After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

At Yinzheng the next day, the sky was thick and heavy black like unsmudged ink.

The huge East Palace was quiet and deserted, covered in black, except for a certain room, where faint candlelight was flickering gently.

In order to respect Qi Zizhen's habits, Song Yaoxu did not arrange for him to take special care of his servants, and the deserted room only had a little bit of warm yellow to add some warmth.

He stood in the yard looking at the lighted room, and after a while he pushed the door and walked in softly.

The room was very quiet, there was no sound or movement.

Song Yaoxu went all the way to the inner room, and saw Qi Zizhen lying on the bed with a calm face, curled up in the quilt and sleeping peacefully, leaving only the candle on the table brightly lit.

The young man in deep sleep stretched his brows and eyes, and his breathing was gentle, much softer than when he was awake.The quilt was slightly opened, it seemed that he slept more noisy at night, and he looked more like an energetic young man.

Song Yaoxu smiled helplessly, and went up to cover him back with the quilt with ease.

In the past, there would often be the emperor's younger brother staying in the East Palace. He would get up early and often go to the emperor's room to have a look, and re-cover the quilt for the emperor's noisy sleeping brother who likes to kick the quilt. It is very easy to do this kind of thing again.

After covering the quilt, Song Yaoxu got up and went to extinguish the candle lamp, hoping that Qi Zizhen could sleep more peacefully.

As a result, just as he was about to leave, a cold voice suddenly came from the bed: "Who is it?"

Qi Zizhen was used to waking up when the lights were off, and when he opened his eyes, he felt someone in the room, and subconsciously questioned him in a cold voice.

In the prime minister's mansion, because he was plotted against in the previous life, he told his servants not to enter his room at night when he was reborn in this life.

When he first woke up, he completely forgot that he had moved to the East Palace.

Then he heard an apologetic voice: "Sorry, but did I wake you up?"

Qi Zizhen raised his eyes, and met a pair of gentle black eyes with a smile. In the dark, they were softer and warmer than the candlelight before, as gentle as warm jade.

He paused for a moment, pursed his lips and looked away, and said bluntly: "Cao Min doesn't know it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you speak rudely, you will be offended. I hope His Highness will forgive you."

"It's okay. I was the one who broke into your room first." Song Yaoxu stopped leaving and turned to face Qi Zizhen, "I thought you forgot to turn off the lights, so I came in to take a look."

Qi Zizhen looked down at the ground and remained silent.

Song Yaoxu got used to his silence, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Does Zizhen prefer to fall asleep by lighting a candle?"

Hearing this, Qi Zizhen slightly tightened his hands on the quilt, and replied after a while: "It was Cao Min's negligence, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Just follow your habits." Song Yaoxu didn't listen to Qi Zizhen's polite words, and smiled to relight the candle.

The warm yellow candlelight dimmed between the two of them, making it a bit dazzling.

Qi Zizhen closed his eyes and adjusted for a while before opening them again, and said indifferently, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Song Yaoxu smiled, and asked again: "It's time to arrive at Yinzheng, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Yinzheng, it was only past four o'clock in the morning when converted into the present world.

But now Qi Zizhen usually sleeps lightly, and it is even more difficult to fall asleep after waking up, so he simply lifts the quilt and prepares to get up.

Unexpectedly, Song Yaoxu suddenly said after seeing his movements: "If Zizhen doesn't plan to sleep again, would you like to go to the National Master Tower with me?"

Qi Zizhen paused, then quietly put the quilt back a little.

As if aware of his small movements, Song Yaoxu chuckled lightly: "The national teacher has always wanted to see you again, and it happens that you are fine today, why don't you go to see the national teacher together later?"

This rhetoric is not much different from yesterday.

Qi Zizhen finally understood that His Highness the Crown Prince had a gentle and jade-like appearance, but he had an inexplicable attachment in his bones.

He moved his fingertips a little, but finally responded: "I would like to follow His Highness's instructions."

Song Yaoxu smiled and said: "Then you clean up first, the national teacher is easy-going, and he won't care if he is late."

After finishing speaking, he stopped disturbing Qi Zizhen and turned around to leave first.

Qi Zizhen stared at the relit candle for a while, and finally made a move, got up and changed his clothes.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door again, and a basin of warm water came in. Next to the warm water was a soaked and wrung cloth, as if to ensure that his fingertips would not get wet when he washed.

He glanced at the cloth, and finally finished washing in silence as usual, then pulled a cloak and put it on to go out.

Song Yaoxu stood in the yard waiting for him, and when he saw him come out, he smiled gently: "Let's go."

Qi Zizhen walked to his side indifferently, and walked out together with him.

After leaving the East Palace, Cui Liang, who was originally carrying a lantern in front of him, handed the lantern to Song Yaoxu, cupped his hands and said, "Respectfully, Your Highness, be careful in everything."

"En." Song Yaoxu took the lantern, and the warm light smudged between his brows and eyes, reflecting the slight smile on his lips and curled eyelashes, coating a layer of hazy softness in the dark night.

It's a pity that there are no secondary skins.

Qi Zizhen withdrew his gaze and remained silent.

Song Yaoxu continued to lead the way, and took the initiative to explain: "According to common sense, the national teacher is not allowed to have close contacts with the prince's lineage, so this trip out of the palace can be regarded as sneaking out, and it is not appropriate to bring too many people."

Hearing this, Qi Zizhen glanced at Song Yaoxu instead.

In his impression, the prince had always been a man of good manners, and he would do such a rebellious thing as sneaking out of the palace in private?

Surprises are surprises, and soon he withdrew his thoughts and just followed quietly.

Perhaps it was because he had done too much of this kind of thing, Song Yaoxu seemed to have a clear idea of ​​the route, skillfully bypassed the guards, and led him all the way to the easternmost palace wall.

Under the palace wall, stood a man in black—it was Ning Qingwei who was waiting here.

Ning Qingwei was wearing the same mask as when he first met, and he could still feel the indifferent coldness in his eyes in the dark, and he wasn't too surprised when he saw Qi Zizhen, as if he had expected it long ago.

Qi Zizhen simply saluted, but due to the privacy of this meeting, he didn't say hello.

Ning Qingwei nodded in response, then turned around and led them out of the palace wall through the secret passage.

The secret passage is arranged very secretly, covered by wooden boards, the wooden boards are covered with sand and stones consistent with the ground, and the handle for opening the wooden boards is closely attached to the palace wall. It is impossible to find it unless you know it in advance.The secret passage also has a certain length, directly connecting to a wilderness overgrown with weeds outside the palace wall, and it happens to be covered by a big tree.

If it wasn't for leaving the palace this time, he really didn't know that the dignified national teacher and the prince still had such a way to leave the palace. If he didn't know their identities, he might think that they were some kind of people who were planning to plot rebellion.

Regarding this, Song Yaoxu also explained that it was prepared for the convenience of leaving the palace in order to conceal people's eyes and ears. If he wanted to go out of the palace at any time, he could also go out carefully from here.

After listening to Song Yaoxu's words, Qi Zizhen looked at the exit covered by weeds and remained silent.

For the first time, he slightly changed his opinion of the indecisive Crown Prince.