Qi Changyi suddenly opened his eyes and pulled the hand in front of him away with trembling fingers.
Pei Zheng was sitting in his sedan chair, staring at him with deep eyes.
"Brother Pei, why are you here?"
Pei Zheng retracted his fingers and looked up and down at the little red-clad person.
She is as fair as jade, with beautiful eyebrows and long eyes.
Her wrists are as white as snow, and her gaze is graceful and elegant.
The red color all over his body did not look gaudy at all, but instead made him look more graceful. With rouge and powder on his face and his hair tied up like a girl, he looked like a real beauty.
"The Emperor has ordered me to take charge of the marriage affairs, and to take this opportunity to meet with the barbarian leader. Of course I am here."
At this time, several voices of gate guards were heard outside the sedan chair. The queue had been checked, the city gate was opened, and the team walked out of the imperial capital gate in an orderly manner.
As if he thought of something, tears welled up in Qi Changyi's eyes again.
Pei Zheng frowned and stretched out his hand to wipe it off for him, but his hand was empty.
Qi Changyi took a big step to the side and leaned against the edge of the sedan chair, apparently wanting to stay away from Pei Zheng. He wiped away his tears with his sleeves and raised his head stubbornly, trying to force the rest of the tears back into his eyes.
Pei Zheng's face immediately turned gloomy.
In order to convince the Emperor to let him lead the marriage team, he spent a lot of time in secret just to take care of Qi Changyi along the way.
But now, not only did he not appreciate it, he even dared to avoid it.
It seems that everything I said to him before was in vain. He is a fool, how could he understand what I mean.
Pei Zheng tried hard to suppress his impatience and ordered, "Come here, I'll wipe it for you."
"No need, I can do it myself." Qi Changyi wiped his cheek again, rubbing it so hard that his face turned red, "No need to trouble Brother Pei."
"I'll say it again, come here."
Although Qi Changyi was afraid, he still refused to go over.
Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes. If it were in the past, once he showed some bad emotions, this little fool would be nervous and let him do whatever he wanted. But what happened now
Did he become so bold and arrogant after leaving the imperial capital
Regardless of whether he was willing or not, Pei Zheng reached out and grabbed the man. Unexpectedly, he received resistance, although that resistance was of no use to him.
But it made him feel very bad.
"What's wrong? Huh? You just left the palace and you don't listen to me? Are you so eager to get rid of me?"
Pei Zheng clamped the struggling arm of the little guy with one hand and pinned it behind his back. With the other hand, he pinched his chin and sprayed his breath on his face.
"No, that's not the case. Since my father sent me to marry, I already have my own husband, so I naturally have to keep my distance from other men."
"Husband?" Pei Zheng sneered, "You change your tune quickly."
"I, it was Mammy who told me to shout like that."
"Then what did you promise me before? Never betray me, never leave me. Was it all a lie?"
Qi Changyi's jaw hurt, and he couldn't speak smoothly. "I didn't know at that time, and I didn't know what would happen today. If I knew, I definitely wouldn't say anything."
"What nonsense." Pei Zheng's eyes were cold. He pressed the hands clasped behind his back towards himself, and the little guy could only crash into his chest.
Pei Zheng raised a strand of his smooth hair and twisted it between his fingers. He leaned close to his ear and said, "You want to keep your distance from me? I want to see how you can do it."
Qi Changyi trembled. He had clearly intended to force himself to forget Pei Zheng, but he was still not going to let him go. However, he was going to marry someone else soon, and was destined not to be with Brother Pei anymore.
"Stop the sedan."
Pei Zheng suddenly shouted.
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The marching procession slowly stopped, and everyone stared in amazement at Prime Minister Pei who got off the prince's sedan chair.
After Pei Zheng got off the sedan chair, he lifted the curtain with one hand and pulled Qi Changyi down from the sedan chair with the other hand.
We are already in the suburbs outside the city, and the road is bumpy.
Qi Changyi was tripped by a raised dirt block and fell to the ground. His knee, which had not yet healed, hit the ground hard, and he immediately bent over in pain.
Li Yu and several eunuchs and guards who followed him hurried over to help, but were stopped by Pei Zheng in a cold voice.
"Don't help him. Let him stand up on his own. If he really goes to a poor place like the barbarians, his pampered body won't be able to withstand it."
Lord Pei was in full charge under the Emperor's orders, and all matters along the way had to be handled by Lord Pei. Suddenly, no one dared to come over and help up the little figure lying on the ground.
Qi Changyi took a few breaths and his knees didn't hurt as much anymore. He slowly supported himself and stood up. He smiled gently at Li Yu, telling him not to worry.
This smile directly hurt Pei Zheng's eyes. This was the first time he saw him smiling today. He didn't expect that it was directed at a eunuch.
Someone came over on a horse. It was Zhao Litang, who was always at the front of the queue. When he saw Qi Changyi kneeling on the ground, he hurried over to see what was going on.
"Your Highness, are you okay? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
The team was followed by two imperial doctors in case of emergency during the journey.
Zhao Litang wanted to call the imperial physician over, but was interrupted by Pei Zheng.
"No need. The sedan chair is too small to rest. Someone, take His Highness to the carriage behind."
Pei Zheng was sitting in the carriage. Doesn't this mean that Pei Zheng would have to ride in the same carriage with the prince
Zhao Litang gripped the reins and tried to maintain his composure in front of everyone, "Master Pei, I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."
"There's nothing wrong with that." Pei Zheng got on the carriage after Qi Changyi got on, "General Zhao, just do your job and don't get involved in other things."
Close the door of the carriage and shut out the noise from the outside world.
The space inside the carriage was much larger, and was covered with a thick plush blanket to reduce the bumpy feeling. There was also a small table inside, on which were teacups, cakes, and a wine jug.
The carriage finally started to move slowly and the queue continued to move forward.
Qi Changyi's knees became more and more painful. He bit his lips secretly to endure it, and sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Pei Zheng saw that his face looked strange and wanted to lift up his skirt to check his injuries, but was held down by Qi Changyi's small hand.
His face turned pale with pain, but he still remembered to keep a distance from Pei Zheng.
"Brother Pei, please don't worry about me. I, I, I can't have such close contact with you anymore. Otherwise, it will be bad if my future husband finds out."
When Qi Changyi said this, his breathing trembled with heartache. He wished so much that his future husband could be Brother Pei, but it was no longer possible.
When Pei Zheng heard what he said, he felt annoyed.
Husband, husband, husband, he actually called me so easily, and kept saying that he wanted to distance himself from me.
Don't even think about it.
He directly and forcefully pulled Qi Changyi's calf, ignoring his struggle, lifted up his skirt, and dragged his thin calf with his fingers without any obstruction.
The smooth and soft touch made Pei Zheng pause, and he couldn't help but pinch his fingers a little harder.
The dress was lifted above the knees, revealing the red, round kneecaps, which, in addition to the marks from the fall, were also covered with large black bruises.
"How did you do that?"
Qi Changyi whispered, "I, I went to find my father, but he refused to see me, so I had no choice but to kneel outside the palace and wait for him, but I didn't see him. I only saw my fourth brother.
The moment Qi Changyi thought of his fourth brother, he immediately thought of what Zhao Litang had told him.
Pei Zheng didn't like himself at all, he just regarded himself as a substitute for his fourth brother.
She hurriedly pulled her legs back and put her dress down, then Qi Changyi retreated to the other end of the carriage, hugged her knees, rested her chin on them, and curled up into a small ball.
Only in this way can he find a little sense of security.
The slippery touch of his hand suddenly disappeared. Pei Zheng twisted his fingers. His only bit of patience was gone. He walked forward and clamped the little guy's chin.
"Disobedient? It seems that I haven't punished you for too long, and you have forgotten the pain after the scar healed, right?"
Qi Changyi felt that his jaw was no longer his own. He could even hear the crisp sound of bones, as if they would be crushed in the next second.
"Uh... um..."
"I have raised this thing for such a long time, but now it can avoid and escape from me for someone I have never met, and disobey me time and time again. Your Highness, you are really capable."
Pei Zheng did not relax his strength. He fumbled under the blanket for a few times and then took out a long chain.
Hearing the crisp sound, Qi Changyi began to tremble with fear.
Pei Zheng tied his hands up tightly and tied the other end of the chain to the table fixed on the carriage. In this way, he could not break free no matter what and could only sit around the table obediently.
Qi Changyi's wrists were tightly tied with chains. His skin was very thin and red marks were left after a few rubbings. He couldn't break free, so he had to sit obediently at the table with red eyes and lowered head.
Pei Zheng felt a little relieved when he saw how well-behaved he was. He leaned against the blanket and closed his eyes slightly.
"Pour me a cup of tea."
Qi Changyi hesitated for a moment, and Pei Zheng impatiently pulled the chain, causing him to jump.
Qi Changyi poured the tea tremblingly and handed it to Pei Zheng.
"Feed me."
Qi Changyi brought the teacup to Pei Zheng's mouth, but because the chain on his wrist was too heavy, he couldn't hold it steady and a lot of tea spilled onto Pei Zheng's robe.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Qi Changyi quickly wiped it off him with his sleeve.
Pei Zheng brushed his hand away and touched his lips, "Feed here."
Qi Changyi thought about the meaning of the words, and when he finally understood it, his ears immediately turned red.
He stammered, "No, this is not okay, Brother Pei, can you drink it yourself..."
Pei Zheng's eyes were gloomy. Without waiting for him to finish, he suddenly reached out and pinched his cheeks, picked up the water in the cup and poured it into his mouth.
Qi Changyi was choked suddenly, and the dark tea flowed down his neck into his collar, with some of it remaining in his mouth before he could swallow it.
Pei Zheng pinched his face with his fingers and pressed his thin lips against his.