on Xie Zhao's head: "Master Xie, if you want to stand for punishment, you should face the wall, not me."

Xie Zhao listened to Fu Ling's relaxed tone, and the big stone in his heart fell quietly.

A smile finally appeared on his face: "Did your Highness receive the imperial edict to escort you to Chengyuan?"

Fu Ling looked at him with a half-smile, "Got it."

Xie Zhao planned to express his good intentions so that Fu Ling would not be misunderstood.He said frankly: "I asked the Holy One for this." He glanced at Fu Ling cautiously, and after hearing him humming lightly, he dared to continue: "I don't think His Highness is staying in the capital alone. Is it too boring, besides, His Highness hasn’t visited anywhere in these years, so he took the courage to go on a pilgrimage and ask for this opportunity.”

Is it too boring to stay in the capital alone?

Qi Lan, who just brought the pastry and wanted to send it in, heard this at the door, and couldn't help but stop: he understood it, but Mr. Xie just didn't pay attention to him.

He silently glanced at the sweet cake on the tray, and decided in his heart not to give this cake a cheap price.

Fu Ling raised his eyelids: "So I still want to thank Mr. Xie for always remembering me?"

Xie Zhao quickly waved his hands, and smiled dryly: "Where is it, I should thank Your Highness—it was Xie Zhao who couldn't leave His Highness, so he didn't seek His Highness's advice beforehand, and asked for this quota for His Highness on his own initiative."

He hesitated: "If Your Highness doesn't want to go out, I'll go to the palace and ask His Majesty to cross off the quota. You don't have to force yourself."

How did he know that Fu Lingzhi looked at him with his chin, and asked an irrelevant question: "Is Master Liao going this time? Will Master Pei go too?"

Xie Zhao couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he nodded and replied, "They all went."

But he was surprised in his heart, could it be that His Highness is very concerned about whether these two people will go to Chengyuan?

Fu Ling said: "Since these two are going, I have to go too."

Xie Zhao was puzzled: "Do you have a good impression of these two people?" Without waiting for Fu Ling's answer, he suddenly nodded to himself: "Yes, after all, 'Wen Pei Wu Liao', these two people are very famous big."

It's not that the impression was good, but the impression was bad. Fu Ling didn't like these two at all.

But thinking of Xie Zhao's seemingly deep friendship with these two people, he could only reluctantly answer: "... I have heard about it a little bit, and I have met several times, but I don't know much about it."

What he said meant "I've heard it a little bit, but I'm not interested", but to Xie Zhao's ears, it meant "I've heard it a little bit, but I've been in love with him for a long time."Thinking that Fu Ling still wanted to befriend Pei Shaonan, but Pei Shaonan secretly accused him of taking Fu Ling away, Xie Zhao couldn't help giving Fu Ling a pitiful look: "Your Highness, when the time comes, I'll build a bridge and pull the line. Let's get to know each other well."

Fu Ling: "...It doesn't have to be."

Xie Zhao thought that Fu Ling was just resigning modestly, and secretly took this matter to heart.

He felt that Liao Qingfeng had a straightforward personality, and although Pei Shaonan had a bit of a poisonous mouth, he was not a bad person.These few people get together, as long as they get along for a while, it's not a problem for everyone to talk and laugh together.

So ten days later, on the way to Chengyuan, Fu Ling accepted Xie Zhao's invitation, and when he arrived in Xie Zhao's carriage, he met Pei Shaonan's surprised and then understanding eyes.

Fu Ling sat beside Xie Zhao, and he and Pei Shaonan were speechless, their eyes were calm, but Liao Qingfeng next to him shuddered, feeling a little cold for no reason.

After a while, it was Pei Shaonan who greeted him first.

He smiled politely, without even a hint of a smile in his eyes: "Hello, Your Highness, it is an honor to see His Highness here."

Fu Ling replied quietly: "Master Pei, you are being polite, it is my honor."

Liao Qingfeng glanced at the two, pulled Xie Zhao aside, and secretly asked, "Do these two have any enmity?" The atmosphere was so strange.

Xie Zhao reluctantly explained: "Maybe it's just... not familiar?"