After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qi Changyi took out the medical book and carefully placed it on the bookshelf in the small building. He also told Li Yu that no one could touch the book.
Pei Zheng went to the study. He had a lot of memorials to read. After the emperor recovered from his illness, some matters were directly handed over to him to deal with.
It was getting dark. After Qi Changyi had dinner alone, he still hadn't seen Pei Zheng.
"Xiao Yuzi, is Brother Pei still in the study?"
Li Yu sighed, "My Lord has been here for most of the day, so I won't let anyone in to disturb him."
Qi Changyi held his cheek and sat silently for a while, "Xiao Yuzi, ask someone to make some porridge, and I'll send it to Brother Pei."
Li Yu responded, and the hot porridge was quickly brought up and carefully packed into a food box.
Qi Changyi carried the lunch box and walked to the outside of Pei Zheng's study without letting anyone follow him.
After standing at the door, Qi Changyi did not knock on the door first. Instead, he leaned carefully against the door frame and listened. There was complete silence inside.
He knocked on the door gently, and when no one answered, he reached out and pushed the door open.
A memorial flew towards him, followed by a cold, low voice, "Get lost."
The memorial hit Qi Changyi's forehead, causing him dizziness and daze. However, he was still concerned about not spilling the food box in his hand, so he slowly squatted down, put the food box down, and then began to cover his forehead and gasp.
The man sitting behind the desk raised his eyes, the fierceness and anger in his eyes had not faded yet. He held a black cat in his arms, and stroked the cat's fur on its back with his fingers, as if soothing it.
Seeing the small figure squatting at the door, Pei Zheng recognized that the person was none other than Qi Changyi. He frowned and put the cat in his arms down.
As soon as it was free again, the black cat shook off the hair that had been touched off its back, and ran away through the window as if escaping for its life.
Pei Zheng walked to the door, leaned down, hooked the little guy's chin with his fingers, and saw his misty eyes with tears and the redness and swelling on his forehead. He immediately felt distressed.
"Does it hurt?"
I gently stroked my forehead with my slightly cool fingers twice, and felt the warm and delicate skin under my hands.
Qi Changyi felt pain and grievance, and nodded heavily, "It hurts."
Pei Zheng reached out and picked him up, carried him to sit on the table nearby, then moved closer to look at his injuries.
Fortunately, it was just a red patch, and there was no skin breakage.
Pei Zheng looked around in the study to see if there was any ointment, but he couldn't find any. For a moment, he almost felt depressed again.
Qi Changyi called out softly from behind, "Brother Pei, I have medicine here."
As he said this, he took out a small box of ointment from his sleeve, placed it in his small palm, and looked at Pei Zheng eagerly, waiting for him to apply the ointment to him.
Pei Zheng turned around and stood between his legs. Qi Changyi stuffed the ointment into Pei Zheng's hand, watched him point at the ointment and then at his forehead, then moved his forehead closer.
"Brother Pei, give me some medicine."
Pei Zheng suddenly curled the corners of his lips, his irritability swept away, he dipped some cool and fragrant ointment in one hand, and gently applied it on the little guy's forehead, while the other hand reached out to his back and kneaded it as well.
My forehead didn’t hurt as much anymore, but my whole body started to feel hot, especially the hand on my back, which had reached into my robe at some point.
Qi Changyi panted softly, half of his body was numb from being rubbed, and he looked at Pei Zheng with his big watery eyes, which were dazed.
Seeing the dark shadow looming in front of him, Qi Changyi suddenly remembered what he came here to do, and suddenly raised his hand to cover his thin lips that were about to fall.
"Brother Pei, you haven't eaten yet, are you hungry?"
Pei Zheng took his hand away, his voice hoarse and unbearable, and continued to move forward, "Eat you."
Qi Changyi became anxious and used his other hand to cover him, "No, Brother Pei has to eat first, otherwise I won't kiss you."
Pei Zheng looked down at him and didn't move. His eyes were so hot that he seemed to be eager to tear the person in front of him apart and swallow him. However, seeing that he was unwilling, he was reluctant to force him.
Secretly suppressing his desire, Pei Zheng just kissed his palm and said, "Okay."
Standing up straight, Pei Zheng saw the food box on the ground near the door. His heart suddenly felt sore and the anger and irritability caused by reading the memorial just now were now swept away.
Qi Changyi jumped down from the table. His legs and feet were a little weak. Pei Zheng helped him to stand steadily. Then, with his earlobes slightly red, he ran to the door and took the lunch box and placed it on the table.
He brought out the bowl of still warm porridge and put the spoon into Pei Zheng's hand. Then Qi Changyi sat down on the stool, holding his cheek and staring at Pei Zheng.
"Brother Pei, it's sunny."
Pei Zheng scooped up a spoonful and was about to put it to his mouth when he noticed the little guy staring at him without blinking, so he turned the spoon around and brought it to Qi Changyi's lips.
"Open your mouth."
Qi Changyi explained, "I'm full, this is specially made for Brother Pei."
Pei Zheng held his hand up without moving. "Try it for me to see if it's cold."
Qi Changyi thought the porridge was really cold, so he obediently opened his mouth and ate the spoonful of porridge, which was still warm.
The spoon pressed slightly on the little tongue before being pulled out, leaving some white on the corners of Qi Changyi's mouth.
Qi Changyi was completely unaware, and he swallowed the porridge after rolling his throat twice, "It's not cold, it's just right, not too cold or too hot."
Seeing Pei Zheng staring at him without saying anything, Qi Changyi shook his arm, "Brother Pei, what's wrong?"
Pei Zheng tapped the corner of his lips, "Here."
Qi Changyi stretched out his hand to touch the corner of his mouth, but Pei Zheng pushed his hand down, and then another hand grabbed the back of his head and pulled him closer, and the person in front of him suddenly came closer.
I just felt something wet and hot licking the corner of my lips, and then it was quickly released.
Qi Changyi's eyes were still slightly open and his breathing was unstable when he saw Pei Zheng had already started to slowly eat the porridge with the spoon he had used before.
"The porridge is good," Pei Zheng said with a smile in his eyes, "very sweet."
Qi Changyi's cheeks flushed red as he lowered his head and muttered, "It's not sweet at all, there's no sugar in it."
After finishing the porridge, my empty stomach felt warmer and all the fatigue in my body was gone. Especially, the cat in my arms was replaced by a little man who looked like a cat, which made me feel more comfortable when I hugged and rubbed him.
After Pei Zheng sat back at the desk, he finished reading the memorials, but he still had to summarize them and present them to the emperor for review. Unfortunately, most of these memorials were written in the emperor's own opinion, and some were written by the prince's cronies.
If something else had been written, Pei Zheng would not have been so angry. In addition to accusing him, those memorials also mentioned some things about Qi Changyi, which were nothing more than bringing chaos to the court and corrupting the morals, and that he had no talent or virtue and confused the emperor's mind.
What's more, they even threatened that Pei Zheng, while at the border, had joined forces with some officials in Anli City to inhumanely exploit the refugees, which led to the fall of Anli City in disguise. Finally, for fear that the matter would be exposed, they burned the officials and dignitaries in Anli City.
The crimes were described in great detail and with tears and emotion. If the Emperor read it personally, I wonder what he would think of the Prime Minister whom he trusted so much.
But Pei Zheng thought again, did the emperor really send these memorials to his residence without touching them at all? Or did he know the contents and did it on purpose
Pei Zheng pinched his brows. The war on the border was so critical now, but these people in the court were still waiting for an opportunity to act. Especially when they saw that the emperor's time was up, they became bold and presumptuous.
If it weren't for the pressure from me, I'm afraid someone would dare to force the emperor to abdicate.
Qi Changyi was nestled in Pei Zheng's arms, reading the picture book that Li Yu had found for him. He raised his head slightly and saw Pei Zheng rubbing his eyebrows, so he quietly put the medical book on his legs, then raised his arms to rub his temples.
Pei Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at the person in his arms, "Are you tired?"
Qi Changyi shook his head, but his hands did not stop moving. "I'm not tired, but Brother Pei is very tired, isn't he? He has been reading memorials all day. Do you want to take a break?"
He continued in a low voice, "Why did the emperor give Brother Pei so many memorials? Brother Pei is exhausted, what should we do? Can't we let others read some of them
Pei Zheng knew that he was thinking about him, so he put down the brush in his hand and pinched his little chin, "Brother Pei is in good health and won't get tired."
Qi Changyi pouted, "How is that possible?"
Pei Zheng smiled, pulled his arm down, picked him up, and let him sit on the table in front of him.
The memorials on the table fell to the ground with a clatter, and even the picture book on Qi Changyi's lap rolled to the ground.
“Oh my book”
Qi Changyi wanted to bend down to pick up the picture book, but Pei Zheng grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him back.
"I'll pick it up later, dear."
Pei Zheng was sitting on the mat, which made him taller than the little man on the table. He could look down at him as if he was staring at a piece of meat that was fed to his mouth.
My eyes swept over the redness and swelling on the little guy's forehead, and the feeling of heartache spread again.
What should I do with such a delicate skin and tender flesh? If it gets bumped or bruised, I will be the one who feels sad.
Pei Zheng kissed the red spot on his forehead and put his hand on the little guy's thigh. "I was wrong. I hurt Guai Guai. Are you angry with me? Huh?"
Qi Changyi touched his forehead and felt only a little pain. He nodded, "It was a little bit just now."
Pei Zheng didn't wait for him to finish. He lowered his head and bit those bright red lips and took a deep breath.
"And now?"
Qi Changyi bit his lower lip and shook his head gently, "I'm no longer angry."
Pei Zheng pinched his chin to open his mouth a little, then bit it for a while, making his red lips glisten with a shiny glow.
Her fingers had already untied the little guy's corset that was in the way, and her fingertips slid under the hem of his robe. Before she touched the fair and delicate skin underneath, there was a knock on the door.
Qi Changyi's body trembled, his misty eyes opened halfway, he regained some rationality, turned his head slightly and escaped from under his thin lips, "Brother Pei, someone..."
Before she could finish her words, someone pinched her cheeks again and turned her back forcefully, with her lips and tongue fully opened to welcome him.
The knock on the door only sounded once and then there was no response. The person at the door did not leave, but waited quietly outside.
Pei Zheng opened his eyes and looked at his long eyelashes that were trembling in front of him, like petals swaying in the wind.
Withdraw your fingers, tie the corset back slowly and carefully, then release the figurine.
Qi Changyi took a deep breath, then leaned forward softly.
Pei Zheng caught his body and thought that it was time to strengthen his body, otherwise he would have to consider whether he could bear it when asking for benefits in the future.
After helping Qi Changyi pick up the picture book on the ground, Pei Zheng stood up with the person in his arms, walked to the door and kicked it open.
The person standing outside the door was Chengfeng. When he saw the two people inside come out, he bowed his head and nodded without saying much.
Pei Zheng didn't look at him, he just said, "Go inside and wait for me."
Chengfeng responded and turned into the room.
Pei Zheng carried Qi Changyi all the way back to the small building, put him down on the bed and then returned to the study.
After Pei Zheng left, Li Yu knocked on the door and came in. Seeing the high swelling on his little prince's forehead, he was shocked. Could it be that the master had been violent to the prince again? It had only been a few days since they got back to their relationship, but their relationship had regressed
But looking at His Highness's rosy face, like a delicate flower, it doesn't look like he's been bullied.
"Your Highness," Li Yu asked, "My Lord is angry that you broke into the study without permission, so that's why..."
Qi Changyi looked at Li Yu in confusion.
Li Yu pointed at his head and said, "That's why I hurt you."
Qi Changyi shook his head. "No, Brother Pei is not angry. He thought I was someone else, so he accidentally hurt me. He didn't mean it."
Li Yu was a little skeptical, "Really? But adults are so thoughtful, how could they not be careful?"
"Brother Pei seems to have something important to do, so he is distracted. And I think I saw Afeng coming to see Brother Pei just now. Xiaoyuzi, you
Do you know what it is?"
Li Yu shook his head. How could a servant like him know about his master
"Your Highness, don't worry too much. No matter what the matter is, I will definitely be able to handle it. By the way, do you want to read any more comic books? I'll find them for you."
Qi Changyi's mind was obviously still on Pei Zheng, and he didn't hear what Li Yu said. Li Yu didn't disturb him anymore and left quietly.
Pei Zheng stayed in the study the whole night and did not come out, so naturally he did not go to the small building.
Qi Changyi didn't sleep well. After waking up in the morning, he rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked out of the study, wanting to find Pei Zheng.
"Your Highness, the master is not in the study. He went to the palace early this morning."
Chengfeng stood in the yard and spoke respectfully to Qi Changyi.
Qi Changyi pushed open the door of the study, poked his head in and looked inside. As expected, there was no one there, but the messy desk from yesterday had been tidied up.
Chengfeng walked to Qi Changyi and said, "Your Highness, after breakfast, please come to the back garden."
After saying that, he turned and left.
After Qi Changyi finished his breakfast, he went to the back garden to look for Chengfeng, but saw Chengfeng waiting for him with a short and exquisite wooden sword in his hand.
Chengfeng threw the wooden sword to Qi Changyi, "Your Highness, starting today, you must practice swordsmanship for half an hour every day."
Qi Changyi held the short wooden sword, but he didn't even know how to hold it. He held the sword like it was a piece of wood.
"Practice swordsmanship?" Qi Changyi tilted his head, "But I don't know how to do it."
"I will teach you."
Chengfeng stood up and performed a short sword dance, which consisted of the most basic moves. Qi Changyi followed suit, waving his short sword. He had learned to dance before, so his limbs were coordinated and stretched, but he just didn't have much strength.
Chengfeng guided him step by step for a few steps, and it seemed like he was getting the hang of it.
But after practicing for a few times, Qi Changyi began to breathe heavily and his physical strength was really insufficient.
Chengfeng knew why his master asked His Highness to practice martial arts, but no one else knew his intention.
Li Yu was also watching from the side, and when he saw that the little prince was tired, he began to want to protect his master.
"Wind Guard, we've practiced this several times, do you want to take a break?"
Cheng Feng stood aside with his arms folded, saying nothing. Qi Changyi nodded happily when he heard this, "Okay, okay, let's take a break."
As he said this, he wanted to put away the sword.
Cheng Feng said expressionlessly, "No, it's less than half an hour."
Qi Changyi's face drooped, and he pleaded, "Afeng, can't I just take a break? My arms are sore."
Cheng Feng said, "The master said that after practicing for half an hour, Your Highness can rest naturally."
"A Feng..."
"Your Highness, you have always been in poor health. The master asked you to practice martial arts in order to strengthen your body. You will surely understand the master's good intentions."
Qi Changyi pouted and raised the sword again, "Okay."
After finally practicing for half an hour, Qi Changyi sat down on the steps, not wanting to stand up anymore. His arms, neck, and legs were sore.
"It's all Brother Pei's fault. He forced me to practice swordplay. I'm so tired. It's all your fault. It's all your fault."
While Qi Changyi was muttering, he poked the soil under his feet with the hilt of his short sword, making a small hole.
Li Yu and Cheng Feng beside them retreated quietly at some point, and someone approached from behind.
"Don't like sword practice?"
A deep voice came close to my ear, and someone gripped my waist firmly.
The small short sword in Qi Changyi's hand was taken away, and he casually turned it twice in his hand, forming a beautiful and elegant sword flower.
"It's too difficult for me. I can't learn it and my body is sore."
Qi Changyi's tone was full of coquettishness, "Brother Pei, I don't want to practice anymore, okay?"
Pei Zheng used his other hand to massage his arms and legs to relieve the pain.
Qi Changyi thought Pei Zheng agreed, so he turned around, hugged his neck, and looked at him eagerly.
Then I heard Pei Zheng say with a smile, "No."
Qi Changyi's hands loosened immediately, and he grabbed Pei Zheng's collar on his chest, buried his head and rubbed it on his clothes, wiping all the sweat from his forehead.
Pei Zheng was wearing an official uniform, which was now wrinkled on his chest. The instigator was looking at his masterpiece and laughing secretly in his arms, with a bright and beautiful smile.
Pei Zheng also smiled, and without saying anything, he hooked his chin and gave him an intense kiss, which made the little guy push and thrash him, and he almost drowned in this sticky kiss.
"When you learn to breathe evenly, you can stop practicing swordplay."
So in the next few days, Qi Changyi continued to practice sword with Chengfeng. At the beginning, he couldn't last half an hour, but later he was able to last an hour, which was a great improvement.
Moreover, he has now learned several sword techniques. In Chengfeng's words, he can fight against some petty thugs on the street.
Pei Zheng has been very busy in recent days, and Qi Changyi has hardly seen him at home.
When Qi Changyi had nothing to do, he would either go to the palace to visit his father or play with the cat at home.
But that day the kitten seemed listless for some reason, as if it was sick and looked listless.
Qi Changyi was very worried. Li Yu said that it might be a relapse of an old illness. Little Meow had been sick once before. It was Doctor Jiang who introduced a place to see a doctor.
Qi Changyi planned to take the kitten with him to have another look.
Li Yu prepared a carriage and followed beside him. Chengfeng was also at the mansion today and accompanied him.
The carriage drove onto the street. Qi Changyi leaned against the window holding the kitten and looked out. Pedestrians were coming and going on the road, and it was very lively.
"Xiao Miaowu, look, there are some delicious foods for sale there. When you get better, I'll buy some for you, okay?"
Qi Changyi held the cat and rubbed it against the kitten, but the kitten did not react at all. It just half-closed its eyes and did not even blink.
"Xiao Miaowu, what's wrong with you? If only you could speak, you could tell me where you're feeling unwell."
Qi Changyi placed the cat's paw on his palm and gestured, with the soft little hand and chubby palm pressed together.
"It would be great if Brother Pei was here, he would definitely know what happened to you, but Brother Pei has a lot of things to deal with recently and has no time to accompany me..."
As they were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped urgently. There was a noise coming from the front, and a lot of people gradually gathered around to watch the fun.
"Xiaoyuzi."
Li Yu walked to the window and said, "Your Highness, something happened up ahead. A woman tried to hit our carriage just now. Fortunately, the driver reacted quickly and stopped the carriage in time. Otherwise, if she had really hit us, the woman would have been killed or maimed."
A few more people ran in front of the carriage, pushed through the crowd and came in front of the woman. The leader slapped the woman hard in the face.
"Run! Run again! Don't you want to die? I wonder where you can run to!" The man grabbed the woman's hair, pulled her up from the ground, raised his hand high and slapped her again.
"You stinky bitch! You dare to talk to me about the law? Who gave you the courage?!"
The woman was slapped twice and her mouth was full of blood. She cried and kowtowed, looking at the people around her for help, but unfortunately no one dared to come forward to help her. The people who chased her were obviously not ordinary people. They all had swords on their waists, and no one dared to provoke them.
The leader winked at the people behind him, and they stepped forward, dragged up the woman lying on the ground, and tried to squeeze through the crowd to leave.
People around began to talk.
"Hey, I know this girl. She's the daughter of street vendor Old Wu. She's very pretty. I'm afraid some master has taken a fancy to her."
"I've never seen these people before. They look so ferocious and scary."
"If you ask me, it's better to just obey than to resist. It's better to be a little kid than to be beaten to death."
Sighs and groans were heard constantly, but it was so quiet that no one moved at all.
"stop!"
A childish voice sounded from behind, and the people in front stopped and looked back.
I saw a handsome young man in extraordinary clothes standing in front of a carriage, holding a graceful black cat in his arms.
This must be someone's baby who has been kept in seclusion and is unaware of the sufferings of the world.
The little darling pointed at a few people and said angrily, "Let her go!"
Those people were immediately delighted. No one had ever dared to talk to them like that before. It seemed that the Imperial Capital was indeed different.
"What if you don't let go? What can you do?"
The leader turned back with interest and waved impatiently at the crowd watching the excitement, "Go away, anyone who dares to look at him again will have his eyes gouged out!"
The crowd around quickly dispersed.
"My little beauty, if you are so worried about her, why not come with your brothers? It's fun."
Qi Changyi stared at those men without saying a word. Li Yu had just told him that those men were just raping women in broad daylight, with no fear of the laws of the Celestial Empire.
He handed the kitten in his arms to Li Yu, clenched his fists and walked forward alone.
Chengfeng held Qi Changyi's shoulder from behind, then shook his head silently at him, signaling him not to interfere in this matter.
But Qi Changyi's eyes met the eyes of the woman who was held down. Her eyes were full of hope, pleading, fear and helplessness. She looked at Qi Changyi as if he was her life-saving straw, and Qi Changyi could not bear to ignore that look.
"Afeng, let's help her, okay?"
Chengfeng just looked at the people opposite him without saying anything, holding Qi Changyi's hand without letting go.
"A Feng, I know how she feels. She must be very scared. I know that."
Because he himself had experienced similar things, he couldn't bear to stand idly by when he saw it.
"A Feng..."
Chengfeng let go of his hand and sighed, "If you can't do it, leave it to me."
"Um!"
Qi Changyi nodded heavily, took the sword given by Chengfeng, and walked forward.
Seeing this, those people also drew their swords and confronted Qi Changyi.
It was not known who drew his sword first, but the two sides soon started fighting.
Qi Changyi's sword movements were very good at the beginning, and he was able to compete with those people. His sword even cut the face of the leader.
Chengfeng kept his eyes on him, and when someone tried to attack him, he flew forward and knocked several people to the ground in just a few moves. He did not kill them, but just taught them a lesson.
The men were defeated, left the woman behind, and limped away.
Qi Changyi hurried over to help the woman up, and asked with concern, "Sister, are you okay? Here is the ointment. Apply it on your face and the wound will heal quickly."
The woman's eyes were red. She took the ointment, knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed to Qi Changyi and Chengfeng several times without wanting to get up.
"Thank you both, thank you both, thank you both for saving my life. If you hadn't helped me, I would have been killed by those people..."
Qi Changyi pulled her up and said, "Sister, please get up quickly. You're not to thank me. Those bad guys were chased away by Afeng and they don't dare to come back."
The woman secretly raised her eyes to glance at Chengfeng, then quickly looked away.
Cheng Feng didn't notice it at all, and said coldly, "Those people will come back, and today's matter will not end."
Qi Changyi asked nervously, "Ah Feng, what does this mean? Then, what should we do with this sister?"
Chengfeng called over a servant and said, "Take this girl back to the mansion and settle her down first. We can discuss other matters after the master comes back."
The woman thanked the two men with tears of gratitude, then followed the attendant.
The farce was settled and the flow of people on the streets returned to normal.
Qi Changyi sat back in the carriage, took the kitten and continued to hold it, then rested his chin on the window and asked Chengfeng, "Afeng, tell me, have I caused trouble for Brother Pei?"
"No, if you encounter this matter, you will definitely take care of it."
"Really?" Qi Changyi asked worriedly, "But you just said that this matter will not end. Will they retaliate against me?"
Chengfeng glanced at Qi Changyi and nodded affirmatively, "Yes."
"Ah!" Qi Changyi originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect Chengfeng to answer him without thinking.
"Ah, Afeng, what should I do? Will they take me away with them?"
Chengfeng thought about it rationally, then nodded, "It's very likely."
Qi Changyi became even more panicked now, and he held the kitten's tail and shook it back and forth.
"A Feng, are you trying to scare me? Isn't Brother Pei the Prime Minister? Brother Pei will protect me. No one dares to arrest me. And my father will protect me too."
Qi Changyi didn't know why, but he became less and less confident the more he spoke. He stared at Chengfeng, "Isn't that right, Afeng?"
"Your Highness, don't forget that the prince has returned to the palace."
After saying that, Chengfeng lowered the car window curtain for Qi Changyi.
The carriage arrived at the same clinic as last time. Qi Changyi walked in holding the kitten. After examining the patient, he got some medicine.
The veterinarian would have thought that the cat was in a bad mood, but why did the cat have such a gloomy face
"Don't worry, young master. The cat is fine. It will be fine after taking a few doses of medicine."
Seeing that his prince seemed to have lost his soul and did not answer, Li Yu, who was standing by, took the medicine, thanked the veterinarian, and then took his prince back to the carriage.
Originally he had done a good thing, but a few words from Guard Feng caused the smile to disappear from His Highness's face. Li Yu really didn't know what to say to him.
"Guard Feng," Li Yu walked beside Cheng Feng and whispered, "In the future, don't tell His Highness about such elaborate schemes. Learn more from us adults. Sometimes the questions His Highness asks don't necessarily require a correct answer. His Highness has a childish mentality, so just go along with it and it will be fine."
To coax someone
Guard Feng only speaks his mind and doesn't try to fool people.
Seeing that Chengfeng still had an expressionless face, Li Yu sighed to himself. Why was he saying all this to Guard Feng? For so many years, Guard Feng has always been cold and straightforward.
The carriage was moving on the wide street when suddenly there was a sound of horses neighing from behind. Another carriage was galloping over from behind, squeezing the carriage Qi Changyi was sitting in and pushing it to the side road.
This road was a dead end. The carriage that Qi Changyi was riding in stopped, and the only exit was blocked by another carriage.
Chengfeng stood in front, with his sword unsheathed, looking coldly at the carriage in front of him.
"Your Highness," the person on the other side called out, "My master would like to invite you to reminisce about the past."
Chengfeng asked Qi Changyi to sit still, then asked loudly, "Who is your master?"
The person opposite him cupped his hands and said, "It's the current Crown Prince."
Chengfeng was not wrong. The patterns on the swords of those men who robbed women on the street were indeed those of the prince's trusted followers.
When Qi Hanlian was in Jiangnan, he was far away from the control of the emperor's power. He did many things that ignored the law. He abducted women and committed crimes. Relying on the fact that no one dared to speak out, he regarded himself as the emperor of Jiangnan.
Now that he had just returned to the imperial capital, and had not had time to correct his bad habits, he asked his men to help him find two beautiful girls to play with. Unexpectedly, he met the ones with strong personalities, and was rescued by Qi Changyi.
Qi Hanlian was severely criticized by the emperor when he entered the palace that day. He was very angry and felt that all the glory and power that originally belonged to him as the crown prince had been taken away by Pei Zheng. He felt resentful towards Pei Zheng.
Add to that what those ministers of the same party had warned him, "The Emperor has already had the idea of re-establishing the position of Crown Prince," so doesn't that mean he will be deposed as Crown Prince and someone else will be appointed
Who else can be appointed as the next prince among the remaining ones
Those ministers of the same party thought that the Fourth Prince was still a possibility, so Qi Hanlian thought about how he could get hold of something that might be used against Qi Changfeng.
Just as I was thinking about it, Qi Changyi came to me.
A brother from the same mother is a good handle.
However, Qi Hanlian still didn’t know how the relationship between Qi Changfeng and Qi Changyi had changed.
Qi Changyi was taken to an unfamiliar place, which looked like a wealthy villa located outside the imperial capital. It was smaller than the Liuyun Villa in the middle of the lake, but it was more luxurious inside.
Chengfeng also came with Qi Changyi. The adults said that the prince's men could not be touched for the time being, so no matter how much they disliked them, they still had to maintain a friendly attitude on the surface, not to mention that it was their own little prince who provoked them first.
Li Yu and other followers were taken to another place for custody, while Qi Changyi and Chengfeng were taken to a bright and spacious room.
Several people also brought ropes and wanted to tie Qi Changyi up.
Chengfeng's sword was immediately unsheathed. The lord also said that if it would hurt the little prince, then all his words would be invalid.
"Who told you to kidnap someone?"
Those people must have heard of Cheng Feng's name, and they said timidly, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince."
"Did the prince say this himself? Did you hear it with your own ears?"
The men nodded and then shook their heads.
"Is it or isn't it?"
"No, it's not," someone said, "It was an order from Chief Steward Feng, saying it was from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Cheng Feng said coldly, "Then ask your Chief Steward Feng to come here in person. I'll see if he dares to tie him up."
Those people ran away quickly, and soon they found Manager Feng.
This Manager Feng still had gauze wrapped around his face. He was the one whose face was cut by Qi Changyi on the street that day.
He walked into the room with his head held high, and when he saw that Chengfeng and Qi Changyi were not tied up, his aura suddenly disappeared.
"Come, come here! Why don't you tie up these two people?!"
Chengfeng walked to the door, slammed it shut, and then looked at Manager Feng.
"It's a false order. It seems that I haven't been taught a lesson enough that day."
Manager Feng saw that there were only three of them in the room. He had seen Chengfeng's martial arts before, so his face turned pale with fright.
"You, how do you know? What do you want to do?"
Chengfeng crossed his arms, indicating that he didn't want to do anything, then raised his chin behind Manager Feng.
Manager Feng turned his head and heard a loud roar. Then someone hit him on the head with a vase. The vase didn't break, but there was a bloody mess in front of his eyes.
Qi Changyi held the vase and touched it, then said contemptuously, "Your head is not as strong as the vase, is it empty inside?"
He stretched out his little hand, pressed Manager Feng's head and shook it hard, then saw Manager Feng roll his eyes and fall limply to the ground.
Chengfeng came over and quickly tied the man up, then asked, "Your Highness, do you want me to cripple another arm or leg of his?"
Qi Changyi held the vase and shook his head, "No, no, this is enough."
He was afraid that if Afeng attacked him, more than just arms and legs would be broken.
Manager Feng was tied up tightly and it was unknown how long he was unconscious before he finally woke up. As soon as he woke up, he started shouting and called all the servants outside in.
Qi Changyi and Chengfeng didn't care and were still happily playing chess on the table. Qi Changyi didn't know how to play chess, he was just walking around, and Chengfeng followed him around, and the two of them were actually enjoying the game.
Manager Feng yelled, "Hurry up and let me go! I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must make the decision for me!"
The servants looked at each other, and none of them dared to step forward.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the prince can tie up whoever he wants. Director Feng, we dare not untie you without permission."
Manager Feng's heart sank at once. It seemed that he had to be tied up.
When the servants saw that Manager Feng had stopped wailing, they were about to leave. Suddenly, a chess piece fell next to them and shattered the vase.
Cheng Feng took his hand back, looked at the sky outside which was getting dark, and asked, "How long will it take for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over? It's time for my Highness to go back home."
The men said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the prince must wait here. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come over when he is done with his work. Since Lord Pei is now with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it will take a little longer."
Chengfeng understood what was going on, so he waved his hand and asked those people to leave.
Qi Changyi put down a chess piece, raised his eyes and asked Chengfeng aggrievedly, "Afeng, when can we go back? It's so boring here."
Chengfeng originally wanted to say that the master might have been trapped by the prince and we couldn’t go back for a while.
But he thought of what Li Yu had said to him, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Lord will come to pick you up."
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Has anyone seen my liver? My liver is gone again. Where did my liver go? It turns out that you little devils have squeezed it dry.