After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

Before coming out of the room, Qi Zizhen carefully put away the bag that Emperor Hongchu had given him.

He understood that this was not only Emperor Hongchu's trust in him, but also Emperor Hongchu's last fight.

As early as the year when Emperor Hongchu ascended the throne, Guan Wang had been injecting chronic poison into his meals, and now his health was getting worse day by day.

In the previous life, Emperor Hongchu first became ill in the early summer of next year, and since then he has gradually reduced the number of court visits, and the power of watching the king has increased.

——Qi Zizhen also slowly ushered in the day of becoming an abandoned child.

He breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye respectfully, opened the door and walked out of the room.

Song Yaoxu, who was waiting in the yard, saw him coming out, and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

Qi Zizhen just shook his head lightly: "Your Majesty didn't make things difficult for me, just chatted with me about some ordinary topics, and told me to take good care of Your Majesty."

Hearing that Song Yaoxu was somewhat relieved, smiled and rubbed his head: "Then I will be taken care of by Zizhen."

Qi Zizhen responded obediently, Song Yaoxu didn't say any more, and went back to the room to look for Emperor Hongchu.

After sending Emperor Hongchu away, the slightly tense atmosphere in the East Palace was completely relieved.

Song Yaoxu watched Emperor Hongchu leave, then looked back at Qi Zizhen, and asked with a smile: "Tomorrow we will leave, what else does Zizhen want to go today?"

Qi Zizhen replied without hesitation: "I want to go to the National Teacher Tower and eat the cakes made by the National Teacher."

He spoke cheerfully, as if he had been waiting for Song Yaoxu to ask him this question.

Song Yaoxu smiled helplessly, followed his wishes, turned his head and asked the palace servants not to cook today's lunch, and then went to the National Teacher Tower with him.

And Ning Qingwei seemed to have expected them to come, so he prepared two plates of delicate pastries and placed them on the small table.

Next to the small pastries, there was a small bowl containing food for Lingning. Lingning was buried in the small bowl and was eating happily, without even noticing that there were two more people in the National Teacher Tower.

It was Qi Zizhen who rubbed its fur after sitting down, and it was finally willing to raise its head and meow perfunctorily as a greeting.

Song Yaoxu chuckled on one side: "It's really a kitten that loves to eat."

Ning Qingwei was still reading. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at Qi Zizhen, who had already started to eat some pastries without any hesitation, and said calmly, "Your Highness brought one too."

Desserts came first, Qi Zizhen disagreed with Ning Qingwei's obvious intentions, ate a few small plum cakes, and after simply satisfying his appetite, he began to talk about the business of coming to the National Teacher Tower today.

——Although they said they wanted to eat the cakes from Guoshi Tower on the surface, but in fact they planned to take this opportunity to confirm their contact information during their trip.

This time, Jiuyou County, which they will go to, is a long way from the capital. If it is normal letter communication, they must follow the official route, and the possibility of being noticed by Guan Wang is too great.

"If this is the case, you can rest assured." Listening to their discussion, the guard said with a smile, "I was not in vain for more than ten years in the rivers and lakes. It just so happens that there are people I know well in Jiuyou County." My friend, at that time, we will leave the matter of sending the letter to us, and keeping it will be faster than official insurance."

After the previous incident with the Wang family, Qi Zizhen can still trust the guard's words, and nodded in response: "Then I will trouble you."

The guard grinned: "It's not troublesome to do things for the young tower master."

The matter of contact was settled in this way, and several people were going to discuss some matters during this period, mainly related to Ning Qingwei.

But on the way, Qi Zizhen noticed that Song Yaoxu seemed to be a little absent-minded, turned his head to look at him curiously, and asked, "Your Highness? But do you think there is something wrong?"

"Ah." Song Yaoxu came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head, "No, they are all suitable."

Qi Zizhen was a little skeptical: "Then why does His Highness look not in a good state?"

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Song Yaoxu's mouth faded, and he said softly: "I just suddenly remembered that Jiuyou County is the fiefdom of my second brother."

"Second prince?" Qi Zizhen was slightly surprised.

The second prince had already been named the county king two years ago and went to his fief, so Qi Zizhen didn't know much about him, and he didn't remember his fief too seriously.

But the Second Prince's status is second only to Song Yaoxu, how could he be sealed in such a border town?

Xu Shi was aware of his doubts, and Song Yaoxu explained with a smile: "Second brother's fiefdom was chosen by himself, and my father never thought that he would choose to go to such a place."

After the explanation, he quickly withdrew the emotion he had just shown inadvertently, and turned the topic back: "Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the business."

Qi Zizhen looked at him, and finally suppressed all the questions he wanted to ask, and continued to discuss some things when Ning Qingwei stayed in the court.

The time to talk about business always passed quickly, and after a few people finally had almost a perfect solution, it was time for lunch.

The pastries on the table had already been finished by the four of them, and the small size was not enough to fill their stomachs. Sitting face to face, the four of them were almost hungry.

In the end, Ning Qingwei, who was the best cook, stood up first, and said calmly: "This is probably the last lunch you will have at the National Master Tower before you leave, and there are some ingredients left, so let's do it for you. "

Song Yaoxu also stood up: "Then I will help the national teacher to do it together."

"Me, me, me! I'll chop vegetables and make a fire for you!" The guard jumped up excitedly.

Qi Zizhen, who only knows how to fry food, looked at the three of them, and stretched out his hand to hug Lingning, who was full, into his arms: "I will help the national teacher take care of Lingning."

"Meow~" Lingning rubbed against his arms cooperatively.

Song Yaoxu chuckled, reached out and rubbed his head lightly, and then went downstairs together with Ning Qingwei and the guards.

The three of them often went to the dining room on weekdays. With the cooperation of the division of labor, the hot meals were brought up one by one in a short while.

They were too hungry, and they didn't cook too many complicated dishes. The simple three dishes, one soup and four bowls of rice just filled the small desk.

After today, I don't know when I want to eat such a meal again.

Qi Zizhen held the chopsticks in one hand, savoring the ordinary dishes in small bites.

Ning Qingwei, on the other hand, seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he brought three jars of green plum wine.

Qi Zizhen immediately turned his head to look at Song Yaoxu, his eyes were clean, like a kitten begging for food.

The taste of green plum wine is very light, and today's situation is special, Song Yaoxu smiled helplessly when he met his gaze, and agreed to let him have a few drinks.

Qi Zizhen's eyes lit up a few imperceptible lights, and his mood was obviously happier.

A seemingly ordinary lunch ended with the four of them chatting and the scent of green plum wine. This time, Qi Zizhen helped Song Yaoxu clean up the dishes and prepared to leave and go back to the East Palace.

But before leaving, Ning Qingwei stopped them, and each of them stuffed a small peace talisman.

Holding the thin yellow paper in their hands, the two thanked him solemnly, then waved goodbye to him together, and left downstairs.

Ning Qingwei leaned against the window, and watched them walk away side by side after they left the National Teacher Tower.

Looking at the two gradually becoming smaller figures, he took out a kit from his bosom, poured out the jade seal that Emperor Hongchu had given him in the kit, and gently stroked it.

"In this life, it's time for me to protect you."

The author has something to say: Tomorrow there will be double updates, one at [-]:[-] in the morning and one in the evening.

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