After coming out of Yipinxiang, the little guy's lips were bright red and looked a little swollen. He felt it himself, so he covered his mouth and walked quickly in front, as if he was angry and unwilling to turn back to wait for Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng was in a very good mood. His previous gloom was swept away at this moment. With a smile on his face, he followed the little man slowly.
The carriage that brought them here had already gone back, and the two of them were walking on the busy and prosperous street, digesting their meal and taking a look at a certain angry little man.
Qi Changyi just kept walking forward with his head down, muttering, "Hate, hate, hate, I hate you."
As he was speaking, he was about to bump head-on into a passerby.
Fortunately, a hand reached out from behind in time, grabbed his waist and pulled him back, and his back felt against a warm chest.
The passerby passed by safely, but Qi Changyi suddenly stood there, not daring to move, because he clearly felt something against his butt.
"Watch the road."
The two words were spoken in a low voice, spraying on Qi Changyi's delicate neck. He shuddered all over and quickly broke free from Pei Zheng's arms, staring at Pei Zheng in a serious manner.
It's just that his skill in rolling his eyes is not even one tenth of Jiang Yubai's. No matter how you look at it, he doesn't have any intimidating power, but is rather adorable.
Pei Zheng's eyes were filled with smiles, and he gently rubbed the corners of his eyes with his fingers, "My dear, are your eyes sore? Let me rub them."
Qi Changyi turned his head and snorted, pouting his lips. He decided not to pay any more attention to Brother Pei unless he apologized for making his mouth swollen just now.
As a result, he turned around and saw a vendor selling candied haws.
His Royal Highness the Prince likes to eat candied haws, but unfortunately, for various reasons, he has only tried it twice so far.
When Qi Changyi saw those small hawthorn balls wrapped in red sugar, his eyes couldn't move away. It had been a long time since he had eaten delicious food. How could he find such things in such a remote and poor frontier area
A few children who had just bought candied haws ran past the two of them chattering, and Qi Changyi's eyes followed them.
Pei Zheng watched it all clearly from the side, but he just smiled and said nothing. He wanted to see how long this little guy could endure.
The two stood there for a while, and Qi Changyi swallowed his saliva several times. Seeing that there was only the last string of candied haws left on the straw bundle, Qi Changyi's eyes were sharp and he became a little anxious.
Not far away, another little child ran over, pointing at the candied haws, and got closer and closer to the vendor.
Qi Changyi suddenly broke into a run and ran towards the small vendor at the speed of an arrow without even looking back at Pei Zheng.
When the child's hand was about to touch the candied haws, Qi Changyi rushed forward first, and regardless of the fact that the other person had already paid, he directly reached out and took the last string of candied haws, holding it tightly in his hand as if he were protecting a treasure.
"My dear young master, he has already been paid. This last string of candied haws belongs to him. You should return it to him."
As the peddler said this, he was about to take the candied haws from Qi Changyi's hand.
Qi Changyi pursed his lips, his fingers clenched around the wooden stick, unwilling to let go, looking so pitiful that it seemed as if he was about to cry.
When the peddler saw his pitiful and well-behaved little appearance and his handsome appearance, he temporarily retracted his hand, fearing that his tears would really fall.
"Well, how about this, why don't you give this string of candied haws to this young master, and I'll return the money to you guys?"
As the vendor said this, he was about to take out the money he had collected and return it to the child's parents.
As a result, the child burst into tears and cried, "I want to eat candied haws, I just want to eat them!"
No matter how the parents tried to comfort the child, the child's crying became louder.
The vendor was suddenly in a dilemma. He couldn't bear to refuse either side, but there was only one candied haws.
"Boss, we have already paid, you should give us money first. My child has been nagging for candied haws for several days. How about we pay double the amount?"
The vendor seemed to be wavering, and reached out to the candied haws in Qi Changyi's hand again, "Why don't we give this to him first, young master?"
Can you come back tomorrow to buy it?"
The candied haws were already in the hands of the vendor. He exerted a little force and Qi Changyi had to let go, with the corners of his eyes turning red.
The parents had already stuffed the extra money into the vendor's hand. The vendor was about to hand the candied haws to the child when a bony hand suddenly reached out from nowhere and forcefully took the candied haws away.
"Boss, how much?"
Pei Zheng was dressed elegantly and looked very dignified. The cheap candied haws in his hand looked out of place no matter how you looked at it, but it added some worldly flavor to his cold aura.
"Sorry, they've already bought it, so this one is theirs."
The child nodded and said, "This is mine. My parents paid twice the price for it!"
Pei Zheng looked at the child and smiled, "Then make an offer."
The child tilted his head and thought for a while, then stretched out ten fingers, "I need ten candied haws to exchange for it!"
Pei Zheng took out a heavy tongs and placed it in front of the child. "It's enough for you to eat candied haws for the rest of your life. Can I exchange it for this one?"
The child frowned and thought hard, wondering if it was worth it to exchange a lifetime of candied haws for the one in front of him. The parents standing behind him widened their eyes when they saw the ingot, and they wanted to press their son's head to make him nod and agree.
Fortunately, the child nodded, took the chain, put it in front of his chest, then looked up at Pei Zheng, who was much taller than him, and hooked his finger at him.
Pei Zheng leaned down, and the child leaned over to his ear and said, "Big brother, that pretty little brother also likes to eat candied haws, but he is not a child anymore."
Pei Zheng smiled and said, "He's my child, I spoil him."
The child said seriously, "Big brother, children can't be spoiled all the time, otherwise they will become disobedient. Mother said that children need to endure more hardships so that they can be sensible and successful when they grow up."
Pei Zheng lifted his eyelids and looked at the little guy who had been standing obediently beside him, and said, "He has suffered too much, so he should have more sweetness in the future, so he doesn't need to be sensible or become a talent."
"All he needs to do is be happy all the time, and we'll take care of the rest."
The parents left happily holding their child, and the vendor also left.
Pei Zheng walked up to Qi Changyi and put the candied haws in front of him.
"Want to eat?"
Qi Changyi stared without moving his eyes, licked his lips and nodded.
Pei Zheng also stared at his red lips, his eyes filled with uncontrollable emotions. He had just tasted Yipinxiang briefly, so how could he resist this long-pent-up thought
Seeing Pei Zheng staring at him without saying anything, Qi Changyi opened his mouth and bit a red hawthorn ball, biting off a piece directly, then chewed it with satisfaction and swallowed it with a smacking of his lips. It tasted sour and sweet in his mouth and was very delicious.
Pei Zheng frowned when he saw him eating and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Because of this candied haws, Qi Changyi decided not to be angry with Pei Zheng anymore. He smiled and nodded.
"It's delicious! Brother Pei, do you want to try it?"
Pei Zheng also laughed, pulled him to the corner of the wall, and handed the candied haws to the little guy's mouth. After watching him bite one, he lowered his head and ate it.
Finally, Qi Changyi lay on Pei Zheng's shoulder, gasping for breath with uneven breathing. The hawthorn ball in his mouth had been eaten up long ago.
Pei Zheng handed the candied haws to him and let him eat it.
Qi Changyi asked again, "Brother Pei, do you think it tastes good?"
Pei Zheng touched the corner of his lips and smiled, "It's delicious and very sweet."
Qi Changyi nodded in agreement, and then let Pei Zheng lead him away. He just ate the candied haws in his hand in small bites.
They had almost finished eating the candied haws, and the two slowly walked towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, after eating the sour and sweet food, Qi Changyi wanted to eat again, and this time he wanted to eat at a noodle restaurant on the roadside.
Pei Zheng was afraid that he would eat too much and feel full, so he ordered a small portion of noodles for him.
The noodles topped with a few slices of beef were served on the table, and Qi Changyi started eating again with a slurp.
Seeing how much he ate, Pei Zheng wondered for a moment if he had never had enough to eat in the past few years.
While eating, Qi Changyi's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped moving.
Pei Zheng thought he was burned and took his chopsticks away. "What's wrong?"
Qi Changyi raised his eyes, and his eyes suddenly became moist.
"Brother Pei, I thought of the bowl of beef noodles we had in the frontier. There was a lot of meat in it."
Pei Zheng was stunned and touched Qi Changyi's hair.
"Brother Pei, I miss Master, and Brother Tang, and A Yue. When will they come back
The border at this time was a sea of chaos and blood.
In the Celestial Empire's military camp, candles were lit all night long.
"Master Shen! How is the general?"
Wu Quan grabbed Shen Huan who had just walked out of the tent, his face full of anxiety.
"If nothing unexpected happens, he will wake up tonight. However, you must not let him go to the battlefield again, or he will lose his arm."
"But if the general doesn't go to the battlefield, who will command? The barbarians are attacking so fast and are about to break through our border.
Shen Huan said seriously, "When General Zhao wakes up, I will tell him the truth about his physical condition. Let him decide for himself what to do. I will go and treat the others first."
Wu Quan stepped aside, glanced at Zhao Litang lying on the bed from a distance, then turned around and left, rushing back to the front line.
There was no one guarding Zhao Litang's tent now, and a young soldier slipped in quietly. He looked obviously thinner than the other soldiers, and his battle uniform was a little loose on him.
The little soldier walked to Zhao Litang's bed, looked at Zhao Litang with his eyes closed and pale face, and his eyes slowly turned red.
"General"