Zhao Litang ran all the way after the man on the beam. The man was dressed in black, with a black cloth covering his face. He had great martial arts skills and was jumping between the red and yellow palace walls like a dragonfly skimming the water.
Seeing that he was about to be caught up by Zhao Litang, the man in black turned over and jumped into a quiet bamboo forest.
Zhao Litang also rolled over and attacked the man in the face with the dagger on his sleeve.
The man in black did not move. When the dagger came, he just turned his head slightly and avoided the sword light, but the black cloth covering his face was blown off by the sword wind.
He turned his head, and Zhao Litang was slightly stunned when he saw his face clearly. He recognized this man; he was the guard following Pei Zheng.
Cheng Feng's black cloth covering his face fell off, but he was not in a hurry. He bowed slightly to Zhao Litang and said, "General Zhao, if I have offended you just now, I hope you will forgive me."
Zhao Litang suddenly understood and couldn't help but sneer twice, "What a good strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. It would be a pity if Lord Pei didn't go to the border to march and fight."
Cheng Feng continued to bow and said, "Your Excellency naturally has his considerations, and it is not convenient for us to speculate. General Zhao, this place is not far from the palace gate, you should go back. If you enter the palace without being summoned, if people know about it, I am afraid..."
Chengfeng didn't continue speaking. He glanced at Zhao Litang from a distance, then turned over and jumped onto the palace wall, disappearing in a few seconds.
Zhao Litang looked at the black figure disappearing before his eyes and clenched his fists secretly.
"Pei Zheng..."
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Qi Changyi heard the familiar voice and hid behind Pei Zheng in a flash. He pointed at the beam and whispered, "Brother Pei, there seems to be an assassin over there!"
Pei Zheng tugged at his wrinkled robe and flicked his forehead with his finger, "Your Highness, even if there are assassins in this palace, they won't hide in your palace."
Qi Changyi still couldn't believe it. Zhao Litang had been chasing him out for so long and still hadn't come back. Nothing would happen to him, right
He thought so and asked, "Brother Tang just went out of the window, I was worried..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt the gaze from above his head turned a little colder.
"Your Highness, what are you worried about? Are you worried that something bad will happen to General Zhao? Or are you worried that no one will be able to take you to the border?"
Pei Zheng felt furious when he thought of what he had just heard. This little fool didn't refuse directly. What was he hesitating about? Did he really want to leave with Zhao Litang
Qi Changyi quickly shook his head and explained, "No, I don't think so. I just don't know how to explain it to Brother Tang."
Pei Zheng snorted coldly, "You'd better understand this. Without my permission, you are not allowed to go anywhere, and you can't go anywhere."
Qi Changyi nodded obediently, "I know, I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay with Brother Pei."
Pei Zheng then forced a smile with satisfaction.
"The Emperor ordered me to check whether your Highness has completed the copying carefully."
Qi Changyi turned around and ran to the desk, spread out the neatly copied rice paper, and called Pei Zheng excitedly, "Brother Pei, come and check it. I copied for three whole days, from getting up in the morning until dark, and my hands are sore from exhaustion."
Pei Zheng walked over, picked up the rice paper and flipped through it. The handwriting on it was neat and small, and it was obvious that it was written with great care.
He stretched out his finger and saw a small booklet with a corner exposed on the side of the desk. It was full of words, but he didn't know what was written on it. He immediately picked it up and was about to open it out of curiosity.
Unexpectedly, Qi Changyi, who had been standing next to him obediently, suddenly stretched out his little hand and tried to snatch the booklet back.
Pei Zheng was not that curious at first, but now he suddenly felt that he had to take a look. He was tall and had long arms, so he held the booklet above his head with one hand and used the other arm to wrap around Qi Changyi's small body, holding him in his arms.
He stretched out his slender fingers and slowly picked up a corner of the booklet. The little person in his arms was obviously breathing nervously and covered his cheeks with both hands.
There were only two words densely written all over the booklet.
"Pei Zheng", "Pei Zheng", "Pei Zheng", "Pei Zheng", "Pei Zheng", "..."
If you flip back, you'll see the same two words everywhere.
At the beginning, it was obvious that I wasn't writing very skillfully, and the ink was smudged a lot to the sides. The more I read on, the neater my handwriting became, and I even changed several fonts to practice.
Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes and turned to the last page of the booklet. The handwriting there was somewhat similar to Pei Zheng's own.
"Your Highness, what does this mean?" Pei Zheng curled the corners of his mouth, smiling as he looked at the little person in his arms.
The last time he saw Zhao Litang’s name on a few pages, he was very angry because his name appeared on more pages.
Does that mean that he holds a greater place in Qi Changyi's heart
Qi Changyi still covered his little face and moved a few times without saying a word.
Pei Zheng put down the booklet in his hand and pulled down the two thin little arms with one hand. Two blushes appeared on the fair little face in front of him, making her look shy and lovely.
Qi Changyi's eyes were dodging. It was bad enough that he had secretly practiced writing Pei Zheng's name, but now he was discovered by himself. His earlobes were slowly turning red, bright red.
"I, I, I..."
Qi Changyi said "I" for a long time but couldn't make out the reason.
Pei Zheng chuckled twice, knowing that he would stutter when he was nervous, so he was not in a hurry. He lowered his head slightly, and his cold lips touched the hot little earlobe, which made his little body tremble with excitement.
"Your Highness, the transcription was done very well. Would you like some reward?"
When Qi Changyi heard the word "reward", he forgot about being shy, his eyes sparkled brightly, "I want it! I want it! I want it!"
Pei Zheng saw how excited he was and temporarily forgot about the unpleasantness before. He tapped his nose and said, "It's okay if you want a reward. Your Highness needs to learn more. If you learn well, you will naturally be rewarded."
Qi Changyi nodded vigorously with excitement, "Okay! Brother Pei, what else do I need to learn?"
Pei Zheng loosened his arms and took two steps back. He smiled, stretched out his hands and clapped twice, and the palace door was slowly pushed open again.
Several beautiful women came in, wearing revealing clothes with skin as white as cream. Each of them was graceful and elegant, and the fragrance of makeup immediately lingered in the entire palace.
The eyes of these women seemed to be able to seduce people. With smiles on their lips, they looked half-heartedly at the dazed Qi Changyi.
Qi Changyi glanced at the several snake-like women standing in the hall, his cheeks suddenly turned redder, and he quickly looked away, not knowing where to look.
Pei Zheng's reaction was completely different from Qi Changyi's. His eyes were still cold as he looked at the people around His Highness, as if he was examining an object, carefully examining them from head to toe.
The women all turned sideways and saluted, "Greetings to His Royal Highness, and to Lord Pei."
The tone was unnaturally soft and seductive.
Pei Zheng raised his eyes and asked, "Do you know why I called you here?"
"Know"
Pei Zheng looked at the helpless little guy and raised his chin slightly, "Then let's get started."