Qi Changyi held Pei Zheng tightly throughout the entire night. When he opened his eyes while sleeping, he would touch the warm skin under his hands to make sure that the person was still there before falling asleep again.
But Pei Zheng didn't sleep well because he was in his arms.
At dawn, Pei Zheng carefully moved the little one in his arms to the side, covered him tightly with a quilt, and then went out.
After Qi Changyi woke up, he felt empty beside him, and quickly opened his eyes. As expected, he did not see Pei Zheng.
His face suddenly fell.
"Brother Pei"
Qi Changyi called out twice, but Pei Zheng didn't come, but Chengfeng came instead.
"Your Highness, you are awake. The master has gone to inspect the city with the officials. He said that when you wake up, you can wash up and have breakfast."
Several servants came in and put breakfast on the table, and then someone came to help Qi Changyi change his clothes.
After getting dressed and getting out of bed, Qi Changyi sat down at the table, but he had no appetite at all.
"Afeng, when will Brother Pei come back? His wounds haven't healed yet, so he can't run around."
Cheng Feng said, "Your Highness, don't worry, he knows the master's health well and should be back soon."
"Brother Pei never takes care of his body. What if he ruins it? If only Master were here, Master would surely be able to heal Brother Pei's injury quickly."
Now that Qi Changyi has recovered his memory, he naturally remembers Shen Huan.
"Afeng," Qi Changyi looked at Chengfeng and asked, "Tell me, why doesn't Master want to go with me? Why don't we go back to the imperial capital together and never be separated? I have lived with Master for three years. Master always takes care of me, cares about me, buys me delicious food, and she herself is reluctant to eat a bite of Master's food.
How could you separate from me?"
Chengfeng paused, "Your Highness, although Master Shen is a woman, her feelings and mind are broader than many men. She is concerned about the safety of the entire foreign race. If the foreign race is destroyed, I am afraid that Master Shen will find it difficult to cope with it. So she is willing to temporarily give up her personal feelings and guard the frontier with the soldiers."
"But it's too dangerous there, and I'm very worried about Master." Thinking of this, the corners of Qi Changyi's eyes turned slightly red.
The door was pushed open at this moment and Pei Zheng walked in.
When Qi Changyi saw the person coming, he stood up from the stool and ran quickly to the door to greet him.
"Brother Pei!" Qi Changyi stepped forward and hugged Pei Zheng's waist, still concerned about his wound. He avoided that place and then rested his head on Pei Zheng's chest.
As soon as Pei Zheng entered the room, a well-behaved and soft little guy took the initiative to throw himself into his arms. The corners of his lips raised and he asked, "When did you wake up? Huh?"
Qi Changyi buried his head and said nothing.
Pei Zheng glanced at Chengfeng, who lowered his head and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Looking at the little head buried in his chest, Pei Zheng felt that this little guy was becoming more and more clingy, but Pei Zheng was very happy in his heart and wished that he could be even clingier.
Holding the little guy and sitting on the stool, Pei Zheng lifted his head and saw his red eyes, which were slightly drooping at the corners. He looked pitiful.
"What did you say just now? Why are you so aggrieved?"
Qi Changyi pursed his lips and said, "Brother Pei, where did you go just now? I couldn't find you when I woke up."
The tone sounded really aggrieved.
Pei Zheng rubbed his little chin. "I followed the officials to the city to see how the refugees were being resettled. When I left, I saw you were still sleeping, so I didn't wake you up. What's wrong, darling? Are you angry with me?"
Qi Changyi shook his head and said, "I'm not angry, but I didn't find Brother Pei. I was worried about you, but Afeng came to tell me."
"What did you talk about with Chengfeng?"
Pei Zheng picked up a bowl of porridge on the table, scooped a spoonful, blew twice to his lips, and then handed it to Qi Changyi's mouth.
"Open your mouth."
Qi Changyi obediently opened his mouth and drank the porridge on the spoon before answering Pei Zheng.
"We talked about Master, Brother Pei. I miss Master now."
Pei Zheng fed him another mouthful of porridge.
"Master Shen has saved countless people in her life, but she only has you as her disciple. To her, you are the most special person among all people."
Qi Changyi missed Shen Huan even more. When he parted with his master, he had not yet recovered his memory and had not been able to say much to his master. Now that he remembered, he could no longer see his master.
Then next time I see my master, I must ask for her forgiveness. I am such an unfilial disciple that I actually forgot about her.
Pei Zheng fed Qi Changyi a whole bowl of porridge, and then Qi Changyi personally changed the bandage on Pei Zheng's wound.
After two days, the wounds were beginning to heal, and all the refugees in the city were properly resettled. They also had to leave here quickly and return to the imperial capital.
Because news came from the imperial capital that a major change had occurred in the palace.
After a simple tidying up, the city officials arranged a carriage for them, and the three of them headed towards the imperial capital.
After traveling day and night for dozens of days, they finally arrived at the gate of the imperial capital.
Along the way, the closer we got to the interior of the country and the farther away from the border areas, the more peaceful life there was. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. How could we tell that the people in the border areas were suffering from the erosion and torture of war
The streets of the imperial capital are still as busy as before, with heavy traffic and a bustling crowd of people coming and going.
It had snowed in the imperial capital two days ago, and there was still a lot of snow on the ground, and the whole city was covered in white.
The carriage drove into the city gate and slowly stopped in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
I haven’t been back to the Prime Minister’s Mansion for a long, long time.
Pei Zheng got off the carriage first, and then carried Qi Changyi down from the carriage.
The little man, wearing a thick brocade hat and sable fur coat, stood at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and looked for a long time.
He was very familiar with this place. The memories here were both good and bad, sweet and painful. Now, he was back.
"Let's go."
Pei Zheng came over, took the little guy's hand, and led him towards the door.
As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I saw a group of maids and servants waiting with their heads bowed. The housekeeper Li Yu was standing in front of all the servants.
As soon as Qi Changyi saw Li Yu, his eyes instantly became moist.
"Xiaoyuzi..."
Li Yu looked up in surprise and met Qi Changyi's tearful eyes. He immediately understood.
His Highness has returned.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you, you remember me? Do you know me?"
Li Yu stammered in disbelief.
Qi Changyi walked quickly to him and opened his arms to him, "Xiao Yuzi, Xiao Yuzi, how could I not recognize you? You are my Xiao Yuzi, the Xiao Yuzi who grew up with me."
Li Yu walked over cautiously and hugged Qi Changyi, and was immediately hugged tightly by Qi Changyi.
"Xiao Yuzi, you have worked hard all these years. Now that I am back, will you still be my Xiao Yuzi?"
Li Yu also shed tears. He wiped his tears and nodded vigorously.
"Yes! Yes! Of course I will! I will always be your Highness's little jade child!"
The master and servant were still whispering to each other when Qi Changyi was suddenly pulled away by Pei Zheng who was standing nearby.
"We can talk later. Li Yu, there are still many things to do at home. You should go and do them first."
After the two men left, Li Yu stood there wiping her tears, looking at the backs of the two men as they left one after the other, confused.
No, the adults haven’t been back for so long, what’s going on at home
Pei Zheng pulled Qi Changyi forward and walked all the way to the back garden, then he slowly slowed down his pace.
Someone has been cleaning the back garden, and it is very clean now. All the snow has been swept to a corner, and someone has built a snowman with the snow.
When Qi Changyi saw the snowman, he ran over and looked around it happily. Then he pointed at the snowman and shouted to Pei Zheng, "Brother Pei, come and see the snowman!"
Pei Zheng stood aside and glanced at it casually.
Qi Changyi seemed to like it very much. Pei Zheng knew that he liked snow, and Pei Zheng also knew that he liked playing with snow and making snowmen. But this snowman was so ugly, and it looked like it was built randomly. What was so good about it
But Qi Changyi still stood aside and watched for a long time, constantly pushing here and touching there with his hands.
Seeing that his little hands were red from the cold, Pei Zheng stopped him from playing and continued to pull him into the small building.
The furnishings in the small building were the same as before, without any change. There was a warm charcoal fire burning inside, and you could smell the heat as soon as you entered.
Qi Changyi was wearing a lot of clothes, like a plump milk dumpling, and his cheeks turned red from the heat.
Pei Zheng pulled him over and took off his sable cloak. Seeing his flushed face, like a charming cloud, he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
The slightly cool fingers slid across the delicate and tender skin, leaving a white fingerprint with a light press. When the hand was raised, the white spot would immediately turn redder.
Qi Changyi grabbed Pei Zheng's hand and pressed it against his face. His hand was a little cool, and it had a cooling effect on his hot face, which was very comfortable.
Qi Changyi hummed twice in comfort, "Yeah, Brother Pei, your hands are cool, so comfortable."
Pei Zheng put one hand on his face and the other on his slender and soft lower back, then pressed him into his arms.
Now he is in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although there are still a lot of dizzying things waiting to be dealt with, Pei Zheng doesn't want to take care of any of them.
If possible, he really wanted to resign from his official position immediately, stay at home every day, be pestered by this little guy every day, and ignore the worldly affairs.
The temperature of the body was still rising. Pei Zheng's hand on the little guy's cheek slid down to his chin. He raised his fingers slightly, and his watery almond eyes blinked wetly.
The two pairs of lips slowly moved closer, close enough that they could smell each other's breath, but they hadn't touched yet.