He slept very peacefully that night. Pei Zheng did not bother the little guy anymore. He just let him lie on his chest and slept with the warm ball in his arms all night.
The next day, the snow outside was lighter.
Pei Zheng carefully put the little guy on the bed, then stood up, put on his coat and went out.
He did not leave the palace, but came to the queen's bedroom. He had suffered injustice here, and he would not let it go.
Near noon, Pei Zheng left the queen's bedroom.
When I came back, I found that the little guy was still sleeping.
Pei Zheng curled the corners of his lips and smiled, he was really a sleepyhead.
After ordering someone to prepare lunch, Pei Zheng first went to the fire to warm the handcuffs, then changed out of his cold robe that was wet with snowflakes, and then walked to the bed.
Bending down, looking at the peaceful and well-behaved sleeping face, I couldn't help but reach out to touch his fair and delicate little face, then lowered my head and gently placed a kiss on it.
The little guy was woken up by a kiss in a daze. After opening his eyes and seeing that it was Pei Zheng, he hid his face in the quilt and smiled.
"Awake?" Pei Zheng chuckled and pulled down the quilt, revealing the red little face underneath. "Are you hungry?"
The little guy nodded and said softly, "Hungry."
Just then, Li Yu came with a few servants and put the sumptuous food on the table.
Pei Zheng picked up the little guy from the bed and dressed him carefully. During this time, the little guy lay on his shoulder and almost fell asleep again, but was awakened by Pei Zheng who patted his little butt.
Pei Zheng carried him off the bed, without letting his feet touch the ground, and carried him directly to the table, where he fed him mouthful by mouthful, just like he did yesterday.
Li Yu, who was serving beside him, was so frightened that his teeth dropped.
In the past two days, Lord Pei has been too gentle and doting to His Highness, and even his attitude towards the servants has become much better. It is so flattering that Li Yu has wanted to secretly tell Doctor Jiang about Lord Pei's abnormality several times and ask him to feel Lord Pei's pulse to see if there is anything dirty on his body. However, feeling the pulse should not reveal anything, and such matters should be treated with a wizard.
"Li Yu."
Seeing no one answering, Pei Zheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Yu who was in a trance, "Li, Yu."
"Hey!" Li Yu knelt down with a plop, "Pei, Master Pei, I'm here."
Pei Zheng looked at him strangely, "Get up."
Li Yu lowered his head, and hearing the cold tone of Pei Zheng's voice, he became even more frightened. He knocked his head on the ground and said, "My lord, I dare not..."
"What are you afraid of? I asked you to stand up and talk."
Li Yu was almost scared to tears, "Sir, please forgive me. I really don't dare. I will just kneel down and talk to you."
Pei Zheng was obviously impatient, "Kneel if you want."
Li Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the familiar cold tone, "Thank you, sir. What do you want me to do?"
"After lunch, we'll go to the Queen's bedroom."
Li Yu quickly responded, "Yes."
Then he retreated.
The little guy had been fed well, and looked up in confusion and asked, "Brother Pei, why do you want to go to the Queen Mother's bedroom?"
Pei Zheng wiped the dirt off the corners of his mouth with his fingertips and chuckled, "I'll help you vent your anger."
A sedan chair was prepared outside and the two of them sat in it. When they were near the queen's bedroom, Pei Zheng pulled the little person out of the sedan chair and walked.
Although some of the snow in the palace had been cleared by the servants, some still remained. Pei Zheng deliberately slowed down his pace and walked slowly in the snow holding the little guy's hand.
When the two arrived at the queen's bedroom, they saw many palace maids and eunuchs standing outside the door, all of whom were from the bedrooms of various princes and princesses.
The little guy was a little nervous. He pulled Pei Zheng's sleeve and asked, "Brother Pei, can I not go?"
Pei Zheng smiled at him gently and held his hand tightly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
After entering the palace gate, the head maid from the Queen's bedroom came out to greet them, "Greetings to Lord Pei, and to His Royal Highness. The Queen and the other princes and princesses have been waiting for a long time. Please follow me, Lord and His Royal Highness."
After entering the door of a side hall, I saw many princes and princesses sitting inside, all kneeling upright on cushions behind a table, while the queen was sitting behind a pearl curtain.
This situation was exactly the same as when the Taifu teacher taught that day.
Pei Zheng came to the Queen's bedroom this morning to plan this matter.
He told the Queen that he had heard about the tutor who came to give lectures to the royal heirs last time, and suddenly remembered that the Emperor had mentioned to him before about giving lectures to the princes and princesses, but he had refused. Now he thought that he had violated the Emperor's grace. It happened that there was a heavy snow recently and he was trapped in the palace and could not leave for the time being, so he took this opportunity to share some of his shallow insights with the princes and princesses.
Although the Queen disliked Pei Zheng, to be fair, this man's knowledge was more than superficial. He was able to become the Prime Minister when he was young. He was well-read and eloquent. Letting him teach the royal heirs would only be beneficial and not harmful. It would also dispel the rumors in the outside world that she and Pei Zheng were not in harmony.
When the class started, Pei Zheng directly arranged the little guy to sit in the first row right under his nose.
The little guy folded his hands on the table, his back straight, sat upright with a stern face, and stared at Pei Zheng with his big eyes blinking.
Even if he doesn't understand, his attitude shows that he is a good student.
Pei Zheng had no books in hand, but could talk eloquently based on his memory. He talked about everything from the history of the Celestial Empire to the art of war, from the various schools of thought to the autocratic monarchy. His words were sharp and precise. He then talked a lot about the similarities and differences between the barbarians and the Celestial Empire. The depth and unique angle of his explanation were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The little guy really didn't understand a single word the whole time, but every time Pei Zheng finished a point, he nodded in agreement.
Brother Pei always says: “Yes.”
Pei Zheng also saw the little man nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, and couldn't help laughing. He looked at him and said, "Your Highness is listening so seriously, I think you are interested in this."
Who knew that when these words came out, the third princess Qi Yirou just sneered.
Pei Zheng looked over and deliberately asked, "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Third Princess is also interested. Would you like to express your opinion?"
Qi Yirou was stunned. What opinion did Pei Zheng say just now? She didn't listen at all and was distracted.
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"Why should I be the only one to speak? Why not let that idiot speak first?"
The second princess Qi Bingzhi tugged at Qi Yirou's sleeve and said, "Rourou..."
Pei Zheng saw all the actions and expressions of the two people, and his eyes were filled with a cold light.
"How about I ask a question and see who can answer it first, Your Highness the Third Princess or Your Highness the Prince? If anyone cannot answer it, they will have to speak in public as a punishment. How about that?"
The other people who had nothing to do with it all looked at the two of them as if they were watching a good show. Qi Yirou was a little bit in a dilemma and looked at Qi Bingzhi uneasily. Qi Bingzhi nodded slightly to her, and Qi Yirou said, "Okay, come on, just ask!"
Pei Zheng turned around and walked to the little man. Seeing that the little man was looking at him nervously, he curled his lips and smiled at him.
"The late emperor's great achievements were to drive the barbarians out of the Celestial Empire over several years and suppress them in the southwest region from then on?"
Qi Bingzhi secretly pointed a finger at Qi Yirou, and Qi Yirou confidently said loudly, "It's three years!"
Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng shook his head and said, "No."
Others also started discussing it. It was indeed three years, as it was recorded in history books.
Qi Bingzhi asked, "My Lord, are you mistaken? The previous emperor spent three years fighting the barbarians. In the last battle, he fought with a small force against a large one. It took three days to repel the barbarian army. There is no mistake."
Pei Zheng did not answer, but turned around and asked the little man, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
The little man whispered, "It is two years and ten months."
"That's right, two years and ten months is not even three years."
Everyone was amazed. They didn't expect that this little fool would know this. It really made people look at him in a new light.
Qi Yirou still refused to accept it, "Well, that's the historical record that's wrong, it's not my fault!"
"The history books are not wrong, they are just a simple way of memorizing, not enough to carry forward." Pei Zheng looked over with some cold sarcasm, "But what you have to do is not just to read the history books, you have to read all three thousand biographies of the Celestial Empire carefully, otherwise, wouldn't it be unworthy of being a member of the Celestial Empire's royal family?"
After these words were spoken, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.
Pei Zheng raised his hand and secretly patted the little guy's head as a reward. The little guy then smiled sweetly with his eyebrows curved happily.
In fact, Pei Zheng told the little guy the answer by making a gesture. Fortunately, the little guy was sometimes very smart and understood it immediately.
"Your Highness, Third Princess, can we begin?"
Qi Yirou stood there, her face flushed red and she couldn't utter a word. Her mind was empty and she was about to cry. She looked at Qi Bingzhi for help.
Qi Bingzhi glanced at Pei Zheng, who had a smile on his face, and suddenly stood up.
"Sir, can I say a few words for Rourou?"
Pei Zheng remained calm and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
Qi Yirou sat down gratefully.
Qi Bingzhi stood up, pondered for a moment, and then began to speak.
Although her remarks were not as far-sighted and profound as Pei Zheng's, they were well-organized and convincing, and even better than many other princes.
Qi Bingzhi walked around as she spoke, winning the admiring glances of the other princes and princesses. When she finished speaking, she walked to the front and stood in front of Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng smiled, stretched out his hands and clapped, and then everyone in the seats followed suit and applauded.
After the applause, Pei Zheng said, "Second Princess, it's true..."
Qi Bingzhi looked at him hopefully, her face slightly red, hoping to hear him praise her.
"That's a lot of nonsense."
Qi Bingzhi's face turned pale instantly.
Afterwards, Pei Zheng analyzed and refuted Qi Bingzhi's speech sentence by sentence, starting from the first sentence. After exaggerating it from another angle, he actually twisted Qi Bingzhi's words into treasonous remarks, and made people firmly believe that what he said was right.
"No, no, I didn't mean that." Qi Bingzhi's explanation was weak and she had no way to shake Pei Zheng's words.
The door was pushed open at this moment, and a bright yellow figure walked in.
Everyone quickly bowed, "Greetings, Father."
Pei Zheng also followed suit and saluted.
The emperor's face did not look very good. He had been listening outside since Qi Bingzhi started speaking.
When Qi Bingzhi saw the emperor, tears welled up in her eyes. What should she do if her father really misunderstood her meaning
Fortunately, the emperor took into consideration that she had spoken unintentionally and ordered her to be put in solitary confinement for a month, and even took Qi Yirou with her.
Although the queen wanted to plead for her daughter very much, she didn't say anything more when she saw that the emperor was displeased.
Afterwards, the emperor praised the prince, saying that he knew this and must have worked hard in private. He also asked other princes and princesses to learn from him and not spend all their time thinking about useless things.
When coming out of the Queen's bedroom, Pei Zheng took the little guy's hand again, but happened to meet Qi Bingzhi and Qi Yiru who were returning to the palace.
Qi Yiro pulled Qi Bingzhi and was about to walk over quickly, not even wanting to look at the two of them.
Qi Bingzhi walked up to Pei Zheng, tears still on her face, looking pitiful.
"Sir, you were like that just now. I wonder if I have offended you?"
Pei Zheng looked at her with cold eyes, then suddenly smiled, "I know everything about what the Second Princess wants to do."
He leaned forward slightly, his handsome face showing disgust, "So, Your Highness, you'd better restrain yourself, otherwise, the position of queen will change."
Qi Bingzhi opened her eyes wide in shock. Pei Zheng had already walked past her with the little guy.
Pei Zheng, he actually used his mother's position to threaten me. What on earth does he know
The snow gradually fell heavily, and the world became white. Two figures, one black and one white, were walking in the snow.
The little guy was so happy and excited that he refused to walk properly and always jumped around on the snow where no one had ever stepped on before.
"Are you so happy?" Pei Zheng looked at him with a smile.
"Happy! So happy, so happy!" The little guy exhaled white hot air and looked at Pei Zheng with bright eyes and smiling.
"Brother Pei, this is the first time that father has praised me! I am so happy!"
Pei Zheng suddenly wanted to hug him tightly, accompany him every day, live an ordinary life with him, and then hug him and praise him every day.
The little guy suddenly broke free from Pei Zheng's hand, turned around and ran into the snow, squatted down, made a snowball for himself, and then threw it into the air.
The snowball exploded in the air, and snowflakes fluttered down. The little man raised his head, smiled and stretched out his hands to catch the snowflakes.
The picture was so beautiful that Pei Zheng stared at it intently, not wanting to miss any bright smile on the little guy's face.
The little man made another snowball, ran towards Pei Zheng, and then threw the snowball at him with a smile.
Pei Zheng closed his eyes subconsciously.
After a moment of dizziness, I opened my eyes and everything around me disappeared.
He was back in that dark place again.