After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

Finally, Qi Zizhen pushed open the door under Cui Liang's eyes full of blessings.

The room was deserted, only Song Yaoxu sitting at the table holding a teacup and Lingning lying prone at his feet.

When Song Yaoxu saw Qi Zizhen, he didn't speak. His eyes, which were always filled with a soft smile, were very calm, without any emotion.

Qi Zizhen had never seen Song Yaoxu who looked like this before, he closed the door casually, and said in the same manner as in the past: "His Royal Highness."

Song Yaoxu responded with a nasal voice, and asked calmly, "Where did you go?"

"Leaving the palace." Qi Zizhen didn't hide anything, half-lidded his eyelashes, hiding himself in the shadow behind the door.

After he finished speaking, Song Yaoxu didn't continue to answer, and the two of them remained relatively silent in the room for a while.

After a long time, Qi Zizhen heard a sigh that disappeared almost instantly, and then he heard Song Yaoxu continue to ask calmly: "Then do you know that going out of the palace without authorization under my name can be punished with death?"

Of course Qi Zizhen knew, but he didn't know if he was drunk, so he didn't answer, just stood there pursing his lips and saying nothing.

It was silent again, and the atmosphere in the room was almost stagnant.

Qi Zizhen could tell that this always friendly and gentle His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really angry this time, and the most reasonable thing for him to do at this time would be to be obedient and apologize, and act according to etiquette as usual.

But maybe because he really drank too much, his temper also became stubborn, and he just stood there motionless, as if he was resisting something speechlessly.

After a while, Song Yaoxu put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and looked at Qi Zizhen: "Qi Zizhen, do you really not want your life that much? Do you really want to die?"

Qi Zizhen raised his head suddenly, and met Song Yaoxu's eyes that could almost be said to be painful.

For a moment, he even thought that Song Yaoxu knew what was really going on in his heart, but immediately he realized that what Song Yaoxu was talking about was just going out of the palace in the name of the crown prince.

He stared fixedly at Song Yaoxu for a while, then suddenly sneered, and looked away: "Why, I have long since lost the ability to decide my own life and death, haven't I?"

"You—" Hearing his almost self-defeating words, Song Yaoxu, who was usually peaceful, didn't know what to say for a moment.

He paused for a while, softened his tone again, and tried to restore a soft tone: "Zizhen, can you tell me why you want to die?"

Qi Zizhen, who was on the top of Jiu Jin, was not as obedient as usual, and asked instead: "Then, Your Highness, why should you care about my life?"

"Just because you are temporarily living in my East Palace." Song Yaoxu replied firmly.

"Caomin remember, this is not completely voluntary." Qi Zizhen looked at Song Yaoxu with cold eyes, completely different from the previous indifference or lifelessness.

It's like changing from the black bamboo rooted in the ice field to the sharp and piercing gravel under the flying sand all over the sky, covering itself in the yellow sand, stinging every pedestrian who tries to enter.

Song Yaoxu was speechless for a moment.

At the beginning, he really didn't ask Qi Zizhen if he was willing to come to the East Palace, but he just thought he was good to him, so he insisted on staying.

He suddenly felt stuffy in his heart.

Seeing that Song Yaoxu had nothing to say, Qi Zizhen didn't continue the stalemate here, and was going back to the inner room to take a rest.

Even if the capacity for alcohol is not bad, it would be very uncomfortable to drink too much, not to mention that he still stayed in such a breathless place for half a morning.

However, just as he passed by Song Yaoxu, his arm was suddenly grabbed.

"Wait a minute, the smell on your body..."

Song Yaoxu frowned slightly, his attention suddenly shifted.

Just now he stood too far away, but now when he got closer, the strong smell of alcohol and unfamiliar pungent aroma suddenly occupied all the smells around him, making his nose very pungent.

His expression became serious again: "Zizhen, tell me the truth, where did you go with that prince?"

Qi Zizhen stopped and looked sideways, as if there was a layer of indifference and frost in his eyes: "His Royal Highness thinks, where else can I get such a smell?"

Inside and outside the words are all indifferent appearances that don't care about their own behavior.

"Qi Zizhen!" Song Yaoxu couldn't help raising his voice a little, and he was a little sullen, "You are still young, how can you go to such a smoky place?!"

Qi Zizhen still kept looking sideways at him, with a hint of mockery in his eyes: "This doesn't seem to be within His Highness's control?"

"you--"

Song Yaoxu was speechless again, took a deep breath and let go of him, half annoyed and half sad said: "In short, today you will be punished for going out of the palace without permission for ten days. Looking for you, I will reject them all for you."

After speaking, he didn't stay any longer, and left with a shake of his sleeves.

"Meow!"

After Song Yaoxu left, Ling Ning, who was originally nestled at his feet, didn't know if he was smelled by Qi Zizhen's smell, so she let out a thin and sharp meow, and quickly moved away a few steps, with a little more vigilance in her blue-gold eyes .

Has it reached the point where even cats hate it?

Qi Zizhen glanced at Lingning, pursed his lips, and when he turned to go back to the inner room to rest, Cui Liang, who was guarding the door, walked in again.

"Young Master Qi." He called Qi Zizhen, and put the food box in his hand on the table, "This is the pastry that His Highness wanted to deliver in the morning. They are all sweet. Your Highness said maybe you would like them."

Qi Zizhen's strides paused.

Seeing this, Cui Liang continued: "Just now after His Highness went out, he ordered someone to prepare hot water and anti-alcohol medicine for you. He also told you to take a bath and change clothes first, so that you can feel more comfortable when you go back to bed. Before getting ready, Mr. Qi, why don't you eat a few cakes first?"

Then he opened the food box and brought out several plates of pastries inside.

The pastries are exquisitely made, and the flower-leaf rabbits and birds are small and cute in various shapes, which makes people appetizing just by looking at them.

Even when offended, he never forgets to care about the person who provoked him. Should he say that His Royal Highness is innocent or stupid?